2011 Toronto FC season explained
| Club: | Toronto FC |
| Season: | 2011 |
| Stadium: | BMO Field |
| Manager: | Aron Winter |
| Mgrtitle: | Head Coach & Technical Director |
| League: | MLS |
| League Result: | Conference 8th
Overall: 16th
|
| Cup1: | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| Cup1 Result: | Did not qualify |
| Cup2: | Canadian Championship |
| Cup2 Result: | Champions |
| Cup3: | 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League |
| Cup3 Result: | Semifinals |
| League Topscorer: |
Danny Koevermans
(8 goals) |
| Season Topscorer: |
Danny Koevermans
(10 goals) |
| Highest Attendance: | 22,453 |
| Average Attendance: | 20,267 |
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| Prevseason: | 2010 |
| Nextseason: | 2012 |
The 2011 MLS season was the fifth season in Toronto FC's existence. The club once again failed to make the playoffs, however, they won the Canadian Championship and strong performances near the end of the season helped them in qualifying to the semifinal phase of the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League.
The first league game was played on March 19, 2011, against Vancouver Whitecaps FC. It was the first match between two Canadian clubs in Major League Soccer history.[1] Dwayne De Rosario scored the 8,000th goal in league history in a match against the Vancouver Whitecaps.[1] The first home match was March 26, 2011, versus the other 2011 expansion club, Portland Timbers. The regular season ended on October 22, 2011.
Across all competitions, Toronto FC finished 2011 with a record of 14-15-17, for 59 points from 46 matches.
Club
Management team
Squad
Squad list
As of October 22, 2011. [2]
Squad information
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of Birth | Previous club | Club Appearances | Club Goals |
|---|
| Goalkeepers |
|---|
| 24 | Stefan Frei |  | GK | December 31, 2011 |  University of California, Berkeley | 95 | 0 |
| 30 | Miloš Kocić |  | GK | December 31, 2011 | D.C. United | 20 | 0 |
| Defenders |
|---|
| 2 | Demitrius Omphroy |  | RB/RW | December 31, 2011 | University of California, Berkeley | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Andy Iro | | CB | December 31, 2011 | Columbus Crew | 20 | 0 |
| 4 | Doneil Henry |  | CB | December 31, 2011 | TFC Academy | 21 | 0 |
| 5 | Ashtone Morgan | | LB | December 31, 2011 | TFC Academy | 23 | 0 |
| 12 | Adrian Cann | | CB | December 31, 2011 | Esbjerg fB | 49 | 0 |
| 20 | Ty Harden | | CB | December 31, 2011 | Colorado Rapids | 54 | 1 |
| 25 | Danleigh Borman |  | LB/LM | December 31, 2011 | New York Red Bulls | 29 | 0 |
| 27 | Richard Eckersley | | RB/LB | December 31, 2011 | Burnley F.C. (on loan) | 33 | 0 |
| 29 | Kyle Davies | | CB | December 31, 2011 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Dicoy Williams |  | CB | December 31, 2011 | Harbour View F.C. | 10 | 0 |
| 55 | Eddy Viator |  | CB/RB | December 31, 2011 |  Amiens SC | 4 | 0 |
| Midfielders |
|---|
| 6 | Julian de Guzman | | CM/DM | December 31, 2011 |  Deportivo de La Coruña | 70 | 3 |
| 8 | Eric Avila | | AM | December 31, 2011 | FC Dallas | 9 | 1 |
| 11 | Nathan Sturgis | | CM/DM/LB | December 31, 2011 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 16 | 0 |
| 15 | Matt Stinson | | CM | December 31, 2011 | TFC Academy | 19 | 0 |
| 16 | Oscar Cordon | | CM | December 31, 2011 | TFC Academy | 8 | 0 |
| 17 | Elbekay Bouchiba |  | CM | December 31, 2011 |  Al Wakrah | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Mikael Yourassowsky |  | LM/CM/LB | December 31, 2011 | NK Rijeka | 26 | 1 |
| 21 | Léandre Griffit | | RW/LW | December 31, 2011 | Columbus Crew | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Torsten Frings |  | DM/CM | December 31, 2011 | Werder Bremen | 19 | 0 |
| 23 | Terry Dunfield | | CM | December 31, 2011 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 10 | 0 |
| 26 | Matt Gold | | CM | December 31, 2011 | Ohio State University | 6 | 0 |
| 28 | Gianluca Zavarise | | CM/AM | December 31, 2011 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 15 | 0 |
| Attackers |
|---|
| 7 | Joao Plata |  | LW/RW | December 31, 2011 | LDU Quito (on loan) | 35 | 8 |
| 9 | Ryan Johnson | | ST/AM | December 31, 2011 | San Jose Earthquakes | 20 | 6 |
| 13 | Keith Makubuya | | ST/RW | December 31, 2011 | TFC Academy | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Danny Koevermans | | ST | December 31, 2011 | PSV | 17 | 10 |
| 18 | Nick Soolsma | | RW/LW | December 31, 2011 | VV Young Boys | 32 | 3 |
| 33 | Javier Martina | | RW/LW/CF | December 31, 2011 | Ajax | 27 | 2 |
| 37 | Nicholas Lindsay | | RW/LW | December 31, 2011 | TFC Academy | 8 | 0 |
| 70 | Peri Marošević | | CF/RW | December 31, 2011 | FC Dallas | 14 | 3 | |
Player movement
Transfers
See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2011.
In
| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref |
|---|
| November 25, 2010 | | MF | | Acquired for a 1st round SuperDraft pick | [3] |
| March 9, 2011 | | MF | | Free Transfer | [4] |
| March 9, 2011 | | FW | VV Young Boys | Free Transfer | |
| March 9, 2011 | | FW | | Free Transfer | |
| March 11, 2011 | | MF | | Free Transfer | [5] |
| March 11, 2011 | | FW | | | [6] |
| March 16, 2011 | | DF | | | [7] |
| March 17, 2011 | | DF | | Graduated From Academy | [8] |
| March 17, 2011 | | MF | | Graduated From Academy | |
| March 17, 2011 | | MF | | Graduated From Academy | |
| March 17, 2011 | | FW | | Graduated From Academy | |
| March 18, 2011 | | MF | | | [9] |
| March 18, 2011 | | DF | | Free Transfer | |
| March 31, 2011 | | DF | | Undisclosed | [10] |
| April 1, 2011 | | MF | | | [11] |
| DF |
| June 29, 2011 | | FW | | Undisclosed | .[12] [13] |
| MF | | Undisclosed |
| July 14, 2011 | | MF | | Allocation Money & Future Considerations | [14] |
| July 14, 2011 | | FW | | | | | | [15] |
| July 15, 2011 | | DF | | | [16] |
| MF |
| July 20, 2011 | | DF | | Free Transfer | [17] |
| July 28, 2011 | | DF | | | [18] |
| July 28, 2011 | | FW | | Free Transfer | [19] |
| August 2, 2011 | | MF | | Acquired for Maicon Santos and a 2011 international roster slot | [20] |
| September 15, 2011 | | DF | | | [21] | |
Out
| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref |
|---|
| November 24, 2010 | | FW | | | [22] |
| November 24, 2010 | | MF | | Waived | [23] |
| November 24, 2010 | | MF | | Waived | |
| November 24, 2010 | | DF | | Waived | |
| November 24, 2010 | | DF | | Waived, free transfer | |
| November 24, 2010 | | FW | | Waived | |
| November 30, 2010 | | MF | | | [24] |
| December 3, 2010 | | DF | | Option declined | [25] |
| December 3, 2010 | | FW | | Waived | |
| December 3, 2010 | | MF | | Waived, free transfer | |
| January 13, 2011 | | FW | | Traded for undisclosed future considerations | [26] |
| January 13, 2011 | | GK | | | [27] |
| March 1, 2011 | | DF | | Waived | [28] |
| March 11, 2011 | | MF | | | |
| March 30, 2011 | | MF | | | [29] |
| April 1, 2011 | | MF | | | |
| July 14, 2011 | | DF | | | |
| MF |
| FW |
| July 15, 2011 | | MF | | | |
| July 28, 2011 | | DF | | | |
| August 2, 2011 | | FW | | | |
| September 15, 2011 | | DF | | | | |
Loans
In
| Date | Player | Position | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Ref |
|---|
| March 24, 2011 | | FW | | | [30] |
| March 24, 2011 | | MF | | Recalled on June 19, 2011 | [31] |
| April 15, 2011 | | DF | | | [32] | |
Competitions
MLS regular season
Match results
See main article: 2011 Major League Soccer season.
Canadian Championship
See main article: 2011 Canadian Championship.
- Note
CONCACAF Champions League
See main article: 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League.
- Note
MLS Reserve League
See main article: 2011 MLS Reserve Division.
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
- = Player is no longer with team
Top scorers
Notes and References
- News: Toronto FC opens season with 4-2 loss at Vancouver. Toronto Star. March 19, 2011. March 20, 2011.
- Web site: Players Major League Soccer . November 9, 2010 . June 30, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100630183844/http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/toronto-fc . dead .
- News: Toronto Acquires Nathan Sturgis . Toronto FC Media Relations . November 25, 2010 . November 25, 2010 .
- News: TFC Inks Dutch Trio . Toronto FC Media Relations . March 9, 2011 . March 9, 2011 . March 12, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110312095746/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2011/03/tfc-inks-dutch-trio . dead .
- News: Zavarise Signs With Toronto FC . Toronto FC Media Relations . March 11, 2011 . March 11, 2011 .
- News: Reds Acquire Gordon . Toronto FC Media Relations . March 11, 2011 . March 11, 2011 . April 7, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120407030711/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2011/03/reds-acquire-gordon . dead .
- News: Omphroy Officially Signs . Toronto FC Media Relations . March 16, 2011 . March 16, 2011 . April 7, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120407030822/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2011/03/omphroy-officially-signs . dead .
- News: Toronto FC Academy Graduates Four More . Toronto FC Media Relations . March 17, 2011 . March 17, 2011 . November 3, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131103121645/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2011/03/toronto-fc-academy-graduates-four-more . dead .
- News: TFC Gets Golden . Toronto FC Media Relations . March 17, 2011 . March 18, 2011 . May 26, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110526084152/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2011/03/tfc-gets-golden . dead .
- News: Toronto FC Signs Dicoy Williams . Toronto FC Media Relations . March 31, 2011 . March 31, 2011 . April 4, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110404034342/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2011/03/toronto-fc-signs-dicoy-williams . dead .
- News: TFC Acquires Two for DeRosario . Toronto FC Media Relations . April 1, 2011 . April 1, 2011 .
- News: Frings & Koevermans Join TFC . Toronto FC Media Relations . June 29, 2011 . June 29, 2011 . July 3, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110703035732/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2011/06/frings-koevermans-join-tfc . dead .
- News: Frings wechselt zu Klinsmann-Club Toronto. June 29, 2011. Die Welt. June 29, 2011.
- News: Toronto Acquires Terry Dunfield . Toronto FC Media Relations . July 14, 2011 . July 14, 2011 .
- News: Johnson Jumps to Toronto. Toronto FC Media Relations . July 14, 2011 . July 14, 2011 .
- News: Toronto Trades for Columbus Pair . Toronto FC Media Relations . July 15, 2011 . July 15, 2011 .
- News: Toronto Sign Guadeloupe Defender . Toronto FC Media Relations . July 20, 2011 . July 20, 2011 . August 26, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120826063804/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2011/07/toronto-signs-guadeloupe-defender . dead .
- News: TFC Swaps Gargan For Robinson. Toronto FC Media Relations . July 28, 2011 . July 28, 2011 .
- News: Toronto Adds Marosevic. Toronto FC Media Relations . July 28, 2011 . July 28, 2011 .
- News: Toronto Trades For Eric Avila . Toronto FC Media Relations . August 2, 2011 . August 2, 2011 . November 4, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141104143739/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2011/08/toronto-trades-eric-avila . dead .
- News: Toronto-Los Angeles Swap Defenders . Toronto FC Media Relations . September 15, 2011 . September 15, 2011 . March 10, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120310052035/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2011/09/toronto-los-angeles-swap-defenders . dead .
- News: White Taken To Vancouver . Toronto FC Media Relations . November 24, 2010 . November 24, 2010 . November 27, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101127082645/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2010/11/white-taken-vancouver . dead .
- News: Toronto Waives Five Players . Toronto FC Media Relations . November 24, 2010 . November 24, 2010 . December 2, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222047/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2010/11/toronto-waives-five-players . dead .
- News: Nane Traded to Rapids . Toronto FC Media Relations . November 30, 2010 . November 30, 2010 .
- News: TFC Decides On Three . Toronto FC Media Relations . December 3, 2010 . December 19, 2010 .
- News: Barrett Traded To Los Angeles . Toronto FC Media Relations . January 13, 2011 . January 13, 2011 .
- News: Conway Traded To Chicago . Toronto FC Media Relations . January 13, 2011 . January 13, 2011 .
- News: Emmanuel Gomez Waived . Toronto FC Media Relations . March 1, 2011 . March 1, 2011 . March 5, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110305173808/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2011/03/emmanuel-gomez-waived . dead .
- News: Reds Get Pick For Janniere . Toronto FC Media Relations . March 30, 2011 . March 31, 2011 .
- News: Toronto FC Signs Stefanovic And Plata . Toronto FC Media Relations . March 24, 2011 . March 24, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110502180657/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2011/03/toronto-fc-signs-stefanovic-and-plata . May 2, 2011 .
- News: Stevanovic Heads Back To Italy. August 31, 2011. Toronto FC. June 19, 2011. August 20, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120820095815/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2011/06/stevanovic-heads-back-italy. dead.
- News: Reds Acquire Fullback Eckersley . Toronto FC Media Relations . April 15, 2011 . April 15, 2011 .
