2009 Toronto FC season explained

Season:	2009
Mgrtitle:	Head Coach
League Result:	Conference 5th Overall: 12th
Cup1 Result:	Did not qualify
Cup2 Result:	Champions
Cup3 Result:	Preliminary round
League Topscorer:	Dwayne De Rosario (11)
Season Topscorer:	Dwayne De Rosario (14)
Highest Attendance:	League: 20,902 All: 20,902
Average Attendance:	League: 20,344^[1] All: 20,312
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The 2009 Toronto FC season was the third season in Toronto FC's existence. The club narrowly missed their first appearance for the MLS playoffs, losing the last game of the season when a win would have meant qualification.

Club

Kits

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	First appearance / Info
Home	Red	Red	Red
Away	Grey	Black	Grey
Special^[2]	Pink	Black	Black	MLS, June 24 against New York

Squad

As of September 9, 2009. ^[3]

Transfers

Out

Competitions

Updated to games played October 24, 2009.^[4]

Regular season

Results by round

Matches

Pre-season

Carolina Challenge Cup 2009

Canadian Championship

See main article: 2009 Canadian Championship.

CONCACAF Champions League 2009-10

Preliminary round

Mid-season friendlies

Squad statistics

Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances as a substitute.
Updated to games played October 24, 2009.^[5]

Players

Number	Position	Name	MLS regular season		MLS Cup Playoffs		Canadian Championship		CONCACAF Champions League		Total
Number	Position	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2		Sam Cronin	26 (1)	1	-	-	3 (0)	0	2 (0)	0	31 (1)	1
3		Nana Attakora	19 (1)	2	-	-	4 (0)	0	-	-	23 (1)	2
4		Nick Garcia	13 (0)	0	-	-	1 (0)	0	2 (0)	0	16 (0)	0
4		Marco Vélez¹	8 (7)	0	-	-	2 (2)	0	-	-	10 (9)	0
5		Kevin Harmse¹	8 (4)	0	-	-	2 (1)	1	-	-	10 (5)	1
5		Lesly Fellinga	1 (3)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	1 (3)	0
6		Julian de Guzman	5 (0)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	5 (0)	0
7		Fuad Ibrahim	2 (4)	0	-	-	0 (3)	0	-	-	2 (7)	0
8		Pablo Vitti	18 (8)	2	-	-	4 (0)	0	2 (0)	0	24 (8)	2
9		Danny Dichio¹	6 (13)	3	-	-	2 (1)	0	0 (2)	0	8 (16)	3
10		Rohan Ricketts¹	3 (9)	0	-	-	1 (0)	0	-	-	4 (9)	0
10		Ali Gerba	5 (6)	1	-	-	-	-	2 (0)	0	7 (6)	1
11		Jim Brennan	28 (0)	2	-	-	4 (0)	0	2 (0)	0	34 (0)	2
13		Johann Smith¹	0 (4)	0	-	-	0 (1)	0	-	-	0 (5)	0
14		Dwayne De Rosario	27 (1)	11	-	-	4 (0)	3	2 (0)	0	33 (1)	14
15		Adrian Serioux	26 (0)	2	-	-	3 (0)	0	1 (0)	0	30 (0)	2
16		Marvell Wynne	21 (0)	0	-	-	2 (0)	0	2 (0)	0	25 (0)	0
17		O'Brian White	5 (4)	2	-	-	-	-	0 (2)	0	5 (6)	2
19		Chad Barrett	27 (2)	5	-	-	2 (2)	2	1 (1)	0	30 (5)	7
20		Amado Guevara	24 (1)	5	-	-	3 (0)	2	1 (0)	0	28 (1)	7
22		Amadou Sanyang	3 (4)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	3 (4)	0
27		Gabe Gala	0 (1)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0 (1)	0
32		Emmanuel Gómez	6 (3)	0	-	-	-	-	1 (0)	0	7 (3)	0
33		Carl Robinson	20 (1)	0	-	-	4 (0)	0	2 (0)	0	26 (1)	0

Goalkeepers

Number	Position	Name	MLS regular season				2009 MLS Cup Playoffs				Canadian Championship				CONCACAF Champions League				Total
Number	Position	Name	Apps	GA	GAA	CS	Apps	GA	GAA	CS	Apps	GA	GAA	CS	Apps	GA	GAA	CS	Apps	GA	GAA	CS
1		Greg Sutton¹	1 (1)	2	1.33	0	-	-	-	-	1 (0)	2	2.00	0	-	-	-	-	2 (1)	4	1.60	0
18		Brian Edwards	3 (0)	6	2.00	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3 (0)	6	2.00	1
24		Stefan Frei	26 (0)	38	1.49	5	-	-	-	-	3 (0)	1	0.33	2	2 (0)	1	0.50	1	31 (0)	40	1.31	8

Disciplinary record

Only players with at least one card included.

Number	Position	Name	MLS regular season		MLS Cup Playoffs		Canadian Championship		CONCACAF Champions League		Total
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1	GK	Stefan Frei	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2	MF	Sam Cronin	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
3	DF	Nana Attakora	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
4	DF	Marco Vélez¹	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
4	DF	Nick Garcia	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
5	MF	Kevin Harmse¹	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
6	MF	Julian de Guzman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8	FW	Pablo Vitti	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
9	FW	Danny Dichio¹	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
10	MF	Rohan Ricketts¹	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10	FW	Ali Gerba	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11	DF	Jim Brennan	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
14	MF	Dwayne De Rosario	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
15	DF	Adrian Serioux	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
16	DF	Marvell Wynne	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17	FW	O'Brian White	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
19	FW	Chad Barrett	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
20	MF	Amado Guevara	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
22	MF	Amadou Sanyang	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
32	DF	Emmanuel Gómez	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
33	MF	Carl Robinson	6	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	8	0
		TOTALS	57	3	0	0	8	0	1	0	66	3

¹Player is no longer with team

Notes and References

Web site: USA Major League Soccer - Attendance - 2009 . ESPN Soccernet . April 28, 2009 . May 25, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110525222034/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/attendance?league=usa.1&year=2009&seasontype=1&cc=3888 . dead .
News: Toronto FC supports CBCF . October 10, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120509014630/http://www.torontofc.ca/community-events . 2012-05-09 . dead .
Web site: Toronto FC: Roster: Main . 2009-03-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090302124300/http://web.mlsnet.com/players/roster.jsp?club=t280&sort=un&order=asc . 2009-03-02 . dead .
News: 2009 Schedule . 2009-03-14 . March 14, 2009 . Toronto FC Media Relations . https://web.archive.org/web/20100219022058/http://web.mlsnet.com/schedule/scoreboard/season.jsp?team=t280 . 2010-02-19 . dead .
News: 2009 Toronto FC Stats . 2009-03-14 . March 14, 2009 . Toronto FC Media Relations . https://web.archive.org/web/20100219022221/http://web.mlsnet.com/t280/stats/index.jsp?club=t280 . 2010-02-19 . dead .