The 2018 Toronto FC season was the 12th season in the history of Toronto FC.
On April 10, Toronto qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League final for the first time in club history. After a 2–1 home loss to Guadalajara on April 17 in the first leg of the final, Toronto would win the return away leg 2–1 a week later, restoring a tie on the aggregate score, but lost 4–2 in the subsequent penalty shoot-out.
On August 15, Toronto won a third consecutive Canadian Championship title following a 7–4 aggregate victory over Vancouver Whitecaps FC. As holders of the MLS Cup, Toronto played against Tigres UANL on September 19 in the inaugural Campeones Cup, losing the match 3–1 at home.
Despite having three games still remaining in the season, Toronto were officially eliminated from playoff contention following a 2–1 home loss against Vancouver on October 6, and thus lost the chance to defend their MLS Cup title.
Squad As of May 9, 2018.
No. Player Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Goalkeepers 1 Clint Irwin GK 2016 Colorado Rapids 25 Alex Bono GK 2015 Syracuse Orange 28 Caleb Patterson-Sewell GK 2018 Jacksonville Armada Defenders 2 Justin Morrow LB / LWB / CB 2014 San Jose Earthquakes 3 Drew Moor CB 2016 Colorado Rapids 5 Ashtone Morgan LB / LWB 2011 Toronto FC Academy 6 Nick Hagglund CB 2014 Xavier Musketeers 9 Gregory van der Wiel RB / RWB 2018 Cagliari 12 Jason Hernandez CB 2017 New York City FC 15 Eriq Zavaleta CB 2015 Seattle Sounders FC 23 Chris Mavinga CB / LB 2017 Rubin Kazan 52 Julian Dunn CB 2018 Toronto FC II Midfielders 4 Michael Bradley DM / CM 2014 Roma 7 Víctor Vázquez AM 2017 Cruz Azul 14 Jay Chapman AM 2015 Michigan State Spartans 18 Marky Delgado CM 2015 Chivas USA 21 Jonathan Osorio AM / CM 2013 SC Toronto 27 Liam Fraser DM 2018 Toronto FC II 54 Ryan Telfer LM / ST / LWB 2018 Toronto FC II 55 Aidan Daniels CM 2018 Toronto FC II 96 Auro Jr. RB / RWB 2018 São Paulo FC Forwards 10 Sebastian Giovinco ST 2015 Juventus11 Jon Bakero FW 2018 Chicago Fire 16 Lucas Janson FW 2018 Tigre 17 Jozy Altidore CF 2015 Sunderland 20 Ayo Akinola ST 2018 Toronto FC II 22 Jordan Hamilton ST 2014 Toronto FC Academy 87 Tosaint Ricketts CF 2016 Boluspor
International roster slots Toronto had seven MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2018 season. They traded one spot to Los Angeles FC in exchange of $50,000 of General Allocation Money. +Toronto FC International slots Slot Player Nationality1Auro Jr.2Jon Bakero3Sebastian Giovinco4Lucas Janson5Chris Mavinga6Gregory van der Wiel7Víctor Vázquez
Transfers
In No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource20 TFC AcademyPromoted to First Team27 Toronto FC IIPromoted to First Team9 CagliariTargeted allocation money signing28 Jacksonville ArmadaAcquired MLS signing rights from New York Red Bulls for a 4th round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.8 Athletic BilbaoTargeted allocation money signing52 Toronto FC IIPromoted to First TeamApril 13, 201854 Toronto FC IIPromoted to First TeamApril 13, 201855 Toronto FC IIPromoted to First TeamApril 13, 201888 Toronto FC IIPromoted to First TeamApril 20, 201811 Chicago FireAcquired in exchange for $50,000 in GAM and Nicolas HaslerJuly 20, 2018
Loan In No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromFee/notesDateSource 96 Auro Jr. São PauloLoan with option to buy46 Sacramento Republic FCOne game loan.16 Lucas Janson TigreLoan with option to buy
Draft picks Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. No.Pos.PlayerPrevious clubNotesDateSource Louisville CardinalsMLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#28); Pick acquired from Minnesota United FC for the 23rd overall pick and $50,000 of targeted allocation moneyJanuary 19, 2018 Western Michigan BroncosMLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#46)January 19, 2018 Hartford HawksMLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#69)January 21, 2018 Gonzaga BulldogsMLS SuperDraft 4th Round Pick (#92)January 21, 2018
Out No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource44 Los Angeles FCSelected in the 2017 MLS Expansion Draft40 Fresno FCOption Declined32 Bethlehem Steel FCOption Declined27 RanheimOption Declined20 Calgary FoothillsOption Declined31 Universidad de ChileOption Declined9 Toronto FC IIOption Declined33 Los Angeles FCContract Expired8 Retired Retired 19Phoenix Rising FCWaived88Villa DálmineWaived26 Chicago FireTraded in exchange for $50,000 in GAM and Jon Bakero
Loan Out No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toFee/notesDateSource 8 Ager Aketxe CádizLoan with option to buy
Competitions
Preseason
Major League Soccer
League tables
Eastern Conference
Overall
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Canadian Championship
Semi-finals
Final
CONCACAF Champions League
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Campeones Cup
Competitions summary CompetitionRecordFirst MatchLast MatchFinal Position MLS Regular SeasonMarch 3, 2018October 28, 20189th in Eastern Conference, 19th Overall Canadian ChampionshipJuly 18, 2018August 15, 2018Champions Champions LeagueFebruary 20, 2018April 25, 2018Runners-up Campeones CupSeptember 19, 2018Runners-up Total Statistics
Squad and statistics
Goals and assists
+GoalsRankNationNamePos.Major League SoccerCanadian ChampionshipChampions LeagueCampeones CupTotal1 Sebastian Giovinco FW 13 1 4 0 182 Jonathan Osorio MF 10 3 4 0 173 Jozy Altidore FW 7 3 3 0 134 Víctor Vázquez MF 8 0 0 0 85 Lucas Janson FW 4 0 0 1 56 Tosaint Ricketts FW 3 1 0 0 47 Jay Chapman MF 3 0 0 0 3 Nick Hagglund DF 3 0 0 0 3 Jordan Hamilton FW 2 1 0 0 310 Marky Delgado MF 2 0 0 0 211 Ayo Akinola FW 0 1 0 0 1 Ashtone Morgan DF 0 0 1 0 1 Justin Morrow DF 1 0 0 0 1 Mitchell Taintor DF 1 0 0 0 1 Ryan Telfer MF 1 0 0 0 1Own goals 1 1 1 0 3Totals591113184 Source: Toronto FC
+AssistsRankNationNamePos.Major League SoccerCanadian ChampionshipChampions LeagueCampeones CupTotal1 Sebastian Giovinco FW 15 2 3 0 202 Víctor Vázquez MF 9 0 0 0 93 Marky Delgado MF 2 3 3 0 8 Jonathan Osorio MF 7 1 0 0 85 Michael Bradley MF 5 1 0 0 66 Auro Jr. DF 3 0 2 0 57 Nicolas Hasler MF 3 0 1 0 4 Gregory van der Wiel DF 4 0 0 0 49 Justin Morrow DF 3 0 0 0 310 Lucas Janson FW 2 0 0 0 2 Ashtone Morgan DF 1 1 0 0 2 Ryan Telfer MF 1 1 0 0 213 Ager Aketxe MF 1 0 0 0 1 Ayo Akinola FW 1 0 0 0 1 Jay Chapman MT 1 0 0 0 1 Jordan Hamilton FW 1 0 0 0 1Totals5999077 Source: Toronto FC
Shutouts RankNameMajor League SoccerCanadian ChampionshipChampions LeagueCampeones CupTotal1GKAlex Bono 3 0 2 0 52GKClint Irwin 0 2 0 0 2 Total 3 2 2 0 7
Source: Toronto FC
Disciplinary record {| class="wikitable sortable alternance" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center; line-height:14px; width:85%;" |- !rowspan="2" width=10|No. !rowspan="2" width=10|Pos. !rowspan="2" width=10|Nat. !rowspan="2" scope=col style="width:275px;"|Player !colspan="2" width=80|Major League Soccer !colspan="2" width=80|Canadian Championship !colspan="2" width=80|Champions League !colspan="2" width=80|Campeones Cup !colspan="2" width=80|TOTAL |- ! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! |- |3||DF|||| Drew Moor ||0||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||1||0 |- |4||MF|||| Michael Bradley ||2||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||3||0 |- |5||DF|||| Ashtone Morgan ||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0 |- |10||FW|||| Sebastian Giovinco ||3||1||0||0||2||0||0||0||5||1 |- |12||DF|||| Jason Hernandez ||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- |17||FW|||| Jozy Altidore ||1||1||0||0||1||0||0||0||2||0 |- |21||MF|||| Jonathan Osorio ||1||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||2||0 |- |22||FW|||| Jordan Hamilton ||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- |46||DF|||| Mitchell Taintor ||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- |96||DF|||| Auro Jr. ||0||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||1||0 |- |- class="sortbottom" | colspan="4"|Totals||12||1||0||0||7||0||0||0||19||1
Honours
MLS Team of the Week WeekStartersBenchCoachOpponentLink5 Jozy Altidore Gregory van der WielReal Salt Lake9 Alex BonoChicago Fire10 Sebastian GiovincoPhiladelphia Union12 Ryan TelferOrlando City SC15 Jonathan Osorio Greg VanneyPhiladelphia Union16 Nick HagglundD.C. United21 Jonathan OsorioChicago Fire22 Sebastian Giovinco Chris MavingaChicago Fire23 Sebastian GiovincoAtlanta United FC26 Michael Bradley Sebastian Giovinco Greg VanneyMontreal Impact29 Jonathan OsorioLA Galaxy31 Víctor Vázquez Justin MorrowNew England Revolution35 Lucas Janson Sebastian GiovincoAtlanta United FC
CONCACAF Champions League Golden Ball Player Sebastian Giovinco
CONCACAF Champions League Golden Boot Player Jonathan Osorio
George Gross Memorial Trophy Player Jonathan Osorio
References
External links 2018 Toronto FC season at Official Site