2023 season | |
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Owner | Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment |
Manager | Gianni Cimini |
MLS Next Pro | 11th (East) 23rd (overall) |
MLSNP Cup Playoffs | did not qualify |
Top goalscorer | Jesús Batiz (8 goals) |
The 2023 Toronto FC II season is the eighth season of play in the club's history and their second season in MLS Next Pro.
MLS Next Pro allows for up to 35 players on a roster. Roster slots 1 through 24 are reserved for players on professional contracts. The remaining 11 slots are for amateur MLS Academy players (who are unpaid, must be under the age of 21, be part of the team's academy, and have never signed a professional contract or played in the NCAA). [1]
Coaching staff | |
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Head coach | Gianni Cimini |
Assistant coach | Marco Casalinuovo |
Assistant coach | Yianni Michelis |
Goalkeeping coach | David Monsalve |
No. | Pos. | Player | From | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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38 | DF | Jalen Watson | Penn State Nittany Lions | Toronto FC draft pick, Signed to second team | March 17, 2023 | [4] |
73 | FW | Jesus Batiz | Rochester New York FC | March 21, 2023 | [5] | |
70 | MF | Matthew Catavolo | Valour FC | Undisclosed fee | March 21, 2023 | [5] |
72 | MF | Jordan Faria | MuSa | March 22, 2023 | [6] | |
95 | MF | Ife Adenuga | Sigma FC | Short-term contract with extension option | June 3, 2023 | [7] |
50 | GK | Gianluca Catalano | Vaughan Azzurri | Short-term contract with extension option | June 23, 2023 | [8] |
49 | GK | Baj Maan | Simcoe County Rovers FC | Short-term contract | September 22, 2023 | [9] |
54 | DF | Kelsey Egwu | FC London | Short-term contract | September 24, 2023 | |
No. | Pos. | Player | From | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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81 | MF | Themi Antonoglou | Toronto FC | Loan from first team | March 31, 2023 | [10] |
83 | FW | Hugo Mbongue | Toronto FC | Loan from first team | April 14, 2023 | [11] |
30 | GK | Tomás Romero | Toronto FC | Loan from first team | April 23, 2023 | [12] |
47 | MF | Kosi Thompson | Toronto FC | Loan from first team | April 23, 2023 | [12] |
3 | DF | Cristián Gutiérrez | Toronto FC | Loan from first team | May 14, 2023 | [13] |
18 | GK | Greg Ranjitsingh | Toronto FC | Loan from first team | June 11, 2023 | [14] |
7 | MF | Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty | Toronto FC | Loan from first team | June 15, 2023 | [15] |
20 | FW | Ayo Akinola | Toronto FC | Loan from first team | June 15, 2023 | [15] |
77 | FW | Jordan Perruzza | Toronto FC | Loan from first team | July 12, 2023 | |
11 | MF | Latif Blessing | Toronto FC | Loan from first team | September 1, 2023 | [16] |
90 | GK | Luka Gavran | Toronto FC | Loan from first team | September 8, 2023 | [17] |
No. | Pos. | Player | To | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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34 | DF | Klaidi Cela | Vaughan Azzurri | Option declined | November 15, 2022 | [18] |
85 | MF | Antonio Carlini | Option declined | November 15, 2022 | [18] | |
64 | MF | Kota Sakurai | Option declined | November 15, 2022 | [18] | |
68 | MF | Nakye Greenidge-Duncan | New England Revolution II | Option declined | November 15, 2022 | [18] |
73 | FW | Stefan Karajovanovic | Napier City Rovers | Option declined | November 15, 2022 | [18] |
60 | GK | Baj Maan | Simcoe County Rovers | Contract expired | November 15, 2022 | [18] |
70 | GK | Andreas Vaikla | Scrosoppi FC | Contract expired | November 15, 2022 | [18] |
35 | MF | Mehdi Essoussi | Alliance United FC | Contract expired | November 15, 2022 | [18] |
72 | MF | Steffen Yeates | Pacific FC | Contract expired | November 15, 2022 | [18] |
80 | FW | Paul Rothrock | Tacoma Defiance | Contract expired | November 15, 2022 | [18] |
58 | DF | Kobe Franklin | Toronto FC | Signed with first team | February 24, 2023 | [19] |
52 | MF | Alonso Coello | Toronto FC | Signed with first team | April 6, 2023 | [20] |
90 | GK | Luka Gavran | Toronto FC | Signed with first team | August 20, 2023 | [21] |
No. | Pos. | Player | To | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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52 | MF | Alonso Coello | Toronto FC | Short term loans (March 24, March 31) | March 24, 2023 | [22] [23] |
71 | MF | Markus Cimermancic | Toronto FC | Short term loans (March 24, May 20, July 8) | March 24, 2023 | [22] [24] [25] |
65 | DF | Antony Curic | Toronto FC | Short term loans (May 13, May 17, May 20) | May 13, 2023 | [26] [27] [24] |
72 | FW | Jordan Faria | Toronto FC | Short term loan | May 20, 2023 | [24] |
90 | GK | Luka Gavran | Toronto FC | Short term loans (June 21, June 24, July 1) | June 21, 2023 | [28] [29] [30] |
76 | DF | Lazar Stefanovic | Toronto FC | Short term loans (July 1, July 30) | July 1, 2023 | [30] [31] |
73 | MF | Jesús Batiz | Toronto FC | Short term loans (July 4, July 8, July 30) | July 4, 2023 | [32] [25] [31] |
51 | DF | Adam Pearlman | Toronto FC | Short term loans (July 4, July 8, August 30) | July 4, 2023 | [32] [25] [33] |
40 | GK | Adisa De Rosario | HFX Wanderers FC | Loan until September 15, 2023 | August 4, 2023 | [34] [35] |
38 | DF | Jalen Watson | Pacific FC | Loan | August 18, 2023 | [36] |
82 | MF | Julian Altobelli | Toronto FC | Short term loan | October 4, 2023 | [37] |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
March 19, 2023 Friendly | Toronto FC II | 0–2 | York United FC | Toronto, Ontario |
7:45 PM | Report | dos Santos 38' De Rosario 59' | Stadium: BMO Training Centre at Downsview Park Referee: Yusri Rudolph |
April 7, 2023 Friendly | Toronto FC II | 1–1 | Simcoe County Rovers FC | |
Altobelli | Report | Halley | Referee: Ryan Schwenger |
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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9 | CT | Huntsville City FC | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 38 |
10 | CT | Atlanta United 2 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 35 |
11 | NE | Toronto FC II | 28 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 29 |
12 | CT | FC Cincinnati 2 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 37 | 65 | −28 | 27 |
13 | CT | Inter Miami CF II | 28 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 68 | −34 | 22 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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21 | Whitecaps FC 2 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 34 |
22 | Real Monarchs | 28 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 54 | −27 | 31 |
23 | Toronto FC II | 28 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 29 |
24 | FC Cincinnati 2 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 37 | 65 | −28 | 27 |
25 | Los Angeles FC 2 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 25 |
March 27, 20231 | FC Cincinnati 2 | 4–2 | Toronto FC II | Highland Heights, Kentucky |
7:00 PM | Castellano 7' Ordóñez 47', 81' Valenzuela 56' | Report | Walkes 24' Díaz 29' (pen.) | Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium Referee: Kevin Fikar |
March 31, 20232 | Chicago Fire FC II | 2–0 | Toronto FC II | Bridgeview, Illinois |
7:00 PM | Leonard 55' Ostrem 58' | Report | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Nabil Bensalah | |
Note: The match start time was delayed due to weather concerns |
April 14, 20233 | Toronto FC II | 0–2 | New York City FC II | Toronto, Ontario |
7:00 PM | Report | Myers 29', 47' | Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Sebastian Noshinravani |
April 23, 20234 | Philadelphia Union II | 3–3 (5–4 SO) | Toronto FC II | Chester, Pennsylvania |
2:00 PM | Rafanello 13' Riasco 14' Stojanovic 82' | Report | Curic 56' Mbongue 68' Batiz 74' (pen.) | Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Gary Gutierrez |
Shootout | ||||
Craig Pierre Stojanovic Pérez Odada | Curic Altobelli Antonoglou Batiz Thompson |
April 30, 20235 | Orlando City B | 3–2 | Toronto FC II | Kissimmee, Florida |
6:00 PM | Freeman 48' Salim 84' Tablante 90+1' | Report | Batiz 3' Mbongue 54' | Stadium: Osceola County Stadium Referee: Natalie Simon |
May 7, 20236 | Toronto FC II | 3–0 | FC Cincinnati 2 | Toronto, Ontario |
7:00PM | Faria 16', 36' Mbongue 81' | Report | Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Roberto D'Alesio |
May 14, 20237 | Toronto FC II | 2–3 | New England Revolution II | Toronto, Ontario |
7:00 PM | Catavolo 3' Batiz 39' | Report | Cimermancic 44' (o.g.) Rivera 84', 85' | Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Aubrey Kotelko |
May 21, 20238 | Toronto FC II | 3–2 | Chicago Fire FC II | Toronto, Ontario |
7:00 PM | Altobelli 50', 65' Díaz 80' | Report | Osorio 31' (pen.) Nesci 48' | Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Mario Al-Ayass |
May 25, 20239 | New York City FC II | 3–1 | Toronto FC II | Queens, New York City, New York |
7:00 PM | Di Ponzio 41' Beer 58' Jiménez 83' | Report | Díaz 36' | Stadium: Belson Stadium Referee: Nickrod Fateh |
May 28, 202310 | Atlanta United 2 | 2–0 | Toronto FC II | Kennesaw, Georgia |
6:00 PM | Gavran 29' (o.g.) Tmimi 49' | Report | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Referee: Anya Voigt |
June 4, 202311 | Toronto FC II | 3–0 | Orlando City B | Toronto, Ontario |
9:00 PM | Walkes 31' Cimermancic 35' Batiz 64' | Report | Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Ryan Schwenger | |
Note: The match was originally scheduled for an 8:00 pm start, being changed to 9:00 pm on gameday. The match was abandoned in the 72nd minute due to the lights shutting off, with the result considered final. |
June 11, 202312 | Inter Miami CF II | 1–1 (4–5 SO) | Toronto FC II | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
6:00 PM | Sunderland 38' | Report | Batiz 50' (pen.) | Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: John Rush |
Shootout | ||||
Sessock Perkovich Convers Morales D'Agostini Boatwright Sar-Sar | Curic Catavolo Antonoglou Batiz Pearlman Faria Cimermancic | |||
Note: The match was delayed in the 43rd minute due to weather conditions. |
June 15, 202313 | Toronto FC II | 1–2 | Huntsville City FC | Toronto, Ontario |
7:00 PM | Batiz 90+4' | Report | Amiche 29' Drack 64' | Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Seyed-Mohammad Mohseni |
June 18, 202314 | Toronto FC II | 0–0 (4–3 SO) | Atlanta United 2 | Toronto, Ontario |
7:00 PM | Report | Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Jérémie Blanchette | ||
Shootout | ||||
Curic Altobelli Batiz Antonoglou Faria | Conway Carleton Tmimi Villal Tiente |
June 23, 202315 | New England Revolution II | 1–1 (4–2 SO) | Toronto FC II | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
8:00 PM | Adebayo-Smith 37' | Report | Altobelli 61' | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Calin Radosav |
Shootout | ||||
Marcos Dias Akanyirige Adebayo-Smith Awashie Greenidge-Duncan | Altobelli Díaz Stojadinovic Adenuga |
June 30, 202316 | Toronto FC II | 1–2 | Crown Legacy FC | Toronto, Ontario |
7:00 PM | Faria 55' | Report | Poreba 65' João Pedro 90+3' (pen.) | Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Youcef Boumsied |
July 7, 202317 | Toronto FC II | 2–3 | Columbus Crew 2 | Toronto, Ontario |
7:00 PM | Cimermancic 39' Walkes 41' | Report | Goulbourne 34' (o.g.) Hughes 50' Micaletto 58' | Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Mazen Hassanin |
July 12, 202318 | Toronto FC II | 1–1 (4–2 SO) | Philadelphia Union II | Toronto, Ontario |
7:00 PM | Curic 83' | Report | Rafanello 55' | Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Ryan Schwenger |
Shootout | ||||
Curic Díaz Catavolo Batiz Altobelli | Olney Le Guennec Stojanovic Tucker |
July 16, 202319 | Huntsville City FC | 1–2 | Toronto FC II | Huntsville, Alabama |
7:00 PM | Liadi 28' (pen.) | Report | Batiz 37' Adenuga 78' | Stadium: Joe W. Davis Stadium Referee: Rebecca Pagan |
July 21, 202320 | Toronto FC II | 6–1 | Inter Miami CF II | Toronto, Ontario |
7:00 PM | Walkes 61' Mbongue 66', 75' Batiz 80' Antonoglou 88' Barrow 90+3' | Report | Valencia 5' | Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Isabelle Duclos |
August 3, 202321 | Columbus Crew 2 | 4–0 | Toronto FC II | Columbus, Ohio |
7:00 PM | Micaletto 28' (33) Bunbury 55' Gannon 80' | Report | Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Referee: Benjamin Meyer | |
Note: Game originally scheduled for August 4 |
August 9, 202322 | New York Red Bulls II | 1–2 | Toronto FC II | Montclair, New Jersey |
7:00 PM | Shapiro-Thompson 23' | Report | Barrow 87' Morgan 90+4' | Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field Referee: Kenneth Rojas |
August 18, 202323 | Toronto FC II | 0–0 (1–4 SO) | New England Revolution II | Toronto, Ontario |
7:00 PM | Report | Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Mazen Hassanin | ||
Shootout | ||||
Batiz Altobelli Pearlman | Rozhansky Escobar Akanyirige Adebayo-Smith |
August 25, 202324 | Crown Legacy FC | 1–1 (3–1 SO) | Toronto FC II | Matthews, North Carolina |
7:30 PM | João Pedro 90+9' | Report | Faria 83' | Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Referee: John Matto |
Shootout | ||||
Petković Josué Rodrigues Poreba Williams | Pearlman Olguin Faria Stefanovic |
September 1, 202325 | Toronto FC II | 0–3 | New York Red Bulls II | Toronto, Ontario |
7:00 PM | Report | Sofo 23' Mullings 32', 35' | Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Youcef Boumsied |
September 8, 202326 | Philadelphia Union II | 5–3 | Toronto FC II | Chester, Pennsylvania |
7:00 PM | Donovan 24', 84' Westfield 50' Stojanovic 55' Rafanello 58' | Report | Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty 6' Morgan 76' Walkes 86' | Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Austin Saini |
September 15, 202327 | New York City FC II | 3–3 (4–1 SO) | Toronto FC II | Queens, New York City, New York |
5:00 PM | Arévalo 12' Turnbull 45+1' Jiménez 55' | Report | Díaz 28', 29' Walkes 88' (pen.) | Stadium: Belson Stadium Referee: Thomas Snyder |
Shootout | ||||
Myers Elias Benalcazar Owusu | Altobelli Catavolo Walkes |
September 24, 202328 | Toronto FC II | 0–4 | Crown Legacy FC | Toronto, Ontario |
2:00PM | Report | Williams 15', 66' Petković 78' Tavares 84' | Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Mario Al-Ayass |
Rank | Nation | Player | MLS Next Pro | Playoffs | Total |
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1 | Jesús Batiz | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
2 | Reshaun Walkes | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
3 | Hugo Mbongue | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
Alec Díaz | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||
5 | Jordan Faria | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
6 | Julian Altobelli | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
7 | Dékwon Barrow | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Markus Cimermancic | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
Antony Curic | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
Myles Morgan | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
11 | Ife Adenuga | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Themi Antonoglou | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Matthew Catavolo | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 42 | 0 | 42 |
Updated to match played September 15, 2023
Source: Stats Crew
Rank | Nation | Player | Pos. | MLS Next Pro | Playoffs | Total |
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1 | Luka Gavran | GK | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
2 | Gianluca Catalano | GK | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Updated to match played August 18, 2023
Source: Stats Crew
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