| 2016 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| General Manager | Tim Bezbatchenko | ||
| Head Coach | Jason Bent | ||
| United Soccer League | Conference:12th Overall:26th | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Raheem Edwards (6) All: Raheem Edwards (6) | ||
The 2016 Toronto FC II season was the second season in the club's history. In 2015 the team finished 11th in the Eastern Conference, therefore, missing the playoffs.
As of the end of season. [1]
The squad of Toronto FC II will be composed of an unrestricted number of first-team players on loan to the reserve team, players signed to TFC II, and TFC Academy players. Academy players who appear in matches with TFC II will retain their college eligibility.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | DF |  Anthony Osorio | TFC Academy | Academy Signing | December 9, 2015 | [2] |
| 56 | FW | Malik Johnson | TFC Academy | Academy Signing | January 5, 2016 | [3] |
| 49 | MF |  Martin Davis | TFC Academy | Academy Signing | February 3, 2016 | [4] |
| 63 | MF | Liam Fraser | TFC Academy | Academy Signing | February 10, 2016 | [5] |
| 42 | DF |  Mitchell Taintor | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | Selected by Toronto FC in the 3rd Round of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft | March 15, 2016 | [6] |
| 36 | MF | Brian James | Penn State Nittany Lions | Selected by Toronto FC in the 4th Round of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft | March 24, 2016 | [7] |
| 55 | MF | Aidan Daniels | TFC Academy | Academy Signing | July 8, 2016 | [8] |
| 51 | FW |  Ricardo John | Central F.C. | Free transfer | August 4, 2016 | [9] |
| 64 | FW | Shaan Hundal | TFC Academy | Academy Signing | September 1, 2016 | [10] |
| 46 | FW | Ben Spencer |  Molde | Free Transfer | September 8, 2016 | [11] |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | GK | Nathan Ingham | FC Edmonton | Loan | August 5, 2016 | [12] |
| 44 | DF | Triston Hodge | W Connection | Loan | August 5, 2016 | [12] |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | DF | Daniel Fabrizi | Contract Expired | December 9, 2015 | [2] | |
| 59 | DF | Emeka Ononye | Contract Expired | December 9, 2015 | [2] | |
| 44 | MF | Mark-Anthony Kaye | Louisville City FC | Contract Expired | December 9, 2015 | [2] |
| 42 | MF | Massimo Mirabelli | Vaughan Azzurri | Contract Expired | December 9, 2015 | [2] |
| 35 | FW | Edwin Rivas | Contract Expired | December 9, 2015 | [2] | |
| 41 | FW | Molham Babouli | Toronto FC | Promoted to first team | March 5, 2016 | [13] |
| February 20 | Toronto FC II | 2–0 | Vaughan Azzurri | Toronto, Ontario |
| 1:00PM | Uccello  Dias | Report | Stadium: Kia Training Grounds |
| February 26 | Toronto FC II | 1–2 | Ottawa Fury | Toronto, Ontario |
| 3:00PM | Bernal 85' | Report | Bruna 30' (pen.) Chin 90' | Stadium: Kia Training Grounds |
| March 4 | Simon Fraser Clan | 0–0 | Toronto FC II | Burnaby, British Columbia |
| 10:00PM | Report | Stadium: Terry Fox Field |
| March 6 | Whitecaps FC 2 | 1–1 | Toronto FC II | Burnaby, British Columbia |
| 1:30PM | Haber | Report | Madison | Stadium: Terry Fox Field |
| March 9 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 0–1 | Toronto FC II | Tukwila, Washington |
| 9:00PM | Report | Madison | Stadium: Starfire Sportsplex |
| March 19 | Toronto FC II | 1–0 | Rochester Rhinos | Toronto, Ontario |
| 3:00PM | Thomas 28' | Stadium: Kia Training Grounds |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 31 |
| 11 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 28 |
| 12 | Toronto FC II | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 26 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 25 |
| 14 | FC Montreal | 30 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 35 | 57 | −22 | 23 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 31 | −13 |
Last updated: September 24, 2016.
Source: USL
| March 26 | New York Red Bulls II | 2–2 | Toronto FC II | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 3:00PM | Powder  38'Allen 66', 69'Bonomo 88' | Report | Edwards 35' Thomas 45+1'Osorio 66' | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 374 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| April 9 | FC Montreal | 1–2 | Toronto FC II | Montreal, Quebec |
| 7:30PM | Béland-Goyette 38' Fisher 73'Tabla 80'Choinière 90+3' | Report | Daniels 61' Johnson 63'Osorio 77'Edwards 84' | Stadium: Olympic Stadium |
| April 17 | Toronto FC II | 2–2 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 4:00PM | Hagglund 12' Edwards 56' (pen.), 84'Boskovic 90+1' | Report | Hunt 11' Parkes 41'Swanson 75'Branson 90+2' | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
| April 24 | Toronto FC II | 1–2 | FC Cincinnati | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 4:00PM | Edwards 45+1' | Report | Wiedeman 60' Cummings 84' | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Referee: David Barrie |
| April 30 | Richmond Kickers | 1–0 | Toronto FC II | Richmond, Virginia |
| 5:00PM | Ownby 9' Callahan 47' | Report | Taintor 60' | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,655 Referee: Mark Gorak |
| May 4 | Toronto FC II | 0–2 | Louisville City FC | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 7:30PM | Edwards 69' Bloom 86' | Report | Shanosky 5' McCabe 65'Kaye 66' | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 672 Referee: Alexis Vaughan |
| May 11 | Toronto FC II | 1–0 | Richmond Kickers | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 11:30AM | Hamilton 39' Bernal 75'Bouchard 83' | Report | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 1,222 Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
| May 14 | Charleston Battery | 2–0 | Toronto FC II | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30PM | Williams 10' Chang 48' | Report | Taintor 22' Boskovic 40'Hundal 59' | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 5,481 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| May 21 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2–1 | Toronto FC II | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00PM | Murrell 56' Moloto 68'Hertzog 72' | Report | Johnson 83' | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,209 Referee: Patrick Rosas |
| May 24 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 2–1 | Toronto FC II | Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00PM | Wilson 26' Wheeler 29'Bolduc 86' | Report | Osorio 7' James 42', 90+3' | Stadium: Clipper Magazine Stadium Attendance: 1,531 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| May 29 | Toronto FC II | 1–3 | Wilmington Hammerheads | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 7:30PM | Hundal 23' Thomas 30'  60'Taintor 90' | Report | Perone 30' (pen.) Taublieb 65'Corboz 83'Barnes-Homer 90' | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Referee: Pierre Acouri |
| June 4 | Charlotte Independence | 2–2 | Toronto FC II | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00PM | Castillo 31' Herrera 47', 56'Brown 61' | Report | Hundal 19' Johnson 36' (pen.)James 67' | Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,801 Referee: Brandon Artis |
| Note: Match ended in 73rd minute due to weather. | ||||
| June 11 | Toronto FC II | 2–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 7:30PM | Hundal 34' Osorio 54'Uccello 77'Simonin 89'Johnson 90+1' | Report | Apostolopoulos 68' Farrell 90+2' | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 1,262 Referee: Carol Anne Chenard |
| June 15 | Toronto FC II | 1–1 | FC Montreal | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 11:30AM | Jobe 50' 82' Thomas 68'Osorio 71'Fraser 90' | Report | Jackson-Hamel 55' Choinière 83' | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 1,228 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin |
| June 18 | FC Cincinnati | 2–1 | Toronto FC II | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:00PM | Okoli 57' Delbridge 61'Stevenson 63' | Report | Edwards 4' | Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 19,112 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
| June 21 | Louisville City FC | 4–1 | Toronto FC II | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30PM | Abend 11', 24' McCabe 26'Morad 65' | Report | Daniels 29' Furlano 64'Hundal 79' | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,066 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| June 26 | Toronto FC II | 0–1 | Charleston Battery | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 7:30PM | Thomas 70' 90+3' Daniels 74' | Report | Ferguson 70' Williams 79'Garbanzo 89' | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 1,069 Referee: Yusri Rudolph |
| July 2 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 3–0 | Toronto FC II | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 7:00PM | Townsend 14' Martz 39'Miller 46'Fairclough 83' | Report | Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 3,837 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| July 6 | Toronto FC II | 3–2 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 7:30PM | Uccello 2' Jobe 13', 90+1'Fraser 63' | Report | Richter 39' Heard 66'Taylor-Parkes 82' | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 1,064 Referee: Justin Tasev |
| July 10 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 2–4 | Toronto FC II | Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| 6:00PM | Pettis 58', 63' Barril 68' | Report | Edwards 35' Akinola 48', 49'Mannella 63'Daniels 86' | Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 1,503 Referee: Jorge Ramirez |
| July 20 | Toronto FC II | 1–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 7:30PM | Osorio 31' Thomas 77' | Report | Volesky 27' | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 1,072 Referee: Yusri Rudolph |
| July 23 | Richmond Kickers | 3–0 | Toronto FC II | Richmond, Virginia |
| 7:00PM | Aguilar 11' Imura 49' (pen.)70'Sekyere 59' | Report | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,179 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
| July 31 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 2–3 | Toronto FC II | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 4:00PM | Bibbs 49' Heard 53'Richter 81'Brown 85' | Report | Hundal 17', 60' Edwards 31'Bernal 46'Uccello 78'Charpie  80' | Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,176 Referee: Jaime Herrera |
| August 6 | Orlando City B | 2–1 | Toronto FC II | Melbourne, Florida |
| 7:30PM | Redding 24' Neal 57'Callan-McFadden 68'Cox 90+1' | Report | Osorio 48' Edwards 54'Taintor 90' | Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex Attendance: 745 Referee: Jonathan Weiner |
| August 14 | Toronto FC II | 0–1 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 7:30PM | James 87' | Report | Hughes 66' Barril 68' | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Referee: Michelle Pye |
| August 24 | Toronto FC II | 0–1 | New York Red Bulls II | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 5:00PM | Maletic 44' Uccello 59' | Report | Flemmings 64' | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 1,081 Referee: Justin Tasev |
| August 28 | Toronto FC II | 3–4 | FC Montreal | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 4:00PM | Davis 5' John 10', 63'Simonin 37'James 39'Taintor 90+4'Ingham 90+5'Mannella 90+5' | Report | Béland-Goyette 6' Jackson-Hamel 43'Riggi 45'Jarras 86'Dominguez 90+4' | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Referee: Pierre Acouri |
| September 4 | Toronto FC II | 1–5 | Charlotte Independence | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 4:00PM | James 58' | Report | Slogic 4', 90+1' Herrera 14'Martinez 39'Estrada 53'Brown 65'Clowes 73'Hassan 88'Ochoa 90+3' | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Referee: David Barrie |
| September 11 | Toronto FC II | 2–1 | Orlando City B | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 7:30PM | Hundal 28' Osorio 67'John 71'Edwards 84' | Report | Cox 5', 74' Ribeiro 84'Ellis-Hayden 90' | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
| September 24 | Rochester Rhinos | 1–0 | Toronto FC II | Rochester, New York |
| 5:05PM | Duba | Report | Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium Referee: Charles Murphy |
As of September 24,2016 [update]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | United Soccer League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | USA | Clint Irwin | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | CAN | Ashtone Morgan | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | USA | Nick Hagglund | 4 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | CAN | Molham Babouli | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF |  FRA | Clément Simonin | 8 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | CAN | Jay Chapman | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | USA | Eriq Zavaleta | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | USA | Daniel Lovitz | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | CAN | Chris Mannella | 22 | 0 | 17+5 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | CAN | Jordan Hamilton | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | USA | Alex Bono | 8 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | USA | Mark Bloom | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | CAN | Phil Di Bennardo | 7 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW |  MEX | Sal Bernal | 23 | 1 | 17+6 | 1 |
| 32 | DF | USA | Wesley Charpie | 22 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | CAN | Skylar Thomas | 25 | 2 | 24+1 | 2 |
| 35 | MF | CAN | Leonard Sohn | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | USA | Brian James | 29 | 2 | 21+8 | 2 |
| 37 | DF | CAN | Adam Bouchard | 9 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 |
| 38 | MF |  JPN | Kota Sakurai | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | CAN | Quillan Roberts | 9 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | USA | Mitchell Taintor | 23 | 1 | 23+0 | 1 |
| 43 | DF | CAN | Andrew Dias | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | TRI | Triston Hodge | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | CAN | Luca Uccello | 20 | 3 | 13+7 | 3 |
| 46 | FW | USA | Ben Spencer | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 47 | DF | CAN | Rocco Romeo | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | CAN | Raheem Edwards | 20 | 6 | 16+4 | 6 |
| 49 | MF | JAM | Martin Davis | 9 | 1 | 3+6 | 1 |
| 50 | FW | CAN | Richie Ennin | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 51 | FW | TRI | Ricardo John | 4 | 3 | 4+0 | 3 |
| 53 | DF | CAN | Steven Furlano | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 54 | MF | CAN | Ethan Beckford | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 55 | MF | CAN | Aidan Daniels | 23 | 1 | 15+8 | 1 |
| 56 | FW | CAN | Malik Johnson | 21 | 4 | 12+9 | 4 |
| 58 | DF | CAN | Anthony Osorio | 24 | 0 | 21+3 | 0 |
| 61 | MF |  GAM | Bubacarr Jobe | 13 | 1 | 10+3 | 1 |
| 62 | FW | CAN | Reshon Phillip | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 63 | MF | CAN | Liam Fraser | 22 | 2 | 16+6 | 2 |
| 64 | FW | CAN | Shaan Hundal | 27 | 6 | 21+6 | 6 |
| 65 | MF | CAN | Marko Maletic | 7 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 |
| 67 | MF | CAN | Dante Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 80 | GK | CAN | Angelo Cavalluzzo | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 92 | GK | CAN | Nathan Ingham | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| FW | USA | Ayo Akinola | 10 | 2 | 4+6 | 2 | |
| DF | CAN | Robert Boskovic | 12 | 0 | 4+8 | 0 | |
| DF | CAN | Nikola Stakic | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
Correct as of September 24, 2016
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Includes all competitive matches. Correct as of September 24, 2016
| R | Pos | Nat | Name | United Soccer League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | | Quillan Roberts | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 1 | 1 | |||
Correct as of September 24, 2016
| No. | Pos. | Name | United Soccer League | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | |||
| 13 | DF | Clément Simonin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Chris Mannella | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Jordan Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Mark Bloom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | Sal Bernal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Wesley Charpie | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | DF | Skylar Thomas | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 36 | MF | Brian James | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | Adam Bouchard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | Mitchell Taintor | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 45 | MF | Luca Uccello | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | Raheem Edwards | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 51 | DF | Robert Boskovic | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | DF | Steven Furlano | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | MF | Aidan Daniels | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 58 | MF | Anthony Osorio | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 61 | MF | Bubacarr Jobe | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 64 | FW | Shaan Hundal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | MF | Marko Maletic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 92 | GK | Nathan Ingham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 46 | 5 | 46 | 5 | ||
| Week | Players | Bench | Opponent | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Raheem Edwards | FC Montreal | [14] | |
| 5 | Raheem Edwards | FC Cincinnati | [15] | |
| 8 | Nick Hagglund | Richmond Kickers | [16] | |
| 12 | Luca Uccello | Rochester Rhinos | [17] | |
| 16 | Ayo Akinola | Aidan Daniels | Harrisburg City Islanders | [18] |
| 19 | Shaan Hundal | Raheem Edwards | Bethlehem Steel FC | [19] |
| 23 | Ricardo John | FC Montreal | [20] | |
| Week | Player | Opponent | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Mitchell Taintor | Orlando City B | [21] |
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