2017 season | |||
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General Manager | Tim Bezbatchenko | ||
Head Coach | Jason Bent | ||
United Soccer League | Conference:15th Overall:28th | ||
Top goalscorer | Shaan Hundal (7) | ||
Highest home attendance | 3,582 (September 9 vs. New York Red Bulls II) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 143 (September 2 vs. Rochester Rhinos) | ||
Average home league attendance | 1,089 | ||
The 2017 Toronto FC II season was the third season in the club's history. In 2016 the team finished 12th in the Eastern Conference and missed the playoffs.
As of October 15, 2017. [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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
80 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | Academy Signing | February 10, 2017 | [2] |
40 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | Free Transfer | March 7, 2017 | [3] |
50 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Academy Signing | March 8, 2017 | [4] |
46 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free Transfer | March 9, 2017 | [5] |
35 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Selected by Toronto FC in the 4th Round of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft | March 16, 2017 | [6] |
54 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free Transfer | March 24, 2017 | [7] |
43 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Free Transfer | April 3, 2017 | [8] |
77 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free Transfer | April 18, 2017 | [9] |
72 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan deal made permanent. | May 19, 2017 | [10] |
48 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Academy Signing | July 26, 2017 | [11] |
59 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Academy Signing | September 8, 2017 | [12] |
61 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Academy Signing | September 15, 2017 | [12] |
52 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Academy Signing | September 15, 2017 | [12] |
No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
72 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | April 3, 2017 | [8] |
88 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | April 27, 2017 | [13] |
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
32 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free Transfer | November 22, 2016 | [14] |
49 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Option Declined | December 19, 2016 | [15] |
34 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Contract Expired | December 19, 2016 | [15] |
37 | DF | ![]() | Contract Expired | December 19, 2016 | [15] | |
31 | FW | ![]() | Contract Expired | December 19, 2016 | [15] | |
48 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Promoted to First team | March 2, 2017 | [16] |
40 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | Promoted to First team | April 4, 2017 | [17] |
19 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Promoted to First Team | May 2, 2017 | [18] |
No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
61 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | 2 Year Loan | March 7, 2017 | [19] |
March 3 | Toronto FC II | 2–1 | Ottawa Fury | Toronto, Ontario |
3:00PM | James ![]() | Dos Santos ![]() | Stadium: Kia Training Grounds |
March 17 | Rochester Rhinos | 3–1 | Toronto FC II | Victor, New York |
1:30PM | ![]() Brown ![]() ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Pinnacle Athletic Facility |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 47 | −19 | 37 |
12 | Saint Louis FC | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 36 |
13 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 36 |
14 | Richmond Kickers | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 32 |
15 | Toronto FC II | 32 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 54 | −27 | 25 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
32 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 54 | −27 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 31 | −22 |
Last updated: October 15, 2017.
Source: USL
March 25 | Phoenix Rising FC | 0–1 | Toronto FC II | Scottsdale, Arizona |
10:30PM | Greer ![]() Gray ![]() | Report | Telfer ![]() Onkony ![]() | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,890 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
April 1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 4–0 | Toronto FC II | St. Petersburg, Florida |
7:30PM | Lowe ![]() ![]() Hristov ![]() Cole ![]() Brown ![]() | Report | Fraser ![]() | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,326 Referee: Caleb Mendez |
April 4 | Orlando City B | 3–1 | Toronto FC II | Orlando, Florida |
7:30PM | Clowes ![]() ![]() Carroll ![]() Barry ![]() Neal ![]() Laryea ![]() da Silva ![]() | Report | Johnson ![]() Brandon Onkony ![]() | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 1,098 Referee: Jonathan Weiner |
April 7 | Toronto FC II | 0–0 | Rochester Rhinos | Vaughan, Ontario |
7:30PM | Spencer ![]() | Report | Beresford ![]() Fall ![]() | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 525 Referee: David Barrie |
April 22 | Ottawa Fury FC | 0–0 | Toronto FC II | Ottawa, Ontario |
2:00PM | Campbell ![]() | Report | Uccello ![]() McCrary ![]() Aubrey ![]() | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 6,502 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
April 29 | Louisville City FC | 0–0 | Toronto FC II | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30PM | Spencer ![]() Ballard ![]() | Report | James ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 8,282 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
May 3 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1–0 | Toronto FC II | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
7:00PM | Souto ![]() | Report | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 950 Referee: Matthew Franz |
May 13 | Toronto FC II | 0–1 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Toronto, Ontario |
6:00PM | Report | Burke ![]() Nanco ![]() | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 3,033 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
May 19 | Toronto FC II | 1–3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Vaughan, Ontario |
5:00PM | Uccello ![]() Aubrey ![]() Spencer ![]() Alseth ![]() | Report | Schäfer ![]() Collins ![]() Cole ![]() Paterson ![]() Jones ![]() Nanchoff ![]() | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 551 Referee: Carol Anne Chenard |
May 24 | Toronto FC II | 0–0 | Richmond Kickers | Vaughan, Ontario |
12:00PM | Pereira ![]() Osorio ![]() Fraser ![]() | Report | Shanosky ![]() | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 1,074 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
May 27 | FC Cincinnati | 1–0 | Toronto FC II | Cincinnati, Ohio |
7:00PM | König ![]() Delbridge ![]() Quinn ![]() | Report | Alseth ![]() | Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 18,214 Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr. |
June 2 | Saint Louis FC | 2–0 | Toronto FC II | Fenton, Missouri |
8:30PM | Cochran ![]() Volesky ![]() Angulo ![]() | Report | Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 4,477 Referee: Juan Guzman Jr. |
June 10 | Toronto FC II | 1–1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Vaughan, Ontario |
7:30PM | James ![]() Endoh ![]() Aubrey ![]() Hamilton ![]() | Report | Parkes ![]() | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 761 Referee: Alexis Vaughan |
June 14 | Toronto FC II | 1–0 | Orlando City B | Vaughan, Ontario |
12:00PM | Hamilton ![]() | Report | Carroll ![]() Donovan ![]() | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 1,295 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
June 24 | Charleston Battery | 6–1 | Toronto FC II | Charleston, South Carolina |
7:00PM | Williams ![]() Lasso ![]() Marinil ![]() Carroll ![]() | Report | Fraser ![]() Camargo ![]() | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 4,571 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
July 1 | Toronto FC II | 3–4 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Vaughan, Ontario |
5:00PM | Fraser ![]() Taintor ![]() Uccello ![]() Andrews ![]() | Report | Ribeiro ![]() Bond ![]() Aubrey ![]() Wilson ![]() Calvano ![]() Thomas ![]() | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 165 Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
July 8 | Toronto FC II | 1–0 | Ottawa Fury FC | Vaughan, Ontario |
7:30PM | Campbell ![]() Uccello ![]() Telfer ![]() | Report | Dixon ![]() Campbell ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 1,007 Referee: David Barrie |
July 21 | New York Red Bulls II | 1–0 | Toronto FC II | Montclair, New Jersey |
7:00PM | Bezecourt ![]() Tinari ![]() | Report | Taintor ![]() | Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field Attendance: 600 Referee: Lorant Varga |
July 26 | Rochester Rhinos | 2–0 | Toronto FC II | Rochester, New York |
7:05PM | Defregger ![]() ![]() Dunn ![]() Correia ![]() | Report | Onkony ![]() | Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium Attendance: 2,148 Referee: Jared Simons |
July 29 | Ottawa Fury FC | 2–0 | Toronto FC II | Ottawa, Ontario |
7:00PM | Luboyera ![]() Seoane ![]() | Report | Osorio ![]() | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 6,763 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
August 5 | Toronto FC II | 1–0 | Charleston Battery | Vaughan, Ontario |
4:30PM | Hundal ![]() Dunn ![]() | Report | Garbanzo ![]() | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 1,145 Referee: Chris Grabas |
August 9 | Toronto FC II | 2–2 | Charlotte Independence | Toronto, Ontario |
7:30PM | Hamilton ![]() Fraser ![]() | Report | Pais ![]() Smith ![]() Siaj ![]() | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin |
August 13 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 3–1 | Toronto FC II | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
5:00PM | Real ![]() Tribbett ![]() Burke ![]() Jones ![]() Chambers ![]() Nanco ![]() | Report | McCrary ![]() Dunn ![]() ![]() James ![]() Taintor ![]() | Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 3,072 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
August 19 | Richmond Kickers | 2–1 | Toronto FC II | Richmond, Virginia |
7:00PM | Jane ![]() Imura ![]() Bolduc ![]() | Report | Hamilton ![]() Srbely ![]() McCrary ![]() Campbell ![]() | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 5,059 Referee: Calin Radosav |
August 26 | Charlotte Independence | 2–3 | Toronto FC II | Matthews, North Carolina |
7:00PM | E. Martínez ![]() Siaj ![]() A. Martínez ![]() Kalungi ![]() | Report | Taintor ![]() Onkony ![]() Morgan ![]() Spencer ![]() Hamilton ![]() James ![]() Cavalluzzo ![]() | Stadium: Mecklenburg County Sportsplex Attendance: 1,429 Referee: Dustin Thorne |
August 30 | Toronto FC II | 1–1 | Saint Louis FC | Vaughan, Ontario |
7:30PM | McCrary ![]() Hundal ![]() Telfer ![]() | Report | Plewa ![]() Volesky ![]() Ledbetter ![]() Mirković ![]() | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 647 Referee: David Barrie |
September 2 | Toronto FC II | 0–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Vaughan, Ontario |
7:30PM | Report | Brown ![]() Fall ![]() | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 143 Referee: Alexis Vaughan |
September 9 | Toronto FC II | 1–2 | New York Red Bulls II | Toronto, Ontario |
8:00PM | Chapman ![]() Eckenrode ![]() Dunn ![]() | Report | Metzger ![]() Bonomo ![]() Najem ![]() | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 3,582 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
September 16 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 2–1 | Toronto FC II | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
7:00PM | Calvano ![]() Opoku ![]() Bond ![]() Mensah ![]() Wheeler ![]() | Report | Hundal ![]() Romeo ![]() | Stadium: FNB Field Attendance: 2,775 Referee: Gustavo Solorio |
September 27 | Toronto FC II | 1–0 | Louisville City FC | Vaughan, Ontario |
7:30PM | Fraser ![]() Hundal ![]() | Report | Craig ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 726 Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
October 6 | Toronto FC II | 2–4 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Vaughan, Ontario |
7:30PM | Hundal ![]() | Report | Moar ![]() Jones ![]() Conneh ![]() | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 647 Referee: David Barrie |
As of October 15,2017 [update]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | United Soccer League | ||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
5 | DF | ![]() | Ashtone Morgan | 7 | 1 | 7+0 | 1 |
9 | MF | ![]() | Tsubasa Endoh | 14 | 3 | 13+1 | 3 |
12 | DF | ![]() | Jason Hernandez | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
14 | MF | ![]() | Jay Chapman | 3 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 |
18 | MF | ![]() | Marky Delgado | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
19 | FW | ![]() | Ben Spencer | 13 | 1 | 13+0 | 1 |
20 | MF | ![]() | Sergio Camargo | 18 | 1 | 12+6 | 1 |
22 | FW | ![]() | Jordan Hamilton | 9 | 5 | 8+1 | 5 |
27 | DF | ![]() | Øyvind Alseth | 17 | 0 | 13+4 | 0 |
32 | DF | ![]() | Brandon Aubrey | 21 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 |
35 | DF | ![]() | Lars Eckenrode | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
36 | MF | ![]() | Brian James | 28 | 0 | 25+3 | 0 |
40 | GK | ![]() | Mark Pais | 13 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 |
42 | DF | ![]() | Mitchell Taintor | 24 | 2 | 24+0 | 2 |
43 | FW | ![]() | Aikim Andrews | 15 | 1 | 10+5 | 1 |
44 | MF | ![]() | Raheem Edwards | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
45 | MF | ![]() | Luca Uccello | 15 | 3 | 11+4 | 3 |
46 | DF | ![]() | Jordan McCrary | 26 | 0 | 19+7 | 0 |
48 | MF | ![]() | Dante Campbell | 11 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 |
49 | DF | ![]() | Robert Boskovic | 10 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 |
50 | MF | ![]() | Matthew Srbely | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
51 | FW | ![]() | Ricardo John | 10 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 |
52 | DF | ![]() | Julian Dunn | 13 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 |
54 | MF | ![]() | Ryan Telfer | 29 | 1 | 22+7 | 1 |
55 | MF | ![]() | Aidan Daniels | 16 | 0 | 9+7 | 0 |
56 | FW | ![]() | Malik Johnson | 19 | 1 | 11+8 | 1 |
58 | DF | ![]() | Anthony Osorio | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
59 | MF | ![]() | Noble Okello | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
61 | DF | ![]() | Rocco Romeo | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
63 | MF | ![]() | Liam Fraser | 20 | 0 | 17+3 | 0 |
64 | FW | ![]() | Shaan Hundal | 22 | 7 | 17+5 | 7 |
67 | FW | ![]() | Daniel Da Silva | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
72 | DF | ![]() | Jelani Peters | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
77 | DF | ![]() | Brandon Onkony | 20 | 0 | 10+10 | 0 |
80 | GK | ![]() | Angelo Cavalluzzo | 19 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 |
88 | MF | ![]() | Luis Pereira | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
Correct as of October 15, 2017
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Includes all competitive matches. Correct as of October 15, 2017
R | Pos | Nat | Name | United Soccer League | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | ![]() | Angelo Cavalluzzo | 6 | 6 |
2 | GK | ![]() | Mark Pais | 3 | 3 |
Total | 9 | 9 |
Correct as of October 15, 2017
No. | Pos. | Name | United Soccer League | Total | ||
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![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
19 | FW | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
22 | FW | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
27 | DF | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
32 | DF | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
35 | DF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
36 | MF | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
42 | DF | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
45 | MF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
46 | DF | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
48 | MF | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
50 | MF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
52 | DF | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
54 | MF | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
58 | DF | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
61 | DF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
63 | MF | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
77 | DF | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
80 | GK | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
88 | MF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 44 | 3 | 44 | 3 |
Week | Players | Bench | Opponent | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Phoenix Rising FC | [20] | |
5 | ![]() | Ottawa Fury FC | [21] | |
6 | ![]() | Louisville City FC | [22] | |
10 | ![]() | Richmond Kickers & FC Cincinnati | [23] | |
12 | ![]() | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | [24] | |
13 | ![]() | Orlando City B | [25] | |
15 | ![]() | Harrisburg City Islanders | [26] | |
16 | ![]() | ![]() | Ottawa Fury | [27] |
20 | ![]() | ![]() | Charleston Battery | [28] |
21 | ![]() | Charlotte Independence | [29] | |
23 | ![]() | Charlotte Independence | [30] | |
28 | ![]() | ![]() | Louisville City FC | [31] |
30 | ![]() | FC Cincinnati | [32] | |
Week | Player | Opponent | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
16 | ![]() | Ottawa Fury | [33] |
Week | Player | Opponent | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
6 | ![]() | Louisville City FC | [34] |
Month | Player | Opponent | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
March/April | ![]() | Louisville City FC | [35] |
Player | Opponent | Ref |
---|---|---|
![]() | Louisville City FC | [36] |
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