2022 Toronto FC II season

Toronto FC II

2022 season
Owner	Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Manager	Gianni Cimini
2022 MLS Next Pro season	1st, Northeast Division 2nd, Eastern Conference 7th, Overall
Playoffs	Conference Finals
Top goalscorer	Paul Rothrock (8)
Biggest win	TOR 3–0 ORL (8/7)
Biggest defeat	TOR 2–6 CHI (5/27)
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The 2022 Toronto FC II season was the seventh season of play in the club's history. The club moved to MLS Next Pro for the season after previously playing in USL League One.

During the regular season, Toronto FC II won the Northeast Division and finished second in the Eastern Conference. In the playoffs, they defeated Philadelphia Union 2 in the Conference Semi-Finals, before being defeated by Columbus Crew 2 in the Conference Finals, after extra time.

Team roster

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]

As of September 3, 2022

No. Pos. Nation Player 33 FW   CAN Reshaun Walkes 34 DF   CAN Klaidi Cela 35 MF   CAN Mehdi Essoussi 40 GK   CAN Adisa De Rosario ( [A] ) 50 GK   CAN Andrew Romano ( [A] ) 51 DF   RSA Adam Pearlman 52 MF   ESP Alonso Coello Camarero 58 DF   CAN Kobe Franklin 60 GK   CAN Baj Maan 62 DF   CAN Rohan Goulbourne 63 DF   CAN Joseph Daher ( [A] ) 64 MF   JPN Kota Sakurai 65 DF   CAN Antony Curic 68 MF   CAN Nakye Greenidge-Duncan 71 MF   CAN Markus Cimermancic ( [A] ) 72 MF   CAN Steffen Yeates 73 FW   CAN Stefan Karajovanovic 74 MF   CAN Kundai Mawoko ( [A] ) 75 MF   CAN Luca Accettola ( [A] ) 76 FW   CAN Shayan Soltanzadeh ( [A] ) 78 FW   CAN Keegan Walker ( [A] ) 80 FW   USA Paul Rothrock 82 MF   CAN Julian Altobelli 83 FW   CAN Hugo Mbongue 84 DF   CAN Joshua Gordan ( [A] ) 85 MF   CAN Antonio Carlini 86 FW   PUR Alec Díaz 89 DF   CAN Matthew Medeiros 90 GK   CAN Luka Gavran 92 DF   CAN Lazar Stefanovic ( [A] ) 93 DF   CAN Thomas DiClemente ( [A] ) 95 GK   CAN Isaiah Goldson ( [A] ) ^ Toronto FC Academy player Players out on loan No. Position Player Nation 70 GK   EST Andreas Vaikla (at FC Edmonton)

First team players who have been loaned to TFC II in 2022 No. Position Player Nation 1 GK   TRI Greg Ranjitsingh 8 MF   CAN Ralph Priso ( [B] ) 12 DF   CAN Kadin Chung 22 FW   CAN Jacob Shaffelburg ( [C] ) 77 FW   CAN Jordan Perruzza 81 MF   CAN Themi Antonoglou ^ Priso has since been traded to another MLS club and is no longer eligible ^ Shaffelburg has since been loaned to another MLS club and is no longer eligible Players no longer on roster No. Position Player Nation 91 DF   CAN Daniel Gogarty

1. ^
   Toronto FC Academy player

Coaching staff

As of March 3, 2022 ^[2]

Coaching staff
Head coach	Gianni Cimini
Assistant coach	Marco Casalinuovo
Assistant coach	Yianni Michelis
Goalkeeping coach	David Monsalve

Transfers

Note: All figures in United States dollars.

In

Transferred In

No.	Pos.	Player	From	Fee/notes	Date	Source
90	GK	Luka Gavran	St. John's Red Storm	Toronto FC draft pick, Signed to second team	March 24, 2022	[3]
33	FW	Reshaun Walkes	Texas–Rio Grande Valley	Toronto FC draft pick, Signed to second team	March 24, 2022	[3]
86	FW	Alec Díaz	Tacoma Defiance		March 30, 2022	[4]
73	FW	Stefan Karajovanovic	HFX Wanderers FC		March 31, 2022	[5]
34	DF	Klaidi Cela	Forge FC		March 31, 2022	[5]
52	MF	Alonso Coello Camarero	Florida Atlantic Owls		April 1, 2022	[6]
64	MF	Kota Sakurai	Dartmouth Big Green		April 1, 2022	[6]
51	DF	Adam Pearlman	Toronto FC Academy		April 8, 2022	[7]
91	DF	Daniel Gogarty	Unattached	Short-term agreement	April 23, 2022	[8]
60	GK	Baj Maan	Forge FC		May 7, 2022	[9]
83	ST	Hugo Mbongue	Toronto FC Academy	Signed to professional contract	May 27, 2022	[10]
40	GK	Adisa De Rosario	HFX Wanderers FC	CPL Developmental contract ended	September 29, 2022	[11]

Loaned in

No.	Pos.	Player	From	Fee/notes	Date	Source
1	GK	Greg Ranjitsingh	Toronto FC	Loan from first team	April 8, 2022	[12]
81	MF	Themi Antonoglou	Toronto FC	Loan from first team	May 14, 2022	[13]
8	MF	Ralph Priso	Toronto FC	Loan from first team	June 11, 2022	[14]
12	DF	Kadin Chung	Toronto FC	Loan from first team	June 11, 2022	[14]
77	FW	Jordan Perruzza	Toronto FC	Loan from first team	June 11, 2022	[14]
22	FW	Jacob Shaffelburg	Toronto FC	Loan from first team	July 3, 2022	[15]

Out

Transferred out

No.	Pos.	Player	To	Fee/notes	Date	Source
33	DF	Nyal Higgins	FC Edmonton	Contract expired	December 31, 2021	[16]
34	DF	Talen Maples	Houston Dynamo 2	Contract expired	December 31, 2021	[17]
40	GK	Caleb Patterson-Sewell	Retired	Retired	December 31, 2021	[18]
48	MF	Dante Campbell	LA Galaxy II	Contract expired	December 31, 2021	[17]
49	FW	Garrett McLaughlin	North Carolina FC	Contract expired	December 31, 2021	[17]
51	MF	Nicolás Ovalle Raffo		Option declined	December 31, 2021	[17]
60	GK	Brogan Engbers		Option declined	December 31, 2021	[17]
64	DF	Kevin Politz	Retired	Option declined	December 31, 2021	[17]
71	MF	Enric Bernat Lunar	FC Ascó	Option declined	December 31, 2021	[17]
38	DF	Luca Petrasso	Toronto FC	Signed with first team	January 11, 2022	[19]
84	MF	Kwasi Poku	Forge FC	Academy player	February 2, 2022	[20]
52	MF	Kosi Thompson	Toronto FC	Signed with first team	February 25, 2022	[21]
81	MF	Themi Antonoglou	Toronto FC	Signed with first team	May 7, 2022	[22]
91	DF	Daniel Gogarty	Vaughan Azzurri	Short-term deal expired	May 31, 2022

Loaned out

No.	Pos.	Player	To	Fee/notes	Date	Source
70	GK	Andreas Vaikla	FC Edmonton	One-year loan	March 24, 2022	[23]
58	DF	Kobe Franklin	Toronto FC	4-day loans (April 1, April 23, May 4, May 7)	April 1, 2022	[24] [25] [26] [22]
51	DF	Adam Pearlman	Toronto FC	4-day loans (April 15, May 14, May 24)	April 15, 2022	[27] [28] [29]
81	MF	Themi Antonoglou	Toronto FC	4-day loans (April 15, April 23, April 29, May 4)	April 15, 2022	[25] [26] [27] [30]
72	MF	Steffen Yeates	Toronto FC	4-day loans (May 4, May 7)	May 4, 2022	[26] [22]
80	FW	Paul Rothrock	Toronto FC	4-day loans (May 4, May 7, May 14)	May 4, 2022	[26] [22] [28]
35	MF	Mehdi Essoussi	Toronto FC	4-day loans (May 21)	May 21, 2022	[31]
40	GK	Adisa De Rosario	HFX Wanderers FC	Academy player; Signed developmental contract	August 18, 2022	[32]

Pre-season and friendlies

Toronto FC II v York United FC

March 26 Friendly	Toronto FC II	3–0	York United FC	Toronto, Ontario
11:00am		Report

Toronto FC II v Chelsea U21

July 23MLS Next Pro Invitational	Toronto FC II	1–1 (4–3 SO)	Chelsea U21	Herriman, Utah
	Goulbourne 56'	Report	Haigh 22'	Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Referee: Joseph Semus
	Shootout
	Rothrock Franklin Essoussi Yeates Greenidge-Duncan Mbongue		Mbuyamba Webster Soonsup-Bell Burstow Hutchinson Hall

Toronto FC II v Sunderland U21

August 3 Friendly	Toronto FC II	0–1	Sunderland U21	Regina, Saskatchewan
		Report 1 Report 2	Thompson 25'	Stadium: Mosaic Stadium

Competitions

MLS Next Pro

Main article: 2022 MLS Next Pro season

Standings

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	CT	Columbus Crew 2	24	16	2	3	3	62	22	+40	55	Qualification for the 2022 MLS Next Pro Playoffs
2	NE	Toronto FC II	24	12	2	1	9	44	38	+6	41
3	NE	Philadelphia Union II	24	11	3	1	9	42	39	+3	40
4	NE	Rochester New York FC	24	10	4	2	8	37	30	+7	40
5	NE	New York City FC II	24	9	4	2	9	49	35	+14	37

Source: MLSNP Eastern Conference
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Match Results

FC Cincinnati 2 v Toronto FC II

April 31	FC Cincinnati 2	2–1	Toronto FC II	Highland Heights, Kentucky
2:00 PM EDT	Ordonez 4' Cela 72' (o.g.)	Report	Antonoglou 10'	Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium Referee: Luis Arroyo

Toronto FC II v New York City FC II

April 102	Toronto FC II	3–1	New York City FC II	Toronto, Ontario
1:00 PM EDT	Rothrock 45' Mbongue 75', 80'	Report	Beer 56'	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Ben Hoskins

Toronto FC II v Chicago Fire FC II

April 173	Toronto FC II	4–2	Chicago Fire FC II	Toronto, Ontario
2:00 PM EDT	Franklin 21' Rothrock 61' Greenidge-Duncan 71' Díaz 88'	Report	Monis 5' L.Bezerra 59'	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin

Columbus Crew 2 v Toronto FC II

April 244	Columbus Crew 2	2–1	Toronto FC II	Columbus, Ohio
2:00 PM EDT	Russell-Rowe 25' Gannon 46'	Report	Mbongue 20'	Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium

Toronto FC II v FC Cincinnati 2

April 305	Toronto FC II	4–2	FC Cincinnati 2	Toronto, Ontario
7:00 PM EDT	Rothrock 50' Walkes 66' Altobelli 74' Marshall 90+5' (o.g.)	Report	Valenzuela 12' Ruszel 47'	Stadium: BMO Field Referee: Mario Alayass

New York City FC II v Toronto FC II

May 86	New York City FC II	4–1	Toronto FC II	New York City, New York
4:00 PM EDT	Jimenez 20' Denis 68' (pen.) Elias 81' Youssoufi 90+1'	Report	Alonso Coello Camarero 45' (pen.)	Stadium: Belson Stadium Referee: Kenneth Rojas

Toronto FC II v New England Revolution II

May 147	Toronto FC II	0–1	New England Revolution II	Toronto, Ontario
7:00 PM EDT		Report	Dias 47'	Stadium: BMO Field Referee: Michael Venne

Columbus Crew 2 v Toronto FC II

May 228	Columbus Crew 2	4–2	Toronto FC II	Columbus, Ohio
12:00 PM EDT	Micaletto 1' Russell-Rowe 54' Fuson 60' Parente 70'	Report	Yeates 29' Altobelli 64'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Referee: John Matto
Note: The match was originally scheduled for May 21 at 7:00 pm, but was changed due to inclement weather. [33]

Toronto FC II v Chicago Fire FC II

May 279	Toronto FC II	2–6	Chicago Fire FC II	Toronto, Ontario
7:00 PM EDT	Mbongue 87' Antonoglou 90+1'	Report	Penn 12', 20', 34' Glasgow 54' Kocs-Washburn 68' Rodriguez 72'	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Renzo Villanueva

Rochester New York FC v Toronto FC II

June 210	Rochester New York FC	1–1 (4–3 SO)	Toronto FC II	Brighton, New York
7:00 PM EDT	Batiz 78'	Report	Antonoglou 85'	Stadium: Monroe Community College Referee: Nickrod Fateh
	Shootout
	Rayo Lopez Costa Djaló Dolabella		Alonso Coello Camarero Franklin Karajovanovic Yeates Mbongue

Toronto FC II v Philadelphia Union II

June 1111	Toronto FC II	1–0	Philadelphia Union II	Toronto, Ontario
6:00 PM EDT	Greenidge-Duncan 90+2'	Report		Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Youcef Boumsied

New York City FC II v Toronto FC II

June 1812	New York City FC II	0–2	Toronto FC II	New York City, New York
1:00 PM EDT		Report	Julian Altobelli 50' Antonoglou 75'	Stadium: Belson Stadium Referee: Justin Saporito

Toronto FC II v Toronto FC II

July 314	Toronto FC II	1–1 (5–3 SO)	Toronto FC II	Toronto, Ontario
7:00 PM EDT	Yeates 84' (pen.)	Report	Dias 50'	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Mario Alayass
	Shootout
	Altobelli Franklin Antonoglou Alonso Coello Camarero Paul Rothrock		Dias Rozhansky O'Hearn Buck

Toronto FC II v Columbus Crew 2

July 1015	Toronto FC II	0–0 (4–3 SO)	Columbus Crew 2	Toronto, Ontario
7:00 PM EDT		Report		Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Scott Decker
	Shootout
	Yeates Franklin Antonoglou Alonso Coello Camarero Greenidge-Duncan Díaz		Gannon Micaletto Morris Parente Angking Telfer

Philadelphia Union II v Toronto FC II

July 1816	Philadelphia Union II	1–2	Toronto FC II	Chester, Pennsylvania
6:00 PM EDT	Real 70'	Report	Karajovanovic 17' Altobelli 89'	Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Scarlet Agrawal

New England Revolution II v Toronto FC II

July 3117	New England Revolution II	0–2	Toronto FC II	Foxborough, Massachusetts
1:00 PM EDT		Report	Rothrock 68', 73'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Shawn Tehini

Toronto FC II v Orlando City B

August 718	Toronto FC II	3–0	Orlando City B	Toronto, Ontario
7:00 PM EDT	Walkes 67', 84' Altobelli 71'	Report		Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Sebastian Noshinravani

Rochester New York FC v Toronto FC II

August 1219	Rochester New York FC	1–2	Toronto FC II	Brighton, New York
7:00 PM EDT	Rayo 68'	Report	Greenidge-Duncan 14' Walkes 76'	Stadium: Monroe Community College Referee: Thomas Snyder

Toronto FC II v FC Cincinnati 2

August 2120	Toronto FC II	2–1	FC Cincinnati 2	Toronto, Ontario
6:00 PM EDT	Rothrock 2' Díaz 84'	Report	Penagos 79'	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Jérémie Blanchette

Chicago Fire FC II v Toronto FC II

August 2521	Chicago Fire FC II	2–1	Toronto FC II	Bridgeview, Illinois
8:00 PM EDT	Fleming 38' M. Rodríguez 57'	Report	Yeates 70'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Youssef Elmessoussi

Inter Miami CF II v Toronto FC II

September 322	Inter Miami CF II	1–4	Toronto FC II	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:00 PM EDT	Cremaschi 73'	Report	Perruzza 7' Walkes 75' Karajovanovic 90+1' Carlini 90+6' (pen.)	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium

Toronto FC II v Rochester New York FC

September 1123	Toronto FC II	0–1	Rochester New York FC	Toronto, Ontario
3:00 PM EDT		Report	Batiz 17'	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Mario Alayass

Toronto FC II v Inter Miami CF II

September 1413	Toronto FC II	3–4	Inter Miami CF II	Toronto, Ontario
7:00 PM EDT	Perruzza 41' Chung 51' Rothrock 77'	Report	Hundal 49', 55' Cremaschi 65' Borgelin 86'	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Roberto D'Alesio
Note: Rescheduled match from June 24

Orlando City B v Toronto FC II

September 1824	Orlando City B	1–2	Toronto FC II	Kissimmee, Florida
3:00 PM EDT	Tablante 55'	Report	Walkes 86' Franklin 90'	Stadium: Osceola Heritage Park Referee: Matthew Franz

Playoffs

Toronto FC II v Philadelphia Union II

September 24Conference Semifinals	Toronto FC II	1–0	Philadelphia Union II	Toronto, Ontario
4:00 PM EDT	Mbongue 6'	Report	Sorenson  33' Villero  39' Turner  81' Paternina  85'	Stadium: BMO Field Referee: Michael Venne

Columbus Crew 2 v Toronto FC II

October 2Conference Final	Columbus Crew 2	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Toronto FC II	Columbus, Ohio
4:00 PM EDT	Fuson 32' Parente 60' (pen.) Knight 109' Gannon 119'	Report	Rothrock 47' Antonoglou 90+3', 94'	Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

Statistics

Goals

Rank	Nation	Player	MLS Next Pro	Playoffs	Total
1		Paul Rothrock	7	1	8
2		Reshaun Walkes	6	0	6
		Themi Antonoglou	4	2	6
4		Julian Altobelli	5	0	5
		Hugo Mbongue	4	1	5
6		Nakye Greenidge-Duncan	3	0	3
		Steffen Yeates	3	0	3
8		Alec Díaz	2	0	2
		Stefan Karajovanovic	2	0	2
		Jordan Perruzza	2	0	2
		Kobe Franklin	1	0	1
12		Alonso Coello Camarero	1	0	1
		Kadin Chung	1	0	1
		Antonio Carlini	1	0	1
Own goals			1	0	1
Totals			44	4	48

Updated to match played October 2, 2022
Source:  Stats Crew

Shutouts

Rank	Nation	Player	Pos.	MLS Next Pro	Playoffs	Total
1		Luka Gavran	GK	5	1	6
Totals				5	1	6

Updated to match played September 24, 2022
Source:  Stats Crew

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