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2008 Toronto FC season

The 2008 MLS season was the second season in Toronto FC's existence. The club's season began on March 29, 2008, in an away game against Columbus Crew, which resulted in a 2–0 loss. The club's first goal of the season was scored by Maurice Edu on April 5, 2008, in a 4–1 loss against D.C. United.

Toronto FC
2008 season
Head coachJohn Carver
StadiumBMO Field
MLSConference: 7th
Overall: 12th
Canadian ChampionshipRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Danny Dichio (5)
All: Rohan Ricketts (6)
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Club

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Management

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Position Staff
Head coach   John Carver
Assistant coach   Chris Cummins
Director of soccer   Mo Johnston
Strength and conditioning coach   Paul Winsper
Goalkeeping coach   Eddie Kehoe
Equipment manager   Malcolm Phillips

Last updated: May 11, 2008
Source: Toronto FC

Other information

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Chairman   MLSE
Ground (capacity and dimensions) BMO Field (20,522 / 75yards x 115yards)

Source: BMO Field article on April 9, 2008

Squad

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As of October 26, 2008.

First team

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   CAN Greg Sutton
2 DF   USA Hunter Freeman
3 DF   TRI Julius James
4 DF   PUR Marco Vélez
5 MF   CAN Kevin Harmse
7 FW   USA Abdus Ibrahim
9 FW   ENG Danny Dichio
10 MF   ENG Rohan Ricketts
11 MF   CAN Jim Brennan (Captain)
12 DF   USA Todd Dunivant
14 DF   JAM Tyrone Marshall
15 MF   CAN Tyler Rosenlund
16 DF   USA Marvell Wynne
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF   CAN Joey Melo
18 GK   USA Brian Edwards
19 FW   USA Chad Barrett
20 MF   HON Amado Guevara
23 FW   NZL Jarrod Smith
25 FW   GUA Carlos Ruiz
26 FW   CAN Derek Gaudet
27 MF   CAN Gabe Gala
28 FW   USA Johann Smith
29 DF   CAN Nana Attakora-Gyan
33 MF   WAL Carl Robinson (Vice-Captain)
36 MF   BER Kilian Elkinson

List of 2008 transfers

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In

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF   TRI Julius James (1st round (9th overall) pick of the 2008 draft [1])
8 DF   USA Pat Phelan (1st round (10th overall) pick of the 2008 draft [1])
18 GK   USA Brian Edwards (2nd round (28th overall) pick of the 2008 draft [1])
5 MF   CAN Kevin Harmse (from Los Angeles Galaxy for 2009 4th round draft pick [2])
15 MF   CAN Tyler Rosenlund (signed as a free agent [3])
23 FW   NZL Jarrod Smith (signed as a free agent [4])
4 DF   PUR Marco Vélez (free transfer from Puerto Rico Islanders[5])
No. Pos. Nation Player
32 MF   FRA Laurent Robert (free transfer from Derby County[6])
20 MF   HON Amado Guevara (from Chivas USA for 2009 and 2010 draft pick [7])
10 MF   ENG Rohan Ricketts (signed as a free agent [8])
28 DF   CIV Olivier Tébily (signed as a free agent [9])
24 MF   CAN Tyler Hemming (rejoined club under new contract[10])
7 FW   USA Abdus Ibrahim (from FC Dallas for pick in 2010 MLS draft[11])
25 FW   GUA Carlos Ruiz (from Los Angeles Galaxy for first round pick in 2009 MLS draft and supplemental pick[12])
2 DF   USA Hunter Freeman (from New York Red Bull for two supplemental draft picks[13])

Out

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF   CAN Chris Pozniak (picked by San Jose Earthquakes in expansion draft)
3 DF   CAN Adam Braz (waived)
4 DF   CAN Marco Reda (waived)
15 MF   CAN David Guzmán (waived)
18 GK   CAN Srdjan Djekanović (waived)
23 DF   CAN Miguel Canizalez (waived)
28 DF   CAN Stephen Lumley (waived)
26 MF   CAN Cristian Nuñez (waived)
39 GK   CAN Kenny Stamatopoulos (loan return to Tromsø IL)
5 MF   IRL Ronnie O'Brien (to San Jose Earthquakes for 2009 1st Round draft pick [14])
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW   TRI Collin Samuel (waived [15])
2 DF   NZL Andrew Boyens (waived [16])
24 MF   CAN Tyler Hemming (waived [17])
8 DF   USA Pat Phelan (to New England Revolution[18])
19 FW   CAN Andrea Lombardo (waived)
28 DF   CIV Olivier Tebily (waived [19])
32 MF   FRA Laurent Robert (waived [20])
6 MF   USA Maurice Edu (to Rangers F.C.[21])

Players out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
– FW   CAN Jeffrey Gonsalves (at Rhode Island Stingrays)

Squad statistics

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Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate number of games started.
Updated to games played October 26, 2008.[22]

Players

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Number Position Name MLS Regular Season MLS Cup Canadian Championship Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 MF   Hunter Freeman 7 (7) 0 - - - - 7 (7) 0
3 DF   Julius James 14 (11) 1 - - 3 (1) 0 17 (12) 1
4 DF   Marco Vélez 23 (23) 2 - - 4 (4) 1 27 (27) 3
5 MF   Kevin Harmse 16 (13) 0 - - 2 (1) 0 18 (14) 0
6 MF   Maurice Edu1 13 (12) 1 - - 3 (3) 1 16 (16) 2
7 FW   Abdus Ibrahim 12 (4) 2 - - 1 (1) 0 13 (5) 2
9 FW   Danny Dichio 23 (16) 5 - - 2 (2) 0 25 (18) 5
10 MF   Rohan Ricketts 27 (26) 4 - - 4 (4) 2 31 (30) 6
11 MF   Jim Brennan (C) 28 (27) 1 - - 3 (3) 0 31 (30) 1
12 DF   Todd Dunivant 9 (5) 0 - - - - 9 (5) 0
13 MF   Rick Titus 1 (1) 0 - - - - 1 (1) 0
14 DF   Tyrone Marshall 24 (23) 0 - - 3 (3) 0 27 (26) 0
15 MF   Tyler Rosenlund 8 (3) 1 - - - - 8 (3) 1
16 DF   Marvell Wynne 24 (24) 2 - - 4 (4) 0 28 (28) 2
17 MF   Joey Melo - - - - - - - -
19 FW   Andrea Lombardo1 1 (0) 0 - - - - 1 (0) 0
19 FW   Chad Barrett 13 (13) 4 - - - - 13 (13) 4
20 MF   Amado Guevara 21 (20) 4 - - 3 (3) 0 24 (23) 4
21 FW   Collin Samuel1 1 (1) 0 - - - - 1 (1) 0
23 FW   Jarrod Smith 19 (5) 1 - - 2 (0) 0 21 (5) 1
24 MF   Tyler Hemming2 3 (1) 0 - - - - 3 (1) 0
25 FW   Carlos Ruíz 5 (3) 0 - - - - 5 (3) 0
26 MF   Derek Gaudet 1 (0) 0 - - - - 1 (0) 0
27 MF   Gabe Gala 1 (0) 0 - - - - 1 (0) -
28 FW   Johann Smith 10 (3) 0 - - - - 10 (3) 0
28 DF   Olivier Tébily1 4 (3) 0 - - 1 (1) 0 5 (4) 0
29 DF   Nana Attakora-Gyan 5 (3) 0 - - - - 5 (3) 0
32 MF   Laurent Robert1 17 (16) 1 - - 4 (4) 0 21 (20) 1
33 MF   Carl Robinson (VC) 27 (27) 1 - - 4 (4) 0 31 (31) 1
34 DF   Tim Regan 1 (1) 0 - - - - 1 (1) 0
35 DF   Diaz Kambere 1 (1) 0 - - - - 1 (1) 0
36 MF   Kilian Elkinson - - - - - - - -
96 FW   Jeff Cunningham1 16 (7) 3 - - 4 (2) 0 20 (9) 3

Goalkeepers

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Number Position Name MLS Regular Season MLS Cup Canadian Championship Total
Apps GA GAA CS Apps GA GAA CS Apps GA GAA CS Apps GA GAA CS
1 GK   Greg Sutton 24 (24) 35 1.46 6 - - - - 4 (4) 4 1.00 1 28 (28) 39 1.39 7
18 GK   Brian Edwards 6 (6) 8 1.33 2 - - - - - - - - 6 (6) 8 1.33 2

1Player is no longer with team
2Left club at start of the season but later rejoined under a new contract
GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; CS = Clean sheets

Competitions summary

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Updated to games played October 26, 2008.[23]

Pre-season friendlies

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Texas Pro Soccer Festival

Team Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD
Houston Dynamo 7 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2
D.C. United 7 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2
Toronto FC 3 3 1 2 0 6 7 -1
Chivas USA 0 3 0 3 0 3 6 -3

Carolina Challenge Cup

Team Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD
San Jose Earthquakes 9 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5
Charleston Battery 4 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1
New York Red Bulls 2 3 0 1 2 2 5 -3
Toronto FC 1 3 0 2 1 1 4 -3

Regular season

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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
30 35 9 13 8 34 43  −9 6 2 7 17 12  +5 3 11 1 17 31  −14

Last updated: October 30, 2008
Source: 2008 Major League Soccer season
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

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GroundAAAHHHHHAHAHHAAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHA
ResultLLWWWDDWLWLWDLLDLLWLDLLDLDWDWL
Updated to match(es) played on October 30, 2008. Source: Regular season matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Canadian Championship

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Montreal Impact 7 4 2 1 1 5 2 +3
Toronto FC 5 4 1 2 1 4 4 0
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4 4 1 1 2 3 6 -3

Matches

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Updated to games played October 26, 2008.[24][25][26][27][28][29]

Legend

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  Win   Tie   Loss

Pre-season

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Friendly matches

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February 5, 2008 Toronto FC 1 – 1 D.C. United Bradenton, Florida
Danny Dichio   54' Domenic Mediate   15'
February 11, 2008 Toronto FC 0 – 0 Odense Boldklub Bradenton, Florida
(report)
February 14, 2008 Toronto FC 1 – 2 Odense Boldklub Bradenton, Florida
Andrea Lombardo   80' (report)[permanent dead link‍] Jonas Borring   37'
Chris Sorensen   60'
February 16, 2008 Toronto FC 2 – 0 Kansas City Wizards Bradenton, Florida
Maurice Edu   44'
Maurice Edu   61'		 (report)[permanent dead link‍]
February 17, 2008 Toronto FC 3 – 1 United States U-17 Bradenton, Florida
Kiki Musampa   24' (pen.)
Pat Phelan   87'
Jamie Watson   88'		 (report)[permanent dead link‍] Scott Caldwell   12'
February 20, 2008 Toronto FC 1 – 1 Chicago Fire Bradenton, Florida
Jarrod Smith   78' (report)[permanent dead link‍] Calen Carr   50'

2008 Texas Pro Soccer Festival

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March 5, 2008 Toronto FC 3 – 4 Houston Dynamo Cibolo, Texas
Kiki Musampa   36'
Martin Brittain   71' (pen.)
Tony Vairelles   81'		 (report)[permanent dead link‍] Brad Davis   3'
Brian Ching   42'
Brian Ching   44'
Erik Ustruck   47'
March 7, 2008 Toronto FC 0 – 1 D.C. United Cibolo, Texas
(report)[permanent dead link‍] Josh Gardner   84'
March 9, 2008 Toronto FC 3 – 2 Chivas USA Cibolo, Texas
Jeff Cunningham   9'
Danny Dichio   30'
Jeff Cunningham   63' (pen.)		 (report)[permanent dead link‍] Kiki Musampa   23' (o.g.)
Ante Razov   27'

2008 Carolina Challenge Cup

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March 15, 2008 Toronto FC 0 – 1 San Jose Earthquakes Charleston, South Carolina
(report)[permanent dead link‍] Jason Hernandez   21'
March 19, 2008 Toronto FC 1 – 1 New York Red Bulls Charleston, South Carolina
Jeff Cunningham   10' John Wolyniec   74'
March 22, 2008 Toronto FC 0 – 2 Charleston Battery Charleston, South Carolina
Randi Patterson   38'
Randi Patterson   50'

Mid-season friendly matches

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July 5, 2008 Toronto FC   1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(3 - 4 p)		   Pachuca Toronto
Julius James   69'
Kevin Harmse   85'		 (report) Christian   60' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 18,097
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Penalties
Rohan Ricketts  
Laurent Robert  
Jim Brennan  
Jarrod Smith  
Jeff Cunningham  
Kevin Harmse  		 Leobardo Lopez  
Julio Manzur  
Carlos Gerardo Rodriguez  
Luis Montes  
Christian  
Edwin Borboa  
July 15, 2008 Toronto FC   0 – 1   Independiente Toronto
Tyler Rosenlund   11'
Maurice Edu   89'		 (report)[permanent dead link‍] Emanuel Centurion   9'
Ricardo Moreira   30'
Pablo Vitti   68'
Damian Ledesma   91+'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 18,741
Referee: Alex Prus

2008 Major League Soccer season

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March 29, 2008 Columbus Crew 2 – 0 Toronto FC Columbus, Ohio, USA
Frankie Hejduk   10'
Adam Moffat   26'
Alejandro Moreno   76'		 (report) Maurice Edu   55' Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,843
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
April 5, 2008 D.C. United 4 – 1 Toronto FC Washington, D.C., USA
Luciano Emilio   2'
Santino Quaranta   5'
Marc Burch   22'
Gonzalo Peralta   32'
Marcelo Gallardo   52'
Jaime Moreno   78'		 (report) Jeff Cunningham   13'
Kevin Harmse   22'
Maurice Edu   50'
Maurice Edu   88'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 20,161
Referee: Mark Geiger
April 13, 2008 Los Angeles Galaxy 2 – 3 Toronto FC Carson, California, USA
Landon Donovan   43'
Greg Vanney   52'
Landon Donovan   58' (pen.)		 (report)[permanent dead link‍] Danny Dichio   42'
Jarrod Smith   53'
Jeff Cunningham   88'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,426
Referee: Alex Prus
April 19, 2008 Toronto FC 1 – 0 Real Salt Lake Toronto
Laurent Robert   31'
Marco Vélez   73'		 (report) Chris Wingert   78' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,219
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
April 26, 2008 Toronto FC 2 – 0 Kansas City Wizards Toronto
Amado Guevara   56'
Amado Guevara   77'		 (report) Jimmy Conrad   56' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,045
Referee: Kevin Stott
May 1, 2008 Toronto FC 1 – 1 New York Red Bulls Toronto
Marco Vélez   22'
Laurent Robert   49'
Amado Guevara   51'		 (report) Dave van den Bergh   39'
Siniša Ubiparipović   70'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 19,816
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
May 17, 2008 Toronto FC 0 – 0 Columbus Crew Toronto
(report)[permanent dead link‍] Guillermo Barros Schelotto   90' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,358
Referee: Kevin Stott
May 21, 2008 Toronto FC 1 – 0 D.C. United Toronto
Danny Dichio   7' (report)[permanent dead link‍] Fred   29'
Santino Quaranta   31'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 19,971
Referee: Alex Prus
May 24, 2008 D.C. United 3 – 2 Toronto FC Washington, D.C., USA
Gonzalo Peralta   41'
Jaime Moreno   70' (pen.)
Luciano Emilio   72'
Devon McTavish   81'
Santino Quaranta   84'		 (report) Danny Dichio   13'
Danny Dichio   46+'
Laurent Robert   62'   95+'
Amado Guevara   81'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 18,647
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
May 31, 2008 Toronto FC 2 – 0 Los Angeles Galaxy Toronto
Maurice Edu   37'
Julius James   49'
Kevin Harmse   54'
Jeff Cunningham   65'
Jeff Cunningham   65'		 (report) Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,096
Referee: Mark Geiger
June 8, 2008 Houston Dynamo 3 – 1 Toronto FC Houston, USA
Dwayne De Rosario   46+'
Brian Ching   52'
Brian Ching   69'
Chris Wondolowski   94+'		 (report)[permanent dead link‍] Carl Robinson   53'
Jeff Cunningham   71'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 13,179
Referee: Terry Vaughn
June 14, 2008 Toronto FC 3 – 1 Colorado Rapids Toronto
Danny Dichio   37'
Rohan Ricketts   58'
Rohan Ricketts  67'		 (report) Christian Gomez   80' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,135
Referee: Jair Marrufo
June 21, 2008 Toronto FC 0 – 0 Kansas City Wizards Toronto
Laurent Robert   92+' (report)[permanent dead link‍] Jack Jewsbury   5'
Kerry Zavagnin   22'
Kurt Morsink   69'
Roger Espinoza   93+'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,293
Referee: Michael Kennedy
June 28, 2008 New England Revolution 2 – 1 Toronto FC Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA
Steve Ralston   12'
Steve Ralston   59'		 (report)[permanent dead link‍] Laurent Robert   47+'
Maurice Edu   77'
Shalrie Joseph   78' (o.g.)
Tyrone Marshall   85'
Amado Guevara   93+'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 15,863
Referee: Tim Weyland
July 12, 2008 Chicago Fire 2 – 1 Toronto FC Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
Chris Rolfe   6'
John Thorrington   27'
Gonzalo Segares   36'
John Thorrington   92+'		 (report) Maurice Edu   12'
Carl Robinson   53'
Abdus Ibrahim   63'
Abdus Ibrahim   87'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 15,118
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
July 19, 2008 Toronto FC 0 – 0 San Jose Earthquakes Toronto
Abdus Ibrahim   18' (report) Jason Hernandez   26' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,264
Referee: Paul Ward
July 28, 2008 Real Salt Lake 2 – 1 Toronto FC Salt Lake City, USA
Jamison Olave   63'
Jamison Olave   83'
Robbie Findley   87'		 (report) Amado Guevara   84'
Abdus Ibrahim   86'
Greg Sutton   87'		 Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
Attendance: 12,319
Referee: Kevin Stott
August 3, 2008 Toronto FC 0 – 2 FC Dallas Toronto
Marco Vélez   27'   84'
Amado Guevara   79'
Jim Brennan   81'		 (report) Andre Rocha   57'
Kenny Cooper   81' (pen.)
Kenny Cooper   91+'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,247
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 9, 2008 Colorado Rapids 0 – 1 Toronto FC Commerce City, Colorado, USA
Terry Cooke   32'
Conor Casey   46+'
Pablo Mastroeni   63'
Colin Clark   70'   70'		 (report) Chad Barrett   44'
Greg Sutton   78'
Carl Robinson   81'
Danny Dichio   84'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 11,752
Referee: Richard Heron
August 17, 2008 New York Red Bulls 2 – 0 Toronto FC East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Andrew Boyens   33'
Mike Magee   37'
Dave van den Bergh   46+'
Gabriel Cichero   46'
Juan Pablo Angel   92+'		 (report)[permanent dead link‍] Jim Brennan   46+'
Kevin Harmse   52'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 11,119
Referee: Terry Vaughn
August 23, 2008 Toronto FC 1 – 1 New England Revolution Toronto
Chad Barrett   66' (report) Taylor Twellman   35' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,461
Referee: Michael Kennedy
August 30, 2008 Chivas USA 2 – 1 Toronto FC Carson, California, USA
Sacha Kljestan   15'
Alecko Eskandarian   20'
Paulo Nagamura   70'
Lawson Vaughn   79'
Atiba Harris   80'
Atiba Harris   94+'		 (report)[permanent dead link‍] Jim Brennan   19'
Tyrone Marshall   72'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 12,561
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
September 6, 2008 Toronto FC 1 – 3 Chivas USA Toronto
Tyler Rosenlund   30'
Marco Vélez   47+'		 (report)[permanent dead link‍] Daniel Paladini   39'
Daniel Paladini   41'
Alecko Eskandarian   47+'
Jonathan Bornstein   58'
Ante Razov   96+'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 19,863
Referee: Kevin Stott
September 13, 2008 Toronto FC 1 – 1 Columbus Crew Toronto
Carl Robinson   6'
Danny Dichio   65'		 (report)[permanent dead link‍] Pat Noonan   40'
Gino Padula   41'
Chad Marshall   66'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 19,657
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
September 20, 2008 Kansas City Wizards 2 – 0 Toronto FC Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Davy Arnaud   25'
Tyson Wahl   39'
Jack Jewsbury   63' (pen.)
Kevin Souter   79'
Jonathan Leathers   89'
Jack Jewsbury   91+'		 (report)[permanent dead link‍] Carl Robinson   61'
Jim Brennan   65'		 Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark
Attendance: 8,270
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
September 27, 2008 Toronto FC 1 – 1 Houston Dynamo Toronto
Jim Brennan   9'
Marvell Wynne   73'
Tyrone Marshall   83'		 (report) Hunter Freeman   23' (o.g.) Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,074
Referee: Tim Weyland
October 4, 2008 New York Red Bulls 1 – 3 Toronto FC East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Juan Pablo Angel   35'
Jorge Rojas   37'
Dane Richards   49'
Jeff Parke   79'
Gabriel Cichero   87'		 (report) Chad Barrett   27'
Kevin Harmse   35'
Chad Barrett   56'
Chad Barrett   65'
Marvell Wynne   79'
Abdus Ibrahim   86'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 13,756
Referee: Ramon Hernandez
October 11, 2008 FC Dallas 2 – 2 Toronto FC Frisco, Texas, USA
Bruno Guarda   15'
Kenny Cooper   34'
Kenny Cooper   93+' (pen.)		 (report) Hunter Freeman   64'
Marco Vélez   72'
Jim Brennan   75'
Marvell Wynne   88'
Tyler Rosenlund   93+'
Andre Rocha   94+'		 Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 14,114
Referee: Mark Geiger
October 18, 2008 Toronto FC 3 – 2 Chicago Fire Toronto
Amado Guevara   12'
Rohan Ricketts   18'
Danny Dichio   22'
Hunter Freeman   26'
Amado Guevara   31'
Rohan Ricketts  47+'		 (report)[permanent dead link‍] Justin Mapp   25'
Gonzalo Segares   26'
Cuauhtémoc Blanco   59'
Bakary Soumaré   66'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,294
Referee: Jair Marrufo
October 25, 2008 San Jose Earthquakes 2 – 0 Toronto FC Santa Clara, California, USA
Ryan Cochrane   49'
James Riley   74'
Shea Salinas   80'
Shea Salinas   91+' (pen.)		 (report)[permanent dead link‍] Tyrone Marshall   80'
Amado Guevara   84'		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,526
Referee: Michael Kennedy

Canadian Championship

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May 27, 2008 Montreal Impact 0 – 1 Toronto FC Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Stefano Pesoli   37'   52'
Pato Aguilera   62'		 (report) Jim Brennan   32'
Kevin Harmse   50'
Marco Vélez   72'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 12,083
Referee: Paul Ward
July 1, 2008 Toronto FC 0 – 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Toronto
Jim Brennan   11'
Amado Guevara   23'
Jeff Cunningham   81'		 (report) Martin Nash   11'
Martin Nash   36' (pen.)
Justin Moose   46+'
Nicholas Addlery   88'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 18,938
Referee: Steven DePiero
July 9, 2008 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 – 2 Toronto FC Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Eduardo Sebrango   43'
Steve Kindel   65'
Eduardo Sebrango   86'		 (report) Maurice Edu   61'
Marco Vélez   66'
Rohan Ricketts   76'		 Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,288
Referee: Carol Ann Chénard
July 22, 2008 Toronto FC 1 – 1 Montreal Impact Toronto
Rohan Ricketts   15' (report) Roberto Brown   26'
Simon Gatti   38'
Rocco Placentino   39'
Adam Braz   53'
Matt Jordan   73'
Roberto Brown   92+'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,107
Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Player seasonal records

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Competitive matches only. Updated to games played October 26, 2008.[30]

Top goalscorers

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Rank Name MLS Regular Season MLS Cup Canadian Championship Total
1   Rohan Ricketts 4 (27) - 2 (4) 6 (31)
2   Danny Dichio 5 (23) - 0 (2) 5 (25)
3   Chad Barrett 4 (13)0 - - 4 (13)
  Amado Guevara 4 (21) - 0 (3) 4 (24)
5   Jeff Cunningham 3 (16) - 0 (4) 3 (20)
  Marco Vélez 2 (23) - 1 (4) 3 (27)
7   Abdus Ibrahim 2 (12) - 0 (1) 2 (13)
  Maurice Edu 1 (13) - 1 (3) 2 (16)
  Marvell Wynne 2 (24) - 0 (4) 2 (28)
10   Tyler Rosenlund 1 (8) - - 1 (8)
  Julius James 1 (14) - 0 (3) 1 (17)
  Laurent Robert 1 (17) - 0 (4) 1 (21)
  Jarrod Smith 1 (19) - 0 (2) 1 (21)
  Carl Robinson 1 (27) - 0 (4) 1 (31)
  Jim Brennan 1 (28) - 0 (3) 1 (31)

Goals conceded

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Rank Name MLS Regular Season MLS Cup Canadian Championship Total Average per game
1   Brian Edwards 8 (6)0 - - 8 (6)0 1.33
2   Greg Sutton 35 (24) - 4 (4) 39 (28) 1.39

Discipline

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Rank Name MLS Regular Season MLS Cup Canadian Championship Total
                Total Cards
1   Amado Guevara 5 1 - - 1 0 6 1 7
  Jim Brennan 5 0 - - 2 0 7 0 7
3   Marco Vélez 3 2 - - 1 0 4 2 6
  Kevin Harmse 4 1 - - 1 0 5 1 6
5   Maurice Edu 5 0 - - - - 5 0 5
  Laurent Robert 4 1 - - - - 4 1 5
7   Danny Dichio 4 0 - - - - 4 0 4
  Tyrone Marshall 4 0 - - - - 4 0 4
  Carl Robinson 4 0 - - - - 4 0 4
  Jeff Cunningham 3 0 - - 1 0 4 0 4
11   Abdus Ibrahim 3 0 - - - - 3 0 3
12   Hunter Freeman 2 0 - - - - 2 0 2
13   Chad Barrett 1 0 - - - - 1 0 1
  Tyler Rosenlund 1 0 - - - - 1 0 1
  Marvell Wynne 1 0 - - - - 1 0 1

Club seasonal records

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Updated to games played October 26, 2008.[23]

Matches

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Season record wins

Season record defeats

  • Record defeat: 4–1 (v. D.C. United, April 5, 2008)
  • Record home defeat: 3–1 (v. Chivas USA, September 6, 2008)

Season record draws

  • Highest scoring home draw: 1–1 (v. New York Red Bulls, May 1, 2008)
  • Highest scoring away draw: 2–2 (v. FC Dallas, October 11, 2008)

Sequences

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  • Most consecutive wins: 3 (April 13, 2008 – May 1, 2008)
  • Most consecutive draws: 2 (May 1, 2008 – May 17, 2008)
  • Most consecutive losses: 2 (March 29, 2008 – April 13, 2008)
  • Most consecutive matches unbeaten: 6 (April 13, 2008 – May 24, 2008)
  • Most consecutive matches winless: 7 (August 17, 2008 – October 4, 2008)

Attendance

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  • Highest home attendance: 20, 461 (v. New England Revolution, August 23, 2008)
  • Lowest home attendance: 19, 657 (v. Columbus Crew, September 13, 2008)
  • Average league attendance: 20,241

References

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