2024 Toronto FC II season

The 2024 Toronto FC II season is the ninth season of play in the club's history and their third season in MLS Next Pro.

Toronto FC II
2024 season
OwnerMaple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
ManagerGianni Cimini
MLS Next Pro12th, East (23rd, overall)
MLSNP Cup Playoffsdid not qualify
Top goalscorerJulian Altobelli
(11 goals)
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Team Roster

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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]

Roster

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As of September 20, 2024[2]

Coaching staff

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As of November 15, 2022[3]
Coaching staff
Head coach   Gianni Cimini
Assistant coach   Marco Casalinuovo
Assistant coach   Yianni Michelis
Goalkeeping coach   David Monsalve

Transfers

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Note: All figures in United States dollars.

Transferred In

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No. Pos. Player From Fee/notes Date Source
38 FW   Charlie Sharp   Western Michigan Broncos Signed; 2023 MLS SuperDraft pick February 15, 2024 [4]
95 DF   Nathaniel Edwards   Syracuse Orange Signed February 29, 2024 [5]
72 MF   Mark Fisher   Stanford Cardinal Signed February 29, 2024 [5]
50 GK   Abraham Rodriguez   Colorado Rapids Signed March 7, 2024 [6]
80 GK   Shafique Wilson   Albany Great Danes Signed March 14, 2024 [7]
81 MF   Hassan Ayari   Sheffield United U23 Signed April 18, 2024 [8]
89 MF   Charlie Staniland   Sheffield United U23 Signed April 18, 2024 [8]
87 MF   Costa Iliadis   CF Montréal U23 Signed September 20, 2024 [9]

Loaned in

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No. Pos. Player From Fee/notes Date Source
58 DF   Ythallo   São Paulo U20 One-year loan March 1, 2024 [10]

Transferred out

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No. Pos. Player To Fee/notes Date Source
50 GK   Gianluca Catalano Option declined November 17, 2023 [11]
62 DF   Rohan Goulbourne Option declined November 17, 2023 [11]
89 DF   Matthew Medeiros   Vaughan Azzurri Option declined November 17, 2023 [11]
38 DF   Jalen Watson   Simcoe County Rovers FC Option declined November 17, 2023 [11]
72 FW   Jordan Faria   Valour FC Option declined November 17, 2022 [11]
51 DF   Adam Pearlman   Toronto FC Contract expired November 17, 2023 [11]
86 FW   Alec Díaz   Colorado Rapids 2 Contract expired November 17, 2023 [11]
33 FW   Reshaun Walkes   Vaughan Azzurri Contract expired November 17, 2023 [11]
49 GK   Baj Maan   Vaughan Azzurri Contract expired November 17, 2023
95 MF   Ife Adenuga   Sigma FC Contract expired November 17, 2023
65 DF   Antony Ćurić   ND Gorica Mutual termination June 19, 2024 [12]
75 MF   Luca Accettola   York University Mutual termination August 22, 2024 [13]
95 DF   Nathaniel Edwards   Toronto FC Signed with first team September 17, 2024 [14]
38 FW   Charlie Sharp   Toronto FC Signed with first team September 17, 2024 [15]

Loaned out

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No. Pos. Player To Fee/notes Date Source
79 MF   Andrei Dumitru   Toronto FC Short-term loans (April 13, April 20, April 24, May 21) April 13, 2024 [16][17][18][19]
73 FW   Jesús Batiz   Toronto FC Short-term loans (April 24, May 4, May 8, May 15) April 24, 2024 [18][20][21][22]
38 FW   Charlie Sharp   Toronto FC Short-term loans (May 15, May 29, August 24) May 15, 2024 [22][23][24]
89 MF   Charlie Staniland   Toronto FC Short-term loans (May 15, May 18, June 19, June 22) May 15, 2024 [22][25][26][27]
65 DF   Antony Ćurić   Toronto FC Short-term loan May 21, 2024 [19]
95 DF   Nathaniel Edwards   Toronto FC Short-term loans (May 21, July 3, July 6) May 21, 2024 [19][28][29]
71 MF   Markus Cimermancic   Toronto FC Short-term loans (June 15, June 29, July 3, July 6) June 15, 2024 [30][31][28][29]
81 MF   Hassan Ayari   Toronto FC Short-term loan June 15, 2024 [30]
82 FW   Julian Altobelli   Toronto FC Short-term loans (July 13, August 4, August 8) July 13, 2024 [32][33][34]

Competitions

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MLS Next Pro

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Standings

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Eastern Conference
Pos Div Team Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts
10 SE Carolina Core FC 28 12 3 1 12 39 45 −6 43
11 NE New York Red Bulls II 28 10 4 2 12 56 61 −5 40
12 NE Toronto FC II 28 10 1 5 12 44 51 −7 37
13 SE Atlanta United 2 28 7 4 3 14 42 64 −22 32
14 SE Huntsville City FC 28 8 0 5 15 39 53 −14 29
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)
Overall table
Pos Team Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts
21 Sporting Kansas City II 28 10 2 4 12 53 57 −4 38
22 Portland Timbers 2 28 8 4 6 10 43 45 −2 38
23 Toronto FC II 28 10 1 5 12 44 51 −7 37
24 Austin FC II 28 7 4 7 10 44 49 −5 36
25 Minnesota United FC 2 28 8 4 0 16 43 73 −30 32
Source: MLSNP
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

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March 17, 2024 1 Philadelphia Union 2 2–1 Toronto FC II Chester, Pennsylvania
3:00 PM Westfield   51'
Davis   54'
Report Batiz   41' Stadium: Suburu Park
Referee: Thomas Snyder
April 7, 2024 3 Columbus Crew 2 2–1 Toronto FC II Columbus, Ohio
3:00 PM Saad   37'
Rincón   45+1'
Report Perruzza   17' Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium
Referee: Rebecca Pagan
April 14, 2024 4 Toronto FC II 2–1 FC Cincinnati 2 Toronto, Ontario
2:00 PM Sharp   12'
Cimermancic   42'
Report Benalcazar   64' (pen.) Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Referee: Mario Alayass
April 19, 2024 5 Toronto FC II 1–1
(4–5 SO)
New England Revolution II Toronto, Ontario
7:00 PM Altobelli   6' Report Marcos Dias   45+1' Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Referee: Robert D'Alesio
Shootout
Ćurić  
Catavolo  
Ayari  
Rigopoulos  
Fisher  
Ythallo  
Stojadinovic  
Marcos Dias  
Escobar  
Bolma  
Souza  
Panayotou  
Borovic  
Pârvu  
April 28, 2024 6 Orlando City B 1–2 Toronto FC II Kissimmee, Florida
3:00 PM Rivera   50' Report Sharp   9'
Batiz   89'
Stadium: Osceola Heritage Park
Referee: Brad Jensen
May 5, 2024 7 Toronto FC II 1–1
(1–3 SO)
Columbus Crew 2 Toronto, Ontario
3:00 PM Ayari   16' Report Mrowka   52' Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Referee: Thomas Noel
Shootout
Altobelli  
Catavolo  
Cimermancic  
Staniland  
Adams  
Presthus  
Habroune  
May 10, 2024 8 Huntsville City FC 0–1 Toronto FC II Huntsville, Alabama
8:00 PM Wright   90+6' Report Sharp   85' Stadium: Joe W. Davis Stadium
Referee: Kevin Fikar
May 23, 2024 10 Toronto FC II 2–1 Carolina Core FC Toronto, Ontario
7:00 PM Staniland   14'
Batiz   90+1'
Report Canete   84' (pen.) Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Referee: Youcef Boumsied
May 31, 2024 11 Toronto FC II 1–4 Chicago Fire FC II Toronto, Ontario
7:00 PM Cimermancic   10' Report Batiz   16' (o.g.)
Shokalook   26'
Poręba   90+4', 90+6' (pen.)
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
June 9, 2024 12 New York Red Bulls II 2–1 Toronto FC II Montclair, New Jersey
7:00 PM Sofo   43', 61' (pen.) Report Sharp   71' Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
Referee: Esad Omanovic
June 12, 2024 13 Toronto FC II 1–3 New York City FC II Toronto, Ontario
7:00 PM Bednarsky   90+3' (o.g.)

Altobelli   45+3'
Report Calheira   43', 50'
Lancher   90+1'
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Referee: Niko Jecanski
June 26, 2024 14 Toronto FC II 2–1 Inter Miami II Toronto, Ontario
7:00 PM Boatwright   49' (o.g.)
Edwards   53'
Report Carmichael   11' Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Referee: Melvin Christopher
June 30, 2024 15 Toronto FC II 0–4 Philadelphia Union II Toronto, Ontario
3:00 PM Report Tucker   8'
Davis   12', 31'
Westfield   20'
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Referee: Mazzen Black
July 7, 2024 16 Columbus Crew 2 2–2
(7–6 SO)
Toronto FC Columbus, Ohio
6:00 PM Adu-Gyamfi   70'
Flanary   88'
Report Ayari   57'
Altobelli   90+4'
Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Shootout
Mrwoka  
Almeida  
Adu-Gyamfi  
Da  
Presthus  
Rincón  
Rogers  
Ayari  
Altobelli  
Ythallo  
Fisher  
Edwards  
De Rosario  
Cimermancic  
July 10, 2024 2 Chicago Fire FC II 2–0 Toronto FC II Bridgeview, Illinois
3:00 PM Glasgow   47'
Oregel   66'
Report Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Referee: Ryan Farrel
Note: Match originally scheduled for March 22
July 14, 2024 17 Toronto FC II 1–2 FC Cincinnati 2 Toronto, Ontario
3:00 PM Gibert   75' (o.g.) Report Stitz   14'
Chirilla   90'
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Referee: Myriam Marcotte
July 28, 2024 18 Toronto FC II 4–3 New York Red Bulls II Toronto, Ontario
3:00 PM Ayari   12', 57'
Altobelli   39'
Cimermancic   75'
Report Gutierrez   63'
Sullivan   87'
Rosborough   88'
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Referee: David Schmidt-Schweda
August 3, 2024 19 Chattanooga FC 1–1
(5–3 SO)
Toronto FC II Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:00 PM Ouamri   36' Report Accettola   90+2' Stadium: Finley Stadium
Referee: Russell Miller
Shootout
Garvanian  
Kwak  
Pérez  
Sar-Sar  
James  
Ythallo  
Fisher  
Sharp  
Staniland  
August 11, 2024 20 Atlanta United 2 2–1 Toronto FC II Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM Moore   27'
Neri   48'
Report Altobelli   16' Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Referee: Adam Mitchell
August 18, 2024 21 Toronto FC II 4–2 Philadelphia Union II Toronto, Ontario
3:00 PM Batiz   13'
Ythallo   22'
Altobelli   60' (pen.)
Ayari   76'
Report LeBlanc   49', 57' Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Referee: Mo Mohseni
August 25, 2024 22 Toronto FC II 2–3 Huntsville City FC Toronto, Ontario
3:00 PM Altobelli   16'
Fisher   45+1'
Report Sipić   2'
Pacius   51'
Tropeano   82'
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Referee: Youcef Boumsied
September 1, 2024 23 FC Cincinnati 2 0–2 Toronto FC II Highland Heights, Kentucky
7:00 PM Report Altobelli   4'
Sharp   22'
Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium
Referee: Joe Surgan
September 8, 2024 24 New England Revolution II 2–2
(6–5 SO)
Toronto FC II Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:00 PM Dias   41', 48' Altobelli   8' (pen.)
Staniland   78'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Referee: Johnathan Luk
Shootout
Dias  
Bolma  
Klein  
Tiago  
Souza  
Butts  
Mussenden  
Ayari  
Altobelli  
Fisher  
Sharp  
Dumitru  
Catavolo  
De Rosario  
September 11 9 New York City FC II 1–1
(3–4 SO)
Toronto FC II New York City, New York
5:00 PM Leong   80' Report Altobelli   82' (pen.) Stadium: Belson Stadium
Referee: John Matto
Shootout
Elias  
Jiménez  
Owusu  
Rozhansky  
Calheira  
Leong  
Ayari  
Altobelli  
Fisher  
Dumitru  
Edwards  
Pearlman  
Note: Originally scheduled for May 17
September 15, 2024 25 Toronto FC II 3–0 New York City FC II Toronto, Ontario
3:00 PM Fisher   25'
Altobelli   26'
Ayari   90+1'
Report Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
September 22, 2024 26 New York Red Bulls II 2–0 Toronto FC II Montclair, New Jersey
5:00 PM Rosborough   8'
Sofo   54'
Report Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
Referee: Emmy Nonso
September 29, 2024 27 Toronto FC II 1–5 Chattanooga FC Toronto, Ontario
3:00 PM Cimermancic   60' Report Ibarra   35'
Garvanian   62'
Gray   66', 80'
McGrath   70'
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
October 6, 2024 28 Crown Legacy FC 1–4 Toronto FC II Matthews, North Carolina
1:00 PM Sing   28' Report Stojadinovic   16'
Altobelli   23' (pen.)
Edwards   61'
J.Chukwu   90+1'
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Referee: JJ Bilinski

Statistics

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Goals

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Rank Nation Player MLS Next Pro Playoffs Total
1   Julian Altobelli 11 - 11
2   Hassan Ayari 6 - 6
3   Charlie Sharp 5 - 5
4   Jesús Batiz 4 - 4
  Markus Cimermancic 4 - 4
6   Charlie Staniland 2 - 2
  Nathaniel Edwards 1 - 1
  Mark Fisher 2 - 2
8   Luca Accettola[A] 1 - 1
  Joses Chukwu 1 - 1
  Jordan Perruzza[A] 1 - 1
  Marko Stojadinovic 1 - 1
  Ythallo 1 - 1
Own goals 3 0 3
Totals 44 0 44

Updated to match played October 6, 2024
Source: Stats Crew

  1. ^
    No longer on roster

Shutouts

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Rank Nation Player Pos. MLS Next Pro Playoffs Total
1   Adisa De Rosario GK 1 - 1
  Abraham Rodriguez GK 1 - 1
Totals 2 0 2

Updated to match played September 15, 2024
Source: Stats Crew

References

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  1. ^ "Roster Guidelines". MLS Next Pro.
  2. ^ "Toronto FC II Roster". MLS Next Pro.
  3. ^ "Staff | Toronto FC". Toronto FC. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "Toronto FC II add MLS SuperDraft pick Charlie Sharp to roster". Toronto FC. February 15, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Toronto FC II sign NCAA standouts Nathaniel Edwards and Mark Fisher". Toronto FC. February 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "Toronto FC II sign goalkeeper Abraham Rodriguez". Toronto FC. March 7, 2024.
  7. ^ "Toronto FC II sign Goalkeeper Shafique Wilson". Toronto FC. March 14, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Toronto FC II sign midfield pair Hassan Ayari and Charlie Staniland". Toronto FC. April 18, 2024.
  9. ^ "Toronto FC II sign midfielder Costa Iliadis". Toronto FC. September 20, 2024.
  10. ^ "Toronto FC II sign Brazilian defender Ythallo". Toronto FC. March 1, 2024.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h "Toronto FC II Announce Year-End Roster Moves". Toronto FC. November 17, 2023.
  12. ^ "Toronto FC II and Antony Curic agree on mutual contract termination". Toronto FC. June 19, 2024.
  13. ^ "Toronto FC II and Luca Accettola agree on mutual contract termination". Toronto FC. August 22, 2024.
  14. ^ "Toronto FC sign Nathaniel Edwards from Toronto FC II". Toronto FC. September 17, 2024.
  15. ^ "Toronto FC sign forward Charlie Sharp to MLS contract". Toronto FC. September 17, 2024.
  16. ^ "Toronto FC Sign Andrei Dumitru to a Short-Term Agreement". Toronto FC. April 13, 2024.
  17. ^ "Toronto FC Sign Andrei Dumitru to a Short-Term Agreement". Toronto FC. April 13, 2024.
  18. ^ a b "Toronto FC sign Andrei Dumitru and Jesús Batiz to short-term agreements". Toronto FC. April 24, 2024.
  19. ^ a b c "Toronto FC sign three Toronto FC II players to short-term agreements for Canadian Championship". Toronto FC. May 21, 2024.
  20. ^ "Toronto FC sign Jesús Batiz to MLS short-term agreement". Toronto FC. May 4, 2024.
  21. ^ "Toronto FC sign Jesús Batiz to short-term agreement for Canadian Championship match". Toronto FC. May 8, 2024.
  22. ^ a b c "Toronto FC sign three Toronto FC II players to short-term agreements ahead of Nashville SC match". Toronto FC. May 15, 2024.
  23. ^ "Toronto FC sign Charlie Sharp to short-term agreement". Toronto FC. May 29, 2024.
  24. ^ "Toronto FC sign Charlie Sharp to MLS short-term agreement". Toronto FC. August 24, 2024.
  25. ^ "Toronto FC sign Charlie Staniland to MLS short-term agreement". Toronto FC. May 18, 2024.
  26. ^ "Toronto FC sign Charlie Staniland to MLS short-term Agreement". Toronto FC. June 19, 2024.
  27. ^ "Toronto FC sign Charlie Staniland to MLS short-term Agreement". Toronto FC. June 22, 2024.
  28. ^ a b "Toronto FC sign pair of Young Reds to MLS short-term agreements". Toronto FC. July 3, 2024.
  29. ^ a b "Toronto FC sign Cimermancic and Edwards to MLS short-term agreements". Toronto FC. July 6, 2024.
  30. ^ a b "Toronto FC sign Markus Cimermancic and Hassan Ayari to MLS short-term agreements". Toronto FC. June 15, 2024.
  31. ^ "Toronto FC sign midfielder Markus Cimermancic to MLS short-term agreement". Toronto FC. June 29, 2024.
  32. ^ "Toronto FC sign Julian Altobelli to MLS short-term agreement". Toronto FC. July 13, 2024.
  33. ^ "Toronto FC sign Julian Altobelli to short-term agreement". Toronto FC. August 4, 2024.
  34. ^ "Toronto FC sign Julian Altobelli to MLS short-term agreement". Toronto FC. August 8, 2024.