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 coach	John Carver
Stadium	BMO Field
MLS	Conference: 7th Overall: 12th
Canadian Championship	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Danny Dichio (5) All: Rohan Ricketts (6)
Home colours Away colours
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Club

Management

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

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

Source: BMO Field article on April 9, 2008

Squad

As of October 26, 2008.

First team

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

In

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

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

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

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

Players

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

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

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

Pre-season friendlies

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

Results summary

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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	A	A	H	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	L	L	W	W	W	D	D	W	L	W	L	W	D	L	L	D	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	D	L	D	W	D	W	L

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

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

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

Legend

  Win   Tie   Loss

Pre-season

Friendly matches

Toronto FC v D.C. United

February 5, 2008	Toronto FC	1 – 1	D.C. United	Bradenton, Florida
	Danny Dichio 54'		Domenic Mediate 15'

Toronto FC v Odense Boldklub

February 11, 2008	Toronto FC	0 – 0	Odense Boldklub	Bradenton, Florida
		(report)

Toronto FC v Odense Boldklub

February 14, 2008	Toronto FC	1 – 2	Odense Boldklub	Bradenton, Florida
	Andrea Lombardo 80'	(report)[permanent dead link‍]	Jonas Borring 37' Chris Sorensen 60'

Toronto FC v Kansas City Wizards

February 16, 2008	Toronto FC	2 – 0	Kansas City Wizards	Bradenton, Florida
	Maurice Edu 44' Maurice Edu 61'	(report)[permanent dead link‍]

Toronto FC v United States U-17

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'

Toronto FC v Chicago Fire

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

Toronto FC v Houston Dynamo

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'

Toronto FC v D.C. United

March 7, 2008	Toronto FC	0 – 1	D.C. United	Cibolo, Texas
		(report)[permanent dead link‍]	Josh Gardner 84'

Toronto FC v Chivas USA

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

Toronto FC v San Jose Earthquakes

March 15, 2008	Toronto FC	0 – 1	San Jose Earthquakes	Charleston, South Carolina
		(report)[permanent dead link‍]	Jason Hernandez 21'

Toronto FC v New York Red Bulls

March 19, 2008	Toronto FC	1 – 1	New York Red Bulls	Charleston, South Carolina
	Jeff Cunningham 10'		John Wolyniec 74'

Toronto FC v Charleston Battery

March 22, 2008	Toronto FC	0 – 2	Charleston Battery	Charleston, South Carolina
			Randi Patterson 38' Randi Patterson 50'

Mid-season friendly matches

Toronto FC v Pachuca

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

Toronto FC v Independiente

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

Columbus Crew v Toronto FC

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

D.C. United v Toronto FC

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

Los Angeles Galaxy v Toronto FC

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

Toronto FC v Real Salt Lake

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

Toronto FC v Kansas City Wizards

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

Toronto FC v New York Red Bulls

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

Toronto FC v Columbus Crew

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

Toronto FC v D.C. United

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

D.C. United v Toronto FC

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

Toronto FC v Los Angeles Galaxy

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

Houston Dynamo v Toronto FC

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

Toronto FC v Colorado Rapids

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

Toronto FC v Kansas City Wizards

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

New England Revolution v Toronto FC

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

Chicago Fire v Toronto FC

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

Toronto FC v San Jose Earthquakes

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

Real Salt Lake v Toronto FC

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

Toronto FC v FC Dallas

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

Colorado Rapids v Toronto FC

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

New York Red Bulls v Toronto FC

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

Toronto FC v New England Revolution

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

Chivas USA v Toronto FC

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

Toronto FC v Chivas USA

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

Toronto FC v Columbus Crew

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

Kansas City Wizards v Toronto FC

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

Toronto FC v Houston Dynamo

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

New York Red Bulls v Toronto FC

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

FC Dallas v Toronto FC

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

Toronto FC v Chicago Fire

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

San Jose Earthquakes v Toronto FC

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

Montreal Impact v Toronto FC

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

Toronto FC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Toronto FC

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

Toronto FC v Montreal Impact

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

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

Top goalscorers

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

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

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

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

Matches

Season record wins

• Record win: 2–0 (v. Kansas City Wizards, April 26, 2008)
• Record away win: 3–1 (v. New York Red Bull, October 4, 2008)

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

• 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

• 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

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