2024 Toronto FC season
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PresidentBill Manning
(until July 11)
(until July 11)
Head coachJohn Herdman
| 2024 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment | ||
| President | Bill Manning (until July 11) | ||
| Head coach | John Herdman | ||
| Stadium | BMO Field Toronto, Ontario | ||
| Major League Soccer | Conference: 11th Overall: 22nd | ||
| MLS Cup playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
| Canadian Championship | Runners-up | ||
| Leagues Cup | Round of 32 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Prince Owusu (9) All: Prince Owusu (12) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 25,681 | ||
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The 2024 Toronto FC season was the 18th season in the history of Toronto FC, and the first full season under head coach John Herdman, who resigned the position in November 2024.
Roster slots
Transfers
- Note: All figures in United States dollars.
In
Transferred in
| No. | Pos. | Player | From | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | FW | Selected in 2024 MLS SuperDraft | December 19, 2023 | [5] | ||
| 20 | MF | Signed | January 9, 2024 | [6] | ||
| 5 | DF | Transfer, undisclosed fee | February 20, 2024 | [7] | ||
| 22 | DF | Transfer, $750,000 fee | February 23, 2024 | [8] | ||
| 15 | DF | Transfer, undisclosed fee | February 23, 2024 | [9] | ||
| 51 | DF | Homegrown signing | February 24, 2024 | [10] | ||
| 8 | MF | Free agent | February 29, 2024 | [11] | ||
| 11 | FW | Traded in exchange $200,000 in 2025 GAM and $175,000 conditional GAM | April 24, 2024 | [12] | ||
| 30 | DF | Free agent | Acquired Discovery Rights in trade with D.C. United for $75,000 in 2025 GAM | July 18, 2024 | [13] | |
| 95 | DF | Signed from second team | September 17, 2024 | [14] | ||
| 38 | FW | Signed from second team | September 17, 2024 | [15] | ||
Loaned in
| No. | Pos. | Player | From | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | MF | Short-term loans (April 13, April 20, April 24, May 21) | April 13, 2024 | [16][17][18][19] | ||
| 73 | FW | Short-term loans (April 24, May 4, May 8, May 15) | April 24, 2024 | [18][20][21][22] | ||
| 38 | FW | Short-term loans (May 15, May 29, August 24) | May 15, 2024 | [22][23] | ||
| 89 | MF | Short-term loans (May 15, May 18, June 19, June 22) | May 15, 2024 | [22][24][25][26] | ||
| 65 | DF | Short-term loan | May 21, 2024 | [19] | ||
| 95 | DF | Short-term loans (May 21, July 3, July 6) | May 21, 2024 | [19][27][28] | ||
| 71 | MF | Short-term loans (June 15, June 29, July 3, July 6) | June 15, 2024 | [29][30][27][28] | ||
| 81 | MF | Short-term loan | June 15, 2024 | [29] | ||
| 82 | FW | Short-term loans (July 13, August 4, August 8) | July 13, 2024 | [31][32][33] | ||
MLS SuperDraft picks
| 2024 Toronto FC SuperDraft Picks | |||||
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Forward | Lipscomb Bisons | Signed | |
| 2 | 30 | Defender | Indiana Hoosiers | Remained at college; transferred to Saint Louis University | |
| 3 | 59 | Midfielder | Indiana Hoosiers | Remained at college | |
| 3 | 85 | Midfielder | Stanford Cardinal | Remained at college | |
Out
Transferred out
| No. | Pos. | Player | To | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | MF | Retired | Retired. Club used buy-out on contract. | October 22, 2023 | [34] | |
| 30 | GK | Option declined | November 2, 2022 | [35] | ||
| 81 | DF | Option declined | November 2, 2022 | [35] | ||
| 8 | MF | Option declined | November 2, 2022 | [35] | ||
| 9 | FW | Retired | Option declined | November 2, 2022 | [35] | |
| 3 | DF | Contract expired | November 2, 2022 | [35] | ||
| 99 | FW | Waived | February 23, 2024 | [36] | ||
| 11 | MF | Traded for $75,000 in 2025 GAM and $200,000 2025 conditional GAM | March 14, 2024 | [37] | ||
| 9 | FW | Mutual termination | May 7, 2024 | [38] | ||
| 77 | FW | Waived | May 20, 2024 | [39] | ||
| 7 | MF | Traded in exchange for $850,000 GAM and $450,000 conditional GAM | August 8, 2024 | [40] |
Loaned out
| No. | Pos. | Player | To | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | FW | Full-year loan | March 5, 2024 | [41] | ||
| 26 | DF | Full-year loan | March 22, 2024 | [42] | ||
| 12 | FW | Loan to July 31, 2025 | August 21, 2024 | [43] | ||
Pre-season
Matches
| February 2 (Match 1) Friendly | Nashville SC | 0–2 | Toronto FC | Palm Beach Gardens, Florida |
| 11:00 AM | Report | Bernardeschi Insigne |
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| Note: Match was played as 2 30-minute halves | ||||
| February 2 (Match 2) Friendly | Nashville SC | 1–0 | Toronto FC | Palm Beach Gardens, Florida |
| 12:30 PM EST | Ajago |
Report | ||
| Note: Match was played as 2 30-minute halves | ||||
| February 10 Friendly | Columbus Crew | 4–2 | Toronto FC | Santa Barbara, California |
| Report | Coello Akinola |
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| Note: Match details agreed not to be published by the clubs. Score later found out to be 4-2. Match was played as a 90-minute match with an additional 30 minute period afterwards. | ||||
| February 14 Friendly | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | Toronto FC | Santa Barbara, California |
| Report | Bernardeschi |
| February 17 Friendly | Los Angeles FC | 1–0 | Toronto FC | Santa Barbara, California |
| Mabika |
Report |
Competitions
Major League Soccer
League tables
Eastern Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 40 |
| 10 | D.C. United | 34 | 40 |
| 11 | Toronto FC | 34 | 37 |
| 12 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 37 |
| 13 | Nashville SC | 34 | 36 |
Source: MLS
Overall
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 40 |
| 21 | D.C. United | 34 | 40 |
| 22 | Toronto FC | 34 | 37 |
| 23 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 37 |
| 24 | St. Louis City SC | 34 | 37 |
Source: MLS
Matches
| February 25 1 | FC Cincinnati | 0–0 | Toronto FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 2:30 PM |
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Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Jonathan Weiner |
| March 3 2 | New England Revolution | 0–1 | Toronto FC | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 2:00 PM | Report |
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Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 29,293 Referee: Wesley Costa |
| March 9 3 | Toronto FC | 1–0 | Charlotte FC | Toronto, Ontario |
| 2:00 PM | Report | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 26,345 Referee: Chris Grabas |
| March 16 4 | New York City FC | 2–1 | Toronto FC | New York City, New York |
| 7:30 PM | Report |
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Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 18,623 Referee: Muhammad Hassan |
| March 23 5 | Toronto FC | 2–0 | Atlanta United FC | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:30 PM | Report | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 25,768 Referee: Scott Bowman |
| March 30 6 | Toronto FC | 1–3 | Sporting Kansas City | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:30 PM | Report | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 24,382 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
| April 6 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 4–0 | Toronto FC | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 7:30 PM | Report |
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Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 24,678 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| April 13 8 | Charlotte FC | 3–2 | Toronto FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:30 PM | Report | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 31,414 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| April 20 9 | Toronto FC | 1–0 | New England Revolution | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:30 PM |
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Report | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 24,108 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| April 27 10 | Orlando City SC | 1–2 | Toronto FC | Orlando, Florida |
| 7:30 PM | Report | Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 21,689 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| May 4 11 | Toronto FC | 3–1 | FC Dallas | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:30 PM |
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Report | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 24,257 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière |
| May 11 12 | Toronto FC | 2–3 | New York City FC | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:30 PM |
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Report | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 26,925 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| May 15 13 | Nashville SC | 2–0 | Toronto FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 8:30 PM | Report |
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Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 27,868 Referee: Marcos DeOliveira |
| May 18 14 | Toronto FC | 5–1 | CF Montréal | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:30 PM |
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Report |
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Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 28,261 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| May 25 15 | Toronto FC | 3–4 | FC Cincinnati | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:30 PM | Report | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 27,941 Referee: Victor Rivas |
| May 29 16 | Philadelphia Union | 0–0 | Toronto FC | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30 PM |
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Report | Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,535 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| June 1 17 | D.C. United | 2–2 | Toronto FC | Washington, D.C. |
| 7:30 PM |
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Report |
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Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,215 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| June 15 18 | Toronto FC | 1–4 | Chicago Fire FC | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:30 PM |
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Report |
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Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 28,303 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière |
| June 19 19 | Toronto FC | 1–2 | Nashville SC | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:30 PM |
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Report | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 23,361 Referee: Chris Penso |
| June 22 20 | New York Red Bulls | 3–0 | Toronto FC | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 7:30 PM |
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Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 18,039 Referee: Joe Dickerson |
| June 29 21 | Atlanta United FC | 2–1 | Toronto FC | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 7:30 PM | Report |
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Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,568 Referee: Marcos DeOliveira |
| July 3 22 | Toronto FC | 1–2 | Orlando City SC | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:30 PM | Report | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 23,877 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| July 6 23 | Columbus Crew | 4–0 | Toronto FC | Columbus, Ohio |
| 7:30 PM | Report |
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Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,547 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| July 13 24 | Toronto FC | 2–1 | Philadelphia Union | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:30 PM | Report | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 25,880 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| July 17 25 | Inter Miami CF | 3–1 | Toronto FC | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| 7:30 PM | Report |
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Stadium: Chase Stadium Attendance: 20,120 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| July 20 26 | CF Montréal | 0–1 | Toronto FC | Montreal, Quebec |
| 7:30 PM |
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Report | Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 19,619 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| August 24 27 | Houston Dynamo FC | 0–1 | Toronto FC | Houston, Texas |
| 8:30 PM |
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Report |
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Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 16,640 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| August 31 28 | Toronto FC | 1–3 | D.C. United | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:30 PM | Report | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 28,489 Referee: Marcos DeOliveira |
| September 14 29 | Toronto FC | 2–1 | Austin FC | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:30 PM | Report | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 25,538 Referee: Chris Penso |
| September 18 30 | Toronto FC | 0–2 | Columbus Crew | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:30 PM |
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Report | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 21,355 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
| September 21 31 | Colorado Rapids | 2–0 | Toronto FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 9:30 PM |
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Report | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,896 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| September 28 32 | Chicago Fire FC | 1–1 | Toronto FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 8:30 PM | Report | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 16,097 Referee: Ricardo Montero |
| October 2 33 | Toronto FC | 1–4 | New York Red Bulls | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:30 PM |
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Report | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 21,575 Referee: Filip Dujic |
| October 5 34 | Toronto FC | 0–1 | Inter Miami CF | Toronto, Ontario |
| 4:00 PM | Report |
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Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 30,217 Referee: Joe Dickerson |
Canadian Championship
| April 24 Preliminary round | Toronto FC | 5–0 | Simcoe County Rovers FC | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:30 PM | Report |
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Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 11,430 Referee: Michael Venne |
| May 8 Quarter-finals First leg | CS Saint-Laurent | 0–3 | Toronto FC | Montreal, Quebec |
| 7:00 PM |
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Report |
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Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard Attendance: 6,482 Referee: Michael Venne |
| May 21 Quarter-finals Second leg | Toronto FC | 8–1 (11–1 agg.) | CS Saint-Laurent | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:00 PM | Report | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 9,148 Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
| July 10 Semi-finals First leg | Forge FC | 2–1 | Toronto FC | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 7:00 PM | Report | Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 11,341 Referee: Ben Hoskins |
| August 27 Semi-finals Second leg | Toronto FC | 1–0 (2 (a) –2 agg.) | Forge FC | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:00 PM | Report |
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Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,173 Referee: Renzo Villanueva |
| September 25 Final | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Toronto FC | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 10:00 PM | Report |
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Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 12,516 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin | |
| Penalties | ||||
Leagues Cup
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TOR | PAC | NYR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | — | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | |||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0–0 | — | — |
| July 27 1 | New York Red Bulls | 0–0 (4–5 p) | | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 8:00 PM | Report |
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 10,958 Referee: Víctor Cáceres | |
| Penalties | ||||
| August 4 2 | Pachuca | 1–2 | | Toronto, Ontario |
| 8:00 PM | Report | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 24,202 Referee: Joe Dickerson |
Knockout stage
| August 8 Round of 32 | Inter Miami CF | 4–3 | | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| 7:30 PM | Report | Stadium: Chase Stadium Attendance: 10,543 Referee: Adonai Escobedo |
Competitions summary
| Competition | Record | First Match | Last Match | Final Position | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| MLS Regular Season | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 40 | 61 | −21 | 32.35 | February 25 | October 5 | 11th in Eastern Conference, 22nd Overall | |
| Canadian Championship | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 66.67 | April 24 | September 25 | Runners-up | |
| Leagues Cup | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | +0 | 33.33 | July 27 | August 8 | Round of 32 | |
| Total | 43 | 16 | 6 | 21 | 63 | 69 | −6 | 37.21 | ||||
Source: Competitions