2009 Toronto FC season

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The 2009 Toronto FC season was the third season in Toronto FC's existence. The club narrowly missed their first appearance for the MLS playoffs, losing the last game of the season when a win would have meant qualification.

Head CoachChris Cummins
StadiumBMO Field
MLSConference: 5th
Overall: 12th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
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Toronto FC
2009 season
Head CoachChris Cummins
StadiumBMO Field
MLSConference: 5th
Overall: 12th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
Canadian ChampionshipChampions
Champions LeaguePreliminary round
Top goalscorerLeague: Dwayne De Rosario (11)
All: Dwayne De Rosario (14)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 20,902
All: 20,902
Average home league attendanceLeague: 20,344[1]
All: 20,312
 2008
2010 
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Club

Management

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Position Staff
Manager, Director of Soccer Scotland Mo Johnston
Head Coach England Chris Cummins
Strength and Conditioning Coach England Paul Winsper
First Assistant Coach Canada Nick Dasovic
Goalkeeping Coach Canada Mike Toshack
Video Analyst Republic of Ireland Eddie Kehoe
Equipment Manager England Malcolm Phillips
Athletic Therapist Canada Carmelo Lobue
Assistant Athletic Therapist Canada Shawn Jeffers
Massage Therapist Canada Marcelo Casal
Team Physician Canada Dr. Ira Smith
Manager Team Services Canada Earl Cochrane
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Last updated: May 23, 2009
Source: Toronto FC

Kits

Home
Away
Special
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TypeShirtShortsSocksFirst appearance / Info
HomeRedRedRed
AwayGreyBlackGrey
Special[2]PinkBlackBlackMLS, June 24 against New York
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Squad

As of September 9, 2009. [3]

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

Transfers

In

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Out

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Competitions

Updated to games played October 24, 2009.[21]

Regular season

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Columbus Crew 30 13 7 10 41 31 +10 49 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Chicago Fire 30 11 7 12 39 34 +5 45
3 New England Revolution 30 11 10 9 33 37 4 42
4 D.C. United 30 9 8 13 43 44 1 40
5 Toronto FC 30 10 11 9 37 46 9 39
6 Kansas City Wizards 30 8 13 9 33 42 9 33
7 New York Red Bulls 30 5 19 6 27 47 20 21
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Source: MLS
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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Columbus Crew (S) 30 13 7 10 41 31 +10 49 CONCACAF Champions League
2 LA Galaxy 30 12 6 12 36 31 +5 48
3 Houston Dynamo 30 13 8 9 39 29 +10 48 North American SuperLiga
4 Seattle Sounders FC 30 12 7 11 38 29 +9 47 CONCACAF Champions League
5 Chicago Fire 30 11 7 12 39 34 +5 45 North American SuperLiga
6 Chivas USA 30 13 11 6 34 31 +3 45
7 New England Revolution 30 11 10 9 33 37 4 42
8 Real Salt Lake (C) 30 11 12 7 43 35 +8 40 CONCACAF Champions League
9 Colorado Rapids 30 10 10 10 42 38 +4 40
10 D.C. United 30 9 8 13 43 44 1 40
11 FC Dallas 30 11 13 6 50 47 +3 39
12 Toronto FC 30 10 11 9 37 46 9 39 CONCACAF Champions League
13 Kansas City Wizards 30 8 13 9 33 42 9 33
14 San Jose Earthquakes 30 7 14 9 36 50 14 30
15 New York Red Bulls 30 5 19 6 27 47 20 21
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Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

Results summary

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OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
30 39 10 11 9 37 46  −9 8 3 4 20 14  +6 2 8 5 17 32  −15
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Last updated: October 24, 2009
Source: 2009 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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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAAHHAHHHAHHAHHHAAHAAHAAAHAAHHA
ResultWTLTLWWTTLWLLWWLWTLTWLTLWLTTWL
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Updated to match(es) played on October 24, 2009. Source: Regular season matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Matches

Pre-season

  Win   Tie   Loss

February 8, 2009 Toronto FC 2–1 United States U-20 Bradenton, Florida USA
Barrett
McGlinchey

Carolina Challenge Cup 2009

2009 Major League Soccer season

March 21, 2009 Kansas City Wizards 2–3 Toronto FC Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Jewsbury Yellow card 39'
Arnaud 56', 76'
(report) Brennan 33'
Rickets Yellow card 45+1'
Guevara 53', 62'
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark
Attendance: 10,385
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
March 28, 2009 Columbus Crew 1–1 Toronto FC Columbus, Ohio, USA
Barros Schelotto 30' (report) Padula 84' (o.g.) Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 14,686
Referee: Michael Kennedy
April 4, 2009 Toronto FC 0–2 Seattle Sounders FC Toronto
Brennan Yellow card 44'
Cronin Yellow card 51'
Report Ljungberg 15'
Hurtado Yellow card 29'
Zakuani 45'
Riley Yellow card 61'
Scott Yellow card 86'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,658
Referee: Mark Geiger
April 11, 2009 Toronto FC 1–1 FC Dallas Toronto
De Rosario 17'
Dichio Yellow card 82'
Brennan Yellow card 89'
(report) Cunningham Yellow card 80'
Ricchetti 87'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,272
Referee: Terry Vaughn
April 19, 2009 FC Dallas 3–2 Toronto FC Frisco, Texas, USA
Moor 25'
Cooper 44', 84' (pen.)
(report) Serioux 46+'
Barrett 59', 70'
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 6,183
Referee: Tim Weyland
April 22, 2009 Toronto FC 1–0 Chivas USA Toronto
Guevara 36'
Dichio Yellow card 38'
(report) Eskandarian Yellow card 57'
Kljestan Yellow card 79'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 19,915
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
April 26, 2009 Toronto FC 1–0 Kansas City Wizards Toronto
Vitti Yellow card 52'
Dichio 54'
(report) Arnaud Yellow card 76' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,056
Referee: Paul Ward
May 2, 2009 Toronto FC 1–1 Columbus Crew Toronto
Brennan Yellow card 40'
Barrett Yellow card 52', 64'
(report) Barros Schelotto Yellow card 10'
Ekpo 54'
O'Rourke Yellow card 57'
Gaven Yellow card 83'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 19,998
Referee: Kevin Stott
May 9, 2009 D.C. United 3–3 Toronto FC Washington, D.C. USA
N'Silu 9'
Fred Yellow card 40'
Pontius 86', Yellow card 90+4'
Moreno 90+2' (pen.)
(report) De Rosario 52', 87', Yellow card 90+4'
Serioux 63'
Brennan Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 15,652
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
May 16, 2009 Toronto FC 0–2 Chicago Fire Toronto
(report) Rolfe 59'
Busch Yellow card 77'
McBride 81'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,006
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
May 23, 2009 Toronto FC 3–1 New England Revolution Toronto
Guevara 14', 70', Yellow card 80'
De Rosario 68'
(report) Joseph 13'
Thompson Yellow card 69'
Ralston Yellow card 81'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,478
Referee: Michael Kennedy
May 30, 2009 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Toronto FC Houston, Texas, USA
Davis 19'
Kamara 22'
Holden 24'
Hainault Yellow card 39'
(report) Serioux Yellow card 19'
Guevara Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 16,037
Referee: Yader Reyes
June 6, 2009 Toronto FC 1–2 LA Galaxy Toronto
Harmse Yellow card 44'
Dichio 64'
(report) Gordon 5'
Gonzalez Yellow card 9'
Sanneh Yellow card 31'
Buddle 77'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,753
Referee: Alex Prus
June 13, 2009 Toronto FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls Toronto
Cronin 3'
Robinson Yellow card 31'
Dichio 43'
Serioux Yellow card 44'
Harmse Yellow card 88'
(report) Celades 54'
Petke Yellow card 96+'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 19,843
Referee: Jair Marrufo
June 24, 2009 Toronto FC 2–0 New York Red Bulls Toronto
Vitti 28'
Robinson Yellow card 41'
De Rosario 59', Yellow card 76'
(report) Richards Yellow card 78' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,902
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
June 27, 2009 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Toronto FC Sandy, Utah, USA
Movsisyan 21'
Beckerman 44'
Mathis 78'
(report) Barrett Yellow card 46+'
Brennan Yellow card 51'
Vitti Yellow card 61'
Serioux Yellow card 65'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18,188
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
July 11, 2009 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Toronto FC Santa Clara, California, USA
Huckerby 32'
Álvarez Yellow card 53'
(report) Barrett 5', 69'
Vitti 54'
De Rosario Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 9,679
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
July 18, 2009 Toronto FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo Toronto
De Rosario 37'
Vitti Yellow card 24'
Garcia Yellow card 55'
(report) Boswell 75'
Kamara Yellow card 48'
Chabala Yellow card 68'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,172
Referee: Kevin Stott
July 25, 2009 Columbus Crew 3–2 Toronto FC Columbus, Ohio, USA
Carroll Yellow card 29'
Gaven 32'
Padula Yellow card 39'
Lenhart 76'
Garey 92+'
(report) Robinson Yellow card 27'
De Rosario 35'
Gerba 49'
Vélez Yellow card 78'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,775
Referee: Alex Prus
August 1, 2009 New England Revolution 1–1 Toronto FC Foxborough, Massachusetts USA
Jankauskas 76'
Videira Yellow card 90+2'
(report) Gerba Yellow card 12'
De Rosario 34'
Barrett Yellow card 36' Yellow-red card 50'
Serioux Yellow card 59'
Frei Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 12,014
Referee: Terry Vaughn (referee)
August 15, 2009 Toronto FC 2–0 D.C. United Toronto
Cronin Yellow card 17'
Robinson Yellow card 24'
De Rosario 30'
Sanyang Yellow card 45'
Brennan Yellow card 58'
White 66'
(report) Jakovic Yellow card 22'
Simms Yellow card 72'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,638
Referee: Alex Prus
August 22, 2009 Chivas USA 2–0 Toronto FC Carson, California, USA
Kljestan 32', 51' (report) White Yellow card 25'
Robinson Yellow card 33'
Serioux Yellow card 59'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 15,165
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
August 29, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Toronto FC Seattle, Washington, USA
Ljungberg Yellow card 73' (report) Attakora Yellow card 41'
Gómez Yellow card 67'
De Rosario Yellow card 73'
Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 32,679
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
September 5, 2009 Colorado Rapids 1–0 Toronto FC Commerce City, Colorado, USA
Casey 51'
Holody Yellow card 84'
(report) Sanyang Yellow card 21' Yellow-red card 76'
Serioux Red card 84'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 10,821
Referee: Terry Vaughn
September 12, 2009 Toronto FC 3–2 Colorado Rapids Toronto
De Rosario 19'
Attakora Yellow card 21'
Barrett Yellow card 67'
White 71'
Attakora 74'
(report) Casey 49'
Holody 89'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,521
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
September 19, 2009 LA Galaxy 2–0 Toronto FC Carson, California, USA
Beckham 9', Yellow card 64'
Buddle 83'
(report) De Guzman Yellow card 24'
Guevara Yellow card 64'
Garcia Yellow card 67'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 18,619
Referee: Kevin Stott
September 26, 2009 Chicago Fire 2–2 Toronto FC Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
Garcia 14' (o.g.)
Prideaux Yellow card 61'
McBride 78'
(report) De Rosario 6'
Wynne Yellow card 25'
Barrett 46'
Robinson Yellow card 81'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 16,890
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
October 10, 2009 Toronto FC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes Toronto
Attakora 47'
Serioux Yellow card 69'
Brennan Yellow card 90'
De Rosario Yellow card 90+5'
(report) Amarikwa Yellow card 74'
Glen 90+3'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,571
Referee: Mark Geiger
October 17, 2009 Toronto FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake Toronto
Brennan Yellow card 19', 48' (report) Beltran Yellow card 39'
Beckerman Yellow card 55'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,384
Referee: Terry Vaughn
October 24, 2009 New York Red Bulls 5–0 Toronto FC East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Kandji 3', 70'
Ángel 33', 62'
Mbuta 90+4' (pen.)
(results) White Yellow card 60' Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 21,305
Referee: Alex Prus

Canadian Championship

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toronto FC (C) 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 9 Champions League
2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4 3 0 1 5 1 +4 9
3 Montreal Impact 4 0 0 4 1 10 9 0
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Source: CanadaSoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points in matches between drawn teams; 3) goal differential; 4) number of goals scored; 5) drawing of lots.[22]
(C) Champions
May 6, 2009 Toronto FC 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps Toronto
Harmse 3', Yellow card 63'
De Rosario Yellow card 56'
Dichio Yellow card 93+'
(report) Gbeke Yellow card 25'
Moose Yellow card 49'
Charles Yellow card 63'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 19,811
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
May 13, 2009 Toronto FC 1–0 Montreal Impact Toronto
Barrett 35'
Vélez Yellow card 69'
(report) Testo Yellow card 22' Red card 71'
Pizzolitto Yellow card 45'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 19,872
Referee: Mauricio Navarro
June 2, 2009 Vancouver Whitecaps 2–0 Toronto FC Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Toure 31', 81' (report) Brennan Yellow card 56'
Harmse Yellow card 63'
Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,688
Referee: Carol-Anne Chenard
June 18, 2009 Montreal Impact 1–6 Toronto FC Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Donatelli 24' (pen.)
Testo Yellow card 47'
Placentino Yellow card 71'
(report) De Rosario 29', 39', 49'
Garcia Yellow card 42'
Robinson Yellow card 63'
Guevara 69', 90'
Barrett 83'
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 11,561
Referee: Carol-Anne Chenard

CONCACAF Champions League 2009-10

Preliminary round

July 29, 2009 Toronto FC Canada 0–1 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders Toronto, Ontario Canada
Robinson Yellow card 86' (report)[permanent dead link] Jagdeosingh 67'
Gaudette Yellow card 80'
Jones Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,758
Referee: Hugo Cruz

Friendlies

May 26, 2009 Toronto FC Canada 1–1 Canada Serbian White Eagles Toronto
de Guzman 80' (pen.) (report) Viciknez 60' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 0
July 22, 2009 Toronto FC Canada 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3 - 4 p)
Argentina River Plate Toronto
Gala Yellow card 42' (report)[permanent dead link] Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,005
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Penalties
Gerba soccer ball with check mark
Dichio soccer ball with red X
Vitti soccer ball with red X
Barrett soccer ball with check mark
Garcia soccer ball with check mark
Vélez soccer ball with red X
Abelairas soccer ball with check mark
Lamela soccer ball with check mark
A. Fernández soccer ball with red X
Villalba soccer ball with red X
Domingo soccer ball with check mark
G. Fernández soccer ball with check mark
August 7, 2009 Toronto FC Canada 1–5 Spain Real Madrid Toronto
Gala 75' (report) Raúl 13', 26'
Ronaldo 19'
Benzema 65'
Robben 86'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 22,089
Referee: Paul Ward

Squad statistics

Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances as a substitute.
Updated to games played October 24, 2009.[23]

Players

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Number Position Name MLS regular season MLS Cup Playoffs Canadian Championship CONCACAF Champions League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2MFUnited States Sam Cronin 26 (1)1--3 (0)02 (0)031 (1)1
3DFCanada Nana Attakora 19 (1)2--4 (0)0--23 (1)2
4DFUnited States Nick Garcia 13 (0)0--1 (0)02 (0)016 (0)0
4DFPuerto Rico Marco Vélez1 8 (7)0--2 (2)0--10 (9)0
5DFCanada Kevin Harmse1 8 (4)0--2 (1)1--10 (5)1
5DFHaiti Lesly Fellinga 1 (3)0------1 (3)0
6MFCanada Julian de Guzman 5 (0)0------5 (0)0
7FWUnited States Fuad Ibrahim 2 (4)0--0 (3)0--2 (7)0
8FWArgentina Pablo Vitti 18 (8)2--4 (0)02 (0)024 (8)2
9FWEngland Danny Dichio1 6 (13)3--2 (1)00 (2)08 (16)3
10MFEngland Rohan Ricketts1 3 (9)0--1 (0)0--4 (9)0
10FWCanada Ali Gerba 5 (6)1----2 (0)07 (6)1
11DFCanada Jim Brennan 28 (0)2--4 (0)02 (0)034 (0)2
13MFUnited States Johann Smith1 0 (4)0--0 (1)0--0 (5)0
14MFCanada Dwayne De Rosario 27 (1)11--4 (0)32 (0)033 (1)14
15DFCanada Adrian Serioux 26 (0)2--3 (0)01 (0)030 (0)2
16DFUnited States Marvell Wynne 21 (0)0--2 (0)02 (0)025 (0)0
17FWJamaica O'Brian White 5 (4)2----0 (2)05 (6)2
19FWUnited States Chad Barrett 27 (2)5--2 (2)21 (1)030 (5)7
20MFHonduras Amado Guevara 24 (1)5--3 (0)21 (0)028 (1)7
22MFThe Gambia Amadou Sanyang 3 (4)0------3 (4)0
27DFCanada Gabe Gala 0 (1)0------0 (1)0
32DFThe Gambia Emmanuel Gómez 6 (3)0----1 (0)07 (3)0
33MFWales Carl Robinson 20 (1)0--4 (0)02 (0)026 (1)0
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Goalkeepers

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Number Position Name MLS regular season 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs Canadian Championship CONCACAF Champions League Total
Apps GA GAA CS Apps GA GAA CS Apps GA GAA CS Apps GA GAA CS Apps GA GAA CS
1GKCanada Greg Sutton1 1 (1)21.330----1 (0)22.000----2 (1)41.600
18GKUnited States Brian Edwards 3 (0)62.001------------3 (0)62.001
24GKSwitzerland Stefan Frei 26 (0)381.495----3 (0)10.3322 (0)10.50131 (0)401.318
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Disciplinary record

Only players with at least one card included.

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Number Position Name MLS regular season MLS Cup Playoffs Canadian Championship CONCACAF Champions League Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1GKSwitzerland Stefan Frei 1000000010
2MFUnited States Sam Cronin 2000000020
3DFCanada Nana Attakora 2000000020
4DFPuerto Rico Marco Vélez1 1000100020
4DFUnited States Nick Garcia 2000100030
5MFCanada Kevin Harmse1 2000200040
6MFCanada Julian de Guzman 1000000010
8FWArgentina Pablo Vitti 3000000030
9FWEngland Danny Dichio1 2000100030
10MFEngland Rohan Ricketts1 1000000010
10FWCanada Ali Gerba 1000000010
11DFCanada Jim Brennan 8000100090
14MFCanada Dwayne De Rosario 5000100060
15DFCanada Adrian Serioux 6100000061
16DFUnited States Marvell Wynne 1000000010
17FWJamaica O'Brian White 2000000020
19FWUnited States Chad Barrett 5100000051
20MFHonduras Amado Guevara 3000000030
22MFThe Gambia Amadou Sanyang 2100000021
32DFThe Gambia Emmanuel Gómez 1000000010
33MFWales Carl Robinson 6000101080
TOTALS 57 3 0 0 8 0 1 0 66 3
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1Player is no longer with team

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