2008 Toronto FC season

Toronto FC

2008 season

Manager

John Carver

Major League Soccer

7th, last place (East)
12th (Overall)

Canadian Championship

Runners-up

Top goalscorer

League: Danny Dichio (5)
All: Rohan Ricketts (6)

Home colours

Away colours

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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.

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.	Position	Player
1	GK	Greg Sutton
2	DF	Hunter Freeman
3	DF	Julius James
4	DF	Marco Vélez
5	MF	Kevin Harmse
7	FW	Abdus Ibrahim
9	FW	Danny Dichio
10	MF	Rohan Ricketts
11	MF	Jim Brennan (Captain)
12	DF	Todd Dunivant
14	DF	Tyrone Marshall
15	MF	Tyler Rosenlund
16	DF	Marvell Wynne

No.	Position	Player
17	MF	Joey Melo
18	GK	Brian Edwards
19	FW	Chad Barrett
20	MF	Amado Guevara
23	FW	Jarrod Smith
25	FW	Carlos Ruiz
26	FW	Derek Gaudet
27	MF	Gabe Gala
28	FW	Johann Smith
29	DF	Nana Attakora-Gyan
33	MF	Carl Robinson (Vice-Captain)
36	MF	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.	Position	Player
3	DF	Julius James (1st round (9th overall) pick of the 2008 draft ^[1])
8	DF	Pat Phelan (1st round (10th overall) pick of the 2008 draft ^[1])
18	GK	Brian Edwards (2nd round (28th overall) pick of the 2008 draft ^[1])
5	MF	Kevin Harmse (from Los Angeles Galaxy for 2009 4th round draft pick ^[2])
15	MF	Tyler Rosenlund (signed as a free agent ^[3])
23	FW	Jarrod Smith (signed as a free agent ^[4])
4	DF	Marco Vélez (free transfer from Puerto Rico Islanders ^[5])

No.	Position	Player
32	MF	Laurent Robert (free transfer from Derby County ^[6])
20	MF	Amado Guevara (from Chivas USA for 2009 and 2010 draft pick ^[7])
10	MF	Rohan Ricketts (signed as a free agent ^[8])
28	DF	Olivier Tébily (signed as a free agent ^[9])
24	MF	Tyler Hemming (rejoined club under new contract^[10])
7	FW	Abdus Ibrahim (from FC Dallas for pick in 2010 MLS draft^[11])
25	FW	Carlos Ruiz (from Los Angeles Galaxy for first round pick in 2009 MLS draft and supplemental pick^[12])
2	DF	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.	Position	Player
13	MF	Chris Pozniak (picked by San Jose Earthquakes in expansion draft)
3	DF	Adam Braz (waived)
4	DF	Marco Reda (waived)
15	MF	David Guzmán (waived)
18	GK	Srdjan Djekanović (waived)
23	DF	Miguel Canizalez (waived)
28	DF	Stephen Lumley (waived)
26	MF	Cristian Nuñez (waived)
39	GK	Kenny Stamatopoulos (loan return to Tromsø IL)
5	MF	Ronnie O'Brien (to San Jose Earthquakes for 2009 1st Round draft pick ^[14])

No.	Position	Player
21	FW	Collin Samuel (waived ^[15])
2	DF	Andrew Boyens (waived ^[16])
24	MF	Tyler Hemming (waived ^[17])
8	DF	Pat Phelan (to New England Revolution ^[18])
19	FW	Andrea Lombardo (waived)
28	DF	Olivier Tebily (waived ^[19])
32	MF	Laurent Robert (waived ^[20])
6	MF	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.		Position	Player
–		FW	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
Number	Position	Name	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
Number	Position	Name	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

Last updated: October 30, 2008.
Source: Regular season matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

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

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)	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)

February 17, 2008	Toronto FC	3 – 1	United States U-17	Bradenton, Florida
	Kiki Musampa 24' (pen.) Pat Phelan 87' Jamie Watson 88'	(report)	Scott Caldwell 12'

February 20, 2008	Toronto FC	1 – 1	Chicago Fire	Bradenton, Florida
	Jarrod Smith 78'	(report)	Calen Carr 50'

2008 Texas Pro Soccer Festival

March 5, 2008	Toronto FC	3 – 4	Houston Dynamo	Cibolo, Texas
	Kiki Musampa 36' Martin Brittain 71' (pen.) Tony Vairelles 81'	(report)	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)	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)	Kiki Musampa 23' (o.g.) Ante Razov 27'

2008 Carolina Challenge Cup

March 15, 2008	Toronto FC	0 – 1	San Jose Earthquakes	Charleston, South Carolina
		(report)	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

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)	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

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)	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)	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)	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)	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)	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)	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)	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)	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)	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)	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)	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)	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)	Tyrone Marshall 80' Amado Guevara 84'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,526 Referee: Michael Kennedy

Canadian Championship

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

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)
3	Amado Guevara	4 (21)	-	0 (3)	4 (24)
5	Jeff Cunningham	3 (16)	-	0 (4)	3 (20)
5	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
Rank	Name									Total Cards
1	Amado Guevara	5	1	-	-	1	0	6	1	7
1	Jim Brennan	5	0	-	-	2	0	7	0	7
3	Marco Vélez	3	2	-	-	1	0	4	2	6
3	Kevin Harmse	4	1	-	-	1	0	5	1	6
5	Maurice Edu	5	0	-	-	-	-	5	0	5
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

References

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↑ "Hemming Back With Toronto FC". Toronto FC Media Relations. 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
↑ "Toronto FC inks Ibrahim". Toronto FC Media Relations. 2008-06-13. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
↑ "Toronto FC get forward Ruiz from LA". Toronto FC Media Relations. 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
↑ "Toronto FC sign Hunter Freeman". Toronto FC Media Relations. 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
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↑ "TFC signs MF Rohan Ricketts, waives Samuel". Toronto FC. April 11, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
↑ "Toronto waives Andrew Boyens". Toronto FC Media Relations. April 15, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
↑ "Toronto FC waives Tyler Hemming". Toronto FC Media Relations. April 25, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
↑ "TFC trades defender Phelan to Revs". Toronto FC Media Relations. June 4, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
↑ "Toronto FC waive defender Tebily". Toronto FC Media Relations. 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
↑ "Toronto FC waives Laurent Robert". Toronto FC Media Relations. 2008-08-19. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
↑ "Edu transfer to Rangers complete". Toronto FC Media Relations. 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
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↑ "Behind the Badge: D.C., TFC draw". D.C. United Media Relations. February 6, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
↑ "TFC drops 2-1 decision to Odense Boldklub". Toronto FC Media Relations. February 14, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
↑ "TFC win preseason victory over KC, 2-0". Toronto FC Media Relations. February 16, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
↑ "TFC record victory vs. US U-17". Toronto FC Media Relations. February 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
↑ "Toronto FC ends level with Chicago Fire". Toronto FC Media Relations. February 20, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
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