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2012 Toronto FC season

Toronto FC 2012 soccer season

Field	Value
club	Toronto FC
image	Toronto FC wordmark arched 2007.png
season	2012
stadium	BMO Field
manager	Paul Mariner
mgrtitle	Head Coach & Technical Director
league	MLS
league result	Conference: 10th
Overall: 19th
cup1	MLS Cup Playoffs
cup1 result	Did not qualify
cup2	Canadian Championship
cup2 result	Champions
cup3	[CONCACAF Champions
League (11–12)](2011-12-concacaf-champions-league)
cup3 result	Semi-finalist
cup4	[CONCACAF Champions
League (12–13)](2012-13-concacaf-champions-league)
cup4 result	Group stage
league topscorer
Koevermans
(9 goals)
season topscorer
Johnson
(12 goals)
highest attendance	20,071 (June 30 vs. New York Red Bulls)
lowest attendance	14,623 (September 12 vs. Chicago Fire)
average attendance
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prevseason	2011
nextseason	2013

Overall: 19th League (11–12)](2011-12-concacaf-champions-league) League (12–13)](2012-13-concacaf-champions-league) Koevermans (9 goals) Johnson (12 goals)

The 2012 Toronto FC season was the sixth season in Toronto FC's existence. The club missed the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season, having never made a post-season appearance. Their season began on March 7 with the quarterfinal of the Champions League against the Los Angeles Galaxy. They ultimately reached the semi-finals of the tournament where they lost to Mexican side Santos Laguna.

Review and events

Season

Toronto FC started the 2012 Major League Soccer season with a nine-game losing streak; a new league record. Aron Winter was dismissed as head coach and was replaced by Paul Mariner. Winter had only won one away match during his tenure as head coach. Prior to Winter dismissal, he agreed to take over the youth academy and Mariner would become head coach. Torsten Frings suffered a hip injury late in the season and missed the remainder of the season, ending his Toronto FC career.

On September 27, Toronto FC stated on their Facebook page that, "waiving ticketing fees" for the remaining home games between 10 a.m. on the morning of September 27 and 10 a.m. on September 29. Many season-ticket holders were angry over the discount. Paul Beirne, senior director of business operations, stated "it's the cumulative effect of a really difficult season."

On October 6 against D.C. United, some people in the supporters section wore paper bags over their heads.

Olof Mellberg

Paul Mariner showed interest in Olof Mellberg after watching Sweden vs. England at Euro 2012. The club pursued the player and agreed to a deal worth $3 million over two years was agreed to in principle. However, the league refuse to let the deal happen. The club was furious the league had decided to not let the Bosman transfer to happen. Major League Soccer claims that they went to the MLSE board of directors and try to convince them not to sign Mellberg. MLS commissioner Don Garber stated "Let's put Mellberg aside. The league hasn't nixed that. Toronto has decided it didn't make sense for them." A source that the Toronto Star says that would know of the situation stated that Garber's statement was "absolutely untrue. Not 99 per cent untrue. It's 100 per cent untrue." A rumour circulated within the club that "the league had polled other teams for their thoughts on the deal."

Competitions

Pre-season

Silva Plata Soolsma Dunfield Eckersley Camargo Vukovic Molino Frings Orozco Plata Silva Johnson Mattocks Teibert

MLS regular season

Match results

Main article: 2012 Major League Soccer season

Alonso Estrada Ianni Estrada Maund Corrales Beitashour Salinas Wondolowski Añor Schoenfeld Corradi Wenger Nyassi Harden de Guzman Emory Koevermans Koevermans Minda Bolaños Minda Lambe Lambe de Guzman Eckersley Segares Nyarko Olave Wingert Eckersley Morales Steele Henry , Frings Pontius Salihi Korb Salihi De Rosario Salihi De Rosario Koevermans de Guzman Koevermans Pajoy Júlio César Bunbury Johnson Bruin Bruin Koevermans Koevermans Frings Morgan Johnson Koevermans Henry Brettschneider Tierney Tierney Nyassi Bernier Johnson Koevermans Dunfield Richards Eckersley Johnson Frings Adu Hoppenot Frings Dunfield Silva Frings Dunfield Rochat Mattocks Lambe Dunfield Morgan Wiedeman Larentowicz Eckersley Ching Oduro Pappa Berry Emory Silva Nagbe Mosquera Hassli Myers Kamara Higuaín Silva Morgan Carr Dunfield Nagamura Rosell Dunfield Hassli Avila Rolfe Hassli Hall Williams Carroll Keane Dunfield O'Dea Morgan Silva Cooper Henry Maund Salihi
Camara Nyassi Terry Dunfield

Eastern Conference table

Overall league table

Results summary

Results by round

Canadian Championship

Main article: 2012 Canadian Championship

Eckersley Johnson Cann Dunfield Johnson Morgan de Guzman Lambe Lambe Henry Le Toux Mattocks

2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League

Main article: 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League

Silva Koevermans Frei Donovan Harden Johnson Aceval Soolsma Frings Aceval Crosas Mares Quintero Gómez Rodríguez Peralta Rodríguez Peralta Ludueña Plata Aceval

2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League

Main article: 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League

Lambe Dunfield Lambe Johnson Wiedeman Pérez Dunfield Amarikwa Quintero Ludueña Ramírez Soto Dunfield Lambe Dunfield Morgan
Hall

Mid-season friendly

Williams

Overall

Overall record and club statistics

Competition	First match	Last match	Record	G	W
Major League Soccer	March 17	October 28	36	62	−26
Canadian Championship	May 2	May 23	4	1	+3
2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League	March 7	April 4	7	10	−3
2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League	August 1	October 24	9	5	+4

Squad information

Squad and statistics

Squad, appearances and goals

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Date	Player	Position	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref
November 29, 2011	USA Jeremy Hall	DF	USA FC Dallas	Acquired for 2nd round 2013 SuperDraft pick	title=Reds Acquire Defender Jeremy Hall	url=https://www.torontofc.ca/news/reds-acquire-defender-jeremy-hall	publisher=Toronto FC Media Relations	date=November 29, 2011	access-date=November 29, 2011	archive-date=December 2, 2011	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111202220906/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2011/11/reds-acquire-defender-jeremy-hall	url-status=live }}
December 7, 2011	BER Reggie Lambe	MF	ENG Ipswich Town	Free Transfer
January 11, 2012	ECU Joao Plata	FW	ECU LDU Quito	Undisclosed
January 12, 2012	USA Luis Silva	MF	USA UC Santa Barbara	1st round 2012 SuperDraft pick	title=Toronto Picks Up Silva & Maund	url=http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2012/01/toronto-picks-silva-maund	archive-url=https://archive.today/20130116021658/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2012/01/toronto-picks-silva-maund	url-status=dead	archive-date=January 16, 2013	publisher=Toronto FC Media Relations	date=January 12, 2012	access-date=January 12, 2012 }}
January 12, 2011	USA Aaron Maund	DF	USA University of Notre Dame	1st round 2012 SuperDraft pick
January 26, 2012	ENG Richard Eckersley	DF	ENG Burnley	Free Transfer
January 26, 2012	ECU Geovanny Caicedo	DF	ECU LDU Quito	Undisclosed
January 30, 2012	CHI Miguel Aceval	DF	CHI Universidad de Concepción	Undisclosed
March 13, 2012	USA Logan Emory	DF	PUR Puerto Rico Islanders	Free Transfer
March 21, 2012	SLV Efrain Burgos, Jr.	MF	USA California Polytechnic State University	3rd round 2011 SuperDraft pick
April 10, 2012	CAN Quillan Roberts	GK	CAN TFC Academy	Graduated From Academy
July 13, 2012	USA Andrew Wiedeman	FW	USA FC Dallas	Traded for Julian de Guzman	title=TFC Trade JDG To FC Dallas	url=https://www.torontofc.ca/news/tfc-trade-jdg-fc-dallas	publisher=Toronto FC Media Relations	date=July 13, 2012	access-date=July 13, 2012 }}
July 20, 2012	FRA Eric Hassli	FW	CAN Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Acquired for 1st round 2014 SuperDraft pick & an International Roster Spot
July 21, 2012	USA Quincy Amarikwa	FW	USA New York Red Bulls	Acquired for Conditional draft pick
July 31, 2012	BMU Freddy Hall	GK	ENG Northampton Town	Free Transfer
August 3, 2012	IRL Darren O'Dea	DF	SCO Celtic	Free Transfer

Out

Date	Player	Position	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref
November 23, 2011	USA Kyle Davies	DF	USA Orlando City SC	Waived	title=Toronto Waives Squad Players	url=https://www.torontofc.ca/news/toronto-waives-squad-players	publisher=Toronto FC Media Relations	date=November 23, 2011	access-date=November 23, 2011 }}
November 23, 2011	USA Matt Gold	MF	USA San Antonio Scorpions	Waived
November 23, 2011	FRA Léandre Griffit	MF		Waived
November 23, 2011	CUW Javier Martina	FW	NED FC Dordrecht	Waived
November 23, 2011	PAN Demitrius Omphroy	DF	PHI Global F.C.	Waived
November 23, 2011	GPE Eddy Viator	DF	MAS Felda United F.C.	Waived
November 23, 2011	CAN Gianluca Zavarise	MF		Waived
December 5, 2011	RSA Danleigh Borman	DF	USA New England Revolution	Selected in Re-Entry Draft
December 29, 2011	USA Nathan Sturgis	MF	USA Houston Dynamo	Traded for a conditional pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft	title=Houston acquire midfielder Sturgis from Toronto FC	url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/12/28/houston-acquire-midfielder-sturgis-toronto-fc	publisher=MLSsoccer.com	date=December 29, 2011	access-date=December 29, 2011	archive-date=January 1, 2015	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101120913/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/12/28/houston-acquire-midfielder-sturgis-toronto-fc	url-status=dead }}
January 19, 2012	BEL Mikael Yourassowsky	DF		Waived
January 20, 2012	ENG Andy Iro	DF	ENG Stevenage F.C.	Contract Expired	title=Iro & Marosevic Decline Offers	url=https://www.torontofc.ca/news/iro-marosevic-decline-offers	publisher=MLSsoccer.com	date=January 20, 2012	access-date=January 20, 2012 }}
January 20, 2012	USA Peri Marošević	FW	CRO NK Junak Sinj	Contract Expired
February 28, 2012	NED Elbekay Bouchiba	MF		Waived
March 9, 2012	ECU Geovanny Caicedo	DF	ECU Deportivo Cuenca	Waived
June 28, 2012	SLV Efrain Burgos, Jr.	MF		Waived
July 11, 2012	NED Nick Soolsma	MF	NED Excelsior	Released
July 13, 2012	CAN Julian de Guzman	MF	USA FC Dallas	Traded for Andrew Wiedeman
July 26, 2012	CHI Miguel Aceval	DF	CHI Huachipato	Released

Loans

Out

Date	Player	Position	Loaned to	Fee/notes	Ref
July 11, 2012	ECU Joao Plata	FW	ECU LDU Quito	End of season loan deal

Recognition

MLS Player of the Week

Week	Player	Week's Statline
17	NED Danny Koevermans	2 Goals

MLS Goal of the Week

Week	Player	Goal	Report
2	JAM Ryan Johnson	62'	Johnson GOTW

MLS Team of the Week

Week	Player/Manager	Position	Report
8	USA Eric Avila	Midfield	MLS Team of the Week: 8
16	NED Danny Koevermans	Forward	MLS Team of the Week: 16
17	CAN Ashtone Morgan	Defender	MLS Team of the Week: 17
GER Torsten Frings	Midfield
NED Danny Koevermans	Forward
ENG Paul Mariner	Manager
19	SRB Miloš Kocić	Goalkeeper	MLS Team of the Week: 19
USA Luis Silva	Midfield
ENG Paul Mariner	Manager

Miscellany

Allocation ranking

Toronto is in the No. 4 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.

International roster slots

It is believed that Toronto FC has 10 MLS International Roster Slots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. Toronto FC acquired one slot from San Jose Earthquakes on July 14, 2011. TFC has use of this spot through the end of the 2012 season, at which point it reverts to San Jose. Earlier, Toronto FC had acquired an additional spot from San Jose on July 14, 2008 for use through the end of the 2013 season.

Future draft pick trades

Acquired	Year	Draft	Round	Traded from
	2013	MLS Supplemental Draft	3rd	Colorado Rapids
2014	MLS SuperDraft	Conditional	Houston Dynamo
			Los Angeles Galaxy

Traded	Year	Draft	Round	Traded to	Ref.
2013	MLS SuperDraft	2nd	FC Dallas
			Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Club

Management team

First team staff

Footnotes

:: These trades included "future considerations", which may or may not include draft picks.

References

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(June 7, 2012). "Aron Winter steps down as Toronto FC head coach". CBC.
Kelly, Cathal. (October 28, 2012). "Toronto FC's hands tied by meddling MLS: Kelly". Toronto Star.
Wolstat, Ryan. (September 12, 2012). "TFC — finally — officially eliminated from playoff contention". Toronto Sun.
Hudes, Alan. (September 12, 2012). "Toronto FC eliminated from playoff contention with loss to Fire". [[National Post]].
"Toronto FC can't overcome early deficit, continue playoff drought". Cbc.ca.
Larson, Curtis. (September 5, 2012). "TORONTO FC Frings to miss remainder of MLS season". [[Toronto Sun]].
Girard, Daniel. (September 28, 2012). "Toronto FC's Facebook ticket promotion riles season-ticket holders". Toronto Star.
Girard, Daniel. (October 6, 2012). "MLS: Toronto FC winless streak hits dirty dozen with 1-0 loss to D.C. United". Toronto Star.
(November 29, 2011). "Reds Acquire Defender Jeremy Hall". Toronto FC Media Relations.
(December 7, 2011). "Lambe Lands at Toronto FC". Toronto FC Media Relations.
(January 11, 2012). "TFC Agree to Terms With Joao Plata". Toronto FC Media Relations.
(January 12, 2012). "Toronto Picks Up Silva & Maund". Toronto FC Media Relations.
(January 26, 2012). "Reds Make Eckersley Move Permanent". Toronto FC Media Relations.
(January 26, 2012). "TFC Sign Defender Geovanny Caicedo". Toronto FC Media Relations.
(January 30, 2012). "Aceval Arrives In Toronto". Toronto FC Media Relations.
(March 13, 2012). "Emory Signs With Toronto". Toronto FC Media Relations.
(March 21, 2012). "Toronto Signs Burgos, Jr.". Toronto FC Media Relations.
(April 10, 2012). "Reds Sign Homegrown Keeper". Toronto FC Media Relations.
(July 13, 2012). "TFC Trade JDG To FC Dallas". Toronto FC Media Relations.
(July 20, 2012). "Toronto Acquires Eric Hassli". Toronto FC Media Relations.
(July 21, 2012). "Toronto Trades For Amarikwa". Toronto FC Media Relations.
(July 31, 2012). "TFC Signs Freddy Hall". Toronto FC Media Relations.
(August 3, 2012). "TFC Sign Defender Darren O'Dea". Toronto FC Media Relations.
(November 23, 2011). "Toronto Waives Squad Players". Toronto FC Media Relations.
(December 5, 2011). "Alvarez, Mendes, Borman selected in Re-Entry Draft". MLSsoccer.com.
(December 29, 2011). "Houston acquire midfielder Sturgis from Toronto FC". MLSsoccer.com.
(January 18, 2012). "Toronto Waived Yourassowsky". Toronto FC Media Relations.
(January 20, 2012). "Iro & Marosevic Decline Offers". MLSsoccer.com.
(February 28, 2012). "Bouchiba Waived By Toronto". Toronto FC Media Relations.
(March 9, 2012). "Reds And Caicedo Part Ways". Toronto FC Media Relations.
(June 28, 2012). "Toronto Releases Burgos". Toronto FC Media Relations.
(July 11, 2012). "Reds & Soolsma Part Ways". Toronto FC Media Relations.
(July 26, 2012). "Toronto & Aceval Part Ways". Toronto FC Media Relations.
(July 11, 2012). "Plata Loan Deal Finalized". Toronto FC Media Relations.
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Earthquakes Media Relations. (July 14, 2011). "SJ acquires Gordon, Attakora, Peterson from TFC | San Jose Earthquakes". Sjearthquakes.com.
(July 14, 2008). "TFC and San Jose Involved in Trade – OurSports Central – Independent and Minor League Sports News". OurSports Central.
(March 30, 2011). "Reds Get Pick For Janniere". Toronto FC Media Relations.
(January 13, 2011). "Barrett Traded To Los Angeles". Toronto FC Media Relations.
(July 14, 2011). "Toronto Acquires Terry Dunfield". Toronto FC Media Relations.

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