2024 Toronto FC season

Toronto FC
2024 season
OwnerMaple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
PresidentBill Manning
(until July 11)
Head coachJohn Herdman
StadiumBMO Field
Toronto, Ontario
Major League SoccerConference: 11th
Overall: 22nd
MLS Cup playoffsDid not qualify
Canadian ChampionshipRunners-up
Leagues CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Prince Owusu (9)

All:
Prince Owusu (12)
Average home league attendance25,681
← 2023
2025 →

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.

Squad

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As of September 17, 2024[1]

No. Player Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Sean Johnson United States GK (1989-05-31) May 31, 1989 (age 35) 2023 United States New York City FC
18 Greg Ranjitsingh Trinidad and TobagoCanada GK (1993-07-18) July 18, 1993 (age 31) 2022 United States MLS Pool
90 Luka Gavran Canada GK (2000-05-09) May 9, 2000 (age 24) 2023 Canada Toronto FC II
Defenders
5 Kevin Long Republic of Ireland CB (1990-08-18) August 18, 1990 (age 34) 2024 England Birmingham City
6 Aimé Mabika ZambiaUnited States CB (1998-10-16) October 16, 1998 (age 26) 2023 United States Inter Miami CF
15 Nicksoen Gomis France LB (2002-03-15) March 15, 2002 (age 22) 2024 England Sheffield United
17 Sigurd Rosted Norway CB (1994-07-22) July 22, 1994 (age 30) 2023 Denmark Brøndby IF
19 Kobe Franklin Canada RB (2003-05-10) May 10, 2003 (age 21) 2023 Canada Toronto FC II
22 Richie Laryea Canada RB (1995-01-07) January 7, 1995 (age 29) 2024 England Nottingham Forest
26 Luke Singh (loaned out) Trinidad and TobagoCanada CB (2000-09-12) September 12, 2000 (age 24) 2021 Canada Toronto FC II
27 Shane O'Neill United StatesRepublic of Ireland CB (1993-09-02) September 2, 1993 (age 31) 2022 United States Seattle Sounders FC
28 Raoul Petretta ItalyGermany LB (1997-03-24) March 24, 1997 (age 27) 2023 Turkey Kasımpaşa
30 Henry Wingo United States RB / CB (1995-10-04) October 4, 1995 (age 29) 2024 Hungary Ferencváros
51 Adam Pearlman CanadaSouth Africa CB (2005-04-05) April 5, 2005 (age 19) 2024 Canada Toronto FC II
51 Nathaniel Edwards Canada LB (2002-10-18) October 18, 2002 (age 22) 2024 Canada Toronto FC II
Midfielders
8 Matty Longstaff England MF (2000-03-21) March 21, 2000 (age 24) 2024 England Newcastle United
14 Alonso Coello Spain MF (1999-10-12) October 12, 1999 (age 25) 2023 Canada Toronto FC II
20 Deiby Flores Honduras MF (1996-06-16) June 16, 1996 (age 28) 2024 Hungary Fehérvár
21 Jonathan Osorio Canada AM / CM (1992-06-12) June 12, 1992 (age 32) 2013 Canada SC Toronto
23 Brandon Servania United States MF (1999-03-12) March 12, 1999 (age 25) 2023 United States FC Dallas
47 Kosi Thompson Canada MF (2003-01-27) January 27, 2003 (age 21) 2022 Canada Toronto FC II
Forwards
10 Federico Bernardeschi Italy RW (1994-02-16) February 16, 1994 (age 30) 2022 Italy Juventus
11 Derrick Etienne Jr. HaitiUnited States FW (1996-11-25) November 25, 1996 (age 27) 2024 United States Atlanta United FC
12 Cassius Mailula (loaned out) South Africa FW (2001-06-12) June 12, 2001 (age 23) 2023 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
16 Tyrese Spicer Trinidad and Tobago FW (2000-12-04) December 4, 2000 (age 23) 2023 United States Lipscomb Bisons
24 Lorenzo Insigne Italy LW (1991-06-04) June 4, 1991 (age 33) 2022 Italy Napoli
29 Deandre Kerr Canada FW (2002-11-29) November 29, 2002 (age 21) 2022 United States Syracuse Orange
38 Charlie Sharp Canada FW (2001-06-23) June 23, 2001 (age 23) 2024 Canada Toronto FC II
83 Hugo Mbongue (loaned out) Canada FW (2004-07-27) July 27, 2004 (age 20) 2022 Canada Toronto FC II
99 Prince Owusu Germany FW (1997-01-07) January 7, 1997 (age 27) 2023 Germany Jahn Regensburg

Players no longer on roster

No. Player Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Departure Next club
11 Latif Blessing Ghana MF (1996-12-30) December 30, 1996 (age 27) Traded United States Houston Dynamo
79 Andrei Dumitru Canada MF (2006-10-28) October 28, 2006 (age 18) Short-term loan Canada Toronto FC II
73 Jesús Batiz Honduras FW (1999-06-14) June 14, 1999 (age 25) Short-term loan Canada Toronto FC II
9 Ayo Akinola CanadaUnited States ST (2000-01-20) January 20, 2000 (age 24) Mutual termination Switzerland FC Wil
38 Charlie Sharp United States FW (2001-06-23) June 23, 2001 (age 23) Short-term loan Canada Toronto FC II
89 Charlie Staniland England MF (2004-11-12) November 12, 2004 (age 19) Short-term loan Canada Toronto FC II
77 Jordan Perruzza Canada FW (2001-01-16) January 16, 2001 (age 23) Waived
65 Antony Ćurić Canada DF (2001-01-16) January 16, 2001 (age 23) Short-term loan Canada Toronto FC II
95 Nathaniel Edwards Canada DF (2002-10-18) October 18, 2002 (age 22) Short-term loan Canada Toronto FC II
71 Markus Cimermancic Canada MF (2004-10-01) October 1, 2004 (age 20) Short-term loan Canada Toronto FC II
81 Hassan Ayari TunisiaUnited States MF (2002-12-08) December 8, 2002 (age 21) Short-term loan Canada Toronto FC II
82 Julian Altobelli Canada FW (2002-11-04) November 4, 2002 (age 22) Short-term loan Canada Toronto FC II
7 Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty Canada MF / RB (2004-06-16) June 16, 2004 (age 20) Traded Canada CF Montréal

Roster slots

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Toronto was allocated 8+3 international roster slots and three Designated Player slots available for use in the 2024 season. Beginning in 2022, MLS added three non-tradeable international roster spots to the Canadian franchises to compensate for the more complicated residency requirements compared to in the United States; players occupying these additional roster spots were required to have played and been registered with a Canadian MLS club for at least one full year.[2] In February 2024, they acquired an additional international roster slot from CF Montréal in exchange for $50,000 in GAM in 2024 and $125,000 in GAM in 2025.[3] Later in February 2024, they acquired another international roster slot from FC Cincinnati in exchange for $25,000 in 2024 GAM and $150,000 in 2025 GAM.[4]

Transfers

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Note: All figures in United States dollars.

In

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Transferred in

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No. Pos. Player From Fee/notes Date Source
16 FW Trinidad and Tobago Tyrese Spicer United States Lipscomb Bisons Selected in 2024 MLS SuperDraft December 19, 2023 [5]
20 MF Honduras Deiby Flores Hungary Fehérvár Signed January 9, 2024 [6]
5 DF Republic of Ireland Kevin Long England Birmingham City Transfer, undisclosed fee February 20, 2024 [7]
22 DF Canada Richie Laryea England Nottingham Forest Transfer, $750,000 fee February 23, 2024 [8]
15 DF France Nicksoen Gomis England Sheffield United Transfer, undisclosed fee February 23, 2024 [9]
51 DF Canada Adam Pearlman Canada Toronto FC II Homegrown signing February 24, 2024 [10]
8 MF England Matty Longstaff Free agent February 29, 2024 [11]
11 FW Haiti Derrick Etienne Jr. United States Atlanta United FC Traded in exchange $200,000 in 2025 GAM and $175,000 conditional GAM April 24, 2024 [12]
30 DF United States Henry Wingo Free agent Acquired Discovery Rights in trade with D.C. United for $75,000 in 2025 GAM July 18, 2024 [13]
95 DF Canada Nathaniel Edwards Canada Toronto FC II Signed from second team September 17, 2024 [14]
38 FW United States Charlie Sharp Canada Toronto FC II Signed from second team September 17, 2024 [15]

Loaned in

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No. Pos. Player From Fee/notes Date Source
79 MF Canada Andrei Dumitru Canada Toronto FC II Short-term loans (April 13, April 20, April 24, May 21) April 13, 2024 [16][17][18][19]
73 FW Honduras Jesús Batiz Canada Toronto FC II Short-term loans (April 24, May 4, May 8, May 15) April 24, 2024 [18][20][21][22]
38 FW United States Charlie Sharp Canada Toronto FC II Short-term loans (May 15, May 29, August 24) May 15, 2024 title=Toronto
89 MF England Charlie Staniland Canada Toronto FC II Short-term loans (May 15, May 18, June 19, June 22) May 15, 2024 [22][24][25][26]
65 DF Canada Antony Ćurić Canada Toronto FC II Short-term loan May 21, 2024 [19]
95 DF Canada Nathaniel Edwards Canada Toronto FC II Short-term loans (May 21, July 3, July 6) May 21, 2024 [19][27][28]
71 MF Canada Markus Cimermancic Canada Toronto FC II Short-term loans (June 15, June 29, July 3, July 6) June 15, 2024 [29][30][27][28]
81 MF Tunisia Hassan Ayari Canada Toronto FC II Short-term loan June 15, 2024 [29]
82 FW Canada Julian Altobelli Canada Toronto FC II Short-term loans (July 13, August 4, August 8) July 13, 2024 [31][32][33]

MLS SuperDraft picks

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2024 Toronto FC SuperDraft Picks
Round Selection Player Position College Status
1 1 Trinidad and Tobago Tyrese Spicer Forward Lipscomb Bisons Signed
2 30 United States Joey Maher Defender Indiana Hoosiers Remained at college; transferred to Saint Louis University
3 59 United States Patrick McDonald Midfielder Indiana Hoosiers Remained at college
3 85 United States Fletcher Bank Midfielder Stanford Cardinal Remained at college

Out

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Transferred out

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No. Pos. Player To Fee/notes Date Source
4 MF United States Michael Bradley Retired Retired. Club used buy-out on contract. October 22, 2023 [34]
30 GK El Salvador Tomás Romero United States New York City FC Option declined November 2, 2022 [35]
81 DF Canada Themi Antonoglou Canada Valour FC Option declined November 2, 2022 [35]
8 MF Spain Víctor Vázquez India East Bengal Option declined November 2, 2022 [35]
9 FW United States C. J. Sapong Option declined November 2, 2022 [35]
3 DF Canada Cristián Gutiérrez Chile Universidad de Concepción Contract expired November 2, 2022 [35]
99 FW Norway Adama Diomande Norway KFUM Oslo Waived February 23, 2024 [36]
11 MF Ghana Latif Blessing United States Houston Dynamo FC Traded for $75,000 in 2025 GAM and $200,000 2025 conditional GAM March 14, 2024 [37]
9 FW Canada Ayo Akinola Switzerland FC Wil Mutual termination May 7, 2024 [38]
77 FW Canada Jordan Perruzza United States Real Monarchs Waived May 20, 2024 [39]
7 MF Canada Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty Canada CF Montréal Traded in exchange for $850,000 GAM and $450,000 conditional GAM August 8, 2024 [40]

Loaned out

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No. Pos. Player To Fee/notes Date Source
83 FW Canada Hugo Mbongue United States San Antonio FC Full-year loan March 5, 2024 [41]
26 DF Trinidad and Tobago Luke Singh Canada Atlético Ottawa Full-year loan March 22, 2024 [42]
12 FW South Africa Cassius Mailula Morocco Wydad AC Loan to July 31, 2025 August 21, 2024 [43]

Pre-season

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Matches

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February 2 (Match 1) Friendly Nashville SC 0–2 Toronto FC Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
11:00 AM Report Bernardeschi
Insigne
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
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.

Competitions

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Major League Soccer

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League tables

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Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2024)
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

Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team Pld Pts
20 Atlanta United FC (Z) 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
(Z) May still enter CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 as MLS Cup Winners

Matches

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February 25 1 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Toronto FC Cincinnati, Ohio
2:30 PM
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 27,868
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira
May 18 14 Toronto FC 5–1 CF Montréal Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM
Report
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
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
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 19,215
Referee: Jon Freemon
June 15 18 Toronto FC 1–4 Chicago Fire FC Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM
Report Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 28,303
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
June 19 19 Toronto FC 1–2 Nashville SC Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM
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
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
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
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
Stadium: Chase Stadium
Attendance: 20,120
Referee: Jair Marrufo
July 20 26 CF Montréal 0–1 Toronto FC Montreal, Quebec
7:30 PM
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
Report
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
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
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
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
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 30,217
Referee: Joe Dickerson

Canadian Championship

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April 24 Preliminary round Toronto FC 5–0 Simcoe County Rovers FC Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM
Report
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
  • Mlah Yellow card 66'
Report 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 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
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 12,516
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
Penalties

Leagues Cup

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TOR PAC NYR
1 Canada Toronto FC 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 5 Advance to knockout stage
2 Mexico Pachuca 2 0 1 0 1 2 3 −1 2 1–2 1–1
3 United States New York Red Bulls 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0–0
Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
July 27 1 New York Red Bulls United States 0–0
(4–5 p)
Canada Toronto FC Harrison, New Jersey
8:00 PM Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 10,958
Referee: Víctor Cáceres
Penalties
August 4 2 Pachuca Mexico 1–2 Canada Toronto FC Toronto, Ontario
8:00 PM
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 24,202
Referee: Joe Dickerson

Knockout stage

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August 8 Round of 32 Inter Miami CF