Toronto FC
Toronto Football Club, usually known as Toronto FC, is a soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario. They have played in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS) since the 2007 season. They were the first Canadian soccer team to join MLS. They play their home games at BMO Field in Downtown Toronto. The team is coached by Greg Vanney and operated by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment.
| Full name | Toronto Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Reds | ||
| Short name | TFC | ||
| Founded | October , 2005 | ||
| Owner | Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment | ||
| President | Bill Manning | ||
| General manager | Ali Curtis | ||
| Coach | Chris Armas | ||
| League | Major League Soccer | ||
| 2018 | Eastern Conference: 9th Overall: 19th Playoffs: Did not qualify | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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History
Toronto FC has won the Canadian Championship five times, most recently in 2016. They also made it to the 2016 MLS Cup but lost to Seattle Sounders 4-5 in penalties. They were also semi-finalists of the 2011-2012 CONCACAF Champions League.
Toronto FC Media
Fans celebrating the club's first goal in its history, scored by Danny Dichio at home on May 12, 2007
Preki at a press conference as the club's head coach; he coached the club from November 2009 to September 2010
A game between Toronto FC and LA Galaxy at Rogers Centre during the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League quarter-finals. Toronto later advanced to that tournament's semi-finals.
Ryan Nelsen as head coach of the Toronto FC. He served as head coach from January 2013 to August 2014.
Sebastian Giovinco with Toronto FC, May 2015. Giovinco was the first player in club history to be awarded the MLS Golden Boot.
Members of Toronto FC taking a group photograph in BMO Field after being crowned as the Eastern Conference playoff champions in 2017
Toronto FC games are very occasionally played in the Rogers Centre, home to the Toronto Blue Jays.
Fans celebrate at a Toronto FC match during the club's inaugural season in 2007
A match between Toronto FC and Montreal Impact in Olympic Stadium in Montreal, March 2013. The two clubs share a soccer rivalry referred to as the Canadian Classique, which later continues as the Impact became CF Montréal.
BMO Training Ground in Downsview Park serves as the home stadium for Toronto FC II, and Toronto FC Academy, the club's minor league, and youth development system
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