2018 Toronto FC II season

The 2018 Toronto FC II season was the fourth season in the club's history. The team finished 16th in the Eastern Conference, missing the playoffs. After the season, Toronto FC II voluntarily moved from the second division United Soccer League to the third division USL League One.

Toronto FC II
2018 season
General managerTim Bezbatchenko
Head coachLaurent Guyot
United Soccer League4–6–24
Conference: 16th
Overall: 33rd
Top goalscorerJordan Hamilton
Tsubasa Endoh (8)
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Roster edit

Players edit

As of June 7, 2018.[1]
The squad of Toronto FC II will be composed of an unrestricted number of first-team players on loan to the reserve team, players signed to TFC II, and TFC Academy players. Academy players who appear in matches with TFC II will retain their college eligibility.

Transfers edit

In edit

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
37 MF   Gideon Waja   West African Football Academy February 20, 2018 [2]
36 DF   Tim Kübel   Louisville Cardinals Selected by Toronto FC in the 2nd Round of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft March 6, 2018 [3]
51 MF   Malyk Hamilton   West Ham United March 6, 2018 [3]
40 GK   Drew Shepherd   Western Michigan Broncos Selected by Toronto FC in the 2nd Round of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft March 15, 2018 [4]
49 DF   Robert Boskovic   TFC Academy March 15, 2018 [4]
38 DF   Kyle Bjornethun   Portland Timbers 2 March 15, 2018 [4]
MF   Mariano Miño   Sud América March 15, 2018 [4]
39 MF   Luca Petrasso   TFC Academy Academy Signing March 21, 2017 [5]
39 GK   Borja Angoitia   Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Free Transfer June 7, 2018 [6]

Out edit

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
77 DF   Brandon Onkony Option Declined December 4, 2017 [7]
42 DF   Mitchell Taintor   Sacramento Republic Released December 4, 2017 [7]
58 DF   Anthony Osorio Released December 4, 2017 [7]
46 DF   Jordan McCrary   Seattle Sounders FC Released December 4, 2017 [7]
36 MF   Brian James Released December 4, 2017 [7]
51 FW   Ricardo John   L.A. Firpo Released December 4, 2017 [7]
63 MF   Liam Fraser   Toronto FC Promoted to First Team January 19, 2018 [8]
52 DF   Julian Dunn   Toronto FC Promoted to First Team April 13, 2018 [9]
54 MF   Ryan Telfer   Toronto FC Promoted to First Team April 13, 2018 [10]
55 MF   Aidan Daniels   Toronto FC Promoted to First Team April 13, 2018 [10]
88 MF   Mariano Miño   Toronto FC Promoted to First Team April 20, 2018 [11]

Loan Out edit

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Fee/notes Date Source
61 MF   Bubacarr Jobe   Skövde AIK 2nd year of 2-year loan March 7, 2017 [12]

Competitions edit

Preseason edit

February 17 Toronto FC II 1–1 Syracuse Orange Toronto, Ontario
White   Report   Stadium: BMO Training Grounds

United Soccer League edit

League table edit

Eastern Conference edit
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Tampa Bay Rowdies 34 11 8 15 44 44 0 41
13 Penn FC 34 9 10 15 38 47 −9 37
14 Atlanta United 2 34 7 10 17 37 72 −35 31
15 Richmond Kickers 34 6 4 24 30 80 −50 22
16 Toronto FC II 34 4 6 24 42 77 −35 18
Source: 2018 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
14 0 2 12 13 33  −20 2 0 2 3 3 8  −5 0 0 9 10 25  −15

Last updated: June 18, 2018.
Source: USL

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435
GroundAAHHHAHHHAAHAAHHHAAAHAHHAHHAAAAAHAA
ResultLLPLDLDLLLLLLLLDLLPLWLWLLWLLDL
Updated to match(es) played on August 6, 2018. Source: Regular season matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

March 17 New York Red Bulls II 2–1 Toronto FC II Harrison, New Jersey
1:00PM Echevarria   28'
Redding   50'
Tinari   62', 72'
Report Bjornethun   7'
Srbely   11',   58'
Andrews   76'
Fraser   90+3'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Referee: Kevin Broadley
March 24 Charlotte Independence 2–0 Toronto FC II Matthews, North Carolina
7:00PM Herrera   18'
Calvert   42'
Johnson  70'
Report Spencer   22' Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,026
Referee: Javier Santos
April 7 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 4–0 Toronto FC II Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2:00PM Brett   52', 59', 83'
Dabo   81'
Vancaeyezeele   86'
François   88'
Report Andrews   47' Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 840
Referee: Austin Saini
Note: Originally scheduled to be played at BMO Field in Toronto.[13]
April 18 Toronto FC II 0–0 North Carolina FC Toronto, Ontario
8:00PM Bjornethun   5' Report Kandziora   78' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 50
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
April 25 Richmond Kickers 2–1 Toronto FC II Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT Imura   11'
Onkony   55' (o.g.)
Osei-Wusu   78'
Gentile   81'
Report Daniels   9' Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,623
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
April 28 Toronto FC II 0–0 New York Red Bulls II Toronto, Ontario
6:30PM   20' Waja
  60' Spencer
  72' Miño
Report Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 117
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
May 5 Toronto FC II 1–2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Rochester, New York
6:00 PM EDT Hundal   90+1' Report Brett   12'
Kerr   36'
Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium
Attendance: 1,074
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
May 16 Atlanta United 2 5–4 Toronto FC II Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM Ambrose   5', 40'
Williams   27'   76'
Shannon   31'
Gallagher   50'
Vazquez   80'
Report Akinola   17'
Uccello   32'   48', 61'
Boskovic   39'
Daniels   44' (pen.)
Onkony   56'
Dunn-Johnson   87'
Kübel   90+6'
Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 2,061
Referee: Jon Freemon
May 19 Charlotte Independence 2–1 Toronto FC II Matthews, North Carolina
7:30 EDT Herrera   28' (pen)
Zayed   49'
Report Catalano   11'
Bjornethun   35'
Faria   66'
Onkony   87'
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 987
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
Note: Originally scheduled to be played at BMO Field in Toronto, Ontario.[15]
May 26 Toronto FC II 2–4 Tampa Bay Rowdies Toronto, Ontario
14:00 EDT (UTC−4) Uccello   21'
Bjornethun   26'
Campbell   50' (Petrasso)
Johnson   63' (Uccello)
Romeo   73'
Report Nanchoff   18',   25'
Flemmings   24' (Schäfer),   89'
Cole   40'
Gorskie   74' (Schäfer),   77'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 141
Referee: Alain Ruch
May 30 Ottawa Fury 3–0 Toronto FC II Ottawa, Ontario
19:00 EST (UTC–5)
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 3,219
Referee: David Barrie
June 9 Penn FC 3–2 Toronto FC II Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00PM Metzger   3'
Tribbett   53', 55'
Menjivar   61'
Ortiz   90+7' (pen)
Report Akinola   13',   51'
Hamilton   40',   68'
Onkony   90+1'
Catalano   90+4'
Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 4,507
Referee: Thomas Snyder
June 16 Toronto FC II 1–3 Indy Eleven Rochester, New York
7:00 PM EDT Akinola   28'
Boskovic   73'
Miño   76'
Report Venegas   23'
Braun   45', 49'
Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium
Attendance: 1,242
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
June 27 Toronto FC II 3–3 FC Cincinnati Toronto, Ontario
7:00 EDT Akinola   28'
Bjornethun   45'
Boskovic   70'
Hamilton   75'
Campbell   88'
Report Albadawi   8'
Welshman   38'
Ledesma   40'
Stadium: Lamport Stadium
Attendance: 288
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
July 1 Toronto FC II 0–4 Charleston Battery Toronto, Ontario
8:00PM Campbel   82' Report Rittmeyer   54'
Guerra   59'
Higashi   65'
Woodbine   82'
Thomas   84'
Wild   90+1'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 422
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard
July 4 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–1 Toronto FC II St. Petersburg, Florida
6:00PM Hristov   8'
Taylor   27'
Taylor   54'
Cole   79'
Report Romeo   30'
Dunn-Johnson   47'
Fitzgerald   58' (o.g.)
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,221
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
July 21 North Carolina FC 3–1 Toronto FC II Cary, North Carolina
7:00PM da Luz   28'
Harrington   54'
Ríos   55' (pen.)
Bekker   61'   74'
Guillen   70'
Report Hundal   20'
Romeo   54'
Campbell   60'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,626
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
July 28 Toronto FC II 2–0 Nashville SC Rochester, New York
6:00PM Uccello   34' (pen),   68'
Eckenrode   41'
Srbely   47'
Campbell   51'
Report Doyle   38'
Kimura   45+1'
Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium
Attendance: 2,277
Referee: Ernie Constantine
August 4 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 3–0 Toronto FC II Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00PM Brett   5', 69'
Zemanski   42'
Lubahn   49'
Pratzner   58'
Fitzpatrick   81'
Report Bolduc   62'
Williams   84'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,138
Referee: Charles Murphy
August 12 Toronto FC II 1–0 Richmond Kickers Toronto, Ontario
7:30PM Bjornethun   2'
Hamilton   48'
Srbely   85'
Report Gonzalez   39'
Roberts   60'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 696
Referee: David Barrie
August 16 Toronto FC II 0–2 Bethlehem Steel FC Rochester, New York
7:00PM Hundal   39'
Waja   62'
Srbely   66'
Report Nanco   18'
Ngalina   71'
Apodaca   83'
Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium
Referee: Matthew Franz
August 22 Indy Eleven 3–2 Toronto FC II Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00PM Speas   18'
McInerney   24'
Mares   58'
Watson   88'
Report Endoh   29'
Hamilton   34'
Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 8,209
Referee: Thomas Snyder
August 28 Louisville City FC 1–4 Toronto FC II Louisville, Kentucky
7:00PM Sands   15'
Ilić   37',   53'
DelPiccolo   78'
Report Endoh   28',   64'
Mohammed   33'
Eckenrode   47'
Kübel   54'
Johnson   70'
Campbell   90+3'
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,248
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
August 31 Toronto FC II 1–2 Atlanta United 2 Toronto, Ontario
8:00PM Mohammed   45+4'
Okello   45+5'
Srbely   90+3'
Report Kunga   12', 52'
Ruthven  
Stadium: Lamport Stadium
Attendance: 196
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
September 6 Toronto FC II 3–4 Ottawa Fury FC Toronto, Ontario
8:00PM Hernandez   39'
Endoh   47'
Bakero   47'
Srbely   56'
Hamilton   pen' (74)
Hagglund   83'
Report Taylor   4'
Portilla   37'
Meilleur-Giguère   69'
Reid   78'
Monsalve   90+4'
Stadium: Lamport Stadium
Attendance: 207
Referee: David Barrie
September 13 New York Red Bulls II 3–3 Toronto FC II Montclair, New Jersey
7:00PM Abang   12'
Ivan   39'
White   57',   68'
Report Endoh   23'
Kübel   36'
Hamilton   62'
Boskovic   79'
Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
September 16 FC Cincinnati 4–3 Toronto FC II Cincinnati, Ohio
4:30PM Lasso   31'
Adi   45+2'
Bone   78',   88'
Report Endoh   24',   45+4',   73'
Johnson   29'
Hundal   63'
Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 27,275
Referee: Lorant Varga
September 22 Bethlehem Steel FC 4–0 Toronto FC II Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
3:00PM Moumbagna   2'
Ngalina   48'
Aubrey   52'
Chambers   57' (pen)
Nanco   75'
Report Mohammed   36' Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,512
Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj
September 26 Toronto FC II 0–1 Ottawa Fury FC Toronto, Ontario
5:00 PM Campbell   16'
Mohammed   55'
Report Mannella   16'
Taylor   19'
Reid   31'
Dos Santos   32' (pen)
Sanon   90+3'
Stadium: Lamport Stadium
Attendance: 107
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
September 29 Charleston Battery 1–2 Toronto FC II Charleston, South Carolina
7:00PM Woodbine   37'
Okonkwo   52'
Report Akinola   55'
Campbell   59'
Hamilton   65'
Mohammed   81'
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,612
Referee: Danielle Chesky
October 5 Toronto FC II 1–3 Louisville City FC Toronto, Ontario
8:00PM Akinola   38'
Okello   67'
Perruzza   88'
Report Ilić   11'
DelPiccolo   34'
Souahy   40'
Lancaster   81'
Stadium: Lamport Stadium
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
October 9 Nashville SC 2–2 Toronto FC II Nashville, Tennessee
8:30PM LaGrassa   63'
Allen   72'
Davis   90+5'
Report Srbely   34'
Perruzza   75'
Hamilton   85'
Patterson-Sewell   90+1'
Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 7,531
Referee: Kevin Broadley
October 13 Penn FC 0–0 Toronto FC II Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00PM Calvano   37'
De Sousa   41'
Report Perruzza   37'
Akinola   47'
Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 2,909
Referee: Nickrod Fateh

Statistics edit

Squad and statistics edit

As of June 18, 2018

No. Pos Nat Player Total United Soccer League
Apps Goals Apps Goals
19 FW   USA Ben Spencer 3 0 3+0 0
20 FW   USA Ayo Akinola 8 3 4+4 3
22 FW   CAN Jordan Hamilton 2 1 2+0 1
27 MF   CAN Liam Fraser 2 0 2+0 0
28 GK   AUS Caleb Patterson-Sewell 4 0 4+0 0
32 MF   CAN Olakunle Dada-Luke 4 0 1+3 0
35 DF   USA Lars Eckenrode 1 0 1+0 0
36 DF   GER Tim Kübel 4 0 4+0 0
37 MF   GHA Gideon Waja 9 0 8+1 0
38 DF   USA Kyle Bjornethun 10 0 10+0 0
39 MF   CAN Luca Petrasso 7 0 4+3 0
40 GK   USA Drew Shepherd 1 0 1+0 0
42 MF   CAN Steffen Yeates 2 0 1+1 0
43 FW   TRI Aikim Andrews 6 0 1+5 0
45 MF   CAN Luca Uccello 13 2 10+3 2
48 MF   CAN Dante Campbell 6 1 5+1 1
49 DF   CAN Robert Boskovic 13 0 13+0 0
50 MF   CAN Matthew Srbely 10 1 7+3 1
51 MF   CAN Malyk Hamilton 1 0 0+1 0
52 DF   CAN Julian Dunn 6 0 6+0 0
54 MF   CAN Ryan Telfer 3 0 2+1 0
55 MF   CAN Aidan Daniels 11 2 10+1 2
56 FW   CAN Malik Johnson 14 1 9+5 1
58 MF   CAN Jordan Faria 6 1 2+4 1
59 MF   CAN Noble Okello 7 0 6+1 0
61 DF   CAN Rocco Romeo 9 0 9+0 0
64 FW   CAN Shaan Hundal 8 1 4+4 1
67 FW   CAN Daniel Da Silva 1 0 1+0 0
70 GK   CAN Gianluca Catalano 5 0 4+1 0
72 DF   TRI Jelani Peters 0 0 0+0 0
77 DF   SUI Brandon Onkony 9 0 9+0 0
80 GK   CAN Angelo Cavalluzzo 5 0 5+0 0
88 MF   ARG Mariano Miño 5 0 5+0 0

Top scorers edit

Rank Nat. Player Pos. United Soccer League TOTAL
3   Matthew Srbely FW 1 1
3   Jordan Hamilton FW 1 1
2   Aidan Daniels MF 2 2
3   Shaan Hundal FW 1 1
2   Luca Uccello MF 2 2
1   Ayo Akinola FW 3 3
3   Jordan Faria MF 1 1
3   Dante Campbell MF 1 1
3   Malik Johnson MF 1 1
Totals 13 13

Updated to match played June 18, 2018
Source:[citation needed]

Top Assists edit

Rank Nat. Player Pos. United Soccer League TOTAL
2   Liam Fraser FW 1 1
2   Shaan Hundal FW 1 1
1   Mariano Miño MF 2 2
1   Aidan Daniels MF 2 2
2   Ayo Akinola FW 1 1
2   Kyle Bjornethun DF 1 1
2   Luca Uccello MF 1 1
2   Luca Petrasso MF 1 1
2   Malik Johnson MF 1 1
Totals 11 11

Updated to match played June 18, 2018
Source:[citation needed]

Clean sheets edit

Rank Nat. Player Pos. United Soccer League TOTAL
1   Angelo Cavalluzzo GK 1 1
1   Caleb Patterson-Sewell GK 1 1
Totals 2 2

Updated to match played April 30, 2018
Source:[citation needed]

Disciplinary record edit

No. Pos. Nat. Player United Soccer League TOTAL
       
19 FW   Ben Spencer 2 0 2 0
20 FW   Ayo Akinola 1 0 1 0
22 FW   Jordan Hamilton 1 0 1 0
27 MF   Liam Fraser 1 0 1 0
36 DF   Tim Kübel 1 0 1 0
37 MF   Gideon Waja 1 0 1 0
38 DF   Kyle Bjornethun 4 0 4 0
43 FW   Aikim Andrews 2 0 2 0
45 MF   Luca Uccello 2 0 2 0
49 DF   Robert Boskovic 3 0 3 0
50 MF   Matthew Srbely 1 0 1 0
52 DF   Julian Dunn-Johnson 1 0 1 0
55 MF   Aidan Daniels 1 0 1 0
56 MF   Malik Johnson 1 0 1 0
61 DF   Antonio Rocco 2 0 2 0
64 MF   Shaan Hundal 0 1 0 1
70 GK   Gianluca Catalano 2 0 2 0
77 DF   Brandon Onkony 3 0 3 0
88 MF   Mariano Miño 2 0 2 0
Totals 27 1 27 1

Updated to match played June 17, 2018
Source: Toronto FC

References edit

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External links edit