2022 Toronto FC II season
| 2022 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment |
| Manager | Gianni Cimini |
| 2022 MLS Next Pro season | 1st, Northeast Division 2nd, Eastern Conference 7th, Overall |
| Playoffs | Conference Finals |
| Top goalscorer | Paul Rothrock (8) |
| Biggest win | TOR 3–0 ORL (8/7) |
| Biggest defeat | TOR 2–6 CHI (5/27) |
The 2022 Toronto FC II season was the seventh season of play in the club's history. The club moved to MLS Next Pro for the season after previously playing in USL League One.
During the regular season, Toronto FC II won the Northeast Division and finished second in the Eastern Conference. In the playoffs, they defeated Philadelphia Union 2 in the Conference Semi-Finals, before being defeated by Columbus Crew 2 in the Conference Finals, after extra time.
Team Roster
MLS Next Pro allows for up to 35 players on a roster. Roster slots 1 through 24 are reserved for players on professional contracts. The remaining 11 slots are for amateur MLS Academy players (who are unpaid, must be under the age of 21, be part of the team's academy, and have never signed a professional contract or played in the NCAA).[1]
- As of September 3, 2022
- ^Toronto FC Academy player
Coaching staff
- As of March 3, 2022[2]
| Coaching staff | |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Gianni Cimini
|
| Assistant coach | Marco Casalinuovo
|
| Assistant coach | Yianni Michelis
|
| Goalkeeping coach | David Monsalve
|
Transfers
- Note: All figures in United States dollars.
In
Transferred In
| No. | Pos. | Player | From | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | GK | Luka Gavran
|
 St. John's Red Storm
|
Toronto FC draft pick, Signed to second team | March 24, 2022 | [3] |
| 33 | FW | Reshaun Walkes
|
Texas–Rio Grande Valley
|
Toronto FC draft pick, Signed to second team | March 24, 2022 | [3] |
| 86 | FW |  Alec Díaz
|
Tacoma Defiance
|
March 30, 2022 | [4] | |
| 73 | FW | Stefan Karajovanovic
|
HFX Wanderers FC
|
March 31, 2022 | [5] | |
| 34 | DF | Klaidi Cela
|
Forge FC
|
March 31, 2022 | [5] | |
| 52 | MF |  Alonso Coello Camarero
|
Florida Atlantic Owls
|
April 1, 2022 | [6] | |
| 64 | MF |  Kota Sakurai
|
Dartmouth Big Green
|
April 1, 2022 | [6] | |
| 51 | DF |  Adam Pearlman
|
Toronto FC Academy
|
April 8, 2022 | [7] | |
| 91 | DF | Daniel Gogarty
|
Unattached | Short-term agreement | April 23, 2022 | [8] |
| 60 | GK | Baj Maan
|
Forge FC
|
May 7, 2022 | [9] | |
| 83 | ST | Hugo Mbongue
|
Toronto FC Academy
|
Signed to professional contract | May 27, 2022 | [10] |
| 40 | GK | Adisa De Rosario
|
HFX Wanderers FC
|
CPL Developmental contract ended | September 29, 2022 | [11] |
Loaned in
| No. | Pos. | Player | From | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Greg Ranjitsingh
|
Toronto FC
|
Loan from first team | April 8, 2022 | [12] |
| 81 | MF | Themi Antonoglou
|
Toronto FC
|
Loan from first team | May 14, 2022 | [13] |
| 8 | MF | Ralph Priso
|
Toronto FC
|
Loan from first team | June 11, 2022 | [14] |
| 12 | DF | Kadin Chung
|
Toronto FC
|
Loan from first team | June 11, 2022 | [14] |
| 77 | FW | Jordan Perruzza
|
Toronto FC
|
Loan from first team | June 11, 2022 | [14] |
| 22 | FW | Jacob Shaffelburg
|
Toronto FC
|
Loan from first team | July 3, 2022 | [15] |
Out
Transferred out
| No. | Pos. | Player | To | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | DF | Nyal Higgins
|
FC Edmonton
|
Contract expired | December 31, 2021 | [16] |
| 34 | DF | Talen Maples
|
Houston Dynamo 2
|
Contract expired | December 31, 2021 | [17] |
| 40 | GK | Caleb Patterson-Sewell
|
Retired | Retired | December 31, 2021 | [18] |
| 48 | MF | Dante Campbell
|
LA Galaxy II
|
Contract expired | December 31, 2021 | [17] |
| 49 | FW | Garrett McLaughlin
|
North Carolina FC
|
Contract expired | December 31, 2021 | [17] |
| 51 | MF |  Nicolás Ovalle Raffo
|
|
Option declined | December 31, 2021 | [17] |
| 60 | GK | Brogan Engbers
|
Option declined | December 31, 2021 | [17] | |
| 64 | DF | Kevin Politz
|
Retired | Option declined | December 31, 2021 | [17] |
| 71 | MF | Enric Bernat Lunar
|
FC Ascó
|
Option declined | December 31, 2021 | [17] |
| 38 | DF | Luca Petrasso
|
Toronto FC
|
Signed with first team | January 11, 2022 | [19] |
| 84 | MF | Kwasi Poku
|
Forge FC
|
Academy player | February 2, 2022 | [20] |
| 52 | MF | Kosi Thompson
|
Toronto FC
|
Signed with first team | February 25, 2022 | [21] |
| 81 | MF | Themi Antonoglou
|
Toronto FC
|
Signed with first team | May 7, 2022 | [22] |
| 91 | DF | Daniel Gogarty
|
Vaughan Azzurri
|
Short-term deal expired | May 31, 2022 |
Loaned out
| No. | Pos. | Player | To | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | GK |  Andreas Vaikla
|
FC Edmonton
|
One-year loan | March 24, 2022 | [23] |
| 58 | DF | Kobe Franklin
|
Toronto FC
|
4-day loans (April 1, April 23, May 4, May 7) | April 1, 2022 | [24][25][26][22] |
| 51 | DF | Adam Pearlman
|
Toronto FC
|
4-day loans (April 15, May 14, May 24) | April 15, 2022 | [27][28][29] |
| 81 | MF | Themi Antonoglou
|
Toronto FC
|
4-day loans (April 15, April 23, April 29, May 4) | April 15, 2022 | [25][26][27][30] |
| 72 | MF | Steffen Yeates
|
Toronto FC
|
4-day loans (May 4, May 7) | May 4, 2022 | [26][22] |
| 80 | FW | Paul Rothrock
|
Toronto FC
|
4-day loans (May 4, May 7, May 14) | May 4, 2022 | [26][22][28] |
| 35 | MF | Mehdi Essoussi
|
Toronto FC
|
4-day loans (May 21) | May 21, 2022 | [31] |
| 40 | GK | Adisa De Rosario
|
HFX Wanderers FC
|
Academy player; Signed developmental contract | August 18, 2022 | [32] |
Pre-season and friendlies
| March 26 Friendly | Toronto FC II | 3–0 | York United FC | Toronto, Ontario |
| 11:00am | Report |
| July 23 MLS Next Pro Invitational | Toronto FC II | 1–1 (4–3 SO) |  Chelsea U21 | Herriman, Utah |
Goulbourne  56' |
Report | Haigh 22' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Referee: Joseph Semus | |
| Shootout | ||||
Rothrock  Franklin  Essoussi Yeates Greenidge-Duncan Mbongue |
Mbuyamba Webster Soonsup-Bell Burstow Hutchinson Hall |
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| August 3 Friendly | Toronto FC II | 0–1 | Sunderland U21 | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Report 1 Report 2 |
Thompson 25' |
Stadium: Mosaic Stadium |
Competitions
MLS Next Pro
Standings
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CT | Columbus Crew 2 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 22 | +40 | 55 | Qualification for the 2022 MLS Next Pro Playoffs |
| 2 | NE | Toronto FC II | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 41 | |
| 3 | NE | Philadelphia Union II | 24 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 40 | |
| 4 | NE | Rochester New York FC | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 40 | |
| 5 | NE | New York City FC II | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 37 |
Source: MLSNP Eastern Conference
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Match Results
| April 3 1 | FC Cincinnati 2 | 2–1 | Toronto FC II | Highland Heights, Kentucky |
| 2:00 PM EDT | Ordonez 4' Cela 72' (o.g.) |
Report | Antonoglou 10' |
Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium Referee: Luis Arroyo |
| April 10 2 | Toronto FC II | 3–1 | New York City FC II | Toronto, Ontario |
| 1:00 PM EDT | Rothrock 45' Mbongue 75', 80' |
Report | Beer 56' |
Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Ben Hoskins |
| April 17 3 | Toronto FC II | 4–2 | Chicago Fire FC II | Toronto, Ontario |
| 2:00 PM EDT | Franklin 21' Rothrock 61'Greenidge-Duncan 71'Díaz 88' |
Report | Monis 5' L.Bezerra 59' |
Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin |
| April 24 4 | Columbus Crew 2 | 2–1 | Toronto FC II | Columbus, Ohio |
| 2:00 PM EDT | Russell-Rowe 25' Gannon 46' |
Report | Mbongue 20' |
Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium |
| April 30 5 | Toronto FC II | 4–2 | FC Cincinnati 2 | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Rothrock 50' Walkes 66'Altobelli 74'Marshall 90+5' (o.g.) |
Report | Valenzuela 12' Ruszel 47' |
Stadium: BMO Field Referee: Mario Alayass |
| May 8 6 | New York City FC II | 4–1 | Toronto FC II | New York City, New York |
| 4:00 PM EDT | Jimenez 20' Denis 68' (pen.)Elias 81'Youssoufi 90+1' |
Report | Alonso Coello Camarero 45' (pen.) |
Stadium: Belson Stadium Referee: Kenneth Rojas |
| May 14 7 | Toronto FC II | 0–1 | New England Revolution II | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Report | Dias 47' |
Stadium: BMO Field Referee: Michael Venne |
| May 22 8 | Columbus Crew 2 | 4–2 | Toronto FC II | Columbus, Ohio |
| 12:00 PM EDT | Micaletto 1' Russell-Rowe 54'Fuson 60'Parente 70' |
Report | Yeates 29' Altobelli 64' |
Stadium: Lower.com Field Referee: John Matto |
| Note: The match was originally scheduled for May 21 at 7:00 pm, but was changed due to inclement weather.[33] | ||||
| May 27 9 | Toronto FC II | 2–6 | Chicago Fire FC II | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Mbongue 87' Antonoglou 90+1' |
Report | Penn 12', 20', 34' Glasgow 54'Kocs-Washburn 68'Rodriguez 72' |
Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Renzo Villanueva |
| June 2 10 | Rochester New York FC | 1–1 (4–3 SO) | Toronto FC II | Brighton, New York |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Batiz 78' |
Report | Antonoglou 85' |
Stadium: Monroe Community College Referee: Nickrod Fateh |
| Shootout | ||||
| Rayo Lopez Costa Djaló Dolabella |
Alonso Coello Camarero Franklin Karajovanovic Yeates Mbongue |
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| June 11 11 | Toronto FC II | 1–0 | Philadelphia Union II | Toronto, Ontario |
| 6:00 PM EDT | Greenidge-Duncan 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Youcef Boumsied |
| June 18 12 | New York City FC II | 0–2 | Toronto FC II | New York City, New York |
| 1:00 PM EDT | Report | Julian Altobelli 50' Antonoglou 75' |
Stadium: Belson Stadium Referee: Justin Saporito |
| July 3 14 | Toronto FC II | 1–1 (5–3 SO) | Toronto FC II | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Yeates 84' (pen.) |
Report | Dias 50' |
Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Mario Alayass |
| Shootout | ||||
| Altobelli Franklin Antonoglou Alonso Coello Camarero Paul Rothrock |
Dias Rozhansky O'Hearn Buck |
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| July 10 15 | Toronto FC II | 0–0 (4–3 SO) | Columbus Crew 2 | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Scott Decker | ||
| Shootout | ||||
| Yeates Franklin Antonoglou Alonso Coello Camarero Greenidge-Duncan Díaz |
Gannon Micaletto Morris Parente Angking Telfer |
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| July 18 16 | Philadelphia Union II | 1–2 | Toronto FC II | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 6:00 PM EDT | Real 70' |
Report | Karajovanovic 17' Altobelli 89' |
Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Scarlet Agrawal |
| July 31 17 | New England Revolution II | 0–2 | Toronto FC II | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 1:00 PM EDT | Report | Rothrock 68', 73' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Shawn Tehini |
| August 7 18 | Toronto FC II | 3–0 | Orlando City B | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Walkes 67', 84' Altobelli 71' |
Report | Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Sebastian Noshinravani |
| August 12 19 | Rochester New York FC | 1–2 | Toronto FC II | Brighton, New York |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Rayo 68' |
Report | Greenidge-Duncan 14' Walkes 76' |
Stadium: Monroe Community College Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| August 21 20 | Toronto FC II | 2–1 | FC Cincinnati 2 | Toronto, Ontario |
| 6:00 PM EDT | Rothrock 2' Díaz 84' |
Report | Penagos 79' |
Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Jérémie Blanchette |
| August 25 21 | Chicago Fire FC II | 2–1 | Toronto FC II | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 8:00 PM EDT | Fleming 38' M. Rodríguez 57' |
Report | Yeates 70' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Youssef Elmessoussi |
| September 3 22 | Inter Miami CF II | 1–4 | Toronto FC II | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Cremaschi 73' |
Report | Perruzza 7' Walkes 75'Karajovanovic 90+1'Carlini 90+6' (pen.) |
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium |
| September 11 23 | Toronto FC II | 0–1 | Rochester New York FC | Toronto, Ontario |
| 3:00 PM EDT | Report | Batiz 17' |
Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Mario Alayass |
| September 14 13 | Toronto FC II | 3–4 | Inter Miami CF II | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Perruzza 41' Chung 51'Rothrock 77' |
Report | Hundal 49', 55' Cremaschi 65'Borgelin 86' |
Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Roberto D'Alesio |
| Note: Rescheduled match from June 24 | ||||
| September 18 24 | Orlando City B | 1–2 | Toronto FC II | Kissimmee, Florida |
| 3:00 PM EDT | Tablante 55' |
Report | Walkes 86' Franklin 90' |
Stadium: Osceola Heritage Park Referee: Matthew Franz |
Playoffs
| September 24 Conference Semifinals | Toronto FC II | 1–0 | Philadelphia Union II | Toronto, Ontario |
| 4:00 PM EDT | Mbongue 6' |
Report | Stadium: BMO Field Referee: Michael Venne |
| October 2 Conference Final | Columbus Crew 2 | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Toronto FC II | Columbus, Ohio |
| 4:00 PM EDT | Fuson 32' Parente 60' (pen.)Knight 109'Gannon 119' |
Report | Rothrock 47' Antonoglou 90+3', 94' |
Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
Statistics
Goals
| Rank | Nation | Player | MLS Next Pro | Playoffs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Paul Rothrock | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | |
Reshaun Walkes | 6 | 0 | 6 |
|
Themi Antonoglou | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 4 | |
Julian Altobelli | 5 | 0 | 5 |
|
Hugo Mbongue | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| 6 | |
Nakye Greenidge-Duncan | 3 | 0 | 3 |
|
Steffen Yeates | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 | |
Alec Díaz | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
Stefan Karajovanovic | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
|
Jordan Perruzza | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
|
Kobe Franklin | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | |
Alonso Coello Camarero | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
Kadin Chung | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
|
Antonio Carlini | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 44 | 4 | 48 | ||
Updated to match played October 2, 2022
Source: Stats Crew
Shutouts
| Rank | Nation | Player | Pos. | MLS Next Pro | Playoffs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Luka Gavran | GK | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Totals | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||
Updated to match played September 24, 2022
Source: Stats Crew
References
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- ^ "Staff | Toronto FC". Toronto FC. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ a b "Toronto FC II add two MLS SuperDraft picks to roster". Toronto FC. March 24, 2022.
- ^ "Toronto FC II sign forward Alec Díaz". Toronto FC. March 30, 2022.
- ^ a b "Toronto FC II sign Stefan Karajovanovic and Klaidi Cela". Toronto FC. March 31, 2022.
- ^ a b "Toronto FC II sign Alonso Coello Camarero and Kota Sakurai". Toronto FC. April 1, 2022.
- ^ "Toronto FC II sign Academy product Adam Pearlman". Toronto FC. April 8, 2022.
- ^ "Toronto FC II sign defender Daniel Gogarty to short-term agreement". Toronto FC. April 23, 2022.
- ^ "Toronto FC II sign goalkeeper Baj Maan". Toronto FC. May 7, 2022.
- ^ "Toronto FC II sign Academy product Hugo Mbongue". Toronto FC. May 27, 2022.
- ^ @WakingtheRed (September 29, 2022). "Adisa De Rosario has returned to Toronto FC II following his CPL Development Contract with HFX Wanderers" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Toronto FC loan Greg Ranjitsingh to Toronto FC II". Toronto FC. April 8, 2022.
- ^ "Toronto FC loan Themi Antonoglou to Toronto FC II". Toronto FC. May 14, 2022.
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- ^ "Toronto FC loan Jacob Shaffelburg to Toronto FC II". Toronto FC. July 3, 2022.
- ^ "FC Edmonton adds defender Nyal Higgins". FC Edmonton. February 25, 2022.
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- ^ "Toronto FC sign Homegrown defender Luca Petrasso". Toronto FC. January 11, 2022.
- ^ "Forge FC Sign Midfielders Sissoko & Poku". Forge FC. February 2, 2022.
- ^ "Toronto FC sign Homegrown midfielder Kosi Thompson". Toronto FC. February 25, 2022.
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- ^ a b "Toronto FC sign Antonoglou and Pearlman to short-term agreement". Toronto FC. April 15, 2022.
- ^ a b "Toronto FC sign Rothrock and Pearlman to short-term agreements". Toronto FC. May 14, 2022.
- ^ "Toronto FC sign defender Adam Pearlman to short-term agreement". Toronto FC. May 24, 2022.
- ^ "Toronto FC sign Themi Antonoglou to short-term agreement". Toronto FC. April 29, 2022.
- ^ "Toronto FC sign Mehdi Essoussi to a short-term agreement". Toronto FC. May 21, 2022.
- ^ "HFX Wanderers sign De Rosario and Degelman to development contracts". Canadian Premier League.
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