2017 Toronto FC season

Toronto FC
2017 season
Toronto FC players celebrating victory in the Eastern Conference Finals
General managerTim Bezbatchenko
Head coachGreg Vanney
StadiumBMO Field
Major League SoccerConference: 1st
Overall: 1st
MLS Cup PlayoffsChampions
Canadian ChampionshipChampions
Top goalscorerLeague:
Sebastian Giovinco (16)

All:
Sebastian Giovinco (20)
Highest home attendance30,584
(December 9 vs. Seattle Sounders FC, MLS Cup)
Lowest home attendance15,175
(May 31 vs. Ottawa Fury, CC)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 27,647
All: 27,394
Biggest win5–0
(May 26 vs. Columbus Crew)
Biggest defeat0–3
(June 3 at New England Revolution)
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The 2017 Toronto FC season was the 11th season in the history of Toronto FC.

On June 27, Toronto won a sixth Canadian Championship title following a 3–2 aggregate victory against the Montreal Impact, earning them a spot in the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League.[1]

On September 30, the club officially clinched first place in the regular season standings after a 4–2 home win over the New York Red Bulls, becoming the first Canadian team to win the Supporters' Shield.[2] Toronto drew 2–2 away to Atlanta United FC in their final regular season match on October 22; in doing so, they reached 69 points, breaking the MLS regular season record of 68. They also tied the league record for wins in a season with 20, and scored 74 goals, the joint-second highest seasonal tally ever.[3]

Toronto won the Eastern Conference Championship on November 29 for a second consecutive season, defeating the Columbus Crew 1–0 over two legs.[4] On December 9, in a rematch of the previous year's final, Toronto defeated Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 in MLS Cup 2017 at BMO Field, becoming the first MLS team to complete a domestic treble, as well as the first Canadian team to win the MLS Cup.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference mem was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Kings of the League: Toronto FC win first Supporters' Shield". Major League Soccer. September 30, 2017.
  3. ^ "Toronto FC break all-time MLS points record". Major League Soccer. October 22, 2017.
  4. ^ "Toronto FC 1, Columbus Crew SC 0". Major League Soccer. November 29, 2017.
  5. ^ "Recap: Toronto FC vs Seattle Sounders". Major League Soccer. December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.