2017 season | |||
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General manager | Tim Bezbatchenko | ||
Head coach | Greg Vanney | ||
Stadium | BMO Field | ||
Major League Soccer | Conference: 1st Overall: 1st | ||
MLS Cup Playoffs | Champions | ||
Canadian Championship | Champions | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Sebastian Giovinco (16) All: Sebastian Giovinco (20) | ||
Highest home attendance | 30,584 (December 9 vs. Seattle Sounders FC, MLS Cup) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 15,175 (May 31 vs. Ottawa Fury, CC) | ||
Average home league attendance | League: 27,647 All: 27,394 | ||
Biggest win | 5–0 (May 26 vs. Columbus Crew) | ||
Biggest defeat | 0–3 (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]
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