2018 Toronto FC season
The 2018 Toronto FC season was the 12th season in the history of Toronto FC. Toronto FC reached the Champions League finals for the first time in their history. After a 2–1 home loss to Guadalajara on April 17 in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League final, TFC would win the return away leg 2–1 on April 25, leading to a draw on aggregate, but lost 4–2 in the penalty shootout. Later in the season, on September 19, Toronto FC played against Tigres UANL in the inaugural Campeones Cup, losing the match 3–1 at home. Reigning MLS Cup champions Toronto FC failed to qualify for the playoffs after a 2–1 home loss against the Vancouver Whitecaps on October 6, 2018, with three games left to play in the season.
Squad
As of May 9, 2018.International roster slots
Toronto has seven MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2018 season. They traded one spot to Los Angeles FC in exchange of $50,000 of General Allocation MoneySlot | Player | Nationality |
1 | Auro Jr. | Brazil |
2 | Jon Bakero | Spain |
3 | Sebastian Giovinco | Italy |
4 | Lucas Janson | Argentina |
5 | Chris Mavinga | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
6 | Gregory van der Wiel | Netherlands |
7 | Víctor Vázquez | Spain |
Transfers
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Draft Picks
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.No. | Pos. | Player | Previous Club | Notes | Date | Source |
Louisville Cardinals | MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick ; Pick acquired from Minnesota United FC for the 23rd overall pick and $50,000 of targeted allocation money | January 19, 2018 | ||||
Western Michigan Broncos | MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick | January 19, 2018 | ||||
Hartford Hawks | MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick | January 21, 2018 | ||||
Gonzaga Bulldogs | MLS SuperDraft 4th Round Pick | January 21, 2018 |