Toronto FC

Toronto FC
Full nameToronto Football Club
Nickname(s)The Reds
Short nameTFC
FoundedOctober 27, 2005 (October 27, 2005)
StadiumBMO Field
Toronto, Ontario
Capacity30,000[1]
Investor-operator[a]Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
PresidentVacant
General ManagerJason Hernandez
CoachJohn Herdman
LeagueMajor League Soccer
2023Eastern Conference: 15th
Overall: 29th
Playoffs: Did not qualify
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Toronto Football Club (commonly known as Toronto FC or TFC) is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home matches at BMO Field, located at Exhibition Place on Toronto's shoreline west of Downtown Toronto. Toronto FC joined MLS in 2007 as an expansion team and was the first Canadian-based franchise in the league.

The first team is operated by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE), which also operates the MLS Next Pro affiliate team Toronto FC II and most other professional sports franchises in the city, like the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL), Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

In 2017, Toronto FC won a domestic treble with the MLS Cup, Supporters' Shield and Canadian Championship, making them the first and only MLS club to ever do so. They are eight-time winners of the Canadian Championship and were runners-up of the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League and the MLS Cup in 2016 and 2019.

As of 2023, the club has an estimated value of US$690 million, making them the sixth most valuable club behind Los Angeles FC, LA Galaxy, Atlanta United FC, New York City FC, and D.C. United, and have the highest player payroll in Major League Soccer.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Stejskal, Sam (December 8, 2016). "BMO Field 101: Toronto FC's stadium set to host MLS Cup after facelift". MLSSoccer.com. MLS Digital. Archived from the original on December 11, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  2. ^ Fraser v. Major League Soccer, 01 F.3d 1296 (US 1st Cir. March 20, 2002).
  3. ^ Birnbaum, Justin (February 2, 2023). "Major League Soccer's Most Valuable Clubs 2023: LAFC Is The First Billion-Dollar Franchise". Forbes. Archived from the original on November 6, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  4. ^ Smith, Chad C (September 30, 2019). "Complete 2019 MLS Salaries". thebluetestament.com/. Vox Media. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  5. ^ "MLS team values". Statista. Retrieved February 22, 2022.


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