2023 Toronto FC II season

The 2023 Toronto FC II season is the eighth season of play in the club's history and their second season in MLS Next Pro.

Toronto FC II
2023 season
OwnerMaple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
ManagerGianni Cimini

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 May 14, 2023[2]

Coaching staff
As of November 15, 2022[3]
Coaching staff
Head coach Canada Gianni Cimini
Assistant coach Canada Marco Casalinuovo
Assistant coach Canada Yianni Michelis
Goalkeeping coach Canada David Monsalve

Transfers
Note: All figures in United States dollars.

Transferred In
No. Pos. Player From Fee/Notes Date Source
38 DF Canada Jalen Watson United States Penn State Nittany Lions Toronto FC draft pick, Signed to second team March 17, 2023 [4]
73 FW Honduras Jesus Batiz United States Rochester New York FC March 21, 2023 [5]
70 MF Canada Matthew Catavolo Canada Valour FC Undisclosed fee March 21, 2023 [5]
72 MF Canada Jordan Faria Finland MuSa March 22, 2023 [6]

Loaned in
No. Pos. Player From Fee/Notes Date Source
81 MF Canada Themi Antonoglou Canada Toronto FC Loan from first team March 31, 2023 [7]
83 FW Canada Hugo Mbongue Canada Toronto FC Loan from first team April 14, 2023 [8]
30 GK Canada Tomás Romero Canada Toronto FC Loan from first team April 23, 2023 [9]
47 MF Canada Kosi Thompson Canada Toronto FC Loan from first team April 23, 2023 [9]
3 DF Canada Cristián Gutiérrez Canada Toronto FC Loan from first team May 14, 2023 [10]

Transferred out
No. Pos. Player To Fee/Notes Date Source
34 DF Canada Klaidi Cela Canada Vaughan Azzurri Option declined November 15, 2022 [11]
85 MF Canada Antonio Carlini Option declined November 15, 2022 [11]
64 MF Japan Kota Sakurai Option declined November 15, 2022 [11]
68 MF Canada Nakye Greenidge-Duncan United States New England Revolution II Option declined November 15, 2022 [11]
73 FW Canada Stefan Karajovanovic New Zealand Napier City Rovers Option declined November 15, 2022 [11]
60 GK Canada Baj Maan Canada Simcoe County Rovers Contract expired November 15, 2022 [11]
70 GK Estonia Andreas Vaikla Canada Scrosoppi FC Contract expired November 15, 2022 [11]
35 MF Tunisia Mehdi Essoussi Canada Alliance United FC Contract expired November 15, 2022 [11]
72 MF Canada Steffen Yeates Canada Pacific FC Contract expired November 15, 2022 [11]
80 FW United States Paul Rothrock United States Tacoma Defiance Contract expired November 15, 2022 [11]
58 DF Canada Kobe Franklin Canada Toronto FC Signed with first team February 24, 2023 [12]
52 MF Spain Alonso Coello Camarero Canada Toronto FC Signed with first team April 6, 2023 [13]

Loaned out
No. Pos. Player To Fee/Notes Date Source
52 MF Spain Alonso Coello Camarero Canada Toronto FC Short term loans (March 24, March 31) March 24, 2023 [14][15]
71 MF Canada Markus Cimermancic Canada Toronto FC Short term loan March 24, 2023 [14]
65 DF Canada Antony Curic Canada Toronto FC Short term loan May 13, 2023 [16]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

March 19, 2023 Friendly Toronto FC II 0–2 York United FC Toronto, Ontario
7:45 PM Report dos Santos 38'
De Rosario 59'		 Stadium: BMO Training Centre at Downsview Park
Referee: Yusri Rudolph
April 7, 2023 Friendly Toronto FC II 1–1 Simcoe County Rovers FC
Altobelli Report Halley Referee: Ryan Schwenger

Competitions

MLS Next Pro
Main article: 2023 MLS Next Pro season

Match Results
March 27, 2023 1 FC Cincinnati 2 4–2 Toronto FC II Highland Heights, Kentucky
7:00 PM Castellano 7'
Thomas Yellow card 23'
Ordóñez 47', 81'
Valenzuela 56' Yellow card 89'
Conteh Yellow card 76'
Halsey Yellow card 83'
McHenry Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Walkes 24'
Díaz 29' (pen.)
Cimermancic Yellow card 57'
Rigopoulos Yellow card 85'
Curic Yellow card 86'
Altobelli Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium
Referee: Kevin Fikar
March 31, 2023 2 Chicago Fire FC II 2–0 Toronto FC II Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 PM Gallina Red card 39'
Leonard 55'
Ostrem 58'
Osorio Yellow card 79'
Kidd Yellow card 85'		 Report
  • Rigopoulos Yellow card 57'
  • Stojadinovic Yellow card 61'
 Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
Note: The match start time was delayed due to weather concerns
April 14, 2023 3 Toronto FC II 0–2 New York City FC II Toronto, Ontario
7:00 PM Pearlman Yellow card 31'
Goulbourne Red card 73'		 Report
  • Beer Yellow card 24'
  • Myers 29', 47'
  • Hope-Gund Yellow card 45+1'
 Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Referee: Sebastian Noshinravani
April 23, 2023 4 Philadelphia Union II 3–3
(5–4 p)		 Toronto FC II Chester, Pennsylvania
2:00 PM Rafanello 13'
Riasco 14'
Krueger Yellow card 22'
Sorenson Yellow card 69'
Stojanovic 82'		 Report Curic 56'
Mbongue 68'
Batiz 74' (pen.)		 Stadium: Subaru Park
Referee: Gary Gutierrez
Penalties
Craig soccer ball with check mark
Pierre soccer ball with check mark
Stojanovic soccer ball with check mark
Pérez soccer ball with check mark
Odada soccer ball with check mark		 Curic soccer ball with check mark
Altobelli soccer ball with check mark
Antonoglou soccer ball with check mark
Batiz soccer ball with check mark
Thompson soccer ball with red X
April 30, 2023 5 Orlando City B 3–2 Toronto FC II Kissimmee, Florida
6:00 PM Granados Yellow card 15'
Freeman 48'
Salim 84'
Tablante 90+1'		 Report Batiz 3'
Mbongue 54'
Barrow Yellow card 63'
Curic Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Osceola County Stadium
Referee: Natalie Simon
May 7, 2023 6 Toronto FC II 3–0 FC Cincinnati 2 Toronto, Ontario
7:00PM Faria 16', 36'
Catavolo Yellow card 22'
Goulbourne Yellow card 29'
Faria Yellow card 42'
Mbongue 81'		 Report
  • Jimenez Yellow card 25'
 Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Referee: Roberto D'Alesio
May 14, 2023 7 Toronto FC II 2–3 New England Revolution II Toronto, Ontario
7:00 PM Catavolo 3'
Batiz 39'		 Report Cimermancic 44' (o.g.)
Rivera 84', 85'		 Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Referee: Aubrey Kotelko
May 21, 2023 8 Toronto FC II – Chicago Fire FC II Toronto, Ontario
7:00 PM Stadium: York Lions Stadium
May 25, 2023 9 New York City FC II – Toronto FC II Queens, New York City, New York
7:00 PM Stadium: Belson Stadium
May 28, 2023 10 Atlanta United 2 – Toronto FC II Kennesaw, Georgia
6:00 PM Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
June 4, 2023 11 Toronto FC II – Orlando City B Toronto, Ontario
8:00 PM Stadium: York Lions Stadium
June 11, 2023 12 Inter Miami CF II – Toronto FC II Fort Lauderdale, Florida
6:00 PM Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
June 15, 2023 13 Toronto FC II – Huntsville City FC Toronto, Ontario
7:00 PM Stadium: York Lions Stadium
June 18, 2023 14 Toronto FC II – Atlanta United 2 Toronto, Ontario
7:00 PM Stadium: York Lions Stadium
June 23, 2023 15 New England Revolution II – Toronto FC II Foxborough, Massachusetts
8:00 PM Stadium: Gillette Stadium
June 30, 2023 16 Toronto FC II – Crown Legacy FC Toronto, Ontario
7:00 PM Stadium: York Lions Stadium
July 7, 2023 17 Toronto FC II – Columbus Crew 2 Toronto, Ontario
8:00 PM Stadium: York Lions Stadium
July 12, 2023 18 Toronto FC II – Philadelphia Union II Toronto, Ontario
7:00 PM Stadium: York Lions Stadium
July 16, 2023 19 Huntsville City FC – Toronto FC II Huntsville, Alabama
7:00 PM Stadium: Joe W. Davis Stadium
July 21, 2023 20 Toronto FC II – Inter Miami CF II Toronto, Ontario
7:00 PM Stadium: York Lions Stadium
August 4, 2023 21 Columbus Crew 2 – Toronto FC II Columbus, Ohio
7:00 PM Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium
August 9, 2023 22 New York Red Bulls II – Toronto FC II Montclair, New Jersey
7:00 PM Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
August 18, 2023 23 Toronto FC II – New England Revolution II Toronto, Ontario
7:00 PM Stadium: York Lions Stadium
August 25, 2023 24 Crown Legacy FC – New England Revolution II Matthews, North Carolina
7:30 PM Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
September 1, 2023 25 Toronto FC II – New York Red Bulls II Toronto, Ontario
7:00 PM Stadium: York Lions Stadium
September 8, 2023 26 Philadelphia Union II – Toronto FC II Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM Stadium: Subaru Park
September 15, 2023 27 New York City FC II – Toronto FC II Queens, New York City, New York
5:00 PM Stadium: Belson Stadium
September 24, 2023 28 Toronto FC II – Crown Legacy FC Toronto, Ontario
2:00PM Stadium: York Lions Stadium

Statistics

Goals
Rank Nation Player MLS Next Pro Playoffs Total
1United StatesJesús Batiz303
CanadaHugo Mbongue303
3CanadaJordan Faria202
4CanadaMatthew Catavolo101
CanadaAntony Curic101
Puerto RicoAlec Díaz101
CanadaReshaun Walkes101
Own goals 000
Totals12012

Updated to match played May 14, 2023
Source: Stats Crew

Shutouts
Rank Nation Player Pos. MLS Next Pro Playoffs Total
1CanadaLuka GavranGK10 1
Totals101

Updated to match played May 7, 2023
Source: Stats Crew

References
  1. "Roster Guidelines". MLS Next Pro.
  2. "Toronto FC II Roster". MLS Next Pro.
  3. "Staff | Toronto FC". Toronto FC. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  4. "Toronto FC II add MLS SuperDraft pick Jalen Watson to roster". Toronto FC. March 17, 2023.
  5. "Toronto FC II sign Matthew Catavolo and Jesus Batiz". Toronto FC. March 21, 2023.
  6. "Toronto FC II sign midfielder Jordan Faria". Toronto FC. March 22, 2023.
  7. "Toronto FC loan Themi Antonoglou to Toronto FC II". Toronto FC. March 31, 2023.
  8. "Toronto FC loan Hugo Mbongue to Toronto FC II". Toronto FC. April 14, 2023.
  9. "Toronto FC loan four players to TFC II for upcoming match against Union II". Toronto FC. April 23, 2023.
  10. "Toronto FC loan Romero and Gutiérrez to Toronto FC II". Toronto FC. May 14, 2023.
  11. "Toronto FC II announces year-end roster decisions". Toronto FC. November 15, 2022.
  12. "Toronto FC Sign Homegrown Defender Kobe Franklin". Toronto FC. February 24, 2023.
  13. "Toronto FC sign midfielder Alonso Coello Camarero". Toronto FC. April 6, 2023.
  14. "Toronto FC sign Markus Cimermancic and Alonso Coello Camarero to short-term agreements". Toronto FC. March 24, 2023.
  15. "Toronto FC sign Alonso Coello Camarero to a short-term agreement". Toronto FC. March 31, 2023.
  16. "Toronto FC sign defender Antony Curic to short-term agreement". Toronto FC. May 13, 2023.
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