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| Nickname | Young Reds | ||
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| Short name | TFCII | ||
| Founded | November 20, 2014 (11 years ago) (November 20, 2014) | ||
| Stadium | York Lions Stadium | ||
| Owner | Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment | ||
| Head coach | Gianni Cimini | ||
| League | MLS Next Pro | ||
| 2025 | 9th, Eastern Conference Playoffs: DNQ | ||
| Website | torontofc.ca/tfc2 | ||
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Toronto FC II is a Canadian professionalsoccer team based inToronto,Ontario, that competes inMLS Next Pro, a third tier league of theUnited States soccer league system. It is the reserve team and minor league affiliate ofToronto FC as well as in partnership withToronto FC Academy.
Upon their entrance intoMajor League Soccer,Toronto FC fielded their reserves in theMLS Reserve League from 2007 to 2013. In 2014, Toronto FC entered into a one-year partnership with theWilmington Hammerheads of the USL to serve as their affiliate, with whom they would loan players to.[1]
On November 20, 2014, Toronto FC announced the creation of a reserve team that would play in the third-tierUnited Soccer League under the name Toronto FC II.[2][3][4] The team began play in March 2015, playing at the then-newly constructed 3,500-seat stadium at theOntario Soccer Centre inVaughan, just north-northwest of Toronto.[5] They played their first match on June 27, 2015, againstWilmington Hammerheads.[6] From 2017, the USL was sanctioned as a second-tier league.[7]
On July 2, 2018, the team announced they would move down from the United Soccer League toUSL League One for the league's first season in 2019.[8] TFC II played inSaskatoon for the first SK Summer Soccer Series, which was hosted by theSaskatchewan Selects.[9] The Selects defeated TFC II 2–0.[10]
In July 2020, the team withdrew from the2020 USL League One season, due to travel restrictions caused by theCOVID-19 pandemic.[11] They returned to the league in2021, beginning the season at the Grande Sports World training facility inCasa Grande, Arizona, due to continued travel restrictions caused by the continuing pandemic.[12] After playing their first three home games there, following three home games were played at Osceola Heritage Park inKissimmee, Florida. Toronto FC II ultimately resumed playing their home games in Toronto on July 30, 2021, when they hostedGreenville Triumph SC at the BMO Training Ground.[13]
The club announced on December 6, 2021, that it was joining the 21-teamMLS Next Pro for the inaugural 2022 season.[14] In their debut season, they qualified for their first-ever playoff berth, after winning the Northeast Division.[15] After defeatingPhiladelphia Union 2 in the Conference semi-finals, they were defeated byColumbus Crew 2 in extra time in the Conference finals.[16]
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| Head coach |  Gianni Cimini |
| Assistant coach | Marco Casalinuovo |
| Goalkeeping coach | David Monsalve |
| Season | Tier | League | Teams | Record | Rank | Playoffs | Ref |
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| 2015 | 3 | USL | 24 | 6–5–16 | 11th, Eastern (23rd overall) | did not qualify | [20] |
| 2016 | 29 | 6–5–17 | 13th, Eastern (26th overall) | did not qualify | |||
| 2017 | 2 | 30 | 6–7–19 | 15th, Eastern (28th overall) | did not qualify | ||
| 2018 | 33 | 4–6–24 | 16th, Eastern (33rd overall) | did not qualify | |||
| 2019 | 3 | USL League One | 10 | 9–9–10 | 7th | did not qualify | |
| 2020 | Withdrew due to COVID-19 restrictions | ||||||
| 2021 | 12 | 10–8–10 | 7th | did not qualify | |||
| 2022 | 3 | MLS Next Pro | 21 | 12–3–9[note 1] | 2nd, Eastern (7th, overall) | Conference Final | |
| 2023 | 27 | 6–8–14[note 2] | 11th, Eastern (23rd, overall) | did not qualify | |||
| 2024 | 29 | 10–6–12[note 3] | 12th, Eastern (23rd, overall) | did not qualify | |||
| 2025 | 29 | 10–6–12[note 4] | 9th, Eastern (19th, overall) | did not qualify | |||
Jason Bent (2015–2017)
Laurent Guyot (2018)
Michael Rabasca (2018–2019)Mike Muñoz (2020–2021)Gianni Cimini (2022–present)The expansion Toronto FC II hosted their games at a new stadium constructed at theOntario Soccer Centre beginning with the first season in 2015. However, after the planned expansion of the OSC to 5,000 seats, which is a minimum requirement set by theUnited States Soccer Federation for the USL to be sanctioned as adivision 2 league, did not materialize, the club announced that it would move its home games toBMO Field andLamport Stadium beginning with the 2018 season.[21]
In 2018, the team usedMonarch Park Stadium for one game in May, relocated one game to Charlotte, and relocated another four games to Rochester'sMarina Auto Stadium, while waiting on availability atLamport Stadium.[citation needed]
With their drop to the division 3USL League One for the 2019 season, the team moved their home games toBMO Training Ground.[22]
On April 4, 2022, after the team left USL League One to join the newly formedMLS Next Pro, Toronto FC II announced thatYork Lions Stadium would serve as their new home stadium,[23] while also playing 2 home games atBMO Field as a second match of a double header with their parent club,Toronto FC.
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