Toronto FC - last updated on 7 September 2007
(Courtesy of Johnny Beaufays)
Club name: Toronto FC
Foundation: May 11th 2006
City: Toronto, ON
Colours: Red and white
Website: www.torontofc.ca
Honours:
Toronto FC has currently no honours.
A bit of history:
The name of the club was officially announced on May 11, 2006 by the team's owner, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. (MLSE). The "FC" in the team's name is the conventional initialism for Football Club, but in official media and documents the team has only been referred to as Toronto FC, never Toronto Football Club. Larry Tannenbaum, chairman of MLSE, stated at the team name's unveiling that "I think the way we spell it is 'futbol'. "In a Q&A posted on the MLSnet website, it was made clear that "FC" stood for "Football Club."
The announcement followed an online consultation in which the public was invited to vote on the name during a limited period. The voting options were "Toronto Nationals," "Inter Toronto," "Toronto Reds," "Toronto FC," and "Toronto Northmen." MLSE's strategy in choosing "Toronto FC" following this process was based on two reasons. First, over 40% of the online vote supported this name in the consultation. Second, MLSE hoped that with this fairly generic name the new club would earn a more organic nickname from the Toronto fans rather than have one imposed from above. This has slowly happened over the course of the club's first season, with Toronto FC widely referred to simply by the initials "TFC," or the "Reds" (their home kit colour) including on the MLS website.
Club crests: (roll on the crest to get more informations)
Toronto FC -
Founded on May 11th 2006
