This was also the era of the famed Stukus brothers—Annis, Bill, and Frank—who proved a potent all-purpose trio in the Argonauts' championship years. During the years that they competed in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (1907–1957) the Argonauts won the James Dixon Trophy (awarded to the IRFU playoff champion) 14 times, going on to win the Grey Cup on 10 of these occasions. The team suggests its capacity was 10,000 total with 4,000 seated,[78] though O'Leary and Parrish list smaller numbers, noting that a $32,000 renovation in 1883 allowed for a capacity of 2,000. The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club and colloquially known as the Argos) are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Blue Jays). [41], The three decades after the 1952 Grey Cup victory have been called the Argonauts' Dark Ages. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the team was founded in 1873, and is the oldest existing professional sports team in North America still using its original name, and they are the oldest-surviving team in both the modern-day CFL and East Division. Clemons and quarterback Matt Dunigan (who played the final with a broken collarbone) were the other critical pieces to the championship.[31]. Asstistant Coaches - Bruce Cowdrey, Dave Ensky, Jim Hilles, Ron Lancaster Jr., Mike Levendler, This page was last edited on 14 May 2021, at 07:43. Replacing the playing surface would require permanently locking Rogers Centre into its baseball configuration, making it impossible to host CFL games. [26] The field has historic significance as the site of the first Grey Cup game in 1909; the CFL lists the game's attendance as 3,807. It is still in use today, with a number of fortunate on-field happenings attributed to the "bounce". ... Toronto FC sign forward Dom Dwyer. [23][24] Argonauts lost the Dominion Title in 1901 to Ottawa College. 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Canadian businessman Harry Ornest bought the team off Carling O'Keefe for $5 million at the end of 1988[115] and then sold to the trio of Bruce McNall (60%), John Candy (20%), and Wayne Gretzky (20%) for the same amount in 1991. [77], Going back to an even earlier era, the Argonauts won the Ontario Rugby Football Union championship three times between 1883 and 1906, including the league's first two seasons, 1883 and 1884. Although it has not hosted a professional game since 1958, it still holds the record for hosting the most Grey Cups with 30. The results, transfers, players, competitions and stats of Toronto FC football team. Ralph Sazio took over from Hayman and is another hall of fame builder.[132]. In 1990, one of the most beloved figures in Toronto sporting history emerged on the team: Michael "Pinball" Clemons set a CFL record for all purpose yards with 3,300 in his first full year, a record he broke in 1997 with 3,840. The team was founded and owned by the Argonaut Rowing Club for its first 83 years, and has been owned by a series of business interests since 1956. Nel pre-campionato della stagione 2013-2014 la squadra concluse importanti operazioni di calciomercato di alto profilo, tra cui gli acquisti di Justin Morrow e Jackson, del brasiliano Gilberto e di Michael Bradley (dalla Roma), oltre al ritorno di Dwayne De Rosario. [31][72], In 2018, the team's new owners Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment moved the team's practice facility to the nearby MLSE managed Lamport Stadium with the football operations staff moving to BMO Field and the nearby MLSE managed Coca-Cola Coliseum.[73]. Holden* ? La prima uniforme (maglia, pantaloncini e calzettoni) è rosso con un'alternanza di luci ed ombre orizzontali, le maniche sono nere con un rivestimento rosso e sotto ogni manica parte una parte una fascia nera verticale che si estende per tutta la lunghezza della maglia. Schedule. Here you find the most succesful scorers in Toronto FC in leagues and tournaments through the years. [22][25] Alongside the professionalism dispute, there was serious disagreement over the adoption of the Burnside rules, with Ontario, Quebec, and the intercollegiate league often not in alignment. After the debacles of the Schwarz era and brief control of the team by the CFL (see above) the Argos were rescued by David Cynamon and Howard Sokolowski in 2004. Column 2. Owens broke Michael Clemons CFL record for all purpose yards and won the CFL Most Outstanding Player award that year. [18] Nichols* Leslie Simpson* Harry Symonds* ? The table below shows the extended goals stats for Toronto Awaba and New Lambton. The sale was finalized on January 19, 2018[8] and with the sale, MLSE owns four of the five major professional sports franchises in the city of Toronto (only the Blue Jays are not owned by MLSE, although its owner, Rogers Communications, has 37.5% ownership stake of MLSE). He was simultaneously owner of the BC Lions, raising questions of competitive integrity. Given their roots in a rowing squad, the team is often referred to as the "boatmen" and less often the "scullers".[12]. 448 likes. Various machinations were entertained by Bassett including moving the Argos to the NFL, bringing an American expansion team to the city (e.g. [note 1] Blue has become the traditional colour of top-level teams in Toronto (e.g. The Argonauts played their home games at Rogers Centre (originally known as SkyDome) from 1989 until 2016 when the team moved to BMO Field, the fifth stadium site to host the team. The GTA Grizzlies football team is a member of the Ontario Football Conference who strives to provide an opportunity for young men aged 17 – 22 in the Greater Toronto Area to pursue their passion of competitive football at a higher level. [22] Il 23 agosto 2018, il Toronto FC ha definitivamente chiuso lo stato di supporter di Inebriatti per un incendio che ha iniziato al TD Place Stadium di Ottawa Fury durante il match-up con il Toronto FC nel Canadian Championship all'inizio di quell'anno il 18 luglio.[23]. The football team played a handful of challenge matches—one team inviting another to play—as an amateur squad against university and city teams every year throughout the 1870s, with one dormant year in 1879, likely due to injuries. After relative stability at the senior executive level for three decades, there has been significant turnover in the positions since the 1990s. ... You never see this in Toronto.” The team laughed off the bizarre incident, saying they signed a new team member named ‘Ale Gator’ to a short-term loan for the season. [65] Derrell "Mookie" Mitchell was added at receiver in 1997. Their star runner and kicker in their first championship year was Jack O'Conner, who scored a league record 44 points. Reports at the time suggest the league became spoiled by the partnership and that when the money dried up in 1987, the transition was difficult. [13] In turn, the footballers adopted the colours and the phrase "double blue" became synonymous with the team. … Players and management personnel may be separately inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. [37], Frank Clair was brought in as coach in 1950 and left his mark on the revamped roster; he led the team to Grey Cup wins in 1950 and 1952. Rugby itself was still an infant game having evolved out of association football (soccer) in the 1830s. The highest distinction the Toronto Argonauts can accord a player is to retire their number; just four players have received the honour. [14][15] For the first time in decades, they were a fixture at or near the bottom of the East. Oltre alle squadre, questo importante gruppo possiede dei canali televisivi (Leafs TV e Raptors NBA TV) e degli impianti sportivi. 20 years)" lease with the Argos for usage of the stadium. [note 3], The Argonauts did have some standout players in the 1950s and 1960s. The team continues to refer to their colours as Oxford blue and Cambridge blue for historical reasons rather than strict colour accuracy. In ambito nazionale vanta la vittoria di 7 Canadian Championship, mentre in ambito internazionale ha raggiunto la finale della CONCACAF Champions League nel 2018. By the 1960s, the annual (and often desperate) mid-season addition of American imports had become known as the "Argo airlift"; American imports often did not last a game before being cut. Toronto Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario. Games played in Toronto. They scored a coup over the National Football League (NFL) with the signing of a young Joe Theismann (and other American stars) in 1971. [54] The enlargement and reconfiguration of Exhibition Stadium over 1975 and 1976 in anticipation and preparation of the Blue Jays expansion baseball team (who began play in 1977) allowed for these massive crowds. [20] Trouble also struck off the field: McNall was convicted of conspiracy and fraud at the end of 1993,[64] while Candy died prematurely the next year, shortly after he sold his stake in the team. These clubs were the vaunted "Big Four"—Toronto, Hamilton, Ottawa, and Montreal—that formed the precursor to Eastern Division of the Canadian Football League. New York City FC vs Toronto FC Head-to-Head. Southend Supporters. Given the length of franchise history, dozens of players, coaches, and management have been honoured in some form over the years. Their first back-to-back Grey Cups came in 1937 and 1938. [5] The team's origins date back to a modified version of rugby football that emerged in North America in the latter half of the nineteenth century. The Boatmen took the Grey Cup in both 1996 and 1997. Fifty-seven men have served as Toronto Argonauts head coach. Toronto FC live score (and video online live stream*), team roster with season schedule and results. Il Toronto FC gioca le partite in casa al BMO Field e la sua costruzione è costata 62,5 milioni di dollari. [59] The 1983 season finally brought the championship home. [101] The GM role was titled as "managing director" from 1957 to 1966, when head coach Bob Shaw was also named "manager" of the team, "with full operating control", and managing director Lew Hayman was named club president. [86][87] While various stadium rumours swirled over the course of David Braley's tenure (including building a new facility), it became increasingly clear that a move to a renovated BMO Field was the only viable option. The stalwart of the era was Dick Shatto, an Ohioan who played twelve seasons from 1954 to 1965. [26] One major outstanding issue within the CRU at the time was the role of professional versus amateur players; this dispute caused the Argonauts to withdraw from the league in 1903 and eventually led to the establishment of a new league, The Big Four or Interprovincial Rugby Football League. [11], The name "Argonauts" is derived from Greek mythology: according to legend, Jason and the Argonauts were a group of heroes who set out to find the Golden Fleece aboard the ship Argo sometime before the Trojan War. [63] Ismail immediately impressed, particularly on kickoff returns, and was named player of the game in the 1991 Grey Cup, which the Argos won 36–21 over the Calgary Stampeders. I colori ufficiali della società sono primariamente il rosso con il nero, grigio e bianco come colori secondari. [27] Among other critical innovations, the Burnside rules reduced the number of men per side to 12 and introduced the ten yards in three downs structure that is central to the modern game. The Argos moved out of Rogers Centre and into BMO Field for the 2016 season. The team's other official colour is white. There were stellar players over this era, including defensive all-stars such as Jim Stillwagon, Jim Corrigall, and Granville "Granny" Liggins, but the team could not return to winning form. [67], New ownership under David Cynamon and Howard Sokolowski brought immediate dividends with another Grey Cup win in 2004. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the team was founded in 1873, and is the oldest existing professional sports teamin North America still using its original name, and they are the oldest-surviving team in both the modern-day CFL and East Division. Questo risultato storico portò per la prima volta una squadra canadese in finale di Major League Soccer, persa per 5-4 il 10 dicembre contro i Seattle Sounders ai tiri di rigore (0-0 dopo 120 minuti). [66] The Argos seemingly bottomed out in July 2003 when the CFL stripped control over the team from owner Sherwood Schwarz. The Double Blue returned to the Grey Cup, this time facing the BC Lions at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver. Il ruolo di allenatore fu affidato a Greg Vanney, che pur avendo ottenuto molte vittorie (record per il club in una stagione) non riuscì a qualificare la compagine canadese per i play-off di MLS. Given their losses in the Dominion Championship in 1884 and 1901, the Argonauts did not earn the title "national champion" until their first Grey Cup win in 1914.[25]. The now money-losing team was sold to the Labatt Brewing Company through its TSN unit in 1994 for $4.5 million. Divenne così il primo club della MLS a centrare il treble e la prima squadra canadese a vincere la MLS Cup. [69] After breaking even in 2010 and going 6–12 in 2011, the Argonauts again acquired a championship nucleus in 2012. Malgrado la sconfitta per 3-2 subita in trasferta il 22 novembre, il 30 novembre 2016 il Toronto vinse per 5-2 dopo i tempi supplementari la finale di ritorno. [6] Early success in the final can partly be attributed to the weakness of western teams: between 1921 and 1952 the Argonauts won in nine straight appearances, including six straight against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Column 1. The current GM is Jim Popp who was appointed at the end of 207 February 2017. Lions, with Jon Avery a critical running threat. [29], After play was halted during World War I, the Argos again achieved success in the early 1920s on the back of one Canada's greatest ever sportsmen. Supporters' Shield. Ricky Ray was brilliant at quarterback while Chad Owens emerged as arguably the league's best special teams player. The team gives dates of 1874–1897 and 1908–1915 at Rosedale, while other sources suggest the team had moved to Varsity by 1911. [16] Seeking a way to keep fit after summer, the Argonaut Rowing Club (ARC) formed their own rugby-football squad on October 4, 1873. Get real-time scores & schedule information for the Toronto FC soccer team on FOX Sports. May 11, 2021. La principale rivalità dell'Impact è quella del derby contro il Impact de Montréal, la competizione in questo caso non è solo sportiva ma riguarda più generalmente le due più grandi città del paese, un'espressione della parte anglofona del Canada, l'altra della parte francofona. Popp and Trestman won consecutive Grey Cup championships in 2009 and 2010. [11][12], Fin dalla fondazione del club nel 2007, la società è sponsorizzata dalla Bank of Montreal (BMO). [74] Earlier data for the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union provides another 9 years from 1907 to 1957 in which the Argos were the best of the "Big Four", for a total of 23 divisional wins. [14], The first recorded game of what would become known as Canadian football was played in Toronto on November 9, 1861, featuring University of Toronto students. [117][118] Given McNall's indictment and Candy's early death, the era was tumultuous and the last in which the club regularly made front-page headlines. Sono state costruite nuove aree all'interno dello stadio come punti di ristoro, bagni ed un tetto. Schedule. The brewing company's total investment in the team was $5.8 million. Lionel Conacher, the "Big Train," led the team to two perfect 6–0 seasons in 1921 and 1922. Il nome venne scelto dai tifosi stessi attraverso una consultazione online.[3][4]. Ticket sales remained flat, and there were changes in ownership. Given its nautical theme, the name Argonaut was adopted by a group of amateur rowers in Toronto in 1872. The Argonauts Football Club played their first game against Hamilton on October 18 of that year (a victory), beginning a storied rivalry. In 2014, the Argonauts reignited their historic rivalry with an Ottawa football Team as the team came back as the Ottawa REDBLACKS (Other rivalries with Ottawa consisted of rivalries with the Ottawa Renegades and the Ottawa Rough Riders). [75][76] The only pre-1958 year in which the Argos won the IRFU but failed to make a Grey Cup appearance was 1922, when they lost in the Eastern Canada final to Queen's University. [68], In 2010 the team again saw an ownership change, with construction magnate David Braley, who also owns the Lions, taking control. [110][111], Hodgsen sold to Carling O'Keefe in 1979, who had been minority owners since 1976. [28], Seeking looser rules regarding the employment of professional players, Toronto and other cities split from the ORFU and formed the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU) in 1907. Il Toronto FC è una società calcistica canadese con sede nella città di Toronto, fondata nel 2005.Milita nella Major League Soccer (MLS), il massimo campionato di calcio degli Stati Uniti d'America e del Canada.. È stato il primo club non statunitense ad entrare a far parte della MLS e il primo ad aggiudicarsi la MLS. At the Grey Cup level, the Argonauts have faced an assortment of teams in recent decades rather than any one team regularly. [91][93][94] The inclusion of the CFL configuration had partly been at the insistence of the City of Toronto government, which owns BMO Field, and had been planned in the original stadium agreement. Popp, the architect of the Alouettes' resurgence in the Montreal sports scene, acquired some of his former players, such as S. J. [105] This sale transferred ownership from Tanenbaum's Kilmer Sports and Bell Media to MLSE, which itself is owned by Tanenbaum, Bell Media and Rogers Communications. Sources again differ on when the team permanently moved to Varsity Stadium on the grounds of the University of Toronto. A Jewish-American, Hayman served with both the Argos and Montreal Alouettes and has been called "the architect of Canadian football. [146], Assistant Coaches: Warren Coryell* J. Newton*, "Double Blue" redirects here. An issue that has become a perennial concern in the city also emerged at this time: the possibility of a National Football League team in Toronto. [44] Living in Toronto year round, Shatto set down deep roots in the city and eventually served as the Argonauts general manager. A front office purge followed, with the firing of general manager Jim Barker on January 24, 2017. [42] The management style under new owner John Bassett has also been blamed: young talent was traded or allowed to leave and the team could not form a nucleus of championship players; coaches came and went rapidly. The longest total tenure at head coach belongs to Bob O'Billovich, who led the team for eleven years over three stints in the 1980s and early 90s. [45] Another American, Tobin Rote, set numerous passing marks in three years at quarterback from 1960 to 1962. Finally, players may be honoured on an annual basis through the CFL awards. Visit FOXSports.com to view the Toronto FC roster for the current soccer season. Matías Laba fu invece ceduto al Vancouver Whitecaps per osservare la regola dei tre "giocatori designati". In a recent Instagram post, Luc Samanski shared what he thought a Toronto football team might look like and what it could be called and honestly, he pretty much nailed it. [33] In 1948, the team broke a cultural barrier with the signing of Ken Whitlock as not only their first import player in quite some time but also their first ever black player. [48][49], Eventually, the team became competitive again under head coach Leo Cahill in the late 1960s. Il 31 agosto Nelson fu esonerato dopo la sconfitta interna per 0-3 contro i N.E. In May 2015 it was announced that a consortium of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment's Larry Tanenbaum (via the Kilmer Group) and Bell Canada would acquire the team. Il giocatore italiano fu la star dell'annata e si aggiudicò i titoli individuali di MLS Golden Boot, MLS MVP e MLS Newcomer of the Year, primo calciatore del Toronto a riuscirvi. The All-Time Argos list does not extend back to before the Second War era while the Hall of Fame does. [32], Joe "King" Krol and Royal Copeland, the so-called 'Gold Dust Twins', were the best-known players of the 1940s. For most of the team's history, the logo featured some form of a boat, often incorporating a football. The 1989 season saw the Argonauts move into SkyDome, a multi-purpose downtown stadium with a retractable roof. [5] The Chicago Cubs (1870) and the Atlanta Braves (1871) franchises of Major League Baseball are older, but both teams have changed their name more than once, and the Braves have also changed cities.
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