MLS Cup 2017 was the 22nd edition of the
MLS Cup
The MLS Cup is the annual championship game of Major League Soccer (MLS) and the culmination of the MLS Cup Playoffs. The game is held in November and pits the winner of the Eastern Conference Final against the winner of the Western Conferen ...
, the championship of
Major League Soccer (MLS), contested between
Toronto FC
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 BM ...
and
Seattle Sounders FC on December 9, 2017. The
soccer match was hosted at
BMO Field
BMO Field is an outdoor stadium located at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which is home to Toronto FC of Major League Soccer and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. Constructed on the site of the former ...
in
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...
, Canada, for the second consecutive year and third time overall. Both teams made their second appearance in the MLS Cup, in a rematch of the
2016 edition.
After a goalless first half, Toronto FC took the lead in the 67th minute through a
Jozy Altidore
Josmer Volmy "Jozy" Altidore ( ; born November 6, 1989) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution.
Altidore made his professional debut in 2006, at the age of 16, with ...
goal. Toronto's 2–0 win over Seattle was capped by a 94th minute counterattack that resulted in a goal by
Víctor Vázquez. Toronto FC became the first Canadian team to win the MLS Cup and the first MLS team to complete a
domestic treble
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.
Due to Toronto's win, the
2019 CONCACAF Champions League berth reserved for the MLS Cup champions instead went to
New York Red Bulls
The New York Red Bulls are an American professional soccer club based in the New York metropolitan area. The Red Bulls compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The club was established in October 1994 and be ...
, the US based team (excluding other qualifiers) that finished with the highest aggregate regular season points in 2017 and 2018. Toronto was ineligible to qualify through the berth, which belongs to the
United States Soccer Federation
The United States Soccer Federation (USSF), commonly referred to as U.S. Soccer, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and the official governing body of the sport of soccer in the United States. Headquartered in Chicago, the federation is ...
, but participated in the
2018 CONCACAF Champions League after winning the Canadian Championship. Toronto also qualified to host and play in the inaugural
Campeones Cup against
Campeón de Campeones
''Campeón de Campeones'' ( es, Champion of Champions) is an annual Mexican football competition established in 1942. In its current form, the winner of the Apertura season faces the winner of the Clausura season, for both Liga MX and Liga MX Feme ...
winners
Tigres UANL
Club de Fútbol Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, simply known as Tigres UANL or Tigres, is a Mexican professional football club based in San Nicolás de los Garza, a city in the Monterrey metropolitan area, Nuevo León. Found ...
.
Road to the final
The
MLS Cup
The MLS Cup is the annual championship game of Major League Soccer (MLS) and the culmination of the MLS Cup Playoffs. The game is held in November and pits the winner of the Eastern Conference Final against the winner of the Western Conferen ...
is the post-season championship of
Major League Soccer (MLS), a professional club soccer league in the United States and Canada. The
2017 season was the 22nd in MLS history, and was contested by 22 teams in two conferences in the
east
East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth.
Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the fac ...
and
west
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. Each club played 34 matches during the regular season from March to October, facing each team in the same conference at least twice and teams in the other conference at least once. The playoffs, running from October to December, were contested between the top six clubs in each conference and included four rounds: a one-match knockout round for the lowest-seeded teams, two rounds of home-and-away series, and the one-match final.
The two finalists, Toronto and Seattle, faced each other in the
2016 cup, which was won by Seattle in a penalty shootout. It was the third in league history to feature a rematch of the previous year, the other two being the 2006 and 2007 wins by
Houston Dynamo and the 2011 and 2012 wins by
LA Galaxy. The 2017 cup was also the first to see both of the higher-seeded sides advance from the conference finals since it was changed to a
home-and-away series, in 2012. The two teams played a single regular season match, hosted by Seattle in May, which Toronto won 1–0.
Toronto FC
![Sebastian Giovinco 2015-05-23 Toronto FC (edited)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Sebastian_Giovinco_2015-05-23_Toronto_FC_%28edited%29.jpg)
After their MLS Cup loss, Toronto FC looked to return to the cup as well as compete for the
Supporters' Shield and
Canadian Championship. In addition to their 2016 roster, the team acquired French leftback
Chris Mavinga and Spanish midfielder
Víctor Vázquez to fill depth roles; manager
Greg Vanney
Greg Vanney (born June 11, 1974) is an American former professional soccer player and head coach of the LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer.
A defender and one of MLS's original players, Vanney spent 10 seasons in the league and another three-and ...
placed a strong emphasis on an organized defense, one of the team's strengths during the 2016 season. The team entered the season as a favorite to win the cup, as well as a key challenger for the Supporters' Shield. Toronto immediately jumped into a run of good form, with only three losses in the first half of the season, and remained near level with
Chicago Fire at the top of the league. Despite two consecutive losses in September, Toronto finished the season as Supporters' Shield champion, breaking the record for most points (69) and tying the record for most wins (20).
Toronto faced the
New York Red Bulls
The New York Red Bulls are an American professional soccer club based in the New York metropolitan area. The Red Bulls compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The club was established in October 1994 and be ...
in the conference semifinals and took a 2–1 lead away in New Jersey. The team returned home and lost 1–0, but advanced on the
away goals rule with the 2–2 aggregate draw. The home fixture was marred by a halftime brawl between the teams that saw
Jozy Altidore
Josmer Volmy "Jozy" Altidore ( ; born November 6, 1989) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution.
Altidore made his professional debut in 2006, at the age of 16, with ...
sent off and
Sebastian Giovinco suspended for yellow card accumulation in receiving a yellow card in two consecutive matches. In the conference finals, Toronto traveled to play
Columbus Crew SC
The Columbus Crew, formerly known as Columbus Crew SC, is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio. The Crew competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference and began play in 1996 as one ...
, earning a 0–0 away draw and a 1–0 win at home, qualifying them for the MLS Cup.
Seattle Sounders FC
The Sounders entered the season as defending MLS Cup champions, their first title after years of early playoff exits. Head coach
Brian Schmetzer
Brian Schmetzer (born August 18, 1962) is an American soccer coach and retired player. He is the head coach of the Seattle Sounders FC, who play in Major League Soccer (MLS), having been assistant coach for the team until Sigi Schmid's departure ...
, promoted from his interim role, made offseason roster changes to replace older veteran players with younger talent that align with general manager
Garth Lagerwey
Garth Lagerwey (born December 12, 1972) is a retired American soccer player who played five seasons in Major League Soccer as a goalkeeper. He became the general manager of Real Salt Lake in 2007 and stayed with the club before departing in 201 ...
's vision for the club. Among the additions were MLS veteran
Will Bruin
William Christopher Bruin (born October 24, 1989) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC. Prior to joining Seattle, he spent 6 seasons playing for the Houston Dynamo. H ...
,
homegrown player Henry Wingo
Henry Swenson Wingo (born October 4, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Ferencvárosi TC in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I.
Career Early career
Henry Wingo spent time as a youth playing for Northwest Nation ...
, academy graduate
Nouhou Tolo, and veteran defenders
Gustav Svensson
Karl Gustav Johan Svensson (born 7 February 1987) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg as a midfielder. Starting off his footballing career in Sweden with IFK Göteborg in 2005, he went on to play p ...
and
Kelvin Leerdam
Kelvin Leerdam (; born 24 June 1990) is a Surinamese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for LA Galaxy and the Suriname national team.
Club career
Early career
Leerdam was born in Paramaribo, the capital and largest city of Suri ...
, adding to the team's depth positions. Seattle started the season slowly, with only five wins in the first 17 matches, due to injury troubles and inconsistent lineups. From late June to early September, the team welcomed back injured players and went on a 13-match unbeaten streak that put them in playoff contention. The streak ended with a series of draws and losses, but the Sounders recovered with three wins in late September and October to clinch a second-place finish in the Western Conference.
Seattle faced their Canadian rivals, the
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Vancouver. They compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The MLS iteration of the club was established on March ...
, in the conference semifinals. After a scoreless draw in Vancouver, the Sounders returned home and won 2–0 on a pair of goals scored by
Clint Dempsey
Clinton Drew Dempsey (; born March 9, 1983) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a forward and midfielder. During his career, he played in the Premier League for Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur and in Major League Soccer ...
. In the conference finals, the Sounders played
Houston Dynamo and earned a 2–0 win in the away leg after a Dynamo player was sent off early in the match. Heading into the home leg with an advantage on away goals, Seattle went for an aggressive 3–0 win to give them a 5–0 aggregate win that was capped by home-and-away goals by former Dynamo forward
Will Bruin
William Christopher Bruin (born October 24, 1989) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC. Prior to joining Seattle, he spent 6 seasons playing for the Houston Dynamo. H ...
. The Sounders maintained a shutout streak that carried over from the 2016 Western Conference Final, reaching 647 minutes after the win over Houston.
Summary of results
:''Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).''
Venue
BMO Field
BMO Field is an outdoor stadium located at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which is home to Toronto FC of Major League Soccer and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. Constructed on the site of the former ...
was confirmed as the host of MLS Cup 2017 after
Toronto FC
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 BM ...
won the Eastern Conference Championship on November 29, 2017, leaving them as the highest remaining seed. The stadium was renovated and expanded prior to the 2016 season and hosted
MLS Cup 2016
MLS Cup 2016 was the 21st edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), played on December 10, 2016. The soccer match was hosted at BMO Field in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and contested by Toronto FC and Seattle ...
. Capacity for the 2017 cup was the standard capacity of BMO Field at about 30,000 seats, compared to the extra 6,000 seats available at the 2016 cup which had been reused after a temporary installation for the
Grey Cup and
NHL Centennial Classic
The NHL Centennial Classic (branded as the Scotiabank NHL Centennial Classic for sponsorship reasons) was a regular season outdoor National Hockey League (NHL) game that was held on January 1, 2017. The game featured the Toronto Maple Leafs ta ...
.
On December 1, a round of tickets was released to season seat holders and quickly sold out. Additional tickets were released to the general public on December 4, which were sold out in less than an hour and appeared on secondary markets for well above face value shortly after.
Broadcasting
The MLS Cup final was broadcast in English by
ESPN
ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). Th ...
in the United States and
TSN in Canada.
UniMás
UniMás (, stylized as ''UNIMÁS'', and originally known as TeleFutura from its launch on January 14, 2002, to January 6, 2013) is an American Spanish free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. The network's programming, which i ...
and
Univision Deportes
TUDN (formerly Univision Deportes) is a sports programming division of Univision, a Spanish language broadcast television network owned by TelevisaUnivision USA, that is responsible for the production of televised coverage of sports events and m ...
carried the Spanish broadcast in the United States, while
TVA Sports
TVA Sports is a Canadian French-language sports specialty channel owned by the Groupe TVA, a publicly traded subsidiary of Quebecor Media. The channel is a general-interest sports network, and the first major competitor to RDS, the only other ...
carried the French broadcast in Canada.
For ESPN,
Adrian Healey
Adrian Healey is an English football commentator, currently working with MLS Season Pass broadcasts on Apple TV. He is a veteran football commentator in the U.S., working for networks such as ESPN; he was part of the ESPN commentary team in S ...
,
Taylor Twellman
Taylor Timothy Twellman (born February 29, 1980) is an American former soccer player who played professionally from 1999 to 2010. He now works in the media as a soccer television commentator.
Twellman is best known for his play with the New Eng ...
, and
Julie Stewart-Binks
Julie Stewart-Binks (born April 30, 1987) is a Canadian journalist who has worked for Barstool Sports, ESPN, and Fox Sports.
Early years
Stewart-Binks was born in Toronto, Ontario, where she attended Havergal College. Stewart-Binks graduated fro ...
called the match, with pre-game and post-game coverage conducted by
Max Bretos,
Kasey Keller
Kasey C. Keller (born November 29, 1969) is an American former professional soccer player who played in Europe and the United States, as well as being the starting goalkeeper for the U.S. national team. He is a four-time FIFA World Cup partici ...
, and
Alejandro Moreno
Alejandro Enrique Moreno Riera (born July 8, 1979) is a Venezuelan former footballer who played as a forward, and who is currently a television commentator for ESPN FC, ESPN Deportes and ESPN Latin America. Moreno won three MLS Cups during hi ...
. For TSN, Luke Wileman and
Steven Caldwell called the match, with pre-game and post-game coverage conducted by
James Duthie, alongside Terry Dunfield and Kristian Jack. For UniMás and Univision Deportes, Raul Guzmán,
Marcelo Balboa
Marcelo Balboa (born August 8, 1967) is an American former professional soccer who played as a defender in the 1990s for the United States national team, becoming its captain. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
After retiring ...
, and Diego Balado called the match.
Viewership and ratings
The ESPN broadcast registered a 0.7
Nielsen rating
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, up 75 percent from the
MLS Cup 2015
MLS Cup 2015 was the 20th edition of the MLS Cup, the championship game of Major League Soccer (MLS). The soccer match was to determine the champion of MLS' 2015 season. The championship was contested on December 6, 2015 between the Columbus ...
broadcast on ESPN. The ESPN and Spanish language broadcasts in the United States drew an audience of 1.1 million combined viewers, a 43 percent decline from the 2016 final. The TSN broadcast drew an audience of 1.3 million viewers in Canada, a 13.3 percent decline from the 2016 final.
Match
Summary
![Stefan Frei 2](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Stefan_Frei_2.jpg)
Despite forecasts with cold and snowy conditions, the match kicked off in cloudy weather at a temperature of , reported to be with
wind chill.
The Sounders were without injured captain
Osvaldo Alonso
Osvaldo Alonso Moreno (born November 11, 1985) is a Cuban professional Association football, footballer who currently plays as a Midfielder#Defensive midfielder, defensive midfielder for Atlanta United FC in Major League Soccer (MLS). He defect ...
,
and also chose to start Joevin Jones at left back in place of Nouhou Tolo. Toronto switched to a 4–4–2 diamond formation, a departure from the 3–5–2 formation used during the regular season and playoff, as Greg Vanney attempted to counter Seattle's strong central players.
Toronto spent most of the first half in possession, making several attacking runs and being the more dominant team. They were unable to score, however, due to a series of saves from Seattle's
Stefan Frei,
who tied an MLS Cup record for second most saves in a half at six saves, behind
Pat Onstad
Patrick Stewart Onstad (born January 13, 1968) is a Canadian former professional soccer goalkeeper who serves as the General Manager of the Houston Dynamo. During his career, Onstad played with a variety of clubs in Canada and the United States ...
's seven at the
2003 final.
He made a diving stop to deny
Sebastian Giovinco in the 10th minute and a push on the ball from Giovinco in the 23rd minute.
Jones took Seattle's first shot of the match in the 30th minute, ending the club's 150-minute streak without a shot on target between the two MLS Cup finals.
In the final moments of the half, Frei saved a shot from
Víctor Vázquez and the Sounders nearly scored an
own goal
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after Joevin Jones made a clearance that veered towards the goal.
The Sounders were largely unable to challenge the Toronto goal, with the exception of several counterattacks through the middle of the field.
Toronto continued its control of possession and attacking chances early in the second half, with Frei making two key saves on shots from
Michael Bradley and Giovinco after the hour mark.
In the 67th minute, Toronto strung together a series of passes on a counterattack to
Jozy Altidore
Josmer Volmy "Jozy" Altidore ( ; born November 6, 1989) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution.
Altidore made his professional debut in 2006, at the age of 16, with ...
, who finished with a left-footed shot over Frei to open the scoring.
Seattle brought on
Jordan Morris for
Víctor Rodríguez, and he immediately tried a shot towards Toronto's goal that was wide of the post.
During a corner kick for the Sounders in the 83rd minute, a wire holding the
Skycam
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system over the stadium fell onto the pitch, causing a short delay.
Toronto made two consecutive substitutions, switching
Armando Cooper
Armando Enrique Cooper Whitaker (born 26 November 1987) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Israeli club Maccabi Petah Tikva and the Panama national team.
Club career
Cooper began his career in the youth rank ...
for
Jonathan Osorio
Jonathan Osorio (born June 12, 1992) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Toronto FC and the Canada national team. He holds the Toronto FC club record for most appearances. Osorio al ...
at midfield and Altidore for centerback
Nick Hagglund
Nicholas Stuart Hagglund (born September 14, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati.
Career Xavier University
Hagglund played four years of college soccer for th ...
. Seattle attempted to score an equalizer, taking shots that forced Toronto goalkeeper
Alex Bono
Alexander Nicholas Bono (born April 25, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club D.C. United.
College career
Born and raised in Baldwinsville, New York, Bono attended high scho ...
to save, but were unable to prevent Toronto from counterattacking. In the 90th minute, Giovinco fell from a shoulder challenge from
Cristian Roldan in the penalty area, but calls for a penalty were denied by referee
Allen Chapman
Allen Chapman (born August 18, 1974) is an American soccer referee and member of PRO. He lives in Utah.
Chapman regularly referees matches for Major League Soccer, and has done so since 2012.
During an August 2016 USL match in New Jersey, ...
.
Both teams made their final substitutions early in stoppage time, with Toronto bringing on
Benoît Cheyrou
Benoît Benjamin Cheyrou (born 3 May 1981) is a French former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder, and often acted as a deep-lying playmaker for the attack. He is the assistant manager of French amateur club La Salesienne d ...
for
Marky Delgado
Marco Antonio Delgado (born May 16, 1995), known as Mark Delgado or Marky Delgado, is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer.
Early life
Delgado grew up watching his two older broth ...
and Seattle switching Jones with Nouhou.
A Toronto counterattack in the 94th minute ended with a shot from Cooper that hit the post, but the rebound was finished by Vázquez, clinching a 2–0 victory.
Details
Post-match
Toronto FC became the first Canadian team to win the MLS Cup, and the first MLS team to complete a domestic
treble, after winning the
Canadian Championship and
Supporters' Shield earlier in the season. Toronto received a US$275,000 cash prize as winners, while Seattle was awarded $80,000. Due to Toronto's win, the
2019 CONCACAF Champions League berth reserved for the MLS Cup champions will instead go to the US based team (excluding other qualifiers) that finishes with the highest aggregate regular season points in 2017 and 2018. Toronto was ineligible to qualify through the berth, which belongs to the
United States Soccer Federation
The United States Soccer Federation (USSF), commonly referred to as U.S. Soccer, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and the official governing body of the sport of soccer in the United States. Headquartered in Chicago, the federation is ...
, but qualified for the
2018 CONCACAF Champions League after winning the 2017 Canadian Championship. Toronto was also qualified to host and play in the inaugural
Campeones Cup, a new competition staged between the winners of the MLS Cup and the Mexican
Campeón de Campeones
''Campeón de Campeones'' ( es, Champion of Champions) is an annual Mexican football competition established in 1942. In its current form, the winner of the Apertura season faces the winner of the Clausura season, for both Liga MX and Liga MX Feme ...
. Toronto played against
Tigres UANL
Club de Fútbol Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, simply known as Tigres UANL or Tigres, is a Mexican professional football club based in San Nicolás de los Garza, a city in the Monterrey metropolitan area, Nuevo León. Found ...
on September 19, 2018, and lost 3–1.
The day after the final, ''
The Seattle Times
''The Seattle Times'' is a daily newspaper serving Seattle, Washington, United States. It was founded in 1891 and has been owned by the Blethen family since 1896. ''The Seattle Times'' has the largest circulation of any newspaper in Washington ...
'' mistakenly ran pre-scheduled advertisements on its website that promoted a victory parade and rally for the Sounders, which were later removed. As part of a pre-match wager between the mayors of the two cities,
Seattle City Hall was lit in red on December 13. Toronto FC celebrated their victory with a parade two days after the final on December 11, traveling from
Maple Leaf Square
Maple Leaf Square is a multi-use complex and public square located in the South Core neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located to the west of the Scotiabank Arena on the former Railway Lands. The $500 million development was joint ...
to
Nathan Phillips Square
Nathan Phillips Square is an urban plaza in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It forms the forecourt to Toronto City Hall, or ''New City Hall'', at the intersection of Queen Street West and Bay Street, and is named for Nathan Phillips, mayor of Tor ...
in downtown Toronto. The parade was attended by several thousand fans, as well as Toronto Mayor
John Tory
John Howard Tory (born May 28, 1954) is a Canadian politician who has served as the 65th and current mayor of Toronto since 2014.
After a career as a lawyer, political strategist and businessman, Tory ran as a mayoral candidate in the 200 ...
, who declared the day as "Reds Day". It was the second victory parade held in the city in as many weeks, as the
Toronto Argonauts
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), based in Toronto, Ontario ...
had won the
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...
's
Grey Cup in November.
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