Club: Toronto FC
Founded: 2006
City: Toronto
Stadium: BMO Field
Manager: Aron Winter
Qualification method: Nutrilite Canadian champion
Previous CONCACAF Champions League appearances: 2009-10, 2010-11
Honors: Nutrilite Canadian champion - 3 (2009, 2010, 2011)
Official website: http://www.torontofc.ca

Toronto FC makes its third consecutive trip to the CONCACAF Champions League after winning the Nutrilite Canadian championship, defeating fellow Major League Soccer squad the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-2 on aggregate. The Whitecaps led 1-0 in the second leg, but the match was abandoned due to inclement weather and was replayed July 2. Vancouver again led 1-0, but this time TFC rallied to win on second-half goals by Joao Plata and Mikael Yourassowsky. After being upset by the Puerto Rico Islanders in the Preliminary Round two years ago, Toronto FC defeated Motagua from Honduras to advance to the Group Stage in 2010. It upset Mexican powerhouse Cruz Azul in the opening match, but finished third in Group A behind Real Salt Lake and La Maquina and failed to reach the quarterfinals. The first Canadian squad in Major League Soccer, Toronto FC is owned by Maple Leaf Sport and Entertainment, which also operates the National Hockey League's Toronto Maple Leafs, the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association and the Toronto Marlies of the minor league AHL. Former Dutch international Aron Winter is the sixth coach in the club's five-year history. There has been considerable roster turnover this year, with Canadian international Dwayne De Rosario and Spanish striker Mista among 16 players out, while Plata, Yourassowsky, Dutch striker Danny Koevermans and German midfielder Torsten Frings leading the group of 19 newcomers since November 25.