Much of the focus on both TFC and Vancouver now is on how both clubs finished 2011 stronger than they started. It’s especially the case with Toronto, which finished the season with a profoundly different team than it started with.
How good was the final half of the season for the Canadian team within the context of MLS? Find out below the jump.
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Teams are ranked by points per game from Aug 1 to the end of the season. The results exclude non-MLS play.
The columns from left to right are wins, loses, draws, points per game, and projected points over 34 games
1 - Seattle – 8-2-1-2.27 – 77
2 - Los Angeles – 7-3-1 -2.0 – 68
3 - Chicago – 7-3-3-1.84 – 63
3 - Kansas City – 7-3-3-1.84 – 63
5 - Houston – 6-2-4-1.83 – 62
6 - Salt Lake – 7-6-2-1.53 – 52
7 - Colorado – 5-3-3-1.5 -- 51
8 - New York – 4-3-4-1.45 – 49
8 – Portland – 5-4-5-1.42 -- 49
10 -Toronto – 3-2-4-1.4 – 48
11 - Chivas – 2-6-4-1.2 – 40
12 - San Jose – 3-4-6-1.15 – 39
13 - Columbus – 4-7-1-1.08 – 37
13 - Vancouver – 4-7-1-1.08 – 37
15 - Philly – 3-3-8- 1.06 – 36
16 - DC United – 3-7-4 – 0.92 – 32
17 - Dallas – 3-8-1 – 0.83 – 28
18 - New England – 1-7-4-0.58 – 20
Based on the second half projections Toronto is a playoff team – just. The Reds would have finished in the final wildcard spot and would have traveled to Colorado for a one off game. TFC would have been solidly mid-table.
Vancouver would have not been in the mix for the playoffs, but would have been far from the worst team.
So, there is some reason for hope – TFC’s point per game ranking steadily went up and they appeared to be getting stronger – but there is still work to be done.