Despite a long scoreless streak to start the team's history, Toronto FC quickly began to establish itself as a solid soccer club and organization with beyond powerful fan support. As proof of this, the club's first win on May 12 at BMO Field saw Danny Dichio score in the 24th minute, sending the sellout crowd - the first of many - into ecstasy, tossing plastic soccer shaped seat cushions onto the field in celebration.

The 3-1 win over Chicago was preceded by a 1-0 win over the eventual champions Houston Dynamo. Though TFC would slip to the cellar of MLS with an expansion-like record of 6-17-7, the club built a solid foundation as the first Canadian team in MLS and looked toward a bright future.