on december 9, altidore struck the opening goal of the mls cup final in the 67th minute; toronto went on to win the match 2–0 at bmo field and altidore was named the mls cup mvp. he finished his season with 18 goals from 33 games, finishing behind giovinco for a third consecutive season in the club's goalscoring charts. he finished 10th in the overall league goalscoring charts with 15 league goals, only one less than the highest scoring american c. j. sapong.