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By the numbers: Toronto FC's historic season gets the ending it deserves

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Toronto FC redeemed itself against the Seattle Sounders on Saturday, leaving no doubt it is the best team to ever play in Major League Soccer.

After losing to the Sounders in last year's showpiece, the Reds ravaged their opposition to clinch the Supporters' Shield with a league-record 69 points. And in the final, they left nothing to chance. Jozy Altidore and Victor Vazquez scored the goals that delivered a 2-0 victory no one at BMO Field will soon forget.

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Here's a selection of stats that put TFC's achievements into perspective:

7: Toronto is just the seventh team in MLS history to win both the Supporters' Shield and the MLS Cup. It is, however, the first MLS side to claim a domestic treble.

713: Altidore's opening goal ended the Sounders' impressive post-season shutout streak at 713 minutes.

5: Just five passes were needed to get the ball to Altidore for the match-winning goal.

26.5 percent: Altidore's fantastic conversion rate is the best of any MLS player with at least 20 goals since the start of the 2015 season.

11: Toronto fired 11 shots on target Saturday, the most by any MLS team in a single MLS Cup match.

92 percent: Michael Bradley was the anchor of Toronto FC's title-winning effort, stringing together 92 percent of his passes while putting in a game-high six tackles.

58: Toronto outdueled Seattle 58-24, which Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer said was the difference.

3: Besides keeping a clean sheet, Toronto also committed the fewest fouls of any team to play in an MLS Cup final.

9: Stefan Frei's nine saves on Saturday tied for second-most in MLS Cup history, with six of his parries coming in a busy first half.

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