If championships were won on team sheets, Toronto FC would be a dynasty.

The Reds are back-to-back-to-back off-season champs — a three-peat.

Considering this week’s trio of moves, they’ve literally won every off-season under current general manager Tim Bezbatchenko. Jermain Defoe, Michael Bradley, Gilberto, Dwayne De Rosario and Julio Cesar joined in quick succession ahead of 2014. Jozy Altidore, Benoit Cheyrou, Damien Perquis and league MVP Sebastian Giovinco followed last winter.

That kind of wheeling and dealing provided fans with optimism — a feeling that, you’ll remember, eventually faded.

Looking back, however, the previous team sheets weren’t an honest depiction as good pieces and partnerships were cancelled by a lack of collective balance the past few seasons. The Reds were top-heavy.

The addition of stud centreback Drew Moor on Wednesday signaled something different.

“This was not wheeling and dealing,” TFC president Bill Manning told the Toronto Sun. “This was very targeted.

“Tim (Bezbatchenko) is not wheeling and dealing. Wheeling and dealing, to me, is almost reckless. We were very targeted.”

Two weeks after the MLS Cup, this TFC off-season is of “a different scope,” Manning asserted. It has been swift. The Reds knew who they wanted and, more importantly, needed to act before the holidays.

After inking Moor to a multi-year deal, the Reds went after veteran right fullback Steven Beitashour, completing a trade with Vancouver on Friday to fill a massive void on the right side of the defence. Hours later, a bigger prize ruffled feathers league-wide.

Following chatter all morning, the Reds acquired Canadian international midfielder Will Johnson from Portland, sending a conditional 2017 draft pick and targeted allocation money the other way. It’s the biggest move league-wide this off-season.

“My marching orders have been to identify the players we want and to get after them as quickly as possible,” Manning said on Friday night. “Drew Moor and Will Johnson were guys we identified very, very quickly.

“A mutual friend texted me and said: ‘Will is at the end of the line with Portland and he’s interested in Toronto.’ I literally went to Greg (coach Vanney) and Tim and said: ‘I think Will is going to be available.’ We all agreed he’d be a great addition to the team.

“These signings fell in line with what we needed — a defensive-minded midfielder, a centreback (and a fullback).”

They’re proven winners, too. Both Moor and Johnson have won MLS Cups; Beitashour a Supporters Shield.

Put it this way: The Reds wouldn’t have been embarrassed in Montreal this past October with all three of them.

“Think about where we were a week ago and where we are now,” Manning added. “We’re a much better team.”

Simply put, Toronto FC has more winners than it did yesterday, more all-star calibre role players.

Beitashour, Moor and Johnson have all competed in numerous playoff games. They’re exactly the grizzled veterans TFC fans have been demanding to complement the Designated Players the Reds have been paying massive sums of money to for years.

Needless to say, the groundwork laid by ex-MLSE CEO Tim Leiweke still needed completion. Yes, Leiweke put TFC on the map again in this city, but the results haven’t been there.

“Tim is the one who raised the bar for TFC,” Manning said. “He went out and said: ‘We’re going to go after big time players in their prime.’ He did that. That box is checked. When I came in, it was about being a championship team.

“I’m never going to compare myself to Tim Leiweke. He is an amazing executive. I think I have his blessings for taking on this job ... In no way are we going to take a step back. The foundation was laid. Today we added three pieces in the journey forward.”

It signals something of a shift for a club that has looked to Europe for solutions in recent years. Who could forget Jonas Elmer and Alvaro Rey? Or, more recently, Ahmed Kantari and Damien Perquis?

While TFC brass continue to scout in Europe, they remained laser-focused recently on acquiring MLS veterans.

“If we could get the right talent from within the league, that’s what we were going to do,” Manning reiterated. “Sometimes it’s a little hit or miss when you get guys from outside the league on how they’re going to adapt.”

Now, it’s about getting through and, dare we say, enjoying the holidays following yet another transformational start to an offseason that has once again filled TFC faithful with optimism. There won’t be many more big additions or changes.

Instead, Toronto FC will have to trade away or off-load players in order to become salary-cap compliant by March 1.

A plan to ensure that happens is in place, according to the club’s top boss, who confidently added a prediction towards the end of our conversation.

“I think I can pretty confidently say we’re not going to let in 58 goals next year,” Manning said.

That could be just what’s needed to take Toronto FC from “team sheet” champs to MLS Cup champs — a conversation some prominent MLS pundits were already having Friday afternoon when TFC won the off-season for a third straight year.

BEITASHOUR BEEFS UP BACK END

The Reds acquired veteran MLS fullback Steven Beitashour on Friday from the Vancouver Whitecaps in exchange for a second-round draft pick in 2016, a move meant to further beef up TFC’s embattled back four.

After beginning his career in San Jose, the 28-year-old Iranian international spent the previous two seasons in Vancouver, where he started 56 matches including two playoff fixtures.

“The right back position is one we struggled to fill at times this past season due to injury and available personnel and Steven more than fills that void,” general manager Tim Bezbatchenko said.

It bears repeating that Toronto FC conceded an Eastern Conference-high 58 goals in 2015.

Despite Sebastian Giovinco running wild up front en route to claiming league MVP honours, Toronto’s defensive frailties were its undoing — something that became painfully obvious during the MLS playoffs.

“Tim mentioned defence was an issue last year,” Beitashour added. “I hope we can solve that problem.”

He’ll be in familiar company, too. During Beitashour’s first four seasons in MLS he played alongside current TFC left fullback Justin Morrow in San Jose.

“He was at my wedding, so… I’m good friends with Justin,” Beitashour said with a laugh.

Beyond reuniting with friends and competing for what’s considered a top MLS organization — off the field, at least — Beitashour said moving from the left to right coast has an additional perk. The trip to Asia is five hours shorter.

Beitashour reaffirmed he still hopes to earn regular call-ups to the Iranian national team.

“There are a lot of details that go into making a big decision like this,” he said of the trade. “Moving across the country is a big deal, especially for someone like me. I’ve been on the west coast my entire life.

“There are camps coming up in March and May. If I get called in I’ll be excited.”

Although he declined the option in Beitashour’s contract heading into 2016, Vancouver head coach Carl Robinson attempted to persuade him to re-work his deal, according to the player. But with the Reds tracking Beitashour for multiple years, Bezbatchenko made sure that didn’t happen.

Now, Toronto FC has an everyday right fullback following what was a disastrous experiment with Jackson last season.

With reserve fullback Mark Bloom coming back from a season-ending injury, the Reds had to shore up the right side of the field.

JOHNSON SEEKS A CANADIAN CONNECTION

Despite playing for Canada at the international level, midfielder Will Johnson believes he finally has a chance to ‘set the record straight’ with Canadian fans after being dealt to Toronto FC from Portland Friday afternoon.

“I’m going to connect with Canadian fans maybe in a way I haven’t in the past,” said Johnson, who has played his entire career outside of his berth nation.

The hard-as-nails midfielder will certainly add bite to a TFC midfield that, at times, lacked defensive tenacity in 2015.

When he fell out of favour in Portland this season, Toronto FC was top of his list. The Reds sent a conditional second-round pick in 2017 along with targeted allocation money to the Timbers in exchange for Johnson’s services.

“He’s a player that any club in MLS would want on their side,” TFC general manager Tim Bezbatchenko said. “Toronto FC has been one of those clubs for years. We’re thrilled with having the chance to bring him home.”

Reflecting back, BMO Field has been the site of a plethora of big moments in Johnson’s decade-long MLS career.

On top of playing a number of big World Cup qualifiers at the venue, the 28-year-old also sustained a nasty leg break last season in a game against Toronto that threatened to end his career.

Despite solid performances in back-to-back World Cup qualifiers for Canada in November, Johnson never fit back into Portland’s MLS Cup-winning team, leading to the two sides agreeing to part ways.

“It has been tough,” Johnson said. “I’ve had to manage a lot of adversity and a potentially career-ending injury. I do feel like I’ve come out stronger on the other side and have learned a lot. I feel I’m a different person and a different player.”

In Toronto, Johnson joins long-time friend Michael Bradley in a suddenly crowded midfield that’s brimming with talent.

“I feel I’m going to fit in well,” Johnson added. “I can’t wait to get started. I know a lot of the pieces. I feel they’ve done a really good job of building something that can win now.”