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CF Montréal

March 08, 2023

CF Montréal is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Montréal, Québec, Canada. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) in the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1992 as the Montréal Impact (French: Impact de Montréal), the team began play in MLS in 2012 as an expansion team, the league's nineteenth franchise and third Canadian club.

CF Montréal
Full nameCF Montréal
Nickname(s)Le CFM (The CFM), L'Impact (The Impact)
Short nameCFM, CFMTL
Founded1993[nb 1]
Stadium
Capacity
  • 19,619 (Saputo Stadium)
  • 61,004 (Olympic Stadium)
OwnerJoey Saputo
PresidentGabriel Gervais
Head coachHernán Losada
LeagueMajor League Soccer
2022Eastern Conference: 2nd
Overall: 3rd
Playoffs: Conference Semifinals
WebsiteClub website
Current season

The Impact was the first Canadian club, and the second MLS club in history, to advance to the final of the CONCACAF Champions League in 2015 losing to Club América.

The club rebranded as Club de Foot Montréal in 2021 with a new club crest and colours, however, amidst continued discontent and pressure from supporters and local media, the club introduced a revised logo for the 2023 season, with the club being known simply as CF Montréal.

CF Montréal/Montréal Impact have won the Voyageurs Cup, the domestic trophy for professional club soccer in Canada, a total of 11 times. The club plays its home matches at Stade Saputo and Hernán Losada is the current head coach.

History

Founding and pre-MLS era

Impact de Montréal FC were founded in 1992 when the Saputo family acquired a new franchise in the American Professional Soccer League (APSL), at the time the topflight of professional North American soccer north of the Rio Grande, set to begin competition for the 1993 season.

American Professional Soccer league (APSL) from 1993 to 1994 and A-League from 1995 to 2004

Championships: 1994 and 2004

In 1994, the Impact defeated the Colorado Foxes 1–0 at Centre Claude Robillard in Montréal, in front of a crowd of 8,169. The victory was the first championship for a professional soccer club from the city of Montréal.

In 2004, the Impact defeated the Seattle Sounders 2–0 at Centre Claude Robillard in Montréal, in front of a crowd of 13,648, a new attendance record for the club at the time.

The Impact were regular season champions for three consecutive seasons, from 1995 to 1997.

United Soccer Leagues First Division (usually referred to as USL-1) from 2005 to 2009

In 2005, the A-League was absorbed into the United Soccer Leagues First Division. The Impact started the 2005 season with a 15-game undefeated streak and finished 10 points clear of second place. They were nevertheless knocked out in the semi-finals by the Seattle Sounders.  That same year, the club announced the construction of Stade Saputo. The soccer-specific stadium and the club’s current home opened in May 2008

Championship: 2009

In 2009, the Impact defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–1 (6–3 on aggregate) at Stade Saputo in Montréal, in front of a crowd of 13,034.

The Impact were Commissioner's Cup winners (regular season champions) in 2005 and 2006.

USSF Division 2 Professional League (D2 Pro League) in 2010

After the 2009 season, the Impact, along with 8 other clubs, broke away from the USL-1 to become one of the founding members of the new North American Soccer League. However, due to a legal dispute between the USL and new NASL, the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) created a temporary league (the D2 Pro League) for the 2010 season.  The Impact lost in the semi-finals in the only season played in the D2 Pro League.

North American Soccer League (NASL) in 2011

Despite being founded in 2009, the NASL only began play in 2011 due to legal issues. The Impact failed to qualify for the playoffs in their only season in the league.  The Impact joined MLS the following year.

Voyageurs Cup

During their pre-MLS era, the Impact won the first 7 editions of the Voyagers Cup, from 2002 to 2008.

CONCACAF Champions League

The Impact qualified for the 2008–2009 CONCACAF Champions League for the first time in its history by winning the first edition of the Canadian Championships, the only berth allotted to a club from Canada. During group stage, the Impact lost only once to the eventual Champions, Atlante Fútbol Club, in Cancún. After losing 2–0 to the Impact in Montréal, Joe Public FC head coach Keith Griffith publicly predicted his team would easily win the return match on their home turf. "The next time we meet the Impact (in Trinidad and Tobago), we'll beat them by four goals clear, for sure," Griffith said at the time.[2] However, the Impact defeated the Trinidadian club with a 4–1 win in Port of Spain. The Impact finished second in group C and thus advanced to the quarter finals.  The Impact recorded a 2–0 win at Olympic Stadium against Mexican club Santos Laguna in the first leg, in front of an attendance of 55,571. In the second leg, the Impact lead Santos Laguna 2–1 at halftime, forging a 4–1 lead on aggregate in Torreón.  However, in the second half, Santos Laguna scored 4 unanswered goals, including 2 goals in added time thus eliminating the Impact from the competition.

MLS franchise bid and transition

 
Crest used while the team was named the Montreal Impact (2012–2020)
 
Montreal Impact pre-game lineup photo, 2013

Toward the end of 2007, much speculation had been made about a possible franchise move for the lower division Impact to Major League Soccer (MLS). The construction of the expandable Saputo Stadium further suggested an interest on the part of the group to move up to the top-level North American league. Although Toronto FC held a three-year Canadian exclusivity deal that did not expire until 2009, they stated in March 2008 that they would gladly welcome the Impact into MLS.[3]

Chairman Joey Saputo held talks with George Gillett (former co-owner of Liverpool F.C. and former owner of the Montreal Canadiens) regarding possible joint ownership of a franchise.[4] On July 24, 2008, MLS announced they were seeking to add two expansion teams for the 2011 season, of which Montreal was listed as a potential candidate.[5]

On November 22, 2008, the group's bid for an MLS franchise was not retained by commissioner Don Garber. In response to Vancouver's successful bid in March 2009, Impact GM Nick De Santis commented that he expected chairman Saputo to pursue and realize his vision of Montreal as an MLS franchise someday.[6] By May 16, 2009, the Montreal Gazette reported Garber and Saputo had resumed talks for an expansion team to begin play in 2011.[7]

On May 7, 2010, Garber and Saputo announced Montreal as the nineteenth club in Major League Soccer, set to begin play for the 2012 season.[8] The MLS franchise is privately owned by the Saputo family.[9]

On June 14, 2011, the Montreal Impact announced a five-year agreement with the Bank of Montreal to become their lead sponsor and jersey sponsor in MLS.[10]

In August 2011, Jesse Marsch became the Impact's new head coach. The club began building their roster for their inaugural MLS season in October 2011 with the signing of defenseman Nelson Rivas, previously of Inter Milan. From their NASL roster, the Impact re-signed defender Hassoun Camara, goalkeeper Evan Bush and midfielder Sinisa Ubiparipovic to new MLS contracts. Through the MLS expansion draft, the Impact were able to select in November 2011 ten more players, most notably midfielder and American international Justin Mapp. The Impact also traded for Davy Arnaud from Sporting Kansas City who would eventually become the team's first MLS captain. In December 2011, the club signed long-time Impact goalkeeper and Canadian international Greg Sutton, midfielder, Canadian international, future team captain and future Canada Soccer hall of famer Patrice Bernier, and Brazilian midfielder Felipe Martins. Veteran forward and long-time Impact player Eduardo Sebrango was invited to training camp and in February 2012 was awarded an MLS contract.

Beginnings in MLS and Champions League Final

2012 season

On March 10, 2012, the Impact played their first MLS game, a 2–0 loss to Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[11] A week later, the club made its home debut at the Olympic Stadium against theChicago Fire, the game ending in a 1–1 draw. The match attracted 58,912 spectators, surpassing the previous record for professional soccer in Montréal established in a 1981 Montreal Manic home game against the Chicago Sting (58,542).[12] On May 12, 2012, the Impact set a new attendance record for a professional soccer match in Canada[13] with a crowd of 60,860 spectators during a game against the Los Angeles Galaxy which ended in 1-1 draw. On May 24, 2012, the club announced the signing of their first ever MLS Designated Player in Marco Di Vaio, previously of Bologna F.C. 1909. Di Vaio signed with the Impact after 14 seasons in Serie A and went on to score 34 goals in 76 appearances from 2012 to 2014 with the club. The Impact finished the 2012 regular season in seventh place in the Eastern conference with a record of 12 wins, 16 losses, and 6 ties.

2013 season

On February 23, 2013, the Impact won the 2013 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic, beating Columbus Crew 1–0 in the final during their pre-season campaign. On May 29, the club won the 2013 Canadian Championship by defeating Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the final, the Impact`s first major trophy since joining MLS[14] and their eighth Voyageurs Cup. As Canadian Champions, the Impact earned a spot in the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League, their second ever birth and first birth since joinging MLS as an expansion team.[citation needed] The club finished the 2013 MLS regular season with a record of 14 wins, 13 losses, and 7 ties which earned them their first-ever MLS playoff birth, finishing in fifth place in the Eastern Conference. In playoffs, the Impact was eliminated by the Houston Dynamo in the knockout round.

2014 season

The Impact became repeat Voyageurs Cup champions by defeating Toronto FC in the 2014 Canadian Championship final on June 4, 2014.[15] Despite their success in the domestic cup, the Impact struggled in league play. The Impact finished the 2014 MLS season with a record of 6–18–10 (W-L-D), finishing last in the league.

2014 -2015 CONCACAF Champions League run

The Impact were drawn into group 3 with C.D. FAS of El Salvador and MLS rivals New York Red Bulls. With only the winner of each group advancing to the knockout stage, the Impact went undefeated in the group stage with 3 wins and a draw to win the group.

Quarterfinals

In the quarterfinals, the Impact took an early 2-0 lead against Pachuca in the first leg at Estadio Hidalgo but the Mexican club fought back to draw the game 2-2. Despite the Impact`s inability to hold the lead, the 2 away goals gave the Impact an edge for the return leg. On March 3, 2015, at Olympic Stadium in Montréal, Pachuca took the lead in the 80th minute when referee Walter López awarded a penalty to the Mexican side and Germán Ezequiel Cano Recalde gave his team the lead. However, in the dying seconds of stoppage time, substitute Cameron Porter controlled a long pass from Callum Mallace, fought off a defender and slipped the ball between the legs of Pachuca`s goalkeeper to tie the game thus sending the Impact to the semi-finals on away goals (3-3 aggregate). The Impact became the first Canadian club to win a two-legged series against a Mexican opponent.

Porter`s goal

Cameron Porter was drafted 45th overall on January 15, 2015, by the Impact in the MLS SuperDraft. He made his professional debut on February 24 of that same year as an 81st-minute substitute against Pachuca in the first leg of the quarterfinals.  His goal in stoppage time (90+4) in the second leg was the first professional goal of his career and his only goal for the Impact. Porter suffered a serious injury to his left knee less than a month later which required surgery to repair a torn ACL. He retired from professional soccer in 2018 at the early age of 24. Porter`s goal immortalised him as a club legend in the minds of Impact supporters despite only ever playing in two MLS games for the club.

Semi-finals

The Impact faced Alajuelense of Costa Rica in the semi-finals who had dispatched D.C. United in the previous round. In the first leg, the Impact defeated the Costa Rican club 2-0 at Olympic Stadium in Montréal in front of a crowd of 33,675. Alajuelense`s failure to score a goal in Montréal would prove to be fatal three weeks later when the teams met again for the return leg in Alajuela. The Impact opened the scoring just before the half to secure that all important away goal. Despite Alajuelense`s two late goals to win the game 4-2, the Impact advanced to the finals on away goals (4-4 on aggregate).

Finals

The Impact became the first Canadian club and only the second MLS club to advance to the CONCACAF Champion`s League finals and would face Club América.  The first leg in Mexico resulted in a 1-1 draw at the Azteca in Mexico City on April 22, 2015.  A week later the teams met again at the Olympic Stadium in Montréal in front of a sold-out crowd of 61,004. The home team scored in the 8th minute when Nacho Piatti moved swiftly past three América players and passed to an open Andrés Romero who slotted the ball past the Mexican goalkeeper. The first half ended with the Impact ahead 1-0 in the game and 2-1 on aggregate.  However, Club América scored four goals in the second half and the game ended 4-2 to América (5-3 on aggregate).

2015–present

In 2015, head coach Frank Klopas was fired in August and replaced on an interim basis by former Impact player Mauro Biello. After qualifying for the playoffs and defeating Toronto FC in the first round before being eliminated in the Conference semi-finals by the Columbus Crew, Biello was hired permanently.[16] The team was also boosted mid-season by the arrival of Ivory Coast forward Didier Drogba, formerly of Chelsea.[16]

 
The Impact played the 2015 CONCACAF Champions League final before of a record 61,004

Biello was dismissed by the club in October 2017 after failing to qualify for the playoffs[17] and was succeeded by Rémi Garde, formerly of Aston Villa.[18] Garde was himself dismissed in August 2019 and replaced by former Colombian football defender Wilmer Cabrera on an interim basis. During Cabrera's time at the helm of the team, the Impact won the 2019 Canadian Championship defeating Toronto FC in the finals.[19] Despite his success in the Canadian Championship, Cabrera failed to lead the team to the MLS playoffs and his contract was not renewed for the following season.

In November 2019, former France international Thierry Henry signed a two-year deal to coach the Impact.[20] In his first season, the team made the playoffs for the first time since 2016, but were eliminated 2–1 by the New England Revolution in the first round.[21] That same year, the Impact's first Champions League campaign since the 2015 final ended in the quarter-finals, with away goals elimination by Hondurian club C.D. Olimpia.[22] Henry resigned in February 2021[23] stating family reasons for his decision to step down as head coach. In a press release, he said: "The last year has been an extremely difficult one for me personally. Due to the worldwide pandemic, I was unable to see my children. Unfortunately due to the ongoing restrictions and the fact that we will have to relocate to the U.S. again for several months will be no different. The separation is too much of a strain for me and my kids. Therefore, it is with much sadness that I must take the decision to return to London and leave CF Montreal." Following Henry's abrupt departure, assistant coach Wilfried Nancy was named interim head coach and following an impressive start to his first season, Nancy was made permanent and his contract renewed in May 2021 as head coach for 2022.[24]

CF Montréal finished the 2022 MLS season in second place in the Eastern Conference and third place overall, the club`s highest finish since their inaugural 2012 season in MLS. The club set a total of 8 new club records including for the number of wins in a season (20) and points in a regular season (65). They also set 2 new all-time MLS records for most road wins in a single season (11) and most consecutive road wins (7). CF Montréal were knocked out of the 2022 MLS playoffs in the Eastern Conference Semifinals by New York City FC by a score of 3–1, at Stade Saputo. CF Montréal also set new club records for income earned from the sale of players with the sale of Djordje Mihailovic to AZ Alkmaar, Alistair Johnston to Celtic FC and Ismaël Koné to Watford FC. MLS 2022 Coach of the Year candidate, Wilfried Nancy left the club and signed with Columbus Crew in December 2022 and was replaced with former D.C. United head coach Hernán Losada. It was reported that Nancy had agreed with management to finish the season with CF Montréal following a verbal conflict with club owner, Joey Saputo, after a 3–0 loss to Sporting Kansas City in July but that he would be leaving the club after the end of the season.[25]

In regards to keeping the name "Impact" upon the move to MLS, Montreal stated its intention "to maintain its name and global team image." The official logo for the team was revealed at the start of a match between the NASL Montreal Impact team and the NSC Minnesota Stars on August 6, 2011.[26][27][28]

The previous logo was a shield in blue, black, white and silver containing a stylized fleur-de-lis and four silver stars, overlaid with the Impact wordmark. The fleur-de-lis, which also appeared on the logo of the NASL Impact team, is a globally recognized symbol of French heritage, and features prominently on the flag of Quebec as a reflection of Québécois culture. The four stars represent the four founding communities of Montreal identified on the city's coat of arms. At the top of the shield, the team's motto, "Tous Pour Gagner" (French for "all for victory") is inscribed. In 2020, the Impact unveiled a new slogan, "Passion. Fierté. Authenticité." (Passion. Pride. Authenticity.").

 
Crest used in 2021 and 2022

In January 2021, the club rebranded as Club de Foot Montréal (or CF Montreal), with Saputo saying "It's hard to let go of things you love. But here's the reality — to make an impact, we need to retire the Impact."[29] As part of the rebranding, the club unveiled a new badge and colors. The club's new official colours were marketed as "Impact Black", "Ice Gray", and "Sacré Bleu".[30][31] The new badge predominantly features four letter M's and eight arrows pointing to its centre, the elements combining to resemble a stylised snowflake. Creators stated that the new badge was an homage to the emblems of the 1976 Summer Olympics and Expo 67.[29]

The rebranding was poorly received by large portions of the fanbase, local media, former Impact players and especially the club's main supporter groups, most notably the Ultras who published a letter and a petition requesting the club go back to its previous name.[32] In February 2021, supporters protested the rebranding in front of Saputo Stadium. During the protest, the stadium entrance sign featuring the new badge was vandalized by covering the new badge with black paint. One individual was arrested.[33]

In May 2022, amidst declining ticket sales, continued discontent and pressure from fans and media alike, the club unveiled a new badge and announced that it would take effect for the 2023 season, with the club shortening the name to simply CF Montréal. The new badge features a return to the clubs traditional colours with blue being predominant, and centered around a stylised fleur de lys, which the club has used as a symbol since 2002.[34][35]

Uniform evolution

Home, away, and alternative uniforms.

  • Home
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2012–2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014–2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2016–2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019–2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2021–
  • Away
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2012–2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015–2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017–2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2020–2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2022–
  • Alternative
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2013–2014

Club culture

Supporters group

"Ultras Montréal", also known as "UM02", was founded in 2002 and was CF Montréal's largest and oldest supporters group. The group's motto is "Toujours fidèles" in French and translates as "Forever faithful". The Ultras were a highly active group, known for their unwavering 90 minute chants, use of smoke grenades, creating large tifos, waving flags, and organizing road trips to follow the club on away games. The group was located directly behind the net, on the south side of Stade Saputo, in section 132 with some spillover into section 131. Smaller independent groups are also located in these sections, joining their voices to the Ultras during matches.

In September 2021, the organization announced that it was banning certain supporter groups, most notably, the Ultras Montréal. This move sparked many skeptical reactions as it came on the heels of a feud between the group and then President of the club, Kevin Gilmore. The conflict was a culmination of things that started almost exclusively with the rebranding of the club and abandonment of the highly popular team name, Impact de Montréal. The club cited misconduct and past violent incidents, however no further specifics were given in their press release.[36]

"127 Montréal" was formed in 2011 and are located in the south-west corner of Stade Saputo, in section 127. Although not an official supporters section in the stadium, the club removed several rows of seats at the bottom of section 127 to accommodate the group. The group can be identified in the stadium by a banner displaying the group's name and crest. The crest features a snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca), the official bird of the Province of Québec. 127 Montréal would usually join the Ultras in their chants during matches and occasionally join them on away games. Since the banning of UM02, 127 Montréal have continued to use chants popularized by the Ultras during matches, sometimes in coordination with supporters in section 131. The group can also be seen during matches waving flags sporting their logo and using smoke grenades.

 
Banner for Ultras Montreal's 10th anniversary at Saputo Stadium before game between Montreal Impact and Columbus Crew on July 8, 2012

Named after the founding year of Montreal, 1642 MTL is a supporters group formed in 2015 and located directly behind the net, on the north side of Saputo Stadium, in section 114.[37] 1642 MTL are the owners and caretakers of the North Star bell. Highly active during matches, the group uses flags extensively, occasionally creates tifos and uses smoke grenades. Prior to the banning of UM02, the two supporters groups at opposing ends of the field, acting independently, created hostile territory for opposing goaltenders during both halfs.

On September 6, 2022, the club announced that it would be reopening section 132 to supporter groups, the decision taking immediate effect. A collective of supporters, many of whom were previously active in section 132 prior to its closure in September 2021, have confirmed they will be making the section their home as the "Collectif Impact Montréal". "Ultras Montréal" released a statement on September 7, 2022, indicating that they are not part of the collective.

Mascot

The official mascot of the club was Tac-Tik the dog.[38]

The North Star

 
The North Star at the Olympic Stadium for the Montreal Impact's 2016 home opener

The "North Star" or "L'Étoile du Nord" in French is a 5-foot (1.5 m) high, 44-inch (110 cm) wide, 1,576-pound (715 kg) bell acquired by the 1642MTL supporters group as a goal and victory celebration. It was inaugurated on October 25, 2015, by Montreal mayor Denis Coderre where it was rung twice in a Montreal Impact victory against Toronto FC.[39] Since then, numerous personalities from the sports, cultural and art worlds, including many famous Montrealers and others linked to the city have been invited to ring the bell. Amongst them, local media personalities Tony Marinaro and Jean-Charles Lajoie, Canadian women's national soccer team players Gabrielle Carle and Josée Bélanger, retired Montréal Expos pitcher Bill "Spaceman" Lee, retired Montreal Canadiens center Andrew Shaw, retired Montréal Alouettes quarterback Anthony Calvillo, mixed martial artist and former UFC champion Georges St-Pierre and many Canadian Olympic medallists.[40]

The North Star is a symbolistic nod to the city's religious heritage. Québec is unique among Canadian provinces in its overwhelmingly Roman Catholic population. Its history steeped in religion, Montréal is nicknamed “The City of a Hundred Steeples” for the many church steeples that dominated the city's skyline prior to the emergence of highrise buildings and skyscrapers. While visiting Montréal in 1881, Mark Twain said; “This is the first time I was ever in a city where you couldn't throw a brick without breaking a church window. Yet I was told that you were going to build one more. I said the scheme is good, but where are you going to find room? They said, we will build it on top of another church and use an elevator.”

Rivalries

Main article: Canadian Classique

CF Montréal's biggest rival is Toronto FC, arguably MLS' fiercest rivalry.[41] Professional soccer clubs from Canada's two largest cities have competed against each other for over 40 years. From the original NASL, the Canadian Soccer League, the A-League until today in the MLS, the rivalry has continued throughout various leagues and in the Canadian Championship. Since both teams have joined the MLS, the rivalry has intensified, culminating in the 2016 MLS Eastern conference finals, arguably the MLS' greatest playoff series.[42] The first leg of the series at Stade Olympique in Montréal holds the record for the largest attendance for a match featuring two Canadian soccer teams[43] with 61,004 fans. The matches between the two clubs have become a Canadian soccer classic which has been nicknamed the Canadian Classique or the 401 Derby, for the 401 highway that links the two cities.[44]

The following table lists the history of official matches in MLS and the Canadian Championship between CF Montréal and Toronto FC.

Matches Montreal wins draws Toronto wins Montreal goals Toronto goals
MLS regular season (2012–) 30 12 5 13 41 46
MLS cup playoff (2012–) 3 2 0 1 8 7
Canadian Championship (2008–) 22 5 5 12 19 32
MLS is Back Tournament (2020) 1 0 0 1 3 4
Total Official matches 56 19 10 27 71 89

CF Montréal also shares a minor rivalry with Vancouver Whitecaps FC, which stems from their pre-MLS clubs, most notably in the USL-1 2009 finals when the Impact defeated the Whitecaps 3–1 in Montréal (6–3 on aggregate) to win the league championship on October 17, 2009. The rivalry transported to the MLS after both clubs joined the league and has been sustained mainly through the Canadian Championship, most notably when the clubs faced off in the 2013 finals won by Montréal and the 2015 finals won by Vancouver.[45][46][47]

Affiliations

CF Montréal Academy and Reserves

Main articles: Montreal Impact Academy, Montreal Impact U23, and FC Montreal

CF Montréal Academy is the club's youth academy and development system, which was established in 2010. The academy consists of various teams, from U8 to U23. From 2010 to 2012, the academy entered a team in the Canadian Soccer League, which replaced their former reserve team Trois-Rivières Attak. In 2014, the U23 team competed in the USL Premier Development League, the fourth tier of the Canadian soccer pyramid. In 2015 and 2016, a reserve team competed in the United Soccer League under the name FC Montreal. Currently, they enter U18 and U16 teams in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy[48] and a U23 team competing in the PLSQ.

Ottawa Fury FC

Main article: Ottawa Fury FC

The Ottawa Fury FC, of the league then known as the United Soccer League and now as the USL Championship, entered into an affiliation agreement on December 9, 2016.[49] That agreement ended when the Ottawa Fury were dissolved on November 8, 2019, and their USL franchise rights sold to Miami FC the following month.

Stadium

 
Montreal Impact match at Saputo Stadium against New York Red Bulls on July 28, 2012

CF Montréal plays its home matches at Saputo Stadium, a soccer-specific stadium with a natural grass playing surface built in 2008 for the then second division Impact de Montréal but designed with expansion in mind with the club anticipating a move to MLS. The Québec government announced $23 million in funding to expand the stadium to more than 20,000 seats as well as build a training field with synthetic turf adjacent to the stadium.[9]

Expansion to Saputo Stadium was expected to be finished in time for the start of the club's inaugural 2012 MLS season, but it was announced on July 17, 2011, that the expansion would be delayed. As a consequence, the neighbouring Olympic Stadium was used for the Impact's first six home dates (5 MLS regular season, 1 Canadian Championship).[50] The Impact's first MLS game at Saputo Stadium was eventually played on June 16, 2012, a 4–1 win over Seattle.[51]

Though Saputo Stadium serves as the club's primary home, Olympic Stadium is also used for special events which demand a larger capacity or more favorable playing conditions (e.g. the team's season home opener, playoff matches, international competitions, and under winter conditions).[52]

Home stadium

Other stadiums

Broadcasting

As of the 2023 season, all CF Montreal matches are carried by MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, with all matches available with French, English, and Spanish commentary options.[53] Selected matches will air in French on RDS and in English on TSN.[54]

From its inception through 2022, nearly all CF Montreal matches aired on TVA Sports as the team's regional rightsholder. TVA Sports aired 24 matches during the team's inaugural season, with play by play duties held by Fréderic Lord and colour commentary provided by Vincent Destouches.[55] From the 2017 season, TVA Sports became the French national rightsholder of Major League Soccer, televising all CF Montreal matches, as well as French-language coverage of other matches.[56][55] The team never sold English-language television rights to its "regional" matches, but Montreal regular-season matches against Canadian opponents were broadcast in English by TSN as part of its rights to MLS (which covered the national package, and separate rights to Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps matches not covered by the national package).[55]

CHMP 98,5 FM served as the club's French-language radio flagship from 2015 through 2020,[57] with Jeremy Filosa on play-by-play and analyst Arcadio Marcuzzi.[citation needed] On January 19, 2021, CKLX 91.9 Sports announced that it would become the club's new French-language radio flagship through 2022.[58] CKGM TSN 690 Montreal serves as the English-language radio flagship of the club.[59] Rick Moffat handles play-by-play duties while colour commentary is provided by former Montreal player Grant Needham.

Players and staff

For details on former players, see All-time CF Montréal roster.

Roster

As of March 1, 2023[60]
No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Logan Ketterer   United States
2 MF Victor Wanyama (DP)   Kenya
3 DF Kamal Miller   Canada
4 DF Rudy Camacho   France
5 MF Ilias Iliadis   Greece
6 MF Samuel Piette   Canada
7 MF Ahmed Hamdy   Egypt
8 MF Matko Miljevic   United States
9 FW Chinonso Offor   Nigeria
13 FW Mason Toye   United States
14 FW Sunusi Ibrahim   Nigeria
15 DF Zachary Brault-Guillard   Canada
16 DF Joel Waterman   Canada
17 FW Jojea Kwizera   DR Congo
18 MF Rida Zouhir (HG)   Canada
19 MF Nathan-Dylan Saliba (HG)   Canada
21 MF Lassi Lappalainen   Finland
22 DF Aaron Herrera   United States
24 DF George Campbell   United States
25 DF Ousman Jabang   United States
26 DF Róbert Orri Þorkelsson   Iceland
27 MF Sean Rea (HG)   Canada
28 FW Jules-Anthony Vilsaint   Canada
29 MF Mathieu Choinière (HG)   Canada
30 FW Romell Quioto   Honduras
40 GK Jonathan Sirois (HG)   Canada
41 GK James Pantemis (HG)   Canada

Out on Loan

No. Pos. Player Nation
35 MF Jean-Aniel Assi (on loan at Atlético Ottawa)   Canada

Retired numbers

Main article: List of retired numbers in association football
20 – Mauro Biello, forward (1993–98, 2000–09)

Management

As of January 14, 2023[61]
  •   Joey Saputo – Owner
  •   Gabriel Gervais – President and Chief Executive Officer
  •   Olivier Renard – Vice president and Chief Sporting Officer
  •   Salvatore Rivera – Vice-president & Chief Financial Officer
  •   Amélie Vaillancourt – Vice-president & Chief Human Resource Officer
  •   Samia Chebeir – Vice-president and Chief Marketing Officer

Coaching staff

As of January 9, 2023[62]

Head coach records

As of December 21, 2022[citation needed]
Coach Nation Tenure Record1
G W L T Win % Win or Tie% Points per game
Jesse Marsch   United States August 10, 2011 – November 3, 2012 36 12 17 7 033.33 52.77 1.19
Marco Schällibaum   Switzerland January 7, 2013 – December 18, 2013 43 17 17 9 039.53 60.46 1.40
Frank Klopas   United States December 18, 2013 – August 30, 2015 83 25 31 27 030.12 62.65 1.23
Mauro Biello   Canada August 30, 2015 – October 23, 2017 93 36 35 22 038.71 62.36 1.40
Rémi Garde   France November 8, 2017 – August 21, 2019 67 28 30 9 041.79 55.22 1.39
Wílmer Cabrera   Colombia August 21, 2019 – October 24, 2019 9 3 5 1 033.33 44.44 1.11
Thierry Henry   France November 14, 2019 – February 25, 2021 35 12 19 4 034.29 34.29 1.14
Wilfried Nancy   France March 8, 2021 – December 6, 2022 77 37 24 16 048.05 68.83 1.65
Hernán Losada   Argentina December 21, 2022 – Present 0 0 0 0 !— 00.00 0.00

Honours

This section lists honours achieved by the current MLS iteration of CF Montréal. For honours acquired before 2012, see: Montreal Impact (1992–2011) § Achievements.

National

Canadian Championship

Continental

CONCACAF Champions League

Friendly

CapCity Cup

Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic

Team records

Year-by-year

Main article: List of CF Montréal seasons

This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by CF Montréal. For the full season-by-season history, see List of CF Montréal seasons.

Season MLS regular season MLS playoffs CC Continental / Other Average
attendance 		Top goalscorer(s)
Div League Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts PPG Conf

Position

Overall

Position

Name(s) Goals
2018 1 MLS 34 14 16 4 47 53 −6 46 1.35 7th 15th DNQ SF DNQ 18,569   Ignacio Piatti 16
2019 MLS 34 12 17 5 47 60 –13 41 1.21 9th 18th W 16,171   Saphir Taïder 10
2020 MLS 23 8 13 2 33 43 −10 26 1.13 9th 18th PR DNQ CONCACAF Champions League
MLS is Back Tournament 		QF
Ro16 		5,439   Romell Quioto 10
2021 MLS 34 12 12 10 46 44 +2 46 1.35 10th 18th DNQ W DNQ 5,000   Romell Quioto 9
2022 MLS 34 20 9 5 63 50 +13 65 1.91 2nd 3rd QF SF QF 14,828   Romell Quioto 15

^ 1. Avg. attendance include statistics from league matches only.
^ 2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in League, Playoffs, Canadian Championship, MLS is Back Tournament, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches.

All-time continental competition win/loss

As of March 17, 2022[citation needed]
Club Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Alajuelense 2 1 0 1 4 4 0
  América 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2
  Cruz Azul 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1
  FAS 2 2 0 0 4 2 2
  Heredia 2 1 0 1 2 1 1
  New York Red Bulls 2 1 1 0 2 1 1
  Olimpia 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
  Pachuca 2 0 2 0 3 3 0
  San Jose Earthquakes 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2
  Santos Laguna 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2
  Saprissa 2 0 2 0 2 2 0
Total 22 8 7 7 27 26 +1

International results

Further information: Canadian soccer clubs in international competitions
As of February 23, 2022[citation needed]
International results
Year Competition Club Nation Venue Result Attendance
2012 Pre-season Friendly Guadalajara   Mexico Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico D 0–0
Tecos W 1–0
ITESO W 7–0
Atlas D 1–1
BK Häcken   Sweden Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States W 1–0
Friendly Lyon   France Montreal, Quebec, Canada L 1–2 (pen.) 19,225
Post-season Friendly Bologna   Italy Bologna, Italy L 0–1 1,839
Fiorentina Primavera Florence, Italy W 4–1
Fiorentina W 1–0
2013 Champions League San Jose Earthquakes   United States Montreal, Quebec, Canada W 1–0 15,115
Heredia   Guatemala Guatemala City, Guatemala L 0–1
San Jose Earthquakes   United States Santa Clara, California, United States L 0–3 6,128
Heredia   Guatemala Montreal, Quebec, Canada W 2–0 13,703
2014 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic Fluminese U23   Brazil Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States W 1–0
Champions League FAS   El Salvador Montreal, Quebec, Canada W 1–0 9,209
San Salvador, El Salvador W 3–2
New York Red Bulls   United States Montreal, Quebec, Canada W 1–0
Harrison, New Jersey, United States D 1–1
2015 Pre-season Friendly Cruz Azul   Mexico Mexico City, Mexico L 0–1
W 1–0
Cuautla W 6–0
Champions League Pachuca   Mexico Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico D 2–2 12,000
Montreal, Quebec, Canada D 1–1, W 3–3 agg. (a) 38,104
Alajuelense   Costa Rica W 2–0 33,675
Alajuela, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica L 2–4, W 4–4 agg. 17,895
América   Mexico Mexico City, Mexico D 1–1 56,783
Montreal, Quebec, Canada L 2–4, L 3–5 agg. 61,004
2016 Friendly Roma   Italy Montreal, Quebec, Canada L 0–2 20,801
2020 Champions League Saprissa   Costa Rica San José, Costa Rica D 2–2
Montreal, Quebec, Canada D 0–0, W 2–2 agg. (a) 21,505
Olimpia   Honduras Montreal, Quebec, Canada L 1–2
Orlando, Florida, United States W 1–0, L 2–2 agg. (a) 0
2022 Champions League Santos Laguna   Mexico Torreón, Mexico L 0–1
Montreal, Quebec, Canada W 3–0, W 3–1 agg. 13,343
Cruz Azul   Mexico Mexico City, Mexico L 0–1
Montreal, Quebec, Canada D 1–1, L 1–2 agg. 21,388

Player records

 
Ignacio Piatti in 2015

Top appearances (MLS regular season matches only)

As of October 11, 2022
Rank Pos. Player Nation Career Appearances Ref.
1 Goalkeeper Evan Bush   United States 2012–2020 176 [64]
2 Midfielder Patrice Bernier   Canada 2012–2017 151 [65]
3 Midfielder Samuel Piette   Canada 2017– 143 [66]
4 Midfielder Ignacio Piatti   Argentina 2014–2019 135 [67]
5 Defender Hassoun Camara   France 2012–2017 134 [68]

Bolded players are currently on the CF Montréal roster.

Top goalscorers (MLS regular season matches only)

As of September 19, 2022
Rank Pos. Player Nation Career Appearances Goals Ref.
1 Midfielder Ignacio Piatti   Argentina 2014–2019 135 66 [67]
2 Forward Marco Di Vaio   Italy 2012–2014 76 34 [69]
3 Forward Romell Quioto   Honduras 2020– 68 31 [70]
4 Forward Didier Drogba   Ivory Coast 2015–2016 33 21 [71]
5 Midfielder Saphir Taïder   Algeria 2018–2020 76 20 [70]

Bolded players are currently on the CF Montréal roster.

Top assists (MLS regular season matches only)

As of February 23, 2023
Rank Pos. Player Nation Career Appearances Assists Ref.
1 Midfielder Ignacio Piatti   Argentina 2014–2019 135 35 [67]
2 Midfielder Patrice Bernier   Canada 2012–2017 151 25 [65]
3 Midfielder Felipe   Brazil 2012–2015 93 24 [72]
4 Midfielder Djordje Mihailovic   United States 2021–2022 61 22 [73]
T5 Midfielder Justin Mapp   United States 2012–2015 82 21 [73]
T5 Midfielder Saphir Taïder   Algeria 2018–2020 76 21 [70]

Bolded players are currently on the CF Montréal roster.

Top wins (MLS regular season matches only)

As of February 23, 2023
Rank Pos. Player Nation Career Appearances Wins Ref.
1 Goalkeeper Evan Bush   United States 2012–2020 176 64 [74]
2 Goalkeeper Troy Perkins   United States 2012–2014 63 21 [75]
3 Goalkeeper Sebastian Breza   Canada 2021–2022 31 16 [76]
4 Goalkeeper James Pantemis   Canada 2018– 32 15 [77]
5 Goalkeeper Clément Diop   Senegal 2018–2021 30 10 [78]

Bolded players are currently on the CF Montréal roster.

Top clean sheets (MLS regular season matches only)

As of February 23, 2023
Rank Pos. Player Nation Career Appearances Clean Sheets Ref.
1 Goalkeeper Evan Bush   United States 2012–2020 176 40 [74]
2 Goalkeeper Troy Perkins   United States 2012–2014 63 17 [75]
T3 Goalkeeper James Pantemis   Canada 2018– 32 7 [77]
T3 Goalkeeper Clément Diop   Senegal 2018–2021 30 7 [78]
5 Goalkeeper Sebastian Breza   Canada 2021–2022 31 5 [76]

Bolded players are currently on the CF Montréal roster.

Giuseppe Saputo Trophy

The Giuseppe Saputo Trophy is awarded to the club's Most Valuable Player.

Year Player Nation Ref.
2012 Patrice Bernier   Canada [79]
2013 Marco Di Vaio   Italy [80]
2014 Andrés Romero   Argentina [81]
2015 Ignacio Piatti   Argentina [82]
2016 Ignacio Piatti   Argentina [83]
2017 Ignacio Piatti   Argentina [84]
2018 Ignacio Piatti   Argentina [85]
2019 Orji Okwonkwo   Nigeria [86]
2020 Romell Quioto   Honduras [87]
2021 Djordje Mihailovic   United States [88]
2022 Romell Quioto   Honduras [89]

Golden Boot

CF Montréal's Golden Boot is awarded to the club's leading goalscorer.

Year Player Nation Goals Ref.
2012 Patrice Bernier   Canada 9 [90]
2013 Marco Di Vaio   Italy 20 [91]
2014 Marco Di Vaio   Italy 9 [92]
2015 Didier Drogba   Ivory Coast 11 [93]
2016 Ignacio Piatti   Argentina 17 [94]
2017 Ignacio Piatti   Argentina 17 [95]
2018 Ignacio Piatti   Argentina 16 [95]
2019 Saphir Taïder   Algeria 9 [95]
2020 Romell Quioto   Honduras 8 [95]
2021 Romell Quioto   Honduras 8 [95]
2022 Romell Quioto   Honduras 15 [95]

Note: Only MLS regular season goals count.

Defensive player of the year

Awarded to the club's best defender.

Year Player Nation Ref.
2015 Laurent Ciman   Belgium [96]
2016 Hassoun Camara   France [97]
2017 Daniel Lovitz   United States [97]
2018 Evan Bush   United States [97]
2019 Bacary Sagna   France [97]
2020 Luis Binks   England [97]
2021 Rudy Camacho   France [98]
2022 Alistair Johnston   Canada [99]

Jason Di Tullio Trophy

Awarded in recognition of the player who best embodied the spirit of “La Grinta” throughout the MLS season.

Year Player Nation Ref.
2022 Tomas Giraldo   Canada [99]

Club captains

Period Player Nation Ref.
2012–2013 Davy Arnaud   United States [100]
2014–2017 Patrice Bernier   Canada [101]
2018–2019 Ignacio Piatti   Argentina [102]
2020 Jukka Raitala   Finland [103]
2021–2022 Victor Wanyama   Kenya [104]
2021– Samuel Piette   Canada [104]
2021– Kamal Miller   Canada [104]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Club founded in 1992 as Montréal Impact. MLS franchise granted in 2010.[1]

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External links

  • Official website

March 08, 2023
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CF Montreal is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Montreal Quebec Canada The club competes in Major League Soccer MLS in the Eastern Conference Founded in 1992 as the Montreal Impact French Impact de Montreal the team began play in MLS in 2012 as an expansion team the league s nineteenth franchise and third Canadian club CF MontrealFull nameCF MontrealNickname s Le CFM The CFM L Impact The Impact Short nameCFM CFMTLFounded1993 nb 1 StadiumSaputo Stadium Olympic StadiumCapacity19 619 Saputo Stadium 61 004 Olympic Stadium OwnerJoey SaputoPresidentGabriel GervaisHead coachHernan LosadaLeagueMajor League Soccer2022Eastern Conference 2ndOverall 3rdPlayoffs Conference SemifinalsWebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursCurrent seasonThe Impact was the first Canadian club and the second MLS club in history to advance to the final of the CONCACAF Champions League in 2015 losing to Club America The club rebranded as Club de Foot Montreal in 2021 with a new club crest and colours however amidst continued discontent and pressure from supporters and local media the club introduced a revised logo for the 2023 season with the club being known simply as CF Montreal CF Montreal Montreal Impact have won the Voyageurs Cup the domestic trophy for professional club soccer in Canada a total of 11 times The club plays its home matches at Stade Saputo and Hernan Losada is the current head coach Contents 1 History 1 1 Founding and pre MLS era 1 2 MLS franchise bid and transition 1 3 Beginnings in MLS and Champions League Final 1 4 2015 present 2 Team name and logo 2 1 Uniform evolution 3 Club culture 3 1 Supporters group 3 2 Mascot 3 3 The North Star 3 4 Rivalries 4 Affiliations 4 1 CF Montreal Academy and Reserves 4 2 Ottawa Fury FC 5 Stadium 6 Broadcasting 7 Players and staff 7 1 Roster 7 2 Out on Loan 7 3 Retired numbers 7 4 Management 7 5 Coaching staff 7 6 Head coach records 8 Honours 8 1 National 8 2 Continental 8 3 Friendly 9 Team records 9 1 Year by year 9 2 All time continental competition win loss 9 3 International results 10 Player records 10 1 Top appearances MLS regular season matches only 10 2 Top goalscorers MLS regular season matches only 10 3 Top assists MLS regular season matches only 10 4 Top wins MLS regular season matches only 10 5 Top clean sheets MLS regular season matches only 10 6 Giuseppe Saputo Trophy 10 7 Golden Boot 10 8 Defensive player of the year 10 9 Jason Di Tullio Trophy 10 10 Club captains 11 Footnotes 12 References 13 External linksHistory EditFounding and pre MLS era Edit Impact de Montreal FC were founded in 1992 when the Saputo family acquired a new franchise in the American Professional Soccer League APSL at the time the topflight of professional North American soccer north of the Rio Grande set to begin competition for the 1993 season American Professional Soccer league APSL from 1993 to 1994 and A League from 1995 to 2004Championships 1994 and 2004In 1994 the Impact defeated the Colorado Foxes 1 0 at Centre Claude Robillard in Montreal in front of a crowd of 8 169 The victory was the first championship for a professional soccer club from the city of Montreal In 2004 the Impact defeated the Seattle Sounders 2 0 at Centre Claude Robillard in Montreal in front of a crowd of 13 648 a new attendance record for the club at the time The Impact were regular season champions for three consecutive seasons from 1995 to 1997 United Soccer Leagues First Division usually referred to as USL 1 from 2005 to 2009In 2005 the A League was absorbed into the United Soccer Leagues First Division The Impact started the 2005 season with a 15 game undefeated streak and finished 10 points clear of second place They were nevertheless knocked out in the semi finals by the Seattle Sounders That same year the club announced the construction of Stade Saputo The soccer specific stadium and the club s current home opened in May 2008Championship 2009In 2009 the Impact defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 1 6 3 on aggregate at Stade Saputo in Montreal in front of a crowd of 13 034 The Impact were Commissioner s Cup winners regular season champions in 2005 and 2006 USSF Division 2 Professional League D2 Pro League in 2010After the 2009 season the Impact along with 8 other clubs broke away from the USL 1 to become one of the founding members of the new North American Soccer League However due to a legal dispute between the USL and new NASL the United States Soccer Federation USSF created a temporary league the D2 Pro League for the 2010 season The Impact lost in the semi finals in the only season played in the D2 Pro League North American Soccer League NASL in 2011Despite being founded in 2009 the NASL only began play in 2011 due to legal issues The Impact failed to qualify for the playoffs in their only season in the league The Impact joined MLS the following year Voyageurs CupDuring their pre MLS era the Impact won the first 7 editions of the Voyagers Cup from 2002 to 2008 CONCACAF Champions LeagueThe Impact qualified for the 2008 2009 CONCACAF Champions League for the first time in its history by winning the first edition of the Canadian Championships the only berth allotted to a club from Canada During group stage the Impact lost only once to the eventual Champions Atlante Futbol Club in Cancun After losing 2 0 to the Impact in Montreal Joe Public FC head coach Keith Griffith publicly predicted his team would easily win the return match on their home turf The next time we meet the Impact in Trinidad and Tobago we ll beat them by four goals clear for sure Griffith said at the time 2 However the Impact defeated the Trinidadian club with a 4 1 win in Port of Spain The Impact finished second in group C and thus advanced to the quarter finals The Impact recorded a 2 0 win at Olympic Stadium against Mexican club Santos Laguna in the first leg in front of an attendance of 55 571 In the second leg the Impact lead Santos Laguna 2 1 at halftime forging a 4 1 lead on aggregate in Torreon However in the second half Santos Laguna scored 4 unanswered goals including 2 goals in added time thus eliminating the Impact from the competition MLS franchise bid and transition Edit Crest used while the team was named the Montreal Impact 2012 2020 Montreal Impact pre game lineup photo 2013 Toward the end of 2007 much speculation had been made about a possible franchise move for the lower division Impact to Major League Soccer MLS The construction of the expandable Saputo Stadium further suggested an interest on the part of the group to move up to the top level North American league Although Toronto FC held a three year Canadian exclusivity deal that did not expire until 2009 they stated in March 2008 that they would gladly welcome the Impact into MLS 3 Chairman Joey Saputo held talks with George Gillett former co owner of Liverpool F C and former owner of the Montreal Canadiens regarding possible joint ownership of a franchise 4 On July 24 2008 MLS announced they were seeking to add two expansion teams for the 2011 season of which Montreal was listed as a potential candidate 5 On November 22 2008 the group s bid for an MLS franchise was not retained by commissioner Don Garber In response to Vancouver s successful bid in March 2009 Impact GM Nick De Santis commented that he expected chairman Saputo to pursue and realize his vision of Montreal as an MLS franchise someday 6 By May 16 2009 the Montreal Gazette reported Garber and Saputo had resumed talks for an expansion team to begin play in 2011 7 On May 7 2010 Garber and Saputo announced Montreal as the nineteenth club in Major League Soccer set to begin play for the 2012 season 8 The MLS franchise is privately owned by the Saputo family 9 On June 14 2011 the Montreal Impact announced a five year agreement with the Bank of Montreal to become their lead sponsor and jersey sponsor in MLS 10 In August 2011 Jesse Marsch became the Impact s new head coach The club began building their roster for their inaugural MLS season in October 2011 with the signing of defenseman Nelson Rivas previously of Inter Milan From their NASL roster the Impact re signed defender Hassoun Camara goalkeeper Evan Bush and midfielder Sinisa Ubiparipovic to new MLS contracts Through the MLS expansion draft the Impact were able to select in November 2011 ten more players most notably midfielder and American international Justin Mapp The Impact also traded for Davy Arnaud from Sporting Kansas City who would eventually become the team s first MLS captain In December 2011 the club signed long time Impact goalkeeper and Canadian international Greg Sutton midfielder Canadian international future team captain and future Canada Soccer hall of famer Patrice Bernier and Brazilian midfielder Felipe Martins Veteran forward and long time Impact player Eduardo Sebrango was invited to training camp and in February 2012 was awarded an MLS contract Beginnings in MLS and Champions League Final Edit 2012 seasonOn March 10 2012 the Impact played their first MLS game a 2 0 loss to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 11 A week later the club made its home debut at the Olympic Stadium against theChicago Fire the game ending in a 1 1 draw The match attracted 58 912 spectators surpassing the previous record for professional soccer in Montreal established in a 1981 Montreal Manic home game against the Chicago Sting 58 542 12 On May 12 2012 the Impact set a new attendance record for a professional soccer match in Canada 13 with a crowd of 60 860 spectators during a game against the Los Angeles Galaxy which ended in 1 1 draw On May 24 2012 the club announced the signing of their first ever MLS Designated Player in Marco Di Vaio previously of Bologna F C 1909 Di Vaio signed with the Impact after 14 seasons in Serie A and went on to score 34 goals in 76 appearances from 2012 to 2014 with the club The Impact finished the 2012 regular season in seventh place in the Eastern conference with a record of 12 wins 16 losses and 6 ties 2013 seasonOn February 23 2013 the Impact won the 2013 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic beating Columbus Crew 1 0 in the final during their pre season campaign On May 29 the club won the 2013 Canadian Championship by defeating Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the final the Impact s first major trophy since joining MLS 14 and their eighth Voyageurs Cup As Canadian Champions the Impact earned a spot in the 2014 15 CONCACAF Champions League their second ever birth and first birth since joinging MLS as an expansion team citation needed The club finished the 2013 MLS regular season with a record of 14 wins 13 losses and 7 ties which earned them their first ever MLS playoff birth finishing in fifth place in the Eastern Conference In playoffs the Impact was eliminated by the Houston Dynamo in the knockout round 2014 seasonThe Impact became repeat Voyageurs Cup champions by defeating Toronto FC in the 2014 Canadian Championship final on June 4 2014 15 Despite their success in the domestic cup the Impact struggled in league play The Impact finished the 2014 MLS season with a record of 6 18 10 W L D finishing last in the league 2014 2015 CONCACAF Champions League runThe Impact were drawn into group 3 with C D FAS of El Salvador and MLS rivals New York Red Bulls With only the winner of each group advancing to the knockout stage the Impact went undefeated in the group stage with 3 wins and a draw to win the group QuarterfinalsIn the quarterfinals the Impact took an early 2 0 lead against Pachuca in the first leg at Estadio Hidalgo but the Mexican club fought back to draw the game 2 2 Despite the Impact s inability to hold the lead the 2 away goals gave the Impact an edge for the return leg On March 3 2015 at Olympic Stadium in Montreal Pachuca took the lead in the 80th minute when referee Walter Lopez awarded a penalty to the Mexican side and German Ezequiel Cano Recalde gave his team the lead However in the dying seconds of stoppage time substitute Cameron Porter controlled a long pass from Callum Mallace fought off a defender and slipped the ball between the legs of Pachuca s goalkeeper to tie the game thus sending the Impact to the semi finals on away goals 3 3 aggregate The Impact became the first Canadian club to win a two legged series against a Mexican opponent Porter s goalCameron Porter was drafted 45th overall on January 15 2015 by the Impact in the MLS SuperDraft He made his professional debut on February 24 of that same year as an 81st minute substitute against Pachuca in the first leg of the quarterfinals His goal in stoppage time 90 4 in the second leg was the first professional goal of his career and his only goal for the Impact Porter suffered a serious injury to his left knee less than a month later which required surgery to repair a torn ACL He retired from professional soccer in 2018 at the early age of 24 Porter s goal immortalised him as a club legend in the minds of Impact supporters despite only ever playing in two MLS games for the club Semi finalsThe Impact faced Alajuelense of Costa Rica in the semi finals who had dispatched D C United in the previous round In the first leg the Impact defeated the Costa Rican club 2 0 at Olympic Stadium in Montreal in front of a crowd of 33 675 Alajuelense s failure to score a goal in Montreal would prove to be fatal three weeks later when the teams met again for the return leg in Alajuela The Impact opened the scoring just before the half to secure that all important away goal Despite Alajuelense s two late goals to win the game 4 2 the Impact advanced to the finals on away goals 4 4 on aggregate FinalsThe Impact became the first Canadian club and only the second MLS club to advance to the CONCACAF Champion s League finals and would face Club America The first leg in Mexico resulted in a 1 1 draw at the Azteca in Mexico City on April 22 2015 A week later the teams met again at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal in front of a sold out crowd of 61 004 The home team scored in the 8th minute when Nacho Piatti moved swiftly past three America players and passed to an open Andres Romero who slotted the ball past the Mexican goalkeeper The first half ended with the Impact ahead 1 0 in the game and 2 1 on aggregate However Club America scored four goals in the second half and the game ended 4 2 to America 5 3 on aggregate 2015 present Edit In 2015 head coach Frank Klopas was fired in August and replaced on an interim basis by former Impact player Mauro Biello After qualifying for the playoffs and defeating Toronto FC in the first round before being eliminated in the Conference semi finals by the Columbus Crew Biello was hired permanently 16 The team was also boosted mid season by the arrival of Ivory Coast forward Didier Drogba formerly of Chelsea 16 The Impact played the 2015 CONCACAF Champions League final before of a record 61 004 Biello was dismissed by the club in October 2017 after failing to qualify for the playoffs 17 and was succeeded by Remi Garde formerly of Aston Villa 18 Garde was himself dismissed in August 2019 and replaced by former Colombian football defender Wilmer Cabrera on an interim basis During Cabrera s time at the helm of the team the Impact won the 2019 Canadian Championship defeating Toronto FC in the finals 19 Despite his success in the Canadian Championship Cabrera failed to lead the team to the MLS playoffs and his contract was not renewed for the following season In November 2019 former France international Thierry Henry signed a two year deal to coach the Impact 20 In his first season the team made the playoffs for the first time since 2016 but were eliminated 2 1 by the New England Revolution in the first round 21 That same year the Impact s first Champions League campaign since the 2015 final ended in the quarter finals with away goals elimination by Hondurian club C D Olimpia 22 Henry resigned in February 2021 23 stating family reasons for his decision to step down as head coach In a press release he said The last year has been an extremely difficult one for me personally Due to the worldwide pandemic I was unable to see my children Unfortunately due to the ongoing restrictions and the fact that we will have to relocate to the U S again for several months will be no different The separation is too much of a strain for me and my kids Therefore it is with much sadness that I must take the decision to return to London and leave CF Montreal Following Henry s abrupt departure assistant coach Wilfried Nancy was named interim head coach and following an impressive start to his first season Nancy was made permanent and his contract renewed in May 2021 as head coach for 2022 24 CF Montreal finished the 2022 MLS season in second place in the Eastern Conference and third place overall the club s highest finish since their inaugural 2012 season in MLS The club set a total of 8 new club records including for the number of wins in a season 20 and points in a regular season 65 They also set 2 new all time MLS records for most road wins in a single season 11 and most consecutive road wins 7 CF Montreal were knocked out of the 2022 MLS playoffs in the Eastern Conference Semifinals by New York City FC by a score of 3 1 at Stade Saputo CF Montreal also set new club records for income earned from the sale of players with the sale of Djordje Mihailovic to AZ Alkmaar Alistair Johnston to Celtic FC and Ismael Kone to Watford FC MLS 2022 Coach of the Year candidate Wilfried Nancy left the club and signed with Columbus Crew in December 2022 and was replaced with former D C United head coach Hernan Losada It was reported that Nancy had agreed with management to finish the season with CF Montreal following a verbal conflict with club owner Joey Saputo after a 3 0 loss to Sporting Kansas City in July but that he would be leaving the club after the end of the season 25 Team name and logo EditIn regards to keeping the name Impact upon the move to MLS Montreal stated its intention to maintain its name and global team image The official logo for the team was revealed at the start of a match between the NASL Montreal Impact team and the NSC Minnesota Stars on August 6 2011 26 27 28 The previous logo was a shield in blue black white and silver containing a stylized fleur de lis and four silver stars overlaid with the Impact wordmark The fleur de lis which also appeared on the logo of the NASL Impact team is a globally recognized symbol of French heritage and features prominently on the flag of Quebec as a reflection of Quebecois culture The four stars represent the four founding communities of Montreal identified on the city s coat of arms At the top of the shield the team s motto Tous Pour Gagner French for all for victory is inscribed In 2020 the Impact unveiled a new slogan Passion Fierte Authenticite Passion Pride Authenticity Crest used in 2021 and 2022 In January 2021 the club rebranded as Club de Foot Montreal or CF Montreal with Saputo saying It s hard to let go of things you love But here s the reality to make an impact we need to retire the Impact 29 As part of the rebranding the club unveiled a new badge and colors The club s new official colours were marketed as Impact Black Ice Gray and Sacre Bleu 30 31 The new badge predominantly features four letter M s and eight arrows pointing to its centre the elements combining to resemble a stylised snowflake Creators stated that the new badge was an homage to the emblems of the 1976 Summer Olympics and Expo 67 29 The rebranding was poorly received by large portions of the fanbase local media former Impact players and especially the club s main supporter groups most notably the Ultras who published a letter and a petition requesting the club go back to its previous name 32 In February 2021 supporters protested the rebranding in front of Saputo Stadium During the protest the stadium entrance sign featuring the new badge was vandalized by covering the new badge with black paint One individual was arrested 33 In May 2022 amidst declining ticket sales continued discontent and pressure from fans and media alike the club unveiled a new badge and announced that it would take effect for the 2023 season with the club shortening the name to simply CF Montreal The new badge features a return to the clubs traditional colours with blue being predominant and centered around a stylised fleur de lys which the club has used as a symbol since 2002 34 35 Uniform evolution Edit Home away and alternative uniforms Home 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2020 2021 Away 2012 2014 2015 2016 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022 Alternative 2013 2014Club culture EditSupporters group Edit This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed October 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Ultras Montreal also known as UM02 was founded in 2002 and was CF Montreal s largest and oldest supporters group The group s motto is Toujours fideles in French and translates as Forever faithful The Ultras were a highly active group known for their unwavering 90 minute chants use of smoke grenades creating large tifos waving flags and organizing road trips to follow the club on away games The group was located directly behind the net on the south side of Stade Saputo in section 132 with some spillover into section 131 Smaller independent groups are also located in these sections joining their voices to the Ultras during matches In September 2021 the organization announced that it was banning certain supporter groups most notably the Ultras Montreal This move sparked many skeptical reactions as it came on the heels of a feud between the group and then President of the club Kevin Gilmore The conflict was a culmination of things that started almost exclusively with the rebranding of the club and abandonment of the highly popular team name Impact de Montreal The club cited misconduct and past violent incidents however no further specifics were given in their press release 36 127 Montreal was formed in 2011 and are located in the south west corner of Stade Saputo in section 127 Although not an official supporters section in the stadium the club removed several rows of seats at the bottom of section 127 to accommodate the group The group can be identified in the stadium by a banner displaying the group s name and crest The crest features a snowy owl Nyctea scandiaca the official bird of the Province of Quebec 127 Montreal would usually join the Ultras in their chants during matches and occasionally join them on away games Since the banning of UM02 127 Montreal have continued to use chants popularized by the Ultras during matches sometimes in coordination with supporters in section 131 The group can also be seen during matches waving flags sporting their logo and using smoke grenades Banner for Ultras Montreal s 10th anniversary at Saputo Stadium before game between Montreal Impact and Columbus Crew on July 8 2012 Named after the founding year of Montreal 1642 MTL is a supporters group formed in 2015 and located directly behind the net on the north side of Saputo Stadium in section 114 37 1642 MTL are the owners and caretakers of the North Star bell Highly active during matches the group uses flags extensively occasionally creates tifos and uses smoke grenades Prior to the banning of UM02 the two supporters groups at opposing ends of the field acting independently created hostile territory for opposing goaltenders during both halfs On September 6 2022 the club announced that it would be reopening section 132 to supporter groups the decision taking immediate effect A collective of supporters many of whom were previously active in section 132 prior to its closure in September 2021 have confirmed they will be making the section their home as the Collectif Impact Montreal Ultras Montreal released a statement on September 7 2022 indicating that they are not part of the collective Mascot Edit The official mascot of the club was Tac Tik the dog 38 The North Star Edit This section relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this section by adding secondary or tertiary sources January 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message The North Star at the Olympic Stadium for the Montreal Impact s 2016 home opener The North Star or L Etoile du Nord in French is a 5 foot 1 5 m high 44 inch 110 cm wide 1 576 pound 715 kg bell acquired by the 1642MTL supporters group as a goal and victory celebration It was inaugurated on October 25 2015 by Montreal mayor Denis Coderre where it was rung twice in a Montreal Impact victory against Toronto FC 39 Since then numerous personalities from the sports cultural and art worlds including many famous Montrealers and others linked to the city have been invited to ring the bell Amongst them local media personalities Tony Marinaro and Jean Charles Lajoie Canadian women s national soccer team players Gabrielle Carle and Josee Belanger retired Montreal Expos pitcher Bill Spaceman Lee retired Montreal Canadiens center Andrew Shaw retired Montreal Alouettes quarterback Anthony Calvillo mixed martial artist and former UFC champion Georges St Pierre and many Canadian Olympic medallists 40 The North Star is a symbolistic nod to the city s religious heritage Quebec is unique among Canadian provinces in its overwhelmingly Roman Catholic population Its history steeped in religion Montreal is nicknamed The City of a Hundred Steeples for the many church steeples that dominated the city s skyline prior to the emergence of highrise buildings and skyscrapers While visiting Montreal in 1881 Mark Twain said This is the first time I was ever in a city where you couldn t throw a brick without breaking a church window Yet I was told that you were going to build one more I said the scheme is good but where are you going to find room They said we will build it on top of another church and use an elevator Rivalries Edit Main article Canadian Classique CF Montreal s biggest rival is Toronto FC arguably MLS fiercest rivalry 41 Professional soccer clubs from Canada s two largest cities have competed against each other for over 40 years From the original NASL the Canadian Soccer League the A League until today in the MLS the rivalry has continued throughout various leagues and in the Canadian Championship Since both teams have joined the MLS the rivalry has intensified culminating in the 2016 MLS Eastern conference finals arguably the MLS greatest playoff series 42 The first leg of the series at Stade Olympique in Montreal holds the record for the largest attendance for a match featuring two Canadian soccer teams 43 with 61 004 fans The matches between the two clubs have become a Canadian soccer classic which has been nicknamed the Canadian Classique or the 401 Derby for the 401 highway that links the two cities 44 The following table lists the history of official matches in MLS and the Canadian Championship between CF Montreal and Toronto FC Matches Montreal wins draws Toronto wins Montreal goals Toronto goalsMLS regular season 2012 30 12 5 13 41 46MLS cup playoff 2012 3 2 0 1 8 7Canadian Championship 2008 22 5 5 12 19 32MLS is Back Tournament 2020 1 0 0 1 3 4Total Official matches 56 19 10 27 71 89CF Montreal also shares a minor rivalry with Vancouver Whitecaps FC which stems from their pre MLS clubs most notably in the USL 1 2009 finals when the Impact defeated the Whitecaps 3 1 in Montreal 6 3 on aggregate to win the league championship on October 17 2009 The rivalry transported to the MLS after both clubs joined the league and has been sustained mainly through the Canadian Championship most notably when the clubs faced off in the 2013 finals won by Montreal and the 2015 finals won by Vancouver 45 46 47 Affiliations EditCF Montreal Academy and Reserves Edit Main articles Montreal Impact Academy Montreal Impact U23 and FC Montreal CF Montreal Academy is the club s youth academy and development system which was established in 2010 The academy consists of various teams from U8 to U23 From 2010 to 2012 the academy entered a team in the Canadian Soccer League which replaced their former reserve team Trois Rivieres Attak In 2014 the U23 team competed in the USL Premier Development League the fourth tier of the Canadian soccer pyramid In 2015 and 2016 a reserve team competed in the United Soccer League under the name FC Montreal Currently they enter U18 and U16 teams in the U S Soccer Development Academy 48 and a U23 team competing in the PLSQ Ottawa Fury FC Edit Main article Ottawa Fury FC The Ottawa Fury FC of the league then known as the United Soccer League and now as the USL Championship entered into an affiliation agreement on December 9 2016 49 That agreement ended when the Ottawa Fury were dissolved on November 8 2019 and their USL franchise rights sold to Miami FC the following month Stadium Edit Montreal Impact match at Saputo Stadium against New York Red Bulls on July 28 2012 CF Montreal plays its home matches at Saputo Stadium a soccer specific stadium with a natural grass playing surface built in 2008 for the then second division Impact de Montreal but designed with expansion in mind with the club anticipating a move to MLS The Quebec government announced 23 million in funding to expand the stadium to more than 20 000 seats as well as build a training field with synthetic turf adjacent to the stadium 9 Expansion to Saputo Stadium was expected to be finished in time for the start of the club s inaugural 2012 MLS season but it was announced on July 17 2011 that the expansion would be delayed As a consequence the neighbouring Olympic Stadium was used for the Impact s first six home dates 5 MLS regular season 1 Canadian Championship 50 The Impact s first MLS game at Saputo Stadium was eventually played on June 16 2012 a 4 1 win over Seattle 51 Though Saputo Stadium serves as the club s primary home Olympic Stadium is also used for special events which demand a larger capacity or more favorable playing conditions e g the team s season home opener playoff matches international competitions and under winter conditions 52 Home stadium Saputo Stadium Montreal Quebec 2012 present capacity 20 801Other stadiums Olympic Stadium Montreal Quebec 2012 present capacity 61 004Broadcasting EditAs of the 2023 season all CF Montreal matches are carried by MLS Season Pass on Apple TV with all matches available with French English and Spanish commentary options 53 Selected matches will air in French on RDS and in English on TSN 54 From its inception through 2022 nearly all CF Montreal matches aired on TVA Sports as the team s regional rightsholder TVA Sports aired 24 matches during the team s inaugural season with play by play duties held by Frederic Lord and colour commentary provided by Vincent Destouches 55 From the 2017 season TVA Sports became the French national rightsholder of Major League Soccer televising all CF Montreal matches as well as French language coverage of other matches 56 55 The team never sold English language television rights to its regional matches but Montreal regular season matches against Canadian opponents were broadcast in English by TSN as part of its rights to MLS which covered the national package and separate rights to Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps matches not covered by the national package 55 CHMP 98 5 FM served as the club s French language radio flagship from 2015 through 2020 57 with Jeremy Filosa on play by play and analyst Arcadio Marcuzzi citation needed On January 19 2021 CKLX 91 9 Sports announced that it would become the club s new French language radio flagship through 2022 58 CKGM TSN 690 Montreal serves as the English language radio flagship of the club 59 Rick Moffat handles play by play duties while colour commentary is provided by former Montreal player Grant Needham Players and staff EditFor details on former players see All time CF Montreal roster Roster Edit As of March 1 2023 60 No Pos Player Nation1 GK Logan Ketterer United States2 MF Victor Wanyama DP Kenya3 DF Kamal Miller Canada4 DF Rudy Camacho France5 MF Ilias Iliadis Greece6 MF Samuel Piette Canada7 MF Ahmed Hamdy Egypt8 MF Matko Miljevic United States9 FW Chinonso Offor Nigeria13 FW Mason Toye United States14 FW Sunusi Ibrahim Nigeria15 DF Zachary Brault Guillard Canada16 DF Joel Waterman Canada17 FW Jojea Kwizera DR Congo18 MF Rida Zouhir HG Canada19 MF Nathan Dylan Saliba HG Canada21 MF Lassi Lappalainen Finland22 DF Aaron Herrera United States24 DF George Campbell United States25 DF Ousman Jabang United States26 DF Robert Orri THorkelsson Iceland27 MF Sean Rea HG Canada28 FW Jules Anthony Vilsaint Canada29 MF Mathieu Choiniere HG Canada30 FW Romell Quioto Honduras40 GK Jonathan Sirois HG Canada41 GK James Pantemis HG CanadaOut on Loan Edit No Pos Player Nation35 MF Jean Aniel Assi on loan at Atletico Ottawa CanadaRetired numbers Edit Main article List of retired numbers in association football 20 Mauro Biello forward 1993 98 2000 09 Management Edit As of January 14 2023 61 Joey Saputo Owner Gabriel Gervais President and Chief Executive Officer Olivier Renard Vice president and Chief Sporting Officer Salvatore Rivera Vice president amp Chief Financial Officer Amelie Vaillancourt Vice president amp Chief Human Resource Officer Samia Chebeir Vice president and Chief Marketing OfficerCoaching staff Edit As of January 9 2023 62 Hernan Losada head coach Laurent Ciman assistant coach Sebastian Setti assistant coach Eduardo Sebrango assistant manager Herve Diese assistant manager Romuald Peiser goalkeeping coach Barthelemy Delecroix fitness Coach Stefano Pasquali assistant fitness Coach Louan Schlicht video Analyst Luca Bucci responsible for the goalkeeping development methodologyHead coach records Edit As of December 21 2022 citation needed Coach Nation Tenure Record1G W L T Win Win or Tie Points per gameJesse Marsch United States August 10 2011 November 3 2012 36 12 17 7 0 33 33 52 77 1 19Marco Schallibaum Switzerland January 7 2013 December 18 2013 43 17 17 9 0 39 53 60 46 1 40Frank Klopas United States December 18 2013 August 30 2015 83 25 31 27 0 30 12 62 65 1 23Mauro Biello Canada August 30 2015 October 23 2017 93 36 35 22 0 38 71 62 36 1 40Remi Garde France November 8 2017 August 21 2019 67 28 30 9 0 41 79 55 22 1 39Wilmer Cabrera Colombia August 21 2019 October 24 2019 9 3 5 1 0 33 33 44 44 1 11Thierry Henry France November 14 2019 February 25 2021 35 12 19 4 0 34 29 34 29 1 14Wilfried Nancy France March 8 2021 December 6 2022 77 37 24 16 0 48 05 68 83 1 65Hernan Losada Argentina December 21 2022 Present 0 0 0 0 00 00 0 001 Includes league playoff Canadian Championship and CONCACAF Champions League matches Honours EditThis section lists honours achieved by the current MLS iteration of CF Montreal For honours acquired before 2012 see Montreal Impact 1992 2011 Achievements National Edit Canadian Championship Winners 2013 2014 2019 2021 Runners up 2015 2017Continental Edit CONCACAF Champions League Runners up 2014 15Friendly Edit CapCity Cup Winners 2018 63 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic Winners 2013Team records EditYear by year Edit Main article List of CF Montreal seasons This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by CF Montreal For the full season by season history see List of CF Montreal seasons Season MLS regular season MLS playoffs CC Continental Other Average attendance Top goalscorer s Div League Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts PPG Conf Position Overall Position Name s Goals2018 1 MLS 34 14 16 4 47 53 6 46 1 35 7th 15th DNQ SF DNQ 18 569 Ignacio Piatti 162019 MLS 34 12 17 5 47 60 13 41 1 21 9th 18th W 16 171 Saphir Taider 102020 MLS 23 8 13 2 33 43 10 26 1 13 9th 18th PR DNQ CONCACAF Champions LeagueMLS is Back Tournament QFRo16 5 439 Romell Quioto 102021 MLS 34 12 12 10 46 44 2 46 1 35 10th 18th DNQ W DNQ 5 000 Romell Quioto 92022 MLS 34 20 9 5 63 50 13 65 1 91 2nd 3rd QF SF QF 14 828 Romell Quioto 15 1 Avg attendance include statistics from league matches only 2 Top goalscorer s includes all goals scored in League Playoffs Canadian Championship MLS is Back Tournament CONCACAF Champions League FIFA Club World Cup and other competitive continental matches All time continental competition win loss Edit As of March 17 2022 citation needed Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Alajuelense 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 America 2 0 1 1 3 5 2 Cruz Azul 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 FAS 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 Heredia 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 New York Red Bulls 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 Olimpia 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 Pachuca 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 San Jose Earthquakes 2 1 0 1 1 3 2 Santos Laguna 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 Saprissa 2 0 2 0 2 2 0Total 22 8 7 7 27 26 1International results Edit Further information Canadian soccer clubs in international competitions As of February 23 2022 citation needed International resultsYear Competition Club Nation Venue Result Attendance2012 Pre season Friendly Guadalajara Mexico Guadalajara Jalisco Mexico D 0 0Tecos W 1 0ITESO W 7 0Atlas D 1 1BK Hacken Sweden Lake Buena Vista Florida United States W 1 0Friendly Lyon France Montreal Quebec Canada L 1 2 pen 19 225Post season Friendly Bologna Italy Bologna Italy L 0 1 1 839Fiorentina Primavera Florence Italy W 4 1Fiorentina W 1 02013 Champions League San Jose Earthquakes United States Montreal Quebec Canada W 1 0 15 115Heredia Guatemala Guatemala City Guatemala L 0 1San Jose Earthquakes United States Santa Clara California United States L 0 3 6 128Heredia Guatemala Montreal Quebec Canada W 2 0 13 7032014 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic Fluminese U23 Brazil Lake Buena Vista Florida United States W 1 0Champions League FAS El Salvador Montreal Quebec Canada W 1 0 9 209San Salvador El Salvador W 3 2New York Red Bulls United States Montreal Quebec Canada W 1 0Harrison New Jersey United States D 1 12015 Pre season Friendly Cruz Azul Mexico Mexico City Mexico L 0 1W 1 0Cuautla W 6 0Champions League Pachuca Mexico Pachuca Hidalgo Mexico D 2 2 12 000Montreal Quebec Canada D 1 1 W 3 3 agg a 38 104Alajuelense Costa Rica W 2 0 33 675Alajuela Alajuela Province Costa Rica L 2 4 W 4 4 agg 17 895America Mexico Mexico City Mexico D 1 1 56 783Montreal Quebec Canada L 2 4 L 3 5 agg 61 0042016 Friendly Roma Italy Montreal Quebec Canada L 0 2 20 8012020 Champions League Saprissa Costa Rica San Jose Costa Rica D 2 2Montreal Quebec Canada D 0 0 W 2 2 agg a 21 505Olimpia Honduras Montreal Quebec Canada L 1 2Orlando Florida United States W 1 0 L 2 2 agg a 02022 Champions League Santos Laguna Mexico Torreon Mexico L 0 1Montreal Quebec Canada W 3 0 W 3 1 agg 13 343Cruz Azul Mexico Mexico City Mexico L 0 1Montreal Quebec Canada D 1 1 L 1 2 agg 21 388Player records Edit Ignacio Piatti in 2015 Top appearances MLS regular season matches only Edit As of October 11 2022Rank Pos Player Nation Career Appearances Ref 1 Goalkeeper Evan Bush United States 2012 2020 176 64 2 Midfielder Patrice Bernier Canada 2012 2017 151 65 3 Midfielder Samuel Piette Canada 2017 143 66 4 Midfielder Ignacio Piatti Argentina 2014 2019 135 67 5 Defender Hassoun Camara France 2012 2017 134 68 Bolded players are currently on the CF Montreal roster Top goalscorers MLS regular season matches only Edit As of September 19 2022Rank Pos Player Nation Career Appearances Goals Ref 1 Midfielder Ignacio Piatti Argentina 2014 2019 135 66 67 2 Forward Marco Di Vaio Italy 2012 2014 76 34 69 3 Forward Romell Quioto Honduras 2020 68 31 70 4 Forward Didier Drogba Ivory Coast 2015 2016 33 21 71 5 Midfielder Saphir Taider Algeria 2018 2020 76 20 70 Bolded players are currently on the CF Montreal roster Top assists MLS regular season matches only Edit As of February 23 2023Rank Pos Player Nation Career Appearances Assists Ref 1 Midfielder Ignacio Piatti Argentina 2014 2019 135 35 67 2 Midfielder Patrice Bernier Canada 2012 2017 151 25 65 3 Midfielder Felipe Brazil 2012 2015 93 24 72 4 Midfielder Djordje Mihailovic United States 2021 2022 61 22 73 T5 Midfielder Justin Mapp United States 2012 2015 82 21 73 T5 Midfielder Saphir Taider Algeria 2018 2020 76 21 70 Bolded players are currently on the CF Montreal roster Top wins MLS regular season matches only Edit As of February 23 2023Rank Pos Player Nation Career Appearances Wins Ref 1 Goalkeeper Evan Bush United States 2012 2020 176 64 74 2 Goalkeeper Troy Perkins United States 2012 2014 63 21 75 3 Goalkeeper Sebastian Breza Canada 2021 2022 31 16 76 4 Goalkeeper James Pantemis Canada 2018 32 15 77 5 Goalkeeper Clement Diop Senegal 2018 2021 30 10 78 Bolded players are currently on the CF Montreal roster Top clean sheets MLS regular season matches only Edit As of February 23 2023Rank Pos Player Nation Career Appearances Clean Sheets Ref 1 Goalkeeper Evan Bush United States 2012 2020 176 40 74 2 Goalkeeper Troy Perkins United States 2012 2014 63 17 75 T3 Goalkeeper James Pantemis Canada 2018 32 7 77 T3 Goalkeeper Clement Diop Senegal 2018 2021 30 7 78 5 Goalkeeper Sebastian Breza Canada 2021 2022 31 5 76 Bolded players are currently on the CF Montreal roster Giuseppe Saputo Trophy Edit The Giuseppe Saputo Trophy is awarded to the club s Most Valuable Player Year Player Nation Ref 2012 Patrice Bernier Canada 79 2013 Marco Di Vaio Italy 80 2014 Andres Romero Argentina 81 2015 Ignacio Piatti Argentina 82 2016 Ignacio Piatti Argentina 83 2017 Ignacio Piatti Argentina 84 2018 Ignacio Piatti Argentina 85 2019 Orji Okwonkwo Nigeria 86 2020 Romell Quioto Honduras 87 2021 Djordje Mihailovic United States 88 2022 Romell Quioto Honduras 89 Golden Boot Edit CF Montreal s Golden Boot is awarded to the club s leading goalscorer Year Player Nation Goals Ref 2012 Patrice Bernier Canada 9 90 2013 Marco Di Vaio Italy 20 91 2014 Marco Di Vaio Italy 9 92 2015 Didier Drogba Ivory Coast 11 93 2016 Ignacio Piatti Argentina 17 94 2017 Ignacio Piatti Argentina 17 95 2018 Ignacio Piatti Argentina 16 95 2019 Saphir Taider Algeria 9 95 2020 Romell Quioto Honduras 8 95 2021 Romell Quioto Honduras 8 95 2022 Romell Quioto Honduras 15 95 Note Only MLS regular season goals count Defensive player of the year Edit Awarded to the club s best defender Year Player Nation Ref 2015 Laurent Ciman Belgium 96 2016 Hassoun Camara France 97 2017 Daniel Lovitz United States 97 2018 Evan Bush United States 97 2019 Bacary Sagna France 97 2020 Luis Binks England 97 2021 Rudy Camacho France 98 2022 Alistair Johnston Canada 99 Jason Di Tullio Trophy Edit Awarded in recognition of the player who best embodied the spirit of La Grinta throughout the MLS season Year Player Nation Ref 2022 Tomas Giraldo Canada 99 Club captains Edit Period Player Nation Ref 2012 2013 Davy Arnaud United States 100 2014 2017 Patrice Bernier Canada 101 2018 2019 Ignacio Piatti Argentina 102 2020 Jukka Raitala Finland 103 2021 2022 Victor Wanyama Kenya 104 2021 Samuel Piette Canada 104 2021 Kamal Miller Canada 104 Footnotes Edit Club founded in 1992 as Montreal Impact MLS franchise granted in 2010 1 References Edit Freedman Jonah May 7 2010 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