Montreal Impact was a Canadian professional soccer club based in
MontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
,
QuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
,
CanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Founded in 1992, the team played in the North American Soccer League (NASL), the second tier of the
American Soccer PyramidThe United States soccer pyramid is a term used in soccer to describe the structure of the league system in the United States. The country's governing body for the sport, the United States Soccer Federation , oversees the system but does not operate any of its component leagues—with one temporary...
until the 2011 season. The owner Joey Saputo now operates the
MLSMajor League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
team Montreal Impact
The team played its home games at
Saputo StadiumSaputo Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada which opened on May 21, 2008, and is the current home of the Montreal Impact. The stadium is built on the former practice track and field site on the grounds of the 1976 Summer Olympics, while the stadium's west side has a...
from 2008 until its move to MLS. The team's colours were blue and white. The Impact's interim head coach was Nick De Santis since
Marc Dos SantosMarc Dos Santos is a Canadian soccer manager. Most recently, Dos Santos was the head coach of the Montreal Impact in the D2 Pro League from 2009 until his resignation in June 2011. Dos Santos is of Portuguese ancestry.-Trois-Rivières Attak:...
resigned in 2011. At 32 years of age, he became one of the youngest head coaches of any American or Canadian professional sports team.
The Impact also operated an academy called
Montreal Impact AcademyMontreal Impact Academy is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 2010, they are the only Quebec based team currently playing in the Canadian Soccer League...
, which began play in the
Canadian Soccer LeagueThe Canadian Soccer League is the top soccer league in Canada and is controlled by the Canadian Soccer Association. It was formerly known as the Canadian Professional Soccer League , and was officially re-branded on May 17, 2006...
in 2009. They also used to operate an indoor team (of the same name) in the NPSL (at the
Bell CentreThe Bell Centre , formerly known as the Molson Centre , is a sports and entertainment complex in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It opened on March 16, 1996 after nearly three years under construction...
, then at Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard) with many of the same players, from 1997–1998 to 1999–2000.
On May 7, 2010, Impact owner
Joey SaputoJoseph "Joey" Saputo is a Canadian businessman and sports executive.Joey Saputo is the son of the founder and head of Saputo, a dairy products company which also markets a range of other items, such as spaghetti sauce. Saputo's other holdings include the largest dairy company in Canada, Vachon...
was granted a
Major League SoccerMajor League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
expansion franchise set to begin play in Saputo Stadium in 2012. Although, in a legal sense, the Montreal MLS expansion team will be an entirely separate legal entity, the new team will carry the Impact name and maintain the team's legacy in the new league.
History
The Impact club was founded in 1993 by the Saputo family, following the demise of
Montreal SupraMontreal Supra was a club in the Canadian Soccer League from 1988 to 1992.-Former players: Pat Harrington Mark Watson Patrick Diotte Iain Fraser Nick De Santis Mauro Biello Alex Bunbury Lyndon Hooper Christian Gourcuff Grant Needham...
and its league (the Canadian Soccer League). They became a dominant club in the
American Professional Soccer LeagueThe American Professional Soccer League is a former professional men's soccer league which featured teams from both the United States and Canada. It was the first outdoor soccer league to feature teams from throughout the United States since the demise of the original North American Soccer League...
(1993–1996) and the A-League (1997–2003), renamed the USL First Division (2004). The team did not compete during the 1999 A-League season. Their main rivals were the Rochester Rhinos and the
Toronto LynxToronto Lynx is a Canadian soccer team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1997, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference....
prior to the latter's move to the
USL Premier Development LeagueThe USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...
.
Following a lacklustre first year, the Impact surprised the defending champion
Colorado FoxesThe Colorado Foxes were a professional soccer team, based in Commerce City, Colorado, that played in the APSL between 1990 and 1997. The Foxes won two APSL titles, in 1992 and 1993. When Major League Soccer started and the Colorado Rapids became the region's premier team, the Foxes tried to stay...
(1-0) on October 15, 1994, at home in front of a sold out Montreal crowd to claim their first league title. Subsequently, the team finished first or tied for first during the regular season in 1995, 1996, 1997 and 2003 without making it back to the final. The Impact lost to archrivals Rochester in their first four playoff encounters, in 1996, 1998, 2002 and 2003, before finally defeating them in 2004 en route to their second title. The club was favoured to repeat in 2005, but after a near-flawless season (3 losses in 28 games) the Impact were ousted in the semi-finals by the eventual champions, the Seattle Sounders (2-2, 1-2). The team also won the inaugural
Voyageurs CupThe Voyageurs Cup is the only trophy for top-level professional soccer in Canada. From 2002 to 2007, the cup was awarded annually to the Canadian team finishing with the best record in the USL First Division, from regular season matches against other Canadian teams in the league, and from 2008 the...
in 2002 and successfully defended this title from 2003 to 2008. In 2009 the Impact were crowned at home for their third title, beating the Vancouver Whitecaps FC by an aggregate score of 6-3 in a Cinderella ending to what had been a tumultuous season.
In 2004, the Impact finished first in the A-League's Eastern Conference before disposing of Rochester (1-0, 1-0), Syracuse (2-0, 1-1) and Seattle (2-0) in the playoffs to capture their second championship, 10 years after their first. The final, held in Montreal, saw an all-time record 13,648 fans at
Complexe sportif Claude-RobillardThe Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard is a multi-purpose sport facility, located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.-Overview:...
Stadium (whose
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for the day was adjusted from 10,100). The MVP was
Mauricio VincelloMauricio Vincello is an Argentine former football defender.-Playing career:Vincello began his career in his native country in Argentina with the youth teams of Defensores de Salto, and San Lorenzo de Almagro....
who scored the winner at the 33rd minute of play. Fredrick Commodore sealed the game with a goal at the 78th minute.
At the gate, the Impact had always been solid within the league before 1999 with average crowds of 4,000-5,000. After disappointing seasons in 2000 and 2001 (where the average gate was between 2,000 and 3,000 people), the team had new record attendances in 2002 (over 5,000 on average), 2003 (over 7,000 on average), 2004 (over 9,000 on average) and 2005-2006 (over 11,000 on average). The all-time single game high was the 55,571 fans in attendance for the 2009
CONCACAF Champions LeagueThe CONCACAF Champions League is the annual international club football championship for teams from the CONCACAF region ....
quarter-final against
Santos LagunaClub Santos Laguna is a Mexican football club. They represent the urban area of Comarca Lagunera, which is made up of Torreón, Gomez Palacio, and Lerdo. Santos Laguna currently plays in the Primera División. The club was founded in 1982, and reached Mexico's top division after buying the franchise...
(Mexico) at
Olympic StadiumThe Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada built as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics...
in Montreal.
In 1999, the owners had a conflict with the league and withdrew the team from competition, but did play
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that year in the National Professional Soccer League. After resurfacing in 2000, the club went bankrupt during the 2001 season when the then-owners were Ionian. Administered until the end of the season by one of the original pillars,
Joey SaputoJoseph "Joey" Saputo is a Canadian businessman and sports executive.Joey Saputo is the son of the founder and head of Saputo, a dairy products company which also markets a range of other items, such as spaghetti sauce. Saputo's other holdings include the largest dairy company in Canada, Vachon...
, the club rose from its ashes in 2002, set up as a non-profit organization owned by the
QuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
government,
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and Saputo. It also attracted many big-time sponsors such as the
National Bank of CanadaNational Bank of Canada is the 6th largest bank and 8th largest financial institution in Canada. The bank's headquarters are in Montreal, Quebec....
,
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and
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, among others. The team's mandate is to develop local talent and to serve as a representative of
MontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
for tourism. Since the Impact's renaissance in 2002, Quebec-born players have played a much more central role in the Canadian national team, after many years of non-selection. For the 2005 Gold Cup, players
Gabriel GervaisGabriel Gervais is a retired defender who played for the Montreal Impact and Canada.-Club career:...
,
Sandro GrandeAlessandro "Sandro" Grande is a former Canadian soccer player.-Italy:Grande began his career in Italy, country of his parents, playing for four years with U.S.Frenter Larino and Potenza and Frosinone in the late 1990s and early 2000s.Grande became the first Quebec-born footballer to sign with an...
,
Patrick LeducPatrick Leduc is a Canadian soccer player who formerly played for Montreal Impact in the USSF Division 2 Professional League.-Youth and Amateur:...
,
Adam BrazAdam Braz is a retired Canadian soccer player known mainly for his years spent playing at the Montreal Impact in the USSF Division 2 Professional League.- College :...
and
Ali Gerba-Canada/United States:In 2000 Gerba signed with the Montreal Impact where he recorded 6 goals and 2 assists, a club record for a rookie. In 2001 Gerba signed with the Miami Fusion of the MLS but had little success in Miami...
, as well as former player
Patrice BernierPatrice Bernier is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays in Denmark for Lyngby Boldklub.A 177 cm central midfielder, also capable of playing on the right wing.-Club career:...
and Quebec-born
Olivier OcceanOlivier Occean is a Canadian footballer player who currently plays for SpVgg Greuther Fürth in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga.-College soccer:...
were all called to the national team and did well by most accounts. The visibility helped Grande and Ali, who both transferred to Scandinavia shortly after the tournament. On July 15, 2006 the team won the 200th victory in its history.
For the first time in its history, the Montreal Impact contracted players to 10 months out of the year in 2008. This extended training camp was a first for the Montreal Impact and many in the media have stated that it is a move to next level in professional soccer. They began the year at the soccer training centre,
Soccerplexe CatalognaThe Soccerplexe Catalogna is a sports complex for soccer situated in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was the first sports centre in Greater Montreal equipped with both an indoor and an outdoor soccer pitch with synthetic turf. The latter can also be divided into 3 smaller courts to pit 7...
before traveling to Italy for more training and three exhibition games against Italian clubs. They drew their first match 0-0 against third division Arezzo, lost their second match 1-0 against second division Frosinone and finally won their third encounter 1-0 against fourth division Cassino.
In 2008, the Montreal Impact won the Canadian Championship, gaining the chance to represent Canada in the
CONCACAF Champions LeagueThe CONCACAF Champions League is the annual international club football championship for teams from the CONCACAF region ....
. The tournament features the best teams in all of North and Central America and the Caribbean Islands. The Impact won two legs against Real Estali 1-0 and 0-0 to secure a spot in the tournament. Montreal competed then in the group stage where they defeated Joe Public FC of Trinidad 2-0 and 4-1 and CD Olimpia of Honduras 2-1 and 1-1. They finished off against Atlante FC of Mexico which they tied 0-0 and then lost 2-1.
On February 25, 2009, the team won the first leg of the quarterfinals match 2-0 against
Santos LagunaClub Santos Laguna is a Mexican football club. They represent the urban area of Comarca Lagunera, which is made up of Torreón, Gomez Palacio, and Lerdo. Santos Laguna currently plays in the Primera División. The club was founded in 1982, and reached Mexico's top division after buying the franchise...
from Mexico. The match was played at Montreal's
Olympic StadiumThe Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada built as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics...
in front of a club-record crowd of 55,571. The second leg was held on March 5, 2009 at Corona Stadium, in Torreon, Mexico, where the Impact led 2-1 at the half (4-1 on aggregate). With the Impact only a few minutes from a semi-final berth, Santos Laguna's
Carlos QuinteroCarlos Darwin Quintero Villalba is a Colombian football striker, currently playing for Santos Laguna in the Primera Division de Mexico....
scored twice in stoppage time to rally the homeside to a 5-2 victory, thus eliminating the Impact from the inaugural CONCACAF Champions League 5-4 on aggregate. Following the match, head coach John Limniatis commented that his side "should have done better", noting that it was "unfortunate to finish this way".
For the 2009
Canadian ChampionshipThe Canadian Championship—known as the Nutrilite Canadian Championship for sponsorship reasons—is an annual soccer tournament contested by premier Canadian professional teams...
, the Montreal Impact were eliminated early to the disappointment of fans. In the final match of the
Voyageurs CupThe Voyageurs Cup is the only trophy for top-level professional soccer in Canada. From 2002 to 2007, the cup was awarded annually to the Canadian team finishing with the best record in the USL First Division, from regular season matches against other Canadian teams in the league, and from 2008 the...
, with the Impact already eliminated, Head Coach
Marc Dos SantosMarc Dos Santos is a Canadian soccer manager. Most recently, Dos Santos was the head coach of the Montreal Impact in the D2 Pro League from 2009 until his resignation in June 2011. Dos Santos is of Portuguese ancestry.-Trois-Rivières Attak:...
decision to field a number of reserve team players drew controversy from fans of both the Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The team went on to suffer its worst defeat in history, by losing 6-1 to archrival
Toronto FCToronto FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada....
of
Major League SoccerMajor League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
.
Toronto FCToronto FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada....
needed to win by 4 goals to advance to the CONCACAF Champions League 2009-10 preliminary round. As a result, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC were eliminated on goal differential, despite holding the same record as
Toronto FCToronto FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada....
.
The Montreal Impact won their third championship in its history, Saturday October 17, 2009, in front of a sellout crowd of 13,034 at Saputo Stadium, defeating the Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3-1, (6-3 on aggregate goals), in the First Division USL final championship, which was the first all Canadian FIrst Division USL Final. All three of Montreal's championships have been won at home. Montreal had an up and down year that involved firing their coach and struggling early on, so winning the championship was a pleasant surprise to their fans. All the players agreed this championship was more special than their first two because they were expected to win those ones, while the 2009 edition was a surprise finalist, that most experts thought wouldn't advance out of the quarterfinals.
In November 2009 the Impact announced their intent to leave the USL First Division to become the co-founders of a new
North American Soccer LeagueThe North American Soccer League is a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico which began league play on April 9, 2011. It has been provisionally sanctioned as the second tier of soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, behind Major League Soccer in the...
, which would begin play in 2010. The league, which has yet to be sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation or the Canadian Soccer Association, would also comprise the
Atlanta SilverbacksAtlanta Silverbacks is an American professional soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1995, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, having previously sat out the 2009 and 2010 seasons while the ownership...
,
Carolina RailhawksCarolina RailHawks FC is an American professional soccer team based in Cary, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 2006, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
, Crystal Palace Baltimore,
Miami FCFort Lauderdale Strikers is an American professional association football team based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Founded in 2006, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid...
,
Minnesota ThunderMinnesota Thunder was an American professional soccer team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1990, the team played in the USL First Division , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009. The team played its home games at the National Sports Center in nearby...
,
Tampa Bay RowdiesFC Tampa Bay is an American professional soccer team based in Tampa, Florida, United States. Founded in 2008, the team currently play in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
, Vancouver Whitecaps and a brand new team led by St. Louis Soccer United.
After lawsuits were filed and heated press statements exchanged, the USSF declared they would sanction neither league for the coming year, and ordered both to work together on a plan to temporarily allow their teams to play a 2010 season. The interim solution was announced on January 7, 2010 with the USSF running the new USSF D-2 league comprising clubs from both USL-1 and NASL.
The Impact and Major League Soccer
Towards the end of 2007, much speculation had been made about a possible franchise move from
USL First DivisionThe United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....
to
Major League SoccerMajor League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
. The construction of the expandable
Saputo StadiumSaputo Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada which opened on May 21, 2008, and is the current home of the Montreal Impact. The stadium is built on the former practice track and field site on the grounds of the 1976 Summer Olympics, while the stadium's west side has a...
further suggested such an interest on the part of the Impact to move up to the top level American-Canadian league.
Chairman Joey Saputo held talks with
George Gillett-Biography:George Gillett graduated from Lake Forest Academy in 1956. He attended Amherst College and is a graduate of Dominican College in Racine, Wisconsin....
(former owner of
Montreal CanadiensThe Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
and co-owner of
Liverpool F.C.Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
) regarding possible joint ownership of an MLS franchise.
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.
On November 22, 2008, the team'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 Joey Saputo to pursue and ultimately realize his vision of Montreal as an MLS franchise someday.
On May 16, 2009, the
Montreal GazetteThe Gazette, often called the Montreal Gazette to avoid ambiguity, is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, with three other daily English newspapers all having shut down at different times during the second half of the 20th century.-History:In 1778,...
reported that MLS commissioner Don Garber and Montreal Impact president
Joey SaputoJoseph "Joey" Saputo is a Canadian businessman and sports executive.Joey Saputo is the son of the founder and head of Saputo, a dairy products company which also markets a range of other items, such as spaghetti sauce. Saputo's other holdings include the largest dairy company in Canada, Vachon...
have resumed talks for an expansion team to begin play in 2011.
On May 7, 2010, it was officially announced by MLS commissioner Don Garber that Montreal had been granted the league's 19th franchise, and will begin play in the 2012 season.
Colours and badge
The team's colours were blue and white, and the team's logo featured a stylized
fleur-de-lisThe fleur-de-lis or fleur-de-lys is a stylized lily or iris that is used as a decorative design or symbol. It may be "at one and the same time, political, dynastic, artistic, emblematic, and symbolic", especially in heraldry...
in blue and silver, overlaid with the Impact wordmark and a traditional hex-stitched soccer ball in flight. The fleur-de-lis is a globally recognized symbol of French heritage, and features prominently on the
flag of QuebecThe flag of Quebec, called the Fleurdelisé, was adopted for the province by the government of Quebec, during the administration of Maurice Duplessis. It was the first provincial flag officially adopted in Canada, first shown on January 21, 1948, at the Parliament Building of the National Assembly...
as a reflection of French-Canadian culture.
Stadium
- Complexe Sportif Claude-Robillard
The Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard is a multi-purpose sport facility, located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.-Overview:...
; MontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, QuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
(1993–2007)
- Stadium at Université Laval
Laval University is the oldest centre of education in Canada and was the first institution in North America to offer higher education in French...
; Quebec CityQuebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
, QuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
3 games (2003–2005)
- Stadium at Université de Sherbrooke
The Université de Sherbrooke is a large university with campuses located in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada and Longueuil, a suburb of Montreal approximately west of Sherbrooke. It is one of two universities, and the only French language university, in the Estrie region of Quebec.In 2007, the...
; Sherbrooke, QuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
2 games (2004–2005)
- Saputo Stadium
Saputo Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada which opened on May 21, 2008, and is the current home of the Montreal Impact. The stadium is built on the former practice track and field site on the grounds of the 1976 Summer Olympics, while the stadium's west side has a...
; MontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, QuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
(2008–present)
The Impact played its home games at
Saputo StadiumSaputo Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada which opened on May 21, 2008, and is the current home of the Montreal Impact. The stadium is built on the former practice track and field site on the grounds of the 1976 Summer Olympics, while the stadium's west side has a...
, a
soccer-specific stadiumSoccer-specific stadium is a term used mainly in the United States, Canada, Australia and South Korea coined by Lamar Hunt, to refer to a sports stadium either purpose built or fundamentally redesigned for soccer and whose primary function is to host soccer matches, as opposed to a multipurpose...
which opened in May 2008. As the name suggests, the stadium was funded privately (mainly by the Saputo family), and cost $14.1 million
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to build, with one-half of the cost paid by the Saputo family, and the rest coming from other private-sector contributions. Saputo Stadium was also the Impact's administrative headquarters and also includes a training field, 20 corporate boxes and full player welfare areas.
Seating 13,034 supporters in three main stands, Saputo Stadium is the second largest soccer specific stadium in Canada after
BMO FieldBMO Field is a Canadian soccer stadium located in Exhibition Place in the city of Toronto. The open-air structure can seat up to 21,800 spectators, depending on seating configurations. It is owned by the City of Toronto, and managed by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd...
in
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, and can be expanded to 20,000. It is located just east of
Olympic StadiumThe Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada built as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics...
in the city's east end. Prior to moving to the new stadium, the Impact played their home games at mainly
Complexe Sportif Claude-RobillardThe Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard is a multi-purpose sport facility, located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.-Overview:...
, with a handful of games also being held in stadia on University campuses at
Université LavalLaval University is the oldest centre of education in Canada and was the first institution in North America to offer higher education in French...
and
Université de SherbrookeThe Université de Sherbrooke is a large university with campuses located in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada and Longueuil, a suburb of Montreal approximately west of Sherbrooke. It is one of two universities, and the only French language university, in the Estrie region of Quebec.In 2007, the...
.
Supporters
The Montreal Impact had one of the most vocal groups of supporters in the USSF D-2, the UM02, which stands for Ultras Montréal 2002. The group was created in 2002, after the re-opening of the Montréal Impact, when a group of fans decided to bring organized and vocal support to Impact games. Since their start in 2002, the group had grown from a handful of friends to a group that regularly numbers in the hundreds. The largest amount of people within the group was during the February 25th match against
Santos LagunaClub Santos Laguna is a Mexican football club. They represent the urban area of Comarca Lagunera, which is made up of Torreón, Gomez Palacio, and Lerdo. Santos Laguna currently plays in the Primera División. The club was founded in 1982, and reached Mexico's top division after buying the franchise...
. Their slogan was "Toujours Fidèles" which is French for
"Always Faithful". The UM02 had a rivalry with the supporters of the Rochester Rhinos, the Rochester Stampede as well as the organized support of rival
Toronto FCThis article contains information on Toronto FCs supporters groups. The club capped their 2007 season tickets sales at 14,000 on March 15, 2007, setting a league record. For the 2008 and 2009 season, Toronto FC announced that they have sold 16,000 season tickets.Toronto FC currently has many...
. The UM02 were located in section 114 of Saputo Stadium, the designated supporters section.
Rivalries
Montreal Impact had a rivalry with the Rochester Rhinos, when the two were in the USL's First Division. In games between the two franchises, it was not uncommon for supporters of the two teams to travel to the opposing sides' stadium.
The Impact also had a rivalry with MLS side
Toronto FCToronto FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada....
. Toronto FC and Montreal Impact both participated in the
Canadian ChampionshipThe Canadian Championship—known as the Nutrilite Canadian Championship for sponsorship reasons—is an annual soccer tournament contested by premier Canadian professional teams...
annually along with Vancouver. On June 18, 2009, the Impact suffered its worst defeat, losing 6-1 to Toronto FC. The lopsided loss by the Impact eliminated the Vancouver Whitecaps from the 2009
Canadian ChampionshipThe Canadian Championship—known as the Nutrilite Canadian Championship for sponsorship reasons—is an annual soccer tournament contested by premier Canadian professional teams...
, thus causing resentment among some Whitecaps fans towards the Impact. As a result, another chapter was added to the rivalry between the Whitecaps and the Impact.
Broadcasting
The Montreal Impact had a French language television deal with
Radio-CanadaTélévision de Radio-Canada is a Canadian French language television network. It is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, known in French as Société Radio-Canada. Headquarters are at Maison Radio-Canada in Montreal, which is also home to the network's flagship station, CBFT-DT...
that ran through the 2011 season. Philippe Germain did the play-by-play and Guillaume Dumas was the color commentator. Pre-game, post-game and half-time shows featured Marie-José Turcotte and former impact star
Gabriel GervaisGabriel Gervais is a retired defender who played for the Montreal Impact and Canada.-Club career:...
.
CKGM (The Team 990) was the Impact's English language radio broadcaster. Brian Wilde handled the play-by-play while Noel Butler was the color commentator. CKAC is the Impact's French language broadcatser with Jean-Philippe Bertrand is the play-by-play announcer, Francis Millien is the color commentator and Jeremy Filosa reports from the sidelines.
Final roster
as of September 25, 2011.
- See also: Montreal Impact Academy
Montreal Impact Academy is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 2010, they are the only Quebec based team currently playing in the Canadian Soccer League...
Notable former players
Lloyd BarkerLloyd Barker is a former professional soccer player who played 18 times for the Jamaica national football team.-Playing career:After beginning his pro career in 1988 with the Ottawa Intrepid of the Canadian Soccer League...
Eddy BerduscoEddy Berdusco is a retired professional footballer from Canada.-Club career:The son of Italian immigrants, Berdusco was the original Canadian Soccer League's 3rd all-time highest goal scorer with 54 from 1988 through 1992 as a member of North York Rockets...
Patrice BernierPatrice Bernier is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays in Denmark for Lyngby Boldklub.A 177 cm central midfielder, also capable of playing on the right wing.-Club career:...
Mauro BielloMauro Biello is now an assistant coach for the MLS-bound Montreal Impact and is best known for having been professional soccer player on the same team....
Adam BrazAdam Braz is a retired Canadian soccer player known mainly for his years spent playing at the Montreal Impact in the USSF Division 2 Professional League.- College :...
Adrian CannAdrian Cann is a Canadian international soccer defender who currently plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.-College:Cann had a college soccer career at the University of Louisville from 2000 to 2003...
Paolo Ceccarelli
Nick DasovićNick Robert Dasovic is a retired professional Canadian soccer player of Croatian descent. He was most at Toronto FC, acting as interim head coach until January 2011 and North American head scout until May 2011....
Nick De Santis Jason de Vos
Patrick Diotte-Club career:Born in the Greater Montreal area, Diotte started his professional career with Ottawa side Ottawa Pioneers before moving to Montreal Supra in 1988. He then spent the rest of his career at Supra and Montreal Impact.-International career:...
Rudy DoliscatRudy Doliscat is a former professional Canadian soccer defender.-Club career:Doliscat made his pro debut in the Canadian Soccer League with the Montreal Supra. After the team folded he joined the Montreal Impact. He was a member of the Impact’s inaugural edition in 1993, where he played 20 games...
Paul DoughertyPaul Dougherty is an English former professional footballer and football coach who began his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers in England...
Patrice Ferri Carl Fletcher
Charles GbekeCharles Gbeke is an Ivorian-born Canadian soccer player who currently free agent.Gbeke began his career with brief stints with Seattle Sounders and Vancouver Whitecaps, where he was deployed as a defender and failed to establish himself as a starter...
Gabriel GervaisGabriel Gervais is a retired defender who played for the Montreal Impact and Canada.-Club career:...
Sandro GrandeAlessandro "Sandro" Grande is a former Canadian soccer player.-Italy:Grande began his career in Italy, country of his parents, playing for four years with U.S.Frenter Larino and Potenza and Frosinone in the late 1990s and early 2000s.Grande became the first Quebec-born footballer to sign with an...
André Hainault
Jean HarborJean Harbor is a former Nigerian American soccer forward who played for numerous teams in Nigeria and the U.S. He earned fifteen caps with the U.S. national team after becoming a U.S. citizen in 1992.-Youth:...
Pat HarringtonPat Harrington is a former soccer and Canadian national team goalkeeper.-Club career:American-born Harrington had a spell at English side Charlton Athletic before making his name at Toronto Blizzard...
Lyndon HooperLyndon Hooper is a former professional Canadian soccer player and former assistant coach of the Toronto Lynx soccer team of the United Soccer Leagues First Division...
Matt JordanMatt Jordan is a former soccer goalkeeper. He is currently the Director of Soccer Operations for the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...
Darko KolićDarko Kolić is a former Serbian footballer.- Career :Kolić started his professional career in Yugoslavia in 1992, first with FK Rad, in the First Division and then FK Hajduk Beograd, in Second Division...
Jim Larkin
Patrick LeducPatrick Leduc is a Canadian soccer player who formerly played for Montreal Impact in the USSF Division 2 Professional League.-Youth and Amateur:...
John LimniatisJohn Limniatis is a retired Canadian professional footballer. He played 44 times and scored one goal for the Canadian national soccer team and was formerly the head coach of the Montreal Impact.-Club career:...
Onandi LoweOnandi Lowe is a Jamaican former international footballer. He spent some of his career in the Jamaican National Premier League as well as having stints in North America and England...
Grant NeedhamGrant Needham is an English-born Canadian former international soccer player.-International career:He made his senior debut for Canada in a March 1991 friendly match against the United States and played one more international game, a 1993 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Australia in...
Giuliano Oliviero
PaulinhoPaulo Roberto Rocha usually known as Paulinho or Paulinho Criciúma is a former football player and a football manager.-Playing career:...
Rocco PlacentinoRocco Placentino is a Canadian international soccer player who plays as a midfielder. He is currently without a club-Club:...
Greg SuttonGreg Sutton is a Canadian soccer player who most recently played for Montreal Impact in the North American Soccer League...
Steve TrittschuhStephen "Steve" Trittschuh is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League and Major League Soccer...
- See also: All-time Montreal Impact roster
This list comprises all players who have participated in at least one league match for Montreal Impact since the USL began keeping archived records in 2003...
Staff
Joey SaputoJoseph "Joey" Saputo is a Canadian businessman and sports executive.Joey Saputo is the son of the founder and head of Saputo, a dairy products company which also markets a range of other items, such as spaghetti sauce. Saputo's other holdings include the largest dairy company in Canada, Vachon...
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President Richard LegendreRichard Legendre is a former professional tennis player and a Quebec politician.- Tennis :Legendre once represented Canada at the Davis Cup and had a career-high tennis ranking of World No. 232 in singles...
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Executive Vice President, Montreal Impact & Saputo Stadium Claude Pinard -
Executive Vice President, Marketing & Sales John Di Terlizzi -
Vice President, Sales John Papadakis -
Vice President, Finances Nick De Santis -
Sporting Director and
Head Coach Matt JordanMatt Jordan is a former soccer goalkeeper. He is currently the Director of Soccer Operations for the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...
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Director of Soccer Operations Mauro BielloMauro Biello is now an assistant coach for the MLS-bound Montreal Impact and is best known for having been professional soccer player on the same team....
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Assistant Coach Gil Orriols JansanaGil Orriols Jansana is currently an assistant coach and physical performance manager for the Montreal Impact.-Early life:...
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Assistant Coach Youssef DahhaYoussef Dahha , is the official goalie trainer for the Canadian football team, the Montreal Impact in Quebec, Canada.-Career:...
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Goalkeeper Coach Adam BrazAdam Braz is a retired Canadian soccer player known mainly for his years spent playing at the Montreal Impact in the USSF Division 2 Professional League.- College :...
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Team Manager Dr. Scott Delaney -
Team Physician
Retired Numbers
| Number | Name | Years |
| 20 |
 Mauro BielloMauro Biello is now an assistant coach for the MLS-bound Montreal Impact and is best known for having been professional soccer player on the same team....
|
1993–1998, 2000–2009 |
Head coaches
Eddie FirmaniEdwin Ronald "Eddie" Firmani is a retired football player and manager. He was born in South Africa but represented Italy internationally.-Playing career:...
(1993) Valerio Gazzola (1994–1997) Paul Kitson (1998)
Tasso KoutsoukosTasso Koutsoukos is a retired Canadian soccer player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and Canadian Soccer League. He also coached in the Montreal Impact in the National Professional Soccer League.-Player:Koutsoukos played collegiate soccer...
(1998–2000) Zoran Jankovic (2000) Valerio Gazzola (2000–2001)
Bob LilleyRobert "Bob" Lilley is an American former soccer player and head coach. He has managed the Hershey Wildcats, Montreal Impact, Vancouver Whitecaps, Detroit Ignition, and Rochester Rhinos....
(2002–2003)
John LimniatisJohn Limniatis is a retired Canadian professional footballer. He played 44 times and scored one goal for the Canadian national soccer team and was formerly the head coach of the Montreal Impact.-Club career:...
(2008–2009)
Marc Dos SantosMarc Dos Santos is a Canadian soccer manager. Most recently, Dos Santos was the head coach of the Montreal Impact in the D2 Pro League from 2009 until his resignation in June 2011. Dos Santos is of Portuguese ancestry.-Trois-Rivières Attak:...
(2009–2011) Nick DeSantis (2001, 2004–2008, 2011)
Achievements
- USL First Division
- Winners (2): 2004, 2009
The 2009 season is the 23rd season played by the United Soccer Leagues. Season titles will be contested by 20 professional men's clubs in the USL First Division and USL Second Division, as well as 37 professional and amateur women's clubs in the W-League and 68 professional and amateur men's teams...
- Northeast Division Champions (2): 1997, 2003
- Eastern Division Champions (2): 2004
- Commissioner's Cup
- Winners (5): 1995, 1996, 1997, 2005
-General:* A-League renamed USL First Division.* Pro Soccer League renamed USL Second Division.* The newly renamed top two divisions each become single table....
, 2006-General:* Miami FC joined the First Division.* The Richmond Kickers departed the First Division for the Second Division.* The Northern Virginia Royals departed the Second Division for the Premier Development League ....
- Runners-up (2): 2003, 2004
- Voyageurs Cup
The Voyageurs Cup is the only trophy for top-level professional soccer in Canada. From 2002 to 2007, the cup was awarded annually to the Canadian team finishing with the best record in the USL First Division, from regular season matches against other Canadian teams in the league, and from 2008 the...
- Winners (7): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
The 2008 Canadian Championship was a soccer tournament that took place in the cities of Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver in 2008....
- Can Am Cup
- Winners (3): 1998, 2003, 2004
Outdoor Team
| Year |
Division |
League |
Reg. Season |
Playoffs |
Voyageurs Cup |
CONCACAF Champions League |
Avg. Attendance |
| 1993 |
1 |
APSL |
7th |
Did not qualify |
N/A |
N/A |
|
| 1994 |
1 |
APSL |
3rd |
Champion |
N/A |
N/A |
3,216 |
| 1995 -Overview:In 1995, the American Professional Soccer League, which was the de facto U.S. second division, changed its name to the A-League. The league had ended its 1994 season seven teams and intended to expand to ten for the 1995 season. These plans were stymied when the Fort Lauderdale...
|
2 |
A-League |
1st |
Semifinals |
N/A |
N/A |
5,075 |
| 1996 -Regular season:* Win = 3 points* Shootout win = 1 point* Loss = 0 points-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:-Points leaders:-Honors:* MVP: Wolde Harris* Leading goal scorer: Doug Miller...
|
2 |
A-League |
1st |
Semifinals |
N/A |
N/A |
4,868 |
| 1997 The 1997 USISL A-League season.-Overview:At the end of the 1996 A-League season, the U.S. second division A-League collapsed. Five of the six teams in the A-League then joined the USISL which had three leagues in 1996, beginning with the third division USISL Select League. With the collapse of...
|
2 |
USISL A-League |
1st, Northeast |
Division Finals |
N/A |
N/A |
5,066 |
| 1998 -Northeast Division:-Atlantic Division:-Central Division:-Pacific Division:-Eastern Conference:-Western Conference:-Eastern Conference semifinal 1:-Eastern Conference semifinal 2:-Western Conference semifinal 1:...
|
2 |
USISL A-League |
2nd, Northeast |
Conference Semifinals |
N/A |
N/A |
4,008 |
| 1999 -Northeast Division:-Atlantic Division:-Central Division:-Pacific Division:-Eastern Conference:-Western Conference:-Eastern Conference Semifinal 1:-Eastern Conference Semifinal 2:-Western Conference Semifinal 1:...
|
Did not participate |
| 2000 -Northeast Division:-Atlantic Division:-Central Division:-Pacific Division:-Eastern Conference:-Western Conference:-----Eastern semifinal 1:-Eastern semifinal 2:-Western semifinal 1:-Western semifinal 2:...
|
2 |
USL A-League |
4th, Northeast |
Did not qualify |
N/A |
N/A |
2,338 |
| 2001 -History:The addition of the Portland Timbers this season saw the renewal of a Pacific Northwest rivalry between them, the Seattle Sounders and Vancouver Whitecaps which dated back to the North American Soccer League. Although Vancouver was not new to the league, this was the first season they...
|
2 |
USL A-League |
4th, Northern |
Did not qualify |
N/A |
N/A |
2,103 |
| 2002 -Northeast Division:-Southeast Division:-Central Division:* Cincinnati lost three point for using an ineligible player-Pacific Division:-Playoff bracket:-Playoff first round:* Montreal defeated Charlotte 0-1, 1-0...
|
2 |
USL A-League |
2nd, Northeast |
Conference Semifinals |
Champion |
N/A |
5,178 |
| 2003 -Northeast Division:-Southeast Division:-Central Division:-Pacific Division:-Northeast Division:-----Southeast Division:-Central Division:-Pacific Division:-Eastern Conference final:-Western Conference final:-----Final:...
|
2 |
USL A-League |
1st, Northeast |
Division Finals |
Champion |
N/A |
7,236 |
| 2004 -Western Conference:-Eastern Conference:-Playoffs:...
|
2 |
USL A-League |
1st, Eastern |
Champion |
Champion |
N/A |
9,279 |
| 2005 -League standings: GP W L D GF GA Pts Montreal Impact 28 18 3 7 37 15 61 Rochester Raging Rhinos 28 15 7 6 45 27 51 Vancouver Whitecaps 28 12 7 9 37 21 45...
|
2 |
USL First Division |
1st |
Semifinals |
Champion |
N/A |
11,176 |
| 2006 -General:* Miami FC joined the First Division.* The Richmond Kickers departed the First Division for the Second Division.* The Northern Virginia Royals departed the Second Division for the Premier Development League ....
|
2 |
USL First Division |
1st |
Semifinals |
Champion |
N/A |
11,554 |
| 2007 The 2007 Season is the 21st edition of the United Soccer Leagues season.The season kicked off on Friday, April 13 when the 2006 league runners-up Rochester Raging Rhinos traveled to the Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium in Bayamon to take on the Puerto Rico Islanders.-General:* Two new teams join the...
|
2 |
USL First Division |
3rd |
Quarterfinals |
Champion |
N/A |
11,035 |
| 2008 The 2008 Season is the 22nd edition of the United Soccer Leagues season.The season kicked off on Friday, April 12 with two First Division games, as the Charleston Battery visited Miami FC and the Montreal Impact visited the Vancouver Whitecaps.-General:...
|
2 |
USL First Division |
3rd |
Semifinals |
Champion |
Quarterfinals |
12,696 |
| 2009 The 2009 season is the 23rd season played by the United Soccer Leagues. Season titles will be contested by 20 professional men's clubs in the USL First Division and USL Second Division, as well as 37 professional and amateur women's clubs in the W-League and 68 professional and amateur men's teams...
|
2 |
USL First Division |
5th |
Champion |
3rd |
Did not qualify |
12,033 |
| 2010 The 2010 Montreal Impact season is the 17th season of the franchise and the team played in the USSF Division 2 Pro League.- Conference table :-Players:...
|
2 |
USSF Division 2 |
3rd, NASL (6th) |
Semifinals |
3rd |
Did not qualify |
12,397 |
| 2011 The 2011 Montreal Impact season was the 18th season of the franchise. It was be the club's final season in the NASL before a new Major League Soccer club of the same name, with the same ownership replaces the Impact for the 2012 season.-Results summary:...
|
2 |
NASL |
7th |
Did not qualify |
Semifinals |
Did not qualify |
11,514 |
Indoor Team
| Year |
League |
Reg. Season |
Playoffs |
Avg. Attendance |
| 1997/98 |
NPSL |
3rd, North |
Division Finals |
4,629 |
| 1998/99 |
NPSL |
3rd, Central |
Conference Semifinals |
3,114 |
| 1999/00 |
NPSL |
2nd, Central |
Conference Semifinals |
2,642 |
Historical Stats
Seasons: 18 (1993–1998, 2000–2011)
First Official Game: 14 May 1993 (against the
Los Angeles SalsaThe Los Angeles Salsa was an American Professional Soccer League franchise. The club played on the campus of California State University, Fullerton at Titan Stadium in a suburb of Orange County, California...
)
First Game: 22 April 1993 (against Ponte Boggianese,
ItalyThe Italian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues and national tournaments, set up by the Italian Football Federation , for football clubs in Italy with one club hailing from San Marino.-History:...
)
First Home Game: 21 May 1993 (against the Tampa Bay Rowdies)
Best Finish: Champion (1994, 2004, 2009)
Titles: 3 (1994, 2004, 2009)
Voyageurs CupThe Voyageurs Cup is the only trophy for top-level professional soccer in Canada. From 2002 to 2007, the cup was awarded annually to the Canadian team finishing with the best record in the USL First Division, from regular season matches against other Canadian teams in the league, and from 2008 the...
: 7 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Attendance record: 55 571 spectators (25 February 2009, against the
Santos LagunaClub Santos Laguna is a Mexican football club. They represent the urban area of Comarca Lagunera, which is made up of Torreón, Gomez Palacio, and Lerdo. Santos Laguna currently plays in the Primera División. The club was founded in 1982, and reached Mexico's top division after buying the franchise...
CONCACAF)
Most Goals Scored: 58 (in 28 matches in 1997)
Least Goals Allowed: 15 (in 28 matches in 2004, 2005 and 2006)
Largest Victory (h): 6-0 (against Worcester in 1997)
Largest Victory (a): 0-5 (against Crystal Palace Baltimore in 2010)
Worst Defeat (h): 1-6 (against
Toronto FCToronto FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada....
in 2009)
Worst Defeat (a): 6-0 (against Rochester in 1998)
CONCACAF Champions LeagueThe CONCACAF Champions League is the annual international club football championship for teams from the CONCACAF region ....
: First Canadian participant in 2008, reached quarterfinals
Most goals in a game: Ali Gerba-Canada/United States:In 2000 Gerba signed with the Montreal Impact where he recorded 6 goals and 2 assists, a club record for a rookie. In 2001 Gerba signed with the Miami Fusion of the MLS but had little success in Miami...
3 goals August 21, 2010 (against Crystal Palace Baltimore)
Earliest goal at the start of a game : Ali Gerba-Canada/United States:In 2000 Gerba signed with the Montreal Impact where he recorded 6 goals and 2 assists, a club record for a rookie. In 2001 Gerba signed with the Miami Fusion of the MLS but had little success in Miami...
18 seconds August 27, 2010 (against Rochester Rhinos)
Awards Year-by-Year
| Year | MVP | Defensive Player of the Year | Unsung Hero | Newcomer of the Year |
| 1993 |
Patrice Ferri |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 1994 |
 Jean HarborJean Harbor is a former Nigerian American soccer forward who played for numerous teams in Nigeria and the U.S. He earned fifteen caps with the U.S. national team after becoming a U.S. citizen in 1992.-Youth:...
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-- |
-- |
-- |
| 1995 |
 Lloyd BarkerLloyd Barker is a former professional soccer player who played 18 times for the Jamaica national football team.-Playing career:After beginning his pro career in 1988 with the Ottawa Intrepid of the Canadian Soccer League...
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-- |
-- |
-- |
| 1996 |
Paolo Ceccarelli |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 1997 |
Mauro BielloMauro Biello is now an assistant coach for the MLS-bound Montreal Impact and is best known for having been professional soccer player on the same team....
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 1998 |
Mauro BielloMauro Biello is now an assistant coach for the MLS-bound Montreal Impact and is best known for having been professional soccer player on the same team....
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 1999 |
N/A |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 2000 |
Jim Larkin |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 2001 |
Mauro BielloMauro Biello is now an assistant coach for the MLS-bound Montreal Impact and is best known for having been professional soccer player on the same team....
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 2002 |
 Eduardo SebrangoEduardo Sebrango is a Cuban-Canadian footballer who currently plays for Montreal Impact in the North American Soccer League.-Club:...
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Gabriel GervaisGabriel Gervais is a retired defender who played for the Montreal Impact and Canada.-Club career:...
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Jason DiTullioJason DiTullio is a retired Canadian football player.-Career:Di Tullio began his pro career in the United Soccer Leagues Division 1 with the Impact, in 2002. He played a total of 75 games, 56 as starter, and accumulated 5,145 minutes of play...
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 Zé RobertoJosé Roberto Gomes Santana, commonly known as Zé Roberto is an association footballer who most recently played for the Rochester Rhinos in the USL First Division. Zé Roberto began his career in his native Brazil, where he played with several clubs in the lower divisions...
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| 2003 |
Greg SuttonGreg Sutton is a Canadian soccer player who most recently played for Montreal Impact in the North American Soccer League...
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Gabriel GervaisGabriel Gervais is a retired defender who played for the Montreal Impact and Canada.-Club career:...
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David FronimadisDavid Fronimadis is a former Canadian soccer player who most recently played for the Montreal Impact.He is Greek and Italian descent.-Club career:...
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Martin Nash |
| 2004 |
Gabriel GervaisGabriel Gervais is a retired defender who played for the Montreal Impact and Canada.-Club career:...
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Greg SuttonGreg Sutton is a Canadian soccer player who most recently played for Montreal Impact in the North American Soccer League...
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Zé RobertoJosé Roberto Gomes Santana, commonly known as Zé Roberto is an association footballer who most recently played for the Rochester Rhinos in the USL First Division. Zé Roberto began his career in his native Brazil, where he played with several clubs in the lower divisions...
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Sandro GrandeAlessandro "Sandro" Grande is a former Canadian soccer player.-Italy:Grande began his career in Italy, country of his parents, playing for four years with U.S.Frenter Larino and Potenza and Frosinone in the late 1990s and early 2000s.Grande became the first Quebec-born footballer to sign with an...
|
| 2005 |
Mauro BielloMauro Biello is now an assistant coach for the MLS-bound Montreal Impact and is best known for having been professional soccer player on the same team....
|
Nevio Pizzolitto |
 Mauricio VincelloMauricio Vincello is an Argentine former football defender.-Playing career:Vincello began his career in his native country in Argentina with the youth teams of Defensores de Salto, and San Lorenzo de Almagro....
|
 Masahiro Fukazawa |
| 2006 |
Mauricio VincelloMauricio Vincello is an Argentine former football defender.-Playing career:Vincello began his career in his native country in Argentina with the youth teams of Defensores de Salto, and San Lorenzo de Almagro....
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Gabriel GervaisGabriel Gervais is a retired defender who played for the Montreal Impact and Canada.-Club career:...
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Andrew Weber Andrew Weber is an American soccer player who currently plays for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...
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Leonardo Di LorenzoLeonardo Di Lorenzo is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Montreal Impact in the North American Soccer League.-South America:...
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| 2007 |
Leonardo Di LorenzoLeonardo Di Lorenzo is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Montreal Impact in the North American Soccer League.-South America:...
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Mauricio VincelloMauricio Vincello is an Argentine former football defender.-Playing career:Vincello began his career in his native country in Argentina with the youth teams of Defensores de Salto, and San Lorenzo de Almagro....
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Simon GattiSimon Gatti is a Canadian soccer player currently playing for Montreal Impact in the North American Soccer League.-College and Amateur:...
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Matt JordanMatt Jordan is a former soccer goalkeeper. He is currently the Director of Soccer Operations for the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...
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| 2008 |
Matt JordanMatt Jordan is a former soccer goalkeeper. He is currently the Director of Soccer Operations for the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...
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Nevio Pizzolitto |
Joey Gjertsen Joey Gjertsen is an American soccer player who currently plays for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.-College:...
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 Stefano PesoliStefano Pesoli is an Italian footballer currently without a club.-Europe:Pesoli began his career in the youth system of the famed Serie A club AS Roma, but never played for the first team; he spent the majority of his early career in the Italian lower leagues, playing for Viterbese, Calangianus,...
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| 2009 |
David Testo David Testo is an American soccer player. He is one of the few openly gay athletes in professional sports.-College:...
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Nevio Pizzolitto |
Adam Braz Adam Braz is a retired Canadian soccer player known mainly for his years spent playing at the Montreal Impact in the USSF Division 2 Professional League.- College :...
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Stephen deRouxStephen deRoux is a Jamaican footballer who last played for the Montreal Impact in the USSF Division 2 Professional League.-College:...
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| 2010 The 2010 Montreal Impact season is the 17th season of the franchise and the team played in the USSF Division 2 Pro League.- Conference table :-Players:...
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 Philippe BillyPhilippe Billy is a French footballer.-Club:Billy has played extensively in the France since making his professional debut in 2000, for clubs including Bastia in Ligue 1 and Laval and Brest in Ligue 2....
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Philippe Billy Philippe Billy is a French footballer.-Club:Billy has played extensively in the France since making his professional debut in 2000, for clubs including Bastia in Ligue 1 and Laval and Brest in Ligue 2....
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Tony DonatelliAnthony "Tony" Donatelli is an American soccer player currently playing for Rochester Rhinos in the USL Professional Division.-Youth and College:...
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Ali Gerba-Canada/United States:In 2000 Gerba signed with the Montreal Impact where he recorded 6 goals and 2 assists, a club record for a rookie. In 2001 Gerba signed with the Miami Fusion of the MLS but had little success in Miami...
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| 2011 The 2011 Montreal Impact season was the 18th season of the franchise. It was be the club's final season in the NASL before a new Major League Soccer club of the same name, with the same ownership replaces the Impact for the 2012 season.-Results summary:...
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Hassoun Camara Hassoun Camara is a French footballer currently playing for Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer.-France:...
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Evan BushEvan Bush is an American soccer player currently playing for Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer.-College and Amateur:...
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Simon GattiSimon Gatti is a Canadian soccer player currently playing for Montreal Impact in the North American Soccer League.-College and Amateur:...
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 Ian WestlakeIan John Westlake is an English professional footballer, currently playing for the Montreal Impact of the North American Soccer League.-Early career:...
/  Sinisa UbiparipovicSiniša Ubiparipović is a Bosnian footballer who currently plays for Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer.-Early life:...
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All-Time Leaders
Most appearances
| # | Name | Career | Appear. | Goals |
| 1 |
Mauro BielloMauro Biello is now an assistant coach for the MLS-bound Montreal Impact and is best known for having been professional soccer player on the same team....
|
1993–98, 2000–2009 |
344 |
72 |
| 2 |
Nevio PizzolitoNevio Pizzolitto is a Canadian soccer player currently playing for Montreal Impact in the North American Soccer League.-Youth:...
|
1995–98, 2000– |
283 |
11 |
| 3 |
Patrick LeducPatrick Leduc is a Canadian soccer player who formerly played for Montreal Impact in the USSF Division 2 Professional League.-Youth and Amateur:...
|
2000–2010 |
222 |
10 |
| 4 |
Nick De Santis |
1993–2003 |
219 |
21 |
| 5 |
Lloyd BarkerLloyd Barker is a former professional soccer player who played 18 times for the Jamaica national football team.-Playing career:After beginning his pro career in 1988 with the Ottawa Intrepid of the Canadian Soccer League...
|
1993–98, 2000–01 |
191 |
34 |
| 6 |
Patrick Diotte -Club career:Born in the Greater Montreal area, Diotte started his professional career with Ottawa side Ottawa Pioneers before moving to Montreal Supra in 1988. He then spent the rest of his career at Supra and Montreal Impact.-International career:...
|
1993–98, 2000–01 |
186 |
0 |
| 7 |
John LimniatisJohn Limniatis is a retired Canadian professional footballer. He played 44 times and scored one goal for the Canadian national soccer team and was formerly the head coach of the Montreal Impact.-Club career:...
|
1990–2002 |
150 |
2 |
| 8 |
Gabriel GervaisGabriel Gervais is a retired defender who played for the Montreal Impact and Canada.-Club career:...
|
2002–08 |
148 |
7 |
| 9 |
Adam Braz Adam Braz is a retired Canadian soccer player known mainly for his years spent playing at the Montreal Impact in the USSF Division 2 Professional League.- College :...
|
2002–06, 2008- |
145 |
0 |
| 10 |
António Ribeiro |
2000–08, 2010- |
144 |
12 |
Most goals scored
| # | Name | Career | Appear. | Goals |
| 1 |
Mauro BielloMauro Biello is now an assistant coach for the MLS-bound Montreal Impact and is best known for having been professional soccer player on the same team....
|
1993–98, 2000–2009 |
344 |
72 |
| 2 |
Eduardo SebrangoEduardo Sebrango is a Cuban-Canadian footballer who currently plays for Montreal Impact in the North American Soccer League.-Club:...
|
2002–05, 2009– |
136 |
50 |
| 3 |
Lloyd BarkerLloyd Barker is a former professional soccer player who played 18 times for the Jamaica national football team.-Playing career:After beginning his pro career in 1988 with the Ottawa Intrepid of the Canadian Soccer League...
|
1993–97, 2001–04 |
190 |
34 |
| 4 |
Ali Gerba-Canada/United States:In 2000 Gerba signed with the Montreal Impact where he recorded 6 goals and 2 assists, a club record for a rookie. In 2001 Gerba signed with the Miami Fusion of the MLS but had little success in Miami...
|
2000, 2003, 2005, 2010- |
49 |
23 |
| 5 |
Nick De Santis |
1993–98, 2000–03 |
219 |
21 |
| 6 |
Grant NeedhamGrant Needham is an English-born Canadian former international soccer player.-International career:He made his senior debut for Canada in a March 1991 friendly match against the United States and played one more international game, a 1993 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Australia in...
|
1993–98 |
87 |
19 |
| 7 |
Guiliano Oliviero |
1997–2002 |
115 |
18 |
| T8 |
 Darko KolićDarko Kolić is a former Serbian footballer.- Career :Kolić started his professional career in Yugoslavia in 1992, first with FK Rad, in the First Division and then FK Hajduk Beograd, in Second Division...
|
1997–98, 2000–06 |
105 |
17 |
| T8 |
Zé RobertoJosé Roberto Gomes Santana, commonly known as Zé Roberto is an association footballer who most recently played for the Rochester Rhinos in the USL First Division. Zé Roberto began his career in his native Brazil, where he played with several clubs in the lower divisions...
|
2001–07 |
138 |
17 |
| T10 |
 Roberto BrownRoberto Brown is a Panamanian footballer currently playing for Panama's San Francisco F.C..-Club:Brown spent the majority of his early career playing for numerous teams in Central America and Europe...
|
2007–2010 |
59 |
13 |
| T10 |
Charles GbekeCharles Gbeke is an Ivorian-born Canadian soccer player who currently free agent.Gbeke began his career with brief stints with Seattle Sounders and Vancouver Whitecaps, where he was deployed as a defender and failed to establish himself as a starter...
|
2005, 2007–2008 |
49 |
13 |
| T10 |
Tony DonatelliAnthony "Tony" Donatelli is an American soccer player currently playing for Rochester Rhinos in the USL Professional Division.-Youth and College:...
|
2008–2010 |
73 |
13 |
All-time Continental Competition Win/Loss
Last updated 22 March 2010
| Club |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
 Atlante |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
 Joe Public F.C.Joe Public Football Club is a football club from Trinidad and Tobago currently playing in the Pro League. Nicknamed the Eastern Lions, they are owned by former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner...
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
 Olimpia |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
 Real EstelíReal Esteli Fútbol Club is a Nicaraguan football club playing in the top national league, the Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Primera División...
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Santos Laguna |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
| Total |
10 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
15 |
10 |
5 |
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