Montreal Impact
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Montreal Impact was a Canadian professional soccer club based in Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
. Founded in 1992, the team played in the North American Soccer League (NASL), the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid
until the 2011 season. The owner Joey Saputo now operates the MLS
team Montreal Impact
The team played its home games at Saputo Stadium
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 Santos
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 Academy
, which began play in the Canadian Soccer League
in 2009. They also used to operate an indoor team (of the same name) in the NPSL (at the Bell Centre
, 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 Saputo
was granted a Major League Soccer
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.
and its league (the Canadian Soccer League). They became a dominant club in the American Professional 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 Lynx
prior to the latter's move to the USL Premier Development League
.
Following a lacklustre first year, the Impact surprised the defending champion Colorado Foxes
(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 Cup
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-Robillard
Stadium (whose seating capacity
for the day was adjusted from 10,100). The MVP was Mauricio Vincello
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 League
quarter-final against Santos Laguna
(Mexico) at Olympic Stadium
in Montreal.
In 1999, the owners had a conflict with the league and withdrew the team from competition, but did play indoor soccer
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 Saputo
, the club rose from its ashes in 2002, set up as a non-profit organization owned by the Quebec
government, Hydro-Québec
and Saputo. It also attracted many big-time sponsors such as the National Bank of Canada
, Bell Canada
and Coca-Cola
, among others. The team's mandate is to develop local talent and to serve as a representative of Montreal
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 Gervais
, Sandro Grande
, Patrick Leduc
, Adam Braz
and Ali Gerba
, as well as former player Patrice Bernier
and Quebec-born Olivier Occean
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 Catalogna
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 League
. 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 Laguna
from Mexico. The match was played at Montreal's Olympic Stadium
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 Quintero
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 Championship
, the Montreal Impact were eliminated early to the disappointment of fans. In the final match of the Voyageurs Cup
, with the Impact already eliminated, Head Coach Marc Dos Santos
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 FC
of Major League Soccer
. Toronto FC
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 FC
.
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 League
, 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 Silverbacks
, Carolina Railhawks
, Crystal Palace Baltimore, Miami FC
, Minnesota Thunder
, Tampa Bay Rowdies
, 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.
to Major League Soccer
. The construction of the expandable Saputo Stadium
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
(former owner of Montreal Canadiens
and co-owner of Liverpool F.C.
) 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 Gazette
reported that MLS commissioner Don Garber and Montreal Impact president Joey Saputo
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.
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 Quebec
as a reflection of French-Canadian culture.
The Impact played its home games at Saputo Stadium
, a soccer-specific stadium
which opened in May 2008. As the name suggests, the stadium was funded privately (mainly by the Saputo family), and cost $14.1 million CAD
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 Field
in Toronto
, and can be expanded to 20,000. It is located just east of Olympic Stadium
in the city's east end. Prior to moving to the new stadium, the Impact played their home games at mainly Complexe Sportif Claude-Robillard
, with a handful of games also being held in stadia on University campuses at Université Laval
and Université de Sherbrooke
.
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 Laguna
. 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 FC
. The UM02 were located in section 114 of Saputo Stadium, the designated supporters section.
The Impact also had a rivalry with MLS side Toronto FC
. Toronto FC and Montreal Impact both participated in the Canadian Championship
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 Championship
, 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.
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 Gervais
.
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.
Eddy Berdusco
Patrice Bernier
Mauro Biello
Adam Braz
Adrian Cann
Paolo Ceccarelli Nick Dasović
Nick De Santis Jason de Vos Patrick Diotte
Rudy Doliscat
Paul Dougherty
Patrice Ferri Carl Fletcher Charles Gbeke
Gabriel Gervais
Sandro Grande
André Hainault Jean Harbor
Pat Harrington
Lyndon Hooper
Matt Jordan
Darko Kolić
Jim Larkin Patrick Leduc
John Limniatis
Onandi Lowe
Grant Needham
Giuliano Oliviero Paulinho
Rocco Placentino
Greg Sutton
Steve Trittschuh
- President Richard Legendre
- 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 Jordan
- Director of Soccer Operations Mauro Biello
- Assistant Coach Gil Orriols Jansana
- Assistant Coach Youssef Dahha
- Goalkeeper Coach Adam Braz
- Team Manager Dr. Scott Delaney - Team Physician
(1993) Valerio Gazzola (1994–1997) Paul Kitson (1998) Tasso Koutsoukos
(1998–2000) Zoran Jankovic (2000) Valerio Gazzola (2000–2001) Bob Lilley
(2002–2003) John Limniatis
(2008–2009) Marc Dos Santos
(2009–2011) Nick DeSantis (2001, 2004–2008, 2011)
First Official Game: 14 May 1993 (against the Los Angeles Salsa
)
First Game: 22 April 1993 (against Ponte Boggianese, Italy
)
First Home Game: 21 May 1993 (against the Tampa Bay Rowdies)
Best Finish: Champion (1994, 2004, 2009)
Titles: 3 (1994, 2004, 2009)
Voyageurs Cup
: 7 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Attendance record: 55 571 spectators (25 February 2009, against the Santos Laguna
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 FC
in 2009)
Worst Defeat (a): 6-0 (against Rochester in 1998)
CONCACAF Champions League
: First Canadian participant in 2008, reached quarterfinals
Most goals in a game: Ali Gerba
3 goals August 21, 2010 (against Crystal Palace Baltimore)
Earliest goal at the start of a game : Ali Gerba
18 seconds August 27, 2010 (against Rochester Rhinos)
Montreal
Montreal 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...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec 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....
, Canada
Canada
Canada 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 Pyramid
American Soccer Pyramid
The 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 MLS
Major League Soccer
Major 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 Stadium
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...
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 Santos
Marc Dos Santos
Marc 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 Academy
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...
, which began play in the Canadian Soccer League
Canadian Soccer League (current)
The 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 Centre
Bell Centre
The 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 Saputo
Joey Saputo
Joseph "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 Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major 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
Montreal 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 League
American Professional Soccer League
The 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 Lynx
Toronto Lynx
Toronto 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 League
USL Premier Development League
The 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 Foxes
Colorado Foxes
The 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 Cup
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...
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-Robillard
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:...
Stadium (whose seating capacity
Seating capacity
Seating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, both in terms of the physical space available, and in terms of limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that seats two to a stadium that seats...
for the day was adjusted from 10,100). The MVP was Mauricio Vincello
Mauricio Vincello
Mauricio 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 League
CONCACAF Champions League
The CONCACAF Champions League is the annual international club football championship for teams from the CONCACAF region ....
quarter-final against Santos Laguna
Santos Laguna
Club 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 Stadium
Olympic Stadium (Montreal)
The 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 indoor soccer
Indoor soccer
Indoor soccer or arena soccer, or six-a-side football in the United Kingdom, is a game derived from association football adapted for play in an indoor arena such as a turf-covered hockey arena or skating rink. The most important difference in play is that the indoor field is surrounded by a wall...
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 Saputo
Joey Saputo
Joseph "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 Quebec
Quebec
Quebec 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, Hydro-Québec
Hydro-Québec
Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec....
and Saputo. It also attracted many big-time sponsors such as the National Bank of Canada
National Bank of Canada
National Bank of Canada is the 6th largest bank and 8th largest financial institution in Canada. The bank's headquarters are in Montreal, Quebec....
, Bell Canada
Bell Canada
Bell Canada is a major Canadian telecommunications company. Including its subsidiaries such as Bell Aliant, Northwestel, Télébec, and NorthernTel, it is the incumbent local exchange carrier for telephone and DSL Internet services in most of Canada east of Manitoba and in the northern territories,...
and Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...
, among others. The team's mandate is to develop local talent and to serve as a representative of Montreal
Montreal
Montreal 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 Gervais
Gabriel Gervais
Gabriel Gervais is a retired defender who played for the Montreal Impact and Canada.-Club career:...
, Sandro Grande
Sandro Grande
Alessandro "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 Leduc
Patrick Leduc
Patrick Leduc is a Canadian soccer player who formerly played for Montreal Impact in the USSF Division 2 Professional League.-Youth and Amateur:...
, Adam Braz
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 :...
and Ali Gerba
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 Bernier
Patrice Bernier
Patrice 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 Occean
Olivier Occean
Olivier 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 Catalogna
Soccerplexe Catalogna
The 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 League
CONCACAF Champions League
The 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 Laguna
Santos Laguna
Club 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 Stadium
Olympic Stadium (Montreal)
The 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 Quintero
Carlos Quintero
Carlos 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 Championship
Canadian Championship
The 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 Cup
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...
, with the Impact already eliminated, Head Coach Marc Dos Santos
Marc Dos Santos
Marc 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 FC
Toronto FC
Toronto 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 Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major 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 FC
Toronto FC
Toronto 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 FC
Toronto FC
Toronto 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 League
North American Soccer League (2010)
The 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 Silverbacks
Atlanta Silverbacks
Atlanta 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 Railhawks
Carolina RailHawks FC
Carolina 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 FC
Miami FC
Fort 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 Thunder
Minnesota Thunder
Minnesota 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 Rowdies
Tampa Bay Rowdies (USL)
FC 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 DivisionUSL First Division
The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....
to Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major 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 Stadium
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...
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
George N. Gillett Jr.
-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 Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The 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 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 Gazette
The Gazette (Montreal)
The 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 Saputo
Joey Saputo
Joseph "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-lisFleur-de-lis
The 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 Quebec
Flag of Quebec
The 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-RobillardComplexe 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:...
; MontrealMontrealMontreal 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...
, QuebecQuebecQuebec 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 LavalUniversité LavalLaval 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 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...
, QuebecQuebecQuebec 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 SherbrookeUniversité 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...
; Sherbrooke, QuebecQuebecQuebec 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 StadiumSaputo 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...
; MontrealMontrealMontreal 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...
, QuebecQuebecQuebec 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 Stadium
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...
, a soccer-specific stadium
Soccer-specific stadium
Soccer-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 CAD
Canadian dollar
The Canadian dollar is the currency of Canada. As of 2007, the Canadian dollar is the 7th most traded currency in the world. It is abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or C$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies...
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 Field
BMO Field
BMO 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 Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, and can be expanded to 20,000. It is located just east of Olympic Stadium
Olympic Stadium (Montreal)
The 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-Robillard
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:...
, with a handful of games also being held in stadia on University campuses at Université Laval
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...
and Université de Sherbrooke
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...
.
Supporters
Santos Laguna
Club 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 FC
Toronto FC fans
This 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 FC
Toronto FC
Toronto 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 Championship
Canadian Championship
The 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 Championship
Canadian Championship
The 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
Télévision 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 Gervais
Gabriel Gervais
Gabriel 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 AcademyMontreal 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...
Notable former players
Lloyd BarkerLloyd Barker (soccer)
Lloyd 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 Berdusco
Eddy Berdusco
Eddy 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 Bernier
Patrice Bernier
Patrice 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 Biello
Mauro Biello
Mauro 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 Braz
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 :...
Adrian Cann
Adrian Cann
Adrian 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 Dasović
Nick Dasovic
Nick 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
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 Doliscat
Rudy Doliscat
Rudy 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 Dougherty
Paul Dougherty
Paul Dougherty is an English former professional footballer and football coach who began his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers in England...
Patrice Ferri Carl Fletcher Charles Gbeke
Charles Gbeke
Charles 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 Gervais
Gabriel Gervais
Gabriel Gervais is a retired defender who played for the Montreal Impact and Canada.-Club career:...
Sandro Grande
Sandro Grande
Alessandro "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 Harbor
Jean Harbor
Jean 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 Harrington
Pat Harrington (soccer)
Pat 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 Hooper
Lyndon Hooper
Lyndon 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 Jordan
Matt Jordan
Matt 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 Kolić
Darko Kolic
Darko 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 Leduc
Patrick Leduc
Patrick Leduc is a Canadian soccer player who formerly played for Montreal Impact in the USSF Division 2 Professional League.-Youth and Amateur:...
John Limniatis
John Limniatis
John 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 Lowe
Onandi Lowe
Onandi 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 Needham
Grant Needham
Grant 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 Paulinho
Paulinho Criciúma
Paulo Roberto Rocha usually known as Paulinho or Paulinho Criciúma is a former football player and a football manager.-Playing career:...
Rocco Placentino
Rocco Placentino
Rocco Placentino is a Canadian international soccer player who plays as a midfielder. He is currently without a club-Club:...
Greg Sutton
Greg Sutton (soccer)
Greg Sutton is a Canadian soccer player who most recently played for Montreal Impact in the North American Soccer League...
Steve Trittschuh
Steve Trittschuh
Stephen "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 rosterAll-time Montreal Impact rosterThis 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 SaputoJoey Saputo
Joseph "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...
- President Richard Legendre
Richard Legendre
Richard 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...
- 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 Jordan
Matt Jordan
Matt 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:...
- Director of Soccer Operations Mauro Biello
Mauro Biello
Mauro 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....
- Assistant Coach Gil Orriols Jansana
Gil Orriols Jansana
Gil Orriols Jansana is currently an assistant coach and physical performance manager for the Montreal Impact.-Early life:...
- Assistant Coach Youssef Dahha
Youssef Dahha
Youssef Dahha , is the official goalie trainer for the Canadian football team, the Montreal Impact in Quebec, Canada.-Career:...
- Goalkeeper Coach Adam Braz
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 :...
- Team Manager Dr. Scott Delaney - Team Physician
Retired Numbers
| Number | Name | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 20 |  Mauro BielloMauro Biello Mauro 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 FirmaniEddie Firmani
Edwin 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 Koutsoukos
Tasso Koutsoukos
Tasso 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 Lilley
Bob Lilley
Robert "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 Limniatis
John Limniatis
John 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 Santos
Marc Dos Santos
Marc 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, 2009United Soccer Leagues 2009The 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
- Winners (2): 2004, 2009
- APSL
- Winners (1): 1994
- Commissioner's Cup
- Winners (5): 1995, 1996, 1997, 2005United Soccer Leagues 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....
, 2006United Soccer Leagues 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
- Winners (5): 1995, 1996, 1997, 2005
- Voyageurs CupVoyageurs 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...
- Winners (7): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 20082008 Canadian ChampionshipThe 2008 Canadian Championship was a soccer tournament that took place in the cities of Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver in 2008....
- Winners (7): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
- Can Am Cup
- Winners (3): 1998, 2003, 2004
- Montreal Cup
- Winners (1): 2001
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 1995 A-League -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 1996 A-League -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 1997 A-League 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 1998 A-League -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 1999 A-League -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 2000 A-League -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 2001 A-League -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 2002 A-League -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 2003 A-League -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 2004 A-League -Western Conference:-Eastern Conference:-Playoffs:... |
2 | USL A-League | 1st, Eastern | Champion | Champion | N/A | 9,279 |
| 2005 2005 USL First Division -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 United Soccer Leagues 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 United Soccer Leagues 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 United Soccer Leagues 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 United Soccer Leagues 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 2010 Montreal Impact season 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 2011 Montreal Impact season 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 Salsa
Los Angeles Salsa
The 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, Italy
Italian football league system
The 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 Cup
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...
: 7 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Attendance record: 55 571 spectators (25 February 2009, against the Santos Laguna
Santos Laguna
Club 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 FC
Toronto FC
Toronto 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 League
CONCACAF Champions League
The 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
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
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 Jean 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:... |
-- | -- | -- |
| 1995 |  Lloyd BarkerLloyd Barker (soccer) Lloyd 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... |
-- | -- | -- |
| 1996 | Paolo Ceccarelli |
-- | -- | -- |
| 1997 | Mauro Biello Mauro Biello Mauro 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 Biello Mauro Biello Mauro 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 Biello Mauro Biello Mauro 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 Eduardo Sebrango is a Cuban-Canadian footballer who currently plays for Montreal Impact in the North American Soccer League.-Club:... |
Gabriel Gervais Gabriel Gervais Gabriel Gervais is a retired defender who played for the Montreal Impact and Canada.-Club career:... |
Jason DiTullio Jason DiTullio Jason 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... |
 Zé RobertoJosé Roberto Gomes Santana José 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... |
| 2003 | Greg Sutton Greg Sutton (soccer) Greg Sutton is a Canadian soccer player who most recently played for Montreal Impact in the North American Soccer League... |
Gabriel Gervais Gabriel Gervais Gabriel Gervais is a retired defender who played for the Montreal Impact and Canada.-Club career:... |
David Fronimadis David Fronimadis David Fronimadis is a former Canadian soccer player who most recently played for the Montreal Impact.He is Greek and Italian descent.-Club career:... |
Martin Nash |
| 2004 | Gabriel Gervais Gabriel Gervais Gabriel Gervais is a retired defender who played for the Montreal Impact and Canada.-Club career:... |
Greg Sutton Greg Sutton (soccer) Greg Sutton is a Canadian soccer player who most recently played for Montreal Impact in the North American Soccer League... |
Zé Roberto José Roberto Gomes Santana José 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... |
Sandro Grande Sandro Grande Alessandro "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 Biello Mauro Biello Mauro 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 Mauricio 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 Vincello Mauricio Vincello Mauricio 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.... |
Gabriel Gervais Gabriel Gervais Gabriel Gervais is a retired defender who played for the Montreal Impact and Canada.-Club career:... |
Andrew Weber Andrew Weber Andrew Weber is an American soccer player who currently plays for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:... |
Leonardo Di Lorenzo Leonardo Di Lorenzo Leonardo Di Lorenzo is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Montreal Impact in the North American Soccer League.-South America:... |
| 2007 | Leonardo Di Lorenzo Leonardo Di Lorenzo Leonardo Di Lorenzo is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Montreal Impact in the North American Soccer League.-South America:... |
Mauricio Vincello Mauricio Vincello Mauricio 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.... |
Simon Gatti Simon Gatti Simon Gatti is a Canadian soccer player currently playing for Montreal Impact in the North American Soccer League.-College and Amateur:... |
Matt Jordan Matt Jordan Matt 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:... |
| 2008 | Matt Jordan Matt Jordan Matt 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:... |
Nevio Pizzolitto |
Joey Gjertsen Joey Gjertsen Joey Gjertsen is an American soccer player who currently plays for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.-College:... |
 Stefano PesoliStefano Pesoli Stefano 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,... |
| 2009 | David Testo David Testo David Testo is an American soccer player. He is one of the few openly gay athletes in professional sports.-College:... |
Nevio Pizzolitto |
Adam Braz 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 :... |
Stephen deRoux Stephen deRoux Stephen deRoux is a Jamaican footballer who last played for the Montreal Impact in the USSF Division 2 Professional League.-College:... |
| 2010 2010 Montreal Impact season 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:... |
 Philippe BillyPhilippe 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.... |
Philippe Billy 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.... |
Tony Donatelli Tony Donatelli Anthony "Tony" Donatelli is an American soccer player currently playing for Rochester Rhinos in the USL Professional Division.-Youth and College:... |
Ali Gerba 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... |
| 2011 2011 Montreal Impact season 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:... |
Hassoun Camara Hassoun Camara Hassoun Camara is a French footballer currently playing for Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer.-France:... |
Evan Bush Evan Bush Evan Bush is an American soccer player currently playing for Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer.-College and Amateur:... |
Simon Gatti Simon Gatti Simon Gatti is a Canadian soccer player currently playing for Montreal Impact in the North American Soccer League.-College and Amateur:... |
 Ian WestlakeIan Westlake Ian John Westlake is an English professional footballer, currently playing for the Montreal Impact of the North American Soccer League.-Early career:... /  Sinisa UbiparipovicSiniša Ubiparipovic Siniša Ubiparipović is a Bosnian footballer who currently plays for Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer.-Early life:... |
All-Time Leaders
| # | Name | Career | Appear. | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauro Biello Mauro Biello Mauro 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 Pizzolito Nevio Pizzolito Nevio 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 Leduc Patrick Leduc Patrick 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 Barker Lloyd Barker (soccer) Lloyd 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 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 Limniatis John Limniatis John 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 Gervais Gabriel Gervais Gabriel Gervais is a retired defender who played for the Montreal Impact and Canada.-Club career:... |
2002–08 | 148 | 7 |
| 9 | Adam Braz 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 |
| # | Name | Career | Appear. | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauro Biello Mauro Biello Mauro 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 Sebrango Eduardo Sebrango Eduardo 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 Barker Lloyd Barker (soccer) Lloyd 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 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 Needham Grant Needham Grant 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 Kolic Darko 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 Roberto José Roberto Gomes Santana José 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 Roberto 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 Gbeke Charles Gbeke Charles 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 Donatelli Tony Donatelli Anthony "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 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 Estelí Real 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 |