2017_Montreal_Impact_season

2017 Montreal Impact season

Montreal Impact 2017 football season

The 2017 Montreal Impact season was the club's 24th season of existence, and their sixth in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the Canadian soccer pyramid.

Quick Facts Owner and President, Coach ...

Montreal Impact

2017 season

Owner and President

Joey Saputo

Coach

Mauro Biello

Canadian Championship

Finals

Top goalscorer

League: Ignacio Piatti (17)
All: Ignacio Piatti (19)

Highest home attendance

34,373 (March 11 vs. Seattle Sounders FC)

Lowest home attendance

16,005 (September 27 vs. New York City FC)

Average home league attendance

20,046

Home colours

Away colours

← 2016

2018 →

Current squad

Source, As of August 10, 2017:^[1]^[2]

More information No., Name ...

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age At Year End)	Previous club
Goalkeepers
1	Evan Bush	US	GK	(1986-03-06) March 6, 1986 (age 38)	Montreal Impact (NASL)
22	Eric Kronberg	US	GK	(1983-06-07) June 7, 1983 (age 40)	Sporting Kansas City
40	Maxime Crépeau	CAN	GK	(1994-05-11) May 11, 1994 (age 29)	Montreal Impact Academy
Defenders
2	Ambroise Oyongo	CAM	LB	(1991-06-22) June 22, 1991 (age 32)	New York Red Bulls
3	Daniel Lovitz	US	LB	(1991-08-27) August 27, 1991 (age 32)	Toronto FC
5	Wandrille Lefèvre	CAN	CB	(1989-12-17) December 17, 1989 (age 34)	Montreal Impact Academy
6	Hassoun Camara	FRA	CB\RB	(1984-02-03) February 3, 1984 (age 40)	Montreal Impact (NASL)
14	Shaun Francis	JAM	LB	(1991-09-10) September 10, 1991 (age 32)	San Jose Earthquakes
18	Chris Duvall	USA	RB	(1991-09-10) September 10, 1991 (age 32)	Minnesota United FC
23	Laurent Ciman	BEL	CB	(1985-08-05) August 5, 1985 (age 38)	Standard Liège
26	Kyle Fisher	US	CB	(1994-06-19) June 19, 1994 (age 29)	Clemson Tigers
35	Deian Boldor	ROM	CB	(1995-02-03) February 3, 1995 (age 29)	Bologna
36	Víctor Cabrera	ARG	CB	(1993-02-07) February 7, 1993 (age 31)	River Plate
Midfielders
8	Patrice Bernier	CAN	DM	(1979-09-23) September 23, 1979 (age 44)	Lyngby Boldklub
10	Ignacio Piatti	ARG	AM	(1985-02-04) February 4, 1985 (age 39)	San Lorenzo de Almagro
13	Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla	CAN	AM	(1999-03-31) March 31, 1999 (age 25)	FC Montreal
17	David Choinière	CAN	LM	(1997-02-07) February 7, 1997 (age 27)	FC Montreal
25	Louis Béland-Goyette	CAN	DM	(1994-09-15) September 15, 1994 (age 29)	FC Montreal
28	Shamit Shome	CAN	MF	(1997-09-05) September 5, 1997 (age 26)	FC Edmonton
29	Samuel Piette	CAN	DM	(1994-11-12) November 12, 1994 (age 29)	CD Izarra
30	Hernán Bernardello	ARG	DM	(1986-08-03) August 3, 1986 (age 37)	Deportivo Alavés
31	Blerim Džemaili	SUI	AM	(1986-04-12) April 12, 1986 (age 38)	Bologna
33	Marco Donadel	ITA	DM	(1983-04-21) April 21, 1983 (age 41)	Napoli
Attackers
7	Dominic Oduro	GHA	ST	(1985-08-13) August 13, 1985 (age 38)	Toronto FC
15	Andrés Romero	ARG	ST	(1989-10-29) October 29, 1989 (age 34)	Tombense
19	Michael Salazar	BLZ	ST	(1992-10-15) October 15, 1992 (age 31)	UC Riverside Highlanders
21	Matteo Mancosu	ITA	ST	(1984-12-22) December 22, 1984 (age 39)	Bologna F.C. 1909
24	Anthony Jackson-Hamel	CAN	ST	(1993-08-03) August 3, 1993 (age 30)	Montreal Impact Academy
27	Nick DePuy	USA	ST	(1994-11-14) November 14, 1994 (age 29)	UC Santa Barbara

International roster slots

Montreal has ten MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2017 season. They have the eight allotted from the league and two from trades with D.C. United and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. They traded 1 slot to Vancouver Whitecaps FC on July 21.

More information Slot, Player ...

**Montreal Impact International slots**
Slot	Player	Nationality
1	Laurent Ciman	Belgium
2	Marco Donadel	Italy
3	Matteo Mancosu	Italy
4	Ignacio Piatti	Argentina
5	Víctor Cabrera	Argentina
6	Hernán Bernardello	Argentina
7	Andrés Romero	Argentina
8	Blerim Džemaili	Switzerland
9	Deian Boldor	Romania
IR	Ambroise Oyongo	Cameroon

**Foreign-Born Players with Domestic Status**
Player	Nationality
Dominic Oduro	Ghana^G
Wandrille Lefèvre	France / Canada^[3]
Michael Salazar	Belize ^{G^[3]}
Shaun Francis	Jamaica ^{G^[4]}
Hassoun Camara	France ^{C^[5]}

– Player is Canadian citizen;
– Player is US citizen;
G – Player has US green card;
C – Player has permanent Canadian residency.

Player Movement

In

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

More information No., Pos. ...

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
13	MF	Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla	FC Montreal	Signed as a Homegrown Player	October 20, 2016	^[6]
25	MF	Louis Béland-Goyette	FC Montreal	Signed as a Homegrown Player	November 10, 2016	^[7]
18	DF	Chris Duvall	Minnesota United FC	Traded for Johan Venegas + General Allocation Money	December 13, 2016	^[8]
27	FW	Nick DePuy	UC Santa Barbara	MLS SuperDraft	January 13, 2017	^[9]
28	MF	Shamit Shome	FC Edmonton	MLS SuperDraft	January 13, 2017	^[10]
3	DF	Daniel Lovitz	Toronto FC	Free Transfer	February 28, 2017	^[11]
21	FW	Matteo Mancosu	Bologna F.C. 1909	Free Transfer	March 2, 2017	^[12]
14	DF	Shaun Francis	San Jose Earthquakes	Traded for a 2nd round draft pick + General Allocation Money	July 13, 2017	^[13]
29	MF	Samuel Piette	CD Izarra	Free Transfer	August 3, 2017	^[14]

Out

More information No., Pos. ...

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
11	FW	Didier Drogba	Phoenix Rising FC	Free Transfer	December 2, 2016	^[15]
3	DF	Amadou Dia	Phoenix Rising FC	Optioned not picked up	December 2, 2016	^[15]
18	MF	Kyle Bekker	San Francisco Deltas	Optioned not picked up	December 9, 2016	^[15]
28	MF	Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé	AS Vitré	Optioned not picked up	December 9, 2016	^[15]
32	MF	Lucas Ontivero	Galatasaray S.K.	Loan Ended	December 9, 2016	^[15]
29	FW	Romario Williams	Atlanta United FC	Traded for a conditional 2018 MLS SuperDraft pick	December 11, 2016	^[16]
25	DF	Donny Toia	Atlanta United FC	Selected in 2016 MLS Expansion Draft	December 13, 2016	^[17]
27	MF	Johan Venegas	Minnesota United FC	Traded for Chris Duvall	December 13, 2016	^[8]
14	MF	Harry Shipp	Seattle Sounders FC	Traded for General Allocation Money	December 22, 2016	^[18]
14	MF	Adrián Arregui	Club Atlético Temperley	Loan Ended	June 16, 2017	^[19]
16	MF	Calum Mallace	Seattle Sounders FC	Traded for a 4th round 2019 MLS SuperDraft pick	June 16, 2017	^[20]

Loans in

More information No., Pos. ...

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Loan start date	Loan end date	Source
14	MF	Adrián Arregui	Temperley	February 22, 2017	June 16, 2017	^[21]
31	MF	Blerim Džemaili	Bologna F.C. 1909	May 9, 2017	December 31, 2017	^[22]
35	DF	Deian Boldor	Bologna F.C. 1909	July 20, 2017	June 30, 2018	^[23]

Loans out

More information No., Pos. ...

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Loan start date	Loan end date	Source
19	FW	Michael Salazar	Ottawa Fury FC	May 2, 2017	December 31, 2017	^[24]
27	FW	Nick DePuy	Ottawa Fury FC	May 12, 2017	December 31, 2017	^[25]

Draft picks

More information Round, No. ...

Round	No.	Pos.	Player	College/Club team	Transaction	Source
1(19)	27	FW	Nick DePuy	UC Santa Barbara	Signed prior to the draft	^[26]
2(41)	28	MF	Shamit Shome	FC Edmonton	Signed to a Generation Adidas deal	^[27]
3(63)	Passed
4(85)	Passed

International caps

Players called for senior international duty during the 2017 season while under contract with the Montreal Impact.

More information Nationality, Position ...

Nationality	Position	Player	Competition	Date	Opponent	Minutes played	Score
Cameroon	DF	Ambroise Oyongo	Friendly	January 5, 2017	v Congo	90'	2–0
Cameroon	DF	Ambroise Oyongo	Friendly	January 10, 2017	v Zimbabwe	62'	1–1
Belize	FW	Michael Salazar	Copa Centroamericana	January 13, 2017	v Panama	89'	0–0
Cameroon	DF	Ambroise Oyongo	Africa Cup of Nations group stage	January 14, 2017	v Burkina Faso	90'	1–1
Belize	FW	Michael Salazar	Copa Centroamericana	January 15, 2017	v Costa Rica	90'	0–3
Belize	FW	Michael Salazar	Copa Centroamericana	January 17, 2017	v El Salvador	90'	1–3
Cameroon	DF	Ambroise Oyongo	Africa Cup of Nations group stage	January 18, 2017	v Guinea-Bissau	90'	2–1
Belize	FW	Michael Salazar	Copa Centroamericana	January 20, 2017	v Nicaragua	45'	1–3
Belize	FW	Michael Salazar	Copa Centroamericana	January 22, 2017	v Honduras	28'	0–1
Cameroon	DF	Ambroise Oyongo	Africa Cup of Nations group stage	January 22, 2017	v Gabon	90'	0–0
Canada	FW	Anthony Jackson-Hamel	Friendly	January 22, 2017	v Bermuda	90'	4–2
Canada	DF	Wandrille Lefèvre	Friendly	January 22, 2017	v Bermuda	45'	4–2
Cameroon	DF	Ambroise Oyongo	Africa Cup of Nations Quarterfinals	January 28, 2017	v Senegal	90'	0–0
Cameroon	DF	Ambroise Oyongo	Africa Cup of Nations Semi-finals	February 2, 2017	v Ghana	90'	2–0
Cameroon	DF	Ambroise Oyongo	Africa Cup of Nations Final	February 5, 2017	v Egypt	90'	2–1
Cameroon	DF	Ambroise Oyongo	Friendly	March 24, 2017	v Tunisia	90'	1–0
Belgium	DF	Laurent Ciman	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	March 25, 2017	v Greece	84'	1–1
Switzerland	MF	Blerim Džemaili	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	June 9, 2017	v Faroe Islands	86'	2–0
Cameroon	DF	Ambroise Oyongo	Africa Cup of Nations group stage	June 10, 2017	v Morocco	30'	1–0
Canada	MF	Patrice Bernier	Friendly	June 13, 2017	v Curaçao	79'	2–1
Canada	FW	Anthony Jackson-Hamel	Friendly	June 13, 2017	v Curaçao	29'	2–1
Canada	MF	Patrice Bernier	CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage	July 7, 2017	v French Guiana	66'	4–2
Canada	FW	Anthony Jackson-Hamel	CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage	July 7, 2017	v French Guiana	7'	4–2
Canada	GK	Maxime Crépeau	CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage	July 7, 2017	v French Guiana	26'	4–2
Canada	FW	Anthony Jackson-Hamel	CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage	July 11, 2017	v Costa Rica	57'	1–1
Canada	MF	Patrice Bernier	CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage	July 14, 2017	v Honduras	65'	0–0
Canada	FW	Anthony Jackson-Hamel	CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter-finals	July 20, 2017	v Jamaica	8'	1–2
Jamaica	DF	Shaun Francis	CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter-finals	July 20, 2017	v Canada	67'	2–1
Jamaica	DF	Shaun Francis	CONCACAF Gold Cup Semi-finals	July 23, 2017	v Mexico	53'	1–0
Canada	FW	Anthony Jackson-Hamel	Friendly	September 2, 2017	v Jamaica	45'	2–0
Canada	MF	Samuel Piette	Friendly	September 2, 2017	v Jamaica	90'	2–0
Jamaica	DF	Shaun Francis	Friendly	September 2, 2017	v Canada	29'	0–2
Switzerland	MF	Blerim Džemaili	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	September 3, 2017	v Latvia	90'	3–0
Jamaica	DF	Shaun Francis	Friendly	October 7, 2017	v Saudi Arabia	90'	2–5
Canada	FW	Anthony Jackson-Hamel	Friendly	October 8, 2017	v Jamaica	38'	0–1
Canada	MF	Samuel Piette	Friendly	October 8, 2017	v Jamaica	90'	0–1
Belgium	DF	Laurent Ciman	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	October 10, 2017	v Cyprus	90'	4–0
Switzerland	MF	Blerim Džemaili	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	October 10, 2017	v Portugal	66'	0–2
Switzerland	MF	Blerim Džemaili	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	November 9, 2017	v Northern Ireland	83'	1–0
Belgium	DF	Laurent Ciman	Friendly	November 10, 2017	v Mexico	90'	3–3
Switzerland	MF	Blerim Džemaili	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	November 12, 2017	v Northern Ireland	61'	0–0

Friendlies

Pre-Season

Win Draw Loss

More information MD, Date, KO EST ...

MD	Date, KO EST	Venue	Opponent	Res. F–A	Att.	Goalscorers and disciplined players		Ref.
MD	Date, KO EST	Venue	Opponent	Res. F–A	Att.	Montreal Impact	Opponent	Ref.
1	February 3 10:00 a.m.	A	South Florida Bulls	2-0		Ciman 42' DePuy 58', 89'
2	February 15 11:00 a.m.	A	Chicago Fire	1-4		Donadel 23' Tabla 30' Ciman 52' Piatti 88' (pen.)	Accam 1' McCarty 15' Fisher 18' (o.g.) Nikolić 64'
3	February 18 5:00 p.m.	A	D.C. United	4-2		Oduro 6' Piatti 21' (pen.) Mancosu 53' Jackson-Hamel 90'	Birnbaum 14' Cabrera 56' (o.g.) Kamara 90'
4	February 22 7:00 p.m.	A	Philadelphia Union	2-2		Bernier 22' DePuy 68' Jackson-Hamel 90'	Fabinho 28' Ilsinho 34' Sapong 82'
5	February 25 7:30 p.m.	A	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1-2		Piatti 71' (pen.) Cabrera 89'	Cole 34' Brown 40' Hristov 74' Vingaard 77'

Mid-Season

Win Draw Loss

More information MD, Date, KO EST ...

MD	Date, KO EST	Venue	Opponent	Res. F–A	Att.	Goalscorers and disciplined players		Ref.
MD	Date, KO EST	Venue	Opponent	Res. F–A	Att.	Montreal Impact	Opponent	Ref.
1	July 12 7:00 p.m.	A	Ottawa Fury FC	1-0		Mallace 2'

Major League Soccer

Review

Tables

Eastern Conference

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	New England Revolution	34	13	15	6	53	61	−8	45
8	Philadelphia Union	34	11	14	9	50	47	+3	42
9	Montreal Impact	34	11	17	6	52	58	−6	39
10	Orlando City SC	34	10	15	9	39	58	−19	39
11	D.C. United	34	9	20	5	31	60	−29	32

Source: MLS

Overall

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
15	New England Revolution	34	13	15	6	53	61	−8	45
16	Philadelphia Union	34	11	14	9	50	47	+3	42
17	Montreal Impact	34	11	17	6	52	58	−6	39
18	Orlando City SC	34	10	15	9	39	58	−19	39
19	Minnesota United FC	34	10	18	6	47	70	−23	36

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results summary

More information Overall, Home ...

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
34	39	11	17	6	52	58	−6	8	8	1	30	25	+5	3	9	5	22	33	−11

Last updated: October 22, 2017
Source: 2017 Major League Soccer season
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Fixtures & results

Win Draw Loss

More information MD, DateKO EST ...

MD	Date KO EST	Venue	Opponent	Res. F–A	Att.	Goalscorers and disciplined players		Ref.
MD	Date KO EST	Venue	Opponent	Res. F–A	Att.	Montreal Impact	Opponent	Ref.
1	March 4 10:00 p.m.	A	San Jose Earthquakes	0-1	18,000	Duvall 14' Camara 45+1' 66' Mancosu 83'	Godoy 17' Alashe 35' Salinas 90+2'
2	March 11 7:00 p.m.	H	Seattle Sounders FC	2-2	34,373	Ciman 11' Mancosu 17' 65' Piatti 51'	Lodeiro 83' (pen.) Bruin 90+4'
3	March 18 2:00 p.m.	A	New York City FC	1-1	18,515	Bernardello 57' Oduro 68'	Wallace 44' Chanot 86'
4	April 1 3:00 p.m.	A	Chicago Fire	2-2	15,103	Duvall 57' Arregui 60' Mancosu 61' Cabrera 76' 80' Lovitz 78' Tabla 90'	Schweinsteiger 17' Juninho 41' 71' Solignac 90+3'
5	April 7 10:30 p.m.	A	LA Galaxy	0-2	19,058	Donadel 44' Tabla 64'	Alessandrini 15' Pedro 54' Jones 74'
6	April 15 1:00 p.m.	H	Atlanta United FC	2-1	17,144	Cabrera 13' Piatti 45+1' 45+5' (pen.) Jackson-Hamel 90+3'	Jones 40' Pírez 45+4' Kann 90+1'
7	April 22 1:00 p.m.	A	Philadelphia Union	3-3	15,107	Piatti 41' 65' Jackson-Hamel 69' 87'	Alberg 5' 39' (pen.) 56' Sapong 23' Gaddis 43' Bedoya 71'
8	April 29 3:00 p.m.	H	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1-2	19,597	Donadel 9' 59' Fisher 28' Bernardello 41' Oduro 90+4'	Jacobson 29' Laba 65' Techera 79'
9	May 6 6:00 p.m.	A	D.C. United	1-0	14,993	Tabla 13' Bernardello 45' Lovitz 50' Fisher 59'
10	May 13 5:00 p.m.	H	Columbus Crew SC	2-3	17,508	Piatti 52' Tabla 57' Jackson-Hamel 77' Duvall 89'	Meram 14' 28' 90+1' Jahn 31' Steffen 52' Higuaín 58'
11	May 20 3:00 p.m.	H	Portland Timbers	4-1	19,138	Piatti 13' (pen.) 50' Ciman 22' Fisher 43' Donadel 51' Tabla 66' Oyongo 77'	Chará 18' Guzmán 27' Valeri 45+1' Miller 71'
12	June 3 7:30 p.m.	H	New York Red Bulls	1-0	19,032	Džemaili 57' 67' Bernier 75' Lovitz 80'	Lawrence 41'
13	June 10 8:00 p.m.	A	Sporting Kansas City	1-1	20,334	Piatti 45+1' Mancosu 82' 84' Duvall 86'	Gerso 24'
14	June 17 7:30 p.m.	A	Orlando City SC	3-3	25,527	Džemaili 16' 45+2' Ciman 18' Lovitz 52' Piatti 58' 59'	García 8' 89' Rivas 23' Aja 60' Spector 90+4'
15	June 24 7:30 p.m.	A	Columbus Crew SC	1-4	16,592	Fisher 16' Jackson-Hamel 19' Camara 34'	Higuaín 17' 88' Meram 45+1' Manneh 70' Kamara 72' Afful 78'
16	July 1 7:00 p.m.	H	D.C. United	2-0	18,707	Džemaili 21' Tabla 22' Duvall 23' Mancosu 25' Camara 82' Bush 89'	Sam 45+1'
17	July 5 8:30 p.m.	A	Houston Dynamo	1-3	15,470	Salazar 4' Džemaili 31' Bernardello 79' Salazar 89'	Wenger 1' Leonardo 12' Alex 23' Clark 25' Rodriguez 67'
18	July 19 7:30 p.m.	H	Philadelphia Union	2-1	16,660	Salazar 19' Béland-Goyette 32' Džemaili 51' Bernardello 90+4'	Alberg 29' Picault 43' Gaddis 45' Elliott 77' Onyewu 90+3'
19	July 22 7:30 p.m.	H	FC Dallas	1-2	20,481	Salazar 23' Mancosu 43'	Figueroa 44' Colmán 52' 62' Grana 55' Ulloa 66'
20	July 29 7:30 p.m.	A	New York Red Bulls	0-4	22,251	Ciman 90+2'	Royer 23' (pen.) 89' Long 57' Murillo 58' Wright-Phillips 85'
21	August 5 7:30 p.m.	H	Orlando City SC	2-1	20,801	Piatti 48' (pen.) Jackson-Hamel 84'	Larin 12'
22	August 12 8:00 p.m.	A	Philadelphia Union	3-0	15,297	Duvall 47' Džemaili 69' 90+5' Piette 84' Piatti 90+1' (pen.)
23	August 16 7:30 p.m.	H	Chicago Fire	3-0	19,894	Piatti 6' 38' Cabrera 20' Mancosu 37' (pen.) Duvall 48' Piette 78'	Lampson 36'
24	August 19 7:30 p.m.	H	Real Salt Lake	3-1	19,541	Piatti 11' 29' Jackson-Hamel 47' Bush 62'	Silva 26' 78' Lennon 39' Sunny 45+3' Wingert 57' Beltran 66' Horst 85'
25	August 27 4:30 p.m.	H	Toronto FC	1-3	20,801	Dzemaili 45+2' Cabrera 74' Ciman 89' Piatti 90+2'	Giovinco 41' (90+3) Altidore 52' Zavaleta 78'
26	September 2 7:00 p.m.	H	Chicago Fire	0-1	19,619	Boldor 52' Donadel 70' Bush 90+6'	Juninho 38' Schweinsteiger 49' de Leeuw 90+2'
27	September 9 7:30 p.m.	A	New England Revolution	0-1	20,080	Béland-Goyette 35'	Nguyen 68' 90+1'
28	September 16 7:30 p.m.	H	Minnesota United FC	2-3	20,801	Bernier 9' Džemaili 53' 55' Piette 62' Cabrera 90+3'	Martin 2' Molino 20' (pen.) Ramirez 60' Danladi 89'
29	September 20 7:30 p.m.	A	Toronto FC	5-3	28,898	Piatti 10' 24' Donadel 12' Jackson-Hamel 47' 51'	Boldor 42' (o.g.) Ricketts 77' 79'
30	September 24 5:00 p.m.	A	Atlanta United FC	0-2	43,502		Villalba 28' Larentowicz 73'
31	September 27 7:30 p.m.	H	New York City FC	0-1	16,005	Džemaili 40'	Harrison 29' Brillant 33' Struna 45' Ring 73' Callens 74'
32	September 30 9:00 p.m.	A	Colorado Rapids	1-2	15,791	Lovitz 32' Mancosu 62'	Watts 12' Aigner 45+3' Ford 48' Gordon 81' 82'
33	October 15 3:00 p.m.	A	Toronto FC	0-1	27,866	Camara 23' Džemaili 29' Crépeau 45+3' Cabrera 59'	Altidore 16' Bradley 26' Cheyrou 90'
34	October 22 4:00 p.m.	H	New England Revolution	2-3	20,681	Ciman 43' Bernier 45+3' (pen.) Romero 51' Džemaili 62' Mancosu 90'	Fagúndez 19' Angoua 45+3' Németh 46' Tierney 84' Rowe 90+6'

Canadian Championship

Tournament bracket

Preliminary round				Semifinals				Final






				USL Ottawa	2	0	2

				MLS Toronto	1	4	5
NASL Edmonton	0	2	2

USL Ottawa	1	3	4
								MLS Toronto	1	2	3

								MLS Montreal	1	1	2



				MLS Montreal	1	4	5

				MLS Vancouver	2	2	4

Canadian Championship results

Win Draw Loss

More information Leg, DateKO EST ...

Leg	Date KO EST	Venue	Opponent	Res. F–A	Agg. score F–A	Att.	Goalscorers and disciplined player		Ref.
Leg	Date KO EST	Venue	Opponent	Res. F–A	Agg. score F–A	Att.	Montreal Impact	Opponent	Ref.
Semi–Final
FL	May 23 10:00 p.m.	A	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1-2	—	16,831	Choinière 62'	Davies 13' Mezquida 33'
SL	May 30 7:30 p.m.	H	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	4-2	5-4	15,213	Piatti 20' (pen.) 28' (pen.) Džemaili 38' Donadel 43' Jackson-Hamel 61' Duvall 80' Ciman 90+3'	Richey 19' Davies 59' Greig 77'
Finals
FL	June 21 7:30 p.m.	H	Toronto FC	1-1	—	14,329	Mancosu 19' Duvall 32' Tabla 82' Donadel 84' Džemaili 90'	Altidore 30' Hamilton 45+2' Zavaleta 64' Mavinga 89'
SL	June 27 7:30 p.m.	A	Toronto FC	1-2	2-3	26,539	Tabla 36' Fisher 45+2' Bernardello 59' Bernier 89'	Giovinco 53' 90+5' Edwards 90+6'

Statistics

Appearances, Minutes Played, and Goals Scored

More information No., Nat. ...

No.	Nat.	Player	Total			Major League Soccer			Canadian Championship			MLS Playoffs			Ref.
No.	Nat.	Player	App.	Min.	Gls	App.	Min.	Gls	App.	Min.	Gls	App.	Min.	Gls	Ref.
Goalkeepers
1		Evan Bush	31	2790	0	31	2790	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22		Eric Kronberg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40		Maxime Crépeau	6	540	0	3	270	0	4	360	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2		Ambroise Oyongo	12	1080	1	11	990	1	1	90	0	0	0	0
3		Daniel Lovitz	28	1877	0	25	1750	0	3	127	0	0	0	0
5		Wandrille Lefèvre	6	189	0	3	103	0	3	86	0	0	0	0
6		Hassoun Camara	21	1575	0	18	1350	0	3	225	0	0	0	0
14		Shaun Francis	6	376	0	6	376	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18		Chris Duvall	30	2480	1	27	2210	1	3	270	0	0	0	0
23		Laurent Ciman	34	3060	0	30	2700	0	4	360	0	0	0	0
26		Kyle Fisher	23	1725	1	20	1455	1	3	270	0	0	0	0
35		Deian Boldor	5	412	0	5	412	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36		Víctor Cabrera	21	1585	0	20	1496	0	1	89	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
8		Patrice Bernier	31	2062	2	27	1801	2	4	261	0	0	0	0
10		Ignacio Piatti	31	2628	19	28	2368	17	3	260	2	0	0	0
13		Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla	24	1360	3	21	1155	2	3	205	1	0	0	0
17		David Choinière	4	123	1	3	34	0	1	90	1	0	0	0
25		Louis Béland-Goyette	6	293	0	6	293	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27		Shamit Shome	1	8	0	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29		Samuel Piette	11	960	0	11	960	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30		Hernán Bernardello	26	1856	0	23	1586	0	3	270	0	0	0	0
31		Blerim Džemaili	23	2026	8	21	1851	7	2	175	1	0	0	0
33		Marco Donadel	21	1615	2	19	1435	2	2	180	0	0	0	0
Forwards
7		Dominic Oduro	28	1629	1	25	1439	1	3	190	0	0	0	0
15		Andrés Romero	10	450	0	9	432	0	1	18	0	0	0	0
19		Michael Salazar	17	690	3	17	690	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
21		Matteo Mancosu	28	1925	7	26	1745	6	2	180	1	0	0	0
24		Anthony Jackson-Hamel	23	1245	10	21	1134	9	2	111	1	0	0	0
27		Nick DePuy	6	142	0	5	128	0	1	14	0	0	0	0
No Longer with the Club
14		Adrián Arregui	8	311	0	6	238	0	2	73	0	0	0	0
16		Calum Mallace	8	353	0	7	298	0	1	55	0	0	0	0
Last updated: October 22, 2017

Top scorers

More information Rank, Nat. ...

Rank	Player	Pos.	MLS	Canadian Champ	MLS Playoffs	TOTAL
1	Ignacio Piatti	MF	17	2		19
2	Anthony Jackson-Hamel	FW	9	1		10
3	Blerim Džemaili	MF	7	1		8
4	Matteo Mancosu	FW	6	1		7
5	Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla	MF	2	1		3
5	Michael Salazar	MF	3			3
7	Marco Donadel	MF	2			2
7	Patrice Bernier	MF	2			2
9	Ambroise Oyongo	DF	1			1
9	Dominic Oduro	FW	1			1
9	David Choinière	DF		1		1
9	Chris Duvall	DF	1			1
9	Kyle Fisher	DF	1			1
Totals			52	7	0	59

Updated to match played October 22, 2017
Source: Montreal Impact
Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Top Assists

More information No., Nat. ...

No.	Player	Pos.	MLS	Canadian Champ	MLS Playoffs	TOTAL
31	Blerim Džemaili	MF	10	1		11
10	Ignacio Piatti	MF	6			6
24	Anthony Jackson-Hamel	FW	4	1		5
8	Patrice Bernier	MF	4			4
30	Hernán Bernardello	MF	3			3
18	Chris Duvall	DF	2			2
19	Michael Salazar	FW	3			3
21	Matteo Mancosu	FW	2			2
2	Ambroise Oyongo	DF	1			1
3	Daniel Lovitz	DF	1	1		2
13	Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla	MF	2			2
14	Adrián Arregui	MF	1			1
23	Laurent Ciman	DF	1			1
25	Louis Béland-Goyette	MF	1			1
29	Samuel Piette	MF	1			1
33	Marco Donadel	MF	1			1
Totals			42	3	0	45

Updated to match played October 22, 2017
Source: Montreal Impact
Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Multi–goal games

More information No., Pos. ...

No.	Pos.	Player	Date	Opponent	Goals	Source
24	FW	Anthony Jackson-Hamel	April 22, 2017	vs Philadelphia Union	2	^[28]
10	MF	Ignacio Piatti	May 20, 2017	vs Portland Timbers	2	^[29]
10	MF	Ignacio Piatti	May 30, 2017	vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2	^[30]
10	MF	Ignacio Piatti	June 17, 2017	vs Orlando City SC	2	^[31]
31	MF	Blerim Džemaili	August 12, 2017	vs Philadelphia Union	2	^[32]
10	MF	Ignacio Piatti	August 16, 2017	vs Chicago Fire Soccer Club	2	^[33]
10	MF	Ignacio Piatti	August 19, 2017	vs Real Salt Lake	2	^[34]
10	MF	Ignacio Piatti	September 20, 2017	vs Toronto FC	2	^[35]
24	FW	Anthony Jackson-Hamel	September 20, 2017	vs Toronto FC	2	^[35]

Goals Against Average

No.	Nat.	Player	Total			Major League Soccer			Canadian Championship			MLS Playoffs
No.	Nat.	Player	MIN	GA	GAA	MIN	GA	GAA	MIN	GA	GAA	MIN	GA	GAA
1	US	Evan Bush	2790	50	1.61	2790	50	1.61	0	0	0.00	0	0	0.00
22	US	Eric Kronberg	0	0	0.00	0	0	0.00	0	0	0.00	0	0	0.00
40	CAN	Maxime Crépeau	630	14	2.00	270	7	2.33	360	7	1.75	0	0	0.00

Updated to match played October 22, 2017
Source: Montreal Impact
Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Clean sheets

More information No., Nat. ...

No.	Nat.	Player	MLS	Canadian Champ	MLS Cup Playoffs	TOTAL
1		Evan Bush	5			5
Totals			5	0	0	5

Updated to match played August 17, 2017
Source: Montreal Impact

Top minutes played

More information No., Nat. ...

No.	Player	Pos.	MLS	Canadian Champ	TOTAL
23	Laurent Ciman	DF	2700	360	3060
1	Evan Bush	GK	2790		2790
10	Ignacio Piatti	MF	2368	260	2628
18	Chris Duvall	DF	2210	270	2480
8	Patrice Bernier	MF	1801	261	2062
31	Blerim Džemaili	MF	1851	175	2026
21	Matteo Mancosu	FW	1745	180	1925
3	Daniel Lovitz	DF	1750	127	1877
30	Hernán Bernardello	MF	1586	270	1856
26	Kyle Fisher	DF	1455	270	1725

Updated to match played October 23, 2017
Source: Montreal Impact
Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Yellow and red cards

More information No., Player ...

No.	Player	Total			Major League Soccer			Canadian Championship			MLS Cup Playoffs			Ref.
No.	Player													Ref.
1	Evan Bush	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Ambroise Oyongo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Daniel Lovitz	4	0	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Wandrille Lefèvre	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Hassoun Camara	4	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Dominic Oduro	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Patrice Bernier	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
10	Ignacio Piatti	4	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla	5	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
14	Shaun Francis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Andrés Romero	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	David Choinière	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Chris Duvall	7	0	1	5	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
19	Michael Salazar	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Matteo Mancosu	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Eric Kronberg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Laurent Ciman	6	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
24	Anthony Jackson-Hamel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Louis Béland-Goyette	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	Kyle Fisher	4	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
27	Nick DePuy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	Shamit Shome	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	Samuel Piette	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	Hernán Bernardello	6	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
31	Blerim Džemaili	9	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
33	Marco Donadel	5	0	1	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
35	Deian Boldor	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	Víctor Cabrera	6	0	1	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	Maxime Crépeau	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Adrián Arregui	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Calum Mallace	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		78	1	6	70	1	5	8	0	1	0	0	0
Last updated: October 22, 2017

Recognition

MLS Player of the Month

More information Month, Player ...

Month	Player	Nation	Position	Report
AUG	Piatti	Argentina	MF	MLS Player of the Month: AUG

MLS Player of the Week

More information Week, Player ...

Week	Player	Nation	Position	Report
24	Piatti	Argentina	MF	MLS Player of the Week: 24

MLS Team of the Week

More information Week, Player ...

Week	Player	Nation	Position	Report
2	Piatti	Argentina	MF	MLS Team of the Week: 2
3	Bernier	Canada	MF	MLS Team of the Week: 3
12	Piatti	Argentina	MF	MLS Team of the Week: 12
16	Piatti	Argentina	MF	MLS Team of the Week: 16
18	Džemaili	Switzerland	MF	MLS Team of the Week: 18
22	Džemaili	Switzerland	MF	MLS Team of the Week: 22
23	Džemaili	Switzerland	MF	MLS Team of the Week: 23
23	Piette	Canada	MF	MLS Team of the Week: 23
24	Džemaili	Switzerland	MF	MLS Team of the Week: 24
	Piatti	Argentina	MF
	Jackson-Hamel	Canada	FW

MLS Goal of the Week

More information Week, Player ...

Week	Player	Nation	Position	Report
7	Jackson-Hamel	Canada	FW	MLS Goal of the Week: 7
14	Džemaili	Switzerland	MF	MLS Goal of the Week: 14
18	Džemaili	Switzerland	MF	MLS Goal of the Week: 18

Save of the Week

More information Week, Player ...

Week	Player	Nation	Position	Report
11	Bush	United States	GK	MLS Save of the Week: 11
16	Bush	United States	GK	MLS Save of the Week: 16

References

[1]
"Montreal Impact — Roster — Players". impactmontreal.com. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
[2]
"FC Montreal unveils its 2016 roster". impactmontreal.com. March 1, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
[3]
"Wandrille Lefèvre". montrealimpact.com. April 1, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
[4]
"SFRAN". mlssoccer.com. January 1, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
[5]
"Camara". montrealimpact.com. January 1, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
[6]
"Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla signs MLS contract with Impact". montrealimpact.com. October 20, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
[7]
"Béland-Goyette proud to join first team". montrealimpact.com. November 10, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
[8]
"Impact acquires defender Chris Duvall from Minnesota United FC". montrealimpact.com. December 13, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
[9]
"Impact selects forward Nick DePuy and midfielder Shamit Shome in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft". montrealimpact.com. January 13, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
[10]
"Impact selects forward Nick DePuy and midfielder Shamit Shome in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft". montrealimpact.com. January 13, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
[11]
"Defender Daniel Lovitz joins the Impact". montrealimpact.com. February 28, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
[12]
"Striker Matteo Mancosu signs a two-year deal with the Impact". montrealimpact.com. March 2, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
[13]
"Impact acquires left-back Shaun Francis". montrealimpact.com. July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
[14]
"Quebec-born and Canadian international Samuel Piette joins Impact". montrealimpact.com. August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
[15]
"Impact exercises options for seven players". montrealimpact.com. December 9, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
[16]
"Impact acquires conditional draft pick from Atlanta United FC". montrealimpact.com. December 11, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
[17]
"Impact loses Donny Toia in 2016 MLS Expansion Draft". montrealimpact.com. December 13, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
[18]
"Impact acquires general allocation money from Seattle". montrealimpact.com. December 22, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
[19]
"Termination of Adrian Arregui's loan". montrealimpact.com. June 16, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
[20]
"Impact acquires 2019 MLS SuperDraft pick from Seattle Sounders". montrealimpact.com. August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
[21]
"Impact acquires Argentine midfielder Adrián Arregui". montrealimpact.com. February 22, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
[22]
"Impact acquires Swiss international midfielder Blerim Dzemaili". montrealimpact.com. May 9, 2017.
[23]
"Montreal Impact add Romanian center back Deian Boldor on loan". mlssoccer.com. July 20, 2017.
[24]
"Michael Salazar loaned to Ottawa Fury FC". montrealimpact.com. May 2, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
[25]
"Nick DePuy loaned to Ottawa Fury FC". montrealimpact.com. May 12, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
[26]
"Impact selects forward Nick DePuy and midfielder Shamit Shome in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft". montrealimpact.com. January 13, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
[27]
"Impact selects forward Nick DePuy and midfielder Shamit Shome in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft". montrealimpact.com. January 13, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
[28]
"Montreal Impact 3, Philadelphia Union 3 | MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com. April 22, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
[29]
"Montreal Impact 4, Portland Timbers 1 | MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com. May 20, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
[30]
"Montreal Impact 4, Vancouver Whitecaps 2 | MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com. May 30, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
[31]
"Montreal Impact 3, Orlando City 3 | MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com. June 17, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
[32]
"Montreal Impact 3, Philadelphia Union 0 | MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com. August 12, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
[33]
"Montreal Impact 3, Chicago Fire Soccer Club 0 | MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com. August 17, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
[34]
"Montreal Impact 3, Real Salt Lake 1 | MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com. August 19, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
[35]
"Montreal Impact 5, Toronto FC 3 | MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com. September 20, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 2017_Montreal_Impact_season, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.