2011 Montreal Impact season

Montreal Impact
2011 season
Chairman Canada Joey Saputo
Manager Canada Nick De Santis
North American Soccer League Regular Season: 7th
Playoffs: Did not qualify
2011 Canadian Championship Semifinals
Top goalscorer League: Etienne Barbara (20)
All: Ryan Pore (7)
Highest home attendance 13,034
Lowest home attendance 9,870
Average home league attendance 11,514[1]
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2011 Montreal Impact season was the 18th season of the franchise. It was 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.

Standings

Conference table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Carolina RailHawks (C) 28 17 3 8 50 26 +24 54 2011 NASL Playoffs semifinals
2 Puerto Rico Islanders 28 15 7 6 41 32 +9 52
3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 28 11 8 9 41 36 +5 41 2011 NASL Playoffs quarterfinals
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 28 9 11 8 35 36 −1 38
5 Edmonton 28 10 6 12 35 40 −5 36[lower-alpha 1]
6 NSC Minnesota Stars 28 9 9 10 30 32 −2 36[lower-alpha 1]
7 Montreal Impact 28 9 8 11 35 27 +8 35
8 Atlanta Silverbacks 28 4 4 20 25 63 −38 16
Updated to match(es) played on September 24, 2011. Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. In the case of two or more teams are tied on points, the first tie-breaker is the head-to-head record among the tied teams.[2]
(C) Regular season champion.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 EDM: 8 pts; MIN: 2 pts

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
28 35 9 11 8 35 27  +8 6 2 6 20 11  +9 3 9 2 15 16  −1

Last updated: April 10, 2011
Source: Regular season matches
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
GroundAAHAHAAHAAHAHAHHAHHHHHAAAHHA
ResultLLTWLLTWLLTLTLTTLWLTWWWLTWWW
Position6777777777777777777777777777

Updated to match(es) played on April 10, 2011. Source: Regular season matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Current roster

Current roster

as of August 16, 2011.[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 United States GK Bill Gaudette
2 Morocco DF Hicham Aâboubou
3 New Zealand DF Cameron Knowles
5 Canada DF Nevio Pizzolitto (captain)
6 France MF Hassoun Camara
7 United States MF David Testo
8 United States MF Luke Kreamalmeyer
10 Canada FW Ali Gerba
11 Argentina MF Leonardo Di Lorenzo
12 United States DF Amir Lowery
14 Senegal FW Mignane Diouf (on loan from Diambars)
15 Colombia FW Miguel Montaño (on loan from Seattle Sounders FC)
16 Cuba FW Eduardo Sebrango
17 France MF Anthony Le Gall
No. Position Player
18 Canada FW Marco Terminesi
19 Canada FW Reda Agourram
21 France DF Philippe Billy
22 United States GK Evan Bush
23 Canada MF António Ribeiro
24 Canada DF Simon Gatti
25 Canada GK Greg Sutton (on loan from New York Red Bulls)
27 England MF Ian Westlake
28 Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Siniša Ubiparipović
30 Canada MF Pierre-Rudolph Mayard
32 United States MF Ryan Pore (on loan from Portland Timbers)
33 Romania FW Mircea Ilcu
35 France MF Wandrille Lefevre

Multiple nationalities

Staff

Player movement

Transfers

In

Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
February 7, 2011France Hassoun CamaraMFFrance SC BastiaFree Transfer[4]
February 10, 2011France Idriss Ech-CherguiFWAlgeria JS KabylieFree Transfer[5]
February 10, 2011France Kevin HatchiDFCyprus Olympiakos NicosiaFree Transfer[5]
February 17, 2011Georgia (country) Zourab TsiskaridzeDFCanada Vancouver WhitecapsFree Transfer[6]
February 17, 2011United States Luke KreamalmeyerMFUnited States AC St. LouisFree Transfer[6]
February 19, 2011United States Bill GaudetteGKPuerto Rico Puerto Rico IslandersFree Transfer[7]
March 11, 2011United States Evan BushGKUnited States Crystal Palace BaltimoreFree Transfer[8]
March 30, 2011United States Amir LoweryMFFinland FC HonkaFree Transfer[9]
June 29, 2011Cuba Eduardo SebrangoFWCanada Montreal ImpactReturn from Retirement[10]
July 12, 2011Canada Marco TerminesiFWUnited States Milwaukee WaveFree Transfer[11]
July 12, 2011Romania Mircea IlcuFWCanada Montreal Impact AcademyGraduated from the Academy[11]
July 12, 2011France Wandrille LefevreMFCanada Montreal Impact AcademyGraduated from the Academy[11]
July 14, 2011England Ian WestlakeMFEngland Wycombe Wanderers F.C.Free Transfer[12]
July 26, 2011New Zealand Cameron KnowlesDFUnited States Portland TimbersFree Transfer[13]
August 2, 2011Bosnia and Herzegovina Siniša UbiparipovićMFUnited States New York Red BullsFree Transfer[14]

Out

Date Player Position Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
October 28, 2010Cuba Eduardo SebrangoFWNoneRetired[15]
October 28, 2010Canada Rocco PlacentinoMFItaly Perugia CalcioWaived[15]
October 28, 2010Portugal Filipe PastelMFCyprusErmis AradippouWaived[15]
October 28, 2010Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Wesley CharlesDFRepublic of IrelandSalthill Devon F.C.Waived[15]
November 17, 2010Canada Marco TerminesiFWUnited StatesMilwaukee WaveWaived[16]
January 1, 2011Canada Srdjan DjekanovićGKNoneRetired[17]
January 12, 2011Jamaica Stephen deRouxMFAntigua and BarbudaAntigua Barracuda FCContract Expired[18]
January 28, 2011United States Tony DonatelliMFUnited StatesRochester RhinosContract Expired, free transfer[19]
January 31, 2011United States Matt JordanGKNoneRetired[20]
February 17, 2011Romania Andrei BădescuGKWaived[6]
March 14, 2011Canada Adam BrazDFNoneRetired[21]
March 29, 2011Canada Patrick LeducDFNoneRetired[22]
June 15, 2011France Kevin HatchiDFCanadaFC EdmontonReleased[23]
July 6, 2011France Richard PelletierDFFranceStade PlabennecoisOption not renewed[24]
July 6, 2011France Idriss Ech-CherguiFWFrance FC MartiguesReleased[24]
July 19, 2011Georgia (country) Zourab TsiskaridzeDFRussiaFC Amkar PermReleased[25]

Loans

In

Date Player Position Loaned From Fee/Notes Ref
May 6, 2011Senegal Mignane DioufFWSenegal DiambarsLoaned until the end of the season[26]
July 16, 2011Canada Greg SuttonGKUnited States New York Red BullsLoaned until the end of the season[27]
July 22, 2011United States Ryan PoreMFUnited States Portland TimbersLoaned until the end of the season[28]
August 15, 2011Colombia Miguel MontañoFWUnited States Seattle Sounders FCLoaned until the end of the season[29]

International Caps

Players called for international duty during the 2011 season while under contract with the Montreal Impact.

Nationality Position Player Competition Date Opponent
Canada FW Ali Gerba Gold Cup June 7, 2011 v USA, June 7, 2011
Canada FW Ali Gerba Gold Cup June 11, 2011 v Guadeloupe, June 11, 2011

Awards

Team awards

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