2011 Montreal Impact season

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.

Montreal Impact
2011 season
ChairmanCanada Joey Saputo
Head coachCanada Nick De Santis
North American Soccer LeagueRegular Season: 7th
Playoffs: Did not qualify
2011 Canadian ChampionshipSemifinals
Top goalscorerLeague: Etienne Barbara (20)
All: Ryan Pore (7)
Highest home attendance13,034
Lowest home attendance9,870
Average home league attendance11,514[1]
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Standings edit

Conference table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 28 9 11 8 35 36 −1 38 Playoff quarterfinals
5 FC Edmonton 28 10 6 12 35 40 −5 36[a]
6 NSC Minnesota Stars (C) 28 9 9 10 30 32 −2 36[a]
7 Montreal Impact 28 9 8 11 35 27 +8 35
8 Atlanta Silverbacks 28 4 4 20 25 63 −38 16
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.[2]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b EDM: 8 pts; MIN: 2 pts

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
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 edit

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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 edit

Current roster edit

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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   USA Bill Gaudette
2 DF   MAR Hicham Aâboubou
3 DF   NZL Cameron Knowles
5 DF   CAN Nevio Pizzolitto (captain)
6 MF   FRA Hassoun Camara
7 MF   USA David Testo
8 MF   USA Luke Kreamalmeyer
10 FW   CAN Ali Gerba
11 MF   ARG Leonardo Di Lorenzo
12 DF   USA Amir Lowery
14 FW   SEN Mignane Diouf (on loan from Diambars)
15 FW   COL Miguel Montaño (on loan from Seattle Sounders FC)
16 FW   CUB Eduardo Sebrango
17 MF   FRA Anthony Le Gall
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW   CAN Marco Terminesi
19 FW   CAN Reda Agourram
21 DF   FRA Philippe Billy
22 GK   USA Evan Bush
23 MF   CAN António Ribeiro
24 DF   CAN Simon Gatti
25 GK   CAN Greg Sutton (on loan from New York Red Bulls)
27 MF   ENG Ian Westlake
28 MF   BIH Siniša Ubiparipović
30 MF   CAN Pierre-Rudolph Mayard
32 MF   USA Ryan Pore (on loan from Portland Timbers)
33 FW   ROU Mircea Ilcu
35 MF   FRA Wandrille Lefevre

Multiple nationalities edit

Staff edit

Player movement edit

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
February 7, 2011   Hassoun Camara MF   SC Bastia Free Transfer [4]
February 10, 2011   Idriss Ech-Chergui FW   JS Kabylie Free Transfer [5]
February 10, 2011   Kevin Hatchi DF   Olympiakos Nicosia Free Transfer [5]
February 17, 2011   Zourab Tsiskaridze DF   Vancouver Whitecaps Free Transfer [6]
February 17, 2011   Luke Kreamalmeyer MF   AC St. Louis Free Transfer [6]
February 19, 2011   Bill Gaudette GK   Puerto Rico Islanders Free Transfer [7]
March 11, 2011   Evan Bush GK   Crystal Palace Baltimore Free Transfer [8]
March 30, 2011   Amir Lowery MF   FC Honka Free Transfer [9]
June 29, 2011   Eduardo Sebrango FW   Montreal Impact Return from Retirement [10]
July 12, 2011   Marco Terminesi FW   Milwaukee Wave Free Transfer [11]
July 12, 2011   Mircea Ilcu FW   Montreal Impact Academy Graduated from the Academy [11]
July 12, 2011   Wandrille Lefevre MF   Montreal Impact Academy Graduated from the Academy [11]
July 14, 2011   Ian Westlake MF   Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Free Transfer [12]
July 26, 2011   Cameron Knowles DF   Portland Timbers Free Transfer [13]
August 2, 2011   Siniša Ubiparipović MF   New York Red Bulls Free Transfer [14]

Out edit

Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
October 28, 2010   Eduardo Sebrango FW None Retired [15]
October 28, 2010   Rocco Placentino MF   Perugia Calcio Waived [15]
October 28, 2010   Filipe Pastel MF  Ermis Aradippou Waived [15]
October 28, 2010   Wesley Charles DF  Salthill Devon F.C. Waived [15]
November 17, 2010   Marco Terminesi FW  Milwaukee Wave Waived [16]
January 1, 2011   Srdjan Djekanović GK None Retired [17]
January 12, 2011   Stephen deRoux MF  Antigua Barracuda FC Contract Expired [18]
January 28, 2011   Tony Donatelli MF  Rochester Rhinos Contract Expired, free transfer [19]
January 31, 2011   Matt Jordan GK None Retired [20]
February 17, 2011   Andrei Bădescu GK Waived [6]
March 14, 2011   Adam Braz DF None Retired [21]
March 29, 2011   Patrick Leduc DF None Retired [22]
June 15, 2011   Kevin Hatchi DF  FC Edmonton Released [23]
July 6, 2011   Richard Pelletier DF  Stade Plabennecois Option not renewed [24]
July 6, 2011   Idriss Ech-Chergui FW   FC Martigues Released [24]
July 19, 2011   Zourab Tsiskaridze DF  FC Amkar Perm Released [25]

Loans edit

In edit

Date Player Position Loaned from Fee/notes Ref
May 6, 2011   Mignane Diouf FW   Diambars Loaned until the end of the season [26]
July 16, 2011   Greg Sutton GK   New York Red Bulls Loaned until the end of the season [27]
July 22, 2011   Ryan Pore MF   Portland Timbers Loaned until the end of the season [28]
August 15, 2011   Miguel Montaño FW   Seattle Sounders FC Loaned until the end of the season [29]

International caps edit

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

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

Awards edit

Team awards edit