2019 Montreal Impact season

Montreal Impact
2019 season
OwnerJoey Saputo
PresidentKevin Gilmore
CoachWílmer Cabrera
StadiumSaputo Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: 9th
Overall: 18th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
Canadian ChampionshipChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: Saphir Taïder (9)
All: Saphir Taïder (10)
Highest home attendance19,619 (July 13 vs. Toronto FC)
Lowest home attendance11,966 (May 29 vs. Real Salt Lake)
Average home league attendance15,983
Biggest win4–0
(July 27 vs Philadelphia)
Biggest defeat1–7
(March 30 at Sporting KC)

The 2019 Montreal Impact season was the club's 26th season of existence, and their eighth in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the Canadian soccer pyramid.

Squad

As of September 23, 2019[1]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age At Year End) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Evan Bush  USA GK (1986-03-06) March 6, 1986 Montreal Impact (NASL)
23 Clément Diop  SEN GK (1993-10-12) October 12, 1993 LA Galaxy
41 James Pantemis  CAN GK (1997-02-21) February 21, 1997 FC Montreal
Defenders
2 Víctor Cabrera  ARG CB (1993-02-07) February 7, 1993 River Plate
3 Daniel Lovitz US LB (1991-08-27) August 27, 1991 Toronto FC
4 Rudy Camacho  FRA CB (1991-03-05) March 5, 1991 Waasland-Beveren
15 Zachary Brault-Guillard  CAN RB (1998-12-30) December 30, 1998 Lyon
16 Rod Fanni  FRA CB (1981-12-06) December 6, 1981 Marseille
22 Jukka Raitala  FIN LB (1988-09-15) September 15, 1988 Los Angeles FC
25 Daniel Kinumbe  CAN RB (1999-03-15) March 15, 1999 Ottawa Fury
24 Karifa Yao  CAN CB (2000-09-20) September 20, 2000 Montreal Impact Academy
26 Jorge Corrales  CUB LB (1991-05-20) May 20, 1991 Chicago Fire
33 Bacary Sagna  FRA RB (1983-02-14) February 14, 1983 Benevento
Midfielders
6 Samuel Piette  CAN DM (1994-11-12) November 12, 1994 CD Izarra
8 Saphir Taïder  ALG DM (1992-02-29) February 29, 1992 Bologna
10 Ignacio Piatti  ARG AM (1985-02-04) February 4, 1985 San Lorenzo
13 Ken Krolicki  JPN DM (1996-03-16) March 16, 1996 Michigan State Spartans
14 Amar Sejdič  BIH AM (1996-11-29) November 29, 1996 Maryland Terrapins
17 Ballou Tabla  CAN AM (1999-03-31) March 31, 1999 Barcelona B
27 Clément Bayiha  CAN RB (1999-03-08) March 8, 1999 Ottawa Fury
28 Shamit Shome  CAN AM (1997-09-05) September 5, 1997 FC Edmonton
29 Mathieu Choinière  CAN AM (1999-02-07) February 7, 1999 Montreal Impact Academy
Attackers
9 Bojan  ESP ST (1990-08-28) August 28, 1990 Stoke City
11 Anthony Jackson-Hamel  CAN ST (1993-08-03) August 3, 1993 Montreal Impact Academy
18 Orji Okwonkwo  NGA FW (1998-01-19) January 19, 1998 Bologna
21 Lassi Lappalainen  FIN FW (1998-08-24) August 24, 1998 Bologna
37 Maximiliano Urruti  ARG FW (1991-02-22) February 22, 1991 FC Dallas

International roster slots

Montreal has ten MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2018 season. Montreal has eight slots allotted from the league and the team acquired three spots in trades with the Columbus Crew SC, Colorado Rapids and FC Cincinnati.

Player Movement

In

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

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
27 DF Clément Bayiha Ottawa Fury FC Signed as a Homegrown Player November 16, 2018 [3]
25 DF Daniel Kinumbe Ottawa Fury FC Signed as a Homegrown Player November 16, 2018 [3]
7 FW Harry Novillo Johor Darul Ta'zim Free Transfer December 5, 2018 [4]
37 FW Maximiliano Urruti FC Dallas Traded for $75,000 TAM and a 1st round pick in the MLS SuperDraft December 9, 2018 [5]
14 MF Amar Sejdič Maryland Terrapins MLS SuperDraft March 26, 2019 [6]
24 DF Karifa Yao Montreal Impact Academy Signed as a Homegrown Player June 4, 2019 [7]
9 FW Bojan Stoke City Free Transfer August 7, 2019 [8]
26 DF Jorge Corrales Chicago Fire Traded for Michael Azira, allocation swap and 2nd round Pick August 8, 2019 [9]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
19 FW Michael Salazar Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Option not picked up November 26, 2018 [10]
25 MF Louis Béland-Goyette Valour FC Option not picked up November 26, 2018 [10]
26 DF Kyle Fisher Birmingham Legion FC Option not picked up November 26, 2018 [10]
17 MF David Choinière Forge FC Option not picked up November 26, 2018 [10]
40 GK Maxime Crépeau Vancouver Whitecaps FC Traded for $50,000 TAM and a 3rd round pick in the MLS SuperDraft December 9, 2018 [11]
18 DF Chris Duvall Houston Dynamo Traded for a 3rd round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft December 17, 2018 [12]
9 FW Alejandro Silva Olimpia $4,000,000 Transfer Fee January 7, 2019 [13]
21 FW Matteo Mancosu Virtus Entella Free Transfer January 8, 2019 [14]
24 DF Michael Petrasso Valour FC Released January 15, 2019 [15]
30 FW Quincy Amarikwa D.C. United Out of contract January 20, 2019 [16]
7 FW Harry Novillo Retired July 22, 2019 [17]
32 MF Michael Azira Chicago Fire with a 2nd round pick for Jorge Corrales and Allocation swap August 8, 2019 [9]
5 DF Zakaria Diallo Lens Transfer Fee August 14, 2019 [18]

Loans in

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Loan start date Loan end date Source
15 DF Zachary Brault-Guillard Lyon February 5, 2019 December 31, 2019 [19]
18 FW Orji Okwonkwo Bologna February 12, 2019 December 31, 2019 [20]
19 FW Omar Browne Independiente April 16, 2019 August 12, 2019 [21]
34 MF Luca Ricci Ottawa Fury FC June 4, 2019 June 6, 2019 [22]
21 FW Lassi Lappalainen Bologna July 25, 2019 December 31, 2019 [23]
17 MF Ballou Tabla Barcelona B August 7, 2019 December 31, 2019 [24]

Loans out

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Loan start date Loan end date Source
26 DF Thomas Meilleur-Giguère Ottawa Fury FC January 20, 2019 December 31, 2019 [16]
16 MF Jeisson Vargas Club Deportivo Universidad Católica February 8, 2019 December 31, 2019 [25]
25 DF Daniel Kinumbe Ottawa Fury FC February 13, 2019 April 26, 2019 [26]
14 MF Amar Sejdič Ottawa Fury FC April 26, 2019 May 6, 2019 [27]
40 GK Jason Beaulieu Ottawa Fury FC July 18, 2019 December 31, 2019 [28]

Draft picks

Round No. Pos. Player College/Club team Transaction Source
2(34) 14 MF Amar Sejdič Maryland Signed
3(58) Passed
4(82) Passed
4(92) Passed

International caps

Players called for senior international duty during the 2019 season while under contract with the Montreal Impact.

Nationality Position Player Competition Date Opponent Minutes played Score
USA DF Daniel Lovitz Friendly January 27, 2019 v Panama 90' 3–0
USA DF Daniel Lovitz Friendly February 2, 2019 v Costa Rica 90' 2–0
Canada DF Zachary Brault-Guillard CONCACAF Nations League qualifying March 24, 2019 v French Guiana 90' 4–1
Canada MF Samuel Piette CONCACAF Nations League qualifying March 24, 2019 v French Guiana 90' 4–1
USA DF Daniel Lovitz Friendly March 26, 2019 v Chile 36' 1–1
Algeria MF Saphir Taïder Friendly March 26, 2019 v Tunisia 90' 1–0
USA DF Daniel Lovitz Friendly June 5, 2019 v Jamaica 10' 0–1
Finland DF Jukka Raitala UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying June 8, 2019 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 52' 2–0
USA DF Daniel Lovitz Friendly June 9, 2019 v Venezuela 12' 0–3
Finland DF Jukka Raitala UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying June 11, 2019 v Liechtenstein 87' 2–0
Uganda MF Micheal Azira Friendly June 15, 2019 v Ivory Coast 90' 1–0
Canada MF Samuel Piette CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage June 15, 2019 v Martinique 90' 4–0
Panama FW Omar Browne CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage June 18, 2019 v Trinidad and Tobago 1' 2-0
Canada DF Zachary Brault-Guillard CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage June 19, 2019 v Mexico 90' 1–3
Uganda MF Micheal Azira Africa Cup of Nations group stage June 22, 2019 v DR Congo 90' 2–0
Canada MF Samuel Piette CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage June 23, 2019 v Cuba 90' 7–0
Uganda MF Micheal Azira Africa Cup of Nations group stage June 26, 2019 v Zimbabwe 90' 1–1
Panama FW Omar Browne CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage June 26, 2019 v USA 90' 0-1
USA DF Daniel Lovitz CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage June 26, 2019 v Panama 90' 1–0
Panama FW Omar Browne CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter-finals June 30, 2019 v Jamaica 30' 0-1
Uganda MF Micheal Azira Africa Cup of Nations group stage June 30, 2019 v Egypt 90' 0–2
USA DF Daniel Lovitz CONCACAF Gold Cup Semi-finals July 3, 2019 v Jamaica 2' 3–1
Uganda MF Micheal Azira Africa Cup of Nations Round of 16 July 5, 2019 v Senegal 90' 0–1
USA DF Daniel Lovitz CONCACAF Gold Cup Finals July 3, 2019 v Mexico 7' 0–1
Finland DF Jukka Raitala UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying September 5, 2019 v Greece 90' 1–0
USA DF Daniel Lovitz Friendly September 6, 2019 v Mexico 22' 0–3
Canada MF Samuel Piette 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A September 7, 2019 v Cuba 90' 6–0
Finland FW Lassi Lappalainen UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying September 8, 2019 v Italy 75' 1–2
USA DF Daniel Lovitz Friendly September 10, 2019 v Uruguay 20' 1–1
USA DF Daniel Lovitz 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A October 11, 2019 v Cuba 90' 7–0
Finland DF Jukka Raitala UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying October 12, 2019 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 90' 1–4
Finland DF Jukka Raitala UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying October 15, 2019 v Armenia 90' 3–0
Finland DF Lassi Lappalainen UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying October 15, 2019 v Armenia 61' 3–0
Canada MF Samuel Piette 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A October 15, 2019 v USA 90' 2–0
USA DF Daniel Lovitz 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A October 15, 2019 v Canada 90' 0–2
Finland DF Jukka Raitala UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying November 15, 2019 v Liechtenstein 90' 3–0
Canada MF Samuel Piette 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A November 15, 2019 v USA 90' 1–4
Finland DF Jukka Raitala UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying November 18, 2019 v Greece 90' 1–2
USA DF Daniel Lovitz 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A November 18, 2019 v Cuba 90' 4–0

Friendlies

Review

Montreal Impact had a successful Pre-Season time, winning over Nashville, Philadelphia, D.C. United and tying versus Cincinnati and Tampa Bay Rowdies.

Pre-Season

  Win   Draw   Loss

January 30 Preseason FC Cincinnati 1–1 Montreal Impact Bradenton, Florida
7:00 pm (EST) Mattocks 49'
Lasso  68'		 CIN Report
MTL Report		 Piatti 11',  36'
Diallo  29'		 Stadium: IMG Academy
February 6 Preseason Montreal Impact 2–0 Nashville SC Lakewood Ranch, Florida
4:00 pm (EST) Diallo 71'
Novillo 80'		 Report Stadium: Premier Sports Complex
February 16 Preseason Montreal Impact 1–0 Philadelphia Union St. Petersburg, Florida
4:00 pm (EST) Urruti 27' Report Elliott  46'
Fontana  89'
Accam  90'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
February 20 Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–0 Montreal Impact St. Petersburg, Florida
7:00 pm (EST) Fernandes  77'
Poku  78'
Hoppenot  90'		 Report Jackson-Hamel  23' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
February 23 Preseason D.C. United 0–3 Montreal Impact St. Petersburg, Florida
7:00 pm (EST) Canouse  53' Report Piatti 8'
Urruti 78'
Choinière  88', 90+1'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

Major League Soccer

See also: 2019 Major League Soccer season

Review

March

Tables

Eastern Conference

2019 MLS Eastern Conference standings
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 New England Revolution (P) 34 11 11 12 50 57 −7 45 Playoffs first round
8 Chicago Fire 34 10 12 12 55 47 +8 42
9 Montreal Impact[a] (V) 34 12 17 5 47 60 −13 41 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[b]
10 Columbus Crew SC 34 10 16 8 39 47 −8 38
11 Orlando City SC 34 9 15 10 44 52 −8 37
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(P) Playoffs berth; (V) Canadian Championship winners
Notes:
  1. ^ Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.
  2. ^ as 2019 Canadian Championship winners

Overall

2019 MLS regular season standings
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
16 Colorado Rapids 34 12 16 6 58 63 −5 42
17 Chicago Fire 34 10 12 12 55 47 +8 42
18 Montreal Impact (V) 34 12 17 5 47 60 −13 41 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
19 Houston Dynamo 34 12 18 4 49 59 −10 40
20 Columbus Crew SC 34 10 16 8 39 47 −8 38
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
(V) Canadian Championship winner
Notes:
  1. ^ As 2019 Canadian Championship champions (CAN1)

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L D GF GA GD W L D GF GA GD W L D GF GA GD
26 33 10 13 3 36 47  −11 6 4 1 14 13  +1 4 9 2 22 34  −12

Last updated: August 17, 2019
Source: 2019 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

Results by round
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GroundAAAAAAHAAHHAAHAHHHHAHHAHA
ResultWLWLDDWLWWLWLDLWLWWLLLLWL
Position (conf.)34257736215
Updated to match(es) played on March 3, 2019. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Unless otherwise noted, all times in EST

March 2 1 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Montreal Impact San Jose, California
10:00 pm (EST)
Report
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
March 9 2 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Montreal Impact Houston, Texas
5:00 pm (EST)
Report
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 12,601
Referee: Ismail Elfath
March 16 3 Orlando City SC 1–3 Montreal Impact Orlando, Florida
4:00 pm (EST)
Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 22,352
Referee: Timothy Ford
March 30 4 Sporting KC 7–1 Montreal Impact Kansas City, Kansas
3:00 pm (EST)
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,632
Referee: Nima Saghafi
April 6 5 New York City FC 0–0 Montreal Impact New York, New York
1:00 pm (EST) Matarrita  32'
Sands  90+3'		 Report Novillo  59'
Piette  63'
Urruti  70'
Sagna  72'		 Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 19,353
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 9 6 D.C. United 0–0 Montreal Impact Washington, D.C.
8:00 pm (EST) Arriola  27'
Jara  40'		 Report Shome  49'
Taïder  62'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 18,116
Referee: Chris Penso
April 13 7 Montreal Impact 1–0 Columbus Crew SC Montreal, Quebec
1:00 pm (EST) Novillo 55' Report Jonathan  90+4' Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 18,634
Referee: Armando Villarreal
April 20 8 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Montreal Impact Chester, Pennsylvania
1:00 pm (EST) Burke 14'  67'
Monteiro 45' (pen.)
Bedoya 57'
Medunjanin  62'
Wagner  90'		 Report
Box Score		 Bush  78' Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 15,407
Referee: Robert Sibiga
April 24 9 New England Revolution 0–3 Montreal Impact Foxborough, Massachusetts
1:00 pm (EST) Caldwell  58' Report Piette  72'
Shome 79'
Jackson-Hamel 85', 90+3'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 9422
Referee: Nima Saghafi
April 28 10 Montreal Impact 1–0 Chicago Fire Montreal, Quebec
12:30 pm (EST) Sagna  78'
Browne 83'		 Report Kappelhof  90+5' Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 15,758
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
May 4 11 Montreal Impact 0–2 New York City FC Montreal, Quebec
5:00 pm (EST) Lovitz  31'
Taïder  40'		 Report Moralez 6',  54'
Tajouri-Shradi 49'
Ring  64'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 16,961
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
May 8 12 New York Red Bulls 1–2 Montreal Impact Harrison, New Jersey
8:00 pm (EST) Tarek  23'
Long 36'
Parker  63'		 Report Urruti  51', 79' (pen.)
Diallo 64'
Piette  73'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 11,115
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
May 11 13 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Montreal Impact Cincinnati, Ohio
1:00 pm (EST) Cruz 7'
Alashe 62'		 Report Azira  47'
Okwonkwo 75'
Sagna  87'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 26,258
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
May 18 14 Montreal Impact 0–0 New England Revolution Montreal, Quebec
1:00 pm (EDT) Piatti  79'
Shome  82'
Brault-Guillard  89'
Piette  90+5'		 Report Caicedo  21'
Farrell  56'
Agudelo  66'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 15,559
Referee: Ramy Touchan
May 24 15 Los Angeles FC 4–2 Montreal Impact Los Angeles, California
10:30 pm (EST) Ramirez 7'
Vela 28'
Blessing 31'
Blackmon 55'
Zimmerman  83'		 Report Segura 70' (o.g.)
Taïder 84' (pen.)		 Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 22,444
Referee: Armando Villarreal
May 29 16 Montreal Impact 2–1 Real Salt Lake Montreal, Quebec
7:30 pm (EST)
Report
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 11,966
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
June 1 17 Montreal Impact 0–3 Orlando City SC Montreal, Quebec
5:00 pm (EST)
Report
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 17,018
Referee: Chris Penso
June 5 18 Montreal Impact 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC Montreal, Quebec
7:30 pm (EST)
Preview
Stadium: Stade Saputo
Attendance: 13,037
Referee: Nima Saghafi
June 26 19 Montreal Impact 2–1 Portland Timbers Montreal, Quebec, Canada
16:30 PST Okwonkwo 28', 66'
Shome  32'
Cabrera  90+3'		 Report Conechny 53' (Cascante, Loría),  57'
Farfan  77'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 15,167
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
June 29 20 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Montreal Impact Atlanta, Georgia
6:00 p.m. EDT Meram 35', 83'
Vazquez  40'
Nagbe  57'
Escobar  67'		 Report Krolicki  41'
Diallo 50'
Raitala  90'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 44,627
Referee: Ramy Touchan
July 6 21 Montreal Impact 2–3 Minnesota United FC Montreal, Quebec
7:30 p.m. EDT Jackson-Hamel 1'
Camacho 13'
Bush  45+1'		 Report Toye 9', 47'
Finlay 45+2' (pen.)		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 16,796
Referee: Alan Kelly
July 13 22 Montreal Impact 0–2 Toronto FC Montreal, Quebec
7:30 PM EDT Lovitz  60' Report Mavinga  25'
Pozuelo 61'
Altidore 90+5'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 19,619
Referee: Drew Fischer
July 20 23 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Montreal Impact Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 15,124
Referee: Robert Sibiga
July 27 24 Montreal Impact 4–0 Philadelphia Union Montreal, Quebec
8:00 p.m. EDT Lappalainen 4', 46'
Diallo  9'
Okwonkwo 36', 66'
Urruti  42'
Camacho  76'		 Report
Box Score		 Fabián  82' Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 16,344
Referee: Jair Marrufo
August 3 25 Colorado Rapids 6–3 Montreal Impact Commerce City, Colorado
9:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 14,007
Referee: Marcos Deoliveira
August 10 26 Chicago Fire 3–2 Montreal Impact Bridgeview, Illinois
9:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 11,002
Referee: Chris Penso
August 17 27 Montreal Impact 3–3 FC Dallas Montreal, Quebec
7:30 PM EDT Lappalainen 8', 45+1'
Okwonkwo 56'  68'
Raitala  81'
Lovitz  90+3'		 Report Ziegler  35' 85' (pen.)
Acosta  35'
Ondrasek 59'
Hollingshead 90'
Barrios  90+3'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 17,509
Referee: Ted Unkel
August 24 28 Toronto FC 2–1 Montreal Impact Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM EDT Benezet  55'
Delgado 63'
Altidore  70'
Laryea  73'
Morrow  79', 81'		 Report Sagna  8'
Bojan 49'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 28,989
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 28 29 Montreal Impact 2–1 Whitecaps FC Montreal, Quebec
8:00 PM EDT Henry 35' (o.g.)
Urruti 37',  51'		 Report Reyna 17' Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 14,513
Referee: Ismail Elfath
August 31 30 Montreal Impact 0–3 D.C. United Montreal, Quebec
19:30 EST Camacho  18'
Urruti  56'		 Report Kamara 20', 32'
Mora  21'
Arriola 23'		 Stadium: Stade Saputo
Attendance: 18,285
Referee: Allen Chapman
September 14 31 Montreal Impact 0–1 FC Cincinnati Montreal, Quebec
7:30PM EDT Lovitz  44'
Okwonkwo  49'
Camacho  68'		 Report Cruz 1'
Waston  60'  88'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 17,159
Referee: Ramy Touchan
September 21 32 LA Galaxy 2–1 Montreal Impact Carson, California
7:30 PM Dos Santos  29'
Ibrahimović 31'
Antuna 50'		 Report Lappalainen 48' Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 25,482
Referee: Kevin Stott
September 29 33 Montreal Impact 1–1 Atlanta United FC Montreal, Quebec
5:00 p.m. EDT Bojan 81' Report Gressel 53' Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 15,557
Referee: Jair Marrufo
October 6 34 Montreal Impact 3–0 New York Red Bulls Montreal, Quebec
4:00PM EST Bojan 23'
Urruti 37'
Okwonkwo 62',  64'		 Report Stadium: Stade Saputo
Attendance: 15,022
Referee: Nima Saghafi

Canadian Championship

See also: 2019 Canadian Championship

Bracket

The draw was held on February 12, 2019.[29]

Canadian Championship results

Main article: 2019 Canadian Championship

Third qualifying round

July 10 First leg York9 FC 2–2 Montreal Impact Toronto, Ontario
19:30
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 5,252
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
July 24 Second leg Montreal Impact 1–0
(3–2 agg.)		 York 9 FC Montreal, Quebec
19:30 Piatti 55' (pen.) Report Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 14,723
Referee: David Barrie

Semi-final

August 7 First leg Montreal Impact 2–1 Cavalry FC Montreal, Quebec
7:30 pm ET Piatti 32', 49'
Krolicki  34'
Okwonkwo  74'		 Report Ledgerwood  56'  71'
Camargo 69'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 12,665
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
August 14 Second leg Cavalry FC 0–1
(1–3 agg.)		 Montreal Impact Foothills County, Alberta
7:30 pm MT Report Jackson-Hamel 13'
Corrales  36'		 Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 5,633
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
Final
Main article: 2019 Canadian Championship Final
September 18 First leg Montreal Impact 1–0
(1–0 agg.)		 Toronto FC Montreal, Quebec
7:30 PM EDT Piatti 17'
Piette  34'
Taider  85'		 Report Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 10,807
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
September 25 Second leg Toronto FC 1–0
(1–1 agg.)
(1–3 p)		 Montreal Impact Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM EDT Bradley  7'
Endoh 70'
Mavinga  84'		 Report Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 21,365
Referee: Drew Fischer
Penalties
Pozuelo
Altidore
Mullins
Osorio 		Bojan
Lovitz
Camacho

Statistics

Appearances, Minutes Played, and Goals Scored

No. Nat. Player Total Major League Soccer Canadian Championship MLS Playoffs Ref.
App. Min. Gls App. Min. Gls App. Min. Gls App. Min. Gls
Goalkeepers
1 Evan Bush 32 2880 0 32 2880 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Clément Diop 6 540 0 2 180 0 4 360 0 0 0 0
40 Jason Beaulieu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 James Pantemis 2 180 0 0 0 0 2 180 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 Víctor Cabrera 20 1529 0 16 1178 0 4 351 0 0 0 0
3 Daniel Lovitz 31 2601 0 28 2520 0 3 181 0 0 0 0
4 Rudy Camacho 22 1914 1 17 1464 1 5 450 0 0 0 0
15 Zachary Brault-Guillard 15 1051 0 13 871 0 2 180 0 0 0 0
16 Rod Fanni 3 270 0 3 270 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Jukka Raitala 31 2452 0 26 2083 0 5 369 0 0 0 0
24 Karifa Yao 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Daniel Kinumbe 2 157 0 1 67 0 1 90 0 0 0 0
26 Jorge Corrales 5 189 0 3 92 0 2 97 0 0 0 0
33 Bacary Sagna 31 2630 1 26 2180 1 5 450 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 Samuel Piette 29 2575 0 25 2220 0 4 355 0 0 0 0
8 Saphir Taïder 37 3033 10 32 2728 9 5 305 1 0 0 0
10 Ignacio Piatti 15 1092 7 11 757 3 4 335 4 0 0 0
13 Ken Krolicki 14 814 0 10 523 0 4 291 0 0 0 0
14 Amar Sejdič 1 68 0 1 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Ballou Tabla 4 127 0 4 127 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Clément Bayiha 16 792 0 11 469 0 5 323 0 0 0 0
28 Shamit Shome 32 1956 1 27 1627 1 5 329 0 0 0 0
29 Mathieu Choinière 19 837 0 17 681 0 2 156 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 Bojan Krkić 10 743 3 8 608 3 2 135 0 0 0 0
11 Anthony Jackson-Hamel 17 698 4 16 618 3 1 80 1 0 0 0
18 Orji Okwonkwo 32 1845 8 28 1784 8 4 61 0 0 0 0
21 Lassi Lappalainen 15 921 5 11 683 5 4 238 0 0 0 0
37 Maximiliano Urruti 37 2917 4 31 2436 4 6 481 0 0 0 0
No Longer with the Club
5 Zakaria Diallo 26 2217 3 24 2037 3 2 180 0 0 0 0
7 Harry Novillo 11 439 1 11 439 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Omar Browne 11 630 3 10 564 2 1 66 1 0 0 0
32 Michael Azira 20 1448 0 19 1443 0 1 5 0 0 0 0
34 Luca Ricci 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last updated: October 6, 2019

Top scorers

Rank Nat. Player Pos. MLS Canadian Champ MLS Playoffs TOTAL
1 Saphir Taïder MF 9 1 10
2 Orji Okwonkwo FW 8 8
3 Ignacio Piatti MF 3 4 7
4 Lassi Lappalainen FW 5 5
5 Anthony Jackson-Hamel FW 3 1 4
5 Maximiliano Urruti FW 4 4
7 Omar Browne FW 2 1 3
7 Zakaria Diallo DF 3 3
7 Bojan Krkić FW 3 3
10 Shamit Shome MF 1 1
10 Harry Novillo FW 1 1
10 Rudy Camacho DF 1 1
10 Bacary Sagna DF 1 1
Totals 43 7 0 50

Updated to match played October 6, 2019
Source: Montreal Impact
 Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Top Assists

Rank Nat. Player Pos. MLS Canadian Champ MLS Playoffs TOTAL
1 Saphir Taïder MF 7 2 9
2 Maximiliano Urruti FW 6 1 7
3 Bacary Sagna DF 3 1 4
4 Daniel Lovitz DF 2 2
4 Omar Browne MF 2 2
4 Harry Novillo FW 2 2
4 Zakaria Diallo DF 2 2
4 Clément Bayiha MF 1 1 2
4 Orji Okwonkwo FW 2 2
9 Micheal Azira MF 1 1
9 Shamit Shome MF 1 1
9 Ignacio Piatti MF 1 1
9 Zachary Brault-Guillard DF 1 1
9 Mathieu Choinière MF 1 1
9 Jorge Corrales DF 1 1
9 Lassi Lappalainen FW 1 1
Totals 33 5 0 38

Updated to match played October 6, 2019
Source: Montreal Impact
 Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Goals Against Average

No. Nat. Player Total Major League Soccer Canadian Championship MLS Playoffs
MIN GA GAA MIN GA GAA MIN GA GAA MIN GA GAA
1  US Evan Bush 2880 59 1.84 2880 59 1.84 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00
23 SEN Clément Diop 540 4 0.67 180 1 0.50 360 3 0.75 0 0 0.00
41 CAN James Pantemis 180 1 0.50 0 0 0.00 180 1 0.50 0 0 0.00

Updated to match played October 6, 2019
Source: Montreal Impact
 Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Clean sheets

No. Nat. Player MLS Canadian Championship MLS Cup Playoffs TOTAL
1 Evan Bush 7 7
23 Clément Diop 1 2 3
41 James Pantemis 1 1
Totals 8 3 0 11

Updated to match played October 6, 2019
Source: MLSsoccer.com

Top minutes played

No. Nat. Player Pos. MLS Canadian Champ TOTAL
8 Saphir Taïder MF 2728 305 3033
37 Maximiliano Urruti FW 2436 481 2917
1 Evan Bush GK 2880 2880
33 Bacary Sagna DF 2180 450 2630
3 Daniel Lovitz DF 2520 181 2601
6 Samuel Piette MF 2220 355 2575
22 Jukka Raitala DF 2083 369 2452
5 Zakaria Diallo DF 2037 180 2217
28 Shamit Shome MF 1627 329 1956
4 Rudy Camacho DF 1464 450 1914

Updated to match played October 6, 2019
Source: Montreal Impact
 Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Yellow and red cards

No. Player Total Major League Soccer Canadian Championship MLS Cup Playoffs Ref.
       
1 Evan Bush 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Víctor Cabrera 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Daniel Lovitz 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Rudy Camacho 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Samuel Piette 6 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Saphir Taïder 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
9 Bojan Krkić 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Ignacio Piatti 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Anthony Jackson-Hamel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Ken Krolicki 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
14 Amar Sejdič 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Zachary Brault-Guillard 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
16 Rod Fanni 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Ballou Tabla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Orji Okwonkwo 5 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
21 Lassi Lappalainen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Jukka Raitala 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Clément Diop 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Jorge Corrales 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
27 Clément Bayiha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Shamit Shome 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Mathieu Choinière 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 Bacary Sagna 7 0 1 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 Maximiliano Urruti 5 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 James Pantemis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Micheal Azira 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harry Novillo 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Omar Browne 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zakaria Diallo 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 59 0 3 54 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Last updated: October 6, 2019

Recognition

MLS Player of the Week

Week Player Nation Position Report
9 Bush  United States GK MLS Player of the Week: 9
21 Lappalainen  Finland FW MLS Player of the Week: 21

MLS Goal of the Week

Week Player Nation Position Report
17 Okwonkwo  Nigeria FW MLS Player of the Week: 17

MLS Team of the Week

Week Player Nation Position Report
1 Diallo  France DF MLS Team of the Week: 1
Taïder  Algeria MF
3 Piatti  Argentina MF MLS Team of the Week: 3
7 Bush  United States GK MLS Team of the Week: 7
Piette  Canada BN
Garde  France Coach
9 Bush  United States GK MLS Team of the Week: 9
Diallo  France BN
Garde  France Coach
14 Browne  Panama BN MLS Team of the Week: 14
15 Taïder  Algeria MF MLS Team of the Week: 15
Bush  United States BN
17 Okwonkwo  Nigeria BN MLS Team of the Week: 17
21 Lappalainen  Finland FW MLS Team of the Week: 21
Brault-Guillard  Canada DF
Okwonkwo  Nigeria BN
24 Lappalainen  Finland FW MLS Team of the Week: 24

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