2021 CF Montréal season

The 2021 Club de Foot Montréal season was the club's 28th season of existence, and their tenth in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid. This was the first season under the club's new name, being known as the Montreal Impact up until this point.

Due to COVID-19 cross-border restrictions imposed by the Canadian government, CF Montréal along with two other Canadian MLS teams played home matches in the United States while also sharing stadiums with other American MLS teams. The team temporarily played home matches at Inter Miami CF's DRV PNK Stadium since the start of the season. During the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification, in which DRV PNK Stadium became one of the hosting stadiums for the tournament, CF Montréal also played at other MLS Stadiums where it would not cause a conflict with the Gold Cup qualifier rounds. On July 14, MLS announced that CF Montréal were allowed to play one home matches on July 17 with FC Cincinnati although they will continue to work with the Canadian Government regarding plans on future home matches. On July 23, MLS announced that CF Montréal would be allowed to play home matches in Canada for August.

Outside of the MLS, CF Montréal won their 5th Canadian Championship after defeating rival, Toronto FC 1–0.

Squad
Source, As of September 10, 2021:

International roster slots
Montreal currently has ten MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2021 season. Montreal has eight slots allotted from the league and the team acquired two spots in trades with D.C. United and the Houston Dynamo.


 * 🇨🇦 – Player is Canadian citizen;
 * 🇺🇸 – Player is US citizen;
 * G – Player has US green card;
 * C – Player has permanent Canadian residency.

Management

 * Owner — 🇨🇦 Joey Saputo
 * President, chief executive officer — 🇨🇦 Kevin Gilmore
 * Sporting director — 🇧🇪 Olivier Renard
 * Global sporting director — 🇮🇹 Walter Sabatini
 * Assistant sporting director — 🇨🇦 Vassili Cremanzidis
 * Director of academy — 🇨🇦 Patrick Leduc

Coaching staff

 * 🇫🇷 Wilfried Nancy – head coach
 * Kwame Ampadu – assistant coach
 * 🇧🇪 Laurent Ciman – assistant coach
 * 🇨🇦 Jason DiTullio – assistant coach
 * 🇫🇷 Romuald Peiser – goalkeeping coach
 * 🇨🇦 Jules Gueguen – fitness coach
 * 🇫🇷 Maxime Chalier - video analyst

In
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International caps
Players called for senior international duty during the 2021 season while under contract with the CF Montréal.

Pre-Season
Unless otherwise noted, all times in EST

Matches
Unless otherwise noted, all times in Eastern Time

Top scorers
{| class="wikitable sortable alternance" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center; line-height:14px; width:85%;" !width=10|Rank !width=10|Nat. ! scope="col" style="width:275px;"|Player !width=10|Pos. !width=80|MLS !width=80|Canadian Championship !width=80|TOTAL
 * 1|| || Romell Quioto                              || FW ||8 ||1 || 9
 * 2|| 🇺🇸 || Mason Toye                                || FW ||7 ||  || 7
 * 3|| 🇺🇸 || Djordje Mihailovic                        || MF ||4 ||  || 4
 * 3|| 🇦🇷 || Joaquín Torres || FW ||4 || || 4
 * 3|| 🇳🇬 || Sunusi Ibrahim                        || FW ||4 ||  || 4
 * 6|| 🇫🇷 || Rudy Camacho                              || DF ||3 ||  || 3
 * 7|| 🇳🇴 || Bjorn Johnsen                             || FW ||2 ||  || 2
 * 7|| 🇪🇬 || Ahmed Hamdy    || MF ||2 ||  || 2
 * 7|| 🇨🇦 || Zachary Brault-Guillard                   || DF ||2 ||  || 2
 * 7|| 🇰🇪 || Victor Wanyama                            || MF ||2 ||  || 2
 * 7|| 🇨🇦 || Mathieu Choinière                         || MF ||2 ||  || 2
 * 7|| 🇺🇸 || Matko Miljevic                            || MF ||1 ||1 || 2
 * 7|| 🇨🇦 || Ballou Tabla                              || MF ||  ||2 || 2
 * 14|| 🇨🇦 || Samuel Piette                            || MF ||1 ||  || 1
 * 14|| 🇨🇦 || Kamal Miller                             || DF ||1 ||  || 1
 * 14|| || Aljaž Struna                              || DF ||1 ||  || 1
 * 14|| 🇫🇮 || Lassi Lappalainen                        || FW ||1 ||  || 1
 * - class="sortbottom"
 * colspan="4"|Totals|| 45 || 4 ||49
 * 7|| 🇰🇪 || Victor Wanyama                            || MF ||2 ||  || 2
 * 7|| 🇨🇦 || Mathieu Choinière                         || MF ||2 ||  || 2
 * 7|| 🇺🇸 || Matko Miljevic                            || MF ||1 ||1 || 2
 * 7|| 🇨🇦 || Ballou Tabla                              || MF ||  ||2 || 2
 * 14|| 🇨🇦 || Samuel Piette                            || MF ||1 ||  || 1
 * 14|| 🇨🇦 || Kamal Miller                             || DF ||1 ||  || 1
 * 14|| || Aljaž Struna                              || DF ||1 ||  || 1
 * 14|| 🇫🇮 || Lassi Lappalainen                        || FW ||1 ||  || 1
 * - class="sortbottom"
 * colspan="4"|Totals|| 45 || 4 ||49
 * 14|| 🇨🇦 || Kamal Miller                             || DF ||1 ||  || 1
 * 14|| || Aljaž Struna                              || DF ||1 ||  || 1
 * 14|| 🇫🇮 || Lassi Lappalainen                        || FW ||1 ||  || 1
 * - class="sortbottom"
 * colspan="4"|Totals|| 45 || 4 ||49
 * - class="sortbottom"
 * colspan="4"|Totals|| 45 || 4 ||49
 * colspan="4"|Totals|| 45 || 4 ||49

Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Top Assists
{| class="wikitable sortable alternance" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center; line-height:14px; width:85%;" !width=10|Rank !width=10|Nat. ! scope="col" style="width:275px;"|Player !width=10|Pos. !width=80|MLS !width=80|Canadian Championship !width=80|TOTAL
 * 1|| 🇺🇸 || Djordje Mihailovic                          || MF ||16||  || 16
 * 2|| || Romell Quioto                                || FW ||6 ||  || 6
 * 3|| 🇦🇷 || Joaquín Torres  || FW ||5 ||  || 5
 * 4|| 🇨🇦 || Zachary Brault-Guillard                     || DF ||3 ||1 || 4
 * 5|| 🇨🇦 || Kamal Miller                                || DF ||3 ||  || 3
 * 5|| 🇨🇦 || Joel Waterman                               || DF ||3 ||  || 3
 * 5|| 🇫🇮 || Lassi Lappalainen                           || FW ||2 ||1 || 3
 * 8|| 🇨🇦 || Samuel Piette                               || MF ||2 ||  || 2
 * 8|| 🇺🇬 || Mustafa Kizza                               || DF ||2 ||  || 2
 * 8|| 🇨🇦 || Zorhan Bassong                              || DF ||1 ||1 || 2
 * 11|| 🇰🇪 || Victor Wanyama                             || MF ||1 ||  || 1
 * 11|| 🇫🇷 || Rudy Camacho                               || DF ||  ||1 || 1
 * 11|| 🇺🇸 || Erik Hurtado                           || FW ||1 ||  || 1
 * - class="sortbottom"
 * colspan="4"|Totals|| 45 || 4 ||49
 * 8|| 🇨🇦 || Samuel Piette                               || MF ||2 ||  || 2
 * 8|| 🇺🇬 || Mustafa Kizza                               || DF ||2 ||  || 2
 * 8|| 🇨🇦 || Zorhan Bassong                              || DF ||1 ||1 || 2
 * 11|| 🇰🇪 || Victor Wanyama                             || MF ||1 ||  || 1
 * 11|| 🇫🇷 || Rudy Camacho                               || DF ||  ||1 || 1
 * 11|| 🇺🇸 || Erik Hurtado                           || FW ||1 ||  || 1
 * - class="sortbottom"
 * colspan="4"|Totals|| 45 || 4 ||49
 * 11|| 🇫🇷 || Rudy Camacho                               || DF ||  ||1 || 1
 * 11|| 🇺🇸 || Erik Hurtado                           || FW ||1 ||  || 1
 * - class="sortbottom"
 * colspan="4"|Totals|| 45 || 4 ||49
 * - class="sortbottom"
 * colspan="4"|Totals|| 45 || 4 ||49

Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Goals Against Average
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" ! rowspan="2" style="width:1%"|No. ! rowspan="2" style="width:90px"|Nat. ! rowspan="2" style="width:25%"|Player ! colspan="3" |Total ! colspan="3" |Major League Soccer ! colspan="3" |Canadian Championship !MIN!!GA!!GAA!! MIN!!GA!!GAA!! MIN!!GA!!GAA
 * 1
 * 🇨🇦 CAN
 * style="text-align: left;" |Sebastian Breza
 * 990
 * 9
 * 0.82
 * 720
 * 8
 * 1.00
 * 270
 * 1
 * 0.33
 * 23
 * style="text-align: left;" |Clément Diop
 * 720
 * 9
 * 1.13
 * 720
 * 9
 * 1.13
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0.00
 * 41
 * 🇨🇦 CAN
 * style="text-align: left;" |James Pantemis
 * 1620
 * 27
 * 1.50
 * 1620
 * 27
 * 1.50
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0.00
 * 1.50
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0.00

Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Clean sheets
{| class="wikitable sortable alternance" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center; line-height:14px; width:85%;" !width=10|No. !width=10|Nat. ! scope="col" style="width:225px;"|Player !width=80|MLS !width=80|Canadian Championship !width=80|TOTAL
 * 41|| 🇨🇦 || James Pantemis               || 3 ||    ||3
 * 23|| 🇸🇳 || Clément Diop             || 3 ||    ||3
 * 1|| 🇨🇦 || Sebastian Breza               || 2 ||  2 ||4
 * - class="sortbottom"
 * colspan="3"|Totals|| 8 || 2 || 10
 * 1|| 🇨🇦 || Sebastian Breza               || 2 ||  2 ||4
 * - class="sortbottom"
 * colspan="3"|Totals|| 8 || 2 || 10
 * colspan="3"|Totals|| 8 || 2 || 10

Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Top minutes played
{| class="wikitable sortable alternance" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center; line-height:14px; width:80%;" !width=10|No. !width=10|Nat. !scope="col" style="width:275px;"|Player !width=10|Pos. !width=80|MLS !width=80|Canadian Championship !width=80|TOTAL
 * 4 || 🇫🇷 || Rudy Camacho                               || DF || 2746 || 196|| 2942
 * 8 || 🇺🇸 || Djordje Mihailovic                         || MF || 2805 ||  90|| 2895
 * 3|| 🇨🇦 || Kamal Miller                                || DF || 2377 ||  90|| 2467
 * 2 || 🇰🇪 || Victor Wanyama                             || MF || 2365 ||  90|| 2455
 * 15|| 🇨🇦 || Zachary Brault-Guillard                    || DF || 2056 || 142|| 2198
 * 16|| 🇨🇦 || Joel Waterman                              || DF || 1854 || 270|| 2124
 * 29|| 🇨🇦 || |Mathieu Choinière                         || MF || 1992 ||  90|| 2082
 * 18|| 🇦🇷 || Joaquín Torres || FW || 1891 ||  73|| 1964
 * 6 || 🇨🇦 || Samuel Piette                              || MF || 1714 || 192|| 1906
 * 41|| 🇨🇦 || James Pantemis                             || GK || 1620 ||    || 1620
 * 16|| 🇨🇦 || Joel Waterman                              || DF || 1854 || 270|| 2124
 * 29|| 🇨🇦 || |Mathieu Choinière                         || MF || 1992 ||  90|| 2082
 * 18|| 🇦🇷 || Joaquín Torres || FW || 1891 ||  73|| 1964
 * 6 || 🇨🇦 || Samuel Piette                              || MF || 1714 || 192|| 1906
 * 41|| 🇨🇦 || James Pantemis                             || GK || 1620 ||    || 1620
 * 18|| 🇦🇷 || Joaquín Torres || FW || 1891 ||  73|| 1964
 * 6 || 🇨🇦 || Samuel Piette                              || MF || 1714 || 192|| 1906
 * 41|| 🇨🇦 || James Pantemis                             || GK || 1620 ||    || 1620
 * 41|| 🇨🇦 || James Pantemis                             || GK || 1620 ||    || 1620
 * 41|| 🇨🇦 || James Pantemis                             || GK || 1620 ||    || 1620

Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.