2023 CF Montréal season

The 2023 CF Montréal season was the club's 30th season of existence, and their 12th in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid.

In addition to competing in the MLS, the club also played in the Canadian Championship and the Leagues Cup.

Current squad
Source, As of September 18, 2023:

International roster slots
Montreal currently has six MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2023 season. Montreal has eight slots allotted from the league and sold two to St. Louis City SC & Los Angeles FC. In addition, starting in 2022, CF Montreal are allowed to make three international players exempt from status if they have been on the roster for more than one year.


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

Management

 * 🇨🇦 Joey Saputo – Owner
 * 🇨🇦 Gabriel Gervais – President and Chief Executive Officer
 * 🇧🇪 Olivier Renard – Vice president and Chief Sporting Officer
 * 🇨🇦 Salvatore Rivera – Vice-president & Chief Financial Officer
 * 🇨🇦 Amélie Vaillancourt – Vice-president & Chief Human Resource Officer
 * 🇨🇦 Samia Chebeir – Vice-president and Chief Marketing Officer

Coaching staff

 * 🇦🇷 Hernán Losada – head coach
 * 🇧🇪 Laurent Ciman – assistant coach
 * 🇦🇷 Sebastián Setti – assistant coach
 * 🇨🇺 Eduardo Sebrango – assistant manager
 * 🇫🇷 Hervé Diese – assistant manager
 * 🇫🇷 Romuald Peiser – goalkeeping coach
 * 🇫🇷 Barthélémy Delecroix – fitness Coach
 * 🇮🇹 Stefano Pasquali – assistant fitness Coach
 * 🇫🇷 Louan Schlicht – video Analyst
 * 🇮🇹 Luca Bucci – responsible for the goalkeeping development methodology

In
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Pre-Season
Unless otherwise noted, all times in EST

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|Leagues Cup !width=80|TOTAL
 * 1|| 🇨🇦 || Mathieu Choinière                       || MF ||5 ||  ||1||6
 * 1|| || Sunusi Ibrahim                           || FW ||3 ||3 || ||6
 * 3|| || Chinonso Offor                           || FW ||4 ||1 || ||5
 * 4|| 🇬🇭 || Kwadwo Opoku                            || FW ||4 ||  || ||4
 * 5|| || Romell Quioto                            || FW ||3 ||  || ||3
 * 5|| 🇺🇸 || Bryce Duke                              || MF ||2 ||  ||1||3
 * 5|| 🇺🇸 || Mason Toye                              || FW ||3 ||  || ||3
 * 8|| || Ariel Lassiter                           || MF ||1 ||1 || ||2
 * 8|| 🇨🇦 || Zachary Brault-Guillard                 || DF ||1 ||1 || ||2
 * 8|| 🇫🇮 || Lassi Lappalainen                       || FW ||2 ||  || ||2
 * 11|| 🇨🇦 || Jules-Anthony Vilsaint                 || FW ||1 ||  || ||1
 * 11|| 🇨🇦 || Sean Rea                               || MF ||  ||1 || ||1
 * 11|| 🇨🇦 || Joel Waterman                          || DF ||1 ||  || ||1
 * 11|| 🇺🇸 || George Campbell|| DF ||1 || || ||1
 * 11|| 🇪🇬 || Ahmed Hamdi || MF ||1 ||  || ||1
 * 11|| 🇫🇷 || Rudy Camacho                       || DF ||1 ||  || ||1
 * - class="sortbottom"
 * colspan="4"|Totals|| 33 || 7 ||2 ||42
 * 8|| 🇫🇮 || Lassi Lappalainen                       || FW ||2 ||  || ||2
 * 11|| 🇨🇦 || Jules-Anthony Vilsaint                 || FW ||1 ||  || ||1
 * 11|| 🇨🇦 || Sean Rea                               || MF ||  ||1 || ||1
 * 11|| 🇨🇦 || Joel Waterman                          || DF ||1 ||  || ||1
 * 11|| 🇺🇸 || George Campbell|| DF ||1 || || ||1
 * 11|| 🇪🇬 || Ahmed Hamdi || MF ||1 ||  || ||1
 * 11|| 🇫🇷 || Rudy Camacho                       || DF ||1 ||  || ||1
 * - class="sortbottom"
 * colspan="4"|Totals|| 33 || 7 ||2 ||42
 * 11|| 🇺🇸 || George Campbell|| DF ||1 || || ||1
 * 11|| 🇪🇬 || Ahmed Hamdi || MF ||1 ||  || ||1
 * 11|| 🇫🇷 || Rudy Camacho                       || DF ||1 ||  || ||1
 * - class="sortbottom"
 * colspan="4"|Totals|| 33 || 7 ||2 ||42
 * - class="sortbottom"
 * colspan="4"|Totals|| 33 || 7 ||2 ||42
 * colspan="4"|Totals|| 33 || 7 ||2 ||42

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|Leagues Cup !width=80|TOTAL
 * 1|| 🇨🇦 || Mathieu Choinière                         || MF ||5 ||2 ||  || 7
 * 2|| || Ariel Lassiter                             || FW ||2 ||1 ||1 || 4
 * 2|| || Sunusi Ibrahim                             || FW ||3 ||1 ||  || 4
 * 4|| 🇺🇸 || George Campbell  || MF ||2 ||1 ||  || 3
 * 4|| 🇮🇹 || Gabriele Corbo                            || DF ||2 ||1 ||  || 3
 * 4|| 🇫🇮 || Lassi Lappalainen                         || FW ||3 ||  ||  || 3
 * 4|| 🇨🇦 || Joel Waterman                             || DF ||3 ||  ||  || 3
 * 8|| 🇨🇦 || Sean Rea                                  || MF ||2 ||  ||  || 2
 * 8|| || Aaron Herrera       || DF ||2 ||  ||  || 2
 * 8|| 🇺🇸 || Bryce Duke                                || MF ||2 ||  ||  || 2
 * 11|| 🇰🇪 || Victor Wanyama                           || MF ||1 ||  ||  || 1
 * 11|| 🇺🇸 || Mason Toye                               || FW ||1 ||  ||  || 1
 * 11|| 🇨🇦 || Rida Zouhir                              || MF ||  ||1 ||  || 1
 * 11|| 🇨🇦 || Jules-Anthony Vilsaint                   || FW ||  ||1 ||  || 1
 * 11|| 🇨🇦 || Zachary Brault-Guillard                  || DF ||  ||1 ||  || 1
 * 11|| 🇨🇦 || Nathan Saliba                            || MF ||  ||1 ||  || 1
 * 11|| 🇬🇭 || Kwadwo Opoku                             || FW ||1 ||  ||  || 1
 * 11|| || Romell Quioto                             || FW ||1 ||  ||  || 1
 * 11|| 🇺🇸 || Matko Miljevic                       || MF ||  ||1 ||  || 1
 * - class="sortbottom"
 * colspan="4"|Totals|| 34 || 7 ||1 ||42
 * 11|| 🇰🇪 || Victor Wanyama                           || MF ||1 ||  ||  || 1
 * 11|| 🇺🇸 || Mason Toye                               || FW ||1 ||  ||  || 1
 * 11|| 🇨🇦 || Rida Zouhir                              || MF ||  ||1 ||  || 1
 * 11|| 🇨🇦 || Jules-Anthony Vilsaint                   || FW ||  ||1 ||  || 1
 * 11|| 🇨🇦 || Zachary Brault-Guillard                  || DF ||  ||1 ||  || 1
 * 11|| 🇨🇦 || Nathan Saliba                            || MF ||  ||1 ||  || 1
 * 11|| 🇬🇭 || Kwadwo Opoku                             || FW ||1 ||  ||  || 1
 * 11|| || Romell Quioto                             || FW ||1 ||  ||  || 1
 * 11|| 🇺🇸 || Matko Miljevic                       || MF ||  ||1 ||  || 1
 * - class="sortbottom"
 * colspan="4"|Totals|| 34 || 7 ||1 ||42
 * 11|| 🇬🇭 || Kwadwo Opoku                             || FW ||1 ||  ||  || 1
 * 11|| || Romell Quioto                             || FW ||1 ||  ||  || 1
 * 11|| 🇺🇸 || Matko Miljevic                       || MF ||  ||1 ||  || 1
 * - class="sortbottom"
 * colspan="4"|Totals|| 34 || 7 ||1 ||42
 * 11|| 🇺🇸 || Matko Miljevic                       || MF ||  ||1 ||  || 1
 * - class="sortbottom"
 * colspan="4"|Totals|| 34 || 7 ||1 ||42
 * colspan="4"|Totals|| 34 || 7 ||1 ||42

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 ! colspan="3" |Leagues Cup !MIN!!GA!!GAA!! MIN!!GA!!GAA!! MIN!!GA!!GAA!! MIN!!GA!!GAA
 * 1
 * 🇺🇸 USA
 * style="text-align: left;" |Logan Ketterer
 * 90
 * 0
 * 0.00
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0.00
 * 90
 * 0
 * 0.00
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0.00
 * 40
 * 🇨🇦 CAN
 * style="text-align: left;" |Jonathan Sirois
 * 3337
 * 53
 * 1.43
 * 2887
 * 47
 * 1.47
 * 270
 * 3
 * 1.00
 * 180
 * 3
 * 1.50
 * 41
 * 🇨🇦 CAN
 * style="text-align: left;" |James Pantemis
 * 173
 * 5
 * 2.60
 * 173
 * 5
 * 2.60
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0.00
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0.00
 * 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|Leagues Cup !width=80|TOTAL
 * 1|| 🇺🇸 || Logan Ketterer               ||   || 1 ||  || 1
 * 40|| 🇨🇦 || Jonathan Sirois             || 11 || 1 ||  || 12
 * 41|| 🇨🇦 || James Pantemis              ||   ||   ||  || 0
 * - class="sortbottom"
 * colspan="3"|Totals|| 11 || 2 || 0 || 13
 * 41|| 🇨🇦 || James Pantemis              ||   ||   ||  || 0
 * - class="sortbottom"
 * colspan="3"|Totals|| 11 || 2 || 0 || 13
 * colspan="3"|Totals|| 11 || 2 || 0 || 13

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|Leagues Cup !width=80|TOTAL
 * 40|| 🇨🇦|| Jonathan Sirois                             || GK ||2887 ||270 ||180 ||3337
 * 29|| 🇨🇦 || Mathieu Choinière                          || MF ||2436 ||315 ||180 ||2931
 * 25|| 🇮🇹 || Gabriele Corbo                             || DF ||2085 ||353 ||180 ||2818
 * 16|| 🇨🇦 || Joel Waterman                              || DF ||2375 ||270 ||180 ||2805
 * 4 || 🇫🇷 || Rudy Camacho                           || DF ||1613 ||337 ||180 ||2130
 * 24|| 🇺🇸 || George Campbell   || DF ||1852 ||113 ||    ||1965
 * 2 || 🇰🇪 || Victor Wanyama                             || MF ||1788 || 157||14  ||1959
 * 11|| || Ariel Lassiter                              || FW ||1600 ||251 ||105 ||1956
 * 10|| 🇨🇦 || Nathan Saliba                              || MF ||1767||65   ||120 ||1952
 * 9|| || Chinonso Offor                               || FW ||1515 ||238 ||127 ||1888
 * 24|| 🇺🇸 || George Campbell   || DF ||1852 ||113 ||    ||1965
 * 2 || 🇰🇪 || Victor Wanyama                             || MF ||1788 || 157||14  ||1959
 * 11|| || Ariel Lassiter                              || FW ||1600 ||251 ||105 ||1956
 * 10|| 🇨🇦 || Nathan Saliba                              || MF ||1767||65   ||120 ||1952
 * 9|| || Chinonso Offor                               || FW ||1515 ||238 ||127 ||1888
 * 11|| || Ariel Lassiter                              || FW ||1600 ||251 ||105 ||1956
 * 10|| 🇨🇦 || Nathan Saliba                              || MF ||1767||65   ||120 ||1952
 * 9|| || Chinonso Offor                               || FW ||1515 ||238 ||127 ||1888
 * 9|| || Chinonso Offor                               || FW ||1515 ||238 ||127 ||1888
 * 9|| || Chinonso Offor                               || FW ||1515 ||238 ||127 ||1888

Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.