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
Chairman Joey Saputo
Manager 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]

Standings

Conference table
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[lower-alpha 1]
6 NSC Minnesota Stars (C) 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
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.[2]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. 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. 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

Staff

Player movement

In
Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
February 7, 2011 Hassoun CamaraMF SC BastiaFree Transfer[4]
February 10, 2011 Idriss Ech-CherguiFW JS KabylieFree Transfer[5]
February 10, 2011 Kevin HatchiDF Olympiakos NicosiaFree Transfer[5]
February 17, 2011 Zourab TsiskaridzeDF Vancouver WhitecapsFree Transfer[6]
February 17, 2011 Luke KreamalmeyerMF AC St. LouisFree Transfer[6]
February 19, 2011 Bill GaudetteGK Puerto Rico IslandersFree Transfer[7]
March 11, 2011 Evan BushGK Crystal Palace BaltimoreFree Transfer[8]
March 30, 2011 Amir LoweryMF FC HonkaFree Transfer[9]
June 29, 2011 Eduardo SebrangoFW Montreal ImpactReturn from Retirement[10]
July 12, 2011 Marco TerminesiFW Milwaukee WaveFree Transfer[11]
July 12, 2011 Mircea IlcuFW Montreal Impact AcademyGraduated from the Academy[11]
July 12, 2011 Wandrille LefevreMF Montreal Impact AcademyGraduated from the Academy[11]
July 14, 2011 Ian WestlakeMF Wycombe Wanderers F.C.Free Transfer[12]
July 26, 2011 Cameron KnowlesDF Portland TimbersFree Transfer[13]
August 2, 2011 Siniša UbiparipovićMF New York Red BullsFree Transfer[14]

Out
Date Player Position Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
October 28, 2010 Eduardo SebrangoFWNoneRetired[15]
October 28, 2010 Rocco PlacentinoMF Perugia CalcioWaived[15]
October 28, 2010 Filipe PastelMFErmis AradippouWaived[15]
October 28, 2010 Wesley CharlesDFSalthill Devon F.C.Waived[15]
November 17, 2010 Marco TerminesiFWMilwaukee WaveWaived[16]
January 1, 2011 Srdjan DjekanovićGKNoneRetired[17]
January 12, 2011 Stephen deRouxMFAntigua Barracuda FCContract Expired[18]
January 28, 2011 Tony DonatelliMFRochester RhinosContract Expired, free transfer[19]
January 31, 2011 Matt JordanGKNoneRetired[20]
February 17, 2011 Andrei BădescuGKWaived[6]
March 14, 2011 Adam BrazDFNoneRetired[21]
March 29, 2011 Patrick LeducDFNoneRetired[22]
June 15, 2011 Kevin HatchiDFFC EdmontonReleased[23]
July 6, 2011 Richard PelletierDFStade PlabennecoisOption not renewed[24]
July 6, 2011 Idriss Ech-CherguiFW FC MartiguesReleased[24]
July 19, 2011 Zourab TsiskaridzeDFFC Amkar PermReleased[25]

In
Date Player Position Loaned From Fee/Notes Ref
May 6, 2011 Mignane DioufFW DiambarsLoaned until the end of the season[26]
July 16, 2011 Greg SuttonGK New York Red BullsLoaned until the end of the season[27]
July 22, 2011 Ryan PoreMF Portland TimbersLoaned until the end of the season[28]
August 15, 2011 Miguel MontañoFW 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
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

Team awards
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