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 As of September 10, 2021 No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age at year end) Previous club Goalkeepers 1 Sebastian Breza GK Bologna 41 James Pantemis GK Montreal Impact Academy Defenders 3 Kamal Miller CB Austin FC 4 Rudy Camacho CB Waasland-Beveren 12 Mustafa Kizza LB KCCA FC 15 Zachary Brault-Guillard RB Lyon 16 Joel Waterman CB Cavalry FC 19 Zorhan Bassong LB Cercle Brugge 24 Aljaž Struna CB Houston Dynamo 26 Róbert Thorkelsson CB Breiðablik 27 Clément Bayiha RB Ottawa Fury Midfielders 2 Victor Wanyama DM Tottenham Hotspur 6 Samuel Piette DM CD Izarra 7 Ahmed Hamdy CM El Gouna FC 8 Djordje Mihailovic AM Chicago Fire FC 11 Matko Miljevic AM Argentinos Juniors 17 Ballou Tabla AM Barcelona B 25 Emanuel Maciel CM San Lorenzo 28 Ismaël Koné CM Saint-Laurent Soccer Club 29 Mathieu Choinière AM Montreal Impact Academy 36 Nathan-Dylan Saliba CM Montreal Impact Academy 38 Rida Zouhir CM Montreal Impact Academy Attackers 9 Bjørn Johnsen FW Ulsan Hyundai 13 Mason Toye FW Minnesota United FC 18 Joaquín Torres FW Newell's Old Boys 21 Lassi Lappalainen FW Bologna 22 Sunusi Ibrahim FW Nasarawa United F.C. 30 Romell Quioto FW Houston Dynamo 35 Jean-Aniel Assi FW Montreal Impact Academy
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.
+CF Montréal International slots Slot Player Nationality1Rudy Camacho France2Lassi Lappalainen Finland3Emanuel Maciel Argentina4Joaquín Torres Argentina5Victor Wanyama Kenya6Mustafa Kizza Uganda7Ahmed Hamdy Egypt8Sunusi Ibrahim Nigeria9Aljaž Struna Slovenia10Róbert Thorkelsson Iceland
+Foreign-Born Players with Domestic Status Player NationalityRomell Quioto Honduras GClément Diop Senegal GBjørn Johnsen Norway / USAMatko Miljevic Argentina / USAClément Bayiha Cameroon / CanadaBallou Tabla Ivory Coast / CanadaZachary Brault-Guillard Haiti / CanadaTomas Giraldo Colombia / CanadaZorhan Bassong Belgium / CanadaJean-Aniel Assi Ivory Coast / CanadaIsmaël Koné Ivory Coast / Canada
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
Player movement
In Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed. No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource 19 DF Zorhan Bassong Cercle Brugge Free Transfer December 1, 2020 35 FW Jean-Aniel Assi Montreal Impact Academy Signed from the academy December 4, 2020 36 MF Nathan-Dylan Saliba Montreal Impact Academy Signed from the academy December 4, 2020 38 MF Rida Zouhir Montreal Impact Academy Signed from the academy December 4, 2020 39 MF Sean Rea Montreal Impact Academy Signed from the academy December 4, 2020 3 DF Kamal Miller Austin FC $225K in GAM December 15, 2020 8 MF Djordje Mihailovic Chicago Fire FC $800K in GAM December 16, 2020 22 FW Sunusi Ibrahim Nasarawa United F.C. Free Transfer January 12, 2021 24 DF Aljaž Struna Houston Dynamo FC Traded with Int spot for Maximiliano Urruti January 18, 2021 9 FW Bjørn Johnsen Ulsan Hyundai Signed with Allocation Money February 3, 2021 11 FW Erik Hurtado Sporting Kansas City Free Transfer February 16, 2021 26 DF Róbert Thorkelsson Breiðablik Free Transfer June 27, 2021 28 MF Ismaël Koné Saint-Laurent Soccer Club Free Transfer August 13, 2021 11 MF Matko Miljevic Argentinos Juniors Free Transfer August 20, 2021
Out No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource 11 FW Anthony Jackson-Hamel Retired November 27, 2020 9 FW Bojan Vissel Kobe Option declined November 27, 2020 19 MF Steeven Saba Violette AC Option declined November 27, 2020 28 MF Shamit Shome FC Edmonton Option declined November 27, 2020 7 DF Rod Fanni Retired November 27, 2020 22 DF Jukka Raitala Minnesota United FC Out of contract November 27, 2020 26 DF Jorge Corrales FC Tulsa Out of contract November 27, 2020 37 FW Maximiliano Urruti Houston Dynamo FC Traded for Aljaž Struna & Int Roster spot January 18, 2021 14 MF Amar Sejdič Atlanta United FC Traded for 150k in GAM July 6, 2021 11 FW Erik Hurtado Columbus Crew Traded for 200k in GAM July 8, 2021 23 GK Clément Diop Inter Miami CF Released August 17, 2021
Loans in No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromLoan start dateLoan end dateSource 21 FW Lassi Lappalainen Bologna November 4, 2020 December 31, 2021 5 DF Luis Binks Bologna November 11, 2020 July 1, 2021 18 FW Joaquín Torres Newell's Old Boys February 4, 2021 December 31, 2021 7 MF Ahmed Hamdy El Gouna FC February 4, 2021 December 31, 2021 1 GK Sebastian Breza Bologna April 6, 2021 December 31, 2021
Loans out No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toLoan start dateLoan end dateSource 24 DF Karifa Yao Cavalry FC February 3, 2021 December 31, 2021 33 DF Keesean Ferdinand Atlético Ottawa February 3, 2021 December 31, 2021 34 MF Tomas Giraldo FC Edmonton February 12, 2021 December 31, 2021 40 GK Jonathan Sirois Valour FC April 6, 2021 December 31, 2021 39 MF Sean Rea Valour FC April 6, 2021 December 31, 2021
Draft picks RoundNo.Pos.PlayerCollege/Club teamTransactionSource 3(63) MD Giuseppe Barone Michigan State Spartans 3(65)Passed
International caps Players called for senior international duty during the 2021 season while under contract with the CF Montréal.
NationalityPositionPlayerCompetitionDateOpponentMinutes playedScore Canada DF Kamal Miller 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification March 25, 2021 v Bermuda 90' 5–1 Canada MF Samuel Piette 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification March 25, 2021 v Bermuda 13' 5–1 Uganda DF Mustafa Kizza 2021 AFCON qualification March 29, 2021 v Malawi 90' 0–1 Canada MF Samuel Piette 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification March 29, 2021 v Cayman Islands 68' 11–0 Canada DF Zachary Brault-Guillard 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification June 5, 2021 v Aruba 56' 7–0 Canada MF Samuel Piette 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification June 8, 2021 v Suriname 90' 4–0 Uganda DF Mustafa Kizza Friendly June 10, 2021 v South Africa 90' 2–3 Canada MF Samuel Piette 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification June 12, 2021 v Haiti 8' 1–0 Finland FW Lassi Lappalainen Euro 2020 June 16, 2021 v Russia 15' 0–1 Nigeria FW Sunusi Ibrahim Friendly July 3, 2021 v Mexico 90' 0–4 Canada MF Samuel Piette Gold Cup group stage July 11, 2021 v Martinique 27' 4–1 Canada DF Kamal Miller Gold Cup group stage July 11, 2021 v Martinique 77' 4–1 Honduras FW Romell Quioto Gold Cup group stage July 13, 2021 v Grenada 27' 4–0 Canada MF Samuel Piette Gold Cup group stage July 15, 2021 v Haiti 27' 4–1 Canada DF Kamal Miller Gold Cup group stage July 15, 2021 v Haiti 90' 4–1 Honduras FW Romell Quioto Gold Cup group stage July 17, 2021 v Panama 71' 3–2 Canada MF Samuel Piette Gold Cup group stage July 18, 2021 v USA 73' 0–1 Canada DF Kamal Miller Gold Cup group stage July 18, 2021 v USA 90' 0–1 Honduras FW Romell Quioto Gold Cup group stage July 20, 2021 v Qatar 26' 0–2 Canada MF Samuel Piette Gold Cup quarter-finals July 25, 2021 v Costa Rica 20' 2-0 Canada DF Kamal Miller Gold Cup quarter-finals July 25, 2021 v Costa Rica 90' 2-0 Canada DF Kamal Miller Gold Cup Semi-finals July 29, 2021 v Mexico 90' 1-2 Canada DF Kamal Miller 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification September 2, 2021 v Honduras 84' 1-1 Honduras FW Romell Quioto 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification September 2, 2021 v Canada 49' 1-1 Uganda DF Mustafa Kizza 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification September 2, 2021 v Kenya 23' 0–0 Canada DF Kamal Miller 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification September 5, 2021 v USA 32' 1-1 Honduras FW Romell Quioto 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification September 5, 2021 v El Salvador 45' 0-0 Uganda DF Mustafa Kizza 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification September 6, 2021 v Mali 21' 0–0 Honduras FW Romell Quioto 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification September 8, 2021 v USA 45' 1-4 Canada DF Kamal Miller 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification September 8, 2021 v El Salvador 90' 3-0 Canada MF Samuel Piette 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification September 8, 2021 v El Salvador 11' 3-0 Canada DF Kamal Miller 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification October 7, 2021 v Mexico 90' 1-1 Uganda DF Mustafa Kizza 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification October 7, 2021 v Rwanda 1' 1–0 Uganda DF Mustafa Kizza 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification October 10, 2021 v Rwanda 31' 1–0 Canada MF Samuel Piette 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification October 10, 2021 v Jamaica 89' 0-0 Canada DF Kamal Miller 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification October 14, 2021 v Panama 90' 4-1 Canada MF Samuel Piette 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification October 14, 2021 v Panama 9' 4-1 Canada DF Kamal Miller 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification November 12, 2021 v Costa Rica 90' 1-0 Canada DF Kamal Miller 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification November 16, 2021 v Mexico 90' 2-1 Honduras FW Romell Quioto 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification November 16, 2021 v Costa Rica 90' 1-2
Friendlies
Pre-season Unless otherwise noted, all times in EST
Major League Soccer
Tables Eastern Conference
Overall
Results summary
Matches Unless otherwise noted, all times in Eastern Time
Canadian Championship
Bracket
Canadian Championship results
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Final
Statistics
Appearances, minutes played, and goals scored