2019 Montreal Impact season

The 2019 Montreal Impact season was the club's 26th season of existence, and their 8th in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the Canadian soccer pyramid.

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)

Squad

Source, As of September 23, 2019:[1][2]

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
27DF Clément Bayiha Ottawa Fury FCSigned as a Homegrown PlayerNovember 16, 2018[4]
25DF Daniel Kinumbe Ottawa Fury FCSigned as a Homegrown PlayerNovember 16, 2018[4]
7FW Harry Novillo Johor Darul Ta'zimFree TransferDecember 5, 2018[5]
37FW Maximiliano Urruti FC DallasTraded for $75,000 TAM and a 1st round pick in the MLS SuperDraftDecember 9, 2018[6]
14MF Amar Sejdič Maryland TerrapinsMLS SuperDraftMarch 26, 2019[7]
24DF Karifa Yao Montreal Impact AcademySigned as a Homegrown PlayerJune 4, 2019[8]
9FW Bojan Stoke CityFree TransferAugust 7, 2019[9]
26DF Jorge Corrales Chicago FireTraded for Michael Azira, allocation swap and 2nd Round PickAugust 8, 2019[10]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Source
19FW Michael Salazar Rio Grande Valley FC TorosOption not picked upNovember 26, 2018[11]
25MF Louis Béland-Goyette Valour FCOption not picked upNovember 26, 2018[11]
26DF Kyle Fisher Birmingham Legion FCOption not picked upNovember 26, 2018[11]
17MF David Choinière Forge FCOption not picked upNovember 26, 2018[11]
40GK Maxime Crépeau Vancouver Whitecaps FCTraded for $50,000 TAM and a 3rd round pick in the MLS SuperDraftDecember 9, 2018[12]
18DF Chris Duvall Houston DynamoTraded for a 3rd round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraftDecember 17, 2018[13]
9FW Alejandro Silva Olimpia$4,000,000 Transfer FeeJanuary 7, 2019[14]
21FW Matteo Mancosu Virtus EntellaFree TransferJanuary 8, 2019[15]
24DF Michael Petrasso Valour FCReleasedJanuary 15, 2019[16]
30FW Quincy Amarikwa D.C. UnitedOut of contractJanuary 20, 2019[17]
7FW Harry NovilloRetiredJuly 22, 2019[18]
32MF Michael Azira Chicago Firewith a 2nd round pick for Jorge Corrales and Allocation swapAugust 8, 2019[10]
5DF Zakaria Diallo LensTransfer FeeAugust 14, 2019[19]

Loans in

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

Loans out

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Loan start date Loan end date Source
26DF Thomas Meilleur-Giguère Ottawa Fury FCJanuary 20, 2019December 31, 2019[17]
16MF Jeisson Vargas Club Deportivo Universidad CatólicaFebruary 8, 2019December 31, 2019[26]
25DF Daniel Kinumbe Ottawa Fury FCFebruary 13, 2019April 26, 2019[27]
14MF Amar Sejdič Ottawa Fury FCApril 26, 2019May 6, 2019[28]
40GK Jason Beaulieu Ottawa Fury FCJuly 18, 2019December 31, 2019[29]

Draft picks

Round No. Pos. Player College/Club team Transaction Source
2(34)14MF Amar SejdičMarylandSigned
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

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 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

March

Eastern Conference

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 New England Revolution 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[lower-alpha 1] 34 12 17 5 47 60 13 41 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 2]
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.
Notes:
  1. Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.
  2. as 2019 Canadian Championship winners

Overall

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[lower-alpha 1]
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

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLDGFGAGDWLDGFGAGDWLDGFGAGD
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
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
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 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 The Bronx, 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

Bracket

The draw was held on February 12, 2019.[30]

First qualifying round
May 15 & 22
Second qualifying round
June 4–5 & 11–12
Third qualifying round
July 10 & 24
Semi-finals
August 7 & 14
Final
September 18 & 25
                            
A.S. Blainville000
York9011
York9303
FC Edmonton112
York9202
Montreal Impact213
Montreal Impact213
Cavalry FC101
Forge FC112
Cavalry FC123
Pacific FC011
Cavalry FC224
Cavalry FC022
Vancouver Whitecaps FC011
Montreal Impact (p)101 (3)
Toronto FC011 (1)
Vaughan Azzurri213
HFX Wanderers (a)303
HFX Wanderers224
Valour FC101
HFX Wanderers224
Ottawa Fury325
Ottawa Fury000
Toronto FC235

Canadian Championship results

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
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.PlayerTotalMajor League SoccerCanadian ChampionshipMLS PlayoffsRef.
App.Min.GlsApp.Min.GlsApp.Min.GlsApp.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
1Saphir TaïderMF9110
2Orji OkwonkwoFW88
3Ignacio PiattiMF347
4Lassi LappalainenFW55
5Anthony Jackson-HamelFW314
5Maximiliano UrrutiFW44
7Omar BrowneFW213
7Zakaria DialloDF33
7Bojan KrkićFW33
10Shamit ShomeMF11
10Harry NovilloFW11
10Rudy CamachoDF11
10Bacary SagnaDF11
Totals437050

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
1Saphir TaïderMF729
2Maximiliano UrrutiFW617
3Bacary SagnaDF314
4Daniel LovitzDF22
4Omar BrowneMF22
4Harry NovilloFW22
4Zakaria DialloDF22
4Clément BayihaMF112
4Orji OkwonkwoFW22
9Micheal AziraMF11
9Shamit ShomeMF11
9Ignacio PiattiMF11
9Zachary Brault-GuillardDF11
9Mathieu ChoinièreMF11
9Jorge CorralesDF11
9Lassi LappalainenFW11
Totals335038

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
1Evan Bush77
23Clément Diop123
41James Pantemis11
Totals83011

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

Top minutes played

No. Nat. Player Pos. MLS Canadian Champ TOTAL
8Saphir TaïderMF27283053033
37Maximiliano UrrutiFW24364812917
1Evan BushGK28802880
33Bacary SagnaDF21804502630
3Daniel LovitzDF25201812601
6Samuel PietteMF22203552575
22Jukka RaitalaDF20833692452
5Zakaria DialloDF20371802217
28Shamit ShomeMF16273291956
4Rudy CamachoDF14644501914

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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