2011 Montreal Impact season
2011 season | ||||
Chairman | Joey Saputo | |||
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Manager | Nick De Santis | |||
North American Soccer League |
Regular Season: 7th Playoffs: Did not qualify | |||
2011 Canadian Championship | Semifinals | |||
Top goalscorer |
League: Etienne Barbara (20) All: Ryan Pore (7) | |||
Highest home attendance | 13,034 | |||
Lowest home attendance | 9,870 | |||
Average home league attendance | 11,514[1] | |||
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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.
Standings
Conference table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Promotion or qualification | Head-to-head |
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1 | Carolina RailHawks (C) | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 54 | 2011 NASL Playoffs semifinals | |
2 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 52 | ||
3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 41 | 2011 NASL Playoffs quarterfinals | |
4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 38 | ||
5 | Edmonton | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 36 | EDM: 8 pts MIN: 2 pts | |
6 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 36 | ||
7 | Montreal Impact | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 35 | ||
8 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 63 | −38 | 16 |
Updated to games played on September 24, 2011.
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
In the case of two or more teams are tied on points, the first tie-breaker is the head-to-head record among the tied teams.[2]
(C) denotes regular season champion.
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
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
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
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Ground | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A |
Result | L | L | T | W | L | L | T | W | L | L | T | L | T | L | T | T | L | W | L | T | W | W | W | L | T | W | W | W |
Position | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Last updated: April 10, 2011.
Source: Regular season matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
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.
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- See also: Montreal Impact Academy
Multiple nationalities
- Hicham Aâboubou
- Leonardo Di Lorenzo
- Wandrille Lefevre
- Mircea Ilcu
- Eduardo Sebrango
- Cameron Knowles
- Siniša Ubiparipović
Staff
- Joey Saputo President
- Richard Legendre Executive Vice President
- John Di Terlizzi Vice President
- Nick De Santis Sport Director
- Matt Jordan Director of Soccer Operations
- Nick De Santis Head Coach
- Mauro Biello Assistant Coach
- Gil Orriols Jansana Assistant Coach
- Youssef Dahha Goalkeeper Coach
- Adam Braz Team Manager
- Véronique Fortin Director of Game-Day Operations & Promotions
- Dr. Scott Delaney Team Physician
Player movement
Transfers
In
Date | Player | Position | Previous Club | Fee/Notes | Ref |
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February 7, 2011 | Hassoun Camara | MF | SC Bastia | Free Transfer | [4] |
February 10, 2011 | Idriss Ech-Chergui | FW | JS Kabylie | Free Transfer | [5] |
February 10, 2011 | Kevin Hatchi | DF | Olympiakos Nicosia | Free Transfer | [5] |
February 17, 2011 | Zourab Tsiskaridze | DF | Vancouver Whitecaps | Free Transfer | [6] |
February 17, 2011 | Luke Kreamalmeyer | MF | AC St. Louis | Free Transfer | [6] |
February 19, 2011 | Bill Gaudette | GK | Puerto Rico Islanders | Free Transfer | [7] |
March 11, 2011 | Evan Bush | GK | Crystal Palace Baltimore | Free Transfer | [8] |
March 30, 2011 | Amir Lowery | MF | FC Honka | Free Transfer | [9] |
June 29, 2011 | Eduardo Sebrango | FW | Montreal Impact | Return from Retirement | [10] |
July 12, 2011 | Marco Terminesi | FW | Milwaukee Wave | Free Transfer | [11] |
July 12, 2011 | Mircea Ilcu | FW | Montreal Impact Academy | Graduated from the Academy | [11] |
July 12, 2011 | Wandrille Lefevre | MF | Montreal Impact Academy | Graduated from the Academy | [11] |
July 14, 2011 | Ian Westlake | MF | Wycombe Wanderers F.C. | Free Transfer | [12] |
July 26, 2011 | Cameron Knowles | DF | Portland Timbers | Free Transfer | [13] |
August 2, 2011 | Siniša Ubiparipović | MF | New York Red Bulls | Free Transfer | [14] |
Out
Date | Player | Position | Destination Club | Fee/Notes | Ref |
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October 28, 2010 | Eduardo Sebrango | FW | None | Retired | [15] |
October 28, 2010 | Rocco Placentino | MF | Perugia Calcio | Waived | [15] |
October 28, 2010 | Filipe Pastel | MF | Ermis Aradippou | Waived | [15] |
October 28, 2010 | Wesley Charles | DF | Salthill Devon F.C. | Waived | [15] |
November 17, 2010 | Marco Terminesi | FW | Milwaukee Wave | Waived | [16] |
January 1, 2011 | Srdjan Djekanović | GK | None | Retired | [17] |
January 12, 2011 | Stephen deRoux | MF | Antigua Barracuda FC | Contract Expired | [18] |
January 28, 2011 | Tony Donatelli | MF | Rochester Rhinos | Contract Expired, free transfer | [19] |
January 31, 2011 | Matt Jordan | GK | None | Retired | [20] |
February 17, 2011 | Andrei Bădescu | GK | Waived | [6] | |
March 14, 2011 | Adam Braz | DF | None | Retired | [21] |
March 29, 2011 | Patrick Leduc | DF | None | Retired | [22] |
June 15, 2011 | Kevin Hatchi | DF | FC Edmonton | Released | [23] |
July 6, 2011 | Richard Pelletier | DF | Stade Plabennecois | Option not renewed | [24] |
July 6, 2011 | Idriss Ech-Chergui | FW | FC Martigues | Released | [24] |
July 19, 2011 | Zourab Tsiskaridze | DF | FC Amkar Perm | Released | [25] |
Loans
In
Date | Player | Position | Loaned From | Fee/Notes | Ref |
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May 6, 2011 | Mignane Diouf | FW | Diambars | Loaned until the end of the season | [26] |
July 16, 2011 | Greg Sutton | GK | New York Red Bulls | Loaned until the end of the season | [27] |
July 22, 2011 | Ryan Pore | MF | Portland Timbers | Loaned until the end of the season | [28] |
August 15, 2011 | Miguel Montaño | FW | Seattle Sounders FC | Loaned 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 |
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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
League awardsWeekly awards
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