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2016 Montreal Impact season

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Montreal Impact
2016 season
Owner and PresidentJoey Saputo
CoachMauro Biello
MLS Cup PlayoffsConference Finals
Canadian ChampionshipSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Ignacio Piatti (17)
All: Ignacio Piatti (21)
Highest home attendance61,004 (November 22 vs. Toronto FC)
Lowest home attendance16,318 (September 28 vs. San Jose Earthquakes)
Average home league attendance20,669
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The 2016 Montreal Impact season was the club's 23rd season of existence, and their fifth in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the Canadian soccer pyramid. They advanced all the way to the conference final where they lost to Canadian rival Toronto FC.

Outside of MLS regular season play, the club participated in the 2016 Canadian Championship.

Background

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Transfers

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In

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No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
26 DF United States Kyle Fisher United States Clemson Tigers 2016 MLS SuperDraft January 14, 2016 [1]
36 DF Argentina Víctor Cabrera Argentina Club Atlético River Plate Purchased after loan spell January 23, 2016 [2]
14 MF United States Harry Shipp United States Chicago Fire Traded for General and Targeted Allocation Money February 13, 2016 [3]
19 FW Belize Michael Salazar United States UC Riverside Highlanders 2016 MLS SuperDraft March 1, 2016 [4]
17 MF Canada David Choinière Canada FC Montreal Signed as a Homegrown Player June 28, 2016 [5]
3 DF United States Amadou Dia United States Sporting Kansas City Traded for Cameron Porter July 12, 2016 [6]
30 MF Argentina Hernán Bernardello Spain Deportivo Alavés Free Transfer July 24, 2016 [7]

Out

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No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
13 FW United States Kenny Cooper Retired December 7, 2015 [8]
21 MF United States Justin Mapp United States Sporting Kansas City Free Agent December 14, 2015 [9]
14 MF England Nigel Reo-Coker Norway IK Start Released January 22, 2016 [10]
3 DF United States Eric Miller United States Colorado Rapids Trade for a 2018 1st round MLS SuperDraft pick and Allocation money February 14, 2016 [11]
5 MF United States Dilly Duka United States Columbus Crew SC Trade for a 2017 2nd round MLS SuperDraft pick and Allocation and TAM money June 20, 2016 [12]
51 MF Canada Maxim Tissot Canada Ottawa Fury Waived June 28, 2016 [13]
39 FW United States Cameron Porter United States Sporting Kansas City Traded for Amadou Dia July 12, 2016 [6]
29 MF United States Eric Alexander United States Houston Dynamo Traded for Allocation Money July 22, 2016 [14]

Loans in

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No. Pos. Player Loaned from Loan start date Loan end date Source
32 MF Argentina Lucas Ontivero Turkey Galatasaray January 18, 2016 December 31, 2016 [15]
67 DF Canada David Choinière Canada FC Montreal June 1, 2016 June 9, 2016 [16]
21 FW Italy Matteo Mancosu Italy Bologna July 7, 2016 June 30, 2017 [17]

Loans out

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No. Pos. Player Loaned to Loan start date Loan end date Source
17 FW Jamaica Romario Williams United States Charleston Battery March 1, 2016 December 31, 2016 [18]

Draft picks

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Round No. Pos. Player College/Club team Transaction Source
1(14) 26 DF United States Kyle Fisher United States Clemson Tigers men's soccer Signed prior to the draft [19]
2(24) 19 FW Belize Michael Salazar United States UC Riverside Highlanders Signed [19]
2(34) MF United States Eric Verso United States Stanford University Released from try-out, Signed with United States Rio Grande Valley FC Toros [19]
2(39) FW United States Keegan Smith United States University of San Diego Released from try-out, Signed with United States Orlando City B [19]
3(55) DF United States Brendan Hines-Ike United States University of South Florida Signed with Sweden Örebro SK [19]

International caps

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Players called for senior international duty during the 2016 season while under contract with the Montreal Impact.

Nationality Position Player Competition Date Opponent Minutes played Score
Costa Rica Costa Rica MF Johan Venegas Friendly February 2, 2016 v Venezuela 42' 0–1
Canada Canada GK Maxime Crépeau Friendly February 5, 2016 v USA 90' 0–1
Canada Canada DF Wandrille Lefèvre Friendly February 5, 2016 v USA 45' 0–1
Canada Canada MF Kyle Bekker Friendly February 5, 2016 v USA 45' 0–1
Costa Rica Costa Rica MF Johan Venegas 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification March 29, 2016 v Jamaica 16' 3–0
Costa Rica Costa Rica MF Johan Venegas Friendly May 27, 2016 v Venezuela 30' 2–1
Belgium Belgium DF Laurent Ciman Friendly May 28, 2016 v Switzerland 35' 2–1
Cameroon Cameroon DF Ambroise Oyongo Friendly May 30, 2016 v France 90' 2–3
Cameroon Cameroon DF Ambroise Oyongo 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification June 3, 2016 v Mauritania 90' 1–0
Costa Rica Costa Rica MF Johan Venegas Copa América Centenario June 4, 2016 v Paraguay 23' 0–0
Belgium Belgium DF Laurent Ciman Friendly June 5, 2016 v Norway 24' 3–2
Costa Rica Costa Rica MF Johan Venegas Copa América Centenario June 11, 2016 v Colombia 90' 3–2
Belgium Belgium DF Laurent Ciman UEFA Euro 2016 June 13, 2016 v Italy 75' 0–2
Costa Rica Costa Rica MF Johan Venegas 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification September 2, 2016 v Haiti 35' 1–0
Cameroon Cameroon DF Ambroise Oyongo 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification September 3, 2016 v Gambia 90' 2–0
Costa Rica Costa Rica MF Johan Venegas 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification September 6, 2016 v Panama 90' 3–1
Cameroon Cameroon DF Ambroise Oyongo Friendly September 6, 2016 v Gabon 85' 2–1
Canada Canada FW Anthony Jackson-Hamel Friendly October 6, 2016 v Mauritania 20' 4–0
Belgium Belgium DF Laurent Ciman 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification October 7, 2016 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 79' 4–0
Belize Belize FW Michael Salazar Friendly October 8, 2016 v Honduras 90' 1–2
Costa Rica Costa Rica MF Johan Venegas Friendly October 9, 2016 v Russia 90' 4–3
Cameroon Cameroon DF Ambroise Oyongo 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification October 9, 2016 v Algeria 90' 1–1
Belgium Belgium DF Laurent Ciman 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification October 10, 2016 v Gibraltar 90' 6–0
Canada Canada FW Anthony Jackson-Hamel Friendly October 11, 2016 v Morocco 29' 0–4
Belgium Belgium DF Laurent Ciman Friendly November 9, 2016 v Netherlands 90' 1–1
Costa Rica Costa Rica MF Johan Venegas 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification November 11, 2016 v Trinidad and Tobago 12' 2–0
Cameroon Cameroon DF Ambroise Oyongo 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification November 12, 2016 v Zambia 90' 1–1
Belgium Belgium DF Laurent Ciman 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification November 13, 2016 v Estonia 90' 8–1
Costa Rica Costa Rica MF Johan Venegas 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification November 15, 2016 v USA 67' 4–0

Pre-season friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

MD Date, KO
EST 		Venue Opponent Res.
F–A 		Att. Goalscorers and disciplined players Ref.
Montreal Impact Opponent
1 February 4
10:30 a.m. 		A New York Red Bulls 0–5 B. Wright-Phillips 31', 34'
Bezecourt 51'
Kljestan 54'
Allen 117'
2 February 13
10:30 a.m. 		H FC Montreal 1–1 Williams 80' Sanon 92'
3 February 17
7:00 p.m. 		A New York City FC 0–1 Mullins 75'
4 February 20
4:00 p.m. 		A D.C. United 4–1 Oduro 5', 31'
Salazar 18'
Williams 86' 		Saborío 36'
5 February 24
4:00 p.m. 		A Toronto FC 1–1 Oduro 20' Hamilton 79'
6 February 27
7:00 p.m. 		A Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–0

Regular season friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

MD Date, KO
EST 		Venue Opponent Res.
F–A 		Att. Goalscorers and disciplined players Ref.
Montreal Impact Opponent
1 August 3
7:30 p.m. 		H A.S. Roma 0–2 20,801 Džeko 6'
Nainggolan 21'

Major League Soccer

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See also: 2016 Major League Soccer season

Review

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Tables

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Eastern Conference

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Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Toronto FC 34 14 9 11 51 39 +12 53 MLS Cup Knockout Round
4 D.C. United 34 11 10 13 53 47 +6 46
5 Montreal Impact 34 11 11 12 49 53 −4 45
6 Philadelphia Union 34 11 14 9 52 55 −3 42
7 New England Revolution 34 11 14 9 44 54 −10 42
Source: MLS

Overall

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Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
9 Real Salt Lake 34 12 12 10 44 46 −2 46
10 D.C. United 34 11 10 13 53 47 +6 46
11 Montreal Impact 34 11 11 12 49 53 −4 45
12 Portland Timbers 34 12 14 8 48 53 −5 44
13 Philadelphia Union 34 11 14 9 52 55 −3 42
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored;

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L D GF GA GD W L D GF GA GD W L D GF GA GD
34 45 11 11 12 49 53  −4 7 5 5 31 29  +2 4 6 7 18 24  −6

Last updated: October 25, 2016
Source: 2016 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

Fixtures & results

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  Win   Draw   Loss

MD Date
KO
EST 		Venue Opponent Res.
F–A 		Att. Goalscorers and disciplined players Ref.
Montreal Impact Opponent
1 March 6
5:30 p.m. 		A Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 22,120 Piatti 19', 88'
Oduro 42'
Oyongo Yellow card 45' 		Harvey 45'
Bolaños Yellow card 62'
Aird Yellow card 77'
Waston 90+3'
2 March 12
4:00 p.m. 		H New York Red Bulls 3–0 27,545 Cabrera Yellow card 52'
Oduro 58'
Piatti 71'
Jackson-Hamel 90+4' 		McCarty Yellow card 36'
3 March 19
9:00 p.m. 		A FC Dallas 0–2 14,502 Toia Yellow card 43' Zimmerman Yellow card 34'
Figueroa Yellow card 72'
Díaz 79'
Urruti 87'
4 April 2
10:00 p.m. 		A Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 39,705 Camara Yellow card 64'
Ontivero Yellow card 75'
Toia Yellow card 78' 		Ivanschitz Yellow card 68'
Dempsey 79'
5 April 9
4:00 p.m. 		H Columbus Crew SC 2–0 22,053 Camara 48'
Bekker 86'Yellow card 87'
Piatti Yellow card 53'
6 April 16
5:00 p.m. 		A Chicago Fire 2–1 14,509 Drogba 56'
Piatti 90+1' 		Igboananike 29'
7 April 23
4:00 p.m. 		H Toronto FC 0–2 20,801 Morrow Yellow card 27'
Giovinco 40', 81'
8 April 27
7:00 p.m. 		A New York City FC 1–1 23,252 Piatti Yellow card 43'
Donadel Yellow card 65'
Bernier Yellow card 79'
LefevreYellow card 89'
Oduro 90+1' 		Lopez Yellow card 29'
Bravo Yellow card 35'
Allen 51'
White Yellow card 78'
9 April 30
4:00 p.m. 		H Colorado Rapids 2–2 20,801 Drogba 9'
Tissot 50'
Ciman Yellow card 66'
 Hairston Yellow card 45'
Gashi 47' Yellow card 78'
Sjöberg Yellow card 61'
Burling 73'
10 May 7
7:30 p.m. 		A Columbus Crew SC 4–4 14,095 Piatti 26', 58'
Drogba 57' (pen.)
Ontivero Yellow card 82'
Oduro 90+3' 		Kamara 16', 45+1'
Higuaín 48', 53' (pen.)
Francis Yellow card 82'
11 May 14
5:00 p.m. 		H Philadelphia Union 1–1 20,801 Drogba 3'
Piatti Yellow card 36'
Donadel Yellow card 50'
Oyongo Yellow card 80' 		Sapong 34'
Gaddis Yellow card 81'
12 May 21
7:30 p.m. 		A Orlando City SC 1–2 34,081 Piatti 4'
Bush Yellow card 45+1' 		Winter Yellow card 13'
Shea Yellow card 41'
Larin 43', 87'
Rivas Yellow card 45+2'
Higuita Yellow card 53'
Alston Yellow card 66'
13 May 28
8:00 p.m. 		H LA Galaxy 3–2 20,801 Piatti 26'
Ontivero 56'
BernierYellow card 68'
Drogba 90+4' Yellow card 90+5' 		Santos 8'
Magee 58'
Gordon Yellow card 90+2'
Steres Yellow card 90+4'
14 June 18
7:30 p.m. 		A Columbus Crew SC 0–0 14,814 Drogba Yellow card 59'
Camara Yellow card 90+2' 		Ashe Yellow card 14'
Wahl Yellow card 68'
TchaniYellow card 68'
15 June 25
7:30 p.m. 		H Sporting Kansas City 2-2 20,032 Ontivero 16'Yellow card 24'
Piatti 39' (pen.)
Oyongo Yellow card 43'
Drogba Yellow card 55' 		Dwyer 21' 59'
Medranda Yellow card 38'
16 July 2
5:30 p.m. 		H New England Revolution 3-2 20,279 Salazar 40' 48'
Piatti 54' (pen.) 		Kamara 18' 33'
Knighton Yellow card 53'
Caldwell Yellow card 55'
17 July 9
10:00 p.m. 		A Real Salt Lake 1-1 20,086 Shipp 8'
Cabrera Yellow card 16' 		Wingert Yellow card 62'
Glad Yellow card 70'
Beckerman Yellow card 76'
Movsisyan 79' (pen.)
18 July 13
10:30 p.m. 		A Portland Timbers 1-1 21,144 Piatti Yellow card 18' 44'
Shipp Yellow card 68'
Camara Yellow card 70' 		McInerney 14'
Adi Yellow card 70'
19 July 17
5:00 p.m. 		H New York City FC 1-3 20,801 Camara Yellow card 50'
Shipp 55'
Ontivero Yellow card 61'
Cabrera Yellow card 74' 		Villa 35'
Harrison 45+2'
Lopez Yellow card 72'
Lampard 85'
Saunders Yellow card 88'
20 July 23
7:30 p.m. 		H Philadelphia Union 5-1 20,801 Drogba 19' 42' 52'
Salazar Yellow card 26'
Mallace Yellow card 50'
Bernier Yellow card 83'
Piatti 87'
Mancosu 90+1' 		Barnetta Yellow card 27'
Pontius 72'
Gaddis Yellow card 76'
21 July 31
6:00 p.m. 		A D.C. United 1-1 16,728 Bekker Yellow card 54'
Drogba Red card 81'
Bernardello 86'Yellow card 90+2' 		Mullins 20'Yellow card 77'
Sarvas Yellow card 25'
22 August 6
7:30 p.m. 		H Houston Dynamo 1-0 20,801 Mancosu 76'
Bernardello Yellow card 86' 		Horst Yellow card 41'
Williams Yellow card 61'
23 August 13
7:00 p.m. 		A New York Red Bulls 1-3 23,459 Piatti 21'
Oyongo Red card 48'
Bernardello Yellow card 50'
Mallace Yellow card 69' 		Collin Yellow card 14'
Wright-Phillips 22' 41'
Davis 46'
Muyl Yellow card 87'
24 August 20
7:30 p.m. 		H Chicago Fire 0-3 20,801 Ciman Yellow card 44'
Drogba Yellow card 71' 		Solignac 15'Yellow card 31'
Accam 73'
Polster 89'
25 August 24
7:30 p.m. 		H D.C. United 1-1 19,740 Bush Yellow card 36'
Camara 77' 		Birnbaum Yellow card 8'
Neagle 39' (pen.)
Sarvas Yellow card 63'
Igboananike Yellow card 67'
Opare Red card 89'
26 August 27
7:30 p.m. 		A Toronto FC 1-0 28,454 Mallace Red card 43'
Piatti 73'
Bush Yellow card 73'
Mancosu Yellow card 81'
Bekker Yellow card 90+1' 		Delgado Yellow card 44'
Zavaleta Yellow card 46'
Osorio Yellow card 70'
27 September 7
7:30 p.m. 		H Orlando City SC 1-4 17,389 Drogba 2'
Bernier Yellow card 51'
Bush Red card 51'
Bernardello Yellow card 84' 		Shea 4'Yellow card 45'
Kaká 36' 54' (pen.)
Carrasco Yellow card 55'
Rivas 77'Yellow card 89'
28 September 10
7:00 p.m. 		A Philadelphia Union 1-1 18,500 Ciman Yellow card 48'
Camara Yellow card 60'
Mancosu 88' 		Pontius Yellow card 34'
Barnetta 45'
Sapong Yellow card 54'
29 September 17
7:30 p.m. 		H New England Revolution 1-3 20,801 Shipp Yellow card 41'
Drogba 50' (pen.)
Cabrera Yellow card 54' 		Kamara 1'
Rowe 27' 59'
Gonçalves Yellow card 39'
Gonçalves Yellow card 39'
30 September 24
7:00 p.m. 		A New York Red Bulls 0-1 22,209 Cabrera Yellow card 22'
Oyongo Yellow card 45+3'
Bernardello Yellow card 56'
Donadel Yellow card 81' 		Kljestan Yellow card 56'
Royer 60'
31 September 28
7:30 p.m. 		H San Jose Earthquakes 3-1 16,318 Oduro 22'
Piatti 32'Yellow card 86'
Camara Yellow card 50'
Cabrera Yellow card 56'
Venegas Yellow card 86' 90+2'
Drogba Yellow card 90+1' 		Francis Yellow card 12'
Wondolowski 62'
32 October 2
1:00 p.m. 		A Orlando City SC 1-0 26,041 Oduro 56'
Fisher Yellow card 65' 		Boden Yellow card 77'
33 October 16
3:00 p.m. 		H Toronto FC 2-2 20,801 Piatti 19' 55' (pen.)
Donadel Yellow card 59' 		Bradley Yellow card 25'
Beitashour Yellow card 45+1'
Altidore 51'
Giovinco Yellow card 68'
Moor Yellow card 78'
Ricketts 86'
34 October 23
4:00 p.m. 		A New England Revolution 0-3 39,587 Mallace Yellow card 55'
Oduro Yellow card 64'
Venegas Yellow card 83' 		Fagúndez 13'
Agudelo Yellow card 56' 60'
Kamara 71'Yellow card 72'

MLS Cup Playoffs

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See also: 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs

  Win   Draw   Loss

Leg Date – KO
EST 		Venue Opponent Res.
F–A 		Agg. score
F–A 		Att. Goalscorers and disciplined player Ref.
Montreal Impact Opponent
Knockout Round
October 27
7:30 p.m. 		A D.C. United — 4-2 12,773 Ciman 4'
Mancosu 43' 58'
Piatti 83' 		Neagle 89'
Kemp 90+4'
Conference Semi-final
FL October 30, 3:00 p.m. H New York Red Bulls 1-0 — 15,027 Camara Yellow card 13'
Mancosu 61' 		Felipe Yellow card 13'
Damari Red card 90+3'
SL November 6, 4:00 p.m. A New York Red Bulls 2-1 3-1 24,314 Piatti 51' 85'
Bush Yellow card 56'
Ciman Yellow card 63'
Venegas Yellow card 90+2' 		Felipe Yellow card 19'
McCarty Yellow card 74'
Wright-Phillips 77'
Kljestan Yellow card 89'
Conference Final
FL November 22, 8:00 p.m. H Toronto FC 3-2 — 61,004 Oduro 10'
Mancosu 12'
Oyongo 63' 		Altidore 68'
Bradley 73'
SL November 30, 8:00 p.m. A Toronto FC 2-5 5-7 36,000

Canadian championship

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See also: 2016 Canadian Championship

Canadian Championship review

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Preliminary round
     
  FC Edmonton 0 2 2
  Ottawa Fury FC 3 0 3
Semifinals Final
          
1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 3 3
4 Ottawa Fury FC 2 0 2
1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 2 2
3 Toronto FC (a) 1 1 2
2 Montreal Impact 2 0 2
3 Toronto FC 4 0 4

Canadian Championship results

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Leg Date
KO
EST 		Venue Opponent Res.
F–A 		Agg. score
F–A 		Att. Goalscorers and disciplined player Ref.
Montreal Impact Opponent
Semi–final
FL June 1
8:00 p.m. 		A Toronto FC 2–4 — 22,143 Bernier Red card 45+2'
Salazar 86'
Drogba 90+1' 		Osorio 13' 34'
Hamilton 60' 80'
Irwin Yellow card 90+2'
SL June 8
8:00 p.m. 		H Toronto FC 0–0 2–4 18,964 Drogba Yellow card 50'
Ontivero Red card 60'
Oduro Yellow card 88' 		Zavaleta Yellow card 45'

Player information

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Squad information

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No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age at year end) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Evan Bush  US GK (1986-03-06) March 6, 1986 (age 38) Canada Montreal Impact (NASL)
22 Eric Kronberg  US GK (1983-06-07) June 7, 1983 (age 41) United States Sporting Kansas City
40 Maxime Crépeau  CAN GK (1994-05-11) May 11, 1994 (age 30) Canada Montreal Impact Academy
Defenders
2 Ambroise Oyongo Cameroon CAM LB (1991-06-22) June 22, 1991 (age 33) United States New York Red Bulls
3 Amadou Dia  US CB (1993-06-08) June 8, 1993 (age 31) United States Sporting Kansas City
5 Wandrille Lefèvre  CAN CB (1989-12-17) December 17, 1989 (age 34) Canada Montreal Impact Academy
6 Hassoun Camara  FRA CB\RB (1984-02-03) February 3, 1984 (age 40) Canada Montreal Impact (NASL)
23 Laurent Ciman  BEL CB (1985-08-05) August 5, 1985 (age 39) Belgium Standard Liège
25 Donny Toia  US LB (1992-05-28) May 28, 1992 (age 32) United States Chivas USA
26 Kyle Fisher  US CB (1994-06-19) June 19, 1994 (age 30) United States Clemson Tigers
36 Víctor Cabrera  ARG CB (1993-02-07) February 7, 1993 (age 31) Argentina River Plate
Midfielders
8 Patrice Bernier  CAN DM (1979-09-23) September 23, 1979 (age 45) Denmark Lyngby Boldklub
10 Ignacio Piatti  ARG AM (1985-02-04) February 4, 1985 (age 39) Argentina San Lorenzo de Almagro
14 Harry Shipp  US AM (1991-11-07) November 7, 1991 (age 32) United States Chicago Fire
16 Calum Mallace  SCO DM (1990-10-01) October 1, 1990 (age 34) United States Marquette Golden Eagles
17 David Choinière  CAN LM (1997-02-07) February 7, 1997 (age 27) Canada FC Montreal
18 Kyle Bekker  CAN CM (1990-09-02) September 2, 1990 (age 34) United States FC Dallas
27 Johan Venegas  CRC CAM/LW (1988-07-11) July 11, 1988 (age 36) Costa Rica Alajuelense
28 Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé  CAN DM (1995-03-09) March 9, 1995 (age 29) Canada Montreal Impact Academy
30 Hernán Bernardello  ARG DM (1986-08-03) August 3, 1986 (age 38) Spain Deportivo Alavés
32 Lucas Ontivero  ARG LW/RW (1994-09-09) September 9, 1994 (age 30) Turkey Galatasaray
33 Marco Donadel  ITA DM (1983-04-21) April 21, 1983 (age 41) Italy Napoli
Attackers
7 Dominic Oduro  GHA ST (1985-08-13) August 13, 1985 (age 39) Canada Toronto FC
11 Didier Drogba Ivory Coast IVC ST (1978-03-11) March 11, 1978 (age 46) England Chelsea F.C.
15 Andrés Romero  ARG ST (1989-10-29) October 29, 1989 (age 34) Brazil Tombense
19 Michael Salazar  BLZ ST (1992-10-15) October 15, 1992 (age 32) United States UC Riverside Highlanders
21 Matteo Mancosu  ITA ST (1984-12-22) December 22, 1984 (age 39) Italy Bologna F.C. 1909
24 Anthony Jackson-Hamel  CAN ST (1993-08-03) August 3, 1993 (age 31) Canada Montreal Impact Academy

Squad and statistics

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Appearances, minutes played, and goals scored

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No. Nat. Player Total Major League Soccer Canadian Championship MLS Playoffs Ref.
App. Min. Gls App. Min. Gls App. Min. Gls App. Min. Gls
Goalkeepers
1 United States Evan Bush 38 3412 0 33 2932 0 0 0 0 5 480 0
22 United States Eric Kronberg 4 308 0 2 128 0 2 180 0 0 0 0
40 Canada Maxime Crépeau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 Cameroon Ambroise Oyongo 33 2883 1 27 2316 0 1 87 0 5 480 1
3 United States Amadou Dia 1 90 0 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Canada Wandrille Lefèvre 16 1299 0 13 1113 0 2 180 0 1 6 0
6 France Hassoun Camara 34 2900 2 27 2249 2 2 180 0 5 471 0
23 Belgium Laurent Ciman 33 2964 1 28 2484 0 0 0 0 5 480 1
25 United States Donny Toia 18 1374 0 17 1365 0 0 0 0 1 9 0
26 United States Kyle Fisher 3 270 0 2 180 0 1 90 0 0 0 0
36 Argentina Víctor Cabrera 29 2496 0 23 1926 0 1 90 0 5 480 0
Midfielders
8 Canada Patrice Bernier 26 1645 0 20 1185 0 1 45 0 5 415 0
10 Argentina Ignacio Piatti 38 3382 21 32 2818 17 1 90 0 5 474 4
14 United States Harry Shipp 30 1670 2 27 1595 2 1 57 0 2 18 0
16 Scotland Calum Mallace 21 926 0 18 861 0 0 0 0 3 65 0
17 Canada David Choinière 2 79 0 1 76 0 1 3 0 0 0 0
18 Canada Kyle Bekker 120 1296 1 18 1139 1 2 157 0 0 0 0
27 Costa Rica Johan Venegas 25 791 1 20 683 1 0 0 0 5 108 0
28 Canada Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé 1 79 0 0 0 0 1 79 0 0 0 0
30 Argentina Hernán Bernardello 16 1286 1 12 992 1 0 0 0 5 382 0
32 Argentina Lucas Ontivero 23 1084 2 21 979 2 2 105 0 0 0 0
33 Italy Marco Donadel 26 1984 0 21 1516 0 0 0 0 5 468 0
Forwards
7 Ghana Dominic Oduro 38 2592 8 31 2028 6 2 100 0 5 464 2
11 Ivory Coast Didier Drogba 27 1906 11 22 1650 10 2 180 1 3 76 0
15 Argentina Andrés Romero 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Belize Michael Salazar 19 824 3 17 711 2 2 113 1 0 0 0
21 Italy Matteo Mancosu 20 1096 7 15 772 3 0 0 0 5 404 4
24 Canada Anthony Jackson-Hamel 7 171 1 7 171 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
No Longer with the Club
29 United States Eric Alexander 14 1182 0 12 1047 0 2 135 0 0 0 0
39 United States Cameron Porter 2 34 0 0 0 0 2 34 0 0 0 0
51 Canada Maxim Tissot 8 607 1 7 517 1 1 90 0 0 0 0
Last updated: December 1, 2016

Top scorers

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No. Nat. Player Pos. Major League Soccer Canadian Championship MLS Playoffs TOTAL
10 Argentina Ignacio Piatti MF 17 4 21
11 Ivory Coast Didier Drogba FW 10 1 11
7 Ghana Dominic Oduro FW 6 2 8
21 Italy Matteo Mancosu FW 3 4 7
19 Belize Michael Salazar FW 2 1 3
6 France Hassoun Camara DF 2 2
14 United States Harry Shipp MF 2 2
32 Argentina Lucas Ontivero MF 2 2
2 Cameroon Ambroise Oyongo DF 1 1
18 Canada Kyle Bekker MF 1 1
23 Belgium Laurent Ciman DF 1 1
24 Canada Anthony Jackson-Hamel FW 1 1
27 Costa Rica Johan Venegas MF 1 1
30 Argentina Hernán Bernardello MF 1 1
51 Canada Maxim Tissot MF 1 1
Totals 49 2 12 63

Updated to match played December 1, 2016
Source: Montreal Impact
 Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Top assists

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No. Nat. Player Pos. Major League Soccer Canadian Championship MLS Playoffs TOTAL
7 Ghana Dominic Oduro FW 6 3 9
10 Argentina Ignacio Piatti MF 6 2 8
11 Ivory Coast Didier Drogba FW 6 1 1 8
2 Cameroon Ambroise Oyongo DF 5 1 6
21 Italy Matteo Mancosu FW 4 2 6
33 Italy Marco Donadel MF 4 2 6
8 Canada Patrice Bernier MF 1 2 3
14 United States Harry Shipp MF 3 3
6 France Hassoun Camara DF 2 2
25 United States Donny Toia DF 2 2
27 Costa Rica Johan Venegas MF 1 1 2
32 Argentina Lucas Ontivero MF 2 2
30 Argentina Hernán Bernardello MF 1 1
29 United States Eric Alexander MF 1 1
Totals 44 1 14 59

Updated to match played December 1, 2016
Source: Montreal Impact
 Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Top minutes played

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No. Nat. Player Pos. Major League Soccer Canadian Championship MLS Playoffs TOTAL
1 United States Evan Bush GK 2932 480 3412
10 Argentina Ignacio Piatti MF 2818 90 474 3382
23 Belgium Laurent Ciman DF 2484 480 2964
6 France Hassoun Camara DF 2249 180 471 2900
2 Cameroon Ambroise Oyongo DF 2316 87 480 2883
7 Ghana Dominic Oduro FW 2028 100 464 2592
36 Argentina Víctor Cabrera DF 1926 90 480 2496
33 Italy Marco Donadel MF 1516 468 1984
11 Ivory Coast Didier Drogba FW 1650 180 76 1906
14 United States Harry Shipp MF 1595 57 18 1670

Updated to match played December 1, 2016
Source: Montreal Impact
 Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Multi–goal games

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No. Pos. Player Date Opponent Number of Goals Source
10 MF Argentina Ignacio Piatti March 6, 2016 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 [20]
10 MF Argentina Ignacio Piatti May 7, 2016 vs Columbus Crew SC 2 [21]
19 FW Belize Michael Salazar July 2, 2016 vs New England Revolution 2 [22]
11 FW Ivory Coast Didier Drogba July 23, 2016 vs Philadelphia Union 3 [23]
10 MF Argentina Ignacio Piatti October 16, 2016 vs Toronto FC 2 [24]
21 FW Italy Matteo Mancosu October 27, 2016 vs D.C. United 2 [25]
10 MF Argentina Ignacio Piatti November 6, 2016 vs New York Red Bulls 2 [26]

Goals against average

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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 3412 60 1.58 2932 50 1.52 0 0 0.00 480 10 1.87
22  US Eric Kronberg 308 7 2.05 128 3 2.11 180 4 2.00 0 0 0.00
40  CAN Maxime Crépeau 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00

Updated to match played December 1, 2016
Source: Montreal Impact
 Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Clean sheets

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No. Nat. Player Major League Soccer Canadian Championship MLS Cup Playoffs TOTAL
1 United States Evan Bush 6 1 7
22 United States Eric Kronberg 1 1
Totals 6 1 1 8

Updated to match played October 31, 2016
Source: Montreal Impact

Yellow and red cards

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No. Player Total Major League Soccer Canadian Championship MLS Cup Playoffs Ref.
Yellow card Yellow card Red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Red card Red card
1 Evan Bush 4 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
2 Ambroise Oyongo 4 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Amadou Dia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Wandrille Lefèvre 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Hassoun Camara 8 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 Dominic Oduro 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
8 Patrice Bernier 4 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
10 Ignacio Piatti 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Didier Drogba 6 0 1 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
14 Harry Shipp 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Andrés Romero 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Calum Mallace 3 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 David Choinière 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Kyle Bekker 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Michael Salazar 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Matteo Mancosu 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Eric Kronberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Laurent Ciman 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
24 Anthony Jackson-Hamel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Donny Toia 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Kyle Fisher 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Johan Venegas 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
28 Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Eric Alexander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Hernán Bernardello 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 Lucas Ontivero 4 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
33 Marco Donadel 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 Víctor Cabrera 6 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 Cameron Porter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 Maxime Crépeau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
51 Maxim Tissot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 71 0 6 63 0 4 2 0 2 6 0 0
Last updated: December 1, 2016

International roster slots

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Montreal has ten MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2016 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated eight international roster spots. Montreal has two extra spot from transactions with the Portland Timbers and Toronto FC.

Recognition

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MLS Best XI

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Player Nation Position Report
Piatti  Argentina MF MLS Best XI

MLS Player of the Week

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Week Player Nation Position Report
10 Piatti  Argentina MF MLS Player of the Week: 10

MLS Team of the Week

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Week Player Nation Position Report
1 Piatti  Argentina MF MLS Team of the Week: 1
2 Piatti  Argentina MF MLS Team of the Week: 2
Ciman  Belgium DF
6 Piatti  Argentina MF MLS Team of the Week: 6
Ciman  Belgium DF
7 Piatti  Argentina MF MLS Team of the Week: 7
Ciman  Belgium DF
9 Drogba  Ivory Coast FW MLS Team of the Week: 9
10 Piatti  Argentina MF MLS Team of the Week: 10
13 Piatti  Argentina MF MLS Team of the Week: 13
Drogba  Ivory Coast FW
17 Salazar  Belize FW MLS Team of the Week: 17
20 Piatti  Argentina MF MLS Team of the Week: 20
Drogba  Ivory Coast FW
Oyongo  Cameroon DF
22 Bush  United States GK MLS Team of the Week: 22
25 Camara  France DF MLS Team of the Week: 25
30 Bush  United States GK MLS Team of the Week: 30
Ciman  Belgium DF
Oduro  Ghana FW
32/33 Piatti  Argentina MF MLS Team of the Week: 32/33

MLS Goal of the Week

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Week Player Nation Position Report
1 Piatti  Argentina MF MLS Goal of the Week: 1
7 Piatti  Argentina MF MLS Goal of the Week: 7
9 Tissot  Canada DF MLS Goal of the Week: 9
10 Piatti  Argentina MF MLS Goal of the Week: 10
20 Piatti  Argentina MF MLS Goal of the Week: 20
32/33 Piatti  Argentina MF MLS Goal of the Week: 32/33

MLS Save of the Week

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Week Player Nation Position Report
1 Bush  United States GK MLS Save of the Week: 1

References

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