2024 CF Montréal season

CF Montréal
2024 season
OwnerJoey Saputo
Head coachLaurent Courtois
StadiumSaputo Stadium
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The 2024 CF Montréal season will be the club's 31st season of existence, and their 13th in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid.

In addition to competing in the MLS, the club will also play in the Canadian Championship and the Leagues Cup.

Current squad

Source, As of January 25, 2024:[1][2]

No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age at year end) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Logan Ketterer  USA GK (1993-11-09) November 9, 1993 (age 30) United States El Paso Locomotive FC
40 Jonathan Sirois  CAN GK (2001-07-27) July 27, 2001 (age 22) Canada Montreal Impact Academy
Sebastian Breza  CAN GK (1998-03-15) March 15, 1998 (age 25) Italy Bologna
Defenders
3 Joaquín Sosa  URU CB (2002-01-10) January 10, 2002 (age 22) Italy Bologna
4 Fernando Álvarez  COL CB (2003-08-24) August 24, 2003 (age 20) Mexico C.F. Pachuca
16 Joel Waterman  CAN CB (1996-01-24) January 24, 1996 (age 28) Canada Cavalry FC
22 Ruan  BRA RB (1995-05-25) May 25, 1995 (age 28) United States D.C. United
24 George Campbell  USA CB (2001-06-22) June 22, 2001 (age 22) United States Atlanta United FC
25 Gabriele Corbo  ITA CB (2000-01-11) January 11, 2000 (age 24) Italy Bologna
26 Róbert Thorkelsson  ISL CB (2002-04-03) April 3, 2002 (age 21) Iceland Breiðablik
Raheem Edwards  CAN LB (1995-07-17) July 17, 1995 (age 28) United States LA Galaxy
Midfeilders
2 Victor Wanyama  KEN DM (1991-06-25) June 25, 1991 (age 32) England Tottenham Hotspur
5 Ilias Iliadis  GRE DM (2001-03-21) March 21, 2001 (age 22) Greece Panathinaikos F.C. B
6 Samuel Piette  CAN DM (1994-11-12) November 12, 1994 (age 29) Spain CD Izarra
10 Bryce Duke  USA CM (2001-02-28) February 28, 2001 (age 22) United States Inter Miami CF
18 Rida Zouhir  CAN CM (2003-11-23) November 23, 2003 (age 20) Canada Montreal Impact Academy
19 Nathan-Dylan Saliba  CAN CM (2004-02-07) February 7, 2004 (age 19) Canada Montreal Impact Academy
23 Ousman Jabang  USA DM (2001-03-29) March 29, 2001 (age 22) United States Mercer Bears
29 Mathieu Choinière  CAN AM (1999-02-07) February 7, 1999 (age 24) Canada Montreal Impact Academy
Attackers
9 Chinonso Offor  NGA FW (2000-05-27) May 27, 2000 (age 23) United States Chicago Fire FC
11 Ariel Lassiter  CRC FW (1994-09-27) September 27, 1994 (age 29) United States Inter Miami CF
13 Mason Toye  USA FW (1998-10-16) October 16, 1998 (age 25) United States Minnesota United FC
14 Sunusi Ibrahim  NGA FW (2002-10-01) October 1, 2002 (age 21) Nigeria Nasarawa United F.C.
21 Lassi Lappalainen  FIN FW (1998-08-24) August 24, 1998 (age 25) Italy Bologna
28 Jules-Anthony Vilsaint  CAN FW (2003-01-06) January 6, 2003 (age 21) Belgium Royal Antwerp F.C.
90 Kwadwo Opoku  GHA FW (2001-07-13) July 13, 2001 (age 22) United States Los Angeles FC

International roster slots

Montreal currently has eight MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2024 season. In addition, starting in 2022, CF Montreal are allowed to make three international players exempt from status if they have been on the roster for more than one year.

Management

As of January 14, 2023[4]
  • Canada Joey Saputo – Owner
  • Canada Gabriel Gervais – President and chief executive officer
  • Belgium Olivier Renard – Vice president and Chief Sporting Officer
  • Canada Salvatore Rivera – Vice-president & Chief Financial Officer
  • Canada Amélie Vaillancourt – Vice-president & Chief Human Resource Officer
  • Canada Samia Chebeir – Vice-president and Chief Marketing Officer

Coaching staff

As of January 15, 2024[5]
  • France Laurent Courtois – head coach
  • Belgium Laurent Ciman – assistant coach
  • France David Sauvry – assistant coach
  • Cuba Eduardo Sebrango – assistant manager
  • France Romuald Peiser – goalkeeping coach
  • France Barthélémy Delecroix – fitness Coach
  • Italy Stefano Pasquali – assistant fitness Coach
  • France Louan Schlicht – video Analyst
  • Italy Luca Bucci – responsible for the goalkeeping development methodology

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
DF Canada Raheem Edwards United States LA Galaxy Acquisition in return for $400,000 in 2024 GAM December 11, 2023 [6]
22 DF Brazil Ruan United States D.C. United Acquired with $500,000 in GAM for Aaron Herrera December 12, 2023 [7]
GK Canada Sebastian Breza Italy Bologna Free Transfer January 15, 2024 [8]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
41 GK Canada James Pantemis United States Portland Timbers Option declined December 1, 2023 [9]
15 DF Canada Zachary Brault-Guillard Option declined December 1, 2023 [9]
7 MF Egypt Ahmed Hamdi Option declined December 1, 2023 [9]
27 MF Canada Sean Rea Option declined December 1, 2023 [9]
17 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Jojea Kwizera United States Rhode Island FC Option declined December 1, 2023 [9]
35 FW Canada Jean-Aniel Assi United States Crown Legacy FC Option declined December 1, 2023 [9]
30 FW Honduras Romell Quioto Iran Tractor S.C. Out of Contract December 1, 2023 [9]
22 FW Guatemala Aaron Herrera United States D.C. United Traded for $500,000 in GAM and Ruan December 12, 2023 [7]

Loans in

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Loan start date Loan end date Source
3 DF Uruguay Joaquín Sosa Italy Bologna January 15, 2024 December 31, 2024 [8]

Loans out

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Loan start date Loan end date Source

MLS SuperDraft picks

Main article: 2024 MLS SuperDraft
Round No. Pos. Player College/Club team Transaction Source
1 10 DF Grayson Doody UCLA
2 39 DF Malik Henry Akron
3 68 FW Eli Conway Uconn
3 86 MF Carson Hodgson Western Michigan

Friendlies

Review

Pre-Season

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

January 27 1 Minnesota United FC v CF Montréal Tucson, AZ
6:00 PM EDT Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 7 2 Atlanta United FC v CF Montréal St. Petersburg, FL
4:00 PM EDT Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
February 10 3 Colorado Rapids v CF Montréal Bay Lake, FL
6:00 PM EDT Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports
February 17 4 Tampa Bay Rowdies v CF Montréal St. Petersburg, FL
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

Major League Soccer regular season

See also: 2023 Major League Soccer season

Tables

Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2024)
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 D.C. United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Round One
7 Inter Miami CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 CF Montréal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Wild card round
9 Nashville SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 New England Revolution 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: February 21, 2024. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall

Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
13 Inter Miami CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Minnesota United FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 CF Montréal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Nashville SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 New England Revolution 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: February 21, 2024. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L D GF GA GD W L D GF GA GD W L D GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: December 1, 2023
Source: 2024 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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

February 24 1 Orlando City SC v CF Montréal Orlando, FL
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Exploria Stadium
March 2 2 FC Dallas v CF Montréal Frisco, TX
8:30 PM EDT Stadium: Toyota Stadium
March 10 3 Inter Miami CF v CF Montréal Fort Lauderdale, FL
5:00 PM EDT Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
March 16 4 Chicago Fire FC v CF Montréal Chicago, IL
2:00 PM EDT Stadium: Soldier Field
March 16 5 D.C. United v CF Montréal Washington, DC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
April 6 6 Seattle Sounders FC v CF Montréal Seattle, WA
10:30 PM EDT Stadium: Lumen Field
April 13 7 CF Montréal v FC Cincinnati Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
April 20 8 CF Montréal v Orlando City SC Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
April 27 9 Columbus Crew v CF Montréal Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Lower.com Field
May 4 10 Nashville SC v CF Montréal Nashville, TN
8:30 PM EDT Stadium: Geodis Park
May 11 11 CF Montréal v Inter Miami CF Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
May 15 12 CF Montréal v Columbus Crew Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
May 18 13 Toronto FC v CF Montréal Toronto, ON
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: BMO Field
May 25 14 CF Montréal v Nashville SC Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
May 29 15 CF Montréal v D.C. United Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
June 1 16 Philadelphia Union v CF Montréal Chester, PA
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Subaru Park
June 15 17 CF Montréal v Real Salt Lake Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
June 19 18 CF Montréal v New York Red Bulls Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
June 22 19 Colorado Rapids v CF Montréal Commerce City, CO
9:30 PM EDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
June 29 20 CF Montréal v Philadelphia Union Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
July 3 21 New York City FC v CF Montréal The Bronx, NY
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Yankee Stadium
July 6 22 CF Montréal v Vancouver Whitecaps FC Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
July 13 23 CF Montréal v Atlanta United FC Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
July 17 24 New York Red Bulls v CF Montréal Harrison, NJ
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Red Bull Arena
July 20 25 CF Montréal v Toronto FC Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
August 24 26 CF Montréal v New England Revolution Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
August 31 27 FC Cincinnati v CF Montréal Cincinnati, OH
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
September 14 28 CF Montréal v Charlotte FC Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
September 18 29 New England Revolution v CF Montréal Foxborough, MA
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
September 21 30 CF Montréal v Chicago Fire FC Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
September 28 31 CF Montréal v San Jose Earthquakes Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
October 2 32 Atlanta United FC v CF Montréal Atlanta, GA
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
October 5 33 Charlotte FC v CF Montréal Charlotte, NC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
October 19 34 CF Montréal v New York City FC Montreal, QC
6:00 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium

Leagues Cup

See also: 2023 Leagues Cup

Group stage

See also: 2024 Leagues Cup group stage

Canadian Championship

Main article: 2024 Canadian Championship

Statistics

Appearances, Minutes Played, and Goals Scored

No. Nat. Player Total Major League Soccer Canadian Championship Leagues Cup Ref.
App. Min. Gls App. Min. Gls App. Min. Gls App. Min. Gls
Goalkeepers
1 United States Logan Ketterer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 Canada Jonathan Sirois 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Canada Sebastian Breza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 Uruguay Joaquín Sosa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Colombia Fernando Álvarez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Canada Joel Waterman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Brazil Ruan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 United States George Campbell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Italy Gabriele Corbo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Iceland Róbert Thorkelsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Canada Raheem Edwards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
2 Kenya Victor Wanyama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Greece Ilias Iliadis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Canada Samuel Piette 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 United States Bryce Duke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Canada Rida Zouhir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Canada Nathan-Dylan Saliba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 United States Ousman Jabang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Canada Mathieu Choinière 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 Nigeria Chinonso Offor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Costa Rica Ariel Lassiter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 United States Mason Toye 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Nigeria Sunusi Ibrahim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Finland Lassi Lappalainen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Canada Jules-Anthony Vilsaint 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
90 Ghana Kwadwo Opoku 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
No Longer with the Club
Last updated: January 25, 2024

Top scorers

Rank Nat. Player Pos. MLS Canadian Championship Leagues Cup TOTAL
Totals 0 0 0 0

Updated to match played December 1, 2023
Source: [1]
 Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Top Assists

Rank Nat. Player Pos. MLS Canadian Championship Leagues Cup TOTAL
Totals 0 0 0 0

Updated to match played December 1, 2023
Source: [2]
 Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Goals Against Average

No. Nat. Player Total Major League Soccer Canadian Championship Leagues Cup
MIN GA GAA MIN GA GAA MIN GA GAA MIN GA GAA
1  USA Logan Ketterer 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00
40  CAN Jonathan Sirois 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00
 CAN Sebastian Breza 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00

Updated to match played January 15, 2024
Source: CF Montréal
 Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Clean sheets

No. Nat. Player MLS Canadian Championship Leagues Cup TOTAL
1 United States Logan Ketterer 0
40 Canada Jonathan Sirois 0
Canada Sebastian Breza 0
Totals 0 0 0 0

Updated to match played January 15, 2024
Source: MLSsoccer.com
 Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Top minutes played

No. Nat. Player Pos. MLS Canadian Championship Leagues Cup TOTAL

Updated to match played October 23, 2023
Source: Montreal Impact
 Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Yellow and red cards

No. Player Total Major League Soccer Canadian Championship Leagues Cup 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 Logan Ketterer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Victor Wanyama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Joaquín Sosa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Fernando Álvarez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Ilias Iliadis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Samuel Piette 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Chinonso Offor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Bryce Duke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Ariel Lassiter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Mason Toye 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Sunusi Ibrahim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Joel Waterman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Rida Zouhir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Nathan-Dylan Saliba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Lassi Lappalainen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Ruan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Ousman Jabang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 George Campbell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Gabriele Corbo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Róbert Thorkelsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Jules-Anthony Vilsaint 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Mathieu Choinière 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 Jonathan Sirois 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
90 Kwadwo Opoku 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Raheem Edwards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sebastian Breza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last updated: January 25, 2024

Recognition

Notes

References

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  3. ^ "D.C. United Acquire Defender Ruan from Orlando City SC in Exchange for the 2nd Overall Pick in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft Presented by adidas". cfmontreal.com. December 21, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  4. ^ Montréal, C. F. "CF Montréal". CF Montréal.
  5. ^ "Technical Team". cfmontreal.com. CF Montréal. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  6. ^ "CF Montréal acquires defender Raheem Edwards from LA Galaxy". cfmontreal.com. December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
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