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CF Montréal 2025 football season
CF Montréal
2025 season
OwnerJoey Saputo
Head coachLaurent Courtois
StadiumSaputo Stadium
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The 2025 CF Montréal season will be the club's 32nd season of existence, and their 14th in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid.

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

Current squad

As of January 5, 2025

No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age at year end) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Sebastian Breza  CAN GK (1998-03-15) March 15, 1998 (age 26) Italy Bologna
40 Jonathan Sirois  CAN GK (2001-07-27) July 27, 2001 (age 23) Canada Montreal Impact Academy
Defenders
4 Fernando Álvarez  COL CB (2003-08-24) August 24, 2003 (age 21) Mexico C.F. Pachuca
11 Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty  CAN RB (2004-06-16) June 16, 2004 (age 20) Canada Toronto FC
16 Joel Waterman  CAN CB (1996-01-24) January 24, 1996 (age 28) Canada Cavalry FC
24 George Campbell  USA CB (2001-06-22) June 22, 2001 (age 23) United States Atlanta United FC
27 Dawid Bugaj  POL RB (2004-07-09) July 9, 2004 (age 20) Italy SPAL
46 Tom Pearce  ENG LB (1998-04-12) April 12, 1998 (age 26) England Wigan Athletic F.C.
Midfielders
6 Samuel Piette  CAN DM (1994-11-12) November 12, 1994 (age 30) Spain CD Izarra
8 Dominik Yankov  BUL AM (2000-07-28) July 28, 2000 (age 24) Bulgaria PFC Ludogorets Razgrad
10 Bryce Duke  USA CM (2001-02-28) February 28, 2001 (age 23) United States Inter Miami CF
19 Nathan-Dylan Saliba  CAN CM (2004-02-07) February 7, 2004 (age 20) Canada Montreal Impact Academy
23 Caden Clark  USA AM (2003-05-27) May 27, 2003 (age 21) United States Minnesota United FC
38 Alessandro Biello  CAN CM (2005-07-20) July 20, 2005 (age 19) Canada Montreal Impact Academy
Attackers
7 Kwadwo Opoku  GHA FW (2001-07-13) July 13, 2001 (age 23) United States Los Angeles FC
14 Sunusi Ibrahim  NGA FW (2002-10-01) October 1, 2002 (age 22) Nigeria Nasarawa United F.C.
28 Jules-Anthony Vilsaint  CAN FW (2003-01-06) January 6, 2003 (age 21) Belgium Royal Antwerp F.C.

International roster slots

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

Montreal Impact International slots
Slot Player Nationality
Exempt Matías Cóccaro Uruguay Uruguay
Exempt Kwadwo Opoku Ghana Ghana
Exempt Sunusi Ibrahim Nigeria Nigeria
1 Tom Pearce England England
2 Dawid Bugaj Poland Poland
3 Vacant
4 Vacant
5 Vacant
6 Vacant


Foreign-Born Players with Domestic Status
Player Nationality
Fernando Álvarez Colombia Colombia / United States USA
Jules-Anthony Vilsaint Haiti Haiti / Canada Canada
Dominik Yankov Bulgaria Bulgaria / Canada Canada
  • Canada – Player is Canadian citizen;
  • United States – Player is US citizen;
  • G – Player has US green card;
  • C – Player has permanent Canadian residency.

Management

As of January 14, 2023
  • Canada Joey Saputo – owner
  • Canada Luca Saputo – managing director, recruitment and sporting methodology
  • Canada Simone Saputo – managing director, academy strategy and roster management
  • Canada Gabriel Gervais – president and chief executive officer
  • United States Corey Wray – director of soccer
  • Canada Salvatore Rivera – vice-president and chief financial officer
  • Canada Amélie Vaillancourt – vice-president and chief human resource officer
  • Canada Samia Chebeir – vice-president and chief marketing officer

Coaching staff

As of January 15, 2024
  • France Laurent Courtois – head coach
  • France David Sauvry – assistant coach
  • Cuba Eduardo Sebrango – assistant manager
  • Italy Stefano Pasquali – assistant fitness Coach
  • France Louan Schlicht – video Analyst

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
MF Germany Fabian Herbers United States Chicago Fire Undisclosed deal for the 2025 and 2026 seasons January 3, 2025
MF Nigeria Michael Adedokun United States Ohio State Buckeyes MLS SuperDraft, undisclosed one-year contract with additional three option years January 4, 2025

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
25 DF Italy Gabriele Corbo Option declined November 21, 2024
23 DF United States Grayson Doody Option declined November 21, 2024
44 DF Canada Raheem Edwards Option declined November 21, 2024
5 MF Greece Ilias Iliadis Option declined November 21, 2024
21 FW Finland Lassi Lappalainen Option declined November 21, 2024
17 FW Venezuela Josef Martínez Option declined November 21, 2024
27 MF Canada Matteo Schiavoni Option declined November 21, 2024
26 DF Iceland Róbert Orri Þorkelsson Option declined November 21, 2024
18 MF Canada Rida Zouhir Option declined November 21, 2024
3 DF Uruguay Joaquín Sosa End of Loan November 21, 2024
2 MF Kenya Victor Wanyama Out of Contract November 21, 2024
33 GK United States Logan Ketterer United States Lexington SC Out of Contract November 21, 2024

Loans in

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

Loans out

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Loan start date Loan end date Source
9 FW Uruguay Matías Cóccaro Mexico Atlas FC January 4, 2025 January 4, 2025

MLS SuperDraft picks

Main article: 2025 MLS SuperDraft
Round No. Pos. Player College/Club team Transaction Source
1 13 FW Nigeria Michael Adedokun Ohio State Buckeyes Signed
2 44 FW United States Arik Duncan University of California Berkeley
3 50 FW United States Caden Grabfelder Pennsylvania State University
4 73 DF France Arthur Duquenne Clemson University

Friendlies

Review

Pre-Season

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

v
1 v

Major League Soccer regular season

See also: 2025 Major League Soccer season

Tables

Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2025)
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 22, 2025. 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 22, 2025. 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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Atlanta United FC v CF Montréal
February 22 1 Atlanta United FC v CF Montréal Atlanta, GA
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Minnesota United FC v CF Montréal
March 1 2 Minnesota United FC v CF Montréal Saint Paul, MN
8:30 PM EST Stadium: Allianz Field
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v CF Montréal
March 8 3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC v CF Montréal Vancouver, BC
9:30 PM EST Stadium: BC Place
D.C. United v CF Montréal
March 15 4 D.C. United v CF Montréal Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
Nashville SC v CF Montréal
March 22 5 Nashville SC v CF Montréal Nashville, TN
8:30 PM EDT Stadium: Geodis Park
Chicago Fire FC v CF Montréal
March 29 6 Chicago Fire FC v CF Montréal Chicago, IL
8:30 PM EDT Stadium: Soldier Field
Columbus Crew v CF Montréal
April 5 7 Columbus Crew v CF Montréal Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Lower.com Field
CF Montréal v Charlotte FC
April 12 8 CF Montréal v Charlotte FC Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
CF Montréal v Orlando City SC
April 19 9 CF Montréal v Orlando City SC Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
New York Red Bulls v CF Montréal
April 26 10 New York Red Bulls v CF Montréal Harrison, NJ
4:30 PM EDT Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
CF Montréal v Philadelphia Union
May 3 11 CF Montréal v Philadelphia Union Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
New York City FC v CF Montréal
May 10 12 New York City FC v CF Montréal New York, NY
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Yankee Stadium
CF Montréal v Columbus Crew
May 14 13 CF Montréal v Columbus Crew Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
CF Montréal v Toronto FC
May 17 14 CF Montréal v Toronto FC Montreal, QC
2:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
CF Montréal v Los Angeles FC
May 24 15 CF Montréal v Los Angeles FC Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Inter Miami CF v CF Montréal
May 28 16 Inter Miami CF v CF Montréal Fort Lauderdale, FL
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
CF Montréal v New England Revolution
May 31 17 CF Montréal v New England Revolution Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Houston Dynamo FC v CF Montréal
June 14 18 Houston Dynamo FC v CF Montréal Houston, TX
8:30 PM EDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
CF Montréal v FC Cincinnati
June 25 19 CF Montréal v FC Cincinnati Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
CF Montréal v New York City FC
June 28 20 CF Montréal v New York City FC Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
CF Montréal v Inter Miami CF
July 5 21 CF Montréal v Inter Miami CF Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Orlando City SC v CF Montréal
July 12 22 Orlando City SC v CF Montréal Orlando, FL
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Philadelphia Union v CF Montréal
July 16 23 Philadelphia Union v CF Montréal Chester, PA
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Subaru Park
CF Montréal v Chicago Fire FC
July 19 24 CF Montréal v Chicago Fire FC Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
New England Revolution v CF Montréal
July 25 25 New England Revolution v CF Montréal Foxborough, MA
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
CF Montréal v Atlanta United FC
August 9 26 CF Montréal v Atlanta United FC Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
CF Montréal v D.C. United
August 16 27 CF Montréal v D.C. United Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
CF Montréal v Austin FC
August 23 28 CF Montréal v Austin FC Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Toronto FC v CF Montréal
August 30 29 Toronto FC v CF Montréal Toronto, ON
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: BMO Field
CF Montréal v St. Louis City SC
September 13 30 CF Montréal v St. Louis City SC Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
CF Montréal v New York Red Bulls
September 20 31 CF Montréal v New York Red Bulls Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Charlotte FC v CF Montréal
September 27 32 Charlotte FC v CF Montréal Charlotte, NC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
CF Montréal v Nashville SC
October 4 33 CF Montréal v Nashville SC Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
FC Cincinnati v CF Montréal
October 18 34 FC Cincinnati v CF Montréal Cincinnati, OH
6:00 PM EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium

Leagues Cup

See also: 2025 Leagues Cup

Canadian Championship

Main article: 2025 Canadian Championship

Preliminary round

Toronto FC v CF Montréal
Preliminary round Toronto FC v CF Montréal Toronto, ON
Stadium: BMO Field

Statistics

Appearances, Minutes Played, and Goals Scored

No. Nat. Player Total Major League Soccer Canadian Championship Leagues Cup MLS Cup Playoffs Ref.
App. Min. Gls App. Min. Gls App. Min. Gls App. Min. Gls App. Min. Gls
Goalkeepers
1 Canada Sebastian Breza 0 0 0 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 0 0 0
Defenders
4 Colombia Fernando Álvarez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Canada Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty 0 0 0 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 0 0 0
23 United States Ousman Jabang 0 0 0 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 0 0 0
27 Poland Dawid Bugaj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 England Tom Pearce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 Canada Samuel Piette 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Bulgaria Dominik Yankov 0 0 0 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 0 0 0
19 Canada Nathan-Dylan Saliba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 United States Caden Clark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 Canada Alessandro Biello 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germany Fabian Herbers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nigeria Michael Adedokun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 Ghana Kwadwo Opoku 0 0 0 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 0 0 0
28 Canada Jules-Anthony Vilsaint 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
No Longer with the Club
Last updated: November 21, 2024

Top scorers

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

Updated to match played November 21, 2024
Source: 
Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Top Assists

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

Updated to match played November 27, 2024
Source: 
Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Goals Against Average

No. Nat. Player Total Major League Soccer Canadian Championship Leagues Cup MLS Cup Playoffs
MIN GA GAA MIN GA GAA MIN GA GAA MIN GA GAA MIN GA GAA
1  CAN Sebastian Breza 0 0 0.00 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 0 0 0.00

Updated to match played November 27, 2024
Source: CF Montréal
Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Clean sheets

No. Nat. Player MLS Canadian Championship Leagues Cup MLS Cup Playoffs TOTAL
1 Canada Sebastian Breza 0
40 Canada Jonathan Sirois 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 0

Updated to match played November 27, 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 MLS Cup Playoffs TOTAL

Updated to match played November 27, 2024
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 Sebastian Breza 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
6 Samuel Piette 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Kwadwo Opoku 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Dominik Yankov 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 Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty 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
19 Nathan-Dylan Saliba 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
23 Caden Clark 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
27 Dawid Bugaj 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
38 Alessandro Biello 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
46 Tom Pearce 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: November 27, 2024

Recognition

Notes

References

  1. "First Team". CF Montreal. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  2. Montréal, C. F. "CF Montréal". CF Montréal.
  3. "Technical Team". cfmontreal.com. CF Montréal. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  4. "CF Montréal acquires midfielder Fabian Herbers". cfmontreal.com. January 3, 2025. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  5. ^ "CCF Montréal signs Michael Adedokun". cfmontreal.com. January 4, 2025. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  6. ^ "CF Montréal exercises options of Nathan Saliba and Jules-Anthony Vilsaint for the 2025 season". cfmontreal.com. December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  7. "Matías Cóccaro loaned to Atlas FC". cfmontreal.com. January 4, 2025. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
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