2011 Montreal Impact season

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ChairmanCanada Joey Saputo
Head coachCanada Nick De Santis
North American Soccer LeagueRegular Season: 7th
Playoffs: Did not qualify
2011 Canadian ChampionshipSemifinals
Montreal Impact
2011 season
ChairmanCanada Joey Saputo
Head coachCanada Nick De Santis
North American Soccer LeagueRegular Season: 7th
Playoffs: Did not qualify
2011 Canadian ChampionshipSemifinals
Top goalscorerLeague: Etienne Barbara (20)
All: Ryan Pore (7)
Highest home attendance13,034
Lowest home attendance9,870
Average home league attendance11,514[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.

Conference table

Current roster

Current roster

as of August 16, 2011.[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Bill Gaudette
2 DF  MAR Hicham Aâboubou
3 DF  NZL Cameron Knowles
5 DF  CAN Nevio Pizzolitto (captain)
6 MF  FRA Hassoun Camara
7 MF  USA David Testo
8 MF  USA Luke Kreamalmeyer
10 FW  CAN Ali Gerba
11 MF  ARG Leonardo Di Lorenzo
12 DF  USA Amir Lowery
14 FW  SEN Mignane Diouf (on loan from Diambars)
15 FW  COL Miguel Montaño (on loan from Seattle Sounders FC)
16 FW  CUB Eduardo Sebrango
17 MF  FRA Anthony Le Gall
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  CAN Marco Terminesi
19 FW  CAN Reda Agourram
21 DF  FRA Philippe Billy
22 GK  USA Evan Bush
23 MF  CAN António Ribeiro
24 DF  CAN Simon Gatti
25 GK  CAN Greg Sutton (on loan from New York Red Bulls)
27 MF  ENG Ian Westlake
28 MF  BIH Siniša Ubiparipović
30 MF  CAN Pierre-Rudolph Mayard
32 MF  USA Ryan Pore (on loan from Portland Timbers)
33 FW  ROU Mircea Ilcu
35 MF  FRA Wandrille Lefevre

Multiple nationalities

Staff

Player movement

Transfers

In

Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
February 7, 2011France Hassoun CamaraMFFrance SC BastiaFree Transfer[4]
February 10, 2011France Idriss Ech-CherguiFWAlgeria JS KabylieFree Transfer[5]
February 10, 2011France Kevin HatchiDFCyprus Olympiakos NicosiaFree Transfer[5]
February 17, 2011Georgia (country) Zourab TsiskaridzeDFCanada Vancouver WhitecapsFree Transfer[6]
February 17, 2011United States Luke KreamalmeyerMFUnited States AC St. LouisFree Transfer[6]
February 19, 2011United States Bill GaudetteGKPuerto Rico Puerto Rico IslandersFree Transfer[7]
March 11, 2011United States Evan BushGKUnited States Crystal Palace BaltimoreFree Transfer[8]
March 30, 2011United States Amir LoweryMFFinland FC HonkaFree Transfer[9]
June 29, 2011Cuba Eduardo SebrangoFWCanada Montreal ImpactReturn from Retirement[10]
July 12, 2011Canada Marco TerminesiFWUnited States Milwaukee WaveFree Transfer[11]
July 12, 2011Romania Mircea IlcuFWCanada Montreal Impact AcademyGraduated from the Academy[11]
July 12, 2011France Wandrille LefevreMFCanada Montreal Impact AcademyGraduated from the Academy[11]
July 14, 2011England Ian WestlakeMFEngland Wycombe Wanderers F.C.Free Transfer[12]
July 26, 2011New Zealand Cameron KnowlesDFUnited States Portland TimbersFree Transfer[13]
August 2, 2011Bosnia and Herzegovina Siniša UbiparipovićMFUnited States New York Red BullsFree Transfer[14]

Out

Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
October 28, 2010Cuba Eduardo SebrangoFWNoneRetired[15]
October 28, 2010Canada Rocco PlacentinoMFItaly Perugia CalcioWaived[15]
October 28, 2010Portugal Filipe PastelMFCyprusErmis AradippouWaived[15]
October 28, 2010Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Wesley CharlesDFRepublic of IrelandSalthill Devon F.C.Waived[15]
November 17, 2010Canada Marco TerminesiFWUnited StatesMilwaukee WaveWaived[16]
January 1, 2011Canada Srdjan DjekanovićGKNoneRetired[17]
January 12, 2011Jamaica Stephen deRouxMFAntigua and BarbudaAntigua Barracuda FCContract Expired[18]
January 28, 2011United States Tony DonatelliMFUnited StatesRochester RhinosContract Expired, free transfer[19]
January 31, 2011United States Matt JordanGKNoneRetired[20]
February 17, 2011Romania Andrei BădescuGKWaived[6]
March 14, 2011Canada Adam BrazDFNoneRetired[21]
March 29, 2011Canada Patrick LeducDFNoneRetired[22]
June 15, 2011France Kevin HatchiDFCanadaFC EdmontonReleased[23]
July 6, 2011France Richard PelletierDFFranceStade PlabennecoisOption not renewed[24]
July 6, 2011France Idriss Ech-CherguiFWFrance FC MartiguesReleased[24]
July 19, 2011Georgia (country) Zourab TsiskaridzeDFRussiaFC Amkar PermReleased[25]

Loans

In

Date Player Position Loaned from Fee/notes Ref
May 6, 2011Senegal Mignane DioufFWSenegal DiambarsLoaned until the end of the season[26]
July 16, 2011Canada Greg SuttonGKUnited States New York Red BullsLoaned until the end of the season[27]
July 22, 2011United States Ryan PoreMFUnited States Portland TimbersLoaned until the end of the season[28]
August 15, 2011Colombia Miguel MontañoFWUnited States Seattle Sounders FCLoaned 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
Canada FW Ali Gerba Gold Cup June 7, 2011 v USA, June 7, 2011
Canada FW Ali Gerba Gold Cup June 11, 2011 v Guadeloupe, June 11, 2011

Awards

Team awards

AwardName
Most Valuable PlayerFrance Hassoun Camara
Defensive Player of the YearUnited States Evan Bush
Unsong HeroCanada Simon Gatti
Co Newcomer of the YearBosnia and Herzegovina Sinisa Ubiparipovic
Co Newcomer of the YearEngland Ian Westlake

League awards

Weekly awards

AwardName
Offensive player of the week (Week 4)Canada Ali Gerba
Offensive player of the week (Week 21)Cuba Eduardo Sebrango
Offensive player of the week (Week 27)United States Ryan Pore
Defensive player of the week (Week 4)United States Bill Gaudette
Defensive player of the week (Week 11)United States Evan Bush
Defensive player of the week (Week 24)United States Evan Bush
Player of the Month (September)United States Evan Bush

Year end awards

AwardName
Golden Glove AwardUnited States Evan Bush
NASL Starting IXFrance Hassoun Camara

Matches

2011 season stats

Notes and references

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