2024 CF Montréal season

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Major League SoccerConference: 8th
Overall: 17th
CF Montréal
2024 season
OwnerJoey Saputo
Head coachLaurent Courtois
StadiumSaputo Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: 8th
Overall: 17th
MLS Cup playoffsWild card
Canadian ChampionshipQuarter-finals
Leagues CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Josef Martínez (11)

All:
Josef Martínez (14)
Average home league attendance19,619[1]
 2023
2025 

The 2024 CF Montréal season was 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 MLS, the club also played in the Canadian Championship and the Leagues Cup.

International roster slots

As of August 29, 2024

No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age at year end) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Sebastian Breza  CAN GK March 15, 1998 (age 28) Italy Bologna
33 Logan Ketterer  USA GK November 9, 1993 (age 32) United States El Paso Locomotive FC
40 Jonathan Sirois  CAN GK July 27, 2001 (age 24) Canada Montreal Impact Academy
Defenders
3 Joaquín Sosa  URU CB January 10, 2002 (age 24) Italy Bologna
4 Fernando Álvarez  COL CB August 24, 2003 (age 22) Mexico C.F. Pachuca
11 Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty  CAN RB June 16, 2004 (age 21) Canada Toronto FC
16 Joel Waterman  CAN CB January 24, 1996 (age 30) Canada Cavalry FC
24 George Campbell  USA CB June 22, 2001 (age 24) United States Atlanta United FC
25 Gabriele Corbo  ITA CB January 11, 2000 (age 26) Italy Bologna
27 Dawid Bugaj  POL RB July 9, 2004 (age 21) Italy SPAL
44 Raheem Edwards  CAN LB July 17, 1995 (age 30) United States LA Galaxy
46 Tom Pearce  ENG LB April 12, 1998 (age 27) England Wigan Athletic F.C.
Midfielders
2 Victor Wanyama  KEN DM June 25, 1991 (age 34) England Tottenham Hotspur
6 Samuel Piette  CAN DM November 12, 1994 (age 31) Spain CD Izarra
8 Dominik Yankov  BUL AM July 28, 2000 (age 25) Bulgaria PFC Ludogorets Razgrad
10 Bryce Duke  USA CM February 28, 2001 (age 25) United States Inter Miami CF
19 Nathan-Dylan Saliba  CAN CM February 7, 2004 (age 22) Canada Montreal Impact Academy
23 Caden Clark  USA AM May 27, 2003 (age 22) United States Minnesota United FC
38 Alessandro Biello  CAN CM July 20, 2005 (age 20) Canada Montreal Impact Academy
Attackers
7 Kwadwo Opoku  GHA FW July 13, 2001 (age 24) United States Los Angeles FC
9 Matías Cóccaro  URU FW November 15, 1997 (age 28) Argentina Club Atlético Huracán
14 Sunusi Ibrahim  NGA FW October 1, 2002 (age 23) Nigeria Nasarawa United F.C.
17 Josef Martínez  VEN FW May 19, 1993 (age 32) United States Inter Miami CF
21 Lassi Lappalainen  FIN FW August 24, 1998 (age 27) Italy Bologna
28 Jules-Anthony Vilsaint  CAN FW January 6, 2003 (age 23) Belgium Royal Antwerp F.C.

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. They have sold two slots to Toronto FC & Inter Miami CF

Management

As of January 14, 2023[3]
  • 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
  • Canada Daniel Pozzi – Director Soccer Operations & Roster Compliance

Coaching staff

As of January 15, 2024[4]

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
44DFCanada Raheem EdwardsUnited States LA GalaxyAcquisition in return for $400,000 in 2024 GAMDecember 11, 2023[5]
22DFBrazil RuanUnited States D.C. UnitedAcquired with $500,000 in GAM for Aaron HerreraDecember 12, 2023[6]
1GKCanada Sebastian BrezaItaly BolognaFree TransferJanuary 15, 2024[7]
8MFBulgaria Dominik YankovBulgaria PFC Ludogorets RazgradUndisclosedJanuary 29, 2024[8]
9FWUruguay Matías CóccaroArgentina Club Atlético HuracánUndisclosedJanuary 31, 2024[9]
17FWVenezuela Josef MartínezUnited States Inter Miami CFFree AgentFebruary 6, 2024[10]
27DFUnited States Grayson DoodyUnited States UCLAMLS Super DraftMarch 5, 2024[11]
38MFCanada Alessandro BielloCanada CF Montreal AcademySigned from the academyMarch 27, 2024[12]
27MFCanada Matteo SchiavoniItaly BolognaUndisclosedMarch 27, 2024[12]
46DFEngland Tom PearceEngland Wigan Athletic F.C.Free TransferJuly 12, 2024[13]
27DFPoland Dawid BugajItaly SPALUndisclosedJuly 16, 2024[14]
23MFUnited States Caden ClarkUnited States Minnesota United FC$50,000 in GAMAugust 8, 2024[15]
11DFCanada Jahkeele Marshall-RuttyCanada Toronto FC$850,000 in GAMAugust 9, 2024[16]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
41GKCanada James PantemisUnited States Portland TimbersOption declinedDecember 1, 2023[17]
15DFCanada Zachary Brault-GuillardSwitzerland FC LuganoOption declinedDecember 1, 2023[17]
7MFEgypt Ahmed HamdiEgypt Zamalek SCOption declinedDecember 1, 2023[17]
27MFCanada Sean ReaSpain CD Castellón BOption declinedDecember 1, 2023[17]
17FWDemocratic Republic of the Congo Jojea KwizeraUnited States Rhode Island FCOption declinedDecember 1, 2023[17]
35FWCanada Jean-Aniel AssiUnited States Crown Legacy FCOption declinedDecember 1, 2023[17]
30FWHonduras Romell QuiotoIran Tractor S.C.Out of ContractDecember 1, 2023[17]
22FWGuatemala Aaron HerreraUnited States D.C. UnitedTraded for $500,000 in GAM and RuanDecember 12, 2023[6]
9FWNigeria Chinonso OfforBulgaria FC Arda KardzhaliTransfer FeeJune 26, 2024[18]
13FWUnited States Mason ToyeUnited States Portland TimbersTraded for conditional GAMJuly 23, 2024[19]
22DFBrazil RuanUnited States FC DallasTraded for conditional GAMAugust 12, 2024[20]
11FWCosta Rica Ariel LassiterUnited States Chicago Fire FCTraded for conditional GAMAugust 14, 2024[21]
29MFCanada Mathieu ChoinièreSwitzerland Grasshopper Club ZurichTransfer FeeAugust 27, 2024[22]

Loans in

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Loan start date Loan end date Source
3DFUruguay Joaquín SosaItaly BolognaJanuary 15, 2024December 31, 2024[7]

Loans out

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Loan start date Loan end date Source
9FWNigeria Chinonso OfforBulgaria FC Arda KardzhaliFebruary 5, 2024June 26, 2024[23]
27MFCanada Matteo SchiavoniCanada Forge FCMarch 27, 2024December 31, 2024[24]
26DFIceland Róbert ThorkelssonNorway Kongsvinger IL ToppfotballApril 4, 2024December 31, 2024[25]
27DFUnited States Grayson DoodyUnited States Las Vegas Lights FCJuly 19, 2024December 31, 2024[26]
23MFUnited States Ousman JabangUnited States Las Vegas Lights FCJuly 19, 2024December 31, 2024[26]
18MFCanada Rida ZouhirUnited States Birmingham Legion FCAugust 8, 2024December 31, 2024[27]
5MFGreece Ilias IliadisCanada Atlético OttawaAugust 9, 2024December 31, 2024[28]

MLS SuperDraft picks

Round No. Pos. Player College/Club team Transaction Source
110DFGrayson DoodyUCLASigned[11]
239DFMalik HenryAkronTraded to Toronto FC
368FWEli ConwayUconn
386MFCarson HodgsonWestern Michigan

Friendlies

Pre-season

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

January 27 1 Minnesota United FC 1–1 CF Montréal Tucson, AZ
6:00 PM EDT Mesanvi 66' Wanyama 85' Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 7 2 Atlanta United FC 2–1 CF Montréal St. Petersburg, FL
4:00 PM EDT Lobzhanidze
Wolff
Yankov Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
February 10 3 Colorado Rapids 6–2 CF Montréal Bay Lake, FL
6:00 PM EDT Yankov
Saliba
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports
February 14 4 UCF Cancelled CF Montréal Orlando, FL
11:00 AM EDT Report Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
February 17 5 Tampa Bay Rowdies 4–1 CF Montréal St. Petersburg, FL
7:30 PM EDT Report Ibrahim 3' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

Major League Soccer regular season

MLS Cup Playoffs

Bracket

Wild card
single match
Round one
best-of-three series
Conference semifinals
single match
Conference finals
single match
MLS Cup
single match
E1 Inter Miami CF
E8 CF Montréal 2 (4) E9 Atlanta United FC
E9 Atlanta United FC 2 (5)  
 
E4 Orlando City SC Eastern Conference
E5 Charlotte FC
 
 
E3 FC Cincinnati
E6 New York City FC
 
 
E2 Columbus Crew
E7 New York Red Bulls
 
 
W1 Los Angeles FC
W8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5 W8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
W9 Portland Timbers 0  
 
W4 Seattle Sounders FC Western Conference
W5 Houston Dynamo FC
 
 
W3 Real Salt Lake
W6 Minnesota United FC
 
 
W2 LA Galaxy
W7 Colorado Rapids

Note: The higher seeded teams host matches, with the MLS Cup host determined by overall points.

Results

October 22 Wild Card CF Montréal 2–2
(4–5 p)
Atlanta United FC Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 16,566
Referee: Joe Dickerson
Penalties

Leagues Cup

Group stage

East 2

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ORL MTL ASL
1 United States Soccer Federation Orlando City SC 2 1 1 0 0 5 2 +3 5 Advance to knockout stage 4–1 1–1
2 Canadian Soccer Association CF Montréal 2 1 0 0 1 4 6 2 3
3 Mexican Football Federation Atlético San Luis 2 0 0 1 1 3 4 1 1 2–3
Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
July 26 Group stage Orlando City SC United States 4–1 Canada CF Montréal Orlando, FL
8:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 16,033
Referee: Adonai Escobedo
July 30 Group stage Atlético San Luis Mexico 2–3 Canada CF Montréal Montreal, QC
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 17,314
Referee: Juan Calderon Perez

Knockout stage

August 9 Round of 32 Philadelphia Union United States 2–0 Canada CF Montréal Chester, PA
19:30
Report Stadium: Subaru Park
Referee: Daniel Quintero (Mexico)

Canadian Championship

Bracket

For two-legged ties, the team listed above in the bracket hosted the second match.

 
 
                      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (a)202
 
Foothills County, AB
 
Cavalry FC112
 
Cavalry FC1
 
 
 
Vancouver FC0
 
Vancouver Whitecaps FC112
 
Langford, BC
 
Pacific FC000
 
Pacific FC1 (5)
 
 
 
TSS Rovers FC1 (4)
 
Pacific FC022
 
Ottawa, ON
 
Atlético Ottawa011
 
Atlético Ottawa7
 
Vancouver, BC
 
Valour FC0
 
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (p)0 (4)
 
Toronto, ON (BMO)
 
Toronto FC0 (2)
 
Toronto FC5
 
 
 
Simcoe County Rovers FC0
 
Toronto FC3811
 
Halifax, NS
 
CS Saint-Laurent011
 
HFX Wanderers FC2 (3)
 
 
 
CS Saint-Laurent2 (5)
 
Toronto FC (a)112
 
 
Forge FC202
 
 
 
 
 
CF Montréal112
 
Hamilton, ON
 
Forge FC123
 
Forge FC3
 
 
York United FC1
 

Quarter-finals

May 7 First leg Forge FC 1–1 CF Montréal Hamilton, Ontario
11:00am
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 14,923
Referee: Renzo Villanueva
May 22 Second leg CF Montréal 1–2
(2–3 agg.)
Forge FC Montreal, Quebec
7:30pm
Report
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 7,582
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin

Statistics

Recognition

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