# 2018 Montreal Impact season

The 2018 Montreal Impact season was the club's 25th season of existence, and their seventh in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the Canadian soccer pyramid.

## Squad

    As of August 13, 2018
| 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) | Montreal Impact (NASL) |
| 23 | Clément Diop | SEN | GK | (1993-10-12) October 12, 1993 (age 31) | LA Galaxy |
| 40 | Jason Beaulieu | CAN | GK | (1994-02-12) February 12, 1994 (age 30) | New Mexico Lobos |
| 41 | James Pantemis | CAN | GK | (1997-02-21) February 21, 1997 (age 27) | FC Montreal |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Víctor Cabrera | ARG | CB | (1993-02-07) February 7, 1993 (age 31) | River Plate |
| 3 | Daniel Lovitz | US | LB | (1991-08-27) August 27, 1991 (age 33) | Toronto FC |
| 4 | Rudy Camacho | FRA | CB | (1991-03-05) March 5, 1991 (age 33) | Waasland-Beveren |
| 5 | Zakaria Diallo | FRA | CB | (1986-08-11) August 11, 1986 (age 38) | Stade Brestois 29 |
| 15 | Rod Fanni | FRA | CB | (1981-12-06) December 6, 1981 (age 43) | Olympique de Marseille |
| 18 | Chris Duvall | USA | RB | (1991-09-10) September 10, 1991 (age 33) | Minnesota United FC |
| 22 | Jukka Raitala | FIN | LB | (1988-09-15) September 15, 1988 (age 36) | Los Angeles FC |
| 24 | Michael Petrasso | CAN | RB | (1995-07-09) July 9, 1995 (age 29) | Queens Park Rangers F.C. |
| 26 | Kyle Fisher | US | CB | (1994-06-19) June 19, 1994 (age 30) | Clemson Tigers |
| 33 | Bacary Sagna | FRA | RB | (1983-02-14) February 14, 1983 (age 41) | Benevento |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 6 | Samuel Piette | CAN | DM | (1994-11-12) November 12, 1994 (age 30) | CD Izarra |
| 8 | Saphir Taïder | ALG | DM | (1992-02-29) February 29, 1992 (age 32) | Bologna |
| 9 | Alejandro Silva | URU | AM | (1989-09-04) September 4, 1989 (age 35) | Lanús |
| 10 | Ignacio Piatti | ARG | AM | (1985-02-04) February 4, 1985 (age 39) | San Lorenzo de Almagro |
| 13 | Ken Krolicki | JPN | DM | (1996-03-16) March 16, 1996 (age 28) | Michigan State Spartans |
| 16 | Jeisson Vargas | CHI | AM | (1997-12-15) December 15, 1997 (age 27) | Universidad Católica |
| 17 | David Choinière | CAN | LM | (1997-02-07) February 7, 1997 (age 27) | FC Montreal |
| 25 | Louis Béland-Goyette | CAN | DM | (1994-09-15) September 15, 1994 (age 30) | FC Montreal |
| 28 | Shamit Shome | CAN | AM | (1997-09-05) September 5, 1997 (age 27) | FC Edmonton |
| 29 | Mathieu Choinière | CAN | AM | (1999-02-07) February 7, 1999 (age 25) | Montreal Impact Academy |
| 32 | Micheal Azira | UGA | DM | (1987-08-22) August 22, 1987 (age 37) | Colorado Rapids |
| Attackers ||||||
| 11 | Anthony Jackson-Hamel | CAN | ST | (1993-08-03) August 3, 1993 (age 31) | Montreal Impact Academy |
| 19 | Michael Salazar | BLZ | ST | (1992-11-15) November 15, 1992 (age 32) | UC Riverside |
| 21 | Matteo Mancosu | ITA | ST | (1984-12-22) December 22, 1984 (age 39) | Bologna F.C. 1909 |
| 30 | Quincy Amarikwa | USA | ST | (1987-10-29) October 29, 1987 (age 37) | San Jose Earthquakes |

### International roster slots

Montreal has Nine MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2018 season. They have the eight allotted from the league and three from trades with Orlando City SC, Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes.
Montreal Impact International slots :
| Slot | Player | Nationality |
| 1 | Ignacio Piatti | Argentina |
| 2 | Víctor Cabrera | Argentina |
| 3 | Jukka Raitala | Finland |
| 4 | Matteo Mancosu | Italy |
| 5 | Jeisson Vargas | Chile |
| 6 | Saphir Taïder | Algeria |
| 7 | Rudy Camacho | France |
| 8 | Rod Fanni | France |
| 9 | Alejandro Silva | Uruguay |
| 10 | Bacary Sagna | France |
| 11 | Zakaria Diallo | France |
Foreign-Born Players with Domestic Status :
| Player | Nationality |
| Michael Salazar | Belize |
| Clément Diop | Senegal |
| Ken Krolicki | Japan |
| Micheal Azira | Uganda |

## 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 |
| 15 | DF | Thomas Meilleur-Giguère | Ottawa Fury FC | Signed as a Homegrown Player | November 13, 2017 |
| 41 | GK | James Pantemis | FC Montreal | Signed as a Homegrown Player | November 13, 2017 |
| 14 | DF | Raheem Edwards | Los Angeles FC | Traded for Laurent Ciman | December 12, 2017 |
| 22 | DF | Jukka Raitala | Los Angeles FC | Traded for Laurent Ciman | December 12, 2017 |
| 23 | GK | Clément Diop | LA Galaxy | MLS Waiver Draft | December 13, 2017 |
| 40 | GK | Jason Beaulieu | New Mexico Lobos | Signed as a Homegrown Player | January 9, 2018 |
| 24 | DF | Michael Petrasso | Queens Park Rangers F.C. | Free Transfer | January 18, 2018 |
| 5 | DF | Zakaria Diallo | Stade Brestois 29 | Free Transfer | January 20, 2018 |
| 16 | MF | Jeisson Vargas | Universidad Católica | Free Transfer | January 22, 2018 |
| 13 | MF | Ken Krolicki | Michigan State Spartans | MLS Superdraft | February 28, 2018 |
| 15 | DF | Rod Fanni | Olympique de Marseille | Free Transfer | March 5, 2018 |
| 9 | MF | Alejandro Silva | Lanús | Transfer Fee | March 19, 2018 |
| 4 | DF | Rudy Camacho | Waasland-Beveren | Transfer Fee | March 22, 2018 |
| 29 | MF | Mathieu Choinière | Montreal Impact Academy | Signed as a Homegrown Player | July 17, 2018 |
| 30 | FW | Quincy Amarikwa | San Jose Earthquakes | Traded for Dominic Oduro | August 8, 2018 |
| 32 | MF | Micheal Azira | Colorado Rapids | Traded for 4th round MLS SuperDraft pick in 2020 | August 8, 2018 |
| 33 | DF | Bacary Sagna | Benevento | Free Transfer | August 8, 2018 |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| 8 | MF | Patrice Bernier | Retired | Retired | October 24, 2017 |
| 6 | DF | Hassoun Camara | Retired | Retired | November 16, 2017 |
| 30 | MF | Hernán Bernardello | Newell's Old Boys | Option Declined | November 16, 2017 |
| 2 | DF | Ambroise Oyongo | Montpellier HSC | Free Agent | November 16, 2017 |
| 22 | GK | Eric Kronberg | Retired | Retired | November 16, 2017 |
| 14 | DF | Shaun Francis | Louisville City FC | Option Declined | November 16, 2017 |
| 15 | FW | Andrés Romero | Retired | Retired | November 16, 2017 |
| 23 | DF | Laurent Ciman | Los Angeles FC | Traded for Raheem Edwards and Jukka Raitala | December 12, 2017 |
| 5 | DF | Wandrille Lefèvre | Retired | Retired | January 18, 2018 |
| 35 | DF | Deian Boldor | Hellas Verona F.C. | Waived | January 18, 2018 |
| 31 | MF | Blerim Džemaili | Bologna F.C. 1909 | Loan Ended | January 20, 2018 |
| 13 | MF | Ballou Tabla | FC Barcelona | Undisclosed fee | January 25, 2018 |
| 33 | MF | Marco Donadel | Retired | Retired | June 22, 2018 |
| 14 | MF | Raheem Edwards | Chicago Fire | Transferred for $400,000 TAM | July 17, 2018 |
| 7 | FW | Dominic Oduro | San Jose Earthquakes | Traded for Quincy Amarikwa | August 8, 2018 |
| 27 | FW | Nick DePuy | LA Galaxy II | Waived | August 16, 2018 |

### Loans in

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Loan start date | Loan end date | Source |
| 8 | MF | Saphir Taïder | Bologna F.C. 1909 | January 22, 2018 | December 31, 2019 | |
| 30 | MF | Clément Bayiha | Ottawa Fury FC | July 24, 2018 | July 26, 2018 | |

### Loans out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Loan start date | Loan end date |
| 40 | GK | Maxime Crépeau | Ottawa Fury FC | January 21, 2018 | December 31, 2018 |
| 27 | FW | Nick DePuy | Fremad Amager | January 31, 2018 | April 30, 2018 |
| 19 | FW | Michael Salazar | Ottawa Fury FC | March 1, 2018 | June 7, 2018 |
| 15 | DF | Thomas Meilleur-Giguère | Ottawa Fury FC | March 1, 2018 | December 31, 2018 |
| 28 | MF | Shamit Shome | Ottawa Fury FC | March 20, 2018 | April 5, 2018 |
| 24 | DF | Michael Petrasso | Ottawa Fury FC | August 31, 2018 | December 31, 2018 |

### Draft picks

| Round | No. | Pos. | Player | College/Club team | Transaction |
| 1(4) | Traded for $200,000 in General Allocation Money | Traded for $200,000 in General Allocation Money | Traded for $200,000 in General Allocation Money | Traded for $200,000 in General Allocation Money | Traded for $200,000 in General Allocation Money |
| 1(7) | Traded for $150,000 in Targeted Allocation Money | Traded for $150,000 in Targeted Allocation Money | Traded for $150,000 in Targeted Allocation Money | Traded for $150,000 in Targeted Allocation Money | Traded for $150,000 in Targeted Allocation Money |
| 3(53) | 13 | MF | Ken Krolicki | Michigan State Spartans | Signed |
| 3(60) | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed |
| 4(76) | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed |

## International caps

Players called for senior international duty during the 2018 season while under contract with the Montreal Impact.
| Nationality | Position | Player | Competition | Date | Opponent | Minutes played | Score |
| Belize | FW | Michael Salazar | Friendly | March 22, 2018 | v Grenada | 90' | 4–2 |
| Canada | MF | Samuel Piette | Friendly | March 24, 2018 | v New Zealand | 90' | 1–0 |
| Canada | DF | Michael Petrasso | Friendly | March 24, 2018 | v New Zealand | 45' | 1–0 |
| Canada | DF | Raheem Edwards | Friendly | March 24, 2018 | v New Zealand | 15' | 1–0 |
| Finland | DF | Jukka Raitala | Friendly | June 9, 2018 | v Belarus | 64' | 2–0 |
| Finland | DF | Jukka Raitala | UEFA Nations League | September 8, 2018 | v Hungary | 90' | 1–0 |
| Algeria | MF | Saphir Taïder | Africa Cup of Nations qualification | September 8, 2018 | v Gambia | 90' | 1–1 |
| Canada | MF | Samuel Piette | CONCACAF Nations League qualifying | September 9, 2018 | v US Virgin Islands | 90' | 8–0 |
| Finland | DF | Jukka Raitala | UEFA Nations League | September 11, 2018 | v Estonia | 90' | 1–0 |
| Finland | DF | Jukka Raitala | UEFA Nations League | October 12, 2018 | v Estonia | 90' | 1–0 |
| Algeria | MF | Saphir Taïder | Africa Cup of Nations qualification | October 12, 2018 | v Benin | 90' | 2–0 |
| Finland | DF | Jukka Raitala | UEFA Nations League | October 15, 2018 | v Greece | 90' | 2–0 |
| Algeria | MF | Saphir Taïder | Africa Cup of Nations qualification | November 18, 2018 | v Togo | 21' | 4–1 |
| Canada | MF | Samuel Piette | CONCACAF Nations League qualifying | November 18, 2018 | v Saint Kitts and Nevis | 90' | 1–0 |

## Friendlies
### Pre-Season

Win  Draw  Loss
| MD | Date, KO EST | Venue | Opponent | Res. F–A | Att. | Goalscorers and disciplined players | Goalscorers and disciplined players | Ref. |
| MD | Date, KO EST | Venue | Opponent | Res. F–A | Att. | Montreal Impact | Opponent | Ref. |
| 1 | February 10 11:00 p.m. | A | Las Vegas Lights FC | 2-0 | 9,334 | Mancosu 39' Lovitz 41' Salazar 64' Ferriño 66' (o.g.) Choinière 77' | Huiqui 19' Mendoza 43' Ferriño 68' | |
| 2 | February 14 7:00 p.m. | A | Chicago Fire | 2-1 | | Piatti 34' Mancosu 37' 42' Krolicki 53' Lovitz 70' | Vincent 36' Lillard 40' McCarty 55' Dean 87' Castro 89' | |
| 3 | February 17 7:30 p.m. | A | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2-1 | | Edwards 32' Taïder 44' Petrasso 61' Piatti 77' | Hristov 32' Graf 75' | |
| 4 | February 21 7:30 p.m. | A | Philadelphia Union | 0-5 | | Donadel 45' | Sapong 12' (pen.) 49' Accam 42' 45' Trusty 53' Simpson 76' | |
| 5 | February 24 11:00 p.m. | A | New York City FC | 2-2 | | Taïder 51' Piatti 55' Mancosu 69' Krolicki 69' Cabrera 87' | Villa 12' 50' 70' Medina 31' Callens 35' Tinnerholm 66' | |

### Mid-Season

Win  Draw  Loss
| MD | Date, KO EST | Venue | Opponent | Res. F–A | Att. | Goalscorers and disciplined players | Goalscorers and disciplined players | Ref. |
| MD | Date, KO EST | Venue | Opponent | Res. F–A | Att. | Montreal Impact | Opponent | Ref. |
| 1 | September 7 7:00 p.m. | A | Ottawa Fury FC | 1-0 | | Bayiha 36' Choinière 77' | Manesio 45' | |

## Major League Soccer
### Tables
#### Eastern Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 51 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 50 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 7 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 46 | |
| 8 | New England Revolution | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 41 | |
| 9 | Toronto FC | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 36 | |

#### Overall

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 13 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 66 | 64 | +2 | 48 | |
| 14 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 47 | |
| 15 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 46 | |
| 16 | New England Revolution | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 41 | |
| 17 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 38 | CONCACAF Champions League |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | Pts | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 46 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 37 | −21 |
Last updated: October 29, 2018 Source: 2018 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

Win  Draw  Loss
| MD | Date KO EST | Venue | Opponent | Res. F–A | Att. | Goalscorers and disciplined players | Goalscorers and disciplined players | Ref. |
| MD | Date KO EST | Venue | Opponent | Res. F–A | Att. | Montreal Impact | Opponent | Ref. |
| 1 | March 4 6:00 p.m. | A | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1-2 | 27,837 | Cabrera 32' Mancosu 89' 90+2' | Juárez 11' Watson 37' Kamara 63' Davies 70' | |
| 2 | March 10 1:00 p.m. | A | Columbus Crew SC | 2-3 | 11,098 | Krolicki 32' Piatti 59' Edwards 85' | Higuaín 12' (pen.) Zardes 15' 90+4' (pen.) Steffen 51' | |
| 3 | March 17 3:00 p.m. | H | Toronto FC | 1-0 | 26,005 | Piette 32' Krolicki 38' Vargas 41' 53' Cabrera 90+4' Donadel 90+6' | Bradley 35' | |
| 4 | March 31 10:00 a.m. | A | Seattle Sounders FC | 1-0 | 39,469 | Lovitz 41' Krolicki 47' Vargas 60' Piette 83' | Leerdam 40' Torres 71' | |
| 5 | April 6 7:30 p.m. | A | New England Revolution | 0-4 | 10,908 | Taïder 13' Raitala 89' | Bunbury 20' Farrell 45+6' Fagundez 71' Zahibo 80' Caicedo 85' | |
| 6 | April 14 1:00 p.m. | A | New York Red Bulls | 1-3 | 15,017 | Vargas 33' | Wright-Phillips 5' Gamarra 57' Murillo 76' | |
| 7 | April 21 1:00 p.m. | H | Los Angeles FC | 3-5 | 20,302 | Piatti 9' 16' (pen.) 25' 43' Cabrera 31' Silva 84' | Miller 15' Ciman 24' Feilhaber 52' Raitala 57' (o.g.) Vela 83' (pen.) Blessing 89' | |
| 8 | April 28 1:00 p.m. | A | Atlanta United FC | 1-4 | 45,039 | Taïder 13' 83' Piette 35' Bush 60' Duvall 68' | Pírez 56' Garza 59' Almirón 70' (pen.) 81' 84' Kratz 78' 90+4' | |
| 9 | May 5 1:00 p.m. | H | New England Revolution | 4-2 | 15,622 | Duvall 38' Jackson-Hamel 45+2' 52' Edwards 62' Piatti 68' | Caicedo 59' Zahibo 78' 86' Fagúndez 90+1' | |
| 10 | May 9 8:30 p.m. | A | Chicago Fire | 0-1 | 10,067 | Petrasso 65' | Vincent 66' Adams 70' Ellis 89' | |
| 11 | May 12 3:00 p.m. | H | Philadelphia Union | 0-2 | 17,140 | Silva 65' Lovitz 67' Piette 77' | Burke 43' 58' McKenzie 71' Medunjanin 88' | |
| 12 | May 21 3:00 p.m. | H | LA Galaxy | 0-1 | 20,801 | Petrasso 41' Donadel 68' Raitala 71' | Lletget 22' Kitchen 37' Ibrahimović 41' Kamara 75' Bingham 87' | |
| 13 | May 26 8:00 p.m. | A | Minnesota United FC | 0-2 | 21,331 | Edwards 20' | Gómez 20' Calvo 44' Ramirez 52' Ibarra 58' | |
| 14 | June 2 7:30 p.m. | H | Houston Dynamo | 1-0 | 17,512 | Vargas 44' Edwards 65' | Elis 29' Gil 33' Lundqvist 69' Martínez 84' | |
| 15 | June 9 8:00 p.m. | A | FC Dallas | 0-2 | 13,506 | Duvall 22' Camacho 77' Lovitz 90+4' | Mancosu 5' (o.g.) Díaz 18' (pen.) Gruezo 25' González 90+2' | |
| 16 | June 13 7:30 p.m. | H | Orlando City SC | 3-0 | 15,621 | Piatti 5' (pen.) 90+2' Tarek 55' (o.g.) | Dwyer 17' Higuita 19' Rosell 49' | |
| 17 | June 23 7:30 p.m. | A | Orlando City SC | 2-0 | 24,398 | Sané 13' (o.g.) Piatti 84' | Kljestan 58' | |
| 18 | June 30 7:00 p.m. | H | Sporting Kansas City | 2-0 | 16,142 | Krolicki 19' Duvall 46' Piatti 54' Silva 70' (pen.) | Croizet 68' Opara 69' | |
| 19 | July 7 7:30 p.m. | H | Colorado Rapids | 2-1 | 16,030 | Taïder 55' 56' | Badji 78' Wilson 90+3' | |
| 20 | July 11 7:00 p.m. | A | New York City FC | 0-3 | 18,706 | Edwards 23' | McNamara 11' Tinnerholm 21' Medina 60' Matarrita 65' Lewis 76' | |
| 21 | July 14 7:30 p.m. | H | San Jose Earthquakes | 2-0 | 15,485 | Taïder 8' Krolicki 37' Piatti 74' Silva 85' | Godoy 26' Lima 59' Wondolowski 90' | |
| 22 | July 21 11:00 p.m. | A | Portland Timbers | 2-2 | 21,144 | Piette 19' Taïder 23' Mancosu 41' | Armenteros 39' Valeri 65' | |
| 23 | July 28 7:00 p.m. | H | Atlanta United FC | 1-2 | 19,064 | Piatti 87' | Escobar 23' Martínez 31' 57' Parkhurst 77' | |
| 24 | August 4 7:30 p.m. | H | D.C. United | 1-1 | 19,152 | Piatti 2' Mancosu 5' | Asad 70' Canouse 75' Birnbaum 78' | |
| 25 | August 11 10:00 p.m. | A | Real Salt Lake | 1-1 | 18,901 | Raitala 55' Lovitz 66' | Plata 26' (pen.) Baird 74' | |
| 26 | August 18 7:30 p.m. | H | Chicago Fire | 2-1 | 18,831 | Piatti 6' (pen.) Camacho 24' Sagna 68' Lovitz 90+1' | Corrales 41' Nikolić 70' McCarty 80' | |
| 27 | August 25 8:00 p.m. | A | Toronto FC | 1-3 | 27,294 | Silva 30' Sagna 63' | Giovinco 7' 22' Osorio 29' | |
| 28 | September 1 7:30 p.m. | H | New York Red Bulls | 3-0 | 18,458 | Fanni 30' Sagna 38' Piatti 90+3' | | |
| 29 | September 15 7:30 p.m. | A | Philadelphia Union | 4-1 | 18,024 | Silva 21' 28' 76' Taider 39' Piatti 90+3' | Trusty 11' Elliott 42' Burke 56' | |
| 30 | September 22 7:30 p.m. | H | New York City FC | 1-1 | 20,801 | Azira 27' 49' Taïder 90+3' | Camacho 17' (o.g.) Callens 57' Chanot 78' Matarrita 79' | |
| 31 | September 29 7:00 p.m. | A | D.C. United | 0-5 | 20,573 | | Acosta 17' Rooney 48' 82' Arriola 61' 78' | |
| 32 | October 6 7:30 p.m. | H | Columbus Crew SC | 3-0 | 19,015 | Taïder 32' (pen.) Silva 44' Piatti 59' Azira 62' | Santos 45+2' Mensah 90' | |
| 33 | October 21 3:00 p.m. | H | Toronto FC | 2-0 | 19,684 | Sagna 38' Piatti 74' (pen.) 89' | Osorio 45' | |
| 34 | October 28 4:30 p.m. | A | New England Revolution | 0-1 | 28,832 | Taïder 90+2' | Rowe 69' Fagúndez 74' 75' Farrell 83' Zahibo 89' | |

## Canadian Championship
### Tournament bracket

| First Qualifying Round June 6–13 | First Qualifying Round June 6–13 | First Qualifying Round June 6–13 | First Qualifying Round June 6–13 | Second Qualifying Round June 20–27 | Second Qualifying Round June 20–27 | Second Qualifying Round June 20–27 | Second Qualifying Round June 20–27 | Semifinals July 18–25 | Semifinals July 18–25 | Semifinals July 18–25 | Semifinals July 18–25 | Final August 8–15 | Final August 8–15 | Final August 8–15 | Final August 8–15 |
| | | | | | | | | Toronto FC | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | Ottawa Fury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | Ottawa Fury | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | A.S. Blainville | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Oakville Blue Devils | 1 | 0 | 1 | A.S. Blainville | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| A.S. Blainville | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A.S. Blainville | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | Toronto FC | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Montreal Impact | 1 | 0 | 1 |

### Canadian Championship results

Win  Draw  Loss
| Leg | Date KO EST | Venue | Opponent | Res. F–A | Agg. score F–A | Att. | Goalscorers and disciplined player | Goalscorers and disciplined player | Ref. |
| Leg | Date KO EST | Venue | Opponent | Res. F–A | Agg. score F–A | Att. | Montreal Impact | Opponent | Ref. |
| Semi–Final ||||||||||
| FL | July 18 | H | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1-0 | — | | Silva 58' | Norman Jr. 41' Shea 87' | |
| SL | July 25 | A | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0-2 | 1-2 | 19,267 | Silva 65' Piette 90+1' | Reyna 19' Watson 21' Henry 33' Kamara 60' (pen.) | |

## Statistics
### Appearances, Minutes Played, and Goals Scored

| No. | Nat. | Player | Total | Total | Total | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship | MLS Playoffs | MLS Playoffs | MLS Playoffs | Ref. |
| No. | Nat. | Player | App. | Min. | Gls | App. | Min. | Gls | App. | Min. | Gls | App. | Min. | Gls | Ref. |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | | Evan Bush | 34 | 3060 | 0 | 34 | 3060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | | Clément Diop | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | | Jason Beaulieu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 | | James Pantemis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | | Víctor Cabrera | 15 | 1100 | 0 | 13 | 920 | 0 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | | Daniel Lovitz | 33 | 2803 | 1 | 31 | 2650 | 1 | 2 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | | Rudy Camacho | 19 | 1656 | 0 | 18 | 1566 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | | Zakaria Diallo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | | Rod Fanni | 27 | 2380 | 1 | 26 | 2290 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | | Chris Duvall | 15 | 1195 | 0 | 15 | 1195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | | Jukka Raitala | 30 | 2432 | 1 | 28 | 2290 | 1 | 2 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | | Michael Petrasso | 16 | 910 | 0 | 14 | 782 | 0 | 2 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | | Kyle Fisher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | | Bacary Sagna | 9 | 810 | 1 | 9 | 810 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | | Samuel Piette | 36 | 3180 | 0 | 34 | 3000 | 0 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | | Saphir Taïder | 35 | 3028 | 7 | 33 | 2852 | 7 | 2 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | | Alejandro Silva | 33 | 2485 | 6 | 31 | 2368 | 5 | 2 | 117 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | | Ignacio Piatti | 34 | 2876 | 16 | 32 | 2821 | 16 | 2 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | | Ken Krolicki | 26 | 1683 | 0 | 24 | 1598 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | | Jeisson Vargas | 21 | 1051 | 4 | 19 | 871 | 4 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | | David Choinière | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | | Louis Béland-Goyette | 4 | 109 | 0 | 4 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | | Shamit Shome | 6 | 334 | 0 | 5 | 249 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | | Mathieu Choinière | 6 | 86 | 0 | 5 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | | Michael Azira | 10 | 723 | 1 | 10 | 723 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | | Anthony Jackson-Hamel | 17 | 651 | 2 | 16 | 580 | 2 | 1 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | | Michael Salazar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | | Matteo Mancosu | 21 | 1267 | 3 | 20 | 1213 | 3 | 1 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | | Quincy Amarikwa | 10 | 644 | 1 | 10 | 644 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| No Longer with the Club ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | | Dominic Oduro | 5 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | | Raheem Edwards | 14 | 808 | 2 | 14 | 808 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | | Nick DePuy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | | Clément Bayiha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | | Marco Donadel | 2 | 96 | 0 | 2 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Last updated: October 29, 2018 ||||||||||||||||

### Top scorers

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | MLS | Canadian Champ | MLS Playoffs | TOTAL |
| 1 | | Ignacio Piatti | MF | 16 | | | 16 |
| 2 | | Saphir Taïder | MF | 7 | | | 7 |
| 3 | | Alejandro Silva | MF | 5 | 1 | | 6 |
| 4 | | Jeisson Vargas | MF | 4 | | | 4 |
| 5 | | Matteo Mancosu | FW | 3 | | | 3 |
| 6 | | Raheem Edwards | MF | 2 | | | 2 |
| 6 | | Anthony Jackson-Hamel | FW | 2 | | | 2 |
| 8 | | Quincy Amarikwa | FW | 1 | | | 1 |
| 8 | | Jukka Raitala | DF | 1 | | | 1 |
| 8 | | Daniel Lovitz | DF | 1 | | | 1 |
| 8 | | Micheal Azira | MF | 1 | | | 1 |
| 8 | | Rod Fanni | DF | 1 | | | 1 |
| 8 | | Bacary Sagna | DF | 1 | | | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 45 | 1 | 0 | 46 |
Updated to match played October 21, 2018 Source: Montreal Impact
Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

### Top Assists

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | MLS | Canadian Champ | MLS Playoffs | TOTAL |
| 1 | | Ignacio Piatti | MF | 12 | | | 12 |
| 2 | | Alejandro Silva | MF | 11 | | | 11 |
| 3 | | Saphir Taïder | MF | 8 | 1 | | 9 |
| 4 | | Daniel Lovitz | DF | 5 | | | 5 |
| 5 | | Samuel Piette | MF | 3 | | | 3 |
| 6 | | Jukka Raitala | DF | 2 | | | 2 |
| 7 | | Chris Duvall | DF | 1 | | | 1 |
| 7 | | Matteo Mancosu | FW | 1 | | | 1 |
| 7 | | Jeisson Vargas | MF | | 1 | | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 43 | 2 | 0 | 45 |
Updated to match played October 21, 2018 Source: Montreal Impact
Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

### Multi–goal games

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date | Opponent | Goals |
| 10 | MF | Ignacio Piatti | April 21, 2018 | vs Los Angeles FC | 3 |
| 11 | FW | Anthony Jackson-Hamel | May 5, 2018 | vs New England Revolution | 2 |
| 10 | MF | Ignacio Piatti | June 13, 2018 | vs Orlando City SC | 2 |
| 8 | MF | Saphir Taïder | July 7, 2018 | vs Colorado Rapids | 2 |
| 9 | MF | Alejandro Silva | September 15, 2018 | vs Philadelphia Union | 2 |
| 10 | MF | Ignacio Piatti | October 21, 2018 | vs Toronto FC | 2 |

### Goals Against Average

| No. | Nat. | Player | Total | Total | Total | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship | MLS Playoffs | MLS Playoffs | MLS Playoffs |
| No. | Nat. | Player | MIN | GA | GAA | MIN | GA | GAA | MIN | GA | GAA | MIN | GA | GAA |
| 1 | US | Evan Bush | 3060 | 53 | 1.56 | 3060 | 53 | 1.56 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 23 | SEN | Clément Diop | 180 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 180 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 40 | CAN | Jason Beaulieu | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 41 | CAN | James Pantemis | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Updated to match played October 29, 2018 Source: Montreal Impact
Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

### Clean sheets

| No. | Nat. | Player | MLS | Canadian Champ | MLS Cup Playoffs | TOTAL |
| 1 | | Evan Bush | 10 | | | 10 |
| 2 | | Clément Diop | | 1 | | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
Updated to match played October 21, 2018 Source: Montreal Impact

### Top minutes played

| No. | Player | Pos. | MLS | Canadian Champ | TOTAL |
| 6 | Samuel Piette | MF | 3000 | 180 | 3180 |
| 1 | Evan Bush | GK | 3060 | | 3060 |
| 8 | Saphir Taïder | MF | 2852 | 176 | 3028 |
| 10 | Ignacio Piatti | MF | 2821 | 55 | 2876 |
| 3 | Daniel Lovitz | DF | 2650 | 153 | 2803 |
| 9 | Alejandro Silva | MF | 2368 | 117 | 2485 |
| 22 | Jukka Raitala | DF | 2290 | 142 | 2432 |
| 15 | Rod Fanni | DF | 2290 | 90 | 2380 |
| 13 | Ken Krolicki | MF | 1588 | 95 | 1683 |
| 4 | Rudy Camacho | DF | 1566 | 90 | 1656 |
Updated to match played October 29, 2018 Source: Montreal Impact
Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

### Yellow and red cards

| No. | Player | Total | Total | Total | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship | MLS Cup Playoffs | MLS Cup Playoffs | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 1 | Evan Bush | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Víctor Cabrera | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Daniel Lovitz | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Rudy Camacho | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Zakaria Diallo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Samuel Piette | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Saphir Taïder | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Alejandro Silva | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Ignacio Piatti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Anthony Jackson-Hamel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Ken Krolicki | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Rod Fanni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Jeisson Vargas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | David Choinière | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Chris Duvall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Michael Salazar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Matteo Mancosu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Jukka Raitala | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Clément Diop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Michael Petrasso | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Louis Béland-Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Kyle Fisher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Shamit Shome | 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 |
| 30 | Quincy Amarikwa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Micheal Azira | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Bacary Sagna | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Jason Beaulieu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | James Pantemis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Dominic Oduro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Marco Donadel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Raheem Edwards | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Nick DePuy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | 49 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last updated: October 29, 2018 |||||||||||||||

## Recognition
### MLS Best XI

| Year | Player | Nation | Position | Report |
| 2018 | Piatti | Argentina | MF | MLS Best XI |

### MLS Player of the Week

| Week | Player | Nation | Position | Report |
| 10 | Piatti | Argentina | MF | MLS Player of the Week: 10 |
| 16 | Piatti | Argentina | MF | MLS Player of the Week: 16 |

### MLS Goal of the Week

| Week | Player | Nation | Position | Report |
| 24 | Raitala | Finland | DF | MLS Goal of the Week: 24 |

### MLS Team of the Week

| Week | Player | Nation | Position | Report |
| 3 | Fanni | France | DF | MLS Team of the Week: 3 |
| 3 | Piatti | Argentina | MF | MLS Team of the Week: 3 |
| 3 | Taïder | Algeria | MF | MLS Team of the Week: 3 |
| 3 | Bush | United States | BN | MLS Team of the Week: 3 |
| 8 | Piatti | Argentina | MF | MLS Team of the Week: 8 |
| 10 | Piatti | Argentina | MF | MLS Team of the Week: 10 |
| 10 | Jackson-Hamel | Canada | FW | MLS Team of the Week: 10 |
| 10 | Bush | United States | BN | MLS Team of the Week: 10 |
| 14 | Vargas | Chile | MF | MLS Team of the Week: 14 |
| 16 | Piatti | Argentina | MF | MLS Team of the Week: 16 |
| 16 | Bush | United States | GK | MLS Team of the Week: 16 |
| 16 | Fanni | France | BN | MLS Team of the Week: 16 |
| 17 | Piette | Canada | MF | MLS Team of the Week: 17 |
| 18 | Camacho | France | DF | MLS Team of the Week: 18 |
| 18 | Garde | France | Coach | MLS Team of the Week: 18 |
| 19 | Taïder | Algeria | MF | MLS Team of the Week: 19 |
| 19 | Fanni | France | BN | MLS Team of the Week: 19 |
| 20 | Piatti | Argentina | MF | MLS Team of the Week: 20 |
| 21 | Fanni | France | DF | MLS Team of the Week: 21 |
| 21 | Piatti | Argentina | MF | MLS Team of the Week: 21 |
| 23 | Bush | United States | GK | MLS Team of the Week: 23 |
| 24 | Bush | United States | BN | MLS Team of the Week: 24 |
| 25 | Lovitz | United States | DF | MLS Team of the Week: 25 |
| 27 | Fanni | France | DF | MLS Team of the Week: 27 |
| 27 | Garde | France | Coach | MLS Team of the Week: 27 |
| 27 | Piatti | Argentina | BN | MLS Team of the Week: 27 |
| 29 | Lovitz | United States | DF | MLS Team of the Week: 29 |
| 29 | Piatti | Argentina | MF | MLS Team of the Week: 29 |
| 29 | Garde | France | Coach | MLS Team of the Week: 29 |
| 29 | Silva | Uruguay | BN | MLS Team of the Week: 29 |
| 32 | Bush | United States | GK | MLS Team of the Week: 32 |
| 32 | Taïder | Algeria | MF | MLS Team of the Week: 32 |
| 32 | Garde | France | Coach | MLS Team of the Week: 32 |
| 34 | Piatti | Argentina | BN | MLS Team of the Week: 34 |