# 2011 Montreal Impact season

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.

## Standings
### Conference table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 38 | Playoff quarterfinals |
| 5 | FC Edmonton | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 36 | Playoff quarterfinals |
| 6 | NSC Minnesota Stars (C) | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 36 | Playoff quarterfinals |
| 7 | Montreal Impact | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 35 | |
| 8 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 63 | −38 | 16 | |
* 1 2 EDM: 8 pts; MIN: 2 pts

### 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 | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 28 | 35 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 16 | −1 |
Last updated: April 10, 2011 Source: Regular season matches Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Ground | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | L | T | W | L | L | T | W | L | L | T | L | T | L | T | T | L | W | L | T | W | W | W | L | T | W | W | W |
| Position | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |

## Current roster
### Current roster

as of August 16, 2011.
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

* Hicham Aâboubou
* Leonardo Di Lorenzo
* Wandrille Lefevre
* Mircea Ilcu
* Eduardo Sebrango
* Cameron Knowles
* Siniša Ubiparipović

## Staff

* Joey Saputo President
* Richard Legendre Executive Vice President
* John Di Terlizzi Vice President
* Nick De Santis Sport Director
* Matt Jordan Director of Soccer Operations
* Nick De Santis Head Coach
* Mauro Biello Assistant Coach
* Gil Orriols Jansana Assistant Coach
* Youssef Dahha Goalkeeper Coach
* Adam Braz Team Manager
* Véronique Fortin Director of Game-Day Operations & Promotions
* Dr. Scott Delaney Team Physician

## Player movement
### Transfers
#### In

| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| February 7, 2011 | Hassoun Camara | MF | SC Bastia | Free Transfer |
| February 10, 2011 | Idriss Ech-Chergui | FW | JS Kabylie | Free Transfer |
| February 10, 2011 | Kevin Hatchi | DF | Olympiakos Nicosia | Free Transfer |
| February 17, 2011 | Zourab Tsiskaridze | DF | Vancouver Whitecaps | Free Transfer |
| February 17, 2011 | Luke Kreamalmeyer | MF | AC St. Louis | Free Transfer |
| February 19, 2011 | Bill Gaudette | GK | Puerto Rico Islanders | Free Transfer |
| March 11, 2011 | Evan Bush | GK | Crystal Palace Baltimore | Free Transfer |
| March 30, 2011 | Amir Lowery | MF | FC Honka | Free Transfer |
| June 29, 2011 | Eduardo Sebrango | FW | Montreal Impact | Return from Retirement |
| July 12, 2011 | Marco Terminesi | FW | Milwaukee Wave | Free Transfer |
| July 12, 2011 | Mircea Ilcu | FW | Montreal Impact Academy | Graduated from the Academy |
| July 12, 2011 | Wandrille Lefevre | MF | Montreal Impact Academy | Graduated from the Academy |
| July 14, 2011 | Ian Westlake | MF | Wycombe Wanderers F.C. | Free Transfer |
| July 26, 2011 | Cameron Knowles | DF | Portland Timbers | Free Transfer |
| August 2, 2011 | Siniša Ubiparipović | MF | New York Red Bulls | Free Transfer |

#### Out

| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes |
| October 28, 2010 | Eduardo Sebrango | FW | None | Retired |
| October 28, 2010 | Rocco Placentino | MF | Perugia Calcio | Waived |
| October 28, 2010 | Filipe Pastel | MF | Ermis Aradippou | Waived |
| October 28, 2010 | Wesley Charles | DF | Salthill Devon F.C. | Waived |
| November 17, 2010 | Marco Terminesi | FW | Milwaukee Wave | Waived |
| January 1, 2011 | Srdjan Djekanović | GK | None | Retired |
| January 12, 2011 | Stephen deRoux | MF | Antigua Barracuda FC | Contract Expired |
| January 28, 2011 | Tony Donatelli | MF | Rochester Rhinos | Contract Expired, free transfer |
| January 31, 2011 | Matt Jordan | GK | None | Retired |
| February 17, 2011 | Andrei Bădescu | GK | | Waived |
| March 14, 2011 | Adam Braz | DF | None | Retired |
| March 29, 2011 | Patrick Leduc | DF | None | Retired |
| June 15, 2011 | Kevin Hatchi | DF | FC Edmonton | Released |
| July 6, 2011 | Richard Pelletier | DF | Stade Plabennecois | Option not renewed |
| July 6, 2011 | Idriss Ech-Chergui | FW | FC Martigues | Released |
| July 19, 2011 | Zourab Tsiskaridze | DF | FC Amkar Perm | Released |

### Loans
#### In

| Date | Player | Position | Loaned from | Fee/notes |
| May 6, 2011 | Mignane Diouf | FW | Diambars | Loaned until the end of the season |
| July 16, 2011 | Greg Sutton | GK | New York Red Bulls | Loaned until the end of the season |
| July 22, 2011 | Ryan Pore | MF | Portland Timbers | Loaned until the end of the season |
| August 15, 2011 | Miguel Montaño | FW | Seattle Sounders FC | Loaned until the end of the season |

## International caps

Players called for international duty during the 2011 season while under contract with the Montreal Impact.
| Nationality | Position | Player | Competition | Date | Opponent |
| | FW | Ali Gerba | Gold Cup | June 7, 2011 | v USA, June 7, 2011 |
| | FW | Ali Gerba | Gold Cup | June 11, 2011 | v Guadeloupe, June 11, 2011 |

## Awards
### Team awards

| Award | Name |
| Most Valuable Player | Hassoun Camara |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Evan Bush |
| Unsong Hero | Simon Gatti |
| Co Newcomer of the Year | Sinisa Ubiparipovic |
| Co Newcomer of the Year | Ian Westlake |

### League awards
#### Weekly awards

| Award | Name |
| Offensive player of the week (Week 4) | Ali Gerba |
| Offensive player of the week (Week 21) | Eduardo Sebrango |
| Offensive player of the week (Week 27) | Ryan Pore |
| Defensive player of the week (Week 4) | Bill Gaudette |
| Defensive player of the week (Week 11) | Evan Bush |
| Defensive player of the week (Week 24) | Evan Bush |
| Player of the Month (September) | Evan Bush |

#### Year end awards

| Award | Name |
| Golden Glove Award | Evan Bush |
| NASL Starting IX | Hassoun Camara |

## Matches
### Preseason

Win  Tie  Loss

### Regular Season Friendlies
## 2011 season stats
### Season stats

| | | | | Total | Total | Total | Total | NASL | NASL | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship | Playoffs | Playoffs | |
| N | Pos. | Name | Nat. | GS | App | Gls | Min | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Bill Gaudette | | 9 | 11 | -12 | 762 | 9 | -10 | 2 | -2 | | | (−) means goals conceded |
| 2 | DF | Hicham Aâboubou | | 7 | 8 | | 659 | 8 | | | | | | |
| 3 | DF | Cameron Knowles | | 8 | 8 | | 707 | 8 | | | | | | |
| 3 | DF | Richard Pelletier | | 1 | 1 | | 28 | 1 | | | | | | No longer with the club |
| 5 | DF | Nevio Pizzolitto | | 14 | 17 | 1 | 1261 | 15 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| 6 | MF | Hassoun Camara | | 22 | 22 | 2 | 1949 | 22 | 2 | | | | | |
| 7 | MF | David Testo | | 13 | 22 | | 1224 | 20 | | 2 | | | | |
| 8 | MF | Luke Kreamalmeyer | | 18 | 21 | 1 | 1505 | 19 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| 10 | FW | Ali Gerba | | 9 | 14 | 3 | 832 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | |
| 11 | MF | Leonardo Di Lorenzo | | 14 | 21 | | 1111 | 19 | | 2 | | | | |
| 12 | MF | Amir Lowery | | 21 | 26 | 1 | 1788 | 24 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| 14 | FW | Mignane Diouf | | 14 | 23 | 3 | 1393 | 23 | 3 | | | | | |
| 15 | FW | Miguel Montaño | | 5 | 6 | 1 | 413 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| 16 | FW | Eduardo Sebrango | | 7 | 13 | 6 | 771 | 13 | 6 | | | | | |
| 17 | FW | Anthony Le Gall | | 16 | 24 | 1 | 1356 | 22 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| 18 | FW | Marco Terminesi | | | 3 | | 64 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 19 | FW | Reda Agourram | | 4 | 8 | | 379 | 8 | | | | | | |
| 21 | MF | Philippe Billy | | 18 | 23 | 1 | 1668 | 21 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| 22 | GK | Evan Bush | | 18 | 19 | -14 | 1668 | 19 | -14 | | | | | (−) means goals conceded |
| 23 | MF | António Ribeiro | | 8 | 16 | | 758 | 14 | | 2 | | | | |
| 24 | MF | Simon Gatti | | 22 | 23 | | 1953 | 23 | | | | | | |
| 25 | GK | Greg Sutton | | 1 | 1 | -3 | 90 | 1 | -3 | | | | | (−) means goals conceded |
| 27 | MF | Ian Westlake | | 13 | 13 | 2 | 1125 | 13 | 2 | | | | | |
| 28 | MF | Siniša Ubiparipović | | 8 | 10 | 3 | 745 | 10 | 3 | | | | | |
| 28 | FW | Idriss Ech-Chergui | | 6 | 11 | 2 | 545 | 9 | 2 | 2 | | | | No longer with the club |
| 30 | MF | Pierre-Rudolph Mayard | | 2 | 9 | | 306 | 7 | | 2 | | | | |
| 32 | MF | Ryan Pore | | 10 | 11 | 7 | 780 | 11 | 7 | | | | | |
| 33 | FW | Mircea Ilcu | | 4 | 11 | 1 | 317 | 11 | 1 | | | | | |
| 35 | MF | Wandrille Lefevre | | | 2 | | 33 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 77 | DF | Zourab Tsiskaridze | | 8 | 12 | | 793 | 10 | | 2 | | | | No longer with the club |
| 99 | DF | Kevin Hatchi | | 7 | 9 | 1 | 630 | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | No longer with the club |

### Points leaders

| Name | Position | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Ryan Pore | MF | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| Eduardo Sebrango | FW | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| Siniša Ubiparipović | MF | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Mignane Diouf | FW | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Ali Gerba | FW | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Idriss Ech-Chergui | FW | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Hassoun Camara | MF | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Anthony Le Gall | MF | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Ian Westlake | MF | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Miguel Montaño | FW | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Amir Lowery | MF | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Luke Kreamalmeyer | MF | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Philippe Billy | DF | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Nevio Pizzolitto | DF | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Mircea Ilcu | FW | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Simon Gatti | MF | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Kevin Hatchi | DF | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Antonio Ribeiro | MF | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Leonardo Di Lorenzo | MF | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Zurab Tsiskaridze | DF | 0 | 1 | 1 |

### Disciplinary records

Only players with at least one card included.
| Number | Position | Name | NASL Regular Season | NASL Regular Season | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship | Total | Total |
| 3 | DF | Cameron Knowles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Nevio Pizzolitto | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Hassoun Camara | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | David Testo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Luke Kreamalmeyer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Ali Gerba | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Leonardo Di Lorenzo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | Amir Lowery | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Mignane Diouf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Miguel Montaño | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | Eduardo Sebrango | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Anthony Le Gall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Philippe Billy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Evan Bush | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | António Ribeiro | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | Simon Gatti | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Greg Sutton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Ian Westlake | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Idriss Ech-Chergui | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | Wandrille Lefevre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | Zurab Tsiskaridze | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 99 | DF | Kevin Hatchi | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 64 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 69 | 2 |