Training and History
See Montreal was founded in December 1992 under the name of the Montreal Impact (French: “Impact de Montréal”). He joined the American Professional Soccer League (APSL), now missing, for the 1993 season. The club has completed its first season in the last place in seven teams, a result improved By a sequence of seven consecutive victories which closed the season.
The impact of Montreal won its first League title in 1994. The club finished third in the regular season that year before defeating the Los Angeles Salsa in the playoffs then the Colorado Foxes in a memorable house final. In 1995 he followed the regular season at the top of the ranking, although he was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs; Three of his players were appointed to the League end -of -season “team”. It was the first of three consecutive finishes at the top of the table before defeats in the playoffs. In 1988, the club did not finish at the top of the table but still reached the playoffs. After jumping the outdoor season 1999 to better prepare for the indoor season this year team The following year.
In 2001, the impact went bankrupt but managed to finish the season with the support of the League. Investments by the provincial government of QuebecTHE utility The Hydro-Quebec company and the businessman Joey Saputo guaranteed the future of the club for the next five years.
In 2002, Montreal won the first trip to travel, awarded to the best Canadian League team. This would win the cup each of the next five years. The club started the 2004 season by winning 12 games in a row. This year Rock Rhinos rages and won the A-League championship. Over the next two years, the club finished each regular season at the top of the league but lost in the playoffs; He also established the league presence records every season.
Saputo Stadium was inaugurated in 2008 as the club’s home field, with a capacity of almost 20,000, in the Montreal Olympic Park. Since then, the club has also played in the largest neighboring Olympic stadium, including many home openers. The impact won the first Canadian championship that year and made its first appearance in the Champions League of the Confederation of the Champions of the North, North America, Central America and the Caribbean (Concacaf), a tournament for the best clubs through the Americas. The team lost against Mexican Club Santos Laguna in the quarter -final.
In 2009, the club won its third League trophy, the USL first division championship. The following year, the impact was confirmed for a move to the MLS, from 2012. The team spent 2011 in the second division North American Soccer League (NASL), finishing seventh. On March 10, 2012, the impact made its MLS beginning Against the Whitecaps of Vancouver, losing 2-0. The club ended the season in 12th place.
The impact qualified for MLS qualifiers for the first time in 2013, but lost 3-0 against Houston Dynamo. The team won the Canadian championship for the second and third time in 2013 and 2014. In 2015, the impact reached the final of the Concacaf Champions League but suffered a heartbreaking defeat at the Mexican Team Club America. In 2025, it was the best performance of the club in the tournament. In the MLS, the impact qualified for the playoffs and qualified in the semi-finals, losing against Columbus Crew SC. In 2016, the club faced the Toronto FC in the MLS Cup semi-finals in order to become the first Canadian finalist, but the victory went to Toronto. The club had intermediate results in the MLS until 2022, when it finished third at the end of the season. However, the club won the Canadian championship in 2019 and 2021. In January 2021, the club officially changed its name to the CF Montreal.
Key staff
The club had several managers over the years, starting with Eddie Firmani in 1993. Nick de Santis, who led the club from November 2003 to June 2008 and again from June to September 2011, is its oldest director. Ancient French international footballer Thierry Henry is the deepest manager of the team to date, holding the post from November 2019 to February 2021. Since March 2025 Italian Marco Donadel, who played for the club, was interim Head coach.
Canadian midfielder Samuel Piette appeared for CF Montreal most of the time in MLS, with more than 230 appearances. Since the creation of the club, the former Canadian midfielder Mauro Biello has had the most caps with 344. Argentine The former left winger Ignacio Piatti was his top successful top scorer, with 79 goals in 163 appearances; Former striker Anthony Jackson-Hamel is the top Canadian scorer, with 18 goals in 91 matches. Twice English Premier League Golden Boot Winner Didier Drogba of Ivory Coast joined the club in 2015 and scored 23 goals in 41 appearances. Biello and Piatti each won the Giuseppe Saputo trophy, awarded to the most precious player in CF Montreal at the end of each season, four times. Since 2022, the club has awarded the Jason Di Tullio trophy, appointed in honor of the former FC Montreal player (2005-09) and the assistant coach (2021-22) who died in 2022, to a player demonstrating the fighting spirit.
