2025 CF Montréal season

The 2025 CF Montréal season will be the club's 32nd season of existence, and their 14th in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid.

CF Montréal

2025 season
Owner	Joey Saputo
Head coach	Laurent Courtois
Stadium	Saputo Stadium
Home colours Away colours
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In addition to competing in MLS, the club is also scheduled to play in the Canadian Championship and the Leagues Cup.

Current squad

As of November 21, 2024^[update][1]

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age at year end)	Previous club
Goalkeepers
1	Sebastian Breza	CAN	GK	(1998-03-15) March 15, 1998 (age 26)	Bologna
40	Jonathan Sirois	CAN	GK	(2001-07-27) July 27, 2001 (age 23)	Montreal Impact Academy
Defenders
4	Fernando Álvarez	COL	CB	(2003-08-24) August 24, 2003 (age 21)	C.F. Pachuca
11	Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty	CAN	RB	(2004-06-16) June 16, 2004 (age 20)	Toronto FC
16	Joel Waterman	CAN	CB	(1996-01-24) January 24, 1996 (age 28)	Cavalry FC
24	George Campbell	USA	CB	(2001-06-22) June 22, 2001 (age 23)	Atlanta United FC
27	Dawid Bugaj	POL	RB	(2004-07-09) July 9, 2004 (age 20)	SPAL
46	Tom Pearce	ENG	LB	(1998-04-12) April 12, 1998 (age 26)	Wigan Athletic F.C.
Midfielders
6	Samuel Piette	CAN	DM	(1994-11-12) November 12, 1994 (age 30)	CD Izarra
8	Dominik Yankov	BUL	AM	(2000-07-28) July 28, 2000 (age 24)	PFC Ludogorets Razgrad
10	Bryce Duke	USA	CM	(2001-02-28) February 28, 2001 (age 23)	Inter Miami CF
19	Nathan-Dylan Saliba	CAN	CM	(2004-02-07) February 7, 2004 (age 20)	Montreal Impact Academy
23	Caden Clark	USA	AM	(2003-05-27) May 27, 2003 (age 21)	Minnesota United FC
38	Alessandro Biello	CAN	CM	(2005-07-20) July 20, 2005 (age 19)	Montreal Impact Academy
Attackers
7	Kwadwo Opoku	GHA	FW	(2001-07-13) July 13, 2001 (age 23)	Los Angeles FC
9	Matías Cóccaro	URU	FW	(1997-11-15) November 15, 1997 (age 27)	Club Atlético Huracán
14	Sunusi Ibrahim	NGA	FW	(2002-10-01) October 1, 2002 (age 22)	Nasarawa United F.C.
28	Jules-Anthony Vilsaint	CAN	FW	(2003-01-06) January 6, 2003 (age 21)	Royal Antwerp F.C.

International roster slots

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.

Montreal Impact International slots Slot Player Nationality Exempt Matías Cóccaro Uruguay Exempt Kwadwo Opoku Ghana Exempt Sunusi Ibrahim Nigeria 1 Tom Pearce England 2 Dawid Bugaj Poland 3 Vacant 4 Vacant 5 Vacant 6 Vacant

Foreign-Born Players with Domestic Status Player Nationality Fernando Álvarez Colombia / USA Jules-Anthony Vilsaint Haiti / Canada Dominik Yankov Bulgaria / Canada – Player is Canadian citizen; – Player is US citizen; G – Player has US green card; C – Player has permanent Canadian residency.

Management

As of January 14, 2023^[2]

• Joey Saputo – owner
• Luca Saputo – managing director, recruitment and sporting methodology
• Simone Saputo – managing director, academy strategy and roster management
• Gabriel Gervais – president and chief executive officer
• Corey Wray – director of soccer
• Salvatore Rivera – vice-president and chief financial officer
• Amélie Vaillancourt – vice-president and chief human resource officer
• Samia Chebeir – vice-president and chief marketing officer

Coaching staff

As of January 15, 2024^[3]

• Laurent Courtois – head coach
• David Sauvry – assistant coach
• Eduardo Sebrango – assistant manager
• Stefano Pasquali – assistant fitness Coach
• Louan Schlicht – video Analyst

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

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
25	DF	Gabriele Corbo		Option declined	November 21, 2024	[4]
23	DF	Grayson Doody		Option declined	November 21, 2024	[4]
44	DF	Raheem Edwards		Option declined	November 21, 2024	[4]
5	MF	Ilias Iliadis		Option declined	November 21, 2024	[4]
21	FW	Lassi Lappalainen		Option declined	November 21, 2024	[4]
17	FW	Josef Martínez		Option declined	November 21, 2024	[4]
27	MF	Matteo Schiavoni		Option declined	November 21, 2024	[4]
26	DF	Róbert Orri Þorkelsson		Option declined	November 21, 2024	[4]
18	MF	Rida Zouhir		Option declined	November 21, 2024	[4]
3	DF	Joaquín Sosa		End of Loan	November 21, 2024	[4]
2	MF	Victor Wanyama		Out of Contract	November 21, 2024	[4]
33	GK	Logan Ketterer	Lexington SC	Out of Contract	November 21, 2024	[4]

Loans in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Loan start date	Loan end date	Source

Loans out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Loan start date	Loan end date	Source

MLS SuperDraft picks

Main article: 2025 MLS SuperDraft

Round	No.	Pos.	Player	College/Club team	Transaction	Source
1	13	FW	Michael Adedokun	Ohio State Buckeyes
2	44	FW	Arik Duncan	University of California Berkeley
3	50	FW	Caden Grabfelder	Pennsylvania State University
4	73	DF	Arthur Duquenne	Clemson University

Friendlies

Review

Pre-Season

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

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Major League Soccer regular season

See also: 2025 Major League Soccer season

Tables

Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2025)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
6	D.C. United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for round one
7	Inter Miami CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	CF Montréal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the wild-card round
9	Nashville SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	New England Revolution	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: February 22, 2025. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall

Overall MLS standings table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Inter Miami CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Minnesota United FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	CF Montréal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Nashville SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	New England Revolution	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: February 22, 2025. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Results summary

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Atlanta United FC v CF Montréal

February 22 1	Atlanta United FC	v	CF Montréal	Atlanta, GA
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Minnesota United FC v CF Montréal

March 1 2	Minnesota United FC	v	CF Montréal	Saint Paul, MN
8:30 PM EST				Stadium: Allianz Field

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v CF Montréal

March 8 3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	v	CF Montréal	Vancouver, BC
9:30 PM EST				Stadium: BC Place

D.C. United v CF Montréal

March 15 4	D.C. United	v	CF Montréal	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Audi Field

Nashville SC v CF Montréal

March 22 5	Nashville SC	v	CF Montréal	Nashville, TN
8:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Geodis Park

Chicago Fire FC v CF Montréal

March 29 6	Chicago Fire FC	v	CF Montréal	Chicago, IL
8:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Soldier Field

Columbus Crew v CF Montréal

April 5 7	Columbus Crew	v	CF Montréal	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Lower.com Field

CF Montréal v Charlotte FC

April 12 8	CF Montréal	v	Charlotte FC	Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Saputo Stadium

CF Montréal v Orlando City SC

April 19 9	CF Montréal	v	Orlando City SC	Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Saputo Stadium

New York Red Bulls v CF Montréal

April 26 10	New York Red Bulls	v	CF Montréal	Harrison, NJ
4:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium

CF Montréal v Philadelphia Union

May 3 11	CF Montréal	v	Philadelphia Union	Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Saputo Stadium

New York City FC v CF Montréal

May 10 12	New York City FC	v	CF Montréal	New York, NY
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Yankee Stadium

CF Montréal v Columbus Crew

May 14 13	CF Montréal	v	Columbus Crew	Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Saputo Stadium

CF Montréal v Toronto FC

May 17 14	CF Montréal	v	Toronto FC	Montreal, QC
2:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Saputo Stadium

CF Montréal v Los Angeles FC

May 24 15	CF Montréal	v	Los Angeles FC	Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Saputo Stadium

Inter Miami CF v CF Montréal

May 28 16	Inter Miami CF	v	CF Montréal	Fort Lauderdale, FL
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Chase Stadium

CF Montréal v New England Revolution

May 31 17	CF Montréal	v	New England Revolution	Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Saputo Stadium

Houston Dynamo FC v CF Montréal

June 14 18	Houston Dynamo FC	v	CF Montréal	Houston, TX
8:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium

CF Montréal v FC Cincinnati

June 25 19	CF Montréal	v	FC Cincinnati	Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Saputo Stadium

CF Montréal v New York City FC

June 28 20	CF Montréal	v	New York City FC	Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Saputo Stadium

CF Montréal v Inter Miami CF

July 5 21	CF Montréal	v	Inter Miami CF	Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Saputo Stadium

Orlando City SC v CF Montréal

July 12 22	Orlando City SC	v	CF Montréal	Orlando, FL
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium

Philadelphia Union v CF Montréal

July 16 23	Philadelphia Union	v	CF Montréal	Chester, PA
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Subaru Park

CF Montréal v Chicago Fire FC

July 19 24	CF Montréal	v	Chicago Fire FC	Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Saputo Stadium

New England Revolution v CF Montréal

July 25 25	New England Revolution	v	CF Montréal	Foxborough, MA
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Gillette Stadium

CF Montréal v Atlanta United FC

August 9 26	CF Montréal	v	Atlanta United FC	Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Saputo Stadium

CF Montréal v D.C. United

August 16 27	CF Montréal	v	D.C. United	Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Saputo Stadium

CF Montréal v Austin FC

August 23 28	CF Montréal	v	Austin FC	Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Saputo Stadium

Toronto FC v CF Montréal

August 30 29	Toronto FC	v	CF Montréal	Toronto, ON
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: BMO Field

CF Montréal v St. Louis City SC

September 13 30	CF Montréal	v	St. Louis City SC	Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Saputo Stadium

CF Montréal v New York Red Bulls

September 20 31	CF Montréal	v	New York Red Bulls	Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Saputo Stadium

Charlotte FC v CF Montréal

September 27 32	Charlotte FC	v	CF Montréal	Charlotte, NC
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Bank of America Stadium

CF Montréal v Nashville SC

October 4 33	CF Montréal	v	Nashville SC	Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Saputo Stadium

FC Cincinnati v CF Montréal

October 18 34	FC Cincinnati	v	CF Montréal	Cincinnati, OH
6:00 PM EDT				Stadium: TQL Stadium

Leagues Cup

See also: 2025 Leagues Cup

Canadian Championship

Main article: 2025 Canadian Championship

Preliminary round

Toronto FC v CF Montréal

Preliminary round	Toronto FC	v	CF Montréal	Toronto, ON
				Stadium: BMO Field

Statistics

Appearances, Minutes Played, and Goals Scored

No.	Nat.	Player	Total			Major League Soccer			Canadian Championship			Leagues Cup			MLS Cup Playoffs			Ref.
			App.	Min.	Gls	App.	Min.	Gls	App.	Min.	Gls	App.	Min.	Gls	App.	Min.	Gls
Goalkeepers
1		Sebastian Breza	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40		Jonathan Sirois	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
4		Fernando Álvarez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11		Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16		Joel Waterman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23		Ousman Jabang	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24		George Campbell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27		Dawid Bugaj	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
46		Tom Pearce	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
6		Samuel Piette	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8		Dominik Yankov	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10		Bryce Duke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19		Nathan-Dylan Saliba	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23		Caden Clark	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38		Alessandro Biello	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
7		Kwadwo Opoku	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9		Matías Cóccaro	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14		Sunusi Ibrahim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28		Jules-Anthony Vilsaint	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
No Longer with the Club
Last updated: November 21, 2024

Top scorers

Rank	Nat.	Player	Pos.	MLS	Canadian Championship	Leagues Cup	MLS Cup Playoffs	TOTAL
Totals				0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match played November 21, 2024
Source: 
Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Top Assists

Rank	Nat.	Player	Pos.	MLS	Canadian Championship	Leagues Cup	MLS Cup Playoffs	TOTAL
Totals				0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match played November 27, 2024
Source: 
Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Goals Against Average

No.	Nat.	Player	Total			Major League Soccer			Canadian Championship			Leagues Cup			MLS Cup Playoffs
			MIN	GA	GAA	MIN	GA	GAA	MIN	GA	GAA	MIN	GA	GAA	MIN	GA	GAA
1	CAN	Sebastian Breza	0	0	0.00	0	0	0.00	0	0	0.00	0	0	0.00	0	0	0.00
40	CAN	Jonathan Sirois	0	0	0.00	0	0	0.00	0	0	0.00	0	0	0.00	0	0	0.00

Updated to match played November 27, 2024
Source: CF Montréal
Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Clean sheets

No.	Nat.	Player	MLS	Canadian Championship	Leagues Cup	MLS Cup Playoffs	TOTAL
1		Sebastian Breza					0
40		Jonathan Sirois					0
Totals			0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match played November 27, 2024
Source: MLSsoccer.com
Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Top minutes played

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	MLS	Canadian Championship	Leagues Cup	MLS Cup Playoffs	TOTAL

Updated to match played November 27, 2024
Source: Montreal Impact
Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Yellow and red cards

No.	Player	Total			Major League Soccer			Canadian Championship			Leagues Cup			Ref.
1	Sebastian Breza	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Fernando Álvarez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Samuel Piette	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Kwadwo Opoku	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Dominik Yankov	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Matías Cóccaro	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Bryce Duke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Sunusi Ibrahim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Joel Waterman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Nathan-Dylan Saliba	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Ousman Jabang	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Caden Clark	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	George Campbell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	Dawid Bugaj	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	Jules-Anthony Vilsaint	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	Alessandro Biello	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	Jonathan Sirois	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
46	Tom Pearce	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Last updated: November 27, 2024

Recognition

Notes

References

1. "First Team". CF Montreal. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
2. Montréal, C. F. "CF Montréal". CF Montréal.
3. "Technical Team". cfmontreal.com. CF Montréal. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
4. "CF Montréal exercises options of Nathan Saliba and Jules-Anthony Vilsaint for the 2025 season". cfmontreal.com. December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.