2013 Montreal Impact season
Montreal Impact 2013 football season
The 2013 Montreal Impact season was the club's second season Major League Soccer , the top flight of both American and Canadian soccer.
For the 2013 season, outside of MLS, the Impact will compete in the 2013 Canadian Championship , Canada's domestic cup competition, which determines the Canadian entrant in the CONCACAF Champions League.
Background
Review
The team started the season with Marco Schällibaum as new coach. After finishing 12th overall in the previous MLS season and second best Canadian team in MLS in 2012, the Montreal Impact officially started their 2013 season on Monday January 21, 2013 with a pre-season training sessions at Marie-Victorin Sports Complex in Montréal-Nord . The squad's first official pre-season friendly took place on February 9, 2013, at the annual Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic tournament with a 2–1 victory over Sporting Kansas City . The team kicked off the season on March 2, 2013, with a 0–1 away victory over Seattle Sounders FC .
They started the season very well with four straight victories, including their first two on the road, equaling their road wins total of last year of two.[citation needed ]
Competitions
Pre-season matches
Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic
Win
Draw
Loss
Other pre-season matches
MLS regular season
Table
Eastern Conference Table
Overall Table
Source:
MLS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion;
(S) Supporters' Shield
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
Pts
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
34
49
14
13
7
50
49
+1
10
4
3
31
20
+11
4
9
4
19
29
−10
Last updated: October 27, 2013
Source: 2013 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
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on October 27, 2013. Source:
Regular season matches A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Match results
Win
Draw
Loss
Playoffs
Win
Draw
Loss
Canadian championship
Each round is a two-game aggregate goal series with the away goals rule .
Win
Draw
Loss
CONCACAF Champions League
The Montreal Impact will compete in the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League as a result of winning the 2013 Canadian Championship . The draw for the group stage was held on June 3, 2013.
^ a b c All three teams are tied on points , and so are ranked by overall goal difference, then overall goals scored.
Win
Draw
Loss
MLS reserves
The Montreal Impact will compete in the Eastern Division for the 2013 MLS Reserves season. This is the first year of the partnership between Major League Soccer and the USL Pro . As a result, Montreal will play the Rochester Rhinos twice and the results will count towards each teams respective tables. The division consists of seven teams, including Columbus Crew , Chicago Fire Soccer Club , FC Dallas , Houston Dynamo , New York Red Bulls , Rochester Rhinos and Toronto FC .
Match results
No.
Name
Nationality
Position
Date of birth (age At Year End)
Previous club
Goalkeepers
1
Troy Perkins
GK
(1981-07-29 ) July 29, 1981 (age 43)
Portland Timbers
30
Evan Bush
GK
(1986-03-06 ) March 6, 1986 (age 38)
Montreal Impact (NASL)
40
Maxime Crépeau
GK
(1994-05-11 ) May 11, 1994 (age 30)
Montreal Impact Academy
Defenders
2
Nelson Rivas
CB
(1983-03-25 ) March 25, 1983 (age 41)
Inter Milan
3
Zarek Valentin
RB
(1991-10-06 ) October 6, 1991 (age 33)
Chivas USA
5
Jeb Brovsky
RB
(1988-12-03 ) December 3, 1988 (age 36)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
6
Hassoun Camara
CB\RB\DM
(1984-02-03 ) February 3, 1984 (age 40)
Montreal Impact (NASL)
13
Matteo Ferrari
\
CB\LB
(1979-12-05 ) December 5, 1979 (age 45)
Beşiktaş J.K.
14
Alessandro Nesta
CB
(1976-03-19 ) March 19, 1976 (age 48)
AC Milan
26
Adrián López Rodríguez
CB
(1987-02-25 ) February 25, 1987 (age 37)
Wigan Athletic F.C.
34
Karl Ouimette
CB\LB
(1992-06-18 ) June 18, 1992 (age 32)
Montreal Impact Academy
51
Maxim Tissot
LB
(1992-04-13 ) April 13, 1992 (age 32)
Montreal Impact Academy
Midfielders
7
Felipe Martins
AM
(1990-09-30 ) September 30, 1990 (age 34)
FC Lugano
8
Patrice Bernier
DM
(1979-09-23 ) September 23, 1979 (age 45)
Lyngby Boldklub
11
Sanna Nyassi
RM/AM
(1989-01-31 ) January 31, 1989 (age 35)
Colorado Rapids
16
Calum Mallace
\
DM
(1990-10-01 ) October 1, 1990 (age 34)
Marquette Golden Eagles
18
Collen Warner
CM/DM
(1988-06-24 ) June 24, 1988 (age 36)
Real Salt Lake
19
Blake Smith
LM
(1991-01-17 ) January 17, 1991 (age 33)
New Mexico Lobos
21
Justin Mapp
LM/CM
(1984-10-18 ) October 18, 1984 (age 40)
Philadelphia Union
22
Davy Arnaud
AM/RM
(1980-06-22 ) June 22, 1980 (age 44)
Sporting Kansas City
23
Hernán Bernardello
DM
(1986-08-03 ) August 3, 1986 (age 38)
UD Almería
27
Paolo DelPiccolo
DM
(1991-05-28 ) May 28, 1991 (age 33)
Eintracht Frankfurt
28
Siniša Ubiparipović
\
CM
(1983-08-25 ) August 25, 1983 (age 41)
Montreal Impact (NASL)
31
Andrea Pisanu
LM/AM
(1982-01-07 ) January 7, 1982 (age 42)
Bologna
43
Zakaria Messoudi
\
AM
(1993-10-30 ) October 30, 1993 (age 31)
Montreal Impact Academy
55
Wandrille Lefèvre
\
DM
(1989-12-17 ) December 17, 1989 (age 35)
Montreal Impact Academy
98
Maximiliano Rodriguez
AM
(1994-04-01 ) April 1, 1994 (age 30)
Argentinos Juniors
Attackers
9
Marco Di Vaio
ST
(1976-07-15 ) July 15, 1976 (age 48)
Bologna
15
Andrés Romero
ST
(1989-10-29 ) October 29, 1989 (age 35)
Tombense
33
Andrew Wenger
CB/ST
(1990-12-25 ) December 25, 1990 (age 33)
Duke Blue Devils
35
Daniele Paponi
ST
(1988-04-16 ) April 16, 1988 (age 36)
Bologna
Player transactions
In
Out
No.
Pos.
Player
Transferred to
Fee/notes
Date
Source
24
GK
Greg Sutton
None
Retired
October 26, 2012
[ 8]
16
FW
Eduardo Sebrango
None
Retired
November 1, 2012
[ 9]
3
DF
Shavar Thomas
Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Option Declined
November 2, 2012
[ 10]
36
FW
Evan James
K-W United FC
Waived
November 2, 2012
[ 10]
31
DF
Josh Gardner
Sporting Kansas City
Traded for Kansas City's highest second round pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft
December 5, 2012
[ 11]
23
FW
Bernardo Corradi
None
Retired
December 7, 2012
[ 12]
27
MF
Bryan Arguez
Minnesota Stars FC
Waived
December 7, 2012
[ 12]
32
MF
Miguel Montaño
Cúcuta Deportivo
Waived
December 7, 2012
[ 12]
25
MF
Lamar Neagle
Seattle Sounders FC
Traded for an international roster spot until December 31, 2014
January 27, 2013
[ 13]
17
DF
Dennis Iapichino
D.C. United
Waived
August 14, 2013
[ 14]
Loans in
Loans out
Starting 11
International Caps
Players called for senior international duty during the 2013 season while under contract with the Montreal Impact .
*Montreal Impact Academy player.
Management
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Last updated: November 1, 2013
Source: Montreal Impact [permanent dead link ]
Italic : denotes player is no longer with team
Goalkeeper stats
Updated to match played November 1, 2013 Source: Montreal Impact
Top scorers
Updated to match played October 27, 2013 Source: Montreal Impact
Top assists
Updated to match played October 27, 2013 Source: Montreal Impact
Clean sheets
Updated to match played October 27, 2013 Source: Montreal Impact
Penalties saved
Updated to match played October 27, 2013 Source: Montreal Impact
Own goals
Updated to match played October 27, 2013 Source: Major League Soccer
Top minutes played
Updated to match played November 1, 2013 Source: Montreal Impact
Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number.
Last updated: November 1, 2013 Source: Competitive matches Ordered by , and = Number of bookings ; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Italic : denotes no longer with club.
Recognition
MLS Player of the Week
MLS Team of the Week
Week
Player
Nation
Position
Report
1
Arnaud
United States
MF
MLS Team of the Week: 1
2
Bernier
Canada
MF
MLS Team of the Week: 2 Archived August 7, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
3
Bernier
Canada
MF
MLS Team of the Week: 3
Di Vaio
Italy
FW
MLS Team of the Week: 3
4
Bernier
Canada
MF
MLS Team of the Week: 4 Archived December 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
Di Vaio
Italy
FW
MLS Team of the Week: 4 Archived December 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
10
Mapp
United States
MF
MLS Team of the Week: 10 Archived May 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
13
Mapp
United States
MF
MLS Team of the Week: 13
Di Vaio
Italy
FW
MLS Team of the Week: 13
14
Felipe
Brazil
MF
MLS Team of the Week: 14
Ferrari
Italy
FW
MLS Team of the Week: 14
18
Camara
France
DF
MLS Team of the Week: 18
Paponi
Italy
FW
MLS Team of the Week: 18
25
Felipe
Brazil
MF
MLS Team of the Week: 25 Archived August 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
Di Vaio
Italy
FW
MLS Team of the Week: 25 Archived August 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
26
Mapp
United States
MF
MLS Team of the Week: 26
Di Vaio
Italy
FW
MLS Team of the Week: 26
28
Di Vaio
Italy
FW
MLS Team of the Week: 28
31
Brovsky
United States
DF
MLS Team of the Week: 31
34
Di Vaio
Italy
FW
MLS Team of the Week: 34
MLS Coach of the Week
MLS Save of the Week
2013 MLS All-Star
Miscellany
Allocation ranking
International roster slots
Montreal has eleven MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2013 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated eight international roster spots and Montreal acquired the extra slots in trades with Chivas USA , Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers .
– Player is Canadian citizen;
– Player is U.S. citizen;
G – Player has U.S. green card;
C – Player has permanent Canadian residency.
See also
References
^ "Midfielder Blake Smith signs with the Montreal Impact" . Montreal Impact . February 25, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2013 .
^ a b "Québec players Wandrille Lefèvre and Maxim Tissot join first team from the Academy as homegrown players" . Montreal Impact . February 26, 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2013 .
^ "Quebec goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau makes the jump to MLS from the Academy" . Montreal Impact . March 5, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2013 .
^ "Montreal Impact signs midfielder Zakaria Messoudi as Homegrown player" . Montreal Impact . June 4, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2013 .
^ "Midfielder Paolo DelPiccolo signs contract with the Montreal Impact" . Montreal Impact . July 5, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2013 .
^ "Argentine midfielder Hernán Bernardello joins the Impact" . Montreal Impact . July 23, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2013 .
^ "Spanish defender Adrián López Rodriguez joins the Impact" . Montreal Impact . July 26, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013 .
^ "Impact goalkeeper Greg Sutton will retire at the end of 2012 season" . Impactmontreal.com. October 26, 2011. Retrieved October 26, 2011 .
^ "Forward Eduardo Sebrango retires" . Impactmontreal.com. November 1, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2012 .
^ a b "Roster update: 25 players make the trip to Italy" . Impactmontreal.com. November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2012 .
^ "Impact acquires second round pick in 2013 MLS SuperDraft" . Impactmontreal.com. December 5, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2012 .
^ a b c "Impact exercises 2013 options on 11 players" . Impactmontreal.com. December 7, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2012 .
^ "L'IMPACT ÉCHANGE NEAGLE AUX SOUNDERS" . RDS.ca. January 27, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2013 .
^ "Impact puts Swiss defender Dennis Iapichino on waivers" . montrealimpact.com. August 14, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013 .
^ "LE FC BOLOGNE PRÊTE PISANU À L'IMPACT" . Rds.ca. January 4, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013 .
^ "Argentinean forward Andrés Romero joins the Impact" . Montreal Impact. February 7, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2013 .
^ "Impact acquires 19-year-old midfielder Maximiliano Rodriguez on loan" . Montreal Impact. April 8, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2013 .
^ "Italian forward Daniele Paponi joins the Montreal Impact" . Montreal Impact. April 19, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2013 .
^ "Valentin en Norvège" .
^ a b "Sinisa Ubiparipovic and Calum Mallace loaned to Minnesota United FC" .
^ "Timeline Photos" . Facebook. Retrieved March 14, 2013 .
^ "Montreal Impact" . Montreal Impact. Archived from the original on November 20, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2011 .
^ "Marco Schällibaum announces his coaching staff" . Montreal Impact. Retrieved January 9, 2013 .
^ "Sanna Nyassi" . montrealimpact.com. April 1, 2013. Archived from the original on September 3, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013 .
^ "Sinisa Ubiparipovic" . montrealimpact.com. April 1, 2013. Archived from the original on September 4, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013 .
^ "Calum Mallace" . montrealimpact.com. April 1, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013 .
^ "Wandrille Lefèvre" . montrealimpact.com. April 1, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013 .
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