CF Montréal U23
Full name | CF Montréal U23 | ||
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Founded | 2014 2020 (re-founded) | ||
Stadium | Centre Nutrilait | ||
Owner | Joey Saputo | ||
Head coach | Patrick Viollat | ||
League | Ligue1 Québec | ||
2023 | L1Q, 5th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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CF Montréal U23, formerly Montreal Impact U23, is a Canadian
USL Pro
. In 2020, it was announced that the U23 team would be re-started for the 2021 season.
History
From 2010 to 2012, the
Montreal Impact Academy fielded their U21 team in the Canadian Soccer League, which was recognized as a tier 3 league in the Canadian soccer league system.[1] However, the team withdrew from the league prior to the 2013 season,[2] as the Canadian Soccer Association de-sanctioned the league as the CSA board of directors adopted a new soccer structure in Canada and also due to allegations of a match-fixing scandal.[3][4][5]
In 2014, the club decided to re-brand the team as a U23 team and entered the team into the
Premier Development League, in the fourth tier of the United States soccer league system.[6] They played their first match on 17 May against the Westchester Flames, which they won by a score of 4–0.[7][8] They finished the season in fourth place in the Northeast Division.[9]
In 2015, the Impact decided to form a reserve professional team in the second tier
USL Pro called FC Montreal. As a result, the PDL team was disbanded with most of the players moving to the new pro reserve team.[10]
The club announced that they would reform a U23 team for the 2021 season.
Record
Year by year
Year | Tier | League | Record | Rank | Playoffs | League Cup | |||||||||||||
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2014 | 4 | Premier Development League
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7–2–5 | 4th, Northeast | Did not qualify | — | |||||||||||||
2015-21 | On hiatus | ||||||||||||||||||
2022
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3 | Première ligue de soccer du Québec
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12–2–8 | 6th | — | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||
2023 | 3 | Ligue1 Québec | 12–4–6 | 5th | — | First Round |
Players and staff
Coaching staff
- As of May 1, 2023[17]
- Patrick Viollat – Head Coach
- Sylvain Hascoët – Assistant Coach
- Christopher Cinelli-Faia – Goalkeepers Coach
- Anthony Hostalier – Fitness Coach
Roster
No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
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2 | MF | David Mavakala | DR Congo |
3 | MF | Renaud Caron | Canada |
4 | DF | Loïc Cloutier | Canada |
5 | MF | Rayane Tchemmoun | Algeria |
6 | MF | Abdel-Malick Daouda | Canada |
7 | FW | Guesly Alexandre | United States |
8 | MF | Adam Rodrigue | Canada |
9 | FW | Farrel Ngongang | Canada |
10 | MF | Costa Iliadis | Canada |
11 | MF | Medgy Alexandre | United States |
13 | GK | Matisse Hébert | Canada |
14 | MF | Benjamin Haynes | Canada |
17 | MF | Loïc Sany Kong | Cameroon |
18 | MF | Jaylen Vilsaint | Canada |
19 | FW | Abdallah Habush | Jordan |
21 | DF | Thomas Bouffard | Canada |
22 | GK | Judewellin Michel | Haiti |
23 | FW | Ishmael Jones | Canada |
24 | MF | Emilio Rossi-Levin | France |
26 | DF | Nikola Markovic | Canada |
27 | MF | Yanis Abaiche | Canada |
28 | FW | Noah Nseke | Canada |
29 | DF | Ismaël Yeo | Ivory Coast |
30 | MF | Vasillos Tiniakos | Canada |
43 | GK | Alexis Martin | Canada |
Players with multiple nationalities
Notable former players
The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before or after playing for the CF Montreal U23 team:
References
- ^ "The Montreal Impact Academy unveils its 2010 calendar and roster". Montreal Impact. 4 May 2010.
- ^ "The Impact U21 will not play in the Canadian Soccer League in 2013". Montreal Impact. 28 March 2013.
- ^ Sabetti, Nick (24 January 2014). "With five new teams, the Montreal Impact academy is now fully formed". Goal. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada (SDRCC) SDRCC 13-0194 Canadian Soccer League (CSL) (Claimant) and Canadian Soccer Association (CSA)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "The Canadian Soccer League is no longer sanctioned by the CSA". insoccer.ca. 9 October 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ Benzaza, Sofiane (3 December 2013). "Montreal Impact to field PDL team in 2014". Mount Royal Soccer.
- ^ Reis, Natasha (16 May 2014). "Impact U23 set to kick off inaugural PDL season". Montreal Impact.
- ^ "Academy Report: Impact U23 successful in PDL debut". Montreal Impact. 21 May 2014.
- ^ Strizzi, Joey (10 November 2014). "Impact U23s hold annual end of season awards ceremony". Montreal Impact.
- ^ "A new team in USL Pro". Montreal Impact. 4 September 2014.
- ^ Vance, Paul (4 September 2020). "Impact to Introduce U23 Team for 2021 Season". Mount Royal Soccer.
- ^ Sigal, Jonathan (5 September 2020). "Montreal Impact form U-23 team as part of academy restructuring". Major League Soccer.
- ^ "The Impact changes the sporting structure of its Academy". CF Montréal. 4 September 2020.
- ^ Duchesneau, Frédérick (12 May 2021). "Professeur Ibrir" [Professor Ibrir]. La Presse.
- PLSQ(in French).
- ^ "CF Montréal reserve team to join the PLSQ". CF Montréal. 20 January 2022.
- ^ "L'équipe réserve du CF Montréal entame sa deuxième saison en Ligue1 Québec" [CF Montreal reserve team begins its second season in Ligue1 Quebec]. cfmontreal.com (in French). CF Montréal. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "2️⃣6️⃣ joueurs dont 1️⃣5️⃣ Québécois et 9️⃣ Montréalais. Our reserve team roster for the 2023 @Ligue1QC". twitter.com. Académie du CF Montréal. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "CF Montréal's reserve team kicks off its second season in Ligue1 Québec". cfmontreal.com. CF Montréal. Retrieved 6 May 2023.