Montreal Impact

Montreal Impact
Impact de Montréal

Full name	Montreal Impact (English) Impact de Montréal (French)
Founded	1992 (Original) 2010 (MLS)
Stadium	Saputo Stadium Montreal, Quebec
Stadium capacity	20,801[1]
Owner	Joey Saputo
Head Coach	Mauro Biello
League	Major League Soccer
2016	Eastern Conference: 5th Overall: 11th Playoffs: Conference Final
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

The Montreal Impact (French: Impact de Montréal) is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Montreal, Quebec. The Impact competes as a member of the Eastern Conference in Major League Soccer (MLS). The team began play in 2012 as an expansion team of the league, being the league's third Canadian club, and replaced the North American Soccer League team of the same name.

In 2015, the Impact became the second MLS club, and first Canadian club, to advance to the final of the CONCACAF Champions League, in its current format since 2008, where they had finished runners up in the two game aggregate goal series against Club America. The Impact had won the Canadian Championship in both 2013 and 2014. The club plays its home games at the Saputo Stadium and is coached by Mauro Biello.

History

Toward the end of 2007, much speculation had been made about a possible franchise move for the lower division Impact to Major League Soccer. The construction of the expandable Saputo Stadium further suggested an interest on the part of the group to move up to the top level North American league. Although Toronto FC held a three-year Canadian exclusivity deal that did not expire until 2009, they stated in March 2008 that they would gladly welcome the Impact into MLS.^[2] Chairman Joey Saputo held talks with George Gillett (former co-owner of Liverpool F.C. and former owner of the Montreal Canadiens) regarding possible joint ownership of a franchise.^[3] On July 24, 2008, MLS announced they were seeking to add two expansion teams for the 2011 season, of which Montreal was listed as a potential candidate.^[4]

On November 22, 2008, the group's bid for an MLS franchise was not retained by commissioner Don Garber. In response to Vancouver's successful bid in March 2009, Impact GM Nick De Santis commented that he expected chairman Saputo to pursue and ultimately realize his vision of Montreal as an MLS franchise someday.^[5] By May 16, 2009, the Montreal Gazette reported Garber and Saputo had resumed talks for an expansion team to begin play in 2011.^[6]

On May 7, 2010, Garber and Saputo officially announced Montreal as the nineteenth club in Major League Soccer, set to begin play for the 2012 season.^[7] The MLS franchise is privately owned by the Saputo family.^[8]

On June 14, 2011, the Montreal Impact announced a five-year agreement with the Bank of Montreal to become their lead sponsor and jersey sponsor in MLS.^[9]

On March 10, 2012, the Impact played their first-ever MLS game, a 2-0 loss against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.^[10] A week later, the team made its home debut at the Olympic Stadium, playing to a 1-1 tie with Chicago Fire; the match attracted 58,912 spectators, surpassing the previous record for professional soccer in Montreal established in a 1981 Montreal Manic home game (58,542).^[11] On May 12, 2012, the Impact played in front of a crowd of 60,860 spectators during a game against the Los Angeles Galaxy, establishing a record attendance for a professional soccer match in Canada.^[12] In the 2012 regular season, Montreal had finished in seventh in the Eastern Conference with a record of 12 wins, 16 losses, and 6 ties.

On February 23, 2013, Montreal won the 2013 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic, beating Columbus Crew 1-0 in the final during their pre season campaign. Montreal Impact also have won the 2013 Canadian Championship on May 29, being their first major trophy as an expansion team in MLS, second in the club's existence.^[13] This victory also gave the Impact its 8th Voyageurs Cup. In the 2013 MLS season, they had finished the regular season with a record of 14 wins, 13 losses, and 7 ties. Montreal Impact earned their first ever berth in the playoffs by clinching fifth seed in the Eastern conference. During the playoffs, Montreal were eliminated by the Houston Dynamo in the knockout round. By being champions of the 2013 Canadian Championship, Montreal earned their first ever berth as MLS expansion team for the 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League.

In 2014, The Impact became repeated champions of the Voyageurs Cup by beating Toronto FC in the 2014 Canadian Championship final on June 4, 2014.. In the 2014 MLS season, Montreal Impact finished their season with a 6-18-10 (W-L-D) record being the worst team in MLS that season, being last in both Eastern conference and overall in the league. With the chances of appearing in the playoffs gone and still competing in the 2014-15 edition of the CCL, Montreal Impact had placed their focus in the regional tournament, consequently winning their group, advancing in the knockout stage.

2015 CCL run

The Impact played the 2015 CONCACAF Champions League final before a record 61,004 fans.

On March 3, 2015, Montreal became the first Canadian team, and only the second MLS team (after the 2013 Seattle Sounders FC) to eliminate a Liga MX side from the CONCACAF Champions League knockout stage when they eliminated Pachuca on away goals. They drew the first leg 2–2 in Pachuca and drew 1–1 at home on the return leg, sending the Impact through on away goals. On April 29, 2015, Montreal became the first Canadian team to reach the CONCACAF Champions League Final where they lost to Club America, after a 1–1 draw at Estadio Azteca and a 4–2 loss in front of 61,004 fans at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal.

In their 2015 MLS regular season campaign, Montreal finished third in the Eastern conference with 15 wins, 13 losses, and 6 ties returning to the playoffs. During the summer transfer window, the franchise acquired Didier Drogba who went on an scored 11 goals in his first 11 appearances for the club that season. In the conference knockout rounds of the playoffs, Montreal defeated Toronto FC 3-0 advancing to face Crew SC in their two-game conference semifinal series.

Team name and logo

In regards to keeping the name "Impact," Montreal stated its intention "to maintain its name and global team image." The official logo for the team was revealed at the start of a match between the NASL Montreal Impact team and the NSC Minnesota Stars on August 6, 2011.^[14][15][16]

The logo is a shield in blue, black, white and silver containing a stylized fleur-de-lis and four silver stars, overlaid with the Impact wordmark. The fleur-de-lis, which also appeared on the logo of the NASL Impact team, is a globally recognized symbol of French heritage, and features prominently on the flag of Quebec as a reflection of Québécois culture. The four stars represent the four founding communities of Montreal identified on the city's coat of arms. At the top of the shield the team's motto, "Tous Pour Gagner" (French for "all for victory") is inscribed.

Kit evolution

Home, away, and alternative Kits.

• Home

2012–2013

2014–2015 | 2016– |} Away 2012–2014 2015– |} Alternative 2013–2014 Club culture Supporters group Impact's main supporters group is called Ultras Montréal, also known as UM02, and was founded in 2002. They follow the Impact on away games against New York Red Bulls, Philadelphia Union, New England Revolution, DC United and Toronto FC. 127 Montréal was formed in 2011 who follow the Impact on occasional away games. The Montreal Impact Supporters Association was created in 2011 to better facilitate the relations between the Club and the Supporters Groups, to promote the supporters culture, and to help with the financing of different supporter group initiatives. Banner for Ultras Montreal's 10th anniversary at Saputo Stadium before game between Montreal Impact and Columbus Crew on July 8, 2012. Named after the founding year of Montreal, 1642MTL is a supporter group formed in 2015 and located in section 114 at Saputo Stadium during home games.[17] Mascot The official mascot of the Montreal Impact is Tac-Tik the dog. The North Star The North Star at the Olympic Stadium for the Montreal Impact's 2016 home opener. The North Star is a 5 foot high, 44 inches wide, 1576 lbs. bell acquired by 1642MTL as a goal and victory celebration. It was inaugurated on October 25, 2015 by Montreal mayor Denis Coderre where it was rung twice in a Montreal Impact victory against Toronto FC.[18] Since then, numerous famous Montrealers have been invited to ring the bell such as local radio personalities Tony Marinaro and Jean-Charles Lajoie as well as Canadian soccer player Josée Bélanger and mixed martial artist Georges St-Pierre.[19] Rivalries Montreal Impact's biggest rival is Toronto FC due to Canada's two largest cities having shared multiple rivalries both in and out of sport. Montreal and Toronto professional soccer teams have competed against each other for over 40 years. From the original NASL, as well as the Canadian Soccer League and the A-League, the rivalry has continued throughout various leagues they have played up until the past few years where both cities would still regularly meet for the Canadian Championships. Since both teams have joined the MLS, the rivalry has intensified and the matches have become a Canadian soccer classic which has been also named the 401 Derby.[20] The following table lists the history of official soccer meetings in MLS and the Canadian Championship between Montreal and Toronto, updated to the most recent derby of November 30, 2016 (Toronto FC - Montreal Impact 5–2) Matches Montreal wins draws Toronto wins Montreal goals Toronto goals MLS regular season (2012-) 14 4 4 6 15 22 MLS cup playoff (2012-) 3 2 0 1 8 7 Canadian Championship (2008-) 15 3 4 9 15 24 Total Official matches 32 9 8 16 38 53 Youth development system FC Montreal FC Montreal is the farm club, of Montreal Impact, that was established in September 2014. FC Montreal competes in the USL Pro league, the third tier of the Canadian soccer pyramid. The team serves as the final step for Impact academy and development players, giving them the opportunity to play at a professional level before they transition into joining MLS.[21][22] Montreal Impact Academy Montreal Impact Academy is the youth academy and development system of the Montreal Impact and was established in 2010. The academy currently consists of various teams, from U8 to U23. The U23 team competes in the USL Premier Development League, the fourth tier of the Canadian soccer pyramid and the U18 and U16 teams both compete in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy.[23] Stadium Match of Montreal Impact at Saputo Stadium against New York Red Bulls on July 28, 2012 Montreal plays its home games at Saputo Stadium, a soccer-specific stadium - with a natural grass playing surface - built in 2008 for the second division Impact but designed with expansion in mind with the club anticipating a move to MLS. The Quebec government announced $23 million in funding to expand the stadium to more than 20,000 seats as well as building a training field - with synthetic turf - next door.[8] The Impact had hoped Saputo Stadium's expansion would be finished in time for the start of their inaugral 2012 MLS season, but it was announced on July 17, 2011 that the expansion would be delayed. As a consequence, the neighbouring Olympic Stadium was used for the Impact's first six home dates (5 MLS Regular Season, 1 Canadian Championship)[24] The Impact's first MLS game at Saputo Stadium was finally played on June 16, 2012, a 4-1 win over Seattle.[25] Though Saputo Stadium serves as the Impact's primary home, Olympic Stadium is also used for special events which demand a larger capacity or more favourable playing conditions (e.g. the team's home opener, the MLS All-Star Game, playoff games, or fall/winter international games).[26] Home Stadium Saputo Stadium; Montreal, Quebec (2012–present) - Capacity of 20,801 Other Stadiums Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec (2012-Present) - Capacity of 61,004 Broadcasting TSN and RDS are the official and national broadcasters of the Montreal Impact and the MLS in Canada and are currently in the final year of a six-year rights agreement announced back in 2011. The partnership sees the networks carry over 30 regular season MLS games every season (including up to 10-12 Impact games), the MLS Cup Playoffs, and the MLS All-Star Game. [27]. Play by play for TSN's MLS broadcasts are handled mostly by Luke Wileman, with Vic Rauter and Nigel Reed also stepping in, and colour commentary is provided by Greg Sutton and Steven Caldwell. RDS' broadcast team consists of Claudine Douville, Jean Gounelle, Patrick Leduc and Olivier Brett. Sportsnet East serves as the official English-language broadcaster of all Impact games not broadcast as part of MLS' contract with the TSN family of networks, which is now mostly limited to Champions League matches since the network lost the 2016 rights to the Amway Canadian Championship to TSN. TVA Sports serves as the official French-language broadcaster of all Impact games not broadcast as a part of MLS' contract with the TSN family of networks (which includes French-language sports channel RDS). TVA Sports aired 24 games during the team's inaugural season, with play by play duties currently held by Fréderic Lord and colour commentary provided by Vincent Destouches.[27] TSN 690 serves as the English-language radio flagship of the Impact.[28] Rick Moffat handles play by play duties while colour commentary is provided by former Montreal Impact player Grant Needham. TSN 690's contract runs until the end of the 2016 season, with an option for the 2017 season. 98.5 FM serves as the Impact's francophone radio broadcasting partner, having aired over 21 games over the course of the 2016 MLS season.[29] Preceded by a 30-minute pre-game show and featuring post-game coverage, play by play for Impact broadcasts on 98.5 FM are handled by Jeremy Filosa and analysis is provided by Arcadio Marcuzzi. Players and Staff For details on former players, see All-time Montreal Impact roster. Current Roster Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of July 29, 2016.[30] No. Position Player Nation 1 Goalkeeper Evan Bush      United States 2 Defender Ambroise Oyongo      Cameroon 3 Defender Amadou Dia      United States 5 Defender Wandrille Lefèvre (HGP)     Canada 6 Defender Hassoun Camara      France 7 Forward Dominic Oduro      Ghana 8 Midfielder Patrice Bernier (Captain)     Canada 10 Midfielder Ignacio Piatti (DP)     Argentina 14 Midfielder Harry Shipp      United States 15 Forward Andrés Romero      Argentina 16 Midfielder Calum Mallace      Scotland 17 Midfielder David Choinière (HGP)     Canada 18 Midfielder Kyle Bekker      Canada 19 Forward Michael Salazar      Belize 21 Forward Matteo Mancosu (on loan from Bologna)     Italy 22 Goalkeeper Eric Kronberg      United States 23 Defender Laurent Ciman      Belgium 24 Forward Anthony Jackson-Hamel (HGP)     Canada 25 Defender Donny Toia      United States 26 Defender Kyle Fisher      United States 27 Midfielder Johan Venegas      Costa Rica 28 Midfielder Gagnon-Laparé, JérémyJérémy Gagnon-Laparé (HGP)     Canada 30 Midfielder Hernán Bernardello      Argentina 32 Midfielder Lucas Ontivero (DP; on loan from Galatasaray)     Argentina 33 Midfielder Marco Donadel      Italy 36 Defender Victor Cabrera      Argentina 40 Goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau (HGP)     Canada — Midfielder Louis Béland-Goyette (HGP)     Canada — Midfielder Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla (HGP)     Canada — Forward Romario Williams      Jamaica Retired numbers 12 - Club Supporters (the 12th Man) 20 - Mauro Biello, forward (1993–98, 2000–09) Management Technical Director — Adam Braz[31] Director, Montreal Impact Academy — Philippe Eullaffroy Head coach — Mauro Biello[32] Assistant coach — Jason DiTullio Assistant coach — Wilfried Nancy Goalkeeping coach — Youssef Dahha Executive Staff Executive VP of the Impact —Richard Legendre Chief revenue officer — Marc Bourassa Chief strategic officer — André Côté Chief marketing officer — Hugues Léger Chief financial officer — Sylvie Desrochers Head Coach Records As of November 7, 2016 Coach Nation From To Record^1 G W L T Win % Jesse Marsch  United States October 1, 2011 November 3, 2012 36 12 17 7 33.33 Marco Schällibaum   Switzerland January 7, 2013 December 18, 2013 43 17 17 9 39.53 Frank Klopas  United States December 18, 2013 August 30, 2015 83 25 31 27 30.12 Mauro Biello (interim)  Canada August 30, 2015 November 13, 2015 14 9 2 3 64.29 Mauro Biello  Canada November 13, 2015 Present 41 15 13 13 36.59 1.^ Includes league, playoff, Canadian Championship and CONCACAF Champions League games. Honours CONCACAF Champions League Runners Up : 2014–15 Canadian Championship Winners (3): 2008 (as NASL team), 2013, 2014 Runners Up : 2015 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic Winners: 2013 Team Records Year-by-year Season MLS regular season Position MLS Cup Playoffs Canadian Championship Champions League Avg. League Attendance Record High Attendance Record Low Attendance GP W L D GF GA Pts Conf. Overall 2012 34 12 16 6 45 51 42 7th 12th DNQ Semi-Finals DNQ 22,772 60,860 12,085 2013 34 14 13 7 50 49 49 5th 11th Knockout Round Champions Group Stage 20,603 37,896 14,578 2014 34 6 18 10 38 58 28 10th 19th DNQ Champions Runner-up 17,557 27,207 13,916 2015 34 15 13 6 48 44 51 3rd 7th Conference Semifinal Runner-up DNQ 17,750 25,245 10,035 2016 34 11 11 12 49 53 45 5th 11th Conference Final Semi-Finals DNQ 20,669 27,545 16,318 Note: Only MLS regular season goals counted DNQ = Did Not Qualify All-Time Continental Competition Win/Loss As of April 29, 2015 Club Pld W D L GF GA GD L.D. Alajuelense 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 Club América 2 0 1 1 3 5 -2 C.D. FAS 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 Heredia 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 New York Red Bulls 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 C.F. Pachuca 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 San Jose Earthquakes 2 1 0 1 1 3 -2 Total 14 6 4 4 19 19 0 International Results As of April 29, 2015 International Results Year Competition Club Nation Venue Result Atendance 2012 Pre-season Friendly C.D. Guadalajara  Mexico Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico D 0–0 2012 Pre-season Friendly Estudiantes Tecos  Mexico Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico W 1–0 2012 Pre-season Friendly ITESO  Mexico Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico W 7–0 2012 Pre-season Friendly Club Atlas  Mexico Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico D 1–1 2012 Pre-season Friendly BK Häcken  Sweden Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States W 1–0 2012 Friendly Olympique Lyonnais  France Montreal, Quebec, Canada L 1–2 (P.K.) 19,225 2012 Post-season Friendly Bologna F.C. 1909  Italy Bologna, Italy L 0–1 1,839 2012 Post-season Friendly ACF Fiorentina Primavera  Italy Florence, Italy W 4–1 2012 Post-season Friendly ACF Fiorentina  Italy Florence, Italy W 1–0 2013 Champions League San Jose Earthquakes  United States Montreal, Quebec, Canada W 1–0 15,115 2013 Champions League Heredia  Guatemala Guatemala City, Guatemala L 0–1 2013 Champions League San Jose Earthquakes  United States Santa Clara, California, United States L 0–3 6,128 2013 Champions League Heredia  Guatemala Montreal, Quebec, Canada W 2–0 13,703 2014 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic Fluminense FC U23  Brazil Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States W 1–0 2014 Champions League C.D. FAS  El Salvador Montreal, Quebec, Canada W 1–0 9,209 2014 Champions League C.D. FAS  El Salvador San Salvador, El Salvador W 3–2 2014 Champions League New York Red Bulls  United States Montreal, Quebec, Canada W 1–0 2014 Champions League New York Red Bulls  United States Harrison, New Jersey, United States D 1–1 2015 Pre-season Friendly Cruz Azul  Mexico Mexico City, Mexico L 0–1 2015 Pre-season Friendly Cruz Azul  Mexico Mexico City, Mexico W 1–0 2015 Pre-season Friendly Cuautla FC  Mexico Mexico City, Mexico W 6–0 2015 Champions League Pachuca  Mexico Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico D 2–2 2015 Champions League Pachuca  Mexico Montreal, Quebec, Canada D 1–1 2015 Champions League Alajuelense  Costa Rica Montreal, Quebec, Canada W 2–0 2015 Champions League Alajuelense  Costa Rica Alajuela, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica L 2–4 ag. W 4-4 2015 Champions League Club América  Mexico Mexico City, Mexico D 1–1 2015 Champions League Club América  Mexico Montreal, Quebec, Canada L 2–4 ag. L 3-5 2016 Friendly AS Roma  Italy Montreal, Quebec, Canada L 0–2 20,801 Player Records Top Goalscorers As of November 30, 2016 # Pos. Name Nation Career MLS Playoffs CC CCL Total 1 Forward Di Vaio, MarcoMarco Di Vaio  Italy 2012–2014 34 – 2 4 40 2 Midfielder Piatti, IgnacioIgnacio Piatti  Argentina 2014– 30 5 – 2 37 3 Forward Drogba, DidierDidier Drogba  Ivory Coast 2015–2016 21 1 1 – 23 4 Forward McInerney, JackJack McInerney  United States 2014–2015 11 – 4 3 18 5 Forward Oduro, DominicDominic Oduro  Ghana 2015– 14 2 1 – 17 6 Midfielder Bernier, PatricePatrice Bernier  Canada 2012– 13 2 1 – 16 Forward Romero, AndresAndres Romero  Argentina 2013– 12 – 1 3 16 8 Midfielder , FelipeFelipe  Brazil 2012–2014 12 – 2 – 14 9 Defender Camara, HassounHassoun Camara  France 2012– 7 – 1 1 9 10 Midfielder Duka, DillyDilly Duka  United States 2014–2015 5 1 – 2 8 Midfielder Nyassi, SannaSanna Nyassi  Gambia 2012–2014 8 – – – 8 Forward Wenger, AndrewAndrew Wenger  United States 2012–2014 6 – 1 1 8 CC = Canadian Championship; CCL = CONCACAF Champions League Bolded players are currently on the Montreal Impact roster. Most Assists As of November 24, 2016 # Pos. Name Nation Career MLS Playoffs CC CCL Total 1 Midfielder Bernier, PatricePatrice Bernier  Canada 2012– 21 3 2 1 27 2 Midfielder Mapp, JustinJustin Mapp  United States 2012–2015 21 – 5 – 26 3 Midfielder , FelipeFelipe  Brazil 2012–2014 24 – – 1 25 4 Midfielder Piatti, IgnacioIgnacio Piatti  Argentina 2014– 15 3 – 5 23 5 Midfielder Donadel, MarcoMarco Donadel  Italy 2015– 9 3 1 1 14 6 Forward Oduro, DominicDominic Oduro  Ghana 2015– 6 3 – 4 13 7 Forward Di Vaio, MarcoMarco Di Vaio  Italy 2012–2014 9 – 2 1 12 8 Forward Romero, AndrésAndrés Romero  Argentina 2013– 9 – – 1 10 9 Forward Drogba, DidierDidier Drogba  Ivory Coast 2015–2016 7 1 1 – 9 10 Midfielder Arnaud, DavyDavy Arnaud  United States 2012–2013 8 – – – 8 Defender Camara, HassounHassoun Camara  France 2012– 8 – – – 8 Midfielder Mallace, CalumCalum Mallace  Scotland 2012– 6 – 1 1 8 CC = Canadian Championship; CCL = CONCACAF Champions League Bolded players are currently on the Montreal Impact roster. Most Appearances As of November 30, 2016 # Pos. Name Nation Career MLS Playoffs CC CCL Total 1 Midfielder Bernier, PatricePatrice Bernier  Canada 2012– 124 8 12 9 153 2 Defender Camara, HassounHassoun Camara  France 2012– 116 7 11 9 143 3 Goalkeeper Bush, EvanEvan Bush  United States 2012– 79 8 8 13 108 4 Midfielder , FelipeFelipe  Brazil 2012–2014 93 1 7 6 107 Forward Romero, AndrésAndrés Romero  Argentina 2013– 86 1 11 9 107 6 Midfielder Mapp, JustinJustin Mapp  United States 2012–2015 82 1 10 6 99 7 Midfielder Mallace, CalumCalum Mallace  Scotland 2012– 73 6 7 9 95 8 Defender Ferrari, MatteoMatteo Ferrari  Italy 2012–2014 81 1 4 6 92 9 Forward Di Vaio, MarcoMarco Di Vaio  Italy 2012–2014 76 1 5 6 88 10 Midfielder Piatti, IgnacioIgnacio Piatti  Argentina 2014– 64 8 3 8 83 CC = Canadian Championship; CCL = CONCACAF Champions League Bolded players are currently on the Montreal Impact roster. Most Clean Sheets As of October 31, 2016 # Name Nation Career MLS Playoffs CC CCL Total 1 Bush, EvanEvan Bush  United States 2012– 18 2 3 5 28 2 Perkins, TroyTroy Perkins  United States 2012–2014 17 – – – 17 3 Ricketts, DonovanDonovan Ricketts  Jamaica 2012 3 – 1 – 4 4 Kronberg, EricEric Kronberg  United States 2015– – – 2 – 2 CC = Canadian Championship; CCL = CONCACAF Champions League Bolded players are currently on the Montreal Impact roster. Most Wins As of December 3, 2016 # Name Nation Career MLS Playoffs CC CCL Total 1 Bush, EvanEvan Bush  United States 2012– 28 6 3 5 42 2 Perkins, TroyTroy Perkins  United States 2012–2014 21 – – – 21 3 Ricketts, DonovanDonovan Ricketts  Jamaica 2012 9 – – – 9 4 Kronberg, EricEric Kronberg  United States 2015– – – 1 – 1 CC = Canadian Championship; CCL = CONCACAF Champions League Bolded players are currently on the Montreal Impact roster. Giuseppe Saputo Trophy The Giuseppe Saputo Trophy is awarded to the club's Most Valuable Player. Year Name Nation Ref. 2012 Patrice Bernier  Canada [33] 2013 Marco Di Vaio  Italy [34] 2014 Andrés Romero  Argentina [35] 2015 Ignacio Piatti  Argentina [36] 2016 Ignacio Piatti  Argentina [37] Golden Boot The Montreal Impact's Golden Boot is awarded to the club's leading goal-scorer. Year Name Nation Goals Ref. 2012 Bernier, PatricePatrice Bernier  Canada 9 [38] 2013 Di Vaio, MarcoMarco Di Vaio  Italy 20 [39] 2014 Di Vaio, MarcoMarco Di Vaio  Italy 9 [40] 2015 Drogba, DidierDidier Drogba  Ivory Coast 11 [41] 2016 Piatti, IgnacioIgnacio Piatti  Argentina 17 [42] Note: Only MLS regular season goals count. Defensive Player of the Year Awarded to the club's best defender. 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