Montreal Impact Academy
Encyclopedia
Montreal Impact Academy is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
. Founded in 2010, they are the only Quebec
based team currently playing in the Canadian Soccer League
. They serve as the Academy to their parent club Montreal Impact
.
after Trois-Rivières Attak
decided to take a sabbatical for the 2010 season. Attak which is owned by Tony Iannitto waived his players rights and opened his territory for the benefit of the Impact Academy. Montreal repatriated all the players and coaching staff from Trois-Rivieres to form the Academy while the Attak decided to sit out the 2010 season for undisclosed reasons.
Executive Vice President Richard Legendre
Vice President
Technical Director Nick De Santis
Head Coach
Assistant Coach Olivier Brett
, a soccer-specific stadium
which opened in May 2008. As the name suggests, the stadium was funded privately (mainly by the Saputo family). Seating 13,034 supporters in three main stands, Saputo Stadium is located just east of Olympic Stadium
in the city's east end. Currently the seating is restricted just to the north grand stand.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Founded in 2010, they are the only Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
based team currently playing in the Canadian Soccer League
Canadian Soccer League
The Canadian Soccer League is the top soccer league in Canada and is controlled by the Canadian Soccer Association. It was formerly known as the Canadian Professional Soccer League , and was officially re-branded on May 17, 2006...
. They serve as the Academy to their parent club Montreal Impact
Montreal Impact
Montreal Impact was a Canadian professional soccer club based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1992, the team played in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid until the 2011 season. The owner Joey Saputo now operates the MLS team Montreal ImpactThe...
.
History
The club was founded in 2010 by Montreal ImpactMontreal Impact
Montreal Impact was a Canadian professional soccer club based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1992, the team played in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid until the 2011 season. The owner Joey Saputo now operates the MLS team Montreal ImpactThe...
after Trois-Rivières Attak
Trois-Rivières Attak
Trois-Rivières Attak FC is a Canadian soccer team, taking a sabbatical year from the Canadian Soccer League. They formally served as a reserve/academy team for the USL First Division side Montreal Impact until 2010, when Montreal Impact founded their own academy...
decided to take a sabbatical for the 2010 season. Attak which is owned by Tony Iannitto waived his players rights and opened his territory for the benefit of the Impact Academy. Montreal repatriated all the players and coaching staff from Trois-Rivieres to form the Academy while the Attak decided to sit out the 2010 season for undisclosed reasons.
Current roster
as of May 5, 2010.Staff
President Joey SaputoJoey Saputo
Joseph "Joey" Saputo is a Canadian businessman and sports executive.Joey Saputo is the son of the founder and head of Saputo, a dairy products company which also markets a range of other items, such as spaghetti sauce. Saputo's other holdings include the largest dairy company in Canada, Vachon...
Executive Vice President Richard Legendre
Richard Legendre
Richard Legendre is a former professional tennis player and a Quebec politician.- Tennis :Legendre once represented Canada at the Davis Cup and had a career-high tennis ranking of World No. 232 in singles...
Vice President
- John Di Terlizzi
Technical Director Nick De Santis
Nick De Santis (soccer)
Nicolas De Santis is a former professional soccer player. He is currently the Sporting Director for the Montreal Impact.-Club career:...
Head Coach
- Philippe Eullaffroy
Assistant Coach Olivier Brett
Outdoor Team
| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs | Avg. Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 2010 Canadian Soccer League season The 2010 Canadian Soccer League season began on Saturday May 8, 2010 and ended on October 31. Brantford Galaxy SC won their first championship in their inaugural season with a 3-0 win over Hamilton Croatia in the 2010 CSL Championship Final at the Centennial Park Stadium in Etobicoke on October... |
1 | Canadian Soccer League Canadian Soccer League The Canadian Soccer League is the top soccer league in Canada and is controlled by the Canadian Soccer Association. It was formerly known as the Canadian Professional Soccer League , and was officially re-branded on May 17, 2006... |
9th | DNQ | |
| 2011 2011 Canadian Soccer League season The 2011 Canadian Soccer League season began on May 6th and will run to the end of October. Brantford Galaxy SC are the defending play-off champion and York Region Shooters are the defending league champion.-Changes from 2010:... |
1 | Canadian Soccer League Canadian Soccer League The Canadian Soccer League is the top soccer league in Canada and is controlled by the Canadian Soccer Association. It was formerly known as the Canadian Professional Soccer League , and was officially re-branded on May 17, 2006... |
current |
Stadia
The Academy currently plays its home games at Saputo StadiumSaputo Stadium
Saputo Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada which opened on May 21, 2008, and is the current home of the Montreal Impact. The stadium is built on the former practice track and field site on the grounds of the 1976 Summer Olympics, while the stadium's west side has a...
, a soccer-specific stadium
Soccer-specific stadium
Soccer-specific stadium is a term used mainly in the United States, Canada, Australia and South Korea coined by Lamar Hunt, to refer to a sports stadium either purpose built or fundamentally redesigned for soccer and whose primary function is to host soccer matches, as opposed to a multipurpose...
which opened in May 2008. As the name suggests, the stadium was funded privately (mainly by the Saputo family). Seating 13,034 supporters in three main stands, Saputo Stadium is located just east of Olympic Stadium
Olympic Stadium (Montreal)
The Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada built as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics...
in the city's east end. Currently the seating is restricted just to the north grand stand.