MONTREAL – With just 16 months from a debut in Major League Soccer (MLS), the Montreal Impact announced on Wednesday a unique player development structure in Canada with the creation of three new youth teams (U14, U15, and U16) as part of its Academy, as well as the founding of a sport-études program in partnership with Édouard-Montpetit high school, which is part of the Commission scolaire de Montréal. These three teams, made up of over 70 new players, will complement the U21 reserve team which is already in place. “This is a very special day in the history of the Montreal Impact,” said Impact and Saputo Stadium president Joey Saputo. “With the addition of these three teams and the founding of the sport-études program, we are putting a unique structure in place that will guarantee the development of local players for our club. It is a substantial and necessary investment to better develop our future. We will put all the necessary resources at the players’ disposal, for both human and professional growth. We are proud to be partners with Édouard-Montpetit, an institution that is at the forefront of academics and sport.” http://www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN&ArticleID=1519&Focus=0
well done, montreal impact and its owners!! this bodes well for soccer development in canada and in 4-5 years, we might see some quality young players coming out onto the fields in montreal, to, and vancouver-- i just hope they decide to play for canada! the only thing that could try and ruin it would be the meddling, incompetent egomaniacs at the CSA
a smart decision, a good youth system means less chances of going bankrupt and forming a stronger bond with the community, win/win for everyone basically
FIVE ACADEMY PLAYERS INVITED BY NATIONAL TEAM MONTREAL – Five players of the U21 Impact Academy were invited to take part in Canadian national team training camps. Defender Francesco Augustin was invited to the U20 camp, which will be held in Sunrise, Florida, from February 5 to 12. The U20 national team will play two friendly matches against Trinidad and Tobago and D.C. United, a Major League Soccer club. These two games are part of the national team’s preparation for the upcoming CONCACAF U20 championships set for April. Goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau, defenders Ismaïl Benomar and Marco Lapenna, as well as midfielder Shadrack Mmunga were invited to take part in the U17 national team training camp, also in Florida, from February 5 to 13. http://www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN&ArticleID=1549&Focus=0
THE IMPACT UNVEILS THE COACHES AND STAFF OF ITS ACADEMY PRESS RELEASE: April 18, 2011 MONTREAL – The Montreal Impact unveiled on Monday the coaches as well as the members of the technical staff of its Academy teams. Wilfried Nancy was named head coach of the U18 team, Jason DiTullio was named head coach of the U16 team, Eduardo Sebrango was selected as the responsible of the secondary 2 players, assistant coach of the U16 team and coach of the Academy forwards, Antoine Guldner was chosen to lead the Secondary 1 players and will also be responsible for the mental preparation of the players, Owen Braun was named the goalkeeper coach for the Academy, Jean-Yves Grenouillat was named the Academy’s head scout and Yannick Girard was chosen the Academy physical trainer. “We are proud to unveil a qualified coaching staff, who brings a wealth of experience as well as the ability to teach, skills we were looking for in developing our youth players,“ said director of player development Philippe Eullaffroy. “We have put in place today a structure that is going to help us achieve our goals of developing local players to become professionals with the Impact in MLS.” http://www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN&ArticleID=1599&Focus=0
The Montreal Impact’s reserve team played its first game of the 2011 season on May 6. However, the players have been training all winter with one objective in mind: continue their development in order to become a professional one day. Working with each of them daily, U21 Academy head coach Philippe Eullaffroy noticed, in just one year, that many young players have realized that their dream could become reality. After existing for a few years as: the Trois-Rivières Attak http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trois-Rivières_Attak The team was repatriated to Montreal for the start of the 2010 season. This decision turned out to be a judicious one as the proximity to the big club helped the players realize how close they were to their dream. “The young players become more conscious of the fact that they would be given an opportunity to play with the big club,” said Philippe Eullaffroy. “This idea was reinforced because some of them practiced with the Impact at the start of the season, and some were even added to the game sheet for the team’s first game.” Proof in the pudding: while in Tampa Bay for the team’s season-opener on April 9, Mircea Ilcu made an appearance in the game, while Kevin Luarca, Amine Meftouh and Karl Ouimette were on the bench. Reserve team players regularly practice with the first team with head coach Marc Dos Santos at the helm. http://www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN&ArticleID=1621&Focus=0
IMFC Reserve Team (U-21) Three players are from the 2010 Montreal Impact lineup––forward Reda Agourram, midfielder Pierre-Rudolph Mayard and goalkeeper Andrei Badescu––played for the Academy before joining the first team. In 2010, goalkeeper Dominique Provost, defender Bonheur Aubey and midfielders Kevin Cossette and Bastien Bourgault were called up for matches with the first team, while several other U-21’s took part in training sessions with the first team. This is the last rung of the Academy ladder, the final step before signing with the Pros. The U21’s play in the Canadian Soccer League (http://canadiansoccerleague.ca), which is Canada’s only professional league sanctioned by the Canada Soccer Association. In 2010, the league featured 13 clubs, in most part based in the Greater Toronto Area. The top eight teams in the standings advance to the playoffs. The U-21 team plays its home games at Saputo Stadium. http://edsimpactmontreal.com/equipes.php?language=EN&id=1
U21 ACADEMY PLAYS ITS HOME OPENER ON SATURDAY MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact U21 Academy (2-2-0) will play its second ever home opener on Saturday, May 21, at 5pm. The team will face Toronto Croatia (0-1-0) at the Marie-Victorin Sports Complex. The U21 Academy, with one third of the squad made up of new, younger players, is actually in first place in the Canadian Soccer League with 6 points, but with more games played than the other teams. The team opened the season on May 6 against the Toronto FC Academy, falling by a score of 3-1. Serge Dinkota scored the lone goal for the Academy. Then, on the following day, the team won its first game of the season 2-0 against the Windsor Stars. Forwards Michelot Hyacinthe and Felix Cardin scored the Academy’s two goals, while Dominic Provost earned the shutout. http://www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN&ArticleID=1625&Focus=0
TORONTO CROATIA 1 IMFC U21 ACADEMY 1 MONTREAL – The Montreal Impact U21 Academy (2-2-1) and Toronto Croatia (0-1-1) tied 1-1, Saturday afternoon, at Marie-Victorin Sports Complex, in the home opener of the Impact reserve team. “The result reflects the match,” said U21 Academy head coach Philipppe Eullaffroy. “We played against a strong team, the best we have met so far this season. We played well collectively but we lacked fluidity in our passing game. The players responded well to the physical challenge and I think it’s the greatest satisfaction today.” http://www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN
BRAMPTON UNITED 0 U21 IMPACT 3 MONTREAL – The Montreal Impact U21 team (3-2-1) shut out Brampton City United (1-3-0) 3-0, Sunday afternoon, at the Marie-Victorin Sports Complex. Wandrille Lefevre scored twice and added an assist on Kevin Luarca’s goal, while goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau registered the shutout. http://www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN&ArticleID=1639&Focus=0
WINDSOR 0 IMPACT U21 5 MONTREAL – The Montreal Impact U21 team (4-2-1) shut out the Windsor Stars (1-6-0) 5-0, Saturday afternoon, at Saputo Stadium. The Impact U21 will play its next match versus the Capital City FC on Sunday, June 19 at 1pm at the Marie-Victorin Sports Complex. http://www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN&ArticleID=1647&Focus=0
SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES 0 IMPACT U21 3 PRESS RELEASE: July 23, 2011 MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact U21 (9-3-3) shut out the Serbian White Eagles (5-2-4) 3-0, Saturday afternoon, at Saputo Stadium, in Montreal. The Impact U21 remains in first place in the overall standings of the Canadian Soccer League (CSL). http://www.impactmontreal.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN
MONTREAL - The Impact Under-21 team will play two games in Montreal this weekend, on Saturday at 1pm, against the York Region Shooters at Marie-Victorin Sports Complex, then on Sunday at 4pm at Saputo Stadium against Toronto FC Academy "The next two games will be important for us because we want to confirm our goal to reach the playoffs," said Impact U21 head coach Philippe Eullaffroy. "We will have the chance to measure up against one of the best teams in the league Saturday before having the chance to evaluate our level versus an MLS reserve team Sunday. We want to show that we are up for the task." http://www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=en&ArticleID=1660&Focus=0 2011 Canadian Soccer League Playoffs SC Toronto (1) vs.(8) York Region Shooters Toronto Croatia (2) vs. (7) Mississauga Eagles FC Capital City F.C. (3) vs. (6) Montreal Impact Academy Brampton United (4) vs. (5) Serbian White Eagles The top 8 teams will qualify for the 2-legged Quarter-finals with the winners advancing to the one game semi-finals to be hosted by the highest remaining seeds
CAPITAL CITY 1 IMPACT U21 1 MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact U21 and Capital City FC played to a 1-1 draw, Saturday afternoon, at Marie-Victorin Sports Complex, in the first match of a home-and-away aggregate goal series in the quarterfinal round of the Canadian soccer league (CSL) playoffs MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact U21 and Capital City FC played to a 1-1 draw, Saturday afternoon, at Marie-Victorin Sports Complex, in the first match of a home-and-away aggregate goal series in the quarterfinal round of the Canadian soccer league (CSL) playoffs. Capital City took the lead at the 35th minute of play, when midfielder William Beauge received a long pass down the right wing, controlled the ball toward the center of the field and took a low shot from 25 meters out, beating Impact goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau to his left. The Impact U21 tied the game at the 62nd minute, when midfielder Wandrille Lefevre scored on a penalty, beating Capital City goalkeeper Clinton Irwin with a low shot to his right. "We fully deserved the tie," said Impact U21 head coach Philippe Eullaffroy. "We were lacking toughness on 1-on-1 situations during the first half, but we played a really good second half. By increasing our intensity and physical play, we gained mobility, we were more creative and we increased our game speed, which created problems for the opponent. We are going to play the away game with the same attitude." The U21s will play the away game of the series on October 16 at 3pm in Ottawa. http://www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN&ArticleID=1766&Focus=0
THE IMPACT TO HOLD A TWO-DAY TRYOUT FOR U21 TEAM MONTREAL – The Montreal Impact announced Friday that the club will hold a two-day tryout for its Under-21 team, on November 5 and 6, at Marie-Victorin Sports Complex, in Montreal. Players born between 1992 and 1995, playing at the AAA level and interested in joining the Montreal Impact will get the chance to show off their skills for the club’s technical staff. Tryouts for the Impact sport-études program, for players born between 1996 and 2000, will be held from January 3 to 7, 2012, also at Marie-Victorin Sports Complex. http://www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN&ArticleID=1771&Focus=0
SECOND LEG Result, Goals and more Details for the Match Capital City vs Montreal Impact Academy on 16/10/11 at 21:00. The Team Capital City won the Game against Montreal Impact Academy with Result 2 : 1 (1 : 0) (1 : 1) . The Soccer Game was played on 16/10/2011, 21:00 o`clock within the Tournament Canadian Soccer League Play Offs. It was part of the Semi Finals Games from the Canadian Soccer League Play Offs Tournament. Status of the Game Capital City vs Montreal Impact Academy is finished, Full Time (FT). The Canadian Soccer League Play Offs Football Match was played over the full regular Time. The Result of this Match was added or updated on 16/10 at 23:03 to the Soccer Result Service http://fussball.wettpoint.com/en/games/1065337.html
THREE PLAYERS INVITED TO NATIONAL TEAM MONTREAL – Three players from the Montreal Impact sport-études program have been invited to the U18 Canadian National Team training camp that will take place, November 16 to 26, in San José, Costa Rica. Defender Mitchel Bringolf (Lakeshore), midfielder Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé (Sherbrooke) and forward Yacine Ait-Slimane (Longueuil) have been selected. http://www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN&ArticleID=1783&Focus=0
ASSESSING THE IMFC RESERVES SEASON With a sixth place finish synonymous with a place in the quarter-finals in the Canadian Soccer League (CSL), the Montreal Impact reserve team improved upon its standing from 2010, and despite being eliminated by Capital City FC, the U21s walked away from the 2011 season with many positives, including a spot in the playoffs, something the team failed to do the year prior. “That was our objective and we were able to attain it,” said the head coach of the reserve team, Philippe Eullafroy. “This is proof that we’ve progressed. Playing in elimination games was an important experience for our young players. Even though we are a developmental team, we have to cultivate a winning attitude. The reserve team must understand the importance of winning at this level.” http://www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN&ArticleID=1782&Focus=0
Academy preseason opens with enthusiasm U21 team step up its game at training camp with MLS on the horizon “The biggest difference from last year is that we have young players who are more motivated and attentive because they know that the next level is the highest in North America, and they could play against the likes of Thierry Henry and David Beckham. The quality of play from last season compared to this season is already higher. And if the players don’t make the effort, they won’t get that chance.” “Our main objective is to bring some Quebec players to the MLS team. Eventually, we would like to see 25% of the roster made up of local players, say some five years down the line, but only time will tell.” For now, the Impact U21s will look to a couple of young players who are on the cusp of breaking out to lead them on the pitch this season. Midfielder Alessandro Riggi and forward Anthony Jackson-Hamel, both 19, have shown well in camp thus far. http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2012/01/academy-preseason-opens-enthusiasm
U21 Academy already bearing fruit Crépeau, Ouimette, Agourram and Ilcu have spent time with first team Crepeau joined Impact youth alums Mircea Ilcu and Reda Agourram in Mexico, both invited on tryouts with the MLS club. Ilcu started four of 11 games played last season with the pros, totalling 317 minutes, scoring one goal (a game winner) and adding one assist. Fellow striker Agourram, 21, has scored two goals in 30 appearances for the Impact after joining the first team in 2010 from the reserve side. With four players developed through the Impact reserve system in camp, the future looks bright for the Impact and for soccer in Quebec. http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2012/01/u21-academy-already-bearing-fruit
