List of CF Montréal head coaches

CF Montréal is an association football team based in Montréal, Québec, that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS). Founded in 1992 as the Montreal Impact, they began playing in the MLS in 2012 as the league's nineteenth franchise and third Canadian club. Montréal has had ten permanent head coaches, and is currently managed by Marco Donadel.

The longest-serving head coach is Mauro Biello, who managed the club for 92 league and playoff matches over part of the 2015 season and the entirety of the 2016 and 2017 seasons. While no head coach won more than one major trophy in their time with the club, Frank Klopas won the 2014 Canadian Championship, and finished runners up in the 2015 Canadian Championship and the 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League, the first time a Canadian club reached the final of that competition. Wilfried Nancy holds the best win percentage across league and playoff matches, with a 47.14% win rate over his 70 matches.

List of managers

Information correct as of November 16 2025

Key
  • Names of interim managers are highlighted in italics and marked with an asterisk (*).
  • Match results contain all league games as well as MLS playoff matches.
List of CF Montréal managers
Name Nationality From To Matches[1][2] Won[1][2] Lost[1][2] Drawn[1][2][a] Win%[1][2] Honors
Jesse Marsch  United States[4] August 10, 2011[4] November 3, 2012[5] 34 12 16 6 035.29
Marco Schällibaum  Switzerland[6] January 8, 2013[6] December 18, 2013[7] 35 14 14 7 040.00 Canadian Championship winner: 2013
Frank Klopas  United States[7] December 18, 2013[7] August 24, 2015[8] 57 14 29 14 024.56 Canadian Championship winner: 2014, runners-up: 2015, CONCACAF Champions League runners-up: 2014-15
Mauro Biello  Canada August 24, 2015[8][b] October 23, 2017[10] 92 35 35 22 038.04 Canadian Championship winners: 2017
Rémi Garde  France November 8, 2017[11] August 21, 2019[12] 61 24 29 8 039.34
Wílmer Cabrera  Colombia August 21, 2019[12] October 24, 2019[13] 7 2 4 1 028.57 Canadian Championship winners: 2019
Thierry Henry  France[14] November 14, 2019[14] February 25, 2021[15] 24 8 14 2 033.33
Wilfried Nancy  France[16] March 8, 2021[16] December 6, 2022[17] 70 33 22 15 047.14 Canadian Championship winners: 2021
Hernán Losada  Argentina[18] December 22, 2022[19] November 9, 2023[20] 34 12 17 5 035.29 Canadian Championship runners-up: 2023
Laurent Courtois  France January 8, 2024[21] March 24, 2025[22] 40 11 17 12 027.50
Marco Donadel  Italy[23] March 24, 2025[22][c] Present 29 6 17 6 020.69

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Before the 2000 Major League Soccer season, matches would be settled in a penalty shootout rather than end in a draw.[3]
  2. ^ Biello was appointed as interim manager on August 24, 2015.[8] On November 13, 2015 he was elevated to the full-time role.[9]
  3. ^ On March 24, 2025, Donadel was named interim manager. On 21 October, 2025, he was named as full time head coach.[23]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "2024 Fact and Record Book". Major League Soccer. February 2024. p. 19. Archived from the original on March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e Macomber, Seth (April 29, 2024). "Porter Says He Has Support Of Front Office After Difficult Start". The Blazing Musket. Archived from the original on April 30, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  3. ^ Maurer, Pablo (May 7, 2020). "The rise and fall of MLS's 35-yard shootout — and why it should be brought back". The Athletic. Archived from the original on March 17, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Jesse Marsch named head coach of the Montreal Impact". Journal Times. August 10, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  5. ^ The Associated Press (November 3, 2012). "Coach to Leave Montreal M.L.S. Team". The New York Times. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  6. ^ a b The Canadian Press (January 8, 2013). "CF Montréal names Donadel as head coach on a permanent basis". CBC. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  7. ^ a b c The Canadian Press (December 18, 2013). "Frank Klopas hired to coach MLS's Impact". CBC. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  8. ^ a b c Associated Press (August 30, 2015). "Montreal Impact sack Frank Klopas after Toronto loss". ESPN. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  9. ^ SI Wire, Sports Illustrated (November 13, 2015). "Montreal Impact name Mauro Biello head coach". Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  10. ^ ESPN staff (October 23, 2017). "Montreal Impact fire coach Mauro Biello after missing playoffs". Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  11. ^ Carlisle, Jeff (November 8, 2017). "Montreal Impact names Remi Garde as new manager, personnel director". ESPN. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  12. ^ a b Gould, Kevin (August 21, 2019). "Impact fires head coach Remi Garde". CTV News. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  13. ^ The Canadian Press (October 24, 2019). "Impact part ways with interim coach Wilmer Cabrera". CBC.
  14. ^ a b Gonzalez, Roger (November 14, 2019). "Thierry Henry makes return to Major League Soccer as coach of Montreal Impact". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  15. ^ ESPN (February 25, 2021). "Thierry Henry steps down as CF Montreal coach, cites family reasons". ESPN. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  16. ^ a b The Canadian Press (March 8, 2021). "Wilfried Nancy named head coach of CF Montreal, team to start season in Florida". CBC. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  17. ^ Zurkowsky, Herb (December 6, 2022). "CF Montréal in disarray as head coach Wilfried Nancy bolts for Columbus". The Gazette. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  18. ^ Pablo Maurer; Sam Stejskal; Paul Tenorio (April 21, 2022). "Why D.C. United fired Hernán Losada after just 15 months in charge: 'It was about the whole package'". The New York Times. The Athletic. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  19. ^ "Hernán Losada hired to coach Montreal in Major League Soccer". The Associated Press. December 22, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  20. ^ Tenorio, Paul (November 9, 2023). "CF Montréal fires coach Hernán Losada after 1 season: What went wrong?". The Athletic. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  21. ^ Associated Press (January 8, 2024). "Montreal hires Laurent Courtois as next head coach". ESPN. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  22. ^ a b "Montreal's Laurent Courtois becomes first Major League Soccer coach fired this season". The Associated Press. March 24, 2025. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  23. ^ a b The Canadian Press (October 21, 2025). "CF Montréal names Donadel as head coach on a permanent basis". CBC. Retrieved November 17, 2025.


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