The 2014 Montreal Impact season was the club's third season Major League Soccer, the top flight of both American and Canadian soccer.
For the 2014 season, outside of MLS, the Impact competed in the 2014 Canadian Championship, Canada's domestic cup competition and the CONCACAF Champions League.
Alessandro Nesta retired after last season. Options were declined for Paolo DelPiccolo, Maximiliano Leonel RodrÃÂguez, and Sinià ¡a UbiparipoviÃÂ. Zarek Valentin left on a free transfer to FK Bodø/Glimt. Nelson Rivas became a free agent. Loans ended for Andrés Romero, Daniele Paponi, and Andrea Pisanu. Davy Arnaud was traded for an international roster slot in 2014 and 2015. Marco Schallibaum was fired as head coach. Frank Klopas replaced Schallibaum. Montreal opened preâÂÂseason training camp on January 28 and will participate in the Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic.
Players called for senior international duty during the 2014 season while under contract with the Montreal Impact.
The Montreal Impact started their season on March 8 against FC Dallas with a 3âÂÂ2 loss. Sanna Nyassi and Andrew Wenger scored for Montreal and Fabián Castillo, Blas Pérez, and Mauro DÃÂaz scored for Dallas. Marco Di Vaio and Andrés Romero are suspended for the first 3 matches of the season. Montreal went on to face Houston Dynamo on March 2. Houston won 1âÂÂ0 from a deflected shot by Will Bruin. Patrice Bernier had a 30âÂÂyard shot "pushed" over the crossbar and Andrew Wenger had a shot cleared over the crossbar.
The three Major League Soccer and two NASL Canadian clubs have been seeded according to their final position in 2013 league play, with both NASL clubs playing in the preliminary round, the winner of which advances to the semifinals.
All rounds of the competition are played via a two leg home and away knock-out format. The higher seeded team has the option of deciding which leg it plays at home, usually the second leg. The team which scores the greater aggregate of goals in the two matches advances. As previous years, the team that comes on top on aggregate for the two matches is declared champion and earns the right to represent Canada in the 2014âÂÂ15 CONCACAF Champions League.
Semifinals