1997 Montreal Impact Statistics
A-League (A-League)
Team Record: 21-7 (SO: 1-1) - 61 points
Finishing 1st in the A-League's Northeast Division
Coach: Valerio Gazzola (21-7)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1997 Montreal Impact RosterTeam Record: 21-7 (SO: 1-1) - 61 points
Finishing 1st in the A-League's Northeast Division
Coach: Valerio Gazzola (21-7)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
The Montreal Impact of the A-League ended the 1997 season with a record of 21 wins and 7 losses, with a 1-1 showing in shootouts for 61 points finishing first in the A-League's Northeast Division.
The Impact gave up 19 goals, the lowest total in the circuit. Montreal netted 58 goals. Lloyd Barker scored 9 goals for the team, while Bill Sedgewick, Grant Needham, Darko Kolic, Darren Tilley, Nick De Santis, Mauro Biello and Onandi Lowe each contributed five or more, too. Mauro Biello and Nick De Santis each accounted for 9 assists. Paolo Ceccarelli topped the squad with 16 wins and a team-best 0.54 goals against average, leading keepers with significant playing time.
Valerio Gazzola coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | PKG | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauro Biello | M | 25 | 23 | 2109 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 16.3 |
| Lloyd Barker | F | 26 | 18 | 1937 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 22.5 |
| Nick De Santis | M | 25 | 23 | 2081 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 9.4 |
| Bill Sedgewick | D | 26 | 21 | 1999 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 14.6 |
| Darren Tilley | F | 9 | 8 | 637 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 29.2 |
| Onandi Lowe | F | 12 | 8 | 597 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 23.3 |
| Darko Kolic | F | 17 | 7 | 725 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22.7 |
| Grant Needham | F | 22 | 15 | 1370 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 14.3 |
| Giuliano Oliviero | M | 26 | 19 | 1796 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 13.3 |
| Lyndon Hooper | M | 22 | 20 | 1919 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 |
| Bruno Xavier | M | 15 | 12 | 1167 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Eddy Berdusco | F | 6 | 4 | 352 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 |
| Carl Fletcher | D | 22 | 22 | 1841 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 |
| John Limniatis | M | 25 | 25 | 2297 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Michele Gioia | F | 6 | 2 | 182 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Nevio Pizzolitto | D | 22 | 16 | 1599 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 |
| Chris Stathopoulos | F | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dion Valle | D | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ricky Tangredi | G | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bojan Vuckovic | F | 3 | 2 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Peter Zaratin | G | 4 | 3 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Capasso | M | 4 | 1 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Nicola Corneli | D | 6 | 2 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kevin Holness | M | 9 | 5 | 439 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paolo Ceccarelli | G | 23 | 23 | 2112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patrick Diotte | D | 27 | 27 | 2435 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 387 | 308 | 28537 | 58 | 66 | 391 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 416 | 13.9 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Zaratin | 4 | 3 | 290:00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ricky Tangredi | 2 | 2 | 180:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paolo Ceccarelli | 23 | 23 | 2112:00 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 0.81 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 29 | 28 | 2582:00 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 0.66 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | PKG | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauro Biello | M | 5 | 5 | 340 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lloyd Barker | F | 4 | 4 | 300 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Sedgewick | D | 5 | 5 | 390 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darren Tilley | F | 5 | 4 | 312 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Onandi Lowe | F | 3 | 3 | 141 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Grant Needham | F | 5 | 0 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Giuliano Oliviero | M | 5 | 5 | 341 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lyndon Hooper | M | 5 | 5 | 390 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruno Xavier | M | 5 | 5 | 390 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carl Fletcher | D | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Limniatis | M | 5 | 5 | 375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nevio Pizzolitto | D | 4 | 2 | 234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nicola Corneli | D | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paolo Ceccarelli | G | 5 | 5 | 390 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patrick Diotte | D | 5 | 5 | 390 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 65 | 55 | 4350 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paolo Ceccarelli | 5 | 5 | 390:00 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.69 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 5 | 5 | 390:00 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.69 | 0 | 0 |
