CF Montreal have dismissed head coach Marco Donadel, the club confirmed on Sunday. The decision follows a 2-1 defeat to the Philadelphia Union on Saturday that left the team joint-bottom of the MLS standings.
Philippe Eullaffroy, who returned to the club earlier this year as an assistant coach after founding Montreal's academy in 2010, will serve as interim head coach until a permanent replacement is appointed.
Donadel won only seven of his 42 matches in all competitions, or eight if including a penalty shoot-out victory over Toronto FC in the Canadian Championship. His departure continues a trend of short managerial tenures at the club; no manager has overseen more than 92 games since Montreal joined MLS in 2012, and the last three appointments have lasted 40 fixtures or fewer.
The club made few significant player moves during the off-season after missing the 2025 play-offs, with defender Brayan Vera costing $1.2m in general allocation money and Iván Jaime and Frankie Amaya arriving on loan. Montreal conceded 19 goals in their first seven league matches this campaign, their sole victory being a 3-0 win over the New York Red Bulls. Assistants Jacopo Falanga and Lorenzo Pinzauti have also left the club, leaving Eullaffroy with a reduced coaching staff ahead of next weekend's home fixture against the Red Bulls.
