With the release of the CF Montréal schedule today comes the long-awaited news that the team will face Inter Miami — and, for the first time in this city, their star player, Argentinian soccer phenomenon Lionel Messi — on Saturday, May 11. The 2022 World Cup winner joined Inter Miami in July of this year, winning 50% of their season’s games with him, compared with 21.43% prior to his arrival.
Two months before Messi’s first scheduled Inter Miami match in Montreal, CF Montréal will face Inter Miami in Florida on March 10. CF Montréal’s official home opener has been delayed until April 13 due to Olympic Stadium roof repairs.
CF Montréal will once again play 34 games with 17 hosted at Stade Saputo and 17 on the road. The first match of the season will be played on Saturday, February 24, in Orlando at 7:30pm. Montreal’s home opener will take place at Stade Saputo on Saturday, April 13, at 7:30pm against Cincinnati, the defending champions of the 2023 regular season (Supporters’ Shield).
The Bleu-blanc-noir’s first six games will therefore be played on the road. Following Orlando, the Club will play in Dallas on March 2, in Miami on March 10, in Chicago on March 16, in Washington, D.C., on March 30 and finally in Seattle on April 6. The team will benefit from a bye week on March 23.
All games in Montreal will kick off at 7:30pm, apart from October 19 against New York City FC, which will begin at 6pm on MLS Decision Day, when all Eastern Conference games will kick off simultaneously.
