Montreal Soccer Team Fires Head Coach Marco Donadel After Poor Start

CF Montreal terminated head coach Marco Donadel from his position on Sunday morning following the team’s struggling performance this season.

Philippe Eullaffroy has been named temporary head coach for CF Montreal, which holds a 1-6-0 record with just three points and sits in second-to-last place in the Eastern Conference. The team suffered a 2-1 loss to the Philadelphia Union on Saturday night.

Saturday’s victory marked Philadelphia Union’s first win of the current season.

According to CF Montreal’s announcement, assistant coaches Jacopo Falanga and Lorenzo Pinzauti have also been dismissed from the organization.

The club had promoted Donadel from interim status to permanent head coach on October 21st.

The 42-year-old Donadel initially stepped into the interim coaching role on March 24, 2025, when Montreal dismissed Laurent Courtois after the team started that season with an 0-4-1 record.

The Italian-born Donadel spent four seasons as a player with Montreal between 2015 and 2018, then rejoined the organization as an assistant coach on December 29, 2024.