The team will train in Spain and in Florida ahead of its Feb. 21 season opener
MONTREAL – CF Montréal announced on Monday details pertaining to the Club’s 2026 pre-season training camp, presented by Allstate Insurance, which is set to take place from Jan. 10 to Feb. 20, 2026.
Players will report to Centre Nutrilait for medicals and physical testing on Saturday, Jan. 10, and on Sunday, Jan. 11. The playing roster is scheduled to train when it takes to the field at Complexe sportif Marie-Victorin on Monday, Jan. 12, and on Tuesday, Jan. 13. In-person media availability timing will be communicated.
Thanks to the Club’s official airline partner, Air Transat, the team will depart for Malaga on the evening of Jan. 13. Following its arrival in Malaga, the team will travel to nearby Marbella and begin preparing for the 2026 regular season at the Marbella Football Center through late January.
While in Marbella, the Club will contest two pre-season matches beginning with a Jan. 23 game against Czech First League side Slovan Liberec FC. The team will also oppose Ukrainian Premier League’s FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv on Thursday, Jan. 29.
Following its Jan. 30 return to Montreal, the team will train on Tuesday, Feb. 2 at Complexe Marie-Victorin ahead of beginning the second phase of its pre-season camp in Florida on Wednesday, Feb. 3.
The Bleu-blanc-noir’s three remaining pre-season friendlies, presented by Visit St. Pete-Clearwater, CF Montréal’s official American beach partner, will commence on Saturday, Feb. 7, versus the New England Revolution at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. The team will then oppose the Philadelphia Union in Clearwater, Fla., on Tuesday, Feb. 10, before concluding the pre-season on Saturday, Feb. 14, against the USL’s Tampa Bay Rowdies in St. Petersburg, Fla.
CF Montréal kicks off the 2026 MLS season when it visits San Diego for the first time on Saturday, Feb. 21, at 10:30 p.m. EST. The team’s home opener will take place on Saturday, April 11, against Philadelphia at Stade Saputo.
The 2026 regular season schedule, presented by BMO, can be viewed in its entirety HERE.
2026 TRAINING CAMP PRESENTED BY ALLSTATE INSURANCE
Jan. 10 - 11 – Medical and physical testing
Jan. 12 - 13 – Training sessions and on-site media availability in MontrealJan. 13 – Travel to MalagaJan. 14 - 28 – Training sessions in Marbella, Spain
Jan. 23 – Friendly vs. Slovan Liberec FC, 6 a.m. EST, Marbella, Spain
Jan. 29 – Friendly vs. FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv, K-O TBC, Marbella, SpainJan. 30 – Return to Montreal
Feb. 2 – Training session and on-site media availability in MontrealFeb. 3 – Travel to Bradenton, Fla.
Feb. 4 - 18 – Florida training sessions
Feb. 7 – Friendly vs. New England, 4 p.m. EST, Bradenton, Fla., presented by Visit St. Pete-Clearwater
Feb. 10 – Friendly vs. Philadelphia, 6 p.m. EST, Clearwater, Fla., presented by Visit St. Pete-Clearwater
Feb. 14 – Friendly vs. Tampa Bay (USL), K-O TBC, St. Petersburg, Fla., presented by Visit St. Pete-Clearwater
Feb. 19 – Travel to San Diego, Calif.
Feb. 20 – San Diego training sessionFeb. 21 – MLS regular season begins at San Diego, 10:30 p.m. EST