Wilfried Nancy — Head Coach

Wilfried Nancy joined the Crew on Dec. 6, 2022 as the eighth full-time head coach in Crew history.

In his first season with the Black & Gold, Nancy led the team to the 2023 MLS Cup, in a 2-1 victory over LAFC on Dec. 9, 2023. In the same season, Nancy was a finalist to the 2023 Sigi Schmid MLS Coach of the Year award.

Nancy earned much success throughout his first season leading the Black & Gold. In their first season together, Nancy lifted the MLS Cup; tied a franchise record with 57 points (third in the MLS Supporters’ Shield); posted a MLS-best 67 regular season goals, their first time pacing the league in the category; and led the league and set Club standards in many major statistical categories for performance at home.

Previously, Nancy served as head coach for CF Montreal during the 2021 and 2022 seasons. In 2022, Nancy led Montreal to a club-best, regular-season record of 20-9-5. With 65 total points, Montreal finished second in the Eastern Conference and third overall in MLS, just two points shy of the Supporters’ Shield winners.

Montreal’s 20 wins were second overall in the league, and his team finished in the top five for goals scored (63). Montreal went unbeaten in eight matches from mid-March to mid-May, and again from mid-July to late August.

Nancy finished second in voting for the 2022 Sigi Schmid MLS Coach of the Year award, just one-tenth of a percentage point behind Philadelphia Union’s Jim Curtin.

In 2011, Nancy joined Montreal’s Academy and over the course of 10 years, held head coaching roles for the U-18s (2011-13), the U-21s (2014), and the U-16s (2014-15) before being elevated to First Team assistant in January of 2016, a role he held until being promoted to head coach. He holds USSF Pro, UEFA A and Canadian Soccer Association A licenses. In 2014, he obtained the Elite Formation Coaching License (EFCL) diploma.

Born in France, Nancy had a professional playing career that spanned 10 years. From 1995-2005, the defender represented French clubs Sporting Club Toulon, Beaucairois, Raon-l’Etape, Ivry, Noisy-le-Sec, Chatellerault and Orleans.

On April 17, President and General Manager Tim Bezbatchenko announced that the Crew and and Nancy agreed to a contract extension.