AS Laval
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| Full name | Alliance Soccer Laval | |
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| Founded | 1966 (as CS Monteuil) 2021 (as AS Laval) | |
| Stadium | Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne | |
| Head Coach | Vasilios "Billy" Zagakos | |
| League | Ligue1 Québec | |
| 2023 | L1Q-Male,9th L1Q-Female,7th | |
| Website | Club website | |
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Alliance Soccer Laval(formerlyCS Monteuil) is a Canadian semi-professionalsoccerclub based inLaval,Quebecthat plays inLigue1 Québec.In 2021, CS Monteuil merged with youth club CS Étoiles de l’Est to form AS Laval.
History
[edit]CS Monteuil
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The club was originally formed in 1966 under the namel’Association sportive Monteuil de Laval.[1]
In 2018, they entered a team in the women's division of thePremière Ligue de soccer du Québec.[2]In 2019, the women won the league, earning 33 points through 15 games to come in first place.[3]In 2021, the club finished in second place in both the league season and the league cup.[4]
In 2019, a year after the women's team, the club entered a team in the men's division thePremière Ligue de soccer du Québec,a Division III league,[5]with Sandro Grande becoming the men's head coach.[6]They played their first match on May 4 againstFC Gatineauwinning 3–2.[7]They finished in sixth place out of nine teams in their inaugural season[8]In 2020, Antoine Katako, formerly the coach ofCS Fabrosetook over as head coach, replacing interim coach David Cerasuolo,[9]who took over following the departure of head coachSandro Grande[10]as well as technical director Marco Masucci late in the season, who took a position with theQuebec Soccer Federation.[11]
AS Laval
[edit]In late 2021, CS Monteuil merged withCS Étoiles de l’Estto form a new club in later 2021 known as AS Laval (initially a third club, CS Centre-Sud, was to be part of the merger, but they later pulled out).[12][13][14]In 2022, the women's team finished second in the league, qualifying them for the inauguralLeague1 CanadaInterprovincial Championship, where they finished in second place, after defeatingLeague1 OntariosideAlliance United FCin a penalty shootout in the semi-finals,[15]before losing to PLSQ championsAS Blainvillein the finals.[16]
Seasons
[edit]Men
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| Season | League | Teams | Record | Rank | League Cup | Ref |
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| 2019 | Première Ligue de soccer du Québec | 9 | 6–6–4 | 6th | Group Stage | [17] |
| 2020 | on hiatus – COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Première Ligue de soccer du Québec | 10[note 1] | 4–2–10 | 7th | – | [17] |
- ^Ottawa South United withdrew from the 2021 league mid-way through due to government restrictions, with their matches removed from the standings. Thus, Monteuil's two victories against Ottawa were not included in their record.
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| Season | League | Teams | Record | Rank | League Cup | Ref |
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| 2022 | Première Ligue de soccer du Québec | 12 | 7–4–11 | 9th | did not qualify | |
| 2023 | Ligue1 Québec | 12 | 7–3–12 | 9th | Quarter-finals |
Women
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| Season | League | Teams | Record | Rank | League Cup | Interprovincial Championship | Ref |
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| 2018 | Première Ligue de soccer du Québec | 5 | 5–2–5 | 2nd | – | – | [18] |
| 2019 | 6 | 10–3–2 | 1st | – | – | [18] | |
| 2020 | on hiatus – COVID-19 | ||||||
| 2021 | 10 | 6–3–0 | 2nd | Finalists | – | [18] | |
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| Season | League | Teams | Record | Rank | League Cup | Interprovincial Championship | Ref |
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| 2022 | Première Ligue de soccer du Québec | 12 | 8–2–1 | 2nd | Semi-finals | Finalists | [18] |
| 2023 | Ligue1 Québec | 12 | 3–4–4 | 7th | Quarter-finals | did not qualify | [19] |
Roster
[edit]- As of May 6 2023[20]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable former players
[edit]Men
Women
References
[edit]- ^"Histoire"[History].CS Monteuil(in French).
- ^"Le CS Monteuil fait son entrée dans la Première Ligue de soccer du Québec féminine"[CS Monteuil makes its entry into the Quebec Women's Premier Soccer League].L'Écho de Laval(in French). 3 May 2018.
- ^Pereira, Nicholas (1 October 2019)."Championnat québécois pour le CS Monteuil féminin"[Quebec championship for CS Monteuil women].Courrier Laval(in French).
- ^Pereira, Nicholas (29 August 2021)."Le CS Monteuil s'incline en finale de la Coupe PLSQ-F"[CS Monteuil lose in the final of the PLSQ-F Cup].Courrier Laval(in French).
- ^"Le CS Monteuil se Joindra à La PSLQ Masculine en 2019"[CS Monteuil Will Join the Men's PSLQ in 2019].PLSQ(in French). 6 May 2019.
- ^"Marco Masucci quitte son poste de directeur technique"[Marco Masucci leaves his post of technical director].Courrier Laval(in French). 1 November 2019.
- ^St-Germain, Nicolas (5 May 2019)."Un premier match semi-professionnel pour le CS Saint-Hubert"[PLSQ: le CS Monteuil réussit son entrée].Courrier Laval(in French).
- ^Pereira, Nicolas (13 September 2019)."Le CS Monteuil souhaite s'améliorer"[CS Monteuil wants to improve].Courrier Laval(in French).
- ^"Antoine Katako se joint au CS Monteuil"[Antoine Katako joins CS Monteuil].Courrier Laval(in French). 6 December 2019.
- ^"Monteuil – Sandro Grande: divorce à l'amiable"[Monteuil - Sandro Grande: amicable divorce].Just eSoccer(in French). 4 September 2019.
- ^Lidbetter, Mark (7 November 2019)."Monteuil's Marco Masucci moving on".The Suburban.
- ^"Les 6 Clubs de Soccer de Laval se Regroupent en 2 Nouveaux Clubs"[Laval's 6 Soccer Clubs Merge into 2 New Clubs].Laval(in French). 15 April 2021.
- ^Robillard, Camille (19 April 2021)."Remaniement des clubs de soccer lavallois"[Reshuffle of Laval soccer clubs].Courrier Laval(in French).
- ^Pereira, Nicholas (8 August 2021)."Centre-Sud s'oppose à la fusion des clubs de l'est"[Centre-Sud opposes the merger of the eastern clubs].Courrier Laval(in French).
- ^"L'AS Laval l'emporte contre Alliance United aux tirs au but"[AS Laval wins against Alliance United on penalties].Première ligue de soccer du Québec(in French). 13 August 2022.
- ^"L'AS Blainville couronnée championenne de la première édition du championnat interprovincial"[AS Blainville crowned champions of the first edition of the interprovincial championship].Première ligue de soccer du Québec(in French). 15 August 2022.
- ^ab"Première Ligue de Soccer du Québec".Canadian Soccer History Archives.
- ^abcd"Première Ligue de Soccer du Québec Feminin".Canadian Soccer History Archives.
- ^"Ligue1 Quebec Women".Canadian Soccer History Archives.
- ^"AS Laval".Spordle.
