Club de Soccer Saint-Laurent is a Canadian soccer club based in the Montreal borough of Saint-Laurent. Founded in 1982 as a youth club, it has played in Ligue1 Québec, a semi-professional league, since 2022.
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| Full name | Club de soccer Saint-Laurent | ||
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| Nickname(s) | STL, Saint-Lau | ||
| Founded | 1982 | ||
| Head Coach | Nicholas Razzaghi | ||
| League | Ligue1 Québec | ||
| 2024 | 2nd | ||
| Website | https://soccerstlpro.ca/ | ||
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History
editEstablished as a youth soccer club, the club was founded in 1982.[1] As part of their 40th anniversary in 2022, the club unveiled a new logo, incorporating several elements of their arrondissement's coat of arms and logo while preserving the shape of its old coat of arms – the crown at the top symbolizing the coat of arms of Saint-Laurent, the three points of the latter refer to the three spheres of the Borough's emblem, representing the three main cultural communities at the time of its creation (the French, English and Jewish populations), and the triangular shape in the centre representing mountain peaks.[2]
It was announced that they would enter the men's division of Première Ligue de soccer du Québec starting in 2022.[3] Their desire to join the PLSQ had begun five years earlier, but they delayed their entry as they waited for some of their youth players to age,[4] as well as due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] Their debut match occurred on May 7 against Ottawa South United,[6] which they won 6–0.[7] They finished in second place in their inaugural season.[8][9]
In 2023, the club won the Ligue1 Québec (re-branded from the PLSQ) title, qualifying the club to compete in the 2024 Canadian Championship.[10] In addition, they also won the 2023 Coupe L1QC, completing the league and cup double.[11] In their Canadian Championship debut, they were drawn against the HFX Wanderers of the Canadian Premier League in the first round,[12][13] whom they defeated in penalty kicks, becoming the first semi-pro side from Québec to defeat a professional club, to advance to the quarter-final round against Major League Soccer club Toronto FC.[14][15] In the 2024 season, they won the League Cup title for the second consecutive season, while finishing second in the league season.[16]
Seasons
edit| Season | League | Teams | Record | Rank | League Cup | Canadian Championship | Ref |
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| 2022 | Première Ligue de soccer du Québec | 12 | 16–1–5 | 2nd | Semi-Finals | did not qualify | |
| 2023 | Ligue1 Québec | 12 | 18–1–3 | Champions | Champions | did not qualify | |
| 2024 | 11 | 10–7–3 | 2nd | Champions | Quarter-finals | [17] |
Notable former players
editThe following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before or after playing for the L1Q team:
References
edit- ^ "À Propos de Nous" [About Us]. CS Saint-Laurent (in French).
- ^ Boivin, Olivier (11 April 2022). "Le CS Saint-Laurent s'offre un nouveau logo pour ses 40 ans" [CS Saint-Laurent gets a new logo for its 40th anniversary]. Métro Saint-Laurent (in French).
- ^ "La PLSQ Accueille Deux Nouvelles Équipes" [The PLSQ Welcomes Two New Teams]. Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (in French). 16 September 2021.
- ^ Mestiri, Mohammed Aziz (29 September 2021). "Nouveau palier pour le soccer laurentien" [New level for Laurentian soccer]. Métro Saint-Laurent (in French).
- ^ "Mateo Cabanettes (St-Laurent, PLSQ masculine) : " On peut déranger le top 4! "" [Mateo Cabanettes (St-Laurent, men's PLSQ): "We can disturb the top 4!"]. Just eSoccer (in French). 23 November 2021.
- ^ Tougas, Marc (5 May 2022). "CS St-Laurent: Un premier test en PLSQ-M ce samedi pour la génération forée du club" [CS St-Laurent: A first test in PLSQ-M this Saturday for the golden generation of the club]. Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (in French).
- ^ Boivin, Olivier (11 May 2022). "Un premier match de rêve en PLSQ pour le CS Saint-Laurent" [A dream first match in PLSQ for CS Saint-Laurent]. Métro Saint-Laurent (in French).
- ^ Boivin, Olivier (7 October 2022). "PLSQ: le CS Saint-Laurent termine deuxième" [PLSQ: CS Saint-Laurent finishes second]. Métro Saint-Laurent (in French).
- ^ Tougas, Marc (12 May 2023). "La tâche inachevée du CS Saint-Laurent" [The unfinished task of CS Saint-Laurent]. Ligue1 Québec (in French).
- ^ Jacques, John (12 September 2023). "CS Saint-Laurent Wins L1QC Title". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Tougas, Marc (31 October 2023). "Le CS St-Laurent réalise le doublé coupe-championnat… à l'usure" [CS St-Laurent achieves the cup-championship double ... with wear and tear]. Ligue1 Québec (in French).
- ^ Jacques, John (2 May 2024). "'The Next Step Forward': CS Saint-Laurent Embarks For Historic Cup Clash Against Halifax". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Téotonio, Jean-François (2 May 2024). "La « grande occasion » du CS Saint-Laurent" [The “big occasion” of CS Saint-Laurent]. La Presse (in French).
- ^ "Quebec semi-pro side CS Saint-Laurent upsets Halifax in Canadian Championship play". Toronto Star. 2 May 2024.
- ^ Harvey-Pinard, Katherine (2 May 2024). "Le CS Saint-Laurent écrit l'histoire et accède aux quarts de finale" [CS Saint-Laurent makes history and reaches the quarter-finals]. La Presse (in French).
- ^ Tougas, Marc (3 October 2024). "Coupe Ligue1 Québec : Le CS Saint-Laurent signe une autre victoire à la dure contre le CSMRO" [Coupe Ligue1 Québec: CS Saint-Laurent signs another hard-fought victory against CSMRO]. Ligue1 Québec (in French).
- ^ "2024 Canadian Championship". Canadian Soccer Association. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.