Summary
Club Soccer Mont-Royal Outremont is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in the Montreal boroughs of Mount Royal and Outremont. Since 2013, the club has competed in Ligue1 Québec.[3] Their women's team has competed in the women's division of the PLSQ since 2019.
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| Full name | Club Soccer Mont-Royal Outremont | |
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| Nickname(s) | CSMRO, Les Griffons | |
| Founded | 1987 | |
| Stadium | REC Mont-Royal | |
| President | Luc Brutus [1] | |
| Head Coach | Luc Brutus [2] | |
| League | Ligue1 Québec | |
| 2023 | L1Q-Male, 3rd L1Q-Female, 9th | |
| Website | Club website | |
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History edit
In 2013, the club joined the Première ligue de soccer du Québec, a Division III league, fielding a team in the men's division.[4] During their inaugural season, they won both the League title and the League Cup.[5][6]
They once again finished as league champions in 2015 and 2016.[7] By winning the league title, they participated in the Inter-Provincial Cup, which was created in 2014, against the champion of League1 Ontario to determine the Canadian Division III champion.[8] In 2015, they were defeated by the Oakville Blue Devils,[9] but in 2016, they won the title by defeating Vaughan Azzurri.[10]
They added a team in the women's division of the PLSQ for the 2019 season with Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis, which was run by the Association Régionale de Soccer du Lac St-Louis of which they are a member, transferring their team to CSMRO.[11][12]
In 2019, the club partnered with Major League Soccer club CF Montréal, joining their Centre d'identification et perfectionnement (scouting and development centre).[13]
In 2021, they won their fourth PLSQ title, matching the record of AS Blainville, qualifying them for the 2022 Canadian Championship.[14]
Seasons edit
Men
| Season | League | Teams | Record | Rank | League Cup | Inter-Provincial Cup | Canadian Championship | Ref |
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| 2013 | Première ligue de soccer du Québec | 7 | 11–4–3 | Champions | Champions | – | Not eligible | [15] |
| 2014 | 6 | 9–5–6 | 3rd | Semi-finals | did not qualify | [15] | ||
| 2015 | 7 | 11–3–4 | Champions | Finalists | Finalists | [15] | ||
| 2016 | 7 | 14–2–2 | Champions | Semi-finals | Champions | [15] | ||
| 2017 | 7 | 6–6–6 | 4th | Quarter-finals | – | [15] | ||
| 2018 | 8 | 14–3–4 | 2nd | Quarter-finals | – | did not qualify | [15] | |
| 2019 | 9 | 11–4–1 | 2nd | Finalists | – | did not qualify | [15] | |
| 2020 | on hiatus – COVID-19 | |||||||
| 2021 | Première ligue de soccer du Québec | 10[note 1] | 13–1–2 | Champions | – | – | did not qualify | [15] |
| 2022 | 12 | 12–5–5 | 4th | Semi-Finals | – | Preliminary round | [15] | |
| 2023 | Ligue1 Québec | 12 | 12–5–5 | 3rd | Finalists | – | did not qualify | |
- ^ Ottawa South United withdrew from the 2021 league mid-way through due to government restrictions, with their matches removed from the standings. Thus, CS Mont-Royal Outremont's victory against Ottawa is not included in their record.
Women
| Season | League | Teams | Record | Rank | League Cup | Ref |
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| 2019 | Première ligue de soccer du Québec | 6 | 2–4–9 | 6th | – | [16] |
| 2020 | on hiatus – COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Première ligue de soccer du Québec | 10 | 3–2–4 | 6th | did not qualify | [16] |
| 2022 | 12 | 5–0–6 | 5th | did not qualify | [16] | |
| 2023 | Ligue1 Québec | 12 | 2–6–3 | 9th | Quarter-finals | [17] |
Players and Staff edit
Roster edit
- As of May 5, 2023[18]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
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| 1 | GK | Gabard Fénélon |  Haiti
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| 2 | DF | Hamza Methamem |  Tunisia
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| 3 | DF | Anis Galiz |  Algeria
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| 4 | DF | Louis-Philippe Campagna |  Canada
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| 6 | MF | Billal Qsiyer |  France
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| 7 | DF | Abdelmouhaimen Nboucha | Canada
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| 8 | MF | Maxime Olivieri | France
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| 9 | FW | Amadou Bayo |  Guinea
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| 10 | MF | Nabil Saada | France
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| 12 | MF | Oussama Laguel | Canada
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| 13 | DF | Amadou Lam |  Mauritania
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| 14 | DF | Émile Legault | Canada
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| 15 | MF | Werner Christiner |  Austria
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| 16 | MF | Yannick Toker | Canada
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| 17 | MF | Frantz Piton | Haiti
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| 18 | MF | Kevin Le Nours | France
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| 19 | FW | Ritch-Andy Jean-Pierre | Canada
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| 20 | DF | Renan Dias (captain) |  Brazil
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| 22 | FW | Greguy Saint-Simon | Haiti
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| 23 | MF | Étienne Donfred | Canada
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| 24 | DF | Ulric Belanger | Canada
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| 25 | MF | Flavio Colasanti |  Italy
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| 91 | GK | Valentin Lamoulie | Canada
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| 99 | GK | Julian Petrilli | Canada
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Coaching staff edit
- As of March 18, 2022[19]
Luc Brutus – head coach- Sevan Ortaaslan – orthopedic surgeon
- Manon Coté – doctor
- Ludovic Godefroy – fitness coach
- Stephanie Liganor – physiotherapist
- Mher Nahabedian – assistant coach
- Eduard-Nick Pascalau - coach
Notable former players edit
The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before or after playing for the PLSQ team:
Men
Dimitrios Anastasopoulos
Stephane Assengue- Jason Beaulieu
- Nazim Belguendouz
Kevin Chan-Yu-Tin
Lemus Christopher
Armel Dagrou
John Dinkota
Gabard Fénélon- Abraham François
- Jems Geffrard
Chakib Hocine
Kévin Le Bras- Émile Legault
- Zakaria Messoudi
- Frederico Moojen
- Protais Mutambala
- Victor N'Diaye
- Frantzly Zephirin
Women
Honours edit
References edit
- ^ "Luc Brutus - À propos". CS MRO. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "BRUTUS, LUC - Pro-PLSQ Équipe". CS MRO. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "CSMRO Pro Team website". CS Mont-Royal Outremont. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ "Le soccer Québécois aura ses grand événements" [Quebec soccer will have its big events]. Info Soccer (in French). 29 May 2013.
- ^ "Toute une saison inaugurale!" [A whole inaugural season!]. Métro (in French). 7 November 2013.
- ^ Tougas, Marc (12 November 2016). "Le CSMRO remporte une Coupe Pro Div. III historique… et méritée" [The CSMRO wins a Pro Div Cup. Historic III ... and deserved]. Publication Sports (in French).
- ^ Gray, Shawn (31 January 2017). "Quebec's 3rd Division". Northern Starting XI.
- ^ "OSA and QSF announce Division 3 Inter-Provincial Cup final". Ontario Soccer Association. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ Kuiperij, Jon (17 November 2015). "Goal by defensive sub lifts Oakville Blue Devils to victory in Inter-Provincial Cup". Oakville Beaver.
- ^ "CS Mont-Royal Outremont Griffons Beat Vaughan Azzurri In 2016 Inter-Provincial Cup". League1 Ontario. 12 November 2016.
- ^ "Mont-Royal Outremont s'engage en PLSQ féminine" [Mont-Royal Outremont commits to women's PLSQ]. Just eSoccer (in French). 5 September 2018.
- ^ "Le CS Mont-Royal Outremont en PLSQ Féminine" [CS Mont-Royal Outremont in Women's PLSQ]. PLSQ (in French). 5 September 2018.
- ^ D'Amours, Tristan (2 July 2019). "Here's how the Montreal Impact are transforming youth development in Canada". Major League Soccer.
- ^ Tougas, Marc (10 October 2021). "Le CS MRO Champion 2021 de la PLSQ-M Grâce à la Loyauté et à la Profondeur" [CS MRO 2021 Champion of the PLSQ-M Thanks to Loyalty and Depth]. PLSQ (in French).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Première ligue de soccer du Québec". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
- ^ a b c "Première ligue de soccer du Québec Feminin". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
- ^ "Ligue1 Quebec Women". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
- ^ "Pro-PLSQ Équipe" [Pro-PLSQ Team]. CS Mont-Royal Outremont (in French). CS Mont-Royal Outremont. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Pro-PLSQ Équipe Staff; CS Mont-Royal Outremont".