CS Saint-Laurent
Full nameClub de soccer Saint-Laurent
Nickname(s)STL, Saint-Lau
Founded1982
Head CoachNicolas Razzaghi
LeagueLigue1 Québec
20231st
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Club de Soccer Saint-Laurent is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Saint-Laurent, Quebec that plays in Ligue1 Québec.

History

Established 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]

Roster

As of 6 May 2023[12][13]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Canada CAN Peter Scuccimarri
3 DF Canada CAN Kouassi Cedrick Adamou
4 DF Canada CAN Abdoul Aziz Sakande
5 MF Morocco MAR Mohamed Saad Mersadi
6 DF Canada CAN Nathan Goulet
7 FW Canada CAN Josué Desire Youta
8 FW Canada CAN Saad Chaouki
9 FW Cameroon CMR Loïc Adrien Kwemi
10 FW Canada CAN Yann Régis Toualy
11 MF Canada CAN Safwane Mlah
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK Canada CAN Kosta Maniatis
15 DF Canada CAN Dany Theramene
17 MF Tunisia TUN Oussema Boughanmi
19 DF Canada CAN Obeng Tabi
20 DF Algeria ALG Samir Morsli-Mahiddine
22 MF Canada CAN Rayane Hamouimeche
64 MF Canada CAN Wesley Wandje
68 MF Canada CAN Aylan Khenoussi
87 GK Canada CAN Jordy Kerlegrand

Seasons

Season League Teams Record Rank League Cup Canadian Championship Ref
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

References

  1. ^ "À Propos de Nous" [About Us]. CS Saint-Laurent (in French).
  2. ^ 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).
  3. ^ "La PLSQ Accueille Deux Nouvelles Équipes" [The PLSQ Welcomes Two New Teams]. Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (in French). 16 September 2021.
  4. ^ Mestiri, Mohammed Aziz (29 September 2021). "Nouveau palier pour le soccer laurentien" [New level for Laurentian soccer]. Métro Saint-Laurent (in French).
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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).
  7. ^ 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).
  8. ^ Boivin, Olivier (7 October 2022). "PLSQ: le CS Saint-Laurent termine deuxième" [PLSQ: CS Saint-Laurent finishes second]. Métro Saint-Laurent (in French).
  9. ^ Tougas, Marc (12 May 2023). "La tâche inachevée du CS Saint-Laurent" [The unfinished task of CS Saint-Laurent]. Ligue1 Québec (in French).
  10. ^ Jacques, John (12 September 2023). "CS Saint-Laurent Wins L1QC Title". Northern Tribune.
  11. ^ 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).
  12. ^ "St-Laurent(C)". Spordle.
  13. ^ "CS Longueuil 0-0 St-Laurent Match Report". Spordle.

External links

Sports teams based in Quebec
Ligue1 Québec – Men's Division
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