Football club
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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 | |
| Head Coach | Luc Brutus | |
| League | Ligue1 Québec | |
| 2024 | L1Q, 8th (men) L1Q, 3rd; Playoffs, Champions (women) | |
| Website | https://csmro.ca | |
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 Current season | ||
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. Their women's team has competed in the women's division of the PLSQ since 2019.
History
In 2013, the club joined the Première ligue de soccer du Québec, a Division III league, fielding a team in the men's division. During their inaugural season, they won both the League title and the League Cup.
They once again finished as league champions in 2015 and 2016. 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. In 2015, they were defeated by the Oakville Blue Devils, but in 2016, they won the title by defeating Vaughan Azzurri.
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.
In 2019, the club partnered with Major League Soccer club CF Montréal, joining their Centre d'identification et perfectionnement (scouting and development centre).
In 2021, they won their fourth PLSQ title, matching the record of AS Blainville, qualifying them for the 2022 Canadian Championship.
In 2024, they captured their first women's title, winning the league playoff series, qualifying them for the 2024 League1 Canada Women's Inter-Provincial Championship.
Seasons
Men
| Season | League | Teams | Record | Rank | League Cup | Inter-Provincial Cup | Canadian Championship | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Première ligue de soccer du Québec | 7 | 11–4–3 | Champions | Champions | – | Not eligible | |
| 2014 | 6 | 9–5–6 | 3rd | Semi-finals | did not qualify | |||
| 2015 | 7 | 11–3–4 | Champions | Finalists | Finalists | |||
| 2016 | 7 | 14–2–2 | Champions | Semi-finals | Champions | |||
| 2017 | 7 | 6–6–6 | 4th | Quarter-finals | – | |||
| 2018 | 8 | 14–3–4 | 2nd | Quarter-finals | – | did not qualify | ||
| 2019 | 9 | 11–4–1 | 2nd | Finalists | – | did not qualify | ||
| 2020 | on hiatus – COVID-19 | |||||||
| 2021 | Première ligue de soccer du Québec | 10 | 13–1–2 | Champions | – | – | did not qualify | |
| 2022 | 12 | 12–5–5 | 4th | Semi-Finals | – | Preliminary round | ||
| 2023 | Ligue1 Québec | 12 | 12–5–5 | 3rd | Finalists | – | did not qualify | |
| 2024 | 11 | 5–8–7 | 8th | 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 | Playoffs | League Cup | Inter-provincial Championship | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Première ligue de soccer du Québec | 6 | 2–4–9 | 6th | – | – | – | |
| 2020 | on hiatus – COVID-19 | |||||||
| 2021 | Première ligue de soccer du Québec | 10 | 3–2–4 | 6th | – | did not qualify | – | |
| 2022 | 12 | 5–0–6 | 5th | – | did not qualify | did not qualify | ||
| 2023 | Ligue1 Québec | 12 | 2–6–3 | 9th | – | Quarter-finals | did not qualify | |
| 2024 | 12 | 8–5–3 | 2nd, Group A (3rd overall) | Champions | – | Finalists | ||
Players and staff
Coaching staff
- As of March 18, 2022
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
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
References
- "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).
- Mahmoudi, Nelson (4 August 2024). "CSMRO Griffons Grab Ligue1 Quebec Gold". Northern Tribune.
- McGoldrick, Hayley (8 August 2024). "L1C Women's Inter-Provincial Championship Preview: CS Mont-Royal Outremont's odds-defying road to Hamilton". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ "Première ligue de soccer du Québec". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
- ^ "Première ligue de soccer du Québec Feminin". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
- "Ligue1 Quebec Women". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
- "Pro-PLSQ Équipe Staff; CS Mont-Royal Outremont".
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