CS Lanaudière-Nord

Semi-professional soccer club

Football club
CS Lanaudière-Nord
Full nameClub de soccer Lanaudière-Nord
Nickname(s)Noir et Or (Black and Gold)
Founded2019 (merged club)
1986/2011(FC L'Assomption)
2023L1Q, 12th
WebsiteClub website
Home colours

CS Lanaudière-Nord is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Joliette, Quebec. The team previously played in the PLSQ from 2012 to 2015 as FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière prior to its merger.

The club was formed from a merger in 2019 between FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière, who played in the PLSQ from 2012 to 2015, and ARS Laser. In 2016, they left the PLSQ, being replaced by FC Lanaudière, which was supported by all 13 local clubs, before re-acquiring the license for the 2022 season. They departed Ligue1 Québec again after the 2023 season.

History

FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière

L'Assomption logo
L'Assomption-Lanaudière logo

In 2012, the semi-professional club was established to play in the newly formed Première Ligue de soccer du Québec, a Division III league, as one of the founding members.[1][2] They entered under the name FC L'Assomption. They finished in second place in the league's inaugural season, behind champions FC St-Léonard.[3] Striker Frederico Moojen finished as the league's top goalscorer in each of the league's first three seasons.[4] Beginning in the 2014 season, they became known as FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière.[5]

The club departed the league following the 2015 season. They were replaced by FC Lanaudière, which was organized by the Lanaudière regional soccer association, supported by the region's 14 member clubs, including L'Assomption.[6]

CS Lanaudière-Nord

original CS Lanaudière-Nord logo

In 2019, the club merged with another local club, l'Association de soccer Le Laser, to form the Club de Soccer Lanaudière-Nord.[7] In September 2023, they became a partner club of the CF Montréal Academy.[8]

In 2021, after acquiring their provincial license,[9] they requested and were granted the transfer of the PLSQ license from FC Lanaudière back to the club, beginning in the 2022 season.[10][11] They played their first match on May 7, losing 2-1 to CS St-Hubert.[12] They withdrew from the league after the 2023 season.[citation needed]

Seasons

as FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière

Season League Teams Record Rank League Cup Ref
2012 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 5 7–4–5 2nd – [13]
2013 7 7–2–9 5th Group Stage [13]
2014 6 8–3–9 4th Quarter-finals [13]
2015 7 5–2–11 6th Quarter-finals [13]

as CS Lanaudière-Nord

Season League Teams Record Rank League Cup Ref
2022 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 12 3–3–16 11th did not qualify
2023 Ligue1 Québec 12 0–2–20 12th Semi-finals

Notable former players

The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before or after playing for the PLSQ team:

Coaching History

See also

References

  1. ^ Lamarre, Sylvain (2 May 2018). "L'ARSB embarque dans la " Première ligue de soccer du Québec "" [The ARSB joins the "First Quebec soccer league"]. Métro (in French).
  2. ^ Meagher, John (8 September 2011). "Semi-pro Soccer comes to the West Island". Montreal Gazette.
  3. ^ Gauthier, Audrey (15 October 2012). "FC Saint-Léonard, champions" [Saint-Léonard FC, champions]. Métro (in French).
  4. ^ Tougas, Marc (21 September 2015). "Freddy fantastic". The 11.
  5. ^ "Six équipes s'affronteront en 2017" [Six teams will compete in 2017]. Sportcom (in French). 21 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Le FC Lanaudière est né !" [FC Lanaudière was born!]. FC Lanaudière (in French). 8 February 2016. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Historique" [Historical]. Club de soccer Lanaudière-Nord (in French).
  8. ^ "Le CS Lanaudière-Nord se joint au Centre d'identification et de perfectionnement du CF Montréal" [CS Lanaudière-Nord joins the CF Montréal Identification and Development Center]. CF Montréal (in French). 27 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Transfert du Lanaudière vers le C.S. Lanaudière=Nord" [Transfer from FC Lanaudière to CS Lanaudière-Nord]. ARS Lanaudière (in French). 8 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Christian Chavrier (Lanaudière-nord) : " Beaucoup de respect pour ce territoire "" [Christian Chavrier (Lanaudière-nord): "A lot of respect for this territory"]. Just eSoccer (in French). 17 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Le FC Lanaudière retourne à sa source" [FC Lanaudière returns to its source]. Just eSoccer (in French). 8 June 2021. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  12. ^ Blouin, Mélissa (9 May 2022). "Lanaudière fait son entrée dans la Première Ligue" [Lanaudière enters the Premier League]. Hebdo Rive Nord (in French).
  13. ^ a b c d "Première Ligue de soccer du Québec". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
  14. ^ Lemire, Louis-Antoine (12 March 2013). "Marco Antonio Torrens (CS L'Assomption) : « Un nouveau rôle pour Marco Torrens" [A new role for Marco Torrens]. Journal de Joliette (in French).