FC Laval explained

FC Laval should not be confused with AS Laval.

Clubname:FC Laval
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Fullname:FC Laval Club de Soccer
Founded:1971/74 (as CS Fabrose)
2021 (as FC Laval)
Stadium:Parc Cartier
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Manager:Boubacar Coulibaly
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League:Ligue1 Québec
Season:2023
Position:L1Q-Male, 4th
L1Q-Female, 8th
Current:2024 Ligue1 Québec season
Website:www.fclaval.com

FC Laval (formerly CS Fabrose) is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Laval, Quebec that plays in Ligue1 Québec. In 2021, CS Fabrose merged with youth clubs CS Chomedey and Delta Laval to form FC Laval.[1]

History

CS Fabrose

The club was originally formed in 1971 following a merger of a few area clubs and adopted the name CS Fabrose, in 1974.[2]

In 2018, the club joined the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec, a Division III league, fielding a team in the men's division.[3] They played their first match on May 5 against CS Mont-Royal Outremont. They finished in seventh place out of eight teams in their inaugural season, but improved to 4th place in the 2019 season with Felipe Costa de Souza leading the league in goals scored with 13.[4] However, despite only finishing fourth in the league, the club won the PLSQ League Cup, earning their first title, defeating CS Mont-Royal Outremont 2–0 in the final.[5] [6]

In 2019, they added a team in the women's division of the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.[7] While the 2020 season was initially interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the club was one of the teams that committed to fielding teams in both the male and female divisions for the shortened season,[8] with the players agreeing to play without compensation.[9] The women's team finished in second place after losing in the finals to AS Blainville in penalty kicks.[10]

FC Laval

In 2021, CS Fabrose merged with youth clubs CS Chomedey and Delta Laval to form FC Laval (originally the name was set to be CS Laval-Ouest).[11] [12] The club completely overhauled their roster from the Fabrose side in 2020, with nearly a completely new roster, featuring many young players.[13] In their first game as a new club, on July 4, 2021, they drew 2–2 against four-time defending champions AS Blainville.[14] Ultimately they finished fourth in their maiden season as a new club.[15]

In September 2021, they became the first club to partner and join CF Montréal's Scouting and Development Centre, where they will work in tandem on development of Laval's players.[16] [17]

In 2022, the club won the men's PLSQ, winning sixteen matches and losing only once in 22 matches, qualifying them to compete in the 2023 Canadian Championship.[18] [19]

Current squad

[20]

Seasons

Men

as CS Fabrose

SeasonLeagueTeamsRankLeague CupCanadian ChampionshipRef
2018Première Ligue de soccer du Québec87–5–47thQuarter-finalsdid not qualify[21]
201993–4–94thChampionsdid not qualify
202061–0–56th–did not qualify

as FC Laval

SeasonLeagueTeamsRankLeague CupCanadian ChampionshipRef
2021Première Ligue de soccer du Québec107–5–44th–did not qualify
20221216–5–11stFinalistsdid not qualify
2023Ligue1 Québec1212–4–44thQuarter-FinalsPreliminary round

Women

as CS Fabrose

SeasonLeagueTeamsRankPlayoffsRef
2019Première Ligue de soccer du Québec63–4–84th–[22]
202042–0–12nd2nd

as FC Laval

SeasonLeagueTeamsRankLeague CupRef
2021Première Ligue de soccer du Québec101–0–89thdid not qualify
2022127–1–34thSemi-finals
2023Ligue1 Québec123–3–58thFinalists[23]

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

Women

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Le CS Laval-Ouest : un projet tourné aussi vers l'élite. 10 November 2020. fr. CS Laval-Ouest: a project also geared towards the elite. Just eSoccer. 21 December 2020. 2 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210302082810/http://justesoccer.com/quebec/le-cs-laval-ouest-un-projet-tourne-aussi-vers-lelite/. live.
  2. Web site: Historique du club soccer Fabrose Inc.. fr. History of Fabrose Soccer Club Inc. CS Fabrose. 24 July 2020. 8 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200808202733/http://clubsoccerfabrose.com/a-propos/historique-du-club/. live.
  3. Web site: Deux équipes lavalloises en PLSQ. Two Laval Teams in PLSQ. fr. Sylvain. Lamarre. May 2, 2018. Courrier Laval. 24 July 2020. 25 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200725055127/https://courrierlaval.com/deux-equipes-lavalloises-en-plsq/. live.
  4. Web site: Le CS Fabrose veut bâtir sur sa saison. fr. CS Fabrose wants to build on its season. Nicholas. Pereira. September 17, 2019. Courrier Laval.
  5. Web site: Le CS Fabrose remporte la Coupe PLSQ. fr. CS Fabrose wins the PLSQ Cup. Nicholas. Pereira. October 13, 2019. Courrier Laval. 24 July 2020. 24 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200724230445/https://courrierlaval.com/le-cs-fabrose-remporte-la-coupe-plsq/. live.
  6. Web site: CS Fabrose Wins PLSQ Cup. John. Jacques. October 14, 2019. Northern Tribune. 24 July 2020. 24 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200724203423/https://northerntribune.ca/plsq-cup-2019-cs-fabrose/. live.
  7. Web site: PLSQ : Ça recommence bientôt!. fr. PLSQ: It will start again soon!. March 25, 2019. Eric. Chenoix. Viau Park.
  8. Web site: Pandemic infects PLSQ play for 2020. Mark. Lidbetter. The Suburban. July 23, 2020.
  9. Web site: Une Saison Pour Les Joueuses. fr. A Season For the Players. July 23, 2020. Paméla. O'Neill. PLSQ. 24 July 2020. 24 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200724223638/http://plsq.ca/actualites/une-saison-pour-les-joueuses. live.
  10. Web site: Le CS Fabrose féminin s'incline en finale. Women's CS Fabrose falls in the final. Nicholas. Pereira. August 23, 2020. fr. Courrier Laval. 20 September 2020. 29 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201029131811/https://courrierlaval.com/le-cs-fabrose-feminin-sincline-en-finale/. live.
  11. Web site: FC Laval : " Former une structure professionnelle ". fr. FC Laval: "Form a professional structure". 15 February 2021. Just eSoccer. 17 April 2021. 20 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220620075504/http://justesoccer.com/quebec/plsq/fc-laval-former-une-structure-professionnelle/. dead.
  12. Web site: Making the Beautiful game more beautiful in western Laval. Mark. Lidbetter. The Suburban. April 1, 2021. 16 August 2022. 16 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220816184533/https://www.thesuburban.com/sports/making-the-beautiful-game-more-beautiful-in-western-laval/article_6bdd3863-a9a0-54be-a2e6-db607c759120.html. live.
  13. Web site: Le développement avant tout pour le FC Laval. Development above all for FC Laval. fr. Nicholas. Pereira. 11 July 2021. Courrier Laval. 29 October 2021. 29 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211029122219/https://courrierlaval.com/le-developpement-avant-tout-pour-le-fc-laval/. live.
  14. Web site: Le FC Laval fait un verdict nul à son match inaugural. Nicholas. Pereira. July 5, 2021. FC Laval draws a draw in its inaugural match. fr. Courrier Laval. 6 July 2021. 5 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210705130538/https://courrierlaval.com/le-fc-laval-fait-un-verdict-nul-a-son-match-inaugural/. live.
  15. Web site: Boubacar Coulibaly (FC Laval) : " Le développement avant le résultat ". fr. Boubacar Coulibaly (FC Laval): "Development before results". November 5, 2021. Just eSoccer.
  16. Web site: Le FC Laval rejoint le programme de perfectionnement du CF Montréal. September 27, 2021. Courrier Laval. fr. FC Laval joins CF Montreal's development program. 29 December 2021. 29 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211229140034/https://courrierlaval.com/le-fc-laval-rejoint-le-programme-de-perfectionnement-du-cf-montreal/. live.
  17. Web site: Le FC Laval regarde vers l'avant pour l'an 2. FC Laval looks ahead for year 2. Nicholas. Pereira. Courrier Laval. fr. February 16, 2022. 28 May 2022. 25 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220525175501/https://courrierlaval.com/le-fc-laval-regarde-vers-lavant-pour-lan-2/. live.
  18. Web site: Le FC Laval Champion de la PLSQ!. October 7, 2022. Marc. Tougas. PLSQ. FC Laval Champion of the PLSQ. fr.
  19. Web site: FC Laval Bound For Canadian Championship After Historic PLSQ Win. October 3, 2022. Northern Tribune. John. Jacques. 8 October 2022. 4 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221004031917/https://northerntribune.ca/plsq-champion-fc-laval/. live.
  20. Web site: FC Laval. Spordle. 6 May 2023. 6 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230506211307/https://page.spordle.com/fc-laval/players. live.
  21. Web site: Première Ligue de soccer du Québec. Canadian Soccer History Archives. 16 August 2020. 13 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210513002057/https://cansha.coffeecup.com/plsq.html. live.
  22. Web site: Première Ligue de Soccer du Québec Feminin. Canadian Soccer History Archives. 16 August 2020. 13 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201013072349/http://cansha.coffeecup.com/plsqf.html. live.
  23. Web site: Ligue1 Quebec Women. Canadian Soccer History Archives. 7 August 2023. 7 August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230807124638/https://cansha.coffeecup.com/l1qcwomen.html. live.

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