| Clubname: | CS Lanaudière-Nord |
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| Fullname: | Club de soccer Lanaudière-Nord |
| Nickname: | Noir et Or (Black and Gold) |
| Founded: | 2019 (merged club) 1986/2011(FC L'Assomption) |
| Mgrtitle: | Head Coach |
| Season: | 2023 |
| Position: | L1Q, 12th |
| Website: | https://www.csln.ca/fr/index.html |
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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.
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]
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.
as FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière
| Season | League | Teams | 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 | ||
| 2014 | 6 | 8–3–9 | 4th | Quarter-finals | ||
| 2015 | 7 | 5–2–11 | 6th | Quarter-finals |
as CS Lanaudière-Nord
| Season | League | Teams | 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 | |
The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before or after playing for the PLSQ team:
Jean-Robert Toussaint (2012)
Marco Antonio Torrens (2013)[14]
Eduardo Sebrango(2014) Marco Antonio Torrens (2014–2015)