Laval Comets Explained

Clubname:Laval Comets
Fullname:Laval Comets
Nickname:Les Comètes
Founded:2006
Dissolved:2016
Stadium:Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogneat Laval, QC
Capacity:800
Chairman:Philippe Ciarlo
League:W-League
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The Laval Comets (French: Comètes de Laval) was a Canadian women's soccer team established in 2006 in the city of Laval, Quebec, Canada, a northern suburb of Montreal. The team was a member of the W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada.

The team played its home games at the Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne. The club's colours were light blue and dark blue.

History

The Laval Comets is founded in 2005 by Pierre Marchand (a businessman of Laval), following the demise of Montreal Xtreme (2004) and Dynamites de Laval (1997-2001). Pierre Marchand joins to 3 partners (Montreal Impact, Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne, and the Fédération de soccer du Québec) who will allow to assure the team for period minimum of three years.[1] The club set up as a non-profit organization owned by the 3 partners: This to assure the survival of the team for some years.[2] In October 2005, the contacts are established with the W-League and a new franchising is granted to the group for the city of Laval. In November, 2005, a competition is thrown to find a name to the new team. Already a craze for the new team is tangible because hundred of names are subjected. And so the management of the club opts for the name Comètes de Laval.[3] In January 2006, the club confirms the first major sponsor joins the team (Grolsch beer). The presentation of team's colors shirts and the first players under contract takes place on March 8, 2006.[4] [5]

Year-by-year

YearLeagueDivisionRegular SeasonPlayoffs
2006USL W-LeagueNorthern Division3rdDid not qualify
2007USL W-LeagueNorthern Division3rd [6] First round [7]
2008USL W-LeagueNorthern Division3rd [8] Conference Semifinals
2009USL W-LeagueGreat Lakes Division5th [9] [10] Did not qualify
2010USL W-LeagueGreat Lakes Division3rd [11] First round [12]
2011USL W-LeagueGreat Lakes Division2ndConference Semifinals
2012USL W-LeagueCentral Division3rd[13] Conference Semifinals
2013USL W-LeagueCentral Conference1stlost in Championship
2014USL W-LeagueCentral Conference3rdConference Semifinals
2015USL W-LeagueNortheastern Conference1stNational Semifinals

Players

The Laval Comets have a wide range of talent, some from university, high school and others that currently play or have played for the Canadian National Team (7 Laval Comets players in the 2010 CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship).[14] The season is short since most players play in Canadian and American universities, therefore it is designed to accommodate their schedules and ends the first week of August.

Squad 2014

[15]

Coaching staff 2014

Former head coach

Former assistant coach

Former assistant coach

Rivalries

Laval Comets have a big rivalry with Quebec City Amiral SC.[18] [19] [20] Several former players of Comets play for the Amiral SC.[21] [22] In matches between the two teams, it is not uncommon for supporters to travel Montreal-Quebec city or Quebec city-Montreal to go to encourage her teams.

Supporters

At the gate, the Comets had always been solid with average crowds of 500 fans.[23] After disappointing season in 2009 [24] (where the average gate was between 800 and 900 people), the attendance to the matches falls to 266 persons by match in 2010.[25]

The all-time single game high is the 952 fans in attendance against Ottawa Fury Women (Friday evening July 4, 2008).[26]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . 2011-05-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110605233338/http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/teams/2011/4069058.html#ABOUT . 2011-06-05 . dead .
  2. (French) L'Xtreme est mort et enterré, vive les Comètes de Laval! https://archive.today/20120905075050/http://www.canoe.com/sports/nouvelles/archives/2005/12/20051213-092400.html
  3. (French)La courte histoire des comètes, http://www.lavalcometes.com/lavalcometes.com/Equipe.html
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-05-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060507072420/http://www.quebecsoccer.com/article.php?id=374 . 2006-05-07 .
  5. Photo: Web site: Archived copy . 2011-05-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110818114115/http://impactmontreal.com/photo_front_page/cometes1.jpg . 2011-08-18 .
  6. (French)Match nul à Toronto,http://www.lavalcometes.com/lavalcometes.com/Nouvelles/Entrees/2007/7/21_Match_nul_a_Toronto.html
  7. (French)Saison 2007 terminée, http://www.lavalcometes.com/lavalcometes.com/Nouvelles/Entrees/2007/7/25_Saison_2007_terminee.html
  8. (French) Victoire contre Toronto, http://www.lavalcometes.com/lavalcometes.com/Nouvelles/Entrees/2008/7/23_Victoire_contre_Toronto.html
  9. (French) Grosse commande pour les Comètes,
  10. (French) Défaite pour terminer la saison, http://www.lavalcometes.com/lavalcometes.com/Nouvelles/Entrees/2009/7/21_Defaite_pour_terminer_la_saison.html
  11. (French) Les Comètes qualifiées pour les séries, http://www.lavalcometes.com/lavalcometes.com/Nouvelles/Entrees/2010/7/19_Les_Cometes_qualifiees_pour_les_series.html
  12. (French) Saison des Comètes terminée : Bilan positif, http://www.lavalcometes.com/lavalcometes.com/Nouvelles/Entrees/2010/7/23_Saison_des_Cometes_terminee__Bilan_positif.html
  13. Web site: W-League 2012 . USL Soccer . 18 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130115141750/http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/standings/ . 15 January 2013 .
  14. (French) Sept (7) joueuses à la qualification de la Coupe du Monde U20 féminin, http://www.lavalcometes.com/lavalcometes.com/Nouvelles/Entrees/2010/1/20_Sept_(7)_joueuses_a_la_qualification_de_la_Coupe_du_Monde_U20_feminin.html
  15. Web site: Team. W-League. 23 May 2013.
  16. Cindy Walsh to lead Comets Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . 2014-05-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140524065330/http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/688866.html . 2014-05-24 .
  17. Web site: Team. Laval Cometes. 18 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130121101707/http://www.lavalcometes.com/equipe/. 21 January 2013. dead.
  18. (French) Web site: Accueil - Québec Soccer . 2011-05-03 . dead . https://archive.today/20120911023128/http://www.quebecsoccer.com/article.php?id=1711 . 2012-09-11 .
  19. (French) http://www.rds.ca/soccer/chroniques/299880.html
  20. (French)Web site: Accueil - Québec Soccer . 2011-05-03 . dead . https://archive.today/20120908000532/http://www.quebecsoccer.com/article.php?id=2108 . 2012-09-08 .
  21. (French) Guillaume Dumais, Amiral SC: des comètes filent à Québec, http://www.cyberpresse.ca/le-soleil/sports/soccer/200905/19/01-857968-amiral-sc-des-cometes-filent-a-quebec.php
  22. (French) Web site: Laverdière s'amène chez l'Amiral | Autres sports | Sports | le Journal de Québec . 2011-05-04 . usurped . https://archive.today/20120709141539/http://lejournaldequebec.canoe.ca/sports/encoreplus/archives/2011/04/20110403-170759.html . 2012-07-09 .
  23. (French) Les Comètes visent un premier championnat dans la W-League, http://www.courrierlaval.com/Sports/Soccer/2007-03-24/article-1129554/Les-Cometes-visent-un-premier-championnat-dans-la-W-League/1
  24. (French) Les Comètes écartées des séries éliminatoires, Web site: Les Comètes écartées des séries éliminatoires - Football - Courrier Laval . 2011-05-03 . dead . https://archive.today/20120723055305/http://www.courrierlaval.com/Football/2009-07-16/article-1125486/Les-Cometes-ecartees-des-series-eliminatoires/1 . 2012-07-23 .
  25. Taking Attendance, 8/2/2010, http://www.kenn.com/the_blog/?p=3455
  26. (French) http://www.lavalcometes.com/lavalcometes.com/Nouvelles/Entrees/2008/7/4_Les_Cometes_sincline_devant_le_Fury.html

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