Laval Comets Explained

Clubname:Laval Comets
Fullname:Laval Comets
Nickname:Les Comètes
Founded:2006
Dissolved:2016
Stadium:Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne, Laval, QC
Capacity:800
Chairman:Philippe Ciarlo
League:W-League
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The Laval Comets (fr|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 Comets were founded in 2005 by Pierre Marchand, a Laval businessman, following the demise of the Montreal Xtreme (2004) and Dynamites de Laval (1997-2001). Marchand was joined by 3 partners, the Montreal Impact, Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne, and the Fédération de soccer du Québec, who assured the operation of the team for a minimum of three years.[1] The club was set up as a non-profit organization owned by the 3 partners, to assure the long-term survival of the team.[2]

In October 2005, contacts were established with the W-League, and a new franchise was granted to the group for the city of Laval. In November 2005, a competition was started for a name for the new team; hundreds of names were submitted. The club management selected the name Comètes de Laval.[3] In January 2006, the club confirmed its first major team sponsor, Grolsch beer. The team's official colours, uniforms and the first players under contract were presented 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 Comets had a wide range of talent, some from university and high school teams, and others that have played for the Canadian National Team (7 Comets players in the 2010 CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship).[14] Seasons were brief since most players played at Canadian and American universities, therefore these were designed to accommodate their schedules, ending the first week of August.

Squad 2014

[15]

Coaching staff 2014

Former head coach

Former assistant coach

Former assistant coach

Rivalries

The Comets had a major rivalry with Quebec City Amiral SC.[18] [19] [20] Several former players on the Comets played for the Amiral SC.[21] [22] In matches between the two teams, it was common for supporters to travel between Montreal and Quebec City to watch the teams.

Supporters

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

The all-time single-game high was the 952 fans in attendance against Ottawa Fury Women on Friday, 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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