Montreal Castors Explained

Clubname:Montreal Castors
Fullname:Les Castors de Montreal
Founded:1975
Dissolved:1979
Stadium:Claude-Robillard Stadium
Chairman:Tony Iammatteo
League:National Soccer League

Montreal Castors was a Canadian soccer team, founded in 1975. The team played in the National Soccer League, winning the championship in 1978 and 1979 before withdrawing from the league in 1979.

The Castors played their home games at the Claude-Robillard Stadium in Montreal, which was built for the 1976 Summer Olympics.

History

Italian-born businessman, Tony Iammatteo, founded the club in 1975.[1] The Castors featured several star soccer players from Europe and South America, including Brito, Cané, Aguinaldo Moreira, Lima, Toninho Guerreiro, Franco Gallina and Igor Bachner, and Canada men's national soccer team regulars such as Tino Lettieri and Gordon Wallace.[2] In 1978, the team compiled a 15-1-4 record as they won the National Soccer League for the first time. The following season, the team had a 16-1-3 record as it won the league a second consecutive time.[3]

Year-by-year

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YearDivisionLeagueRegular SeasonPlayoffs
1976"2"NSL, 2nd Division2nd
1977"1"NSL2nd
1978"1"NSL1st
1979"1"NSL1st

Honours

1978, 1979

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Montreal Gazette. Obituary: Tony Iammatteo. June 15, 2006. June 9, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714231201/http://www.federationgenealogie.qc.ca/avisdeces/avis/pdf?id=655591. July 14, 2014. dead.
  2. Web site: The Ottawa Journal. Castors feature international soccer stars. June 17, 1976.
  3. Web site: Montreal Gazette. Soccer Castors cut ties with pro league. February 2, 1979.
  4. Web site: Litterer, David A.. Canada - Canadian National Soccer League. RSSSF. 7 June 2013.