FC Brossard

FC Brossard
Full nameL’Association de soccer de Brossard
Founded1978
Head CoachBill Sedgewick
LeaguePremière Ligue de soccer du Québec
2013PLSQ, 7th
Websitehttps://www.asbrossard.com/

FC Brossard was a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Brossard, Quebec that played for two seasons in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.

History

The club was originally formed in 1978 as a youth soccer club.[1]

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.[2] Their home field was located at Parc Illinois.[3] Former Montreal Impact player Bill Sedgewick was named as the team's head coach.[4] Cédric Carrié won the Ballon d’Or in the 2012 season as the league's top player.[5][6] In 2013, they advanced to the finals of the League Cup, losing to CS Mont-Royal Outremont 2-0.[7] The club did not return for the 2014 PLSQ season, due to the high financial costs associated with operating a team.[8]

In 2021, they joined CF Montreal's Scouting and Development Centre.[9]

Seasons

Season League Teams Record Rank League Cup Ref
2012 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 5 5–4–7 4th – [10]
2013 7 10–1–7 3rd Finalists [10]

Notable former players

The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before or after playing for the PLSQ team:

References

  1. ^ "À Propos De Nous" [About Us]. Association de Soccer de Brossard (in French).
  2. ^ "PLSQ" [PLSQ]. Le Journal de Montreal (in French). 17 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Parc Illinois". Gol Network.
  4. ^ Loiselle, Pierre (8 May 2015). "Huit anciens du FC Brossard avec le CS Lakeshore" [Eight FC Brossard alumni with CS Lakeshore]. Le Courrier du Sud (in French).
  5. ^ "Cédric Carrié remporte le Ballon d'Or" [Cédric Carrié wins the Ballon d’Or]. PLSQ (in French). 29 October 2012. Archived from the original on 30 November 2012.
  6. ^ Massey, Benjamin (31 December 2012). "Things I Hope I Don't Forget About From 2012". Maple Leaf Forever.
  7. ^ "Toute une saison inaugurale!" [A whole inaugural season!]. Métro (in French). 7 November 2013.
  8. ^ Blouin, Maxime (3 October 2014). "Pas de soccer semi-professionnel à Québec" [No semi-professional soccer in Quebec]. L'Exemplaire (in French).
  9. ^ "Brossard Soccer Association Joins CF Montréal Scouting and Development Centre". Our Sports Central. 8 October 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Première Ligue de soccer du Québec". Canadian Soccer History Archives.