AS Laval

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| fullname = Alliance Soccer Laval

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| founded = 1966 (as CS Monteuil)
2021 (as AS Laval)

| stadium = Lausanne Park

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| mgrtitle = Head Coach

| manager = Karim Ziani

| league = Ligue1 Québec

| season = 2024

| position = L1Q, 11th (men)
L1Q, 10th (women)

| current = 2024 Ligue1 Québec season

| website = https://www.aslaval.com/

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Alliance Soccer Laval (formerly CS Monteuil) is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Laval, Quebec that plays in Ligue1 Québec. In 2021, CS Monteuil merged with youth club CS Étoiles de l’Est to form AS Laval.

History

=CS Monteuil=

File:CS_Monteuil_logo.png

The club was originally formed in 1966 under the name l’Association sportive Monteuil de Laval.{{cite web|url=https://www.csmonteuil.com/histoire/|title=Histoire|language=fr|trans-title=History|work=CS Monteuil}}

In 2018, they entered a team in the women's division of the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.{{cite web|url=https://www.lechodelaval.ca/actualites/sports/335197/le-cs-monteuil-fait-son-entree-dans-la-premiere-ligue-de-soccer-du-quebec-feminine|title=Le CS Monteuil fait son entrée dans la Première Ligue de soccer du Québec féminine|trans-title=CS Monteuil makes its entry into the Quebec Women's Premier Soccer League|language=fr|date=May 3, 2018|work=L'Écho de Laval}} In 2019, the women won the league, earning 33 points through 15 games to come in first place.{{cite web|url=https://courrierlaval.com/cplsq-cassandra-provost-marco-masucci-cs-monteuil-soccer/|title=Championnat québécois pour le CS Monteuil féminin|language=fr|trans-title=Quebec championship for CS Monteuil women|date=October 1, 2019|first=Nicholas|last=Pereira|work=Courrier Laval}} In 2021, the club finished in second place in both the league season and the league cup.{{Cite web|url=https://courrierlaval.com/le-cs-monteuil-sincline-en-finale-de-la-coupe-plsq-f/|title=Le CS Monteuil s'incline en finale de la Coupe PLSQ-F|trans-title=CS Monteuil lose in the final of the PLSQ-F Cup|language=fr|date=29 August 2021|first=Nicholas|last=Pereira|work=Courrier Laval}}

In 2019, a year after the women's team, the club entered a team in the men's division the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec, a Division III league, {{cite web|url=http://plsq.ca/actualites/le-cs-monteuil-se-joindra-a-la-pslq-masculine-en-2019|title=Le CS Monteuil se Joindra à La PSLQ Masculine en 2019|language=fr|trans-title=CS Monteuil Will Join the Men's PSLQ in 2019|work=PLSQ|date=May 6, 2019}} with Sandro Grande becoming the men's head coach.{{cite web|url=https://courrierlaval.com/marco-masucci-quitte-son-poste-de-directeur-technique/|title=Marco Masucci quitte son poste de directeur technique|trans-title=Marco Masucci leaves his post of technical director|language=fr|date=November 1, 2019|work=Courrier Laval}} They played their first match on May 4 against FC Gatineau winning 3–2.{{cite web|url=https://courrierlaval.com/plsq-monteuil-soccer-laval-cs-gatineau/|title=Un premier match semi-professionnel pour le CS Saint-Hubert|language=fr|trans-title=PLSQ: le CS Monteuil réussit son entrée|date=May 5, 2019|first=Nicolas|last=St-Germain|work=Courrier Laval}} They finished in sixth place out of nine teams in their inaugural season{{cite web|url=https://courrierlaval.com/le-cs-monteuil-souhaite-sameliorer/|title=Le CS Monteuil souhaite s'améliorer|language=fr|trans-title=CS Monteuil wants to improve|date=September 13, 2019|first=Nicolas|last=Pereira|work=Courrier Laval}} In 2020, Antoine Katako, formerly the coach of CS Fabrose took over as head coach, replacing interim coach David Cerasuolo,{{cite web|url=https://courrierlaval.com/antoine-katako-se-joint-au-cs-monteuil/|title=Antoine Katako se joint au CS Monteuil|language=fr|trans-title=Antoine Katako joins CS Monteuil|date=December 6, 2019|work=Courrier Laval}} who took over following the departure of head coach Sandro Grande{{cite web|url=http://justesoccer.com/quebec/plsq/monteuil-sandro-grande-divorce-a-lamiable/|title=Monteuil – Sandro Grande : divorce à l'amiable|language=fr|trans-title=Monteuil - Sandro Grande: amicable divorce|date=September 4, 2019|work=Just eSoccer}} as well as technical director Marco Masucci late in the season, who took a position with the Quebec Soccer Federation.{{cite web|url=https://www.thesuburban.com/sports/monteuil-s-marco-masucci-moving-on/article_1b428c93-0d24-57f9-9af7-ee9caa210da4.html|title=Monteuil's Marco Masucci moving on|first=Mark|last=Lidbetter|work=The Suburban|date=November 7, 2019}}

=AS Laval=

In late 2021, CS Monteuil merged with CS Étoiles de l’Est to form a new club in later 2021 known as AS Laval (initially a third club, CS Centre-Sud, was to be part of the merger, but they later pulled out).{{cite web|url=https://www.laval.ca/Pages/Fr/Nouvelles/soccer-nouveaux-clubs.aspx|title=Les 6 Clubs de Soccer de Laval se Regroupent en 2 Nouveaux Clubs|language=fr|date=April 15, 2021|trans-title=Laval's 6 Soccer Clubs Merge into 2 New Clubs|work=Laval}}{{cite web|url=https://courrierlaval.com/remaniement-des-clubs-de-soccer-lavallois/|title=Remaniement des clubs de soccer lavallois|first=Camille|last=Robillard|language=fr|date=April 19, 2021|trans-title=Reshuffle of Laval soccer clubs|work=Courrier Laval}}{{cite web|url=https://courrierlaval.com/centre-sud-soppose-a-la-fusion-des-clubs-de-lest/|title=Centre-Sud s'oppose à la fusion des clubs de l'est|date=August 8, 2021|trans-title=Centre-Sud opposes the merger of the eastern clubs|work=Courrier Laval|first=Nicholas|last=Pereira|language=fr}} In 2022, the women's team finished second in the league, qualifying them for the inaugural League1 Canada Interprovincial Championship, where they finished in second place, after defeating League1 Ontario side Alliance United FC in a penalty shootout in the semi-finals,{{Cite web|url=https://plsq.ca/actualites/las-laval-lemporte-contre-alliance-united-aux-tirs-au-but|title=L'AS Laval l'emporte contre Alliance United aux tirs au but|language=fr|trans-title=AS Laval wins against Alliance United on penalties|date=August 13, 2022|work=Première ligue de soccer du Québec}} before losing to PLSQ champions AS Blainville in the finals.{{Cite web|url=https://plsq.ca/actualites/las-blainville-couronnee-championne-de-la-premiere-edition-du-championnat-interprovincial|title=L'AS Blainville couronnée championenne de la première édition du championnat interprovincial|language=fr|trans-title=AS Blainville crowned champions of the first edition of the interprovincial championship|date=August 15, 2022|work=Première ligue de soccer du Québec}}

Seasons

=Men=

as CS Monteuil

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!League

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!Rank

!League Cup

!Ref

2019

|Première Ligue de soccer du Québec

|6–6–4

|6th

|Group Stage

|{{cite web|url=http://cansha.coffeecup.com/plsq.html|title=Première Ligue de Soccer du Québec|work=Canadian Soccer History Archives}}

2020

|colspan="6"|on hiatus – COVID-19

2021

|Première Ligue de soccer du Québec

|10{{refn|group=note|name=2021se|Ottawa South United withdrew from the 2021 league mid-way through due to government restrictions, with their matches removed from the standings. Thus, Monteuil's two victories against Ottawa were not included in their record.}}

|4–2–10

|7th

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as AS Laval