CS Saint-Laurent

Established as a youth soccer club, the club was founded in 1982.{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerstl.ca/propos-de-nous/|trans-title=About Us|title=À Propos de Nous|language=fr|work=CS Saint-Laurent}} As part of their 40th anniversary in 2022, the club unveiled a new logo, incorporating several elements of their arrondissement's coat of arms and logo while preserving the shape of its old coat of arms – the crown at the top symbolizing the coat of arms of Saint-Laurent, the three points of the latter refer to the three spheres of the Borough's emblem, representing the three main cultural communities at the time of its creation (the French, English and Jewish populations), and the triangular shape in the centre representing mountain peaks.{{cite web|url=https://journalmetro.com/local/saint-laurent/2807337/cs-saint-laurent-nouveau-logo-40-ans/|title=Le CS Saint-Laurent s'offre un nouveau logo pour ses 40 ans|trans-title=CS Saint-Laurent gets a new logo for its 40th anniversary|language=fr|date=April 11, 2022|work=Métro Saint-Laurent|first=Olivier|last=Boivin}}

It was announced that they would enter the men's division of Première Ligue de soccer du Québec starting in 2022.{{cite web|url=http://plsq.ca/actualites/la-plsq-accueille-deux-nouvelles-equipes|trans-title=The PLSQ Welcomes Two New Teams|title=La PLSQ Accueille Deux Nouvelles Équipes|language=fr|date=16 September 2021|work=Première Ligue de soccer du Québec}} Their desire to join the PLSQ had begun five years earlier, but they delayed their entry as they waited for some of their youth players to age,{{cite web|url=https://journalmetro.com/local/saint-laurent/2702725/nouveau-palier-pour-le-soccer-laurentien/|title=Nouveau palier pour le soccer laurentien|trans-title=New level for Laurentian soccer|language=fr|date=29 September 2021|first=Mohammed Aziz|last=Mestiri|work=Métro Saint-Laurent}} as well as due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|url=https://justesoccer.com/quebec/plsq/mateo-cabanettes-st-laurent-plsq-masculine-on-peut-deranger-le-top-4/|title=Mateo Cabanettes (St-Laurent, PLSQ masculine) : " On peut déranger le top 4! "|language=fr|trans-title=Mateo Cabanettes (St-Laurent, men's PLSQ): "We can disturb the top 4!"|date=23 November 2021|work=Just eSoccer}} Their debut match occurred on May 7 against Ottawa South United,{{cite web|url=http://plsq.ca/actualites/cs-st-laurent-un-premier-test-en-plsq-m-ce-samedi-pour-la-generation-doree-du-club|language=fr|trans-title=CS St-Laurent: A first test in PLSQ-M this Saturday for the golden generation of the club|title=CS St-Laurent: Un premier test en PLSQ-M ce samedi pour la génération forée du club|first=Marc|last=Tougas|date=May 5, 2022|work=Première Ligue de soccer du Québec}} which they won 6–0.{{cite web|url=https://journalmetro.com/local/saint-laurent/2823909/premier-match-reve-en-plsq-pour-le-cs-saint-laurent/|title=Un premier match de rêve en PLSQ pour le CS Saint-Laurent|language=fr|trans-title=A dream first match in PLSQ for CS Saint-Laurent|date=May 11, 2022|first=Olivier|last=Boivin|work=Métro Saint-Laurent}} They finished in second place in their inaugural season.{{Cite web|url=https://journalmetro.com/local/saint-laurent/2925047/cs-saint-laurent-termine-deuxieme-plsq/|title=PLSQ: le CS Saint-Laurent termine deuxième|language=fr|trans-title=PLSQ: CS Saint-Laurent finishes second|date=October 7, 2022|work=Métro Saint-Laurent|first=Olivier|last=Boivin}}{{cite web|url=https://ligue1quebec.ca/actualites/la-tache-inachevee-du-cs-saint-laurent|title=La tâche inachevée du CS Saint-Laurent|date=May 12, 2023|trans-title=The unfinished task of CS Saint-Laurent|language=fr|work=Ligue1 Québec|first=Marc|last=Tougas}}

In 2023, the club won the Ligue1 Québec (re-branded from the PLSQ) title, qualifying the club to compete in the 2024 Canadian Championship.{{cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/2023-ligue1-quebec-cs-saint-laurent-champions/|title=CS Saint-Laurent Wins L1QC Title|date=September 12, 2023|work=Northern Tribune|first=John|last=Jacques}} In addition, they also won the 2023 Coupe L1QC, completing the league and cup double.{{cite web|url=https://ligue1quebec.ca/actualites/le-cs-st-laurent-realise-le-double-coupe-championnat-a-lusure|title= Le CS St-Laurent réalise le doublé coupe-championnat… à l'usure|trans-title=CS St-Laurent achieves the cup-championship double ... with wear and tear|language=fr|date=October 31, 2023|work=Ligue1 Québec|first=Marc|last=Tougas}} In their Canadian Championship debut, they were drawn against the HFX Wanderers of the Canadian Premier League in the first round,{{cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/canadian-championship-cs-saint-laurent-nicholas-razzaghi-interview/|title='The Next Step Forward': CS Saint-Laurent Embarks For Historic Cup Clash Against Halifax|date=May 2, 2024|work=Northern Tribune|first=John|last=Jacques}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.lapresse.ca/sports/soccer/2024-05-02/championnat-canadien/la-grande-occasion-du-cs-saint-laurent.php|title=La « grande occasion » du CS Saint-Laurent|first=Jean-François|last=Téotonio|trans-title=The “big occasion” of CS Saint-Laurent|language=fr|work=La Presse|date=2 May 2024 }} whom they defeated in penalty kicks, becoming the first semi-pro side from Québec to defeat a professional club, to advance to the quarter-final round against Major League Soccer club Toronto FC.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/quebec-semi-pro-side-cs-saint-laurent-upsets-halifax-in-canadian-championship-play/article_7d9bb943-a80d-56f7-a914-44920b9c940d.html|title=Quebec semi-pro side CS Saint-Laurent upsets Halifax in Canadian Championship play|date=May 2, 2024|work=Toronto Star}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.lapresse.ca/sports/soccer/2024-05-02/championnat-canadien/le-cs-saint-laurent-ecrit-l-histoire-et-accede-aux-quarts-de-finale.php|title=Le CS Saint-Laurent écrit l'histoire et accède aux quarts de finale|trans-title=CS Saint-Laurent makes history and reaches the quarter-finals|language=fr|first=Katherine|last=Harvey-Pinard|work=La Presse|date=2 May 2024 }} In the 2024 season, they won the League Cup title for the second consecutive season, while finishing second in the league season.{{Cite web|url=https://ligue1quebec.ca/actualites/coupe-ligue1-quebec-le-cs-saint-laurent-signe-une-autre-victoire-a-la-dure-contre-le-csmro|title=Coupe Ligue1 Québec : Le CS Saint-Laurent signe une autre victoire à la dure contre le CSMRO|trans-title=Coupe Ligue1 Québec: CS Saint-Laurent signs another hard-fought victory against CSMRO|language=fr|first=Marc|last=Tougas|work=Ligue1 Québec|date=October 3, 2024}}

The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before or after playing for the L1Q team:

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• {{flagicon|CAN}} Jefferson Alphonse
• {{flagicon|TUN}} Oussema Boughanmi
• {{flagicon|CAN}}{{flagicon|SEN}} Mamadou Kane
• {{flagicon|CAN}}{{flagicon|CMR}} Loïc Kwemi
• {{flagicon|CAN}} Safwane Mlah
• {{flagicon|CAN}} Obeng Tabi
• {{flagicon|CIV}} Yann Toualy

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• [https://soccerstlpro.ca/ Senior Semi-pro club website]
• [https://www.soccerstl.ca/en/ Youth club website]

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