Revolution FC

{{short description|Semi-professional soccer club}}

{{about|the Canadian soccer club|the UPSL team|United Premier Soccer League|the MLS team|New England Revolution}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}

{{Infobox football club

| clubname = Revolution FC

| image = File:Revolution_FC_logo.svg

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| fullname = Revolution Football Club

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| founded = {{start date and age|1977}} as FC Boisbriand
{{start date and age|2019}} as Revolution FC

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| mgrtitle = Head Coach

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| league = Ligue2 Québec

| season = 2013

| position = PLSQ, 7th

| current = 2025 Ligue1 Québec

| website = https://www.revolutionfc.ca/

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Revolution FC is a Canadian soccer club based in Saint-Eustache, Quebec that plays in Ligue2 Québec. At the end of 2018, four clubs (FC Boisbriand, FC St-Eustache, Shamrocks TC and Phénix de Saint-Joseph-du-Lac) merged to form the club.

FC Boisbriand previously played in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (later re-named Ligue1 Québec) from 2012 to 2013.

History

=FC Boisbriand=

File:FC_Boisbriand.jpg

The club was originally formed in 1977.{{cite web|url=https://urbania.ca/article/ville-de-semaine-boisbriand|title=La Ville de la Semaine: Boisbriand|language=fr|trans-title=City of the Week: Boisbriand|first=Tessa|last=Levesque|date=September 12, 2016|work=Urbania}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/le-journal-de-montreal/20120417/282720518952741|title=PLSQ|trans-title=PLSQ|language=fr|date=April 17, 2012|work=Le Journal de Montreal}} Their home field was located at Parc Régional 640.{{cite web|url=https://www.nordinfo.com/sports/le-fc-boisbriand-se-fait-souffler-son-premier-point/|title=Le FC Boisbriand se fait souffler son premier point|language=fr|trans-title=FC Boisbriand gets their first point|date=May 21, 2013|work=Nord Info}} They played their first match on May 6, at home, against FC L'Assomption.{{cite web|url=https://www.nordinfo.com/sports/du-soccer-professionnel-dans-la-region/|trans-title=Professional soccer in the region|language=fr|date=April 13, 2012|work=Nord Info|title=Du soccer professionnel dans la région}} They had a rivalry with A.S. Blainville, with both clubs being from the Laurentides region.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lechodelarivenord.ca/actualites/sports/160497/las-blainville-mise-sur-lethique-de-travail|title=L’AS Blainville mise sur l’éthique de travail|language=fr|trans-title=AS Blainville relies on work ethic|date=9 May 2014|work=L'Écho de la Rive-Nord}} After the 2013 season, they withdrew from the league, having failed to meet league regulations.{{cite web|url=https://www.lechodelarivenord.ca/actualites/sports/160186/confirme-le-fc-boisbriand-cesse-ses-activites|date=January 31, 2014|title=Confirmé : le FC Boisbriand cesse ses activités|language=fr|first=Simon|last=Servant|trans-title=Confirmed: FC Boisbriand ceases its activities|work=L'Écho du Rive-Nord}}{{cite web|url=https://www.exemplaire.com.ulaval.ca/sports/pas-de-soccer-semi-professionnel-a-quebec/|title=Pas de soccer semi-professionnel à Québec|language=fr|trans-title=No semi-professional soccer in Quebec|date=October 3, 2014|first=Maxime|last=Blouin|work=L'Exemplaire}}

=Merger=

At the end of 2019, the club merged with three other local clubs - FC St-Eustache, Shamrocks TC and Phénix de Saint-Joseph-du-Lac - to form Revolution FC.{{cite web|url=http://www.ville.sainte-marthe-sur-le-lac.qc.ca/revolution-fc-nouveau-club-de-soccer/|trans-title=Revolution FC: new soccer club on our territory|date=December 13, 2019|language=fr|title=Revolution FC : nouveau club de soccer sur notre territoire|work=Ville Sainte-Marthe-Sur-Le-Lac}}

Seasons

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!Teams

!{{tooltip|Record|Wins, draws, losses}}

!Rank

!League Cup

!Ref

2012

|rowspan="2"|Première Ligue de soccer du Québec

|5

|4–6–6

|5th

|–

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

2013

|7

|2–1–15

|7th

|Did not qualify

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Notable former players

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

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References