AS Laval
Semi-professional soccer club
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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.
2021 (as AS Laval)
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| Full name | Alliance Soccer Laval | |
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| Founded | 1966 (as CS Monteuil) 2021 (as AS Laval) | |
| Stadium | Lausanne Park | |
| Head Coach | Karim Ziani | |
| League | Ligue1 Québec | |
| 2025 | L1Q, 2nd (men) L1Q, 9th (women) | |
| Website | https://www.aslaval.com/ | |
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History
CS Monteuil
The club was originally formed in 1966 under the name l’Association sportive Monteuil de Laval.[1]
In 2018, they entered a team in the women's division of the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (today Ligue1 Québec (women)).[2] In 2019, the women won the league, earning 33 points through 15 games to come in first place.[3] In 2021, the club finished in second place in both the league season and the league cup.[4]
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 (today Ligue1 Québec) a Division III league in the Canadian pyramid,[5] with Sandro Grande becoming the men's head coach.[6] They played their first match on May 4 against FC Gatineau winning 3–2.[7] They finished in sixth place out of nine teams in their inaugural season[8] In 2020, Antoine Katako, formerly the coach of CS Fabrose took over as head coach, replacing interim coach David Cerasuolo,[9] who took over following the departure of head coach Sandro Grande[10] as well as technical director Marco Masucci late in the season, who took a position with the Quebec Soccer Federation.[11] In 2021, Vassilios "Billy" Zagakos succeeded Antoine Katako as head coach. Following the conclusion of the 2024 season, Zagakos was replaced by Karim Ziani, who was appointed as the club’s new head coach.
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).[12][13][14] 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,[15] before losing to PLSQ champions AS Blainville in the finals.[16]
Seasons
Men
as CS Monteuil
| Season | League | Teams | Record | Rank | League Cup | Ref |
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| 2019 | Première Ligue de soccer du Québec | 9 | 6–6–4 | 6th | Group Stage | [17] |
| 2020 | on hiatus – COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Première Ligue de soccer du Québec | 10[note 1] | 4–2–10 | 7th | – | [17] |
- 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.
as AS Laval
| Season | League | Teams | Record | Rank | League Cup | Ref |
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| 2022 | Première Ligue de soccer du Québec | 12 | 7–4–11 | 9th | did not qualify | |
| 2023 | Ligue1 Québec | 12 | 7–3–12 | 9th | Quarter-finals | |
| 2024 | 11 | 4–8–8 | 11th | did not qualify | ||
| 2025 | 10 | 11–1–6 | 2nd | Semi-finals | ||
Women
as CS Monteuil
as AS Laval
| Season | League | Teams | Record | Rank | Playoffs | League Cup | Interprovincial Championship | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Première Ligue de soccer du Québec | 12 | 8–2–1 | 2nd | – | Semi-finals | Finalists | [18] |
| 2023 | Ligue1 Québec | 12 | 3–4–4 | 7th | – | Quarter-finals | did not qualify | [19] |
| 2024 | 12 | 5–2–9 | 5th, Group B (10th overall) | did not qualify | – | did not qualify | ||
| 2025 | 10 | 1–0–12 | 5th, Group B (9th overall) | did not qualify | – | did not qualify | ||
Notable former players
The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before or after playing for the PLSQ/L1Q team:
Men
Women
