AS Laval


Alliance Soccer Laval 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

The club was originally formed in 1966 under the name l’Association sportive Monteuil de Laval.
In 2018, they entered a team in the women's division of the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec. In 2019, the women won the league, earning 33 points through 15 games to come in first place. In 2021, the club finished in second place in both the league season and the league cup.
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 in the Canadian pyramid, with Sandro Grande becoming the men's head coach. They played their first match on May 4 against FC Gatineau winning 3–2. They finished in sixth place out of nine teams in their inaugural season In 2020, Antoine Katako, formerly the coach of CS Fabrose took over as head coach, replacing interim coach David Cerasuolo, who took over following the departure of head coach Sandro Grande as well as technical director Marco Masucci late in the season, who took a position with the Quebec Soccer Federation. 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. 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, before losing to PLSQ champions AS Blainville in the finals.

Seasons

Men

as CS Monteuil
as AS Laval
SeasonLeagueTeamsRankLeague CupRef
2022Première Ligue de soccer du Québec127–4–119thdid not qualify
2023Ligue1 Québec127–3–129thQuarter-finals
2024Ligue1 Québec114–8–811thdid not qualify
2025Ligue1 Québec1011–1–62ndSemi-finals

Women

as CS Monteuil
as AS Laval
SeasonLeagueTeamsRankPlayoffsLeague CupInterprovincial ChampionshipRef
2022Première Ligue de soccer du Québec128–2–12nd–Semi-finalsFinalists
2023Ligue1 Québec123–4–47th–Quarter-finalsdid not qualify
2024Ligue1 Québec125–2–95th, Group B did not qualify–did not qualify
2025Ligue1 Québec101–0–125th, Group B 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
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