North Mississauga SC

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North Mississauga SC
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Full nameNorth Mississauga Soccer Club
Nickname(s)NMSC Panthers
Founded1982;42 years ago (1982)
StadiumMattamy Sports Park
Head CoachAmir Riazi (men)
Peyvand Mossavat (women)
League League1 Ontario
2024 L1O-C, 7th (men)
L1O-P, 9th (women)
Website https://www.nmsc.net
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North Mississauga Soccer Club is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Mississauga, Ontario. The club was founded in 1982 as a youth soccer club and added its men's semi-professional club in League1 Ontario in 2016. [1] The team plays home games at Mattamy Sports Park. [2]

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The club was one of the eight original founding women's teams in the League1 Ontario women's division, which was established in 2015. [3]

History

The club's foundation dates back to 1974, when they were known as Streetsville Meadowvale Soccer Club. They officially registered the club as a non-profit entity in 1982 and in 1995 changed the club's name to North Mississauga Soccer Club. [4] In 2000, the club's U17 boys team, nicknamed the Panthers, won the U17 Ontario Cup and National Championship, and the club adopted the Panthers nickname for all its teams the following season to mark the achievement. [5]

Originally solely a youth soccer club, the team added semi-professional teams in League1 Ontario in the men's and women's divisions in 2015 and 2016, respectively. [6]

In 2015, the women's team won the first League1 Ontario League Cup. [7]

The Mississauga-based League1 Ontario teams - Sigma FC and North Mississauga (and formerly the now-Brampton-based ProStars FC) [8] - compete annually for the Credit River Cup, awarded by the Sauga City Collective supporters group, with the team's matches against each other during the L1O deciding the victor. [9] In 2019, the men won the inaugural title. [5] A local Mississauga-based Toronto FC supporters group, Rogue Street Elite, has also become a supporters group for the club. [10]

In 2015, the club was surprised when they received financial solidarity compensation from West Ham United, as part of the transfer fee for former youth player Doneil Henry, who transferred to West Ham from Cypriot club Apollon Limassol. [11] [12] In 2016, they later received another solidarity payment Liverpool for the transfer of Liam Millar from Fulham. [13]

In October 2023, the club will re-brand to Liverpool Football Club International Academy Mississauga (Liverpool IA Mississauga), forming a relationship with the English club Liverpool's academy. [14]

Seasons

Men

SeasonLeagueTeamsRecordRankPlayoffsLeague CupRef
2016 League1 Ontario 1611–5–64th, West (7th overall)Did not qualifyRound of 16 [15]
2017 169–2–115th, West (10th overall)Did not qualifySemi-finals [15]
2018 173–4–913thDid not qualifyRound of 16 [15]
2019 168–2–56thQuarter-finals– [15]
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [16]
2021 151–2–97th, West (13th overall)Did not qualify– [15]
2022 224–2–1521stDid not qualify–
2023 215–5–1017thDid not qualify–
2024 League1 Ontario Championship 104–7–77th–Round of 32

Women

NMSC women win 2015 L1O League Cup NMSC League Cup title.jpg
NMSC women win 2015 L1O League Cup
SeasonLeagueTeamsRecordRankPlayoffsLeague CupRef
2015 League1 Ontario 78–3–74th–Champions [17]
2016 95–5–65th–Semi-finals [17]
2017 1111–6–33rd–Quarter-finals [17]
2018 134–0–89thDid not qualifyQuarter-finals [17]
2019 140–0–1314thDid not qualify– [17]
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [16]
2021 Did not enter due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 209–1–99thDid not qualify–
2023 197–6–59thDid not qualify–
2024 League1 Ontario Premier 103–4–119th–Round of 16

Notable former players

The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before or after playing for the League1 Ontario team:

Men

Women

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References

  1. ↑ "League1 Ontario Growing Again In 2016". League1 Ontario . February 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ Colpitts, Iain (April 27, 2016). "League1 soccer season begins for Peel clubs". Mississauga News .
  3. ↑ Colpitts, Iain (January 29, 2015). "North Mississauga Soccer Club to field women's semi-pro team". Mississauga News .
  4. ↑ "About The North Mississauga Soccer Club". North Mississauga SC. Archived from the original on June 4, 2023.
  5. 1 2 Anstee, James (June 30, 2022). "A Bluffer's Guide to North Mississauga". League1 Ontario .
  6. ↑ Colpitts, Iain (May 20, 2015). "Panthers gearing up for League1 opener". Mississauga News .
  7. ↑ Colpitts, Iain (June 23, 2016). "North Mississauga Panthers move on in League1 Cup tourney". Mississauga News .
  8. ↑ @CreditRiverCup (August 11, 2021). "NEWS: We're excited to announce the 2021 Credit River Cup returns this Friday!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ↑ Raza, Ali (August 14, 2019). "Credit River Cup announced for Mississauga-based soccer clubs". Mississauga News .
  10. ↑ Colpitts, Iain (February 28, 2018). "Red Street Elite goes beyond supporting Toronto FC - Supporter group gets behind soccer in Mississauga". Mississauga News .
  11. ↑ Rollins, Duane (August 13, 2015). "Confirmation that North Mississauga Soccer Club received training fees for Doneil Henry". Canadian Soccer News.
  12. ↑ Bird, Liviu (August 27, 2015). "U.S. Soccer calls meeting with youth clubs over compensation dispute". Sports Illustrated .
  13. ↑ Colpitts, Iain (September 28, 2016). "North Mississauga soccer grad signs with Liverpool". Mississauga News .
  14. ↑ "Official Announcement". Liverpool IA Mississauga.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 "League1 Ontario Historical Standings Men's Division". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
  16. 1 2 "League1 Ontario cancels Fall season plans for 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions". Canadian Premier League . September 4, 2020.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 "League1 Ontario Historical Standings Women's Division". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
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