North Mississauga SC
Full name | North Mississauga Soccer Club |
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Nickname(s) | NMSC Panthers |
Founded | 1982 |
Stadium | Paramount Fine Foods Centre |
Head Coach | Amir Riazi (men) Peyvand Mossavat (women) |
League | League1 Ontario |
2022 | League1 Ontario, 21st (men) League1 Ontario, 9th (women) |
Website | Club website |
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 Paramount Fine Foods Centre, formerly known as the Hershey Centre.[2]
The club was one of the eight original founding women's teams in the
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
In
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
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]
Squad
- As of 16 April 2023[15]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Seasons
Men
Season | League | Teams | Record | Rank | Playoffs | League Cup | Ref |
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2016 | League1 Ontario | 16 | 11–5–6 | 4th, West (7th overall) | Did not qualify | Round of 16 | [16] |
2017 | 16 | 9–2–11 | 5th, West (10th overall) | Did not qualify | Semi-finals | [16] | |
2018 | 17 | 3–4–9 | 13th | Did not qualify | Round of 16 | [16] | |
2019 | 16 | 8–2–5 | 6th | Quarter-finals | – | [16] | |
2020 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[17] | ||||||
2021 | 15 | 1–2–9 | 7th, West (13th overall) | Did not qualify | – | [16] | |
2022 | 22 | 4–2–15 | 21st | Did not qualify | – | ||
2023 | 21 | 5–5–10 | 17th | Did not qualify | – |
Women
Season | League | Teams | Record | Rank | Playoffs | League Cup | Ref |
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2015
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League1 Ontario
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7 | 8–3–7 | 4th | – | Champions | [18] |
2016
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9 | 5–5–6 | 5th | – | Semi-finals | [18] | |
2017
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11 | 11–6–3 | 3rd | – | Quarter-finals | [18] | |
2018
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13 | 4–0–8 | 9th | Did not qualify | Quarter-finals | [18] | |
2019
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14 | 0–0–13 | 14th | Did not qualify | – | [18] | |
2020
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Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[17] | ||||||
2021
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Did not enter due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||
2022 | 20 | 9–1–9 | 9th | Did not qualify | – | ||
2023 | 19 | 7–6–5 | 9th | 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 League1 Ontario team:
Men
Women
References
- ^ "League1 Ontario Growing Again In 2016". League1 Ontario. February 1, 2016.
- Mississauga News.
- Mississauga News.
- ^ "About The North Mississauga Soccer Club". North Mississauga SC. Archived from the original on June 4, 2023.
- ^ a b Anstee, James (June 30, 2022). "A Bluffer's Guide to North Mississauga". League1 Ontario.
- Mississauga News.
- Mississauga News.
- ^ @CreditRiverCup (August 12, 2021). "NEWS: We're excited to announce the 2021 Credit River Cup returns this Friday!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Mississauga News.
- Mississauga News.
- ^ Rollins, Duane (August 13, 2015). "Confirmation that North Mississauga Soccer Club received training fees for Doneil Henry". Canadian Soccer News.
- ^ Bird, Liviu (August 27, 2015). "U.S. Soccer calls meeting with youth clubs over compensation dispute". Sports Illustrated.
- Mississauga News.
- ^ "Official Announcement". Liverpool IA Mississauga.
- ^ "North Mississauga SC". League 1 Ontario.
- ^ a b c d e "League1 Ontario Historical Standings Men's Division". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
- ^ a b "League1 Ontario cancels Fall season plans for 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions". Canadian Premier League. September 4, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "League1 Ontario Historical Standings Women's Division". Canadian Soccer History Archives.