St. Lawrence Laurentians
The St. Lawrence Laurentians is a soccer club founded in 1904 and based in
St. Lawrence, Newfoundland
.
St. Lawrence is dubbed "Soccer Capital of Canada" due to its great success over the years. With a population of 1,350, the town has 9 organized soccer teams.Newfoundland Challenge Cup qualifies for the Canadian National Challenge Cup). The club also holds the record for most consecutive Newfoundland titles with 8 between 1995-2002.[2]
The main pitch, St. Lawrence Centennial Soccer Field, is a municipal heritage site. On that basis, it was added to the national Register of Historic Places in 2005.[3]
Labatt's
is the club sponsor so the team is also known as St. Lawrence Labatt Laurentians
Honours
- Newfoundland and Labrador Challenge Cup Champions (25) : 1967-68, 1971โ72, 1975โ78, 1980, 1982, 1993, 1995-2002, 2005-08, 2013, 2016
- Canadian National Challenge Cupsilver medalists : 1975, 1977, 2002
- Canadian National Challenge Cupbronze medalists : 1999, 2007
Sources
- ^ "In a southern Newfoundland town, everyday is Soccer Day" (PDF). CBC News. 2007-07-04. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
- ^ "Newfoundland & Labrador Soccer Association- Challenge Cup Winners". Retrieved 2011-08-09.
- ^ "St. Lawrence Centennial Soccer Field". Retrieved 2008-07-07.