Edge Rewrite
location Source code View original
// request.cf · coarse context

A page that knows where it met you.

Only coarse request metadata is shown. This demo does not display or persist visitor IP addresses.

Country
US
Cloudflare location
CMH
Connection
HTTP/2
Language
Not provided

Ray ID: a4089dd88f89c0ed

Jump to content

CS Mont-Royal Outremont

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from CSMRO)

CS Mont-Royal Outremont
Full nameClub Soccer Mont-Royal Outremont
NicknamesCSMRO, Les Griffons
Founded1987
StadiumREC Mont-Royal
PresidentLuc Brutus [1]
Head CoachLuc Brutus [2]
LeagueLigue1 Québec
2025L1Q, 5th (men)
L1Q, 5th; Playoffs, Champions (women)
Websitehttps://csmro.ca
Current season

Club Soccer Mont-Royal Outremont is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in the Montreal boroughs of Mount Royal and Outremont. Since 2013, and up until the 2026 season, the club has competed in Ligue1 Québec, and won a record-tying four titles.[3] The club has been relegated at the end of the 2026 season to Ligue2 Québec, the leagues' first-ever relegation[4].Their women's team has competed in the women's division of the PLSQ since 2019.

History

[edit]

In 2013, the club joined the Première ligue de soccer du Québec, a Division III league, fielding a team in the men's division.[5] During their inaugural season, they won both the League title and the League Cup.[6][7]

They once again finished as league champions in 2015 and 2016.[8] By winning the league title, they participated in the Inter-Provincial Cup, which was created in 2014, against the champion of League1 Ontario to determine the Canadian Division III champion.[9] In 2015, they were defeated by the Oakville Blue Devils,[10] but in 2016, they won the title by defeating Vaughan Azzurri.[11]

They added a team in the women's division of the PLSQ for the 2019 season with Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis, which was run by the Association Régionale de Soccer du Lac St-Louis of which they are a member, transferring their team to CSMRO.[12][13]

In 2019, the club partnered with Major League Soccer club CF Montréal, joining their Centre d'identification et perfectionnement (scouting and development centre).[14] In 2025, they became an affiliate club of Canadian Premier League club Forge FC.[15]

In 2021, they won their fourth PLSQ title, matching the record of AS Blainville, qualifying them for the 2022 Canadian Championship.[16]

In 2024, they captured their first women's title, winning the league playoff series, qualifying them for the 2024 League1 Canada Women's Inter-Provincial Championship.[17][18]

On July 16, 2026, it was announced that the women's team would be one of two semi-professional teams competing in the first W Canadian Championship in 2026, alongside Simcoe County Rovers FC and the six teams of the fully professional CPL.[19]

On August 23, 2026, the men's team lost to CS St-Laurent, and was mathematically relegated to the lower-tier league[20].

Seasons

[edit]

Men

Season League Teams Record Rank League Cup Inter-Provincial Cup Canadian Championship Ref
2013 Première ligue de soccer du Québec 7 11–4–3 Champions Champions – Not eligible [21]
2014 6 9–5–6 3rd Semi-finals did not qualify [21]
2015 7 11–3–4 Champions Finalists Finalists [21]
2016 7 14–2–2 Champions Semi-finals Champions [21]
2017 7 6–6–6 4th Quarter-finals – [21]
2018 8 14–3–4 2nd Quarter-finals – did not qualify [21]
2019 9 11–4–1 2nd Finalists – did not qualify [21]
2020 on hiatus – COVID-19
2021 Première ligue de soccer du Québec 10[note 1] 13–1–2 Champions – – did not qualify [21]
2022 12 12–5–5 4th Semi-Finals – Preliminary round [21]
2023 Ligue1 Québec 12 12–5–5 3rd Finalists – did not qualify
2024 11 5–8–7 8th Finalists – did not qualify
2025 10 8–0–10 5th Quarter-finals – did not qualify
2026 12 4–5–12 12th did not qualify – relegated to Ligue2
  1. ↑ Ottawa South United withdrew from the 2021 league mid-way through due to government restrictions, with their matches removed from the standings. Thus, CS Mont-Royal Outremont's victory against Ottawa is not included in their record.

Women

Season League Teams Record Rank Playoffs League Cup Inter-provincial Championship Ref
2019 Première ligue de soccer du Québec 6 2–4–9 6th – – – [22]
2020 on hiatus – COVID-19
2021 Première ligue de soccer du Québec 10 3–2–4 6th – did not qualify – [22]
2022 12 5–0–6 5th – did not qualify did not qualify [22]
2023 Ligue1 Québec 12 2–6–3 9th – Quarter-finals did not qualify [23]
2024 12 8–5–3 2nd, Group A (3rd overall) Champions – Finalists
2025 10 7–3–3 2nd, Group A (5th overall) Champions – Finalists

Players and staff

[edit]

Coaching staff

[edit]
As of January 19, 2026[24]
  • Canada Luc Brutus – head coach
  • Canada Eduard-Nick Pascalau - Goalkeeper coach
  • Canada Julien Junet – assistant coach
  • Canada James Rezile – assistant coach
  • Canada Ludovic Godefroy – fitness coach
  • Canada Sevan Ortaaslan – orthopedic surgeon
  • Canada Manon Coté – doctor
  • Canada Stephanie Liganor – physiotherapist

Notable former players

[edit]

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

Men

Women

Honours

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ↑ "Luc Brutus - À propos". CS MRO. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "BRUTUS, LUC - Pro-PLSQ Équipe". CS MRO. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "CSMRO Pro Team website". CS Mont-Royal Outremont. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Le soccer Québécois aura ses grand événements" [Quebec soccer will have its big events]. Info Soccer (in French). 29 May 2013. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Toute une saison inaugurale!" [A whole inaugural season!]. Métro (in French). 7 November 2013.
  7. ↑ Tougas, Marc (12 November 2016). "Le CSMRO remporte une Coupe Pro Div. III historique… et méritée" [The CSMRO wins a Pro Div Cup. Historic III ... and deserved]. Publication Sports (in French).
  8. ↑ Gray, Shawn (31 January 2017). "Quebec's 3rd Division". Northern Starting XI.
  9. ↑ "OSA and QSF announce Division 3 Inter-Provincial Cup final". Ontario Soccer Association. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  10. ↑ Kuiperij, Jon (17 November 2015). "Goal by defensive sub lifts Oakville Blue Devils to victory in Inter-Provincial Cup". Oakville Beaver.
  11. ↑ "CS Mont-Royal Outremont Griffons Beat Vaughan Azzurri In 2016 Inter-Provincial Cup". League1 Ontario. 12 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "Mont-Royal Outremont s'engage en PLSQ féminine" [Mont-Royal Outremont commits to women's PLSQ]. Just eSoccer (in French). 5 September 2018.
  13. ↑ "Le CS Mont-Royal Outremont en PLSQ Féminine" [CS Mont-Royal Outremont in Women's PLSQ]. PLSQ (in French). 5 September 2018.
  14. ↑ D'Amours, Tristan (2 July 2019). "Here's how the Montreal Impact are transforming youth development in Canada". Major League Soccer.
  15. ↑ "Forge FC Enhances Partnership with CSMRO, Naming Them as the Club's Newest Development Club". Forge FC. 28 March 2025.
  16. ↑ Tougas, Marc (10 October 2021). "Le CS MRO Champion 2021 de la PLSQ-M Grâce à la Loyauté et à la Profondeur" [CS MRO 2021 Champion of the PLSQ-M Thanks to Loyalty and Depth]. PLSQ (in French).
  17. ↑ Mahmoudi, Nelson (4 August 2024). "CSMRO Griffons Grab Ligue1 Quebec Gold". Northern Tribune.
  18. ↑ McGoldrick, Hayley (8 August 2024). "L1C Women's Inter-Provincial Championship Preview: CS Mont-Royal Outremont's odds-defying road to Hamilton". Canadian Premier League.
  19. ↑ Hern, Julius (16 July 2026). "Simcoe County Rovers women to play NSL's Montreal Roses in inaugural W Canadian Championship". Barrie 360. Barrie, ON: Central Ontario Broadcasting. Archived from the original on 17 July 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  20. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Première ligue de soccer du Québec". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
  22. 1 2 3 "Première ligue de soccer du Québec Feminin". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
  23. ↑ "Ligue1 Quebec Women". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
  24. ↑ "Pro-PLSQ Équipe Staff; CS Mont-Royal Outremont".
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CS_Mont-Royal_Outremont&oldid=1371867899"