ACP Montréal-Nord

ACP Montréal-Nord was a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Montréal-Nord, Montreal, Quebec that played in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.

ACP Montréal-Nord

Full name	Académie Canadienne Prospective Montréal-Nord
Founded	2014
Head Coach	Harry Makdessian[1]
League	Première Ligue de soccer du Québec
2014	PLSQ, 6th
Website	http://www.acpmontrealnord.com

History

The club was formed in 2014 as a joint venture between the Académie Canadienne Prospective and the Club de Soccer de Montréal-Nord.^[2] It runs a successful youth academy.^[3]

In 2014, the semi-professional club was established to play in the newly formed Première Ligue de soccer du Québec, a Division III league,^[4] with Harry Makdessian serving as head coach.^[5] Their home field was located at Parc St Laurent.^[6] The team was mostly made up of players who came over from the FC St-Léonard team that folded after the 2013 season.^[7] They played their first match on May 2, against FC Gatineau.^[8] They finished in last place in the 2014, after being deducted two points for forfeiting matches against CS Longueuil and AS Blainville, placing them below Blainville in the standings. Their license was not renewed for the following season by the league due to administrative issues that the team had.^[9][10]

Season

Season	League	Teams	Record	Rank	League Cup	Ref
2014	Première Ligue de soccer du Québec	6	4–5–11	6th	Quarter-finals	[11]

Notable former players

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

• Jason Beaulieu
• Gabard Fénélon
• Rocco Placentino
• Frantzly Zephirin

References

1. Gauthier, Audrey (28 July 2014). "L'ACP Montréal-Nord est malchanceux" [ACP Montreal-Nord is unlucky]. Métro (in French).
2. Martin, Ludovick (28 March 2014). "ACP Montréal-Nord, une fusion prometteuse" [ACP Montréal-Nord, a promising merger]. ACP Montréal-Nord (in French). Archived from the original on 19 May 2014.
3. Trudeau, Patrick (7 July 2014). "L'ACP remporte trois titres sur quatre" [The ACP wins three out of four titles]. Le Reflet du Lac (in French).
4. "ACP joins the PLSQ". Académie Canadienne Prospective. 27 January 2014.
5. "L'ACP se joint à la PLSQ" [ACP Joins the PLSQ]. Publication Sports (in French). 27 January 2014.
6. "Premier Match à Domicile" [First Home Match]. ACP Montréal-Nord (in French). 5 May 2014. Archived from the original on 9 May 2014.
7. Martin, Ludovick (25 September 2014). "The Quebec Experiment". The 11.
8. "La création d'une ligue de haut niveau ne se fait pas en criant ciseau" [Creating a high-level league doesn't come with shouting scissors]. Métro (in French). 6 April 2014.
9. Massey, Benjamin (21 July 2015). "The Other Side of the Cereal Box". Maple Leaf Forever.
10. Dugas, Michel. "Sept Équipes Amorceront La Saison 2015 en Première Ligue de soccer du Québec" [Seven Teams Will Begin the 2015 Season in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec]. PLSQ. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015.
11. "Première Ligue de soccer du Québec". Canadian Soccer History Archives.