CS Mont-Royal Outremont

Club Soccer Mont-Royal Outremont is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in the Montreal boroughs of Mount Royal and Outremont. Since 2013, the club has competed in Ligue1 Québec.^[3] Their women's team has competed in the women's division of the PLSQ since 2019.

CS Mont-Royal Outremont

Full name	Club Soccer Mont-Royal Outremont
Nickname(s)	CSMRO, Les Griffons
Founded	1987
Stadium	REC Mont-Royal
President	Luc Brutus [1]
Head Coach	Luc Brutus [2]
League	Ligue1 Québec
2024	L1Q, 8th (men) L1Q, 3rd; Playoffs, Champions (women)
Website	https://csmro.ca
Home colours
Current season

History

In 2013, the club joined the Première ligue de soccer du Québec, a Division III league, fielding a team in the men's division.^[4] During their inaugural season, they won both the League title and the League Cup.^[5][6]

They once again finished as league champions in 2015 and 2016.^[7] 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.^[8] In 2015, they were defeated by the Oakville Blue Devils,^[9] but in 2016, they won the title by defeating Vaughan Azzurri.^[10]

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.^[11][12]

In 2019, the club partnered with Major League Soccer club CF Montréal, joining their Centre d'identification et perfectionnement (scouting and development centre).^[13]

In 2021, they won their fourth PLSQ title, matching the record of AS Blainville, qualifying them for the 2022 Canadian Championship.^[14]

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.^[15][16]

Seasons

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	[17]
2014		6	9–5–6	3rd	Semi-finals	did not qualify		[17]
2015		7	11–3–4	Champions	Finalists	Finalists		[17]
2016		7	14–2–2	Champions	Semi-finals	Champions		[17]
2017		7	6–6–6	4th	Quarter-finals	–		[17]
2018		8	14–3–4	2nd	Quarter-finals	–	did not qualify	[17]
2019		9	11–4–1	2nd	Finalists	–	did not qualify	[17]
2020	on hiatus – COVID-19
2021	Première ligue de soccer du Québec	10[note 1]	13–1–2	Champions	–	–	did not qualify	[17]
2022		12	12–5–5	4th	Semi-Finals	–	Preliminary round	[17]
2023	Ligue1 Québec	12	12–5–5	3rd	Finalists	–	did not qualify
2024		11	5–8–7	8th	Finalists	–	did not qualify

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	–	–	–	[18]
2020	on hiatus – COVID-19
2021	Première ligue de soccer du Québec	10	3–2–4	6th	–	did not qualify	–	[18]
2022		12	5–0–6	5th	–	did not qualify	did not qualify	[18]
2023	Ligue1 Québec	12	2–6–3	9th	–	Quarter-finals	did not qualify	[19]
2024		12	8–5–3	2nd, Group A (3rd overall)	Champions	–	Finalists

Players and staff

Coaching staff

As of March 18, 2022^[20]

• Luc Brutus – head coach
• Sevan Ortaaslan – orthopedic surgeon
• Manon Coté – doctor
• Ludovic Godefroy – fitness coach
• Stephanie Liganor – physiotherapist
• Mher Nahabedian – assistant coach
• Eduard-Nick Pascalau - coach

Notable former players

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

Men

• Dimitrios Anastasopoulos
• Stephane Assengue
• Jason Beaulieu
• Nazim Belguendouz
• Kevin Chan-Yu-Tin
• Lemus Christopher
• Armel Dagrou
• John Dinkota
• Gabard Fénélon
• Abraham François
• Jems Geffrard
• Chakib Hocine
• Kévin Le Bras
• Émile Legault
• Zakaria Messoudi
• Frederico Moojen
• Protais Mutambala
• Victor N'Diaye
• Frantzly Zephirin

Women

• Latifah Abdu

Honours

• PLSQ Championship (3): 2013, 2015, 2016, 2021
• Coupe PLSQ (1): 2013
• Inter-Provincial Cup (1): 2016

References

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. "Le soccer Québécois aura ses grand événements" [Quebec soccer will have its big events]. Info Soccer (in French). 29 May 2013.
5. "Toute une saison inaugurale!" [A whole inaugural season!]. Métro (in French). 7 November 2013.
6. 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).
7. Gray, Shawn (31 January 2017). "Quebec's 3rd Division". Northern Starting XI.
8. "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.
9. Kuiperij, Jon (17 November 2015). "Goal by defensive sub lifts Oakville Blue Devils to victory in Inter-Provincial Cup". Oakville Beaver.
10. "CS Mont-Royal Outremont Griffons Beat Vaughan Azzurri In 2016 Inter-Provincial Cup". League1 Ontario. 12 November 2016.
11. "Mont-Royal Outremont s'engage en PLSQ féminine" [Mont-Royal Outremont commits to women's PLSQ]. Just eSoccer (in French). 5 September 2018.
12. "Le CS Mont-Royal Outremont en PLSQ Féminine" [CS Mont-Royal Outremont in Women's PLSQ]. PLSQ (in French). 5 September 2018.
13. D'Amours, Tristan (2 July 2019). "Here's how the Montreal Impact are transforming youth development in Canada". Major League Soccer.
14. 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).
15. Mahmoudi, Nelson (4 August 2024). "CSMRO Griffons Grab Ligue1 Quebec Gold". Northern Tribune.
16. 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.
17. "Première ligue de soccer du Québec". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
18. "Première ligue de soccer du Québec Feminin". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
19. "Ligue1 Quebec Women". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
20. "Pro-PLSQ Équipe Staff; CS Mont-Royal Outremont".