St. Lawrence Laurentians

St. Lawrence Laurentians

The St. Lawrence Laurentians is a soccer club founded in 1904.

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. [cite news|url=http://www.laurentianshomepage.com/In%20a%20southern%20Newfoundland%20town.pdf|title=In a southern Newfoundland town, everyday is Soccer Day.|date=2007-07-04|publisher=CBC News|language=english|accessdate=2008-07-07] The senior men's team has appeared at the Challenge Cup 22 times and have medaled 5 times. Gus Etchegary is a member of the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame.

The main pitch called St. Lawrence Centennial Soccer Field is of such historical significance it is listed on the Historic Places in Canada. [cite web|url=http://www.historicplaces.ca/visit-visite/affichage-display.aspx?id=3554|title=St. Lawrence Centennial Soccer Field|language=english|accessdate=2008-07-07]

Current Squad

from the 2007 Canadian National Challenge Cup [cite web|url=http://www.tsisports.ca/natchamptmp/arch_infoMatch.aspx?match=M20&ch=CA4|title=Match Report|language=english|accessdate=2008-07-07] (2007-10-07)

1 June, 2008: Stefan Slaney scored on his Challenge Cup debut at 15 years of age.

ources

* [http://www.laurentianshomepage.com/ Official Site]
* [http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/soccerday/index.html CBC's Soccer Day in Canada]


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