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Ottawa St. Anthony Italia Full name Ottawa St. Anthony Italia Soccer Club Founded 1952 Director Johnny Mattioli League Ottawa-Carleton Soccer League Home coloursAway coloursThe Ottawa St. Anthony Italia is a top amateur soccer club based in Ottawa, Ontario. The club was founded in 1952 as the St. Anthony men's soccer team and played in a local league. In 1959, the team consolidated with another local team known as "Italia" to form Ottawa St. Anthony Italia. In 1965, the team joined the Quebec National Soccer League, where it won 5 championships. More recently, the mens competitive team won the Open Canada Cup and the Canadian National Challenge Cup to become champions in 2006.
The organization currently fields multiple teams in both recreational and competitive divisions of the Ottawa-Carleton Soccer League, including youth and adult mens and women's teams.[1]
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History
The team was runner up to the Windsor Border Stars in the 2004 Open Canada Cup.
In 2006, Italia were Open Canada Cup and Canadian National Challenge Cup champions.
2006 Open Canada Cup
The competitive club's most recent triumph came with winning the Open Canada Cup in 2006, defeating the Toronto Lynx who, at the time, were members of the USL First Division, two tiers above Italia in the Canadian soccer pyramid.
Roster
The roster from the Open Canada Cup final, 24-Sep-2006.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 0 GK Angus Wong 6 DF Simon Bonk 3 DF Kwame Telmarque 16 DF Kwesi Loney 20 MF Marcelo Plada 8 MF Richard Furano 19 MF Urbaine Some (captain) 4 MF Ladislas Kikunda 7 MF Christian Hoefler 9 FW Abraham Osman 11 FW Souleyman Gagou No. Position Player 1 GK Scott Milliquet 5 Alessandro Battisi 10 Johnny Schleda 12 Edgar Soglo 18 Claudio Venegas 21 Allan Popazzi Honours
- 2006 Ontario Cup
- 2006 Open Canada Cup
- 2006 Canadian National Challenge Cup
References
External links
Categories:- Ontario soccer teams
- Soccer teams in Ottawa
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