PLSQ News

CF Montréal announced on Monday that its U23 head coach Nicolas Gagnon will not be back in 2023. “I would like to thank Nicolas for his ten years at the Club. He has clearly contributed in developing local talent, and the Club’s next generation,” said Academy Director, Marinos Papageorgopoulos. “We wish him the best of luck for what’s next in his career.” "I would like to thank the Club for the opportunity I had during all these years,” said Gagnon. “This leads me towards a different path and I am grateful for the trust the Club has placed in me during my journey." Nicolas Gagnon held this role during the 2022 season in the Première Ligue de Soccer du Québec (PLSQ). Before joining the Club, Gagnon had been an educator with the Regional Associations of Richelieu-Yamaska, the South Shore and the Eastern Townships programs. He’s been a part of the CF Montréal Academy staff since 2011. He had previously coached the U-17 team within the Club’s developmental structure. In 2022, in its first PLSQ season, CF Montréal U23 finished sixth in the standings, with a 12-8-2 record and 38 points.

MONT-ROYAL OUTREMONT WELCOMES FORGE TECHNICAL STAFF

Club de Soccer Mont-Royal Outremont (CS MRO) welcomed to Montreal recently crowned Canadian Premier League champions, Forge FC Hamilton. Over the course of the week, select technical staff from Forge FC worked alongside CS MRO staff to provide top boys talents from the Club multiple technical sessions and game play. This is part of an overall plan to provide CS MRO teams and technical staff access to valuable programing of Forge FC and youth component Sigma FC, including player technical sessions, coach development, showcase events and friendly match series.

CELTIX DU HAUTE-RICHELIEU ANNOUNCE COACHES FOR 2023

We are pleased to introduce the technical team for our semi-pro teams. As announced some time ago, Steve Françon will be the head coach of the men's semi-pro team. He will be accompanied by Borhane Annabi, Alex Maguisset and Lifa Bombélé as well as Marc-Antoine Côté who will be a video analyst. Regarding the women's semi-pro team, it will be led by William Lawson accompanied by Nicholas Londei, Andréa Fox and Arnaud Zongo.