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Laval Comets
Full nameLaval Comets
Nickname(s)Les Comètes
Founded2006
Dissolved2016
StadiumCentre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne, Laval, QC
Capacity800
ChairmanPhilippe Ciarlo
LeagueW-League

The Laval Comets (French: Comètes de Laval) was a Canadian women's soccer team established in 2006 in the city of Laval, Quebec, Canada, a northern suburb of Montreal. The team was a member of the W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada.

The team played its home games at the Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne. The club's colours were light blue and dark blue.

History

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The Comets were founded in 2005 by Pierre Marchand, a Laval businessman, following the demise of the Montreal Xtreme (2004) and Dynamites de Laval (1997-2001). Marchand was joined by 3 partners, the Montreal Impact, Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne, and the Fédération de soccer du Québec, who assured the operation of the team for a minimum of three years.[1] The club was set up as a non-profit organization owned by the 3 partners, to assure the long-term survival of the team.[2]

In October 2005, contacts were established with the W-League, and a new franchise was granted to the group for the city of Laval. In November 2005, a competition was started for a name for the new team; hundreds of names were submitted. The club management selected the name Comètes de Laval.[3] In January 2006, the club confirmed its first major team sponsor, Grolsch beer. The team's official colours, uniforms and the first players under contract were presented on March 8, 2006.[4][5]

Year-by-year

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Year League Division Regular Season Playoffs
2006 USL W-League Northern Division 3rd Did not qualify
2007 USL W-League Northern Division 3rd [6] First round [7]
2008 USL W-League Northern Division 3rd [8] Conference Semifinals
2009 USL W-League Great Lakes Division 5th [9][10] Did not qualify
2010 USL W-League Great Lakes Division 3rd [11] First round [12]
2011 USL W-League Great Lakes Division 2nd Conference Semifinals
2012 USL W-League Central Division 3rd[13] Conference Semifinals
2013 USL W-League Central Conference 1st lost in Championship
2014 USL W-League Central Conference 3rd Conference Semifinals
2015 USL W-League Northeastern Conference 1st National Semifinals

Players

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The Comets had a wide range of talent, some from university and high school teams, and others that have played for the Canadian National Team (7 Comets players in the 2010 CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship).[14] Seasons were brief since most players played at Canadian and American universities, therefore these were designed to accommodate their schedules, ending the first week of August.

Comets line up for the national anthem.

Squad 2014

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Canada CAN Genevieve Richard
2 DF United States USA Morgan Taylor
4 DF Canada CAN Julia Liguori
5 DF Canada CAN Kelsey Wilson
6 DF Canada CAN Natasha Tcheki-Jamgotchain
7 MF Canada CAN Kylie Davis
8 MF Canada CAN Constance de Chantal Dumont
9 MF Canada CAN Vanessa Grégoire
10 MF Canada CAN Catherine Charron-Delage
11 MF Canada CAN Kaitlyn Fournier
12 MF Canada CAN Rhian Wilkinson
13 FW Canada CAN Mélissa Busque
14 FW Canada CAN Josée Bélanger
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Canada CAN Kathryn Acton
16 MF Canada CAN Valérie Sanderson
17 FW Canada CAN Amandine Pierre-Louis
18 FW Canada CAN Amy Pietrangelo
19 DF Canada CAN Marissa Duguay
21 DF Canada CAN Marie-Ève Bernard O'Breham
22 MF Canada CAN Larissa Fedorowich
23 MF United States USA McKenzie Bricker
24 FW Canada CAN Véronique Laverdière
28 GK Canada CAN Lysianne Proulx
— MF Canada CAN Audrey Lagarde
— DF Canada CAN Courtney Wilkinson-Maitland

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Coaching staff 2014

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Former head coach

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Former assistant coach

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Former assistant coach

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Rivalries

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the Centre sportif Bois-De-Boulogne

The Comets had a major rivalry with Quebec City Amiral SC.[18][19][20] Several former players on the Comets played for the Amiral SC.[21][22] In matches between the two teams, it was common for supporters to travel between Montreal and Quebec City to watch the teams.

Laval Comet training inside of Centre sportif Bois-De-Boulogne

Supporters

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At the gate, the Comets had average crowds of 500 fans.[23] After a disappointing season in 2009 [24] (where the average gate was between 800 and 900 people), the attendance to the matches fell to 266 persons a match in 2010.[25]

The all-time single-game high was the 952 fans in attendance against Ottawa Fury Women on Friday, July 4, 2008.[26]

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References

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  1. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
  2. ^ (French) L'Xtreme est mort et enterré, vive les Comètes de Laval! [1]
  3. ^ (French)La courte histoire des comètes, http://www.lavalcometes.com/lavalcometes.com/Equipe.html Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-05-07. Retrieved 2011-05-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ Photo: "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-18. Retrieved 2011-05-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ (French)Match nul à Toronto,http://www.lavalcometes.com/lavalcometes.com/Nouvelles/Entrees/2007/7/21_Match_nul_a_Toronto.html Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ (French)Saison 2007 terminée, http://www.lavalcometes.com/lavalcometes.com/Nouvelles/Entrees/2007/7/25_Saison_2007_terminee.html Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ (French) Victoire contre Toronto, http://www.lavalcometes.com/lavalcometes.com/Nouvelles/Entrees/2008/7/23_Victoire_contre_Toronto.html Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ (French) Grosse commande pour les Comètes, [2][usurped]
  10. ^ (French) Défaite pour terminer la saison, http://www.lavalcometes.com/lavalcometes.com/Nouvelles/Entrees/2009/7/21_Defaite_pour_terminer_la_saison.html Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ (French) Les Comètes qualifiées pour les séries, http://www.lavalcometes.com/lavalcometes.com/Nouvelles/Entrees/2010/7/19_Les_Cometes_qualifiees_pour_les_series.html
  12. ^ (French) Saison des Comètes terminée : Bilan positif, http://www.lavalcometes.com/lavalcometes.com/Nouvelles/Entrees/2010/7/23_Saison_des_Cometes_terminee__Bilan_positif.html Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ "W-League 2012". USL Soccer. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  14. ^ (French) Sept (7) joueuses à la qualification de la Coupe du Monde U20 féminin, http://www.lavalcometes.com/lavalcometes.com/Nouvelles/Entrees/2010/1/20_Sept_(7)_joueuses_a_la_qualification_de_la_Coupe_du_Monde_U20_feminin.html
  15. ^ "Team". W-League. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  16. ^ Cindy Walsh to lead Comets "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
  17. ^ "Team". Laval Cometes. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  18. ^ (French) "Accueil - Québec Soccer". Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
  19. ^ (French) http://www.rds.ca/soccer/chroniques/299880.html
  20. ^ (French)"Accueil - Québec Soccer". Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
  21. ^ (French) Guillaume Dumais, Amiral SC: des comètes filent à Québec, http://www.cyberpresse.ca/le-soleil/sports/soccer/200905/19/01-857968-amiral-sc-des-cometes-filent-a-quebec.php
  22. ^ (French) "Laverdière s'amène chez l'Amiral | Autres sports | Sports | le Journal de Québec". Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2011-05-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  23. ^ (French) Les Comètes visent un premier championnat dans la W-League, http://www.courrierlaval.com/Sports/Soccer/2007-03-24/article-1129554/Les-Cometes-visent-un-premier-championnat-dans-la-W-League/1 Archived 2013-01-19 at archive.today
  24. ^ (French) Les Comètes écartées des séries éliminatoires, "Les Comètes écartées des séries éliminatoires - Football - Courrier Laval". Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
  25. ^ Taking Attendance, 8/2/2010, http://www.kenn.com/the_blog/?p=3455
  26. ^ (French) http://www.lavalcometes.com/lavalcometes.com/Nouvelles/Entrees/2008/7/4_Les_Cometes_sincline_devant_le_Fury.html Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
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