North Mississauga SC

North Mississauga Soccer Club is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Mississauga, Ontario. The club was founded in 1982 as a youth soccer club and added its men's semi-professional club in League1 Ontario in 2016.[1] The team plays home games at Paramount Fine Foods Centre, formerly known as the Hershey Centre.[2]

North Mississauga SC
Full nameNorth Mississauga Soccer Club
Nickname(s)NMSC Panthers
Founded1982
StadiumParamount Fine Foods Centre
Head CoachSam Medeiros
LeagueLeague1 Ontario
2019League1 Ontario, 6th
Playoffs: Quarter-finals
WebsiteClub website

The club was one of the eight original founding women's teams in the League1 Ontario women's division, which was established in 2015.[3]

History

The club's foundation dates back to 1974, when they were known as Streetsville Meadowvale Soccer Club. They officially established as the North Mississauga Soccer Club in 1982.[4]

Originally a youth soccer club, the team added semi-professional teams in League1 Ontario in the women's and men's division in 2015 and 2016, respectively.[5]

In 2015, the women's team won the first League1 Ontario League Cup.[6]

The three Mississauga-based League1 Ontario teams - ProStars FC, Sigma FC, and North Mississauga - compete annually for the Credit River Cup, awarded by the Sauga City Collective supporters group, with the team's matches against each other during the L1O deciding the victor.[7] A local Mississauga-based Toronto FC supporters group, Red Street Elite, has also become a supporters group for the club.[8]

In 2015, the club was surprised when they received financial solidarity compensation from West Ham United, as part of the transfer fee for former youth player Doneil Henry, who transferred to West Ham from Cypriot club Apollon Limassol.[9][10] In 2016, they later received another solidarity payment Liverpool for the transfer of Liam Millar from Fulham.[11]

Seasons

Men
Season League Teams Record Rank Playoffs League Cup Ref
2016 League1 Ontario 16 11–5–6 4th, Western (7th) did not qualify Round of 16 [12]
2017 16 9–2–11 5th, Western (10th) did not qualify Semi-finals [12]
2018 17 3–4–9 13th did not qualify Round of 16 [12]
2019 16 8–2–5 6th Quarter-finals – [12]
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[13]

Women
Season League Teams Record Rank Playoffs League Cup Ref
2015 League1 Ontario 7 8–3–7 4th – Champions [14]
2016 9 5–5–6 5th – Semi-finals [14]
2017 11 11–6–3 3rd – Quarter-finals [14]
2018 13 4–0–8 9th did not qualify Quarter-finals [14]
2019 14 0–0–13 14th did not qualify – [14]
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[13]

Notable former players

References
  1. "League1 Ontario Growing Again In 2016". League1 Ontario. February 1, 2016.
  2. Colpitts, Iain (April 27, 2016). "League1 soccer season begins for Peel clubs". Mississauga News.
  3. Colpitts, Iain (January 29, 2015). "North Mississauga Soccer Club to field women's semi-pro team". Mississauga News.
  4. "About The North Mississauga Soccer Club". North Mississauga SC.
  5. Colpitts, Iain (May 20, 2015). "Panthers gearing up for League1 opener". Mississauga News.
  6. Colpitts, Iain (June 23, 2016). "North Mississauga Panthers move on in League1 Cup tourney". Mississauga News.
  7. Raza, Ali (August 14, 2019). "Credit River Cup announced for Mississauga-based soccer clubs". Mississauga News.
  8. Colpitts, Iain (February 28, 2018). "Red Street Elite goes beyond supporting Toronto FC - Supporter group gets behind soccer in Mississauga". Mississauga News.
  9. Rollins, Duane (August 13, 2015). "Confirmation that North Mississauga Soccer Club received training fees for Doneil Henry". Canadian Soccer News.
  10. Bird, Liviu (August 27, 2015). "U.S. Soccer calls meeting with youth clubs over compensation dispute". Sports Illustrated.
  11. Colpitts, Iain (September 28, 2016). "North Mississauga soccer grad signs with Liverpool". Mississauga News.
  12. "League1 Ontario Historical Standings Men's Division". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
  13. "League1 Ontario cancels Fall season plans for 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions". Canadian Premier League. September 4, 2020.
  14. "League1 Ontario Historical Standings Women's Division". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
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