Laval Dynamites ( French : Dynamites de Laval ) were a Canadian soccer team, founded in 1997. The men's team (founded in 2001) was a member of the Canadian Professional Soccer League/Canadian Soccer League , the highest professional soccer league in Canada, and played in the National Division. The team played as the Montreal Dynamites in 2001 and 2002. The team essentially moved to Trois-Rivières and became the Trois-Rivières Attak for the 2007 season.
16-541: The Dynamites played their home games at Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne in the city of Laval, Quebec . The team's colors were red and white. The men's team was a sister organization of the women's Laval Dynamites team, which played in the United Soccer Leagues W-League , the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada. The women's team played 1997 to 2001. Montreal Dynamites joined
32-407: A home match against league giants Toronto Olympians , witch concluded in a 3–0 loss. The Dynamites recovered from their loss with a seven league game undefeated streak to help sustain a postseason berth. As their season progressed, the team ran into financial difficulties resulting in a decrease in player salaries, and the release of Jocelyn Roy, and Chris Stathopoulos the top two paid players. Despite
48-660: A playoff berth by finishing third in the Eastern Conference. Their opponents would end up being Toronto Croatia , where they were defeated by a score of 1–0. The following season the Dynamites announced the return of Jawad EL Andaloussi as head coach, and formed an affiliation agreement with Monteuil Soccer Club in order to develop players. He brought in Arturo Cisneros Salas , Andrew Olivieri , Hicham Aâboubou , Rachid Madkour , and brought back Abraham Francois. Jawad had
64-570: A tremendous season finishing third in the National Division and making the postseason for the second year in a row. Unfortunately Laval would face Toronto Croatia once more in the quarterfinals and were defeated by a score of 1–0. On November 26, 2006, Tony Ianitto announced a partnership with the Montreal Impact where Laval would serve as a farm team for the Impact, and resulted in the folding of
80-701: The Fédération de soccer du Québec . 45°34′27″N 73°42′19″W / 45.57417°N 73.70528°W / 45.57417; -73.70528 Arturo Cisneros Salas Arturo Enrique Cisneros Bejar (born 28 November 1978) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder . He had stints in the V-League , Ascenso MX , and the Canadian Soccer League . Cisneros began his career in his native city with Guerreros Acapulco , where he played for five years, and served as
96-554: The CPSL in 2001 as an expansion franchise along with Ottawa Wizards , Brampton Hitmen , and the Toronto Supra . The club was formed by a collective effort by majority shareholder Pierre Marchand, and a new group of investors which consisted of Tony Incollingo, Pietro Petruccelli and Franco Morina, a group of Montreal businessmen active in the ranks of the Quebec amateur soccer. Marchand served as
112-480: The Eastern Conference and secure a postseason berth. The club was eliminated early on in a wildcard match against the Metro Lions in a 3–1 defeat. In 2003, the organization moved to Laval, Quebec a suburb of Montreal and had a change of name to Laval Dynamites . The franchise brought in former Moroccan international Jawad El Andaloussi . Overall the season was a disappointment for Laval as they failed to qualify for
128-540: The centre include athletes and trainers. Several other services are offered: sports therapy, physiotherapy, sports camps for young boys and girls. The sports complex welcomes several tournaments of provincial and national level, besides being the permanent residence of the Laval Comets in the W-League . The Centre sportif Bois-de-Boulogne of Laval also contains the offices of various local soccer associations, and those of
144-628: The cutbacks Montreal managed to finish fourth in the overall standings, thus qualifying for the playoffs along with two of the other expansion clubs. In the playoffs the Dynamites faced St. Catharines Wolves , but were defeated by a score of 2–1 with the lone goal coming from Selaidopolous. At the CPSL Awards banquet Jankovic received the CPSL Coach of the Year award. For the 2002 season Jankovic resigned from his position to coach ARS Laurentides, and Mohamed Hilen
160-462: The franchise and relocation to Trois-Rivières and the formation of the Trois-Rivières Attak . Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne The Centre sportif Bois-de-Boulogne is a soccer centre situated in the city of Laval , a suburb of Montreal , in
176-429: The ground and represent an architectural feature. During the cold season of the winter, with the permanent indoor ground, an outside synthetic ground near the building is covered with a heated air-supported dome . The Centre sportif Bois-de-Boulogne possesses the other installations, some of which are a physical conditioning room and two indoor gymnasiums. Volleyball and badminton can be practiced in them. The staff of
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#1732844622935192-616: The postseason for the first time in the club's history; missing the final playoff spot by one point. Laval took a one-year hiatus for the 2004 season as they awaited the completion of their home venue the Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne . On March 8, 2005, the CPSL announced the return of Laval Dynamites for the 2005 season. The team brought in Jean-Robert Toussaint as head coach, and signed Moroccan import Mohamed Ridouani and Nicolas Lesage . Toussaint led Laval to
208-479: The president, while Incollingo operated as the general manager. The organization hired the services of former Montreal Impact head coach Zoran Jankovic . He brought in many of his former Montreal Impact players like Nicolas Pinto , Kyriakos Selaidopolous , Leo Incollingo , Jocelyn Roy , Abraham Francois , David Fronimadis , Chris Stathopoulos , and USL veterans Philippe-Andre Moreau , Roldege Arius , and Jose Guerra . The franchise debut on May 26, 2001, in
224-494: The province of Quebec in Canada. The centre has six outdoor grounds (in the official dimensions of FIFA ), among which two use synthetic turf. One of its grounds possesses terraces that can accommodate 1,000 supporters. The building is completely made out of wood, with nine immense wooden arcs which establish the main part of the structure offer an immense free space. These arcs have a reach of 72 metres and rise up to 20 metres off
240-578: The team's captain. In 2002, he went abroad to Canada to sign with the Montreal Dynamites of the Canadian Professional Soccer League . During his tenure with Montreal he helped the club finish second in the Eastern Conference, and reached the semi-finals in the playoffs. In 2003, Cisneros went overseas to Asia to sign with Tien Giang , and the following year he signed with Ho Chi Minh City F.C. In 2005, he signed with Atlante of
256-493: Was appointed his successor. Hillen retained the majority of the original roster, but added Vladimir Edouard , and Paul Daccobert . Near the conclusion of the season Hilen announced his resignation as head coach to accept a technical director position for ARS Laval for a three-year term. He was replaced by general manager Victor Petkov , who previously coached the New Hampshire Ramblers . Montreal would finish second in
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