Trois-Rivières Attak

Trois-Rivières Attak FC is a Canadian soccer team, taking a sabbatical year from the Canadian Soccer League. They formally served as a reserve/academy team for the USL First Division side Montreal Impact until 2010, when Montreal Impact founded their own academy. Because of the ended cooperation with Impact, they announced that they would take one-year absence from the Canadian Soccer League in 2010 and return for the 2011 season.^[2][3] The team will not return for 2011 and its future is in doubt.^[4]

History

Foundation

On November 15, 2006, the Montreal Impact announced the creation of a feeder team in Trois-Rivières, and that the name would be chosen from the result of a contest.

The name Trois-Rivières Attak FC and the logo were presented to the public on January 17, 2007, together with the first signings Nicolas Lesage and Jean-Louis Bessé.

Inaugural season

The club were a surprise in their inaugural season by being competitive in the CSL right from the beginning. In their first season, they won the Open Canada Cup with a 3-0 victory in the final against opponents Columbus Clan FC. In the league, they finished second in the National Division and reached the playoff semi-final, where they eventually lost against Serbian White Eagles.

Striker Nicolas Lesage was the 2007 CSL top goalscorer with 16 goals.

Home stadium

The Attak play their home games at the Stade de l'UQTR on the campus of the Université du Québec and sometimes indoor at Centre Sportif Alphonse-Desjardins in Trois-Rivières.

Honours

• Canadian Soccer League: 1

2009

Runners-up (1): 2008

• Open Canada Cup: 1

2007

Current squad

As of May 25, 2010

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

Staff

Management

Chairman

• Tony Ianitto

Communications Agent

• Lauriane Bélisle-Leblond

Sports

Head Coach

• Philippe Eullaffroy

Assistant Coach

• Christophe Dutarte

Medical

Certified Athletic Therapist

• Céline Quesnel

Certified Athletic Therapist

• Lee Ann Papula

Massage Therapist in Sports Rehabilitation

• Marta dos Santos

Equipment Manager

• Abdel Boussayri

Former players

Year-by-year

Former coaches

• Marc Dos Santos (2007–08)

All-Time Leaders

Most appearances

Most goals scored

Former Personal

Assistant Coach

• Laurence Labonté (2007)

Goalkeeper Coach

• Youssef Dahha (2008)

Athletic Therapist

• Céline Quesnel (2008)

References

1. ^ (French) Les Principales installations sportives de Trois-Rivières, Office du tourisme et des congrès de Trois-Rivières, retrieved January 21, 2008
2. ^ http://www.attakfc.com/l_attak_prend_une_annee_sabbatique.html
3. ^ http://www.canadiansoccerleague.ca/news_archive.php?news_id=258671
4. ^ . http://www.attakfc.com/attak_ne_sera_pas_de_retour_a_trois_rivieres.html. Retrieved 4 January 2011. 

External links

• Trois-Rivières Attak official Homepage