Mississauga Eagles FC

For the defunct club Mississauga Eagles, see Mississauga Eagles P.S.C..
Mississauga Eagles FC
Full name Mississauga Eagles Football Club
Nickname(s) Eagles
Founded 2010
Ground Hershey Field
Mississauga, Ontario
Owner(s) Erin Mills Soccer Club
GM Susan Rossiter
Coach Alex Szczotka
League Canadian Soccer League
2013 Regular season: 7th
Playoffs: Quarter-finals
Website Club home page

Mississauga Eagles FC were a Canadian professional soccer team founded in 2010 that played in the Canadian Soccer League for two seasons. The Eagles were owned and operated by the Erin Mills Soccer Club and played at the Mississauga Hershey Field in the city of Mississauga, Ontario. In 2013, Erin Mills SC withdrew their franchise from the league after the CSA no longer decided to sanction the CSL.

History

During the championship match of the 2010 CSL season, the former president of the league, Dominic Di Gironimo, announced that four expansion teams would begin play in 2011: Ottawa, Kitchener, Pickering (Pickering Power), and Erin Mills in Mississauga.[1] On January 3, 2011, the Erin Mills Soccer Club, home of the Erin Mills Eagles, announced that it would be holding open tryouts for the newly revealed CSL expansion club Mississauga Eagles FC.[2][3] The announcement also revealed the organization would field a CSL Reserve Team and Ontario Soccer League (OSL) senior men's team of the same name.[4]

Former Erin Mills alumni and Canadian International Andrew Ornoch played with Mississauga during their inaugural season.

Former CPSL, and Erin Mills Eagles coach Josef Komlodi was appointed the franchise's first head coach.[5] Komlodi acquired the likes of Canadian internationals Andrew Ornoch, Dave Simpson. He also signed notable Erin Mills alumni Igor Pisanjuk, Joey Melo, Joevannie Peart, David Guzman, Gabe Gala, and CSL veteran Thierry Mangwa-Batomen.[6][7][8] The club's home venue was located at Hershey Field, and Dave Simpson served as the team captain.

The club made its CSL debut on May 8, 2011, in a match against TFC Academy, where Mississauga came out with a 2–1 victory.[9] Throughout the season Mississauga secured a postseason berth by finishing seventh in the overall standings. Their opponents in the quarterfinals of the playoffs were Toronto Croatia, where Mississauga lost the series by a score of 8–1 on goals on aggregate.[10][11] The following season the Eagles roster was radically different than from the previous year, due to many players going overseas to play in Europe.[12] Assistant coach Alex Szczotka handled the head coach responsibilities for the 2012 season, while Komlodi served as technical director. Joey Melo was appointed the team captain for the season.

Mississauga failed to achieve their previous year success by failing to clinch the final playoff berth. In 2013 the Canadian Soccer Association de-sanctioned the CSL, and as a result Erin Mills Soccer Club decided to withdrew the Mississauga Eagles from the league.[13][14]

Head coaches

Years Name Nation
2011-2012 Komlodi, JosefJosef Komlodi  Hungary
2012 Szczotka, AlexAlex Szczotka  Poland

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Brantford Galaxy CSL Champs". www.canadiansoccerleague.ca. 2010-10-31. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
  2. ↑ "EMSC Announces New Professional Soccer Team". Erin Mills Soccer Club. Retrieved 29 December 2010. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  3. ↑ "February 11, 2011—CSL Announces 14 Teams (from CSL web site)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
  4. ↑ "Mississauga Eagles FC Tryouts and Training Program". erinmillsoccer.com. 2011-01-03. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
  5. ↑ "February 23, 2011—CSL—Erin Mills Big on Soccer (from CSL news release)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
  6. ↑ "April 24, 2011 CSL—Mississauga Eagles Completes Pyramid From Top To Bottom (from CSL website)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  7. ↑ "May 6, 2011 CSL—Kickoff weekend story (from CSL website)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  8. ↑ Colpitts, Iain. "Eagles set to take off in CSL". www.mississauga.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  9. ↑ "May 8, 2011 CSL—summary of Sunday's games (from CSL website)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  10. ↑ Glover, Robin. "October 7, 2011 CSL—Mississauga Eagles FC vs Toronto Croatia Quarterfinal (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  11. ↑ Glover, Robin. "October 16, 2011 CSL—Toronto Croatia vs Mississauga Eagles FC (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  12. ↑ ""Year One" in the CSL for MEFC: What a Ride! | Erin Mills Soccer Club". erinmillssoccer.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  13. ↑ Colpitts, Iain. "Mississauga Eagles withdraw from CSL". www.mississauga.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  14. ↑ "MEFC Taking a Break for 2013 Season". erinmillsoccer.com. 2011-01-03. Retrieved 2011-01-22.

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