Mississauga Eagles FC

For the defunct club Mississauga Eagles, see Mississauga Eagles P.S.C.
Mississauga Eagles FC
Full nameMississauga Eagles Football Club
Nickname(s)Eagles
Founded2010
StadiumHershey Field
Mississauga, Ontario
Owner(s)Erin Mills Soccer Club
GMSusan Rossiter
CoachAlex Szczotka
LeagueCanadian Soccer League
2013Regular season: 7th
Playoffs: Quarter-finals
WebsiteClub website

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.

Erin Mills SC

The professional club was founded by the Erin Mills Soccer Club. Erin Mills SC was founded in 1972 and operates as a youth soccer club. The club is commonly known by the name Erin Mills Eagles.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3][4] 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.[5]

Former Erin Mills alumnus 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.[6] 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.[7][8][9] The club's home venue was located at Hershey Field, and Dave Simpson served as the team captain.[10]

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.[11] Throughout the season, Mississauga secured a postseason berth by finishing seventh in the overall standings.[12] 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.[13][14][15][16] The following season the Eagles roster was radically different than from the previous year, due to many players going overseas to play in Europe.[17] 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.[18] In 2013 the Canadian Soccer Association de-sanctioned the CSL, and as a result Erin Mills Soccer Club decided to withdraw the Mississauga Eagles from the league.[19][20]

Head coaches

Years Name Nation
2011-2012 Josef Komlodi  Hungary
2012 Alex Szczotka  Poland

Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs
2011[21] 1 CSL Seventh Quarter-finals
2012[22] 1 CSL Tenth Did not qualify

See also

References

  1. ^ "Our Club". Erin Mills SC.
  2. ^ "Brantford Galaxy CSL Champs". www.canadiansoccerleague.ca. 2010-10-31. Retrieved 2010-11-02.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ EMSC Marketing. "EMSC Announces New Professional Soccer Team". Erin Mills Soccer Club. Archived from the original on 2011-02-09. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  4. ^ "February 11, 2011—CSL Announces 14 Teams (from CSL web site)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
  5. ^ "Mississauga Eagles FC Tryouts and Training Program". erinmillsoccer.com. 2011-01-03. Archived from the original on 2011-01-18. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
  6. ^ "February 23, 2011—CSL—Erin Mills Big on Soccer (from CSL news release)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
  7. ^ "April 24, 2011 CSL—Mississauga Eagles Completes Pyramid From Top To Bottom (from CSL website)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  8. ^ "May 6, 2011 CSL—Kickoff weekend story (from CSL website)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  9. ^ Colpitts, Iain (2011-04-21). "Eagles set to take off in CSL". www.mississauga.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  10. ^ Colpitts, Iain (2011-06-04). "Simpson appointed Eagles captain | Mississauga.com". Mississauga.com. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  11. ^ "May 8, 2011 CSL—summary of Sunday's games (from CSL website)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  12. ^ Colpitts, Ian (2011-10-03). "Eagles qualify for playoffs | Mississauga.com". Mississauga.com. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  13. ^ Colpitts, Iain (2011-10-08). "Eagles smoked by Croatia | Mississauga.com". Mississauga.com. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  14. ^ Glover, Robin. "October 7, 2011 CSL—Mississauga Eagles FC vs Toronto Croatia Quarterfinal (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  15. ^ Glover, Robin. "October 16, 2011 CSL—Toronto Croatia vs Mississauga Eagles FC (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  16. ^ Colpitts, Iain (2011-10-17). "Season ends for Eagles | Mississauga.com". Mississauga.com. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  17. ^ ""Year One" in the CSL for MEFC: What a Ride! | Erin Mills Soccer Club". erinmillssoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  18. ^ Colpitts, Iain (2012-09-29). "Eagles eliminated from playoff contention | Mississauga.com". Mississauga.com. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  19. ^ Colpitts, Iain (2013-04-18). "Mississauga Eagles withdraw from CSL". www.mississauga.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  20. ^ "MEFC Taking a Break for 2013 Season". erinmillsoccer.com. 2011-01-03. Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
  21. ^ "October 10, 2011 CSL--Week 23 Standings (from CSL web site)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  22. ^ "October 11, 2012 CSL--Week 23 Standings [end of Regular season] (from CSL web site)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-10-15.

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