Lennon Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 I was monitoring scores on http://www.futbol24.com/Live/ like I do every Saturday and came upon this team playing in Uruguay's 2nd division! Canadian S.C. was founded in late 2010 from the need of the community of Uruguayans living in Canada to have a team representing them back home. Its founders are Fernando Aldao and Gustavo Urraburu. Their supporters group is known as La Banda del Norte (the Band of the North) or LBDN and their main rival is Club Atlético Torque. The club made its official debut in the Uruguayan Segunda División Amateur on 2 October 2011 against Basañez, on a 2-1 home win. Los canadienses won the Clasura title in their second season, earning them a promotion to the Uruguayan Segunda División. They're currently 10th in the table holding on to the last promotion play off spot. Would be pretty cool to see them in the Primera Division/Copa Libertadores someday (they'll have to do something about that logo though ..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 The article says the Uruguayan second amateur division, not the real second division. Still a cool find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescottc Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 The article says the Uruguayan second amateur division, not the real second division. Still a cool find. It looks like their third division is called the "Uruguayan Segunda Division Amateur". So they won this division and were promoted to the second division proper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fussball_eh Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Very cool find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonfan Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 (edited) Would be really neat to have an interview with a rep from the club done by any our sites; CSN, Rednation, Fussball Eh etc. I'd support any plan that we could come up with the show our support to the club. Very cool..I wonder how many players have Canadian ties. I always thought this type of idea was neat...my thoughts were to have a Canadian base academy in a Caribbean country playing in their domestic league or training with durning our cold seasons. Perhaps come back to Canada for a summer PDL/League1/PSQL season. Edited April 5, 2014 by hamiltonfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 According to this none of their players are Canadians but who knows. http://ca.soccerway.com/teams/uruguay/canadian/25670/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 The article says the Uruguayan second amateur division, not the real second division. Still a cool find. Actually they are in the second professional division which is the real second division. The only thing Canadian I can remember that Richard Bucciarelli did help the team train during preseason. And they have Canadian backers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44 Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Very cool. They should organize an annual friendly with our U-23 side or something. Would be a cool story. Canada vs Canadian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 (edited) Yeah I also saw that recently, but there weren't any Canadian players. One a slightly similar note, I like the Bolivian club that's named The Strongest Edited April 6, 2014 by shamrock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fussball_eh Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Would be really neat to have an interview with a rep from the club done by any our sites; CSN, Rednation, Fussball Eh etc. I'd support any plan that we could come up with the show our support to the club. Very cool..I wonder how many players have Canadian ties. I always thought this type of idea was neat...my thoughts were to have a Canadian base academy in a Caribbean country playing in their domestic league or training with durning our cold seasons. Perhaps come back to Canada for a summer PDL/League1/PSQL season. I'd love to get in touch with them, but their official website is down and I am not sure how I can reach them. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonfan Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 http://elascenso.com/contacto/ from someone with no experience in media...my suggestion is to contact the league asking for the clubs email or contact info. See link above for league contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voetbal.dave Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 This is awesome. We should start a cult following. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kezmancccc Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 That's amazing. They should send down Lucas Cavallini on loan, maybe he can get some decent playing time. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Soccer_Club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonfan Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 It gets better. Check out their site http://www.canadiansoccerfc.com/ Fan with Canadian flag, face paint...love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonfan Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 It gets better. Check out their site http://www.canadiansoccerfc.com/ Fan with Canadian flag, face paint...love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuscan Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Crazy. Someone should definitely try and set up an interview with one of the club founders. Perhaps a Voyageurs away trip to Uruguay to check this club out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fussball_eh Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Crazy. Someone should definitely try and set up an interview with one of the club founders. Perhaps a Voyageurs away trip to Uruguay to check this club out? I'm on it. Thanks hamiltonfan for digging up that website. Will let you know if I receive a reply. Really excited about this story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJT Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 There was some discussion about this a couple of years ago: http://www.thevoyageurs.org/index.php?/topic/24125-canadian-club-in-uruguays-3rd-tier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJT Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 There was an article about this club in the Toronto Star on June 11: http://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/2014/06/11/soccer_maple_leaf_making_inroads_in_uruguayan_league.html# Canadian player content from the article: Aldao says four Canadians have trained with the club, including 21-year-old defender Andres Fresenga of the Ottawa Fury and Canada’s Under-23 squad, but the goal is to turn that trickle into a torrent. The first Canadian to play for the team was Toronto’s Ryan Zamora, 22, currently a goalkeeper for the Uruguayan club El Tanque Sisley. He played two games for the club in 2012 and says it felt kind of weird “going to another country but feeling like you’re still repping Canada.” He says Uruguay can be a culture shock for Canadians, due to rustic facilities and a cutthroat playing style. But he was quick to add that the experience accelerated his development. “It’s another world,” says Zamora. “Uruguayans play with balls and heart and like every game is their last.” [...] Of course, the owners also hope their club will help Canada’s national team return to the World Cup for the first time since 1986. “In Uruguay people are thinking about soccer every day, like hockey in Canada,” says Aldao. “If we send Canadian players to learn in this environment, they are definitely going to help (Canada’s) national team.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 What can we do to help this club? Maybe a "Voyageurs player of the year trophy" to be donated to the club as a start? Really an amazing story that could be huge for our players. Imagine a young player playing a season or two there? A pitch in Central America would seem like a golf green in comparison. hamiltonfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigzTFC Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 (edited) We could do a logo design contest and get that badboy up to snuff. I attempted to do one in my profile pic but am not sure how to load it on to the forum. Also, we could send Canada paraphernalia to their supporters or maybe help run a equipment drive. Edited June 14, 2014 by DigzTFC hamiltonfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigzTFC Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 (edited) This is a mock up. I have no skill but hopefully talented people will join in Edited June 14, 2014 by DigzTFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 (edited) I think the Voyageurs could make this a club have a cult following. Most of us have our own club allegiances but we should all be able to get behind a Uruguayan second division side. Edited June 14, 2014 by JamboAl hamiltonfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigzTFC Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 (edited) other relevant logos: Edited June 14, 2014 by DigzTFC hamiltonfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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