Quebec City Amiral SC is a Canadian soccer club, founded in 2008. The women’s team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues

United Soccer Leagues

The United Soccer Leagues is the organizer of several soccer leagues with teams in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. It includes men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Leagues currently organized are the USL Pro, the USL Premier Development League, the W-League, and...

 W-League

W-League

The USL W-League is a national women's soccer league in the United States on the 2nd level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, alongside the Women's Premier Soccer League and below Women's Professional Soccer....

, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team debuted in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference against teams from Hamilton

Hamilton Avalanche

Hamilton FC Rage is a Canadian women’s soccer team, founded in 2006. The team is a member of the W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada...

, Laval

Laval Comets

The Laval Comets is a Canadian women’s soccer team established in 2006 in the city of Laval, Quebec, a northern suburb of Montreal. The team is a member of the W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada...

, London, Ottawa

Ottawa Fury Women

Ottawa Fury Women is a Canadian women’s soccer team, founded in 2003. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada...

, Rochester

Rochester Ravens

The Rochester Ravens are an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2009 . The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada...

 and Toronto

Toronto Lady Lynx

Toronto Lady Lynx is a Canadian women’s soccer team, founded in 2005. The team is a member of the W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada...

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The team's colours are black and white. Quebec City Amiral SC play the home games at the Collège François-Xavier-Garneau

Collège François-Xavier-Garneau

Collège François-Xavier-Garneau is a CEGEP college in Quebec, Canada.-History:The college traces its origins to the merger of several institutions which became public ones in 1967, when the Quebec system of CEGEPs was created...

 stadium in Quebec City

Quebec City

Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...

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History

Quebec City Amiral SC is founded in 2008 by four promoters: Samir Ghrib, David Desloges, Stéphane Alain and Maxime Barabé . The presentation of team's colors shirts and the nomination of a general manager takes place on september 24, 2009 . The new team is consist a non-profit organization from the Association Régionale de Soccer de Québec  (ARSQ) . The team created to ensure the development of regional soccer in the Quebec city and Chaudière-Appalaches region .

Name change

The original name for the franchise was the Arsenal, however, lawyers representing the English club Arsenal F.C.

Arsenal F.C.

Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...

 demanded that the team change its name, because they hold exclusive rights for that trademark in Canada

Rivalries

Amiral SC have a big rivalry with Laval Comets

Laval Comets

The Laval Comets is a Canadian women’s soccer team established in 2006 in the city of Laval, Quebec, a northern suburb of Montreal. The team is a member of the W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada...

  . Several former players of Comets play now for the Amiral SC  . In matches between the two teams, it is not uncommon for supporters to travel Quebec city-Montreal or Montreal-Quebec city to go to encourage her teams.

Year-by-year

• See also: 2009 season
• See also: 2010 season
• See also: 2011 season
  2011 W-League season
  The 2011 W-League season was the 17th season of the league's existence, and 8th season of second division women's soccer in the United States. The regular season began on May 25 and ended on July 10.- Name Changes :...
  
  

Year	League	Division	Regular Season	Playoffs
2009	USL W-League	Great Lakes Division	3rd	elimined in first round
2010	USL W-League	Great Lakes Division	4rd	no participation to playoff
2011	USL W-League	Great Lakes Division	3rd	lost the Central Conference CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL

Squad 2011

Staff 2011

• Owner: Denis Poulin
• General Manager: Maxime Barabé
• Coordinator: Jean-Philippe Provost
• Head Coach: Samir Ghrib
• Assistant Coach: Guillaume Couillard
• Assistant Coach (Goalkeepers): Christophe Blin
• Equipment manager: Jean-Guy Roy
• Team Physician: Dr. Sylvain Boutet
• Team Physician: Dr. Sylvain Lachance
• Physical therapist: Maxime Sanou
• Physiotherapist: Andrée-Anne Ferron
• Physiotherapist:Patrice Pépin
• Student-Physiotherapist: Marili Frenette
• Student-Physiotherapist: Laurie Thiboutot

External links

• (French) Amiral SC website
• Amiral SC on USL Soccer