McGill Men's Soccer

The McGill men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity soccer team representing McGill University and competes in the RSEQ conference of U Sports. The program has won three U Sports national championships, in 1981, 1982, and 1997.[1] The program also features 17 RSEQ conference championship winners.[2]

McGill Men's Soccer
UniversityMcGill University
Head coachMarc Mounicot (since 2013 season)
ConferenceRSEQ
LocationMontreal, QC
StadiumPercival Molson Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 23,420)
ColorsRed and White
         
Conference Tournament championships
1978, 1980–1984, 1986–1991, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002

Men's soccer

The soccer program at McGill operates throughout the entire school year. In addition to the regular U Sports fall season, the Men's team also compete in the RSEQ indoor season running from January to mid March.

McGill Mens Soccer had their most successful season in recent history in Fall 2018. Finishing the season with a 5-4-3 Conference record finishing 4th in the RSEQ conference. The Team went on to lose to the Montreal Carabins in the RSEQ playoffs.

Striker Mehdi Ibn Brahim and central midfielder Ramzi Saim were selected for the RSEQ All Star first team. Defender Chris Flores and striker Florian Bettelli were selected for the RSEQ Second Team and Rookie Team of the Year. Head Coach Marc Mounicot won the Coach of the Year in the RSEQ.

Ramzi Saim went on to gain a further accolade winning a place in the All Canadian Second Team of the Year whilst Florian Bettelli was selected for the All Canadian Rookie Team of the Year.

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Current squad 2018/2019

Players

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Cristiano Rossi
2 DF Chris Foy
3 DF Benjamin Joanette-Pilon
4 DF Chris Flores
5 MF Ramdane Tafer
6 MF Ramzi Saim
7 FW Michael Makepeace
8 MF Cameron Butterfield
9 FW Mehdi Ibn Brahim
10 FW Dalin Saheb
11 FW Giuseppe Lipari
12 DF Joshua Liss
13 MF Jeremie Alcindor
14 MF Samuel Clark
No. Position Player
15 DF Max Engelbrechtsen
16 DF Jamie Marshall
17 MF Jacob Ellis
18 DF Mederic Gervais
19 DF Jack Macdonald
20 FW Florian Bettelli
21 FW Stephane Kouame
23 DF Alex Watchorn
24 GK Chris Cinelli-Faia
25 GK Santiago Sandoval
30 GK Théo Farineau
DF Juliano Cobuzzi (Injured)

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Coaching staff
Position Staff
Head Coach Marc Mounicot
Assistant Coach Pierre Le Page
Assistant Coach Mathieu Rufié
Goalkeeper Coach Max Leblond

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References
  1. "Past U Sports Champions". U Sports. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  2. "Soccer universitaire masculin extérieur, Champions par saison". RSEQ. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  3. https://mcgillathletics.ca/news/2018/10/25/mens-soccer-five-members-of-soccer-redmen-honoured-as-rseq-all-stars-and-awards-announced.aspx
  4. https://mcgillathletics.ca/roster.aspx?path=msoc
  5. https://mcgillathletics.ca/roster.aspx?path=msoc


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