Montreal Castors was a Canadian

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team, founded in 1975. The team played in the National Soccer League, winning the championship in 1978 and 1979 before withdrawing from the league in 1979. The Castors played their home games at the Claude-Robillard Stadium in

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, which was built for the

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History

Italian-born businessman, Tony Iammatteo, founded the club in 1975. The Castors featured several star soccer players from Europe and South America, including Brito,

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, Aguinaldo Moreira, Lima,

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, Franco Gallina and Igor Bachner, and

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regulars such as

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and Gordon Wallace. In 1978, the team compiled a 15-1-4 record as they won the National Soccer League for the first time. The following season, the team had a 16-1-3 record as it won the league a second consecutive time.

Year-by-year

Honours

*National Soccer League: 2 ::1978, 1979

References

External links

{{Canadian National Soccer League Association football clubs established in 1975 Canadian National Soccer League teams Association football clubs disestablished in 1979 1975 establishments in Quebec 1979 disestablishments in Quebec Soccer clubs in Montreal