The Ottawa St. Anthony Italia is an amateur soccer club based in Ottawa,

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. The club was founded in 1952 as the St. Anthony men's soccer team and played in a local league. In 1959, the team consolidated with another local team known as "Italia" to form Ottawa St. Anthony Italia. In 1965, the team joined the Quebec National Soccer League, where it won 5 championships. More recently, the men's competitive team won the

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and the

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to become champions in 2006. The organization currently fields multiple teams in both recreational and competitive divisions of the Ottawa-Carleton Soccer League and ERSL, East Region Soccer League, including youth and adult men's and women's teams.

History

The team was runner up to the

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in the 2004

. In 2006, Italia were

and

champions. In 2013, the boys U14 team won the Eastern Ontario District Soccer Association L5 league, and was promoted to the ERSL. In 2018, the men's team were finalists in the Ontario Cup, losing 1-0 to Caledon FC.

2006 Open Canada Cup

The competitive club's most recent triumph came with winning the

in 2006, defeating the

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who, at the time, were members of the

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, two tiers above Italia in the

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Roster

The roster from the Open Canada Cup final, 24-Sep-2006.

Honours

*2006 Ontario Cup *2006

*2006

Address

523 St. Anthony Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1R 6Z9

References

External links

Official Ottawa St. Anthony Italia SC WebsiteOfficial Website of the Ottawa-Carleton Soccer League
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