CS Lanaudière-Nord is a Canadian semi-professional

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club based in

Joliette, Quebec Joliette () is a city in southwest Quebec, Canada. It is approximately northeast of Montreal, on the L'Assomption River and is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Joliette. It is considered to be a part of the North Shore of G ...

that plays in Ligue3 Québec. The team previously played in the PLSQ from 2012 to 2015 as FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière prior to its merger. The club was formed from a merger in 2019 between FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière, who played in the PLSQ from 2012 to 2015, and ARS Laser. In 2016, they left the PLSQ, being replaced by

FC Lanaudière Football Club Lanaudière was a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Lanaudière-Nord, Quebec that plays in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec. The club was founded in 2016 by the Association Régionale de Soccer (ARS) Lanaudiè ...

, which was supported by all 13 local clubs, before re-acquiring the license for the 2022 season. They departed

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again after the 2023 season. They rejoined for the inaugural Ligue3 Quebec season in 2025, which acts as the third level of Ligue1 Québec.

History

FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière

In 2012, the semi-professional club was established to play in the newly formed

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, a Division III league, as one of the founding members. They entered under the name FC L'Assomption. They finished in second place in the league's inaugural season, behind champions FC St-Léonard. Striker

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finished as the league's top goalscorer in each of the league's first three seasons. Beginning in the 2014 season, they became known as FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière. The club departed the league following the 2015 season. They were replaced by

, which was organized by the Lanaudière regional soccer association, supported by the region's 14 member clubs, including L'Assomption.

CS Lanaudière-Nord

In 2019, the club merged with another local club, l'Association de soccer Le Laser, to form the Club de Soccer Lanaudière-Nord. In September 2023, they became a partner club of the

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. In 2021, after acquiring their provincial license, they requested and were granted the transfer of the PLSQ license from FC Lanaudière back to the club, beginning in the 2022 season. They played their first match on May 7, losing 2-1 to CS St-Hubert. They withdrew from the league after the 2023 season. CS Lanaudière-Nord rejoined the

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structure in Ligue3 Québec for the inaugural season in

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, the third tier of Ligue1 Québec.

Seasons

as FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière as CS Lanaudière-Nord

Notable former players

The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before or after playing for the PLSQ team:

Coaching history

* Jean-Robert Toussaint (2012) * Marco Antonio Torrens (2013) *

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(2014) * Marco Antonio Torrens (2014–2015)

References

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