The Montréal Carabins () are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent the
Université de Montréal
The Université de Montréal (; UdeM; ) is a French-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university's main campus is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce on M ...
in
Montreal
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,
Quebec
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, Canada. Teams play at the
CEPSUM Stadium
The CEPSUM () is a multi-purpose complex sport centre located on the campus of the Université de Montréal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The CEPSUM hosts the Montreal Carabins teams.
History
In 1963-1964, the Université de Montréal purchased ...
and at
l'aréna du CEPSUM, located at the Université de Montréal campus.
History
Varsity teams
Football
The Carabins
football
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program was originally in operation from 1966 to 1971, but was cut following a philosophical change with intercollegiate athletics among Quebec universities at the time. As that perception changed, the football team was reinstated in 2002 and has been in continuous operation since. The team has won five
Dunsmore Cup
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conference championships (2014, 2015, 2019, 2021 and 2023) and two
Vanier Cup
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s national championship (
2014
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2023
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).
Women's ice hockey

The 2009-10 season was their inaugural season in the CIS. The Carabins finished second during the regular season and claimed the fifth position in the CIS Canadian championships. In their second season (2010–11), the team ranked in second place in the Québécois conference behind the
McGill Martlets
The McGill Redbirds (formerly the McGill Redmen) and McGill Martlets are the varsity athletic teams that represent McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
History
In 1868, the first recorded game of rugby in North America occurred in M ...
. In the 2011 playoffs, the Carabins eliminated the
Concordia Stingers
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but the Carabins are in turn to eliminate in finale by McGill. This elimination did not qualify them for the CIS championships at
Waterloo, Ontario
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.
Men's rugby
Since their inaugural season in 2012, the Carabins men's rugby program competes at a varsity level against universities from Québec and Eastern Ontario in the RSEQ and has won one RSEQ championship (2016).
Women's rugby
Since their inaugural season in 2012, the Carabins women's rugby program competes at a varsity level against universities from Québec and Eastern Ontario in the RSEQ conference of U Sports.
Alpine ski
Badminton
Cheerleading
The Carabins cheerleading team was created in 2002 at the same time as the rebirth of the Carabins football team. The team has hosted Super Bowl parties in order to finance its activities.
Golf
Men's soccer
Women's soccer
Swimming
Tennis
Men's volleyball
Women's volleyball
Notable athletes
Men's soccer
* Serge Topalian
* Gerardo Argento
* Marc-André Bonenfant
* Lorenzo Borella
* Guillaume Couturier
* Maël Demarcy
* Laurent Parizeau
* Jean-Philippe Roberge-Marin
* Ibrahim Baldeh
* Christian Nuñez
* Hugo-Pierre Marcotte
* Abel Moleka
* Julien Cohen-Arazi
* Gabriel de Foresta
* Augustin Nechad
* Jean-Jacques Seba
* Ugo Robard
*
Wandrille Lefèvre
Wandrille Lefèvre (born December 17, 1989) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a centre back for AS Blainville in Ligue1 Quebec.
Career
Amateur
Lefèvre played with the youth teams of OC Perpignan, a satellite club of Montpellier HSC. ...
* Boubacar Diallo
* Woodler Elie Blaise
* Peter Thierry Eustache
* Pascal Aoun
* Anasse Brouk
* Herizo Frédéric Ramampiandra
* Kévin Chan
*
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* Alhassane Fox
* Kane Limamoulaye
* Oumar Balla Sow
* Nicolas Suter
* Nawar Hanna
* Sami Sreis
Women's soccer
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Sandra Couture
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- 2002-2006
*
Véronique Maranda
Véronique Vallieres Maranda (born August 18, 1986) is a former Canadian soccer player who played as a midfielder.
Early life
She played youth soccer with FC Sélect Rive-Sud. In 2003, she was named Soccer Player of the Year in Quebec.
Colle ...
- 2007-2009
*
Émilie Mercier
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People named Émilie and Emilie include:
* Émilie Ambre (1849–1898), French opera singer
* Emilie Autumn (born 1979), American singer-songwriter, p ...
- 2005-2009
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Véronique Laverdière
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*Véronique Ançay (born 1970), Swiss ski mountaineer
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- 2006-2011
(French) Serge Vleminckx, Véronique Laverdière,qui veut d'un prof etraordinaire
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See also
* U Sports
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References
External links
*
Centre d'éducation physique et des sports de l'Université de Montréal
(CEPSUM)
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