Montréal Carsteel FC

Montréal Carsteel FC (later known as Cancar FC) was a Canadian soccer club based in Montréal, Québec. They were one-time Dominion of Canada Football Championships winners, lifting the Connaught Cup in 1948.[1] They were recognized by the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame as an Organisation of Distinction.[2]

Over the course of their soccer history, Carsteel FC played in several leagues and competitions and were at times either a professional or amateur club. They were renamed Cancar FC in 1949 and they played their last major season in 1953. The soccer team was owned (and named after) the Canadian Car and Foundry.

Season-by-season record

Note: MP = Matches played, W = Wins, D = Draws, L = Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Montréal Carsteel FC / Cancar FC record after the start of the Second World War.

Season MP W D L Pts Finish Playoffs Québec Canada Playoffs
1940 National League 12 11 1 0 23 1st in NSL-QC Won Atholstan Trophy Lost Semifinals Lost Québec Semifinals
1941 National League 12 9 1 2 19 1st in NSL-QC Runners up Lost Semifinals
1941 City League 4 4 0 0 8 1st in NCL-A
1942 Montréal 18 13 4 1 30 1st in MNL
1942 City League 5 4 0 1 8 2nd in NCL-A
1943 Montréal 10 6 2 2 14 2nd in MNL
1943 City League 7 6 0 1 12 1st in NCL-A
1944 Montréal 12 6 3 3 15 3rd in MNL
1944 City League 5 3 0 2 6 3rd in NCL-A
1945 Montréal 11 6 3 2 15 1st in MNL
1945 City League 5 5 0 0 10 1st in NCL-A
1946 Montréal 10 7 1 2 15 2nd in Mtl-NSL No playoffs Lost Final Lost Semifinals
1946 City League 5 4 0 1 8 2nd in NCL-A No playoffs
1947 National League 15 4 2 9 10 4th in NSL-ON/QC No playoffs Lost Semifinals Lost Eastern Final
1947 City League 4 3 0 1 6 2nd in NCL-A No playoffs
1948 National League 6 5 1 0 11 1st in NSL-QC Won Atholstan Trophy Won 1948 Coupe du Québec Won 1948 Challenge Trophy
1948 City League 16 14 1 1 29 2nd in NCL-A No playoffs
1949 National League 10 10 0 0 20 1st in NSL-QC Runners up 1949(50) Lost Semifinals Québec 1st Round
1949 City League 10 8 0 2 16 1st in NCL-A No playoffs
1950 National League 12 5 3 4 13 4th in NSL-QC No playoffs Lost Quarterfinals Did not enter

Montréal Cancar FC record in the Montréal First Division (after Québec teams pulled out of the National League).

Season MP W D L Pts Finish Playoffs Québec Canada Playoffs
1951 13 7 4 2 18 3rd in MSL Runners up Won 1951 Coupe du Québec Lost Québec final
1952 16 8 2 6 18 4th in MSL Runners up Round of 16 Lost Québec final
1953 18 6 5 7 17 6th in MSL No playoffs Quarterfinals Québec Quarterfinals

Honours

National
Competitions Titles Seasons
Dominion of Canada Football Championship 1 Challenge Trophy 1948
Coupe du Québec 11 1925, 1927, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1948, 1951
Québec section winners for the Dominion Championship 7 1925, 1931, 1938, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1948
Interprovincial League 1 1925
National League Championship for the Atholstan Trophy 3 1936, 1940, 1948
National League Québec 7 Meighen Trophy 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1948, 1949
National City League 4 Stanford Trophy 1941, 1943, 1945, 1949

Notable former player

Eight former Montréal Carsteel FC players have been inducted into the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame as honoured players.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Carsteel Captures Dominion Soccer Championship". The Montreal Gazette. August 12, 1948. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  2. ^ Canada Soccer. "Canada Soccer Organisations of Distinction". Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  3. ^ Canada Soccer. "Canada Soccer Hall of Fame". Retrieved 18 May 2025.
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