North Mississauga SC

North Mississauga SC
Full nameNorth Mississauga Soccer Club
Nickname(s)NMSC Panthers
Founded1982
StadiumParamount Fine Foods Centre
Head CoachAmir Riazi (men)
Peyvand Mossavat (women)
LeagueLeague1 Ontario
2022League1 Ontario, 21st (men)
League1 Ontario, 9th (women)
WebsiteClub website

North Mississauga Soccer Club is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Mississauga, Ontario. The club was founded in 1982 as a youth soccer club and added its men's semi-professional club in League1 Ontario in 2016. The team plays home games at Paramount Fine Foods Centre, formerly known as the Hershey Centre.

The club was one of the eight original founding women's teams in the League1 Ontario women's division, which was established in 2015.

History

The club's foundation dates back to 1974, when they were known as Streetsville Meadowvale Soccer Club. They officially registered the club as a non-profit entity in 1982 and in 1995 changed the club's name to North Mississauga Soccer Club. In 2000, the club's U17 boys team, nicknamed the Panthers, won the U17 Ontario Cup and National Championship, and the club adopted the Panthers nickname for all its teams the following season to mark the achievement.

Originally solely a youth soccer club, the team added semi-professional teams in League1 Ontario in the men's and women's divisions in 2015 and 2016, respectively.

In 2015, the women's team won the first League1 Ontario League Cup.

The Mississauga-based League1 Ontario teams - Sigma FC and North Mississauga (and formerly the now-Brampton-based ProStars FC) - compete annually for the Credit River Cup, awarded by the Sauga City Collective supporters group, with the team's matches against each other during the L1O deciding the victor.In 2019, the men won the inaugural title. A local Mississauga-based Toronto FC supporters group, Rogue Street Elite, has also become a supporters group for the club.

In 2015, the club was surprised when they received financial solidarity compensation from West Ham United, as part of the transfer fee for former youth player Doneil Henry, who transferred to West Ham from Cypriot club Apollon Limassol. In 2016, they later received another solidarity payment Liverpool for the transfer of Liam Millar from Fulham.

In October 2023, the club will re-brand to Liverpool Football Club International Academy Mississauga (Liverpool IA Mississauga), forming a relationship with the English club Liverpool's academy.

Squad

As of 16 April 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK CAN Daniel Buckley
— GK CAN Dante Ferraro
— DF CAN Marcus Brooks
— DF CAN Tristan Gayle
— DF CAN Justin Irwin
— DF CAN Tremayne Julien
— DF CAN Saahb Kular
— DF CAN Duran Lee
— DF CAN Deshawn Palmer-Agyemang
— DF CAN Luca Ragagnin
— MF CAN Karamvir Mehmi
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF CAN Alban Osdautaj
— MF CAN Matthew Perovic
— MF CAN Frank Previte
— MF CAN Marcel Tesolin
— FW CAN Dylan Avila
— FW CAN Wesley Cain
— FW CAN Jah'Moises Corona
— FW CAN Darren Gertiesingh
— FW CAN Kyse Majel
— FW CAN Lee-Victor Massunda
— FW CAN Markell Saddler
— FW CAN Kadell Thomas

Seasons

Men

Season League Teams Record Rank Playoffs League Cup Ref
2016 League1 Ontario 16 11–5–6 4th, West (7th overall) Did not qualify Round of 16
2017 16 9–2–11 5th, West (10th overall) Did not qualify Semi-finals
2018 17 3–4–9 13th Did not qualify Round of 16
2019 16 8–2–5 6th Quarter-finals –
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 15 1–2–9 7th, West (13th overall) Did not qualify –
2022 22 4–2–15 21st Did not qualify –
2023 21 5–5–10 17th Did not qualify –

Women

Season League Teams Record Rank Playoffs League Cup Ref
2015 League1 Ontario 7 8–3–7 4th – Champions
2016 9 5–5–6 5th – Semi-finals
2017 11 11–6–3 3rd – Quarter-finals
2018 13 4–0–8 9th Did not qualify Quarter-finals
2019 14 0–0–13 14th Did not qualify –
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Did not enter due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 20 9–1–9 9th Did not qualify –
2023 19 7–6–5 9th Did not qualify –

Notable former players

The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before or after playing for the League1 Ontario team:

Men

Women