Montreal Concordia FC was a Canadian

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team based in

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, formerly known as Sparta FC and then Canadian Alouettes FC. The club won Canadian titles in 1959 and 1961. In the 1950s, the club was known as Canadian Czechoslovak Sparta FC Montreal, or simply Sparta FC. In 1956, the team won the Quebec Cup and also represented the province in the

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playdowns for the first time. The team was coached that year by Doug McMahon. In 1959, with real estate businessman Joe Slyomovics serving as president, the team changed its name to Canadian Alouettes FC. In September, the team won their Canadian title, defeating the Westminster Royals FC to lift the Carling's Red Cap Trophy. In 1960, Slyomivics changed the team name to Montreal Concordia FC. In the

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, Concordia finished in third place in the league standings. In 1961, Concordia FC played in both the National Soccer League and the

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. They finished second in the National Soccer League standings. On 29 July, Concordia defeated

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1–0 in Montreal's Faillon Stadium to capture their second Canadian championship in three years.

Coaches

Doug McMahon Doug McMahon (16 October 1917 – 16 April 1997) was a Canadian soccer player, who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers. He is an honoured member of the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, McMahon signe ...

* Alex Skocen * Norberto Yacono * Skender "Alex" Perolli (1961)

Matches in the 1961 International Soccer League

References

2017 Canada Soccer Records & Results
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