Montreal Manic
January 11, 2012
North American Soccer League (1981-1983) Born: October 1980 – The Philadelphia Fury relocate to Montreal Folded: November 1983 First Game: June 2, 1981 (L 2-1
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Inter-Montreal
January 13, 2013
Inter-Montreal was a failed pro soccer club that played just eight matches over the course of five weeks in May and June of 1983 in the Canadian Professional Soccer League. Despite its short history, Inter managed to pull off significant international exhibitions against Marseilles of France and Udinese of Italy before folding. The team played its home matches at Jarry Park, the former home of baseball’s Montreal Expos.
Montreal Olympique
April 26, 2016
Montreal Olympique was a pro soccer outfit that competed briefly in the North American Soccer League in the early 1970’s. The team shared both their owner, Sam Berger, and their stadium, the 33,000-seat Autostade, built for Expo 67, with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.
Montreal Supra
December 13, 2015
F.C. Supra de Montreal was Quebec’s entry in the low-budget Canadian Soccer League (CSL) during the late 80’s and early 1990’s. Both Supra and the CSL folded in 1992, opening the way for the formation of the Montreal Impact, the Quebecois club that would eventually enter Major League Soccer in 2012.
Philadelphia Fury
July 3, 2014
The Philadelphia Fury marked the second go round for the North American Soccer League in the City of Brotherly Love. The Fury followed on the heels of the Philadelphia Atoms (1973-1976), who won the league championship as an expansion team in 1973 and became the first NASL team featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated. A handful of popular players from the Atoms era returned, including goalkeeper Bob Rigby and defender Bobby Smith.