London City is a Canadian soccer team founded in 1973. The team is currently a member of the Canadian Soccer League

Canadian Soccer League

The Canadian Soccer League is the top soccer league in Canada and is controlled by the Canadian Soccer Association. It was formerly known as the Canadian Professional Soccer League , and was officially re-branded on May 17, 2006...

. The team plays home games out of Cove Road Stadium

Cove Road Stadium

Cove Road stadium is a football stadium in London, Ontario, Canada. It is home to London City of the Canadian Soccer League - National Division. The stadium has a capacity of 1,000 -External links:*...

 in the city of London, Ontario

London, Ontario

London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...

. The team's colours are red and black.

Current roster

Notable former players

Haidar Al-Shaïbani

Haidar Al-Shaïbani

Haidar Al-Shaïbani is a Canadian National soccer player who is currently playing as a goalkeeper for Nîmes Olympique in France's Championnat National.-University:...

 (2003–06) - CPSL Goalkeeper of the Year - 2005 Karim Ben Sari (2003–07) Semir Mesanovic (1999–01) - CPSL Rookie of the Year - 1999 Paul Munster

Paul Munster

Paul Munster is a professional footballer. His soccer career, once thought over at age 19 due to a severely torn knee ligament, was revived playing in Canada and he went on to sign with Czech giants Slavia Praha....

 (2004) - CPSL Golden Boot Winner (25 Goals) - 2004 Dennis Peeters (2005–08) - CPSL Rookie of the Year - 2005 Ian Warnock (1995-09)

Year-by-year

The Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs
1973	"1"	NSL	7th
1974	"1"	NSL	8th
1975	"First"	NSL	8th
1976	"First"	NSL	6th
1977	"First"	NSL	6th
1978	"First"	NSL	10th
1979	"1"	NSL	9th
1980	"Senior"	NSL	5th
1981	"1"	NSL	7th
1982	"1"	NSL	5th
1983-95	DNP	--	--	--
1996	"1"	CNSL	5th	Did not qualify
1997	"1"	CNSL	5th	Quarter-Finals
1998	"1"	CPSL	6th	Did not qualify
1999	"1"	CPSL	4th	Semi-Finals
2000	"1"	CPSL	8th	Wild Card Round
2001	"1"	CPSL	12th	Did not qualify
2002	"1"	CPSL	7th, Western	Did not qualify
2003	"1"	CPSL	7th, Western	Did not qualify
2004	"1"	CPSL	5th, Western	Did not qualify
2005	"1"	CPSL	5th, Western	Did not qualify
2006	"1"	CSL	7th, National	Did not qualify
2007	"1"	CSL	5th, National	Did not qualify
2008	"1"	CSL	7th, National	Did not qualify
2009	"1"	CSL	6th, National	Did not qualify
2010	"1"	CSL	11th	Did not qualify
2011 2011 Canadian Soccer League season The 2011 Canadian Soccer League season began on May 6th and will run to the end of October. Brantford Galaxy SC are the defending play-off champion and York Region Shooters are the defending league champion.-Changes from 2010:...	"1"	CSL	11th	Did not qualify

Former coaches

Eddie Edgar

Eddie Edgar

Eddie Edgar is an English former professional football goalkeeper.-Career:Edgar was born in Jarrow and most notably played professionally for Newcastle United, although he made only one appearance for the club in a 4-2 FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Derby County in 1976...

 (father of current Burnley and Canadian International player David Edgar

David Edgar (footballer)

David Edward Edgar is a Canadian football player who currently plays for Championship side Burnley. He can play as a centre back, right back, left back or defensive midfielder.-Early life:Edgar was born to Eddie Edgar and Christine Edgar...

) Harry Gauss

Harry Gauss

Harry Paul Gauss was a German-Canadian football coach.-Early life:The Gauss family, with father Markus and mother Magdalene migrated with him and brother Reinhart from Stuttgart to Canada in 1958, Gauss was raised in Ontario following a short stay in Montreal and Winnipeg...

Sean Gauss Luka Shaqirri

Official Sponsors

The sponsors for the London City Soccer team include: Cintas Canada Limited, Tiger Jacks, Dominos Pizza, Rogers Television & Wotif.com as well as a number of local businesses.

External links

• London City Official Website
• London City Away Official Supporters Travel Site
• London City Youth Official Site for the London City Youth Team