MISSISSAUGA EAGLES FC

Club Profile

Professional Soccer in Mississauga is Here.

With the announcement by the Canadian Soccer League in October 2010 that Erin Mills Soccer Club was approved to join the league for the 2011 season with a new men’s professional soccer team, the wheels were put in motion for the creation of the Mississauga Eagles FC.
EMSC President Susan Rossiter said. “With the visionary direction and leadership provided by both the CSL and Erin Mills Soccer Club, I am encouraged that Mississauga FC will quickly become a winning addition to the vibrant sports and entertainment industry in Mississauga, while providing the youth of our community with the top level training and development programs essential for Canada to compete successfully at the international level.” The launch of Mississauga FC is an important building block in transforming Erin Mills Soccer Club into a dominating force within the Canadian soccer industry by enabling EMSC to redesign the club using the academy-based business model of top European clubs.

Last year, it had 13 teams and for 2011 the league has expanded to add 3 new teams for the 2011 season, Montreal, Ottawa and Erin Mills. “The Mississauga FC represent the model organization for the future of the CSL. With a clear pathway for skilled athletes and an emphasis on player development, the CSL expects its member clubs to be the focal point of its soccer community, establishing a Centre of Excellence in their region. The results of EMSC's focus on player development are showing. In 2010, EMSC teams won a total of 6 Ontario Indoor Cup Championships during the winter, 4 Ontario Cup Championships during the summer and the club's U17 girls team was the Silver Medalist at the U18 National Championships! The launch of the Mississauga FC fills a market opportunity for a professional soccer team in Mississauga, one of Canada's largest and most vibrant communities. It also adds a valuable building block for EMSC towards realizing its vision of becoming the number one community and competitive soccer club in Canada. As part of its commitment to the ongoing development of its youth membership, recreational and competitive soccer players at EMSC will now benefit from being mentored by high-performance professional soccer players including the opportunity of having visits from Mississauga Eagles players to team practices where they will work with team members on basic and advanced level skills development.