London City SC
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| Full name | London City Soccer Club |
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| Nickname(s) | City |
| Founded | 14 February 1973; 42 years ago |
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Hellenic Stadium London, Ontario |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Owner | Jasmin Halkic |
| Coach | Jasmin Halkic |
| League | Canadian Soccer League |
| 2016 | Regular season: 5th Playoffs: Quarterfinals |
| Website | Club home page |
London City is a Canadian soccer team founded in 1973. The team is currently a member of the Canadian Soccer League, a league that is sanctioned by OSA recognized body by CSA and FIFA. The team plays home games out of Hellenic Centre Stadium in the city of London, Ontario. The team's colours are red, black and white.
On February 14, 1973, former German Canadian FC vice-president Markus Gauss purchased the club's franchise rights to form London City SC in order to compete in the National Soccer League. Gauss would serve as the club's president, while his son Harry Gauss managed the day-to-day operations. Cove Road Stadium would serve as the club's original home venue. In their debut season in the NSL the team finished seventh out of sixteen teams in the standings. During their first NSL run the Middlesex County team was a regular playoff contender with their best league performance occurring in the 1980 season with a fifth-place finishing.
In 1983, London City departed from the league with London Marconi succeeding them. London returned to the professional ranks in 1993 after purchasing from London Marconi's their NSL franchise rights. After the demise of the Canadian Soccer League two of their teams Winnipeg Fury, and North York Rockets joined the NSL which resulted in the renaming of the league to the Canadian National Soccer League. Their return marked a new philosophical approach in the clubs direction by providing an opportunity for young local players to make the transition to the professional level. During their second stint in the league London received several individual team awards as the Most Disciplined Team and John Bottineau receiving the CNSL Rookie of the Year in 1995. In 1997, London secured their first postseason berth since their return to the CNSL. Their opponents in the first round were Kosova Albanians with goals coming from Pete Paterson, John Williams, and Howard Buchanan to give London a 3-0 victory in the first series. In the second series Kosova won the match 2-1, and advanced to the next round after scoring an overtime goal. Prominent players during the clubs CNSL days were Canadian international Frank Sauer, Gert Dörfel, Jurek Gebczynski, Eddie Edgar, Kenrick Emanuel, Nick Bontis, Euclid Bertrand, Anthony Dominique, and Andrew Loague.
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