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Montreal Manic
The Montreal Manic or the Manic de Montréal were a professional soccer team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, that played in the North American Soccer League.
History.
"Le Manic" as they were called by the locals, were Montreal's first professional soccer team since the NASL's Montreal Olympique folded in 1973. The team was named after a river in northeast Quebec, the Manicouagan, the site of a massive hydroelectric project.
The Montreal Manic competed from 1981 to 1983, with their
Montreal Supra
Montreal Supra was a club in the Canadian Soccer League from 1988 to 1992. They were Montreal's first professional soccer team, since the NASL's Montreal Manic folded in 1983. Many of the Montreal Supra's best players would join the American Professional Soccer League after the clubs and leagues' demise after the 1992 CSL's season, playing for the expansion Montreal Impact, winning the league championship in 1994, during the team's second season.
Head Coaching History.
- Andy Onorato (1988–1989)