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{{Short description|Université de Montréal athletic teams}}
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| university      = [[Université de Montréal]]
| association     = [[U Sports]]
| conference      = [[Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec|RSEQ]]
| director        = Manon Simard
| location        = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]
| teams           = 15
| stadium         = [[CEPSUM]]
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| mascot          = Carabin
| nickname        = Carabins
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The '''Montréal Carabins''' ({{langx|fr|Carabins de Montréal}}) are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent the [[Université de Montréal]] in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada. Teams play at the [[CEPSUM Stadium]] and at [[Winter Stadium (Montreal)|l'aréna du CEPSUM]], located at the Université de Montréal campus.

==History==

{| class = "wikitable"
! year
!Event
|-
|The beginning of the 1920s
|Creation of the club Montreal Carabins
|-
|The decades 1940, 1950 and 1960,
|Montreal Carabins add several sports teams to affect a summit in the years 1965-1970 both by the number of offered sports activities and by the quality of their organization.
|-
|1971
|Abandonment of the university sports teams in the club:  The financial university budget of the teams is considerably reduced and the freed sums are used to finance non-competitive "popular sport". A long tradition is then broken.
|-
|The 70s and 80
|Continuation of the activities of Alpine skiing and of badminton without institutional recognition of university
|-
|End of the 80s
|Return of the teams of swimming (1985) and of volleyball (men in 1988 and women in 1989). The various teams know a lot of success at the beginning of the 1990s while the University knows money troubles.
|-
|1994
| the big blackout: The budgetary situation of the university does not allow to absorb the expenses of the program of the Carabins and the activities of the teams are suspended.
|-
|1995
|Relaunching of the program of excellent sport via the physical educational department
|-
|1997
|Victory in the referendum of the student federation FAECUM: The student Federation agrees to contribute to the financing of the sporting programs up to $100,000. a year.
|-
|1999 and 2000
|Official membership of the teams of Alpine skiing and badminton. Setting-up of the golf team
|-
|2001
|Setting-up of the men soccer team
|-
|2002
|Setting-up of the football team and setting-up the women soccer team
|-
|2003 and 2004
|Organisation of the Championships of soccer (men's and women's) of SIC (together collaboration with McGill University), setting-up of the volleyball teams (men's and women's)
|-
|2007
|Setting-up of the tennis teams (men's and women's)
|-
|2008
|Announcement of the creation of the women hockey team
|-
|2009
|Setting-up of the women hockey team
|-
|-
|2010
|Setting-up of cheerleading team
|-
|2014
|First Dunsmore Cup, Uteck Bowl and Vanier Cup wins
|}

==Varsity teams==
{| class="wikitable"; style= "text-align: "
! width= 150px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Montreal Carabins|border=1|color= white }}"| Men's sports
! width= 150px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Montreal Carabins|border=1|color= white }}"| Women's sports
|-
| [[Montreal Carabins football|Football]] || Flag football
|-
| Rugby || [[Montreal Carabins women's ice hockey|Ice hockey]]
|-
| Soccer || Rugby
|-
| Volleyball || Soccer
|-
| || Volleyball 
|-
! colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Montreal Carabins|border=1|color= white }}"| {{center|Co-ed sports}}
|-
| colspan=2| {{center|Cross country}}
|-
| colspan=2| {{center|Golf}}
|-
| colspan=2| {{center|Swimming}}
|-
| colspan=2| {{center|Tennis}}
|-
| colspan=2| {{center|Track and field}}
|}

=== Football ===
{{main|Montreal Carabins football}}
The Carabins [[U Sports football|football]] program was originally in operation from 1966 to 1971, but was cut following a philosophical change with intercollegiate athletics among Quebec universities at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cisfootball.org/history/oq67-79.html|title=University Football in Ontario and Quebec from 1967 to 1979|publisher=cisfootball.org|date=March 2006}}</ref> As that perception changed, the football team was reinstated in 2002 and has been in continuous operation since. The team has won six [[Dunsmore Cup]] conference championships (2014, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2025) and three [[Vanier Cup]]s national championship ([[50th Vanier Cup|2014]], [[58th Vanier Cup|2023]], [[60th Vanier Cup|2025]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cisfootball.org/history/oq80-present.html|title=A History of Canadian University Football, 1980 to the Present|publisher=cisfootball.org|date=March 2006}}</ref>

==Women's ice hockey==
{{main|Montreal Carabins women's ice hockey}}
[[File:Montreal Carabins January 29 2012 059.jpg|thumb|The Carabins in 2012]]
The 2009-10 season was their inaugural season in the CIS. The Carabins finished second during the regular season and claimed the fifth position in the CIS Canadian championships. In their second season (2010–11), the team ranked in second place in the Québécois conference behind the [[McGill Martlets ice hockey|McGill Martlets]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportetudiant-stats.com/universitaire/hockey-f/|title = Site officiel des calendriers, classements et statistiques du RSEQ}}</ref> In the 2011 playoffs, the Carabins eliminated the [[Concordia Stingers women's ice hockey|Concordia Stingers]]<ref>[http://www.carabins.umontreal.ca/pages/nouvelles.aspx?lang=FR-CA&nouvelle=1063 (French) Les Carabins éliminent les Stingers]</ref>  but the Carabins are in turn to eliminate in finale by McGill.<ref>[http://www.carabins.umontreal.ca/pages/nouvelles.aspx?lang=FR-CA&nouvelle=1074 (french) Les Carabins n'ont pu résister aux assauts des Martlets]</ref> This elimination did not qualify them for the CIS championships at [[Waterloo, Ontario]].

=== Men's rugby ===
Since their inaugural season in 2012, the Carabins men's rugby program competes at a varsity level against universities from Québec and Eastern Ontario in the RSEQ and has won one RSEQ championship (2016).<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Site officiel des calendriers, classements et statistiques du RSEQ |url=http://www.rseq-stats.ca/ |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=Site officiel des calendriers, classements et statistiques du RSEQ |language=fr}}</ref>

=== Women's rugby ===
Since their inaugural season in 2012, the Carabins women's rugby program competes at a varsity level against universities from Québec and Eastern Ontario in the RSEQ conference of U Sports.

==Alpine ski  ==
{| class = "wikitable"
!Title(s)
!Year(s)
|-
|Provincial Champion (men)
|1990–91, 1995–96, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
|-
|Provincial Champion (women)<ref>[http://www.carabins.umontreal.ca/pages/nouvelles.aspx?lang=FR-CA&nouvelle=1087 (French) Une saison presque parfaite pour les Carabins]</ref>
|1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
|-
|Provincial mixed Champion  (mixed team men and women)
|1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11
|}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportetudiant-stats.com/universitaire/ski/champions.php|title=Site officiel des calendriers, classements et statistiques du RSEQ}}</ref>

== Badminton ==
{| class = "wikitable"
!Title(s)
!Year(s)
|-
|Silver medal at Canadian University championship CIS
|2006–07, 2007–08
|-
|Provincial champion (by mixed team men and women)
|1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1996–97, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15
|-
|Men provincial champion
|1999–00, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2014–15
|-
|Women provincial champion
|2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
|}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportetudiant-stats.com/universitaire/badminton/champions.php|title=Site officiel des calendriers, classements et statistiques du RSEQ}}</ref>

== Cheerleading ==
{| class = "wikitable"
!Title(s)
!Year(s)
|-
|Provincial champion<ref>[http://www.carabins.umontreal.ca/pages/nouvelles.aspx?lang=FR-CA&nouvelle=1088 (French) Les Carabins, premiers champions de cheerleading]</ref>
|2011
|}

The Carabins cheerleading team was created in 2002 at the same time as the rebirth of the Carabins football team. The team has hosted Super Bowl parties in order to finance its activities.<ref>{{cite web|last=Drake|first=Tomasz|title=Rencontre avec les cheerleaders des Carabins de l'UdeM|url=http://polyscope.qc.ca/spip.php?article1733|publisher=Le Polyscope|access-date=13 June 2011}}</ref>

== Golf ==
{| class = "wikitable"
!Title(s)
!Year(s)
|-
|Provincial champion (men)
|2001
|-
|Provincial champion (women)
|2009, 2010
|-
|Island Cup Invitational Champion (women)
|2005, 2006, 2007
|-
|Champion of Canada East
|2006, 2007
|-
| St. Andrews Spring Invitational champion (men, NCAA)
|2008
|-
|NCAA Shootout at Aguila (women)
|2011
|}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportetudiant-stats.com/universitaire/golf/champions.php|title = Site officiel des calendriers, classements et statistiques du RSEQ}}</ref>

==Men's soccer==
{| class = "wikitable"
!Title(s)
!Year(s)
|-
|Indoor soccer provincial champion<ref>(French){{cite web |url=http://www.nouvelles.umontreal.ca/sports/soccer/20110328-soccer-feminin-un-3e-championnat-consecutif-pour-les-carabins.html |title=Un 3e championnat consécutif pour les Carabins - UdeMNouvelles |access-date=2011-05-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828213316/http://www.nouvelles.umontreal.ca/sports/soccer/20110328-soccer-feminin-un-3e-championnat-consecutif-pour-les-carabins.html |archive-date=2011-08-28 }}</ref>
|2008, 2016<ref>{{Cite web |title=Site officiel des calendriers, classements et statistiques du RSEQ |url=http://www.sportetudiant-stats.com/universitaire/soccer-m/champions.php}}</ref>
|-
|Champion of the regular season
|2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2021
|-
|Provincial champion
|2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
|-
|Gold medal in the [[U Sports men's soccer championship|Canadian championship]]
|2018, 2021
|-
|Silver medal in the Canadian championship
|2017, 2019
|-
|Bronze medal in the Canadian championship
|2003, 2006, 2008, 2022
|}

==Women's soccer==
{| class = "wikitable"
!Title(s)
!Year(s)
|-
|Indoor soccer provincial champion<ref>(French){{cite web |url=http://www.nouvelles.umontreal.ca/sports/soccer/20110328-soccer-feminin-un-3e-championnat-consecutif-pour-les-carabins.html |title=Un 3e championnat consécutif pour les Carabins - UdeMNouvelles |access-date=2011-05-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828213316/http://www.nouvelles.umontreal.ca/sports/soccer/20110328-soccer-feminin-un-3e-championnat-consecutif-pour-les-carabins.html |archive-date=2011-08-28 }}</ref>
|2006, 2009, 2010, 2011 <ref>{{Cite web |title=Site officiel des calendriers, classements et statistiques du RSEQ |url=http://www.sportetudiant-stats.com/universitaire/soccer-f/champions.php}}</ref>
|-
|Champion of the regular season
|2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2021
|-
|Provincial champion
|2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2018, 2019
|-
|Gold medal in the [[U Sports women's soccer championship|Canadian championship]]
|2017, 2022
|-
|Silver medal in the Canadian championship
|2009, 2011, 2013
|-
|Bronze medal in the Canadian championship
|2008
|}

== Swimming ==
{| class = "wikitable"
!Title(s)
!Year(s)
|-
|Provincial champion (men)
|2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2013–14, 2014–15
|-
|Provincial champion (women)
|1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
|-
|Provincial Champion combiné (mixed team men and women)
|2004–05, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 
|-
|Silver medal Canadian championship women
|2013–14, 2014–15
|}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportetudiant-stats.com/universitaire/natation/champions.php|title = Site officiel des calendriers, classements et statistiques du RSEQ}}</ref>

== Tennis ==
{| class = "wikitable"
!Title(s)
!Year(s)
|-
|Provincial Champion (men)
|1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2010–11<ref>[http://www.carabins.umontreal.ca/pages/nouvelles.aspx?lang=FR-CA&nouvelle=961 (French) Les Carabins champions chez les hommes]</ref>
|-
|''Grand Chelem'' Champion (men)
|2001–02, 2003–04
|-
|Carabins Tournament Champion (men)
|2003–04
|-
|Champion of the former ''ligue collégiale-universitaire'' (men)
|2004–05, 2005–06
|-
|Women Champion (OUA)
|2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11<ref>[http://www.carabins.umontreal.ca/pages/nouvelles.aspx?lang=FR-CA&nouvelle=921 (French) Les Carabins remportent tout sur leur passage]</ref><ref>([http://www.carabins.umontreal.ca/pages/nouvelles.aspx?lang=FR-CA&nouvelle=913 French) Les Carabins remportent le championnat par équipe]</ref>
|}

==Men's volleyball==
{| class = "wikitable"
!Title(s)
!Year(s)
|-
|Provincial champion
|1992–93, 2004–05, 2017–18, 2019–20
|-
|Champion (regular season)
|2004–05, 2017–18, 2019–20
|-
|Gold medal at [[U Sports men's volleyball championship|Canadian championship]]
|1970
|-
|Silver medal at Canadian championship
|1972, 1993
|-
|Bronze medal at Canadian championship
|1992
|}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportetudiant-stats.com/universitaire/volleyball-m/champions.php|title=Site officiel des calendriers, classements et statistiques du RSEQ}}</ref>

==Women's volleyball==
{| class = "wikitable"
!Title(s)
!Year(s)
|-
|Provincial champion
|1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2023-24, 2024-25
|-
|Champion (regular season)
|2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2023-24, 2024-25
|-
|Silver medal at [[U Sports women's volleyball championship|Canadian championship]]
|2008, 2025
|-
|Bronze medal at Canadian championship
|2009, 2015
|}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportetudiant-stats.com/universitaire/volleyball-f/champions.php|title=Site officiel des calendriers, classements et statistiques du RSEQ}}</ref>

==Notable athletes==

===Men's soccer===
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* {{Flagicon|Armenia}} Serge Topalian
* {{Flagicon|Canada}} Gerardo Argento
* {{flagicon|CAN}} Marc-André Bonenfant
* {{flagicon|CAN}} Lorenzo Borella
* {{flagicon|CAN}} Guillaume Couturier
* {{flagicon|CAN}} Maël Demarcy
* {{flagicon|CAN}} Laurent Parizeau
* {{flagicon|CAN}} Jean-Philippe Roberge-Marin
* {{flagicon|CAN}} Ibrahim Baldeh
* {{flagicon|CAN}} Christian Nuñez
* {{flagicon|COL}} Hugo-Pierre Marcotte
* {{flagicon|DR Congo}} Abel Moleka
* {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Cohen-Arazi
* {{flagicon|FRA}} Gabriel de Foresta
* {{flagicon|FRA}} Augustin Nechad
* {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Jacques Seba
* {{flagicon|FRA}} Ugo Robard
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Wandrille Lefèvre]]
* {{flagicon|Guinea}} Boubacar Diallo
* {{flagicon|HAI}} Woodler Elie Blaise
* {{flagicon|HAI}} Peter Thierry Eustache
* {{flagicon|Lebanon}} Pascal Aoun
* {{flagicon|Lebanon}} Anasse Brouk
* {{flagicon|Madagascar}} Herizo Frédéric Ramampiandra
* {{flagicon|Mauritius}} Kévin Chan
* {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Hicham Aaboubou]]
* {{Flagicon|USA}} Alhassane Fox
* {{Flagicon|France}} Kane Limamoulaye
* {{flagicon|FRA}} Oumar Balla Sow
* {{flagicon|SUI}} Nicolas Suter
* {{flagicon|Syria}} Nawar Hanna
* {{flagicon|UAE}} Sami Sreis
{{div col end}}

=== Women's soccer ===
* [[Sandra Couture]] - 2002-2006
* [[Véronique Maranda]] - 2007-2009<ref>[http://canadasoccer.com/players/profile.asp?playerid=358 Profile on Canada Soccer]</ref><ref>[http://www.carabins.umontreal.ca/pages/ZoneBleus/portrait--veronique-maranda.aspx (French) Les Carabins peuvent compter sur une joueuse hors pair, September 10, 2007.]</ref><ref>[http://www.carabins.umontreal.ca/pages/nouvelles.aspx?lang=FR-CA&nouvelle=716 (French) Maranda et Mercier, à nouveau des étoiles canadiennes]</ref>
* [[Émilie Mercier]] - 2005-2009<ref>(French) Soccer féminin: Émilie Mercier, l’étoile canadienne, {{cite web |url=http://www.nouvelles.umontreal.ca/archives/2007-2008/content/view/627/233/index.html |title=Nouvelles @ UdeM - Soccer féminin: Émilie Mercier, l'étoile canadienne |access-date=2011-04-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810031111/http://www.nouvelles.umontreal.ca/archives/2007-2008/content/view/627/233/index.html |archive-date=2011-08-10 }} ,November 12, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.carabins.umontreal.ca/pages/nouvelles.aspx?lang=FR-CA&nouvelle=723 (French) Émilie Mercier est l’athlète de la semaine au Québec]</ref>
*  [[Véronique Laverdière]] - 2006-2011<ref>[http://www.ruefrontenac.com/sports/sport-universitaire/36950-sport-universitaire-soccer-carabins-universite-montreal-veronique-laverdiere (French) Serge Vleminckx, Véronique Laverdière,qui veut d'un prof etraordinaire]</ref>

==See also==
* [[U Sports]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.cepsum.umontreal.ca/ Centre d'éducation physique et des sports de l'Université de Montréal] (CEPSUM)

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