This is where the Carabins begin defending their titles

This is where the Carabins begin defending their titles

The country's reigning collegiate soccer champions, the University of Montreal Carabins, will play their first game of the 2024 season on August 23 when the Sherbrooke Vert & Or arrive at CEPSUM.

As usual, each Quebec Student Sports Network (RSEQ) team will play eight times in the regular schedule. Head coach Marco Iadeluca's team will also face their big rivals from Quebec twice. So the Blues will visit the Rouge et Or of the University of Laval on the evening of September 7th before welcoming them on October 12th. His campaign ends seven days later with a clash against the Concordia Stingers.

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The Rouge et Or's first meeting of the year is scheduled for August 24th at the Stingers' pitch. The last duel in the regular schedule will take place on October 26th against Vert & Or in Estrie.

The provincial semi-final takes place the following Saturday while the Dunsmore Cup takes place on November 9th. Then Canada's final four games will be played seven days later before the Vanier Cup at Queen's University on November 23.