Ligue1 Québec
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Organising body | Soccer Quebec |
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Founded | August 31, 2011 |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Quebec(11 teams) Ontario(1 team) |
Confederation | CONCACAF |
Number of teams | 11 (men's) 12 (women's) |
Level on pyramid | 3 |
Domestic cup(s) | Canadian Championship(men) Interprovincial Championship(women) |
League cup(s) | Coupe L1QC |
Current champions | CS Saint-Laurent(men's) PEF Québec(women's) (2023) |
Current league cup champions | CS Saint-Laurent(men's) PEF Québec(women's) (2023) |
TV partners | RDS.ca(streaming) |
Website | ligue1quebec |
Current:2024 season (men) 2024 season (women) |
Ligue1 Québec(L1QC) is asemi-professionalmen's and women'ssoccerleague inQuebec,Canada. Founded in 2011 as thePremière ligue de soccer du Québec,the league is sanctioned by theCanadian Soccer Associationand theQuebec Soccer Federation.
In theCanadian soccer league system,the men's division is behind the fully-professionalCanadian Premier League.It is part ofLeague1 Canada,the national third tier with regional division, along with three other provincial leagues. The men's league champion qualifies for theCanadian Championship,Canada'sdomestic cuptournament.
History[edit]
Background[edit]
The history of soccer in Quebec dates back to 1884, with the first league established in 1886. In 1911, the Province of Quebec Football Association, now known as theQuebec Soccer Federationwas founded.[1]In 1986, a semi-professional league called the Ligue nationale de soccer du Québec (LNSQ) was created, but it merged with different rival leagues to form theLigue de soccer élite du Québecin 1992.[2][3]In 1993, five of the former LNSQ clubs Corfinium St-Leonard, Cosmos de LaSalle, Luso Stars Mont-Royal, Montreal Croatia, andMontreal Ramblersjoined theCanadian National Soccer League(CNSL) to form the league's Eastern Division.[4][5]Following this, the amateurLigue de soccer élite du Québecserved as the top level of soccer in the province, although Quebec clubs did play in the United Soccer League (Montreal Impact) and the semi-professionalCanadian Soccer League(Laval Dynamites/Trois-Rivières AttakandMontreal Impact Academy).[6]
Foundation[edit]
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/26/PLSQ_league_logo.png)
In 2011, the Première ligue de soccer du Québec was established, marking the return of a semi-professional soccer league to the province for the first time in 20 years.[2][7]The league was sanctioned by theCanadian Soccer Associationas a level 3 league, belowMajor League Soccer(level 1) and theNorth American Soccer LeagueandUnited Soccer League(level 2), which were American-based fully professional leagues featuring some Canadian teams,[2]including theMontreal Impactof the MLS.
The league had its debut season in 2012 with a men's division featuring five teams –A.S. Blainville,FC Brossard,FC Boisbriand,FC L'Assomption,andFC Saint-Léonard.[8]FC Saint-Léonard won the inaugural season.[9]The following season, the league added a league cup to its schedule, the Coupe PLSQ, which would take place annually at the conclusion of the season, unrelated to the results of the regular season.[10]In 2014, the province of Ontario created its own semi-professional level 3 league,League1 Ontario,[11]and theInter-Provincial Cupwas established which would be contested between the champions of each league and ran for three years until 2016.[12]In 2015, the league added its first club from outside of the province of Quebec, with theOttawa Fury FC Academyjoining the league.[13]
Beginning in 2018, the league champion qualified to participate in theCanadian Championshipfor the following season.[14]In 2018, a women's division was added, starting with five teams.[15]The start of the2020 seasonwas delayed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic,[16]but it ultimately resumed with a shortened season, although some teams opted out of playing for the season.[17]However, the remainder of the men's season was cancelled about three-quarters of the way through the season, due to a resurgence of the pandemic (the female season had already concluded).[18]
In 2022, the PLSQ joinedLeague1 Canadaalong with League1 Ontario andLeague1 British Columbia.On April 19, 2023, the league rebranded to Ligue1 Québec to align with its partner leagues.[19]In 2024, it was announced thatUSL League TwoclubVermont Green FCwould host the reigning L1Q champion each year in a friendly each year, known as theMaple Cup.[20]
Competition format[edit]
Depending on the number of teams in the league, teams will play every other team between 2-4 times per season, for a length of usually between 15 and 20 games. The winner gets the regular season championship. Each team has a minimum of nine paid players and is subject to a salary cap.[citation needed]
Coupe L1QC[edit]
At the end of the year, there is aleague cup,called theCoupe L1QC(formerly theCoupe PLSQ), which began in 2013. The format varies each season, depending on the number of teams in the league.[21]The most recent cup competition featured the top four teams from league play in a single-knockout tournament. In the past, the cup has also used a group stage and knockout format where three groups of three teams were formed, and the winner of each group along with the best second-place finisher advanced to the semi-finals.
Yearly results[edit]
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Men's Division[edit]
Over the course of its history, various clubs have joined and departed the league.A.S. Blainvilleis the only club to have participated in every season since the league's inception.[22]Blainville has been the most successful club, winning the league championship four times and the league cup twice andCS Mont-Royal Outremonthas been second-most successful with four league championships and one league cup title.
Current clubs[edit]
The following eleven teams are members of the league for the 2024 season:
Team | City | Stadium | Joined | ||
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Current teams | |||||
A.S. Blainville | Blainville,Laurentides | Parc Blainville | 2012 | ||
Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu,Montérégie | Parc Pierre-Benoît | 2020 | ||
AS Laval[note 1] | Laval | Parc de Lausanne | 2019 | ||
FC Laval[note 2] | Laval | Collège Montmorency& Parc Roseval | 2018 | ||
CS Longueuil | Longueuil,Montérégie | Parc Laurier | 2014 | ||
CF Montréal U23 | Montréal | CF Montréal training grounds | 2022 | ||
CS Mont-Royal Outremont | Mount Royal,Montréal | Parc Recreatif de TMR | 2013 | ||
CS Saint-Laurent | Saint-Laurent,Montreal | Vanier CollegeStadium | 2022 | ||
CS St-Hubert | Saint-Hubert,Montérégie | Centre Sportif Roseanne-Laflamme | 2017 | ||
Ottawa South United | Ottawa,Ontario | TAAG Park(Carleton University) | 2020 | ||
Royal-Sélect de Beauport | Quebec City | Stade Beauport | 2021 |
Former clubs[edit]
Club | City | Stadium | Joined | Final | |
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Former teams | |||||
FC Boisbriand | Boisbriand,Laurentides | Parc Régional 640 | 2012 | 2013 | |
FC Brossard | Brossard,Montérégie | Parc Illinois | 2012 | 2013 | |
FC St-Léonard | St Leonard,Montreal | Stade Hébert | 2012 | 2013 | |
ACP Montréal-Nord | Montréal-Nord,Montreal | Parc Saint-Laurent | 2014 | 2014 | |
FC Lanaudière | Terrebonne,Lanaudière | Centre de Soccer Multifonctionnel de Terrebonne | 2016 | 2021 | |
Lakeshore SC | Kirkland,Montréal | John Abbott College | 2015 | 2016 | |
Ottawa Fury FC Academy | Ottawa,Ontario | Algonquin College | 2015 | 2016 | |
FC Gatineau | Gatineau,Outaouais | Terrain Mont-Bleu | 2013 | 2019 | |
Dynamo de Quebec | Quebec City,Capitale-Nationale | Polyvalente L'Ancienne-Lorette | 2017 | 2019 | |
CS Lanaudière-Nord[note 1] | Joliette,Lanaudière | École secondaire Barthélemy-Joliette | 2012–2015, 2022–2023 |
Timeline[edit]
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/kpc56kl6qkk8hivwmiedhrj3s0tih0x.png)
Women's Division[edit]
Current clubs[edit]
The following twelve teams are members of the league for the 2022 season:
Team | City | Stadium | Joined | ||
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Current teams | |||||
A.S. Blainville | Blainville,Laurentides | Parc Blainville | 2018 | ||
AS Chaudière-Ouest | Lévis | Parc Renaud-Maillette | 2022 | ||
Pierrefonds FC | Lac St-Louis, Montreal | Pierrefonds Community High School | 2020 | ||
Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu,Montérégie | Parc Pierre-Benoît | 2021 | ||
AS Laval[note 2] | Laval,Laval | Parc de Lausanne | 2018 | ||
FC Laval[note 3] | Laval,Laval | Parc Roseval & Parc Raymond-Millar | 2019 | ||
CS Longueuil | Longueuil,Montérégie | Parc Laurier | 2020 | ||
CS Mont-Royal Outremont | Mount Royal,Montréal | Parc Recreatif de TMR | 2019 | ||
CS St-Hubert | Saint-Hubert,Montérégie | Centre Sportif Roseanne-Laflamme | 2020 | ||
Ottawa South United | Ottawa,Ontario | TAAG Park(Carleton University) | 2020 | ||
PEF Québec | Laval,Laval | Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne | 2022 | ||
Royal-Sélect de Beauport | Beauport, Quebec City | Stade Beauport | 2021 |
Former clubs[edit]
Club | City | Stadium | Joined | Left | |
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Former teams | |||||
Dynamo de Quebec | Quebec City,Capitale-Nationale | ESLE | 2018 | 2019 | |
FC Sélect Rive-Sud | Longueuil,Montérégie | Centre Multi Sport | 2018 | 2019 | |
Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis | Lachine,Montréal | Dollard 2 | 2018 | 2018 |
Timeline[edit]
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/7poafz6fob6irgl8t15yjmbi1d1k086.png)
Players who earned national team caps while in the L1QC[edit]
The following players have earned a senior national team cap while playing in the L1QC (the year of their first cap while playing in the league is listed). Players who earned caps before or after playing in the L1QC are not included, unless they also earned caps while in the league. This section also does not include youth caps (U23 or below).
Men[edit]
Player | Country | Year | Ref |
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Armel Dagrou | ![]() |
2014 | [23] |
Kevin Chan-Yu-Tin | ![]() |
2016 | [24] |
Zohib Islam Amiri | ![]() |
2019 | [25] |
Lemus Christopher | ![]() |
2022 | [26] |
Women[edit]
Player | Country | Year | Ref |
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Stefani Kouzas | ![]() |
2022 | [27] |
L1QC clubs in other competitions[edit]
Season | Men's division | Women's division | ||||||
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Club | Competition | Result | Record | Club | Competition | Result | Record | |
2012 | No competition held | No women's division | ||||||
2013 | ||||||||
2014 | CS Longueuil | Inter-Provincial Cup | Runner-up | 0–1–1 | ||||
2015 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | Inter-Provincial Cup | Runner-up | 0–1–1 | ||||
2016 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | Inter-Provincial Cup | Champions | 1–1–0 | ||||
2017 | No competition held | |||||||
2018 | A.S. Blainville | Canadian Championship | Second qualifying round | 2–0–2 | No competition held | |||
2019 | A.S. Blainville | Canadian Championship | First qualifying round | 0–1–1 | ||||
2020 | No competition held | |||||||
2021 | A.S. Blainville | Canadian Championship | Preliminary round | 0–0–1 | ||||
2022 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | Canadian Championship | Preliminary round | 0–0–1 | A.S. Blainville | Interprovincial Championship | Champions | 2–0–0 |
AS Laval | Runner-up | 1–0–1 | ||||||
2023 | FC Laval | Canadian Championship | Preliminary round | 0–0–1 | PEF Québec | Inter-provincial Championship | Runner-up | 1–0–1 |
2024 | CS Saint-Laurent | Canadian Championship | Quarterfinals | 1–0–0 |
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^abc"Retour d'une ligue semi-pro"[Return of a semi-pro league].Ici Radio-Canada Télé.August 30, 2011.
- ^Phillips, Randy (May 9, 1992)."New league groups best in Quebec".Newspapers.com.Montreal Gazette.p. 71.RetrievedApril 22,2020.
- ^"Roundup Overtime".Newspapers.com.The Leader-Post.January 7, 1993. p. 11.RetrievedMarch 31,2020.
- ^"25 Sep 1993, 75 - The Gazette at Newspapers.com".Newspapers.com.RetrievedApril 8,2020.
- ^"2001 - May 20 - Expanded CPSL set to kickoff".Canadian Professional Soccer League.December 24, 2001. Archived fromthe originalon December 24, 2001.RetrievedDecember 13,2017.
- ^canadienne, La Presse (September 1, 2011)."La Première Ligue de soccer du Québec voit le jour".Le Devoir(in French).RetrievedApril 23,2023.
- ^"La Première ligue voit le jour"[The Premier League is born].Le Journal de Montréal(in French). April 3, 2012.
- ^Gauthier, Audrey (October 15, 2012)."FC Saint-Léonard, champions"[Saint-Léonard FC, champions].Métro(in French).
- ^"Toute une saison inaugurale!"[A whole inaugural season!].Métro(in French). November 7, 2013.
- ^"OSA announces League1 Ontario teams".Ontario Soccer Association.April 8, 2014. Archived fromthe originalon May 18, 2014.RetrievedApril 13,2014.
- ^"OSA and QSF announce Division 3 Inter-Provincial Cup final".Ontario Soccer Association.Archived fromthe originalon October 19, 2014.RetrievedOctober 14,2014.
- ^"Fury FC Academy and the Premier League de Soccer du Quebec".Bytown Boys.May 1, 2015.
- ^Tierney, Mitchell (March 9, 2017)."Report: Provincial Champions to Play in Voyageurs Cup as Early as 2018".Waking the Red.RetrievedMarch 11,2017.
- ^O'Neill, Paméla (January 11, 2018)."Une première saison de PLSQ féminine!"[A first season of women's PLSQ!].Viau Park(in French).
- ^"COVID-19: Report du Début de la Saison"[COVID-19: Postponement of Early Season].PLSQ(in French). March 25, 2020.
- ^"La Première ligue de soccer du Québec lancera bientôt sa saison"[The Premier league of Quebec soccer will launch its season soon].RDS(in French). July 13, 2020.
- ^"COVID-19: Mise à Jour Du 29 Septembre 2020"[COVID-19: Update September 29, 2020].Quebec Soccer Federation(in French). September 29, 2020.
- ^"Première ligue de soccer du Québec transitions to Ligue1 Québec".League1 Canada.April 19, 2023.RetrievedApril 20,2023.
- ^Mahmoudi, Nelson (April 20, 2024)."Vermont Green To Host League1 Quebec Champion In New 'Maple Cup'".Northern Tribune.
- ^"À Propos De La Coupe PLSQ"[About the PLSQ Cup].RDS(in French).
- ^Gray, Shawn (January 31, 2017)."Quebec's 3rd Division".Northern Starting XI.
- ^Ducharme, Jean-François (September 15, 2014)."Un Citadin au Burundi"[A Citizen in Burundi].Université du Québec à Montréal(in French).
- ^"Kevin Dean Chan-Yu-Tin (Lakeshore SC): L'international Mauricien"[Kevin Dean Chan-Yu-Tin (Lakeshore SC): The International Mauritius].Première ligue de soccer du Québec.March 20, 2017.
- ^Rialdi, Irwan Febri (November 8, 2021)."3 Bintang Timnas Afghanistan yang Perlu Diwaspadai, Ada Eks Persib Bandung"[3 Stars of the Afghanistan National Team to Watch Out for].Bola Times(in Indonesian).
- ^"T&T Men secure 2-0 win over St Vincent/Grenadines".Trinidad and Tobago Football Association.June 11, 2022.
- ^"Lady Jags Head Coach embraces" underdogs "tag".News Room.April 8, 2022.