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| Organising body | Quebec Soccer Federation |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 |
| First season | 2018 |
| Country | Canada |
| Confederation | CONCACAF |
| Number of clubs | 12 |
| Level on pyramid | 3 |
| League cup(s) | Coupe PLSQ |
| Current champions | AS Blainville (2021) |
| Current Couple PLSQ | AS Blainville (2021) |
| Most championships | AS Blainville (2 titles) |
| Most Couple PLSQs | AS Blainville (1 title) |
| Website | http://www.plsq.ca |
| Current: 2022 PLSQF season | |
The Première ligue de soccer du Québec Féminine (PLSQ-F) is a semi-professional soccer league created in 2018, organized by the Quebec Soccer Federation, which operates at the pro-am tier of the Canadian soccer league system. The Canadian Soccer Association relies on provincial soccer organizations to sanction regional leagues. The PLSQ women's division is below the U.S.-based National Women's Soccer League (U.S. Division I) and equal to League1 Ontario and League1 British Columbia.
History
In 2011, the men's Première ligue de soccer du Québec was established to begin play in 2012, marking the return of a semi-professional soccer league to the province for the first time in 20 years.
In 2018, a women's division was added, starting with five teams: AS Blainville, Dynamo de Québec, FC Sélect Rive-Sud, CS Monteuil, and Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis. Dynamo de Québec won the first league championship.
Beginning in the 2020 season, League1 Ontario and the PLSQ had planned to hold a Final Four end-of-season tournament for their women's divisions, from August 14 to 16, pitting the top two sides from each league in an inter-provincial playoff. However, due to restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, League1 Ontario cancelled their 2020 season, cancelling this tournament indefinitely, although the PLSQ did manage to complete a delayed shortened season, although some teams did opt out of playing for the season. In 2021, the league introduced the Coupe PLSQ as the league cup tournament. AS Blainville won the inaugural Coupe PLSQ.
Over the course of its history, various clubs have joined and departed the league. AS Blainville is the only club to have participated in every season since the league's inception.
In 2022, the PLSQ joined League1 Canada along with League1 Ontario and League1 British Columbia (and later League1 Alberta), with the various leagues sending their champions to the year-end Women's Inter-Provincial Championship. On April 19, 2023, the league rebranded to Ligue1 Québec to align with its partner leagues.
Competition format
The league typically runs from May to August with teams playing each other team 1-3 times (depending on the number of teams). In 2021, the league cup was introduced.
Yearly results
| Season | Teams | L1QC Champions League winners |
Coupe L1QC Cup winners |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | Dynamo de Québec | — |
| 2019 | 6 | CS Monteuil | — |
| 2020 | 4 | A.S. Blainville | — |
| 2021 | 10 | A.S. Blainville | A.S. Blainville |
| 2022 | 12 | A.S. Blainville | A.S. Blainville |
| 2023 | 12 | PEF Québec | PEF Québec |
| 2024 | 12 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | — |
- Originally 8 clubs were set to participate, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, four clubs withdrew from the season
Clubs
Current clubs
The following twelve teams are members of the league for the 2022 season:
| Team | City | Stadium | Joined | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Laval, Laval | Parc de Lausanne | 2018 | ||
| FC Laval | 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 | ||
| CF Montréal Academy | Laval, Laval | Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne | 2022 | ||
| Royal-Sélect de Beauport | Beauport, Quebec City | Stade Beauport | 2021 | ||
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Former clubs
| Club | City | Stadium | Joined | Left | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
See also
- Canadian soccer league system
- League1 Ontario (women)
- League1 British Columbia
- United Women's Soccer
References
- "League 1 kicks off Ontario soccer season, offering a chance to rise up the ranks". chatnewstoday.ca. Canadian Press. April 28, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
League 1 Ontario and the PLSQ league in Quebec are sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association as Division 3 leagues.
- "Retour d'une ligue semi-pro" [Return of a semi-pro league]. Ici Radio-Canada Télé. August 30, 2011.
- "La Première ligue voit le jour" [The Premier League is born]. Le Journal de Montréal (in French). April 3, 2012.
- O'Neill, Paméla (January 11, 2018). "Une première saison de PLSQ féminine!" [A first season of women's PLSQ!]. Viau Park (in French).
- "PLSQ féminine : les effectifs" [Women's PLSQ: numbers]. Just eSoccer (in French). May 2, 2018.
- "Le Dynamo Féminin Champion de PLSQ!" [The Female Dynamo are PLSQ Champions!]. Dynamo de Québec (in French). July 30, 2018.
- "2020 L1O schedule: Condensed seasons & revamped championships for men's, women's". League1 Ontario. March 5, 2020.
- Thompson, Marty (June 6, 2020). "League1 Ontario's 2020 'Summer season' cancelled, officials target Fall start". League1 Ontario.
- Thompson, Marty (September 4, 2020). "League1 Ontario cancels 'Fall season' plans for 2020". League1 Ontario.
- "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.
- "La Dixième Saison de la PLSQ Débute Samedi" [The Tenth Season of the PLSQ Begins on Saturday]. PLSQ (in French). June 25, 2021.
- O’Neill, Paméla (August 12, 2021). "Une Première Coupe PLSQ Féminine!" [A First Women's PLSQ Cup!]. PLSQ (in French).
- O'Neill, Paméla (August 15, 2021). "L'AS Blainville Remporte la Coupe PLSQ Féminine!" [AS Blainville Wins the Women's PLSQ Cup!]. PLSQ (in French).
- Gray, Shawn (January 31, 2017). "Quebec's 3rd Division". Northern Starting XI.
- "Première ligue de soccer du Québec transitions to Ligue1 Québec". League1 Canada. April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
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