User:RedPatch/PLSQ (women)
| Organising body | Quebec Soccer Federation |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 |
| First season | 2018 |
| Country | Canada |
| Confederation | CONCACAF |
| Number of teams | 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.[1] 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[edit]
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.[2][3]
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.[4][5] Dynamo de Québec won the first league championship.[6]
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.[7] However, due to restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, League1 Ontario cancelled their 2020 season, cancelling this tournament indefinitely,[8][9] although the PLSQ did manage to complete a delayed shortened season,[10] although some teams did opt out of playing for the season.[11] In 2021, the league introduced the Coupe PLSQ as the league cup tournament.[12][13] AS Blainville won the inaugural Coupe PLSQ.[14]
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.[15]
Competition format[edit]
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[edit]
| Season | Teams | PLSQ Champions League winners |
Coupe PLSQ Cup winners |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | Dynamo de Québec | — |
| 2019 | 6 | CS Monteuil | — |
| 2020 | 4[note 1] | AS Blainville | — |
| 2021 | 10 | AS Blainville | AS Blainville |
- ^ Originally 8 clubs were set to participate, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, four clubs withdrew from the season
Clubs[edit]
Current clubs[edit]
The following twelve teams are members of the league for the 2022 season:
| Team | City | Stadium | Joined | Head coach[16] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current teams | |||||
| AS Blainville | Blainville, Laurentides | Parc Blainville | 2018 |  Jean-Lou Gosselin
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| AS Chaudière-Ouest | Lévis | 2022 | 
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| Pierrefonds FC | Lac St-Louis, Montreal | 2020 |  Carlos Carvalho
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| Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Montérégie | Stade Alphonse-Desjardins | 2021 | Julian Labalec
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| AS Laval[note 1] | Laval, Laval | Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne | 2018 | Amro Radwan
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| FC Laval[note 2] | Laval, Laval | Parc Cartier | 2019 | Angelo Jean-Baptiste
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| CS Longueuil | Longueuil, Montérégie | Parc Laurier | 2020 | Gilbert Bayiha
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| CS Mont-Royal Outremont | Mount Royal, Montréal | Parc Recreatif de TMR | 2019 | George-Éric Painson
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| CS St-Hubert | Saint-Hubert, Montérégie | Centre Sportif Roseanne-Laflamme | 2020 | Cindy Walsh
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| Ottawa South United | Ottawa, Ontario | George Nelms Sports Park | 2020 | Anthony Vassallo
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| Québec EXCEL | 2022 |
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| Royal-Sélect de Beauport | Beauport, Quebec City | Centre Sportif Marc-Simoneau | 2021 | Michel Fischer
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