2015 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec season
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Season | 2015 |
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Champions | Mont-Royal Outremont |
Cup champions | Lakeshore SC |
Matches played | 63 |
Goals scored | 218 (3.46 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Frederico Moojen (18 goals) |
Biggest home win |
L'Assomption 4-0 Lakeshore (31 May 2015) L'Assomption 4-0 Gatineau (18 October 2015) |
Biggest away win |
Gatineau 1-7 Mont-Royal Outremont (20 Sept 2015) |
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The 2015 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec season is the fourth season of play for the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec; the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian province of Québec and one of two Division 3 semi-professional soccer leagues in the Canadian soccer pyramid (the other being League1 Ontario).
The season began on May 2, 2015 and ended on October 18, 2015, with the cup final taking place on October 24, 2015. CS Longueuil is the defending champion.
Changes from 2014
Two new teams joined the league for this season, while ACP Montréal-Nord did not return due to administrative difficulties.[1] Joining the league are Lakeshore SC, which is based in the southwestern portion of the island of Montreal, while the other is an academy team of Ottawa Fury FC, whose primary team competes in the Division 2 North American Soccer League. This expansion into Ottawa marks the first time a team from outside Québec will take part in the PLSQ, with Fury FC citing the proximity of other teams as making the PLSQ a logical choice.[2]
This season will also feature the arrival of a reserve division, which will allow PLSQ teams to establish a youth development pathway. In addition, the league commissioned Montreal composer Vincent Duhaime-Perreault to compose an anthem for the league, which will be played prior to all season and cup matches.[3]
Teams
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Team | City | Stadium | Founded | Head Coach |
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AS Blainville | Blainville, Laurentides | Stade du Parc Blainville | 2012 | ![]() |
FC Gatineau | Gatineau, Outaouais | Terrain Mont Bleu | 2013 | ![]() |
Lakeshore SC | Kirkland, Montréal | Bénévoles Park | 2015 | |
FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière | L'Assomption, Lanaudière | Stade André-Courcelles | 2012 | ![]() |
CS Longueuil | Longueuil, Montérégie | Centre Multi Sport | 2014 | ![]() |
CS Mont-Royal Outremont | Mont-Royal, Montréal | REC Mont-Royal | 2013 | ![]() |
Ottawa Fury FC Academy | Ottawa, Ontario | Algonquin College | 2015 | ![]() |
Source:[4]
Standings
Each team will play 18 matches as part of the season; three matches against each other team in the league split home and away. There are no playoffs at the end of the season; the first-place team will be crowned as league champion and will face the L1O league champion in the Inter-Provincial Cup.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 24 | +20 | 36 | Inter-Provincial Cup vs L1O Champion |
2 | Lakeshore FC | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 35 | |
3 | AS Blainville | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 30 | |
4 | CS Longueuil | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 26 | |
5 | Ottawa Fury FC Academy | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 18 | |
6 | FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 17 | |
7 | FC Gatineau | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 46 | −22 | 15 |
Cup
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Dates | June 14 - October 24, 2015 |
Teams | 7 |
Champions | Lakeshore |
Runners-up | Mont-Royal Outremont |
Matches played | 11 |
Goals scored | 31 (2.82 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Hicham Makhoukh (3) |
The cup tournament is a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all seven teams from the league take part, and is unrelated to the season standings. It is not a form of playoffs at the end of the season (as is typically seen in North American sports), but is a competition running in parallel to the regular season (similar to the Canadian Championship or the FA Cup), albeit only for PLSQ teams. All matches are separate from the regular season, and are not reflected in the season standings.
The 2015 PLSQ Cup will maintain the same format as the previous season, as a two-game aggregate knockout tournament with a single match final. As defending champion, FC Gatineau will obtain a bye for the first round.[5]
First Round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Gatineau | ||||||||||||||
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Gatineau | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | |||||||||||
Lakeshore (pen.) | 0 | 0 | 0 (5) | |||||||||||
Lakeshore | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
Ottawa Fury Academy | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
Lakeshore (aet) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Mont-Royal Outremont | 2 | |||||||||||||
Longueuil | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
Blainville | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
Blainville | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Mont-Royal Outremont | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||
FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
Mont-Royal Outremont | 3 | 3 | 6 |
First Round
14 June 2015 | Ottawa Fury Academy | 1 – 2 | Lakeshore | Raven Road Field, Carleton University |
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3:30 pm | Schroeter ![]() |
Report | Saidi ![]() El Ali ![]() |
Attendance: 91 Referee: Timothy Wong |
11 July 2015 | Lakeshore | 1 – 0 | Ottawa Fury Academy | Bénévoles Park |
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7:00 pm | Kaniki ![]() |
Report | Referee: Gilmar Hernandez |
14 June 2015 | Blainville | 2 – 1 | Longueuil | Parc Blainville 1 |
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4:00 pm | Makhoukh ![]() Sylla ![]() |
Report | Hasnat Kashem ![]() |
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
11 July 2015 | Longueuil | 0 – 2 | Blainville | Centre Multi-sports 1 |
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4:00 pm | Report | Makhoukh ![]() Sylla ![]() |
Referee: Marie-Han Gagnon-Chretien |
14 June 2015 | Mont-Royal Outremont | 3 – 2 | L'Assomption-Lanaudière | TMR REC 3 |
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6:30 pm | Anastasopoulos ![]() Dagrou ![]() de Souza ![]() |
Report | Fournier ![]() |
Attendance: 300 Referee: Okba Benbaka |
12 July 2015 | L'Assomption-Lanaudière | 1 – 3 | Mont-Royal Outremont | André Courcelles |
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1:00 pm | Romero ![]() |
Report | Dias ![]() Sissoko ![]() Rosa ![]() |
Referee: Mathieu Asselin |
Semifinals
6 September 2015 | Gatineau | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (3 – 5 p) |
Lakeshore | Mont-Bleu 4 |
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4:00 pm | Report | Referee: Christopher Grabas |
8 August 2015 | Mont-Royal Outremont | 4 – 0 | Blainville | TMR REC 3 |
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5:00 pm | Moojen ![]() Rosa ![]() Téoli ![]() Sissoko ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 101 Referee: Taras Lesiuk Pokynboroda |
5 September 2015 | Blainville | 1 – 2 | Mont-Royal Outremont | Parc Blainville 1 |
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7:00 pm | Makhoukh ![]() |
Report | Dagrou ![]() Djema ![]() |
Referee: Francis LaTulippe |
Final
24 October 2015 | Lakeshore | 4 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Mont-Royal Outremont | Bois-de-Boulogne, Laval |
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4:00 pm | Carrié ![]() Fénélon ![]() ![]() ![]() Sisti ![]() Kaniki ![]() Antwi ![]() |
Report | Moojen ![]() Reale ![]() |
Referee: Christopher Grabas |
Top Goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 18 |
2 | ![]() |
FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière | 15 |
3 | ![]() |
Lakeshore SC | 11 |
4 | ![]() |
AS Blainville | 8 |
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7 | ![]() |
Ottawa Fury FC Academy | 6 |
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AS Blainville | ||
9 | ![]() |
CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 5 |
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CS Longueuil |
Last updated October 21, 2015. Source: http://www.tsisports.ca/soccer/ligue14/index_.htm
References
- ↑ "SEPT ÉQUIPES AMORCERONT LA SAISON 2015 EN PREMIÈRE LIGUE DE SOCCER DU QUÉBEC.". Première Ligue de soccer du Québec. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ↑ "Fury FC to Feature in PLSQ". Ottawa Fury FC. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ↑ "COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE" (PDF). federation-soccer.qc.ca. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ↑ "LES CALENDRIERS 2015 de la Première Ligue de Soccer du Québec" (PDF). publicationsports.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ↑ "RÉSULTATS DU TIRAGE AU SORT DES ÉQUIPES POUR LA COUPE PLSQ 2015". Première Ligue de soccer du Québec. Retrieved 25 April 2015.