2020 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec season

The 2020 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec season is the ninth season of play for the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec, a Division 3 semi-professional soccer league in the Canadian soccer pyramid and the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian province of Québec. The start date of the season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in a modified schedule and season.

Première Ligue de soccer du Québec
Season2020
Matches played30 (men's)
6 (women's)
← 2019
2021 →

AS Blainville is the defending champion for the male division.[1] CS Monteuil was the defending champion for the female division,[2] although they did not participate due to the pandemic.

Changes from 2019 and Changes due to pandemic

The 2020 season was originally set to begin on May 2, 2020.[3] The men's division was set to have nine teams for the second consecutive season. Dynamo de Québec and FC Gatineau withdrew from the league following the 2018 season, while Celtix du Haut-Richelieu and former League1 Ontario club Ottawa South United joined the league.[4] However, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the start of the season to be delayed.[5] Ultimately, a shortened season featuring six of the nine teams was announced to start on August 1 and end on October 4.[6] FC Lanaudière, CS Mont-Royal Outremont, and CS Monteuil opted out of the restart. Due to the pandemic, clubs who opted out would not be penalized.[7] The winner of this season will not earn a spot in the 2021 Canadian Championship as the 2019 champion, AS Blainville will participate due to their removal from the 2020 competition, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

On the women's side, eight teams were set to compete, up from six the previous year. Dynamo de Québec and FC Sélect Rive-Sud withdrew from the league following the 2018 season, while four new clubs - CS Longueuil, CS St-Hubert, AS Pierrefonds and Ottawa South United - joined the league.[3] League1 Ontario and the PLSQ had planned to hold a Final Four end-of-season tournament for the women's divisions, from August 14 to 16, pitting the top two sides from each league in an inter-provincial playoff.[9]However, like the male division, the female division was impacted by the pandemic. Four clubs opted out of the restart (CS Mont-Royal Outremont, AS Pierrefonds, CS St-Hubert, and the defending champions CS Monteuil). A shortened season will run from July 25 until August 8, with a 3 game season,[10] followed by a champions playoff weekend on August 15 where the first and second place teams will play a match, as well as a match between the third and fourth place teams.[7]

Men's Division

Nine team were set to initially participate, however, three teams withdrew due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The six remaining teams will play a shortened season from August until mid-October. Each team will play each other twice (home and away) for a total of 10 games.[11]

Team City Stadium 2020 Status
A.S. Blainville Blainville, Laurentides Parc Blainville Participating
Celtix du Haut-Richelieu Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Montérégie Stade Alphonse-Desjardins Participating
FC Lanaudière Terrebonne, Lanaudière Centre de Soccer Multifonctionnel de Terrebonne Withdrew
CS Longueuil Longueuil, Montérégie Parc Laurier Participating
CS Mont-Royal Outremont Mount Royal, Montréal Parc Recreatif de TMR Withdrew
CS Monteuil Laval, Laval Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne Withdrew
CS St-Hubert Saint-Hubert, Montérégie Centre Sportif Roseanne-Laflamme Participating
CS Fabrose Laval, Laval Parc Cartier Participating
Ottawa South United Ottawa, Ontario George Nelms Sports Park Participating

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 CS St-Hubert 3 2 1 0 10 6 +4 7
2 AS Blainville 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
3 Celtix du Haut-Richelieu 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
4 Ottawa South United 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
5 CS Fabrose 2 0 0 2 3 7 −4 0
6 CS Longueuil 3 0 0 3 3 7 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2020. Source: http://plsq.ca/

Women's Division

Eight teams were set to initially participate, however, four teams withdrew due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The remaining four teams will play a short season from late July until mid-August, with each team playing each other once, for a total of 3 games. Following this, there will be matches for 1st and 3rd place.[12] After the season, the league planned to organize some exhibition matches between the participating and non-participating teams.[7]

Team City 2020 Status
AS Blainville Blainville, Laurentides Participating
CS Monteuil Laval, Laval Withdrew
CS Mont-Royal Outremont Mount Royal, Montréal Withdrew
CS Fabrose Laval, Laval Participating
CS St-Hubert Saint-Hubert, Montérégie Withdrew
CS Longueuil Longueuil, Montérégie Participating
AS Pierrefonds Lac St-Louis, Montreal Withdrew
Ottawa South United Ottawa, Ontario Participating

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 AS Blainville (C) 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9 Championship Match
2 CS Fabrose 3 2 0 1 5 8 −3 6
3 CS Longueuil 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3 3rd Place Match
4 Ottawa South United 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Updated to match(es) played on 8 August 2020. Source: http://plsq.ca/
(C) Champion.

Championship Match

August 15, 2020 AS Blainville0–0
(4–2 p)		CS FabroseLaval, Quebec
2:00 p.m. Stadium: Desjardins Stadium
Referee: Marie-Han Gagnon-Chretien

Third Place Match

August 15, 2020 CS Longueuil4–0Ottawa South UnitedLaval, Quebec
11:30 a.m. T.Ibarz  18'
K.Lemire  56'
C.Sedki  75'
C.Achille  81'		 Report Stadium: Desjardins Stadium
Referee: Sheila Couture
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References
  1. John Jacques (September 1, 2019). "AS Blainville Wins PLSQ For Third Straight Year". Northern Tribune.
  2. Eric Chenoix (August 13, 2019). "PLSQ-F: Monteuil champion!". Viau Park (in French).
  3. "Le Calendrier 2020 de la PLSQ Dévoilé!" [The 2020 PLSQ Calendar Unveiled!]. Soccer Quebec (in French). February 25, 2020.
  4. "PLSQ 2020: Des Départs, Des Arrivées" [PLSQ 2020: Departures, Arrivals]. PLSQ (in French). November 7, 2020.
  5. "COVID-19: Report du Début de la Saison" [COVID-19: Postponement of Early Season]. PLSQ (in French). March 25, 2020.
  6. "Calendrier & Résultats PLSQ Masculine" [Calendar & Results - PLSQ Male]. PLSQ (in French).
  7. "Les Dates de Début de la PLSQ Sont Maintenant Connues!" [The Start Dates of the PLSQ Are Now Known!]. Soccer Quebec (in French). July 13, 2020.
  8. "PLSQ 2020: Dévoilement Des Calendriers" [PLSQ 2020: Unveiling of Calendars]. PLSQ (in French). July 22, 2020.
  9. "2020 L1O schedule: Condensed seasons & revamped championships for men's, women's". League1 Ontario. March 5, 2020.
  10. "Calendrier & Résultats PLSQ Féminine" [Calendar & Results - PLSQ Female]. PLSQ (in French).
  11. "La Première ligue de soccer du Québec lancera bientôt sa saison" [The Premier league of Quebec soccer will soon launch its season]. La Presse (in French). July 13, 2020.
  12. Mark Lidbetter (July 23, 2020). "Pandemic infects PLSQ play for 2020". The Suburban.
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