2012 Première ligue de soccer du Québec season
| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Saint-Léonard FC |
| Matches played | 40 |
| Goals scored | 142 (3.55 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Frederico Moojen (14) |
2013 → | |
The 2012 PLSQ season was the first season of existence for the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec, a Division 3 men's semi-professional soccer league and the highest level of soccer fully contained within the province of Quebec. It is below Major League Soccer and the North American Soccer League in the Canadian soccer league system.[1]
Teams
The 2012 season was contested between five teams.[2] Each team will play 16 regular season games, as well as four exhibition matches with each team playing a match against the Montreal Impact Academy, the U23 team of Quebec, Alymer, and one other semi-professional team.[3]
| Team | City | Stadium | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| AS Blainville | Blainville, Laurentides | Stade du Parc Blainville | 2012 |
| FC Boisbriand | Boisbriand, Laurentides | Parc Régional 640 | 2012 |
| FC Brossard | Brossard, Montérégie | Parc Illinois | 2012 |
| FC L'Assomption | L'Assomption, Lanaudière | Stade André-Courcelles | 2012 |
| FC Saint-Léonard | St Leonard, Montreal | Stade Hébert | 2012 |
Season standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Saint-Léonard | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 28 | League champion |
| 2 | FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 25 | |
| 3 | AS Blainville | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 20 | |
| 4 | FC Brossard | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 19 | |
| 5 | FC Boisbriand | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 18 |
References
- ^ Kevin Duarte (January 1, 2012). "Improving Canadian Soccer Starts at a Youth Level". Red Nation.
- ^ "Première Ligue de soccer du Québec". Gol Network.
- ^ "La Première ligue voit le jour" [The Premier League is born]. Le Journal de Montréal (in French). April 3, 2012.