2020 Première ligue de soccer du Québec season
Season | 2020 |
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Matches played | 30 (men's) 6 (women's) |
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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.
AS Blainville is the defending champion for the male division. CS Monteuil was the defending champion for the female division, 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.[1] 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.[2] However, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the start of the season to be delayed.[3] Ultimately, a shortened season featuring six of the nine teams was announced to start on August 1 and end on October 4.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
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, Pierrefonds FC and Ottawa South United - joined the league.[1] However, like the male division, the female division was impacted by the pandemic. Four clubs opted out of the restart (CS Mont-Royal Outremont, Pierrefonds FC, 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,[7] 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.[5]
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.[8]
Team | City | Stadium | 2020 Status |
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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 |
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1 | AS Blainville | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
2 | CS St-Hubert | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
3 | Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
4 | Ottawa South United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
5 | CS Fabrose | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
6 | CS Longueuil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
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.[9]
Team | City | 2020 Status |
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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 | |
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1 | AS Blainville | 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 |
Championship Match
August 15, 2020 | AS Blainville | v | CS Fabrose | Desjardins Stadium, Laval, Quebec |
2:00 p.m. |
Third Place Match
August 15, 2020 | CS Longueuil | v | Ottawa South United | Desjardins Stadium, Laval, Quebec |
11:30 a.m. |
References
- ^ a b "Le Calendrier 2020 de la PLSQ Dévoilé!" [The 2020 PLSQ Calendar Unveiled!]. Soccer Quebec (in French). February 25, 2020.
- ^ "PLSQ 2020: Des Départs, Des Arrivées" [PLSQ 2020: Departures, Arrivals]. PLSQ (in French). November 7, 2020.
- ^ "COVID-19: Report du Début de la Saison" [COVID-19: Postponement of Early Season]. PLSQ (in French). March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Calendrier & Résultats PLSQ Masculine" [Calendar & Results - PLSQ Male]. PLSQ (in French).
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "PLSQ 2020: Dévoilement Des Calendriers" [PLSQ 2020: Unveiling of Calendars]. PLSQ (in French). July 22, 2020.
- ^ "Calendrier & Résultats PLSQ Féminine" [Calendar & Results - PLSQ Female]. PLSQ (in French).
- ^ "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.
- ^ Mark Lidbetter (July 23, 2020). "Pandemic infects PLSQ play for 2020". The Suburban.