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A.S. Blainville

Coordinates: 45°41′05″N 73°52′23″W / 45.6848°N 73.8730°W / 45.6848; -73.8730
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Blainville
File:AS Blainville crest.png
Full nameAssociation de Soccer de Blainville
Founded1986; 38 years ago (1986)
StadiumParc Blainville
PresidentSylvain Pereira
Head CoachEmmanuel Macagno
LeaguePremière Ligue de soccer du Québec
2019PLSQ, 1st of 8 (champions)
Websitehttp://www.asblainville.ca
Current season

Association de Soccer de Blainville, commonly referred to as A.S. Blainville, is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in the Montreal suburb of Blainville, Quebec. They are the only club to have participated in every season of the PLSQ.[1]

History

The club was founded in 1986.[2] In 2012, the semi-professional club was established to play in the newly formed Première Ligue de soccer du Québec, a Division III league, as one of the founding members.[3]

In 2016, they captured their first trophy, winning the League Cup by defeating FC Gatineau in the finals.[4] In 2017, they won the league championship and they also defended their League Cup title, winning it for the second consecutive year.[5] They repeated as league champions in 2018 and 2019, thereby being three-time defending champions.[6] On September 30, 2017, AS Blainville clinched a spot in the 2018 Canadian Championship after securing first place in the 2017 Première Ligue de Soccer du Québec and became the first club from the PLSQ to be invited to take part in the Canadian Championship, Canada's highest level domestic soccer competition.[7]

Beginning in 2018, the defending league champion would have the opportunity to participate in the Canadian Championship.[8] In the 2018 Canadian Championship, they defeated League1 Ontario champion Oakville Blue Devils in the First Qualifying Round.[9] In the Second Qualifying Round they lost to USL club Ottawa Fury FC.[10][11] In the 2019 Canadian Championship, they were defeated by Canadian Premier League club York9 FC in the First Qualifying Round.[12] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they were unable to participate in the 2020 edition, with their participation instead shifted to the following year's tournament.[13]

In 2018, they entered a team in the newly formed women's division of the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.[14]

Seasons

Men

Season League Teams Record Rank League Cup Canadian Championship
2012 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 5 6–2–8 3rd — —
2013 7 5–5–8 6th — —
2014 6 4–3–13 5th Semi-final —
2015 7 8–6–4 3rd Semi-final —
2016 7 11–4–3 2nd Champions —
2017 7 13–2–3 Champions Champions —
2018 8 16–3–2 Champions Quarter-finals 2nd Qualifying Round
2019 9 11-4-1 Champions Semi-finals 1st Qualifying Round
2020 6 Moved to 2021

Women

Season League Teams Record Rank Playoffs
2018 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 5 4–3–5 3rd –
2019 6 7-4-4 3rd –
2020 4 3-0-0 1st

Notable former players

Honours

Première Ligue de soccer du Québec

Coupe de la Ligue

References

  1. ^ Shawn Gray (January 31, 2017). "Quebec's 3rd Division". Northern Starting XI.
  2. ^ "Histoire du Club" [Club History]. AS Blainville (in French).
  3. ^ "PLSQ" [PLSQ]. Le Journal de Montreal (in French). April 17, 2012.
  4. ^ "L'AS Blainville remporte la Coupe PLSQ 2016" [AS Blainville wins the PLSQ 2016 Cup]. Afrokan Life (in French). October 30, 2016.
  5. ^ Marc Tougas (October 28, 2017). "L'AS Blainville Remporte La Coupe PLSQ Pour la Deuxième Fois" [AS Blainville Wins the PLSQ Cup for the Second Time]. PLSQ.
  6. ^ John Jacques (September 1, 2019). "AS Blainville Wins PLSQ For Third Straight Year". Northern Tribune.
  7. ^ "AS Blainville qualifies for Canadian Championship". Canadian Soccer Association. October 1, 2017.
  8. ^ "Report: Provincial Champions to Play in Voyageurs Cup as Early as 2018". March 9, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  9. ^ "AS Blainville advances in Canadian Championships with 1-0 win over Oakville". Bradford Today. June 13, 2018.
  10. ^ "Ottawa Fury beat AS Blainville to advance to Canadian Championship semifinal". TSN. June 27, 2018.
  11. ^ Alexander Perez (June 28, 2018). "AS Blainville Raise the Bar in Canadian Championship Run". The Link.
  12. ^ "York9 advance in Canadian Championship qualifying with inaugural win". CBC. May 23, 2019.
  13. ^ "Canada Soccer gives 2020 CanChamp update: CPL & MLS clubs only, Atlético Ottawa added to tournament". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  14. ^ Matthew Pringle (May 3, 2018). "Shooting Across Québec Skies: Canada's Future Soccer Stars". Northern Starting XI.

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