2016 Première ligue de soccer du Québec season
The 2016 Première ligue de soccer du Québec season is the fifth 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).
| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions | CS Mont-Royal Outremont |
| Cup champions | AS Blainville |
| Matches played | 63 |
| Goals scored | 209 (3.32 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Frederico Moojen (21) (CS Mont-Royal Outremont) & Pierre-Rudolph Mayard (21) (AS Blainville) |
| Best goalkeeper | Francis Monongo (0.75 GAA) (CS Mont-Royal Outremont) |
| Biggest home win | Mont-Royal 5-0 Ottawa (May 15, 2016) Lanaudière 5-0 Ottawa (May 28, 2016) Mont-Royal 5-0 Lanaudière (June 5, 2016) Blainville 6-1 Gatineau (Oct. 2, 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Lanaudière 2-7 Longueuil (June 11, 2016) Lanaudière 0-5 Blainville (July 23, 2016) |
← 2015 2017 →
All statistics correct as of October 24, 2016. | |
CS Mont-Royal Outremont was the defending champion from 2015 and won the title again this season.
Changes from 2015
The league will again feature seven teams, as in 2015.[1]
In December 2015, the league announced that FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière had dropped out of the league and that the club's regional soccer association, ARS Lanaudière, would field a new club in the PLSQ called FC Lanaudière. This club is meant to represent the whole Lanaudière region, and is supported by the association's 14 clubs, including L'Assomption-Lanaudière.[2]
Teams
The following seven teams will take part in the 2016 season:
| Team | City | Stadium | Founded | Joined | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS Blainville | Blainville, Laurentides | Parc Blainville | 1986 | 2012 |  Jean-Pierre Ceriani |
| FC Gatineau | Gatineau, Outaouais | Terrain Mont-Bleu | ? | 2013 |  Nabil Aouadi |
| Lakeshore SC | Kirkland, Montréal | John Abbott College | 1966 | 2015 |  Bill Sedgewick |
| FC Lanaudière | Terrebonne, Lanaudière | Multiple venues | 2016 | 2016 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Andrew Olivieri |
| CS Longueuil | Longueuil, Montérégie | Centre Multi Sport | 1970 | 2013 | Anthony Rimasson |
| CS Mont-Royal Outremont | Mount Royal, Montréal | REC Mont-Royal | ? | 2013 | Luc Brutus |
| Ottawa Fury FC Academy | Ottawa, Ontario | Algonquin College | 2013 | 2015 |  Darko Buser |
Standings
Each team plays 18 matches as part of the season; three against every other team in the league. There are no playoffs; the first-place team is crowned as league champion at the end of the season and faces the League1 Ontario league champion in the Inter-Provincial Cup.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 18 | +34 | 44 | Inter-Provincial Cup vs L1O Champion |
| 2 | AS Blainville | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 18 | +27 | 37 | |
| 3 | Lakeshore SC | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 27 | |
| 4 | FC Gatineau | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 22 | |
| 5 | CS Longueuil | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 17 | |
| 6 | FC Lanaudière | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 15 | |
| 7 | Ottawa Fury FC Academy | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 38 | −18 | 14 |
Cup
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 2016 PLSQ Cup will maintain the same format as the previous seasons, as a two-game aggregate knockout tournament with a single match final. As defending champion, Lakeshore SC will obtain a bye for the first round.[3]
| First round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Lakeshore SC | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (BYE) | |||||||||||||||||
| Lakeshore SC | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| FC Gatineau | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Ottawa Fury FC Academy | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | FC Gatineau | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| FC Gatineau | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| AS Blainville | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | FC Lanaudière | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| AS Blainville | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | CS Longueuil | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | AS Blainville | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
First round
| June 18, 2016 | Ottawa Fury FC Academy | 2 - 2 | FC Gatineau | Algonquin College |
| 3:00 pm | Kaiser  29'Malekos 59' |
Report | Lobo 3' Dagnogo 25' |
| July 17, 2016 | FC Gatineau | 3 - 0 | Ottawa Fury FC Academy | Mont-Bleu 4 |
| 5:00 pm | Kulic 23' Dagnogo 34'Basiala 90' |
Report |
FC Gatineau wins 5-2 on aggregate.
| June 18, 2016 | FC Lanaudière | 3 - 4 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | Armand Corbeil |
| 4:00 pm | Grondin 65' Syla 74', 79' |
Report | Sissoko 2' Oliveri 22'Moojen 40', 68' |
| July 17, 2016 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 3 - 1 | FC Lanaudière | TMR REC 3 |
| 6:30 pm | Moojen 34' François 56'Dias 79' |
Report | Syla 38' |
CS Mont-Royal Outremont wins 7-4 on aggregate.
| June 18, 2016 | CS Longueuil | 0 - 4 | AS Blainville | Laurier 1 |
| 6:00 pm | Report | Moulinas 33' Aboulhamid 42', 87' (pen)Mayard 63' (pen) |
| July 17, 2016 | AS Blainville | 1 - 0 | CS Longueuil | Parc Blainville 1 |
| 6:00 pm | Aboulhamid 82' |
Report |
AS Blainville wins 5-0 on aggregate.
Semifinals
| August 14, 2016 | FC Gatineau | 2 - 1 | Lakeshore SC | Mont-Bleu 4 |
| 5:00 pm | Maheu 11', 71' |
Report | Perico 6' |
Attendance: 200 |
| September 10, 2016 | Lakeshore SC | 1 - 2 | FC Gatineau | Smiley |
| 2:00 pm | Kaniki 87' |
Report | Maheu 31' Dagnogo 90+4' |
Referee: Robert Schaap |
FC Gatineau wins 4-2 on aggregate.
| August 14, 2016 | AS Blainville | 3 - 2 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | Parc Blainville 1 |
| 7:00 pm | Mayard 21', 70' Leconte 80' |
Report | Sissoko 39' François 90' |
| September 11, 2016 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 1 - 2 | AS Blainville | TMR REC 3 |
| 6:30 pm | François 31' |
Report | Mayard 10' Redjradj 44' |
Referee: Francis Latulippe |
AS Blainville wins 5-3 on aggregate.
Final
| October 29, 2016 | FC Gatineau | 0 - 4 | AS Blainville | Terrebonne |
| 6:30 pm | Report | Sylla 4' Mayard 45+1', 74'Vela 86' |
Inter-Provincial Cup Championship
The Inter-Provincial Cup Championship was a two-legged home-and-away series between the league champions of League1 Ontario and the Première ligue de soccer du Québec – the only Division 3 men's semi-professional soccer leagues based fully within Canada.[4]
| CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 1–1 | Vaughan Azzurri |
|---|---|---|
| Rosa 24' |
Report | Kovacevic 57' |
| Vaughan Azzurri | 1–2 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont |
|---|---|---|
| Lowe 14' |
Report | Ritch-Andy 41' Oliveri 67' |
CS Mont-Royal Outremont won 3–2 on aggregate
Statistics
Top Goalscorers
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Top Goalkeepers
Minimum 450 minutes played. Source:
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Awards
| Award | Player (club) | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Ballon d'or (Best Player) | Pierre-Rudolph Mayard (AS Blainville) | [5] |
| Ballon d'argent (2nd Best Player) | Maxime Oliveri (CS Mont-Royal Outremont) | |
| Ballon de bronze (3rd Best Player) | Frederico Moojen (CS Mont-Royal Outremont) | |
| Golden Boot (Top Scorer) | Frederico Moojen (CS Mont-Royal Outremont) Pierre-Rudolph Mayard (AS Blainville) | |
| Coach of the Year | Emmanuel Macagno (AS Blainville) | |
Reserve Division
The league operated a reserve division.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Blainville Reserves | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 12 | +20 | 29 |
| 2 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont Reserves | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 23 |
| 3 | FC Gatineau Reserves | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 22 |
| 4 | Lakeshore FC Reserves | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 17 |
| 5 | CS Longueuil Reserves | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 14 |
| 6 | Ottawa Fury FC Academy Reserves | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 8 |
| 7 | FC Lanaudière Reserves | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 38 | −24 | 6 |
References
- "Sept Équipes Amoreceront La Saison 2016 En Première ligue de soccer du Québec" [Seven teams will kick off the 2016 season in the Quebec Premier soccer league] (in French). PLSQ. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- "Le FC Lanaudière est né!" [FC Lanaudière is born!] (in French). FC Lanaudière. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- "Le calendrier 2016 est dévoilé!" [The 2016 calendar is unveiled!] (in French). PLSQ. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- "CS Mont-Royal Outremont Griffons Beat Vaughan Azzurri In 2016 Inter-Provincial Cup". League1 Ontario. 12 November 2016.
- "PLSQ Guide de Press 2018" [PLSQ Press Guide 2018] (PDF). PLSQ (in French). April 2018.