AS Chaudière-Ouest

Association de Soccer de Chaudière-Ouest is a Canadian women's semi-professional soccer club based in Lévis, Quebec that plays in the women's division of Ligue1 Québec. Their L1QC team operates under the name Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest.

Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest
Full nameAssociation de Soccer de Chaudière-Ouest
Nickname(s)Les Rapides
Short nameASCO
Founded2002
LeagueLigue1 Québec
2023L1Q-F, 2nd
WebsiteClub website

History

Established as a youth soccer club, the club was founded in 2002.[1] In December 2020, they were awarded the Canadian Soccer Association national license for their excellence.[2]

It was announced that they would enter the women's division of Première Ligue de soccer du Québec starting in 2022,[3] becoming the second team from the Quebec City area in the league (Royal-Sélect de Beauport is the other).[4] Their men's team, however, was not selected to join for the 2022 season,[5] as they had been playing at the AA level in the Ligue de soccer élite du Québec in 2021, rather than the AAA (as the women were).[6] The men joined the AAA level for 2022, with the hope of joining the PLSQ the following year.[7]

The women played their first PLSQ match on May 7, 2022, defeating CS Longueuil by a score of 1-0.[7] They finished third place in the league in their inaugural season,[8] qualifying them for the Coupe PLSQ, where they finished in second place, after being defeated by AS Blainville in the final.[9]

Year-by-year
Season League Teams Record Rank League Cup Ref
2022 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 12 7–3–1 3rd Finalists [10]
2022 Ligue1 Québec 12 7–2–2 2nd Semi-finals [11]

References
  1. "Mission, Vision et objectifs" [Mission, Vision and Goals]. AS Chaudière-Ouest (in French).
  2. Tardif, Carl (15 December 2020). "Soccer: Beauport et Chaudière-Ouest obtiennent leur reconnaissance nationale" [Soccer: Beauport and Chaudière-Ouest obtain national recognition]. Le Soleil (in French).
  3. "La PLSQ Accueille Deux Nouvelles Équipes" [The PLSQ Welcomes Two New Teams]. Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (in French). 16 September 2021.
  4. Deschenes, Eric (29 September 2021). "Chaudière-Ouest aura son équipe féminine dans la PLSQ" [Chaudière-Ouest will have its female team in the PLSQ]. Le Journal de Lévis (in French).
  5. "PLSQ : Chaudière-Ouest nouveau venu en féminine" [PLSQ: Chaudière-Ouest newcomer in women]. Just eSoccer (in French). 16 September 2021.
  6. Bussieres, Ian (4 May 2022). "L'heure de la promotion a sonné pour les Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest" [Promotion time has come for the Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest]. Le Soleil (in French).
  7. Bellemare, Alexandre (10 May 2022). "L'ASCO lance sa saison et célébrera ses 20 ans" [ASCO launches its season and will celebrate its 20th anniversary]. Le Journal de Lévis (in French).
  8. Cardenas, Manuel (29 July 2022). "Une bonne première saison pour les Rapides en PLSQ" [A good first season for the Rapides in PLSQ]. Le Journal de Lévis (in French).
  9. Cardenas, Manuel (16 August 2022). "Coupe PLSQ : les Rapides s'inclinent en finale" [PLSQ Cup: the Rapids lose in the final]. Le Journal de Lévis (in French).
  10. "Première Ligue de Soccer du Québec Feminin". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
  11. "Ligue1 Quebec Women". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.