The 2019 Première ligue de soccer du Québec season was the eighth season of play for the
Première ligue de soccer du Québec
The Première ligue de soccer du Québec (PLSQ) is a semi-professional soccer league created in 2012. The Quebec Soccer Federation operates both men's and women's divisions at the pro-am tier of the Canadian soccer league system. The league is p ...
, a Division 3 semi-professional soccer league in the
Canadian soccer pyramid
The Canadian soccer league system, also called the Canadian soccer pyramid, is a term used in soccer to describe the structure of the league system in Canada. The governing body of soccer in the country is the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA), w ...
and the highest level of soccer based in the
Canadian province of
Québec.
A.S. Blainville was the defending champion for the men's division from 2018 and once again won the title for the third consecutive season.
Changes from 2018
For the first time, the league will have nine teams in the men's division.
CS Monteuil
Alliance Soccer Laval (formerly CS Monteuil) is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Laval, Quebec that plays in Ligue1 Québec. In 2021, CS Monteuil merged with youth club CS Étoiles de l’Est to form AS Laval.
History CS Mon ...
will begin their first season in the league, after previously having a female team the prior year.
Teams
The following nine teams will take part in the 2019 season:
Standings
Top scorers
Awards
League Cup
The cup tournament is a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all nine 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
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...
), albeit only for PLSQ teams. All matches are separate from the regular season, and are not reflected in the season standings.
In a change from previous seasons, it will begin with a group stage featuring three group of three teams each. The top team in each group, as well as the best second place finisher will advance to the knockout round.
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Ranking of second place teams
Knockout Round
Reserve Division
The league operated a reserve division.
Awards
References
{{Première ligue de soccer du Québec – Men's Division
PLSQ
Première ligue de soccer du Québec seasons