The 2021 Première ligue de soccer du Québec féminine season was the fourth season of play for the

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, a Division 3 women's soccer league in the Canadian soccer pyramid and the highest level of soccer based in the

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was the defending champions from 2021. A.S. Blainville defended their title in the women's division and also won the inaugural women's League Cup.

Changes from 2020 and Changes due to pandemic

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and

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join as new entries in the division. Pierrefonds FC will also debut for the first time, after their entry in 2020 was withdrawn due to the pandemic. In addition,

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, CS Monteuil, and CS St-Hubert will also return from hiatus, after not playing in 2020 due to the

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following a merger with two other local clubs. The women's division will run from June 26 to August 8. The ten women's teams will play each team once, for a total of nine games. The top four teams in the standings will then take part in the PLSQ Cup for the first time, which will take place on August 13 and 15, at the Desjardins stadium in Laval.

Teams

Ten teams participated in the 2021 season. Each team played against every other team once. At the end of the season, the top four teams will qualify for the first edition of the League Cup (Coupe PLSQ).

Standings

Top scorers

Awards

Coupe PLSQ

Semi-finals Final

References

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