The 2022 Première ligue de soccer du Québec season was the eleventh 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
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AS Blainville
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, that plays in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec. They are the onl ...
won the Coupe PLSQ for the third time.
CS Mont-Royal Outremont
Club Soccer Mont-Royal Outremont is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in the Montreal boroughs of Mount Royal and Outremont. Since 2013, the club has competed in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec. Their women's team has compet ...
competed in the
2022 Canadian Championship
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as the league's representative as 2021 league champions.
Changes from 2021
The 2022 season will have its greatest number of participating teams with 12 teams.
CS Saint-Laurent
Club de Soccer Saint-Laurent is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Saint-Laurent, Quebec that plays in Ligue1 Québec.
History
Established as a youth soccer club, the club was founded in 1982. As part of their 40th anniversary ...
and the
CF Montréal U23
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join as expansion franchises. CS Lanaudière-Nord (who previously competed in the PLSQ until 2015 as FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière prior to their merger with ARS Laser) returns to the league, replacing the district team FC Lanaudière.
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 ...
became
AS Laval
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following a merger with another non-PLSQ club.
Ottawa South United
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will return to the league full-time after being forced to withdraw midway through the 2021 season due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
Each team will play each other home and away for a 22 match season. The league champion will qualify for the 2023 Canadian Championship and the top four teams will qualify for the Coupe PLSQ.
Main Division
Teams
Twelve teams will participate in the 2022 season. The league champion will earn a place in the 2023 Canadian Championship.
Standings
Note: The match on October 1 between CS Mont-Royal Outremont and CS Saint-Laurent was abandoned before completion and initially recorded as a double forfeit (CSMRO had been leading 2-1 at the time of abandonment). After an appeal, the match was changed to a 3-0 forfeit victory for CS Mont-Royal Outremont.
Top scorers
Awards
Coupe PLSQ
Semi-finals
Final
Friendlies
In July and August, HFX Wanderers U23, the U23 side of
Canadian Premier League
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club
HFX Wanderers FC
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English Championship
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side Sunderland each played two friendly matches against PLSQ opposition.
Reserve Division
The league will operate a reserve division. Each team, apart from the
CF Montréal Academy
CF Montréal Academy (french: L’Académie du CF Montréal, formerly Montreal Impact Academy) is a association football, soccer academy based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are the academy of Major League Soccer club CF Montréal. Founded in ...
, will operate a reserve team, playing each other home-and-away. CS St-Hubert, RS Beauport, and Celtix du Haut-Richelieu withdrew from the division in September, with their final matches awarded as forfeit losses.
Note:The match on September 3 between CS St-Hubert and Celtix du Haut-Richelieu resulted in a double forfeit.
2022
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