Club Soccer Longueuil is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in

Longueuil Longueuil () is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Montérégie administrative region and the central city of the urban agglomeration of Longueuil. It sits on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River directly acr ...

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. Since 2014, the club has competed in the

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History

The club was originally founded in 1970. In 2014, the club joined the

, a Division III league, fielding a team in the men's division. They had a successful debut season, winning the league championship and advancing to the final of the League Cup, where they lost in the final to

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. By winning the league title, they participated in the first

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against the champion of

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to determine the Canadian Division III champion, in 2014. In the Inter-Provincial Cup, in 2014, they faced League1 Ontario champions

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, who defeated them over the two-legged fixture, losing the first leg at home 4-0 to TFCA and drawing the second leg away 0-0. By 2016, however, their budget was slashed in half, requiring them to field rosters with a greater number of young players. In 2020, they had decided to add a team in the women's division of the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec. However, the 2020 season was postponed due to the

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. While some clubs opted out of the season upon the league restart, the club decided to remain part of the league and compete.

Seasons

Men Women

Notable former players

The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before or after playing for the PLSQ team:

Men

Women

Honours

Première Ligue de soccer du Québec * PLSQ Championship:

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References

External links

Official website
(in French)

(in English)

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