The Ligue de soccer élite du Québec ( en, Quebec Elite Soccer League) is the top amateur league in
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
, operating at a level below the semi-professional
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 pa ...
. It operates a number of youth and gender specific divisions and is operated by the
Fédération du Soccer du Québec.
The senior men's division is composed of a 1st Division and 2nd Division. There is promotion and relegation between division 1 and 2, between division 2 and regional AA leagues. The senior female division consists of a single division.
History
Soccer in Quebec before the formation of the LSEQ was spread between various different senior and junior leagues throughout the province. In 1992, the different rival leagues such as the LMSJQ, LMSSQ and Quebec National Soccer League (LNSQ) merged in order to form the Ligue de soccer élite du Québec (LSEQ).
The league was initially structured with two divisions with a
promotion and relegation
In sports leagues, promotion and relegation is a process where teams are transferred between multiple divisions based on their performance for the completed season. Leagues that use promotion and relegation systems are often called open leagues. ...
system with Ira Turetsky as the inaugural league president.
In 1993, five of the former LNSQ clubs Corfinium St-Leonard, Cosmos de LaSalle, Luso Stars Mont-Royal, Montreal Croatia, and
Montreal Ramblers joined the
Canadian National Soccer League
The National Soccer League was a soccer league in Canada that existed from 1926 to 1997. Teams were primarily based in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The league was renamed to Canadian National Soccer League in 1993 following the folding ...
(CNSL) to form the league's Eastern Division.
Organization
The senior men's division is composed of a 1st Division and 2nd Division. There is promotion and relegation between division 1 and 2, between division 2 and regional AA leagues. The senior female division consists of a single division. The league also runs, U-15, U-16, U-17, U-18, U-19, and U-21 divisions for both genders. The season runs from early May to late September, and is followed by playoffs that take place in October, which determine the Quebec champion for each division. Promotion and relegation exists between the various divisions.
The caliber of the LSÉQ is identified as "AAA", that is to say the highest level in Quebec. The "AA" caliber corresponds to regional leagues, and the "A" caliber to recreational or local leagues.
Champions
* 2006 Sélect de Trois-Rivières
* 2007 Corfinium AFA St-Léonard
* 2009
Royal-Sélect Beauport
* 2010
Royal-Sélect Beauport
* 2011 Corfinium St-Léonard
* 2012
Royal-Sélect Beauport
* 2013
Royal-Sélect Beauport
* 2014 Étoiles de l'Est
* 2015
Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest
* 2016 Panellinios
* 2017
Royal-Sélect Beauport
* 2018
Celtix du Haut-Richelieu
Celtix du Haut-Richelieu is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec that plays in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec in the third tier of Canadian soccer, since 2020.
History
The club was origina ...
* 2019 Kodiak Charlesbourg
* 2020 CS Panellinios
* 2021 Boucherville
References
External links
RulesQuebec League stats page2011 Guide2011 Quebec Cup Guide
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Soccer leagues in Quebec
1992 establishments in Quebec
Sports leagues established in 1992