2021 Première ligue de soccer du Québec féminine season
| Season | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 26 – August 8 (League) August 13–15 (Cup) |
| Champions | A.S. Blainville |
| Cup champions | A.S. Blainville |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Goals scored | 149 (3.31 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Latifa Abdu (8) (CS Mont-Royal Outremont) |
← 2020 2022 → | |
The 2021 Première ligue de soccer du Québec féminine season was the fourth season of play for the Première ligue de soccer du Québec, a Division 3 women's soccer league in the Canadian soccer pyramid and the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian province of Québec.
A.S. Blainville was the defending champions from 2021.[1][2] A.S. Blainville defended their title in the women's division and also won the inaugural women's League Cup.[3]
Changes from 2020 and Changes due to pandemic
[edit]The 2021 season will have its greatest number of participating teams with 10 teams in the female division. As with the 2020 PLSQ season, the start of the season was delayed due to the pandemic. In the women's division, Royal-Sélect de Beauport and Celtix du Haut-Richelieu 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 Pierrefonds FC will also debut for the first time, after their entry in 2020 was withdrawn due to the pandemic.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, CS Mont-Royal Outremont, CS Monteuil, and CS St-Hubert will also return from hiatus, after not playing in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] CS Fabrose became FC Laval following a merger with two other local clubs.[5] The women's division will run from June 26 to August 8.[6] The ten women's teams will play each team once, for a total of nine games.[6] 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.[6]
Teams
[edit]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).
| Team | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| A.S. Blainville | Blainville, Laurentides | Parc Blainville |
| Pierrefonds FC | Pierrefonds, Quebec | Pierrefonds Community High School |
| Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Montérégie | Stade Alphonse-Desjardins |
| FC Laval | Laval, Laval | Collège Montmorency |
| CS Longueuil | Longueuil, Montérégie | Parc Laurier |
| CS Mont-Royal Outremont | Mount Royal, Montréal | Parc Recreatif de TMR |
| CS Monteuil | Laval, Laval | Parc de Lausanne |
| CS St-Hubert | Saint-Hubert, Montérégie | Centre Sportif Roseanne-Laflamme |
| Ottawa South United | Ottawa, Ontario | George Nelms Sports Park |
| Royal-Sélect de Beauport | Beauport, Quebec City | Stade Beauport |
Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.S. Blainville (C, L) | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 4 | +21 | 22 | Coupe PLSQ |
| 2 | CS Monteuil | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 21[a] | |
| 3 | Royal-Sélect de Beauport | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 21[a] | |
| 4 | Pierrefonds FC | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 19 | |
| 5 | Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 11[b] | |
| 6 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 11[c] | |
| 7 | Ottawa South United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 11[c] | |
| 8 | CS St-Hubert | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 24 | −19 | 5 | |
| 9 | FC Laval | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 28 | −19 | 3 | |
| 10 | CS Longueuil | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) goal differential; 5) most goals
(C) Champions; (L) Coupe PLSQ winner
Notes:
Top scorers
[edit]Awards
[edit]| Award | Player (club) | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Ballon d'or (Best Player) | Donya Salomon Ali (FC Laval) | [7] |
| Ballon d'argent (2nd Best Player) | Maya Smith (Ottawa South United) | [7] |
| Ballon de bronze (3rd Best Player) | Latifah Abdu (CS Mont-Royal Outremont) | [7] |
| Golden Boot (Top Scorer) | Latifah Abdu (CS Mont-Royal Outremont) | [8] |
| Coach of the Year | Jean-Lou Gosselin (AS Blainville) |
Coupe PLSQ
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | AS Blainville | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Pierrefonds FC | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | AS Blainville | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | CS Monteuil | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | CS Monteuil | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | Royal-Sélect de Beauport | 1 | |||||||
Semi-finals
| August 13, 2021 | AS Blainville | 3–0 | Pierrefonds FC | Laval, Quebec |
| 6:00 pm | V.Sanderson  C.Asselin M.Sauvé |
Stadium: Desjardins Stadium Referee: Salma Flores Desrochers |
| August 13, 2021 | CS Monteuil | 3–1 | Royal-Sélect de Beauport | Laval, Quebec |
| 8:30 pm | K.Fournier 40' A.François 86' (pen.)L.Portelance 89' |
K.Tremblay 50' |
Stadium: Desjardins Stadium Referee: Isabelle Duclos |
Final
| August 15, 2021 | AS Blainville | 1–0 | CS Monteuil | Laval, Quebec |
| 1:30 pm | M.Sauvé 41' |
Report | Stadium: Desjardins Stadium Referee: Sheila Couture |
References
[edit]- ^ Tougas, Marc (6 October 2020). "L'AS Blainville Champion D'un Cour Championnat...Encore Plus Court que Prévu" [AS Blainville Champion of a Short Championship... Even Shorter than Expected]. PLSQ (in French).
- ^ Chenoix, Eric (19 August 2020). "Blainville remporte le titre chez les dames!" [Blainville wins the women's title!]. Viau Park (in French).
- ^ O'Neill, Paméla (15 August 2021). "L'AS Blainville Remporte la Coupe PLSQ Féminine!" [AS Blainville Wins the Women's PLSQ Cup!]. PLSQ (in French).
- ^ "Le Royal Sélect Beauport se joint à la PLSQ" [Royal Sélect Beauport Joins the PLSQ]. PLSQ (in French). 8 February 2021.
- ^ "FC Laval : « Former une structure professionnelle »" [FC Laval: "Form a professional structure"]. Just eSoccer (in French). 15 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "La Dixième Saison de la PLSQ Débute Samedi" [The Tenth Season of the PLSQ Begins on Saturday]. PLSQ (in French). 25 June 2021.
- ^ a b c @PLSQ1 (9 December 2021). "Tapis rouge PLSQ-F: Félicitations aux récipiendaires des prix de meilleures joueuses en PLSQ féminine cette saison!" [PLSQ-F Red Carpet: Congratulations to the recipients of the best women's PLSQ player awards this season!] (Tweet) (in French) – via Twitter.
- ^ @PLSQ1 (9 December 2021). "Tapis rouge PLSQ-F: Félicitations à Latifah Abdu du @CSMROgriffons qui remporte le soulier d'or de la PLSQ féminine au Tapis rouge du soccer québécois" [PLSQ-F Red Carpet: Congratulations to Latifah Abdu of the @CSMROgriffons who won the Women's PLSQ Golden Shoe at the Quebec Soccer Red Carpet] (Tweet) (in French) – via Twitter.