2013 Première ligue de soccer du Québec season explained

Competition:Première ligue de soccer du Québec
Season:2013
Winners:CS Mont-Royal Outremont
Shield:CS Mont-Royal Outremont
Shieldtitle:Cup champions
Matches:63
Total Goals:194
League Topscorer:Frederico Moojen (17)
(FC L'Assomption)
Prevseason:2012
Nextseason:2014

The 2013 PLSQ season was the second season of existence for the Première ligue de soccer du Québec, a Division 3 men's semi-professional soccer league and the highest level of soccer fully contained within the province of Québec. It is below Major League Soccer and the North American Soccer League in the Canadian soccer league system.

FC Saint-Léonard were the defending champions from 2012.

CS Mont-Royal Outremont won the 2013 league championship as well as the inaugural League Cup.

Teams

The 2013 season was contested between seven teams. CS Mont-Royal Outremont and FC Gatineau joined the league.[1]

TeamCityStadiumFounded
AS BlainvilleBlainville, LaurentidesStade du Parc Blainvillealign=center 2012
CS Mont-Royal OutremontMount Royal, MontréalParc Recreatif de TMR2013
FC BoisbriandBoisbriand, LaurentidesParc Régional 640align=center 2012
FC BrossardBrossard, MontérégieParc Illinoisalign=center 2012
FC GatineauGatineau, OutaouaisTerrain Mont-Bleu2013
FC L'AssomptionL'Assomption, LanaudièreStade André-Courcellesalign=center 2012
Saint-Léonard FCSt Leonard, MontrealStade Hébertalign=center 2012

Season standings

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Frederico MoojenFC L'Assomption17
2Wassym AmaraCS Mont-Royal Outremont12
3Pierre-Rudolph MayardFC St-Léonard9
4Maxime DaigleFC Gatineau7
Mohamed Hany SaidiFC Brossard
Simon BeaulieuAS Blainville

Awards

AwardPlayer (club)Ref
Ballon d'or (Best Player)Gabard Fénélon (FC Saint-Léonard)[2]
Ballon d'argent (2nd Best Player)Pierre-Rudolph Mayard (FC Saint-Léonard)
Ballon de bronze (3rd Best Player)Wassym Amara (CS Mont-Royal Outremont)
Golden Boot (Top Scorer)Frederico Moojen (FC L'Assomption)
Coach of the YearLuc Brutus (CS Mont-Royal Outremont)

Coupe PLSQ

The PLSQ debuted their League Cup this season, which took place following the end of the season. The top six teams from the league season were divided into two groups (the seventh place club - FC Boisbriand - did not qualify). Each team would play the other two teams in the group, with the first place finisher in each group advancing to the finals.CS Mont-Royal Outremont won the League Cup defeating FC Brossard 2-0 in the finals.[3] [4]

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Championship Match

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Le soccer Québécois aura ses grand événements. Quebec soccer will have its big events. fr. May 29, 2013. Info Soccer.
  2. Web site: PLSQ Guide de Press 2018. PLSQ Press Guide 2018. April 2018. PLSQ. fr.
  3. Web site: Sommaire : champions et honneurs individuels. fr. Summary: individual champions and honors. Publication Sports. PLSQ.
  4. Web site: Toute une saison inaugurale!. A whole inaugural season!. fr. November 7, 2013. Métro.