2015 Première ligue de soccer du Québec season explained

Competition:Première ligue de soccer du Québec
Season:2015
Winners:CS Mont-Royal Outremont
Shield:Lakeshore SC
Shieldtitle:Cup champions
Matches:63
Total Goals:218
League Topscorer:Frederico Moojen (18)
(CS Mont-Royal Outremont)
Biggest Home Win:L'Assomption-Lanaudière 4-0 Lakeshore
(31 May 2015)
L'Assomption-Lanaudière 4-0 Gatineau
(18 October 2015)
Biggest Away Win:Gatineau 1-7 Mont-Royal Outremont
(20 Sept 2015)
Nextseason:2016

The 2015 Première ligue de soccer du Québec season is the fourth season of play for the Première ligue de soccer du Québec; the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian province of Québec and one of two Division 3 semi-professional soccer leagues in the Canadian soccer pyramid (the other being League1 Ontario).

The season began on 2 May 2015 and ended on 18 October 2015, with the cup final taking place on 24 October 2015. CS Longueuil was the defending champion from 2014.

CS Mont-Royal Outremont won the League championship.

Changes from 2014

Two new teams joined the league for this season, while ACP Montréal-Nord did not return due to administrative difficulties.[1] Joining the league are Lakeshore SC, which is based in the southwestern portion of the island of Montreal, while the other is an academy team of Ottawa Fury FC, whose primary team competes in the Division 2 North American Soccer League. This expansion into Ottawa marks the first time a team from outside Québec will take part in the PLSQ, with Fury FC citing the proximity of other teams as making the PLSQ a logical choice.[2]

This season will also feature the arrival of a reserve division, which will allow PLSQ teams to establish a youth development pathway. In addition, the league commissioned Montreal composer Vincent Duhaime-Perreault to compose an anthem for the league, which will be played prior to all season and cup matches.[3]

Teams

TeamCityStadiumFoundedHead Coach
AS BlainvilleBlainville, LaurentidesStade du Parc Blainvillealign=center 2012 Jean-Pierre Ceriani
FC GatineauGatineau, OutaouaisTerrain Mont Bleualign=center 2013 Josy Madelonet
Lakeshore SCKirkland, MontréalBénévoles Parkalign=center 2015 Bill Sedgewick
FC L'Assomption-LanaudièreL'Assomption, LanaudièreStade André-Courcellesalign=center 2012 Marco Torrens
CS LongueuilLongueuil, MontérégieCentre Multi Sportalign=center 2014 Mathieu Rufié
CS Mont-Royal OutremontMont-Royal, MontréalREC Mont-Royalalign=center 2013 Luc Brutus
Ottawa Fury FC AcademyOttawa, OntarioAlgonquin Collegealign=center 2015 Phillip Dos Santos
Source:[4]

Standings

Each team will play 18 matches as part of the season; three matches against each other team in the league split home and away. There are no playoffs at the end of the season; the first-place team will be crowned as league champion and will face the L1O league champion in the Inter-Provincial Cup.

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
align=center rowspan="1" 1 Frederico MoojenCS Mont-Royal Outremontalign=center 18
align=center rowspan="1" 2 Pierre-Rudolph MayardFC L'Assomption-Lanaudièrealign=center 15
align=center rowspan="1" 3 Dex KanikiLakeshore SCalign=center 11
align=center rowspan=3 4 Berlin Jean-GillesAS Blainvillealign=center rowspan=3 8
Cédric CarriéLakeshore SC
Paymon KabiriLakeshore SC
align=center rowspan=2 7 Mohamed DagnogoOttawa Fury FC Academyalign=center rowspan=2 6
Pierre RancyAS Blainville
align=center rowspan=2 9 Sean RosaCS Mont-Royal Outremontalign=center rowspan=2 5
El Mehdi Ibn BrahimCS Longueuil

Awards

AwardPlayer (club)Ref
Ballon d'or (Best Player)Dimitrios Anastasopoulos (CS Mont-Royal Outremont)[5]
Ballon d'argent (2nd Best Player)Pierre-Rudolph Mayard (FC L’Assomption-Lanaudière)
Ballon de bronze (3rd Best Player)Mohamed Dagnogo (Ottawa Fury FC Academy)
Golden Boot (Top Scorer)Frederico Moojen (CS Mont-Royal Outremont)
Coach of the YearEmmanuel Macagno (AS Blainville)

Cup

PLSQ Cup
Year:2015
Other Titles:Coupe PLSQ
Country:Canada
Quebec
Dates:June 14 - October 24, 2015
Num Teams:7
Champions:Lakeshore
Runner-Up:Mont-Royal Outremont
Matches:11
Goals:31
Top Goal Scorer:Hicham Makhoukh (3)

The cup tournament is a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all seven teams from the league take part, and is unrelated to the season standings. It is not a form of playoffs at the end of the season (as is typically seen in North American sports), but is a competition running in parallel to the regular season (similar to the Canadian Championship or the FA Cup), albeit only for PLSQ teams. All matches are separate from the regular season, and are not reflected in the season standings.

The 2015 PLSQ Cup will maintain the same format as the previous season, as a two-game aggregate knockout tournament with a single match final. As defending champion, FC Gatineau will obtain a bye for the first round.[6]

First round


Semifinals


Final

Inter-Provincial Cup Championship

The Inter-Provincial Cup Championship was a two-legged home-and-away series between the league champions of League1 Ontario and the Première ligue de soccer du Québec – the only Division 3 men's semi-professional soccer leagues based fully within Canada.

Oakville Blue Devils won 5–3 on aggregate

Reserve Division

The league operated a reserve division.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sept Équipes Amorceron La Saison 2015 En Première ligue de soccer du Québec. Seven Teams Start The 2015 Season In Quebec Premier Soccer League. fr. Première ligue de soccer du Québec. 25 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150429022028/http://www.plsq.ca/fr/publication/nouvelle/sept_equipes_amorceront_la_saison_2015_en_premiere_ligue_de_soccer_du_quebec.html. 29 April 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Fury FC to Feature in PLSQ. Ottawa Fury FC. 25 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041628/http://www.ottawafuryfc.com/news/2014/12/15/fury-fc-to-feature-in-plsq. 2016-03-04. dead.
  3. Web site: Communiqué de Presse. fr. Press Communication. Quebec Soccer Federation. 25 April 2015.
  4. Web site: Les Calendriers 2015 de la Première ligue de soccer du Québec. fr. The Calendar of the Première ligue de soccer du Québec. publicationsports.com. 25 April 2015.
  5. Web site: PLSQ Guide de Press 2018. PLSQ Press Guide 2018. April 2018. PLSQ. fr.
  6. Web site: Résultats du Tirage au sort des Équipes pour la Coup PLSQ 2015. fr. Results of the Teams Draw for the 2015 PLSQ Cup. https://web.archive.org/web/20150227030923/http://www.plsq.ca/fr/publication/nouvelle/resultats_du_tirage_au_sort_des_equipes_pour_la_coupe_plsq_2015.html. dead. 27 February 2015. Première ligue de soccer du Québec. 25 April 2015.