2019 Première ligue de soccer du Québec season explained

Competition:Première ligue de soccer du Québec
Men's Division
Season:2019
Winners:A.S. Blainville
Shield:CS Fabrose
Shieldtitle:Cup champions
Matches:72
Total Goals:259
League Topscorer:Felipe Costa de Souza (13)
(CS Fabrose)
Nextseason:2020

The 2019 Première ligue de soccer du Québec season was the eighth season of play for the Première ligue de soccer du Québec, a Division 3 semi-professional 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 champion for the men's division from 2018 and once again won the title for the third consecutive season.

Changes from 2018

For the first time, the league will have nine teams in the men's division. CS Monteuil will begin their first season in the league, after previously having a female team the prior year.[1]

Teams

The following nine teams will take part in the 2019 season:

TeamCityStadiumFoundedJoinedHead coach
Current teams
A.S. BlainvilleBlainville, LaurentidesParc Blainville19862012 Emmanuel Macagno
Dynamo de QuebecQuebec City, Capitale-NationalePolyvalente L'Ancienne-Lorette19912017 Edmond Foyé
FC GatineauGatineau, OutaouaisTerrain Mont-Bleu20132013 Sylver Castagnet
FC LanaudièreTerrebonne, LanaudièreMultiple venues20162016 Andrew Olivieri
CS LongueuilLongueuil, MontérégieParc Laurier19702014 Anthony Rimasson
CS Mont-Royal OutremontMount Royal, MontréalParc Recreatif de TMR?2013 Luc Brutus
CS MonteuilLaval, LavalCentre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne19682019 David Cerasuolo
CS St-HubertSaint-Hubert, MontérégieCentre Sportif Roseanne-Laflamme19802017 François Bourgeais
CS FabroseLaval, LavalParc Cartier19712018 Josy Madelonet

Standings

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Felipe Costa De SouzaCS Fabrose13
2Pierre-Rudolph MayardAS Blainville11
Adama SissokoCS Mont-Royal Outremont
4Mohamed DialloCS Monteuil10
Bonano Beugre GnenagoDynamo de Québec
Mouad OuzaneCS Mont-Royal Outremont
7Samuel GeorgetDynamo de Québec7
8Gabriel Wiethaeuper-BalbinottiFC Lanaudière6
Nazim BelguendouzCS Mont-Royal Outremont
Hugo ChambonAS Blainville

Awards

AwardPlayer (club)Ref
Ballon d'or (Best Player)Bonano Gnenago (Dynamo de Québec)[2] [3]
Ballon d'argent (2nd Best Player)Yvenson André (CS Saint-Hubert)
Ballon de bronze (3rd Best Player)Pierre-Rudolph Mayard (AS Blainville)
Golden Boot (Top Scorer)Felipe Costa de Souza (CS Fabrose)
Coach of the YearAntoine Katako (CS Fabrose)
Coupe PLSQ MVPNehemis Kenguena Sana (CS Fabrose)

League Cup

The cup tournament is a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all nine 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.

In a change from previous seasons, it will begin with a group stage featuring three group of three teams each. The top team in each group, as well as the best second-place finisher will advance to the knockout round.

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Ranking of second place teams

Knockout Round

Reserve Division

The league operated a reserve division.

Awards

AwardPlayer (club)Ref
Ballon d'or (Best Player)Charles-David Martel (CS St-Hubert Reserves)
Ballon d'argent (2nd Best Player)Jean de Dieu Mbuyi Ngoyi (CS Monteuil Reserves)
Ballon de bronze (3rd Best Player)Sidiki Kone (FC Gatineau Reserves)
Golden Boot (Top Scorer)Charles-David Martel (CS St-Hubert Reserves)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Le CS Monteuil se Joindra à La PSLQ Masculine en 2019. CS Monteuil to Join the Male PLSQ in 2019. PLSQ. fr. 6 May 2019.
  2. Web site: Thérien et Gnenago Remportent Le Ballon D'Or. fr. Thérien and Gnenago win the Ballon D'Or. November 24, 2019. PLSQ.
  3. Web site: Tapis Rouge du Soccer Québécois:Les Gagnats Honorés!. fr. 2019 Quebec Soccer Red Carpet: Honoured Winners. November 25, 2019. Soccer Quebec.