2020 Première ligue de soccer du Québec féminine season explained

Competition:Première ligue de soccer du Québec
Women's Division
Season:2020
Shieldtitle:Cup champions
Matches:6+2
League Topscorer:Valerie Sanderson (5)
(AS Blainville)
Nextseason:2021

The 2020 Première ligue de soccer du Québec féminine season was the third 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.

CS Monteuil was the defending champion for the female division,[1] although they did not participate due to the pandemic. AS Blainville won their first women's division title.

Changes from 2019 and Changes due to pandemic

On the women's side, eight teams were set to compete, up from six the previous year. Dynamo de Québec and FC Sélect Rive-Sud withdrew from the league following the 2018 season, while four new clubs - CS Longueuil, CS St-Hubert, AS Pierrefonds and Ottawa South United - joined the league.[2] League1 Ontario and the PLSQ had planned to hold a Final Four end-of-season tournament for the women's divisions, from August 14 to 16, pitting the top two sides from each league in an inter-provincial playoff.[3] However, like the male division, the female division was impacted by the pandemic. Initially, the women's season was set to be cancelled as only two of the eight clubs had announced their participation,[4] however, two other clubs ultimately joined bringing the total to four participating clubs with four clubs opting out of the restart (CS Mont-Royal Outremont, AS Pierrefonds, CS St-Hubert, and the defending champions CS Monteuil). A shortened season ran from 25 July until 8 August, with a 3-game season,[5] which was followed by a champions playoff weekend on 15 August where the first and second place teams played a championship match, while a consolation match was held between the third and fourth place teams.

Teams

Eight teams were set to initially participate, however, four teams withdrew due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The remaining four teams played a short season from late July until mid-August, with each team playing each other once, for a total of 3 games. Following this, there were matches for 1st and 3rd place.[6] After the season, the league planned to organize some exhibition matches between the participating and non-participating teams.[7] Matches in the women's division were played at centralized locations rather than at the home fields of the teams.

TeamCity2020 Status
A.S. BlainvilleBlainville, LaurentidesParticipating
CS FabroseLaval, LavalParticipating
CS LongueuilLongueuil, MontérégieParticipating
CS MonteuilLaval, LavalWithdrew
CS Mont-Royal OutremontMount Royal, MontréalWithdrew
Ottawa South UnitedOttawa, OntarioParticipating
AS PierrefondsLac St-Louis, MontrealWithdrew
CS St-HubertSaint-Hubert, MontérégieWithdrew

Standings

Classification matches

Championship Match

Third-place match

Top scorers

Includes goals in classification matches

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Valerie SandersonAS Blainville5
2Sarah HumesAS Blainville3
3Marie-Eve Bernard O'BrehamCS Fabrose2
Vanessa GregoireAS Blainville
Charlene AchilleCS Longueuil
Karima LemireCS Longueuil

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PLSQ-F: Monteuil champion!. August 13, 2019. Eric. Chenoix. Viau Park. fr.
  2. Web site: Le Calendrier 2020 de la PLSQ Dévoilé!. The 2020 PLSQ Calendar Unveiled!. fr. February 25, 2020. Quebec Soccer Federation.
  3. Web site: 2020 L1O schedule: Condensed seasons & revamped championships for men’s, women’s. March 5, 2020. League1 Ontario.
  4. Web site: Soccer élite féminin-masculin : deux poids, deux mesures?. Elite women's and men's soccer: double weights, double measures?. fr. Robert. Frosi. 12 July 2020. Ici Radio-Canada Télé.
  5. Web site: Calendrier & Résultats PLSQ Féminine. fr. Calendar & Results - PLSQ Female. PLSQ.
  6. Web site: Pandemic infects PLSQ play for 2020. Mark. Lidbetter. The Suburban. July 23, 2020.
  7. Web site: Les Dates de Début de la PLSQ Sont Maintenant Connues!. The Start Dates of the PLSQ Are Now Known!. fr. July 13, 2020. Quebec Soccer Federation.