| Competition: | Première ligue de soccer du Québec Men's Division |
| Season: | 2021 |
| Dates: | July 3 – October 20 |
| Winners: | CS Mont-Royal Outremont |
| Shieldtitle: | Cup champions |
| Matches: | 72 |
| Total Goals: | 238 |
| League Topscorer: | Joseph Saint Simon (12) (CS Mont-Royal Outremont) |
| Nextseason: | 2022 |
The 2021 Première ligue de soccer du Québec season was the tenth 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 were the defending champions.[1] [2] CS Mont-Royal Outremont won their fourth men's title and first since 2016.[3]
AS Blainville competed in the 2021 Canadian Championship, losing in the first round to Canadian Premier League club HFX Wanderers FC.[4]
The 2021 will have its greatest number of participating teams with 10 teams. Royal-Sélect de Beauport will field a team in the male division for the first time, while FC Lanaudière, CS Mont-Royal Outremont, and CS Monteuil return from hiatus, after not playing in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] CS Fabrose became FC Laval following a merger with two other local clubs.[6]
As with the 2020 PLSQ season, the start of the season was delayed due to the pandemic. The men's championship will run from July 3 to October 17, with each of the ten each opposing team twice for a total of 18 games, with the Coupe PLSQ being cancelled.[7] The Reserve Division will once again operate with each team playing 16 matches.
Ten teams participated in the 2021 season. The league champion will earn a place in the 2022 Canadian Championship.
| Team | City | Stadium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.S. Blainville | Blainville, Laurentides | Parc Blainville | |
| Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Montérégie | Stade Alphonse-Desjardins | |
| FC Laval | Laval, Laval | Collège Montmorency | |
| FC Lanaudière | Terrebonne, Lanaudière | Parc André-Courcelles | |
| 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 |
On 16 September, Ottawa South United was forced to withdraw from the league due to government restrictions and cross-border difficulties, with their played matches removed from the rankings (their record was 1–2–7 at the time).[8]
| Removed Matches vs OSU (H/A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mont-Royal Outremont | – | 4–1 | |
| Blainville | 2–1 | – | |
| Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | 3–1 | – | |
| FC Laval | – | 2–2 | |
| St-Hubert | – | – | |
| Longueuil | 5–1 | – | |
| Monteuil | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| RS Beauport | – | 1–1 | |
| Lanaudière | 1–3 | 2–0 | |
Throughout the season, the PLSQ teams played friendly matches with CF Montréal U23, with the matches not counting to the overall standings.[9]
| Friendlies vs CF Montréal U23 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | @ MTL | @ MTL | ||
| CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 0–6 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| A.S. Blainville | 3–4 | – | – | |
| Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | 2–2 | – | – | |
| CS St-Hubert | – | 2–3 | – | |
| FC Laval | – | 1–2 | – | |
| CS Longueuil | 1–2 | 1–1 | – | |
| CS Monteuil | – | 0–1 | – | |
| Royal-Sélect de Beauport | – | – | – | |
| FC Lanaudière | – | 1–5 | – | |
| Ottawa South United | – | – | – | |
Includes goals in matches against Ottawa South United
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Greguy Saint Simon | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 12 |
| 2 | Mamadi Camara | Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | 11 |
| 3 | Flavio Colasanti | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 8 |
| Adama Sissoko | FC Laval | ||
| 5 | Mouad Ouzane | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 7 |
| Yves Wandje Djomze | CS St-Hubert | ||
| 7 | Saad Chaouki | CS St-Hubert | 6 |
| Mitchell Syla | FC Lanaudière | ||
| Award | Player (club) | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Ballon d'or (Best Player) | Adama Sissoko (FC Laval) | [10] |
| Ballon d'argent (2nd Best Player) | Billal Qsiyer (CS Mont-Royal Outremont) | |
| Ballon de bronze (3rd Best Player) | Peter Scuccimarri (FC Lanaudière) | |
| Golden Boot (Top Scorer) | Joseph Greguy Saint-Simon (CS Mont-Royal Outremont) | [11] |
| Coach of the Year | Luc Brutus (CS Mont-Royal Outremont) | [12] |
The league operated a reserve division. In early September, some teams (CS St-Hubert, FC Lanaudière, Ottawa South United, and Royal-Sélect de Beauport) opted out of the remaining matches in the reserve division, with their remaining matches not completed.