2015 Première ligue de soccer du Québec season

Première ligue de soccer du Québec
Season2015
ChampionsCS Mont-Royal Outremont
Cup championsLakeshore SC
Matches played63
Goals scored218 (3.46 per match)
Top goalscorerFrederico Moojen (18)
(CS Mont-Royal Outremont)
Biggest home winL'Assomption-Lanaudière 4-0 Lakeshore
(31 May 2015)
L'Assomption-Lanaudière 4-0 Gatineau
(18 October 2015)
Biggest away winGatineau 1-7 Mont-Royal Outremont
(20 Sept 2015)
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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

2015 Première ligue de soccer du Québec season is located in Greater Montreal
Blainville
Blainville
Lakeshore SC
Lakeshore SC
L'Assomption-Lanaudière
L'Assomption-Lanaudière
Longueuil
Longueuil
MR-Outremont
MR-Outremont
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Locations of teams within Greater Montreal for the 2015 PLSQ season.
Team City Stadium Founded Head Coach
AS Blainville Blainville, Laurentides Stade du Parc Blainville 2012 France Jean-Pierre Ceriani
FC Gatineau Gatineau, Outaouais Terrain Mont Bleu 2013 France Josy Madelonet
Lakeshore SC Kirkland, Montréal Bénévoles Park 2015 United States Bill Sedgewick
FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière L'Assomption, Lanaudière Stade André-Courcelles 2012 Costa Rica Marco Torrens
CS Longueuil Longueuil, Montérégie Centre Multi Sport 2014 France Mathieu Rufié
CS Mont-Royal Outremont Mont-Royal, Montréal REC Mont-Royal 2013 Canada Luc Brutus
Ottawa Fury FC Academy Ottawa, Ontario Algonquin College 2015 Canada 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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 CS Mont-Royal Outremont 18 11 3 4 44 24 +20 36 Inter-Provincial Cup vs L1O Champion
2 Lakeshore FC 18 10 5 3 36 21 +15 35
3 AS Blainville 18 8 6 4 32 26 +6 30
4 CS Longueuil 18 7 5 6 27 28 −1 26
5 Ottawa Fury FC Academy 18 6 0 12 23 32 −9 18
6 FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière 18 5 2 11 32 41 −9 17
7 FC Gatineau 18 4 3 11 24 46 −22 15
Source: Publication Sports

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Canada Frederico Moojen CS Mont-Royal Outremont 18
2 Canada Pierre-Rudolph Mayard FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière 15
3 Republic of the Congo Dex Kaniki Lakeshore SC 11
4 Canada Berlin Jean-Gilles AS Blainville 8
Canada Cédric Carrié Lakeshore SC
Canada Paymon Kabiri Lakeshore SC
7 Canada Mohamed Dagnogo Ottawa Fury FC Academy 6
Canada Pierre Rancy AS Blainville
9 Canada Sean Rosa CS Mont-Royal Outremont 5
Canada El Mehdi Ibn Brahim CS Longueuil

Awards

Award Player (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 Year Emmanuel Macagno (AS Blainville)

Cup

2015 PLSQ Cup
Coupe PLSQ
Tournament details
CountryCanada
Quebec
DatesJune 14 - October 24, 2015
Teams7
Final positions
ChampionsLakeshore
Runner-upMont-Royal Outremont
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored31 (2.82 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)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 Finals
             
1 Gatineau
8 (BYE)
Gatineau 0 0 0 (3)
Lakeshore (pen.) 0 0 0 (5)
4 Lakeshore 2 1 3
5 Ottawa Fury Academy 1 0 1
Lakeshore (aet) 4
Mont-Royal Outremont 2
2 Longueuil 1 0 1
7 Blainville 2 2 4
Blainville 0 1 1
Mont-Royal Outremont 4 2 6
3 FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière 2 1 3
6 Mont-Royal Outremont 3 3 6

First round

14 June 2015 (2015-06-14) Ottawa Fury Academy 1 – 2 Lakeshore Raven Road Field, Carleton University
3:30 pm Schroeter 66' Report Saidi 7'
El Ali 36'		 Attendance: 91
Referee: Timothy Wong
11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Lakeshore 1 – 0 Ottawa Fury Academy Bénévoles Park
7:00 pm Kaniki 2' Report Referee: Gilmar Hernandez
14 June 2015 (2015-06-14) Blainville 2 – 1 Longueuil Parc Blainville 1
4:00 pm Makhoukh 83'
Sylla 87'		 Report Hasnat Kashem 4' Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Longueuil 0 – 2 Blainville Centre Multi-sports 1
4:00 pm Report Makhoukh 36'
Sylla 46'		 Referee: Marie-Han Gagnon-Chretien


14 June 2015 (2015-06-14) Mont-Royal Outremont 3 – 2 L'Assomption-Lanaudière TMR REC 3
6:30 pm Anastasopoulos 35'
Dagrou 69'
de Souza 81' (pen.)		 Report Fournier 33' (pen.), 88' (pen.) Attendance: 300
Referee: Okba Benbaka
12 July 2015 (2015-07-12) L'Assomption-Lanaudière 1 – 3 Mont-Royal Outremont André Courcelles
1:00 pm Romero 48' Report Dias 31'
Sissoko 67'
Rosa 73'		 Referee: Mathieu Asselin

Semifinals

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) Lakeshore 0 – 0 Gatineau Bénévoles Park
8:00 pm Report Referee: Younes Cherid
6 September 2015 (2015-09-06) Gatineau 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 5 p)		 Lakeshore Mont-Bleu 4
4:00 pm Report Referee: Christopher Grabas


8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) Mont-Royal Outremont 4 – 0 Blainville TMR REC 3
5:00 pm Moojen
Rosa
Téoli
Sissoko 		Report Attendance: 101
Referee: Taras Lesiuk Pokynboroda
5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) Blainville 1 – 2 Mont-Royal Outremont Parc Blainville 1
7:00 pm Makhoukh Report Dagrou
Djema 		Referee: Francis LaTulippe

Final

24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) Lakeshore 4 – 2 (a.e.t.) Mont-Royal Outremont Bois-de-Boulogne, Laval
4:00 pm Carrié 34'
Fénélon Yellow card 59' Yellow-red card 62'
Sisti 68'
Kaniki 91' (pen.)
Antwi 117'		 Report Moojen 66' (pen.)
Reale 85'		 Referee: Christopher Grabas

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 Devils3–1CS Mont-Royal Outremont
Wason 3', 36'
Ellis 65'		 Report Dagrou 19'
CS Mont-Royal Outremont2–2Oakville Blue Devils
Sissoko 28'
Ritchie-Andy 36'		 Report Mitchell 55'
Novak 85'
Complexes Sportifs Terrebonne, Terrebonne

Oakville Blue Devils won 5–3 on aggregate

Reserve Division

The league operated a reserve division.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 CS Longueuil Reserves 18 11 3 4 41 25 +16 36
2 CS Mont-Royal Outremont Reserves 18 10 4 4 49 29 +20 34
3 AS Blainville Reserves 18 9 4 5 43 34 +9 31
4 FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière Reserves 18 10 1 7 42 43 −1 31
5 FC Gatineau Reserves 18 5 2 11 22 39 −17 17
6 Ottawa Fury FC Academy Reserves 18 4 4 10 21 32 −11 16
7 Lakeshore FC Reserves 18 5 0 13 29 45 −16 15
Source: http://www.tsisports.ca/soccer/archiveLigue/l_classam.aspx

References

  1. ^ "Sept Équipes Amorceron La Saison 2015 En Première ligue de soccer du Québec" [Seven Teams Start The 2015 Season In Quebec Premier Soccer League]. Première ligue de soccer du Québec (in French). Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Fury FC to Feature in PLSQ". Ottawa Fury FC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Communiqué de Presse" [Press Communication] (PDF). Quebec Soccer Federation (in French). Retrieved 25 April 2015.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Les Calendriers 2015 de la Première ligue de soccer du Québec" [The Calendar of the Première ligue de soccer du Québec] (PDF). publicationsports.com (in French). Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  5. ^ "PLSQ Guide de Press 2018" [PLSQ Press Guide 2018] (PDF). PLSQ (in French). April 2018.
  6. ^ "Résultats du Tirage au sort des Équipes pour la Coup PLSQ 2015" [Results of the Teams Draw for the 2015 PLSQ Cup]. Première ligue de soccer du Québec (in French). Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.