AS Chaudière-Ouest

Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest
Full nameAssociation de Soccer de Chaudière-Ouest
Nickname(s)Les Rapides
Short nameASCO
Founded2002
LeagueLigue1 Québec
2024L1Q-F, 11th
Websitehttps://www.assco.ca/
Current season

Association de Soccer de Chaudière-Ouest is a Canadian women's semi-professional soccer club based in Lévis, Quebec that plays in the women's division of Ligue1 Québec. Their L1QC team operates under the name Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest.

History

Established as a youth soccer club, the club was founded in 2002.[1] In December 2020, they were awarded the Canadian Soccer Association national license for their excellence.[2]

It was announced that they would enter the women's division of Première Ligue de soccer du Québec starting in 2022,[3] becoming the second team from the Quebec City area in the league (Royal-Sélect de Beauport is the other).[4] Their men's team, however, was not selected to join for the 2022 season,[5] as they had been playing at the AA level in the Ligue de soccer élite du Québec in 2021, rather than the AAA (as the women were).[6] The men joined the AAA level for 2022, with the hope of joining the PLSQ the following year.[7]

The women played their first PLSQ match on May 7, 2022, defeating CS Longueuil by a score of 1-0.[7] They finished third place in the league in their inaugural season,[8] qualifying them for the Coupe PLSQ, where they finished in second place, after being defeated by AS Blainville in the final.[9]

Year-by-year

Season League Teams Record Rank Playoffs League Cup Ref
2022 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 12 7–3–1 3rd – Finalists [10]
2023 Ligue1 Québec 12 7–2–2 2nd – Semi-finals [11]
2024 12 2–2–12 6th, Group B (11th overall) did not qualify –

References

  1. ^ "Mission, Vision et objectifs" [Mission, Vision and Goals]. AS Chaudière-Ouest (in French).
  2. ^ Tardif, Carl (15 December 2020). "Soccer: Beauport et Chaudière-Ouest obtiennent leur reconnaissance nationale" [Soccer: Beauport and Chaudière-Ouest obtain national recognition]. Le Soleil (in French).
  3. ^ "La PLSQ Accueille Deux Nouvelles Équipes" [The PLSQ Welcomes Two New Teams]. Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (in French). 16 September 2021.
  4. ^ Deschenes, Eric (29 September 2021). "Chaudière-Ouest aura son équipe féminine dans la PLSQ" [Chaudière-Ouest will have its female team in the PLSQ]. Le Journal de Lévis (in French).
  5. ^ "PLSQ : Chaudière-Ouest nouveau venu en féminine" [PLSQ: Chaudière-Ouest newcomer in women]. Just eSoccer (in French). 16 September 2021.
  6. ^ Bussieres, Ian (4 May 2022). "L'heure de la promotion a sonné pour les Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest" [Promotion time has come for the Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest]. Le Soleil (in French).
  7. ^ a b Bellemare, Alexandre (10 May 2022). "L'ASCO lance sa saison et célébrera ses 20 ans" [ASCO launches its season and will celebrate its 20th anniversary]. Le Journal de Lévis (in French).
  8. ^ Cardenas, Manuel (29 July 2022). "Une bonne première saison pour les Rapides en PLSQ" [A good first season for the Rapides in PLSQ]. Le Journal de Lévis (in French).
  9. ^ Cardenas, Manuel (16 August 2022). "Coupe PLSQ : les Rapides s'inclinent en finale" [PLSQ Cup: the Rapids lose in the final]. Le Journal de Lévis (in French).
  10. ^ "Première Ligue de Soccer du Québec Feminin". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
  11. ^ "Ligue1 Quebec Women". Canadian Soccer History Archives.