2022 Première ligue de soccer du Québec season
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{About|the men's season|the women's season|2022 Première ligue de soccer du Québec féminine season}}
{{infobox football league season
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|competition = Première ligue de soccer du Québec
Men's Division
|season = 2022
|dates = 7 May – 2 October
|winners = FC Laval
|shield = AS Blainville
|shieldtitle = Coupe PLSQ
|matches = 132
|total goals = 427
|league topscorer = Loïc Kwemi (19 goals)
|biggest home win =
|biggest away win =
|highest scoring =
|prevseason = 2021
|nextseason = 2023
}}
The 2022 Première ligue de soccer du Québec season was the eleventh 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.
FC Laval won their first league title and qualified for the 2023 Canadian Championship, while AS Blainville won the Coupe PLSQ for the third time. CS Mont-Royal Outremont competed in the 2022 Canadian Championship as the league's representative as 2021 league champions.{{Cite web|url=http://plsq.ca/actualites/le-cs-mro-remporte-le-championnat-2021|title=Le CS MRO Champion 2021 de la PLSQ-M Grâce à la Loyauté et à la Profondeur|trans-title=CS MRO 2021 Champion of the PLSQ-M Thanks to Loyalty and Depth|language=fr|date=10 October 2021|work=PLSQ|first=Marc|last=Tougas}}
Changes from 2021
The 2022 season will have its greatest number of participating teams with 12 teams. CS Saint-Laurent and the CF Montréal U23 join as expansion franchises.{{cite web|url=http://plsq.ca/actualites/la-plsq-accueille-deux-nouvelles-equipes|trans-title=The PLSQ Welcomes Two New Teams|title=La PLSQ Accueille Deux Nouvelles Équipes|language=fr|date=16 September 2021|work=Première Ligue de soccer du Québec}}{{Cite web|url=http://plsq.ca/actualites/lequipe-reserve-du-cf-montreal-joindra-la-plsq|language=fr|trans-title=The Reserve Team of CF Montreal will join the PLSQ|title=L’équipe réserve du CF Montréal joindra la PLSQ|first=Elom|last=Defly|work=PLSQ|date=January 20, 2022}} CS Lanaudière-Nord (who previously competed in the PLSQ until 2015 as FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière prior to their merger with ARS Laser) returns to the league, replacing the district team FC Lanaudière.{{cite web|url=https://justesoccer.com/quebec/plsq/le-fc-lanaudiere-retourne-a-sa-source/|title=Le FC Lanaudière retourne à sa source|trans-title=FC Lanaudière returns to its source|date=June 8, 2021|work=Just eSoccer|language=fr}} CS Monteuil became AS Laval following a merger with another non-PLSQ club.{{cite web|url=https://courrierlaval.com/centre-sud-soppose-a-la-fusion-des-clubs-de-lest/|title=Centre-Sud s’oppose à la fusion des clubs de l’est|date=August 8, 2021|trans-title=Centre-Sud opposes the merger of the eastern clubs|work=Courrier Laval|first=Nicholas|last=Pereira|language=fr}} Ottawa South United will return to the league full-time after being forced to withdraw midway through the 2021 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Each team will play each other home and away for a 22 match season. The league champion will qualify for the 2023 Canadian Championship and the top four teams will qualify for the Coupe PLSQ.{{Cite web|url=http://plsq.ca/actualites/plsq-2022-une-saison-chargee|title=PLSQ 2022 : Une Saison Chargée|trans-title=PLSQ 2022: A Busy Season|date=April 4, 2022|work=Première ligue de soccer du Québec|language=fr}}
Main Division
=Teams=
Twelve teams will participate in the 2022 season. The league champion will earn a place in the 2023 Canadian Championship.
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Team | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| A.S. Blainville
| Parc Blainville | ||
| Celtix du Haut-Richelieu
|Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Montérégie | Stade Alphonse-Desjardins | ||
| CS Lanaudière-Nord
| André-Courcelles Stadium & École secondaire Barthélemy-Joliette | ||
| AS Laval
| Parc de Lausanne | ||
| FC Laval | ||
| CS Longueuil
| Parc Laurier | ||
| CF Montréal U23
| Centre Nutrilait | ||
| CS Mont-Royal Outremont
| Parc Recreatif de TMR | ||
| CS Saint-Laurent
| Vanier College Stadium | ||
| CS St-Hubert
| Centre Sportif Roseanne-Laflamme | ||
| Ottawa South United
|Quinn's Point Field & Richcraft Recreation Complex | ||
| Royal-Sélect de Beauport
| Quebec City, Capitale-Nationale |Stade Beauport |
= Standings =
{{2022 Première ligue de soccer du Québec season table}}
Note: The match on October 1 between CS Mont-Royal Outremont and CS Saint-Laurent was abandoned before completion and initially recorded as a double forfeit (CSMRO had been leading 2-1 at the time of abandonment).{{cite web|url=https://plsq.ca/actualites/match-cs-saint-laurent-cs-mont-royal-outremont|title=Match: CS Saint-Laurent - CS Mont-Royal Outremont|language=fr|date=October 5, 2022|work=PLSQ}} After an appeal, the match was changed to a 3-0 forfeit victory for CS Mont-Royal Outremont.{{Cite web|url=https://plsq.ca/actualites/4636|title=Communiqué: CS St-Laurent - CS Mont-Royal Outremont|language=fr|trans-title=Press Release: CS St-Laurent - CS Mont-Royal Outremont|work=PLSQ|date=October 13, 2022}}
==Top scorers==
| class="wikitable" |
| Rank
! Player ! Club ! Goals |
|---|
| align=center|1
|align=center| 19 |
| align=center|2
|align=center| 15 |
| rowspan="2" align=center|3
|rowspan="2" align=center| 14 |
| Adama Makan Sissoko
| FC Laval |
| align=center|5
|align=center| 9 |
| rowspan="2" align=center|6
|rowspan="2" align=center| 8 |
| Riad Bey
| FC Laval |
| rowspan="3" align=center|8
| FC Laval |rowspan="3" align=center| 7 |
| Babacar Thiaw Laye Diop |
| Yves Wesley Wandje Djomze |
==Awards==
| class="wikitable" |
| Award
!Player (club) !Ref |
|---|
| Ballon d'or (Best Player)
| Loïc Adrien Kwemi (CS Saint-Laurent) |
| Ballon d'argent (2nd Best Player)
| Renan Dias Manini (CS Mont-Royal Outremont) |
| Ballon de bronze (3rd Best Player)
| Kevin Lenours (CS Longueuil) |
| Golden Boot (Top Scorer - 19 goals)
| Loïc Adrien Kwemi (CS Saint-Laurent) |
| Coach of the Year
| Boubacar Coulibaly (FC Laval) |
= Coupe PLSQ =
{{4TeamBracket |team-width=160px
|boldwinner=high
| RD1=Semi-finals
| RD2=Final
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1=FC Laval
| RD1-score1-1=2
| RD1-seed2=4
| RD1-team2=CS Mont-Royal Outremont
| RD1-score2-1=1
| RD1-seed3=2
| RD1-team3=CS Saint-Laurent
| RD1-score3-1=1
| RD1-seed4=3
| RD1-team4=AS Blainville
| RD1-score4-1=2
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=FC Laval
| RD2-score1-1=1
| RD2-seed2=3
| RD2-team2=AS Blainville
| RD2-score2-1=3
}}
Semi-finals
{{Footballbox collapsible
| date = October 15, 2022
| time = 7:00 PM
| team1 = FC Laval
| score = 2–1
| team2 = CS Mont-Royal Outremont
| aet =
| goals1 = Bey {{goal}}
Keita {{goal}}
| goals2 = Oliveri {{goal}}
| stadium = Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne
| location = Laval, Quebec
| attendance =
| referee = Robert D'Alesio
| report =
}}
{{Footballbox collapsible
| date = October 15, 2022
| time = 8:00 PM
| team1 = CS Saint-Laurent
| score = 1–2
| team2 = AS Blainville
| aet =
| goals1 = Boughanmi {{goal}}
| goals2 = Bruce {{goal}}
Cobuzzi {{goal}}
| stadium = Parc Blainville
| location = Blainville, Quebec
| attendance = 0
| referee = Renzo Paolo Villanueva Tanaka
| report =
}}
Final
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| date = October 22, 2022
| time = 8:00 PM
| team1 = FC Laval
| team2 = AS Blainville
| score = 1–3
| aet =
| goals1 = Sissoko {{goal|12}}
| goals2 = Syla {{goal|22}}
El Harchali {{goal|27}}
Khenoussi {{goal|38}}
| stadium = Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne
| location = Laval, Quebec
| attendance =
| referee = Michael Venne
| report = https://plsq.ca/actualites/coupe-plsq-las-blainville-rare-tombeur-du-fc-laval
}}
=Friendlies=
In July and August, HFX Wanderers U23, the U23 side of Canadian Premier League club HFX Wanderers FC, and Sunderland U21, the U21 side of English Championship side Sunderland each played two friendly matches against PLSQ opposition.
{{Footballbox collapsible
| date = July 27, 2022
| time = 6:30 PM
| team1 = HFX Wanderers U23
| team2 = CS St-Hubert
| score = 2–3
| aet =
| goals1 = Robinson {{goal|55}}
Green {{goal|62}}
| goals2 = Amla {{goal|18||37}}
Ghamraoui {{goal|45}}
| stadium = Wanderers Grounds
| location = Halifax, Nova Scotia
| attendance =
| referee =
| report = https://twitter.com/HFXWanderersFC/status/1552678087925669888
}}
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| date = August 3, 2022
| time = 5:30 PM
| team1 = HFX Wanderers U23
| team2 = CS Saint-Laurent
| score = 1–0
| aet =
| goals1 = Elomrani {{goal|13}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Wanderers Grounds
| location = Halifax, Nova Scotia
| attendance =
| referee =
| report = https://hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca/article/we-showed-that-we-can-compete-wanderers-u23-edge-st-laurent-for-first-victory
}}
{{Footballbox collapsible
| date = August 5, 2022
| time = 7:00 PM
| team1 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Sunderland U21
| team2 = CF Montréal U23
| score = 2–1
| aet =
| goals1 = {{goal}}
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| goals2 = Ngogang {{goal|81}}
| stadium = Croix-Bleue Medavie Stadium
| location = Moncton, New Brunswick
| attendance = 3,000
| referee =
| report = https://twitter.com/academiecfm/status/1555693872864436224
}}
{{Footballbox collapsible
| date = August 7, 2022
| time = 1:00 PM
| team1 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Sunderland U21
| team2 = CF Montréal U23
| score = 2–1
| aet =
| goals1 = {{goal}}
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| goals2 = Marinaro {{goal|89}}
| stadium = University of Prince Edward Island
| location = Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
| attendance =
| referee =
| report = https://twitter.com/academiecfm/status/1556382957346213896
}}
Reserve Division
The league will operate a reserve division. Each team, apart from the CF Montréal Academy, will operate a reserve team, playing each other home-and-away. CS St-Hubert, RS Beauport, and Celtix du Haut-Richelieu withdrew from the division in September, with their final matches awarded as forfeit losses.
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|team_order=STL, ASL, BLA, FCL, SHU, RSB, CSL, LAN, MRO, CEL, OSU
|win_BLA=13|draw_BLA=4 |loss_BLA=3 |gf_BLA=45|ga_BLA=26|status_BLA= |name_BLA=A.S. Blainville Reserves
|win_CEL=4 |draw_CEL=3 |loss_CEL=13 |gf_CEL=26|ga_CEL=47|status_CEL= |name_CEL=Celtix du Haut-Richelieu Reserves
|win_ASL=13|draw_ASL=5 |loss_ASL=2 |gf_ASL=54|ga_ASL=24|status_ASL= |name_ASL=AS Laval Reserves
|win_FCL=13|draw_FCL=2 |loss_FCL=5 |gf_FCL=55|ga_FCL=32|status_FCL= |name_FCL=FC Laval Reserves
|win_LAN=5 |draw_LAN=3 |loss_LAN=12 |gf_LAN=25|ga_LAN=32|status_LAN= |name_LAN=CS Lanaudière-Nord Reserves
|win_CSL=5 |draw_CSL=4 |loss_CSL=10 |gf_CSL=30|ga_CSL=35|status_CSL= |name_CSL=CS Longueuil Reserves
|win_MRO=5 |draw_MRO=2 |loss_MRO=12 |gf_MRO=25|ga_MRO=37|status_MRO= |name_MRO=CS Mont-Royal Outremont Reserves
|win_SHU=7 |draw_SHU=2 |loss_SHU=10 |gf_SHU=27|ga_SHU=41|status_SHU= |name_SHU=CS St-Hubert Reserves
|win_STL=15|draw_STL=3 |loss_STL=1 |gf_STL=44|ga_STL=19|status_STL=C|name_STL=CS Saint-Laurent Reserves
|win_OSU=2 |draw_OSU=4 |loss_OSU=13 |gf_OSU=22|ga_OSU=55|status_OSU= |name_OSU=Ottawa South United Reserves
|win_RSB=7 |draw_RSB=2 |loss_RSB=10 |gf_RSB=35|ga_RSB=40|status_RSB= |name_RSB=Royal-Sélect de Beauport Reserves
|class_rules=1) points; 2) total wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) goal differential; 5) most goals
|res_col_header=Q
|update=complete |source=[http://www.tsisports.ca/tsi/Ligues.aspx TSI Sports]
}}
Note:The match on September 3 between CS St-Hubert and Celtix du Haut-Richelieu resulted in a double forfeit.
=Awards=
| class="wikitable" |
| Award
!Player (club) !Ref |
|---|
| Ballon d'or (Best Player)
| Ryan Moteng Kamsu (FC Laval Reserves) |
| Ballon d'argent (2nd Best Player)
| Zineddine Bey (AS Laval Reserves) |
| Ballon de bronze (3rd Best Player)
| Mahdi Djellab (CS St-Laurent Reserves) |
| Golden Boot (Top Scorer - 14 goals)
| Zineddine Bey (AS Laval Reserves) |
References
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