FC St-Léonard

FC St-Léonard
Full nameClub de Soccer Saint-Léonard
Founded1978
LeaguePremière Ligue de soccer du Québec
2013PLSQ, 2nd
Websitehttp://www.soccer-stleonard.com/

FC Saint-Léonard was a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Saint-Leonard, Quebec that played two seasons in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.

History

The club was originally formed in 1978.[1] Prior to joining the PLSQ, the club played in the Ligue de Soccer Elite Quebec, which is the top amateur division in Quebec.[2]

In 2012, the semi-professional club was established to play in the newly formed Première Ligue de soccer du Québec, a Division III league, as one of the founding members.[3] They won the inaugural PLSQ championship, coming in first place out of the five teams.[4] In 2013, they played an exhibition match against the Haiti national football team.[5] The club did not return for the 2014 PLSQ season, due to the high financial costs associated with operating a team.[6]

Seasons

Season League Teams Record Rank League Cup Ref
2012 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 5 8–4–4 Champions – [7]
2013 7 11–3–4 2nd Group Stage [7]

Notable former players

The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before or after playing for the PLSQ team:

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Notre Histoire" [Our History]. FC St-Léonard (in French).
  2. ^ Pires, José António (27 October 2011). "L'ARSB embarque dans la « Première ligue de soccer du Québec »" [First Quebec soccer league (Canada)]. L'Initiative (in French).
  3. ^ Lamarre, Sylvain (2 May 2018). "Deux équipes lavalloises en PLSQ" [The ARSB joins the "First Quebec soccer league"]. Métro (in French).
  4. ^ Gauthier, Audrey (15 October 2012). "FC Saint-Léonard, champions" [Saint-Léonard FC, champions]. Métro (in French).
  5. ^ "Haiti - Football : Match Schedule of Grenadiers". Haiti Libre. 10 June 2013.
  6. ^ Blouin, Maxime (3 October 2014). "Pas de soccer semi-professionnel à Québec" [No semi-professional soccer in Quebec]. L'Exemplaire (in French).
  7. ^ a b "Première Ligue de soccer du Québec". Canadian Soccer History Archives.