2023 Ligue1 Québec season
| Matches played | 132 |
|---|---|
| Goals scored | 431 (3.27 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Adama Sissoko (19 goals) |
← 2022 → | |
The 2023 Ligue1 Québec season is the twelfth season of play for the
Québec
.
FC Laval competed in the 2023 Canadian Championship as the league's representative as 2022 league champions.[1]
CS St-Laurent won their first league title and qualified for the 2024 Canadian Championship
.
Main Division
Teams
Twelve teams will participate in the 2023 season. The league champion will earn a place in the 2024 Canadian Championship.
| Team | City | Stadium | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.S. Blainville | Blainville, Laurentides | Parc Blainville | Emmanuel Macagno |
| Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Montérégie | Parc Pierre-Benoît | Steve Francon |
| CS Lanaudière-Nord | Joliette, Lanaudière
|
École secondaire Barthélemy-Joliette | Sylvestre Rukondo |
| AS Laval | Laval
|
Parc de Lausanne | Billy Zagakos |
| FC Laval | Laval
|
Collège Montmorency & Parc Roseval | Boubacar Coulibaly |
| CS Longueuil | Longueuil, Montérégie | Parc Laurier | Seyni Camara |
| CF Montréal U23 | Montréal, Montréal
|
Centre Nutrilait | Patrick Viollat |
| CS Mont-Royal Outremont | Mount Royal, Montréal | Parc Recreatif de TMR | Luc Brutus |
| CS Saint-Laurent | Saint-Laurent, Montreal | Vanier College Stadium | Nicolas Razzaghi |
| CS St-Hubert | Saint-Hubert, Montérégie | Centre Sportif Roseanne-Laflamme | Nasson Theosmy |
| Ottawa South United | Ottawa, Ontario | TAAG Park at Carleton University | Peter Mapendere |
| Royal-Sélect de Beauport | Quebec City, Capitale-Nationale | Stade Beauport | Samir Ghrib |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CS Saint-Laurent (C) | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 68 | 20 | +48 | 55 | 2024 Canadian Championship |
| 2 | Royal-Sélect de Beauport | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 45 | |
| 3 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 41 | |
| 4 | FC Laval | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 40 | |
| 5 | CF Montréal U23 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 40 | |
| 6 | CS St-Hubert | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 30 | |
| 7 | AS Blainville
|
22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 30 | |
| 8 | CS Longueuil | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 26 | |
| 9 | AS Laval | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 24 | |
| 10 | Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 53 | −18 | 20 | |
| 11 | Ottawa South United | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 48 | −23 | 18[a] | |
| 12 | CS Lanaudière-Nord | 22 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 69 | −51 | 2 |
- ^ Ottawa South United was deducted 1 point for defaulting one match.
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adama Makan Sissoko | FC Laval | 19 |
| 2 | Loic Adrien Kwemi | CS Saint-Laurent | 17 |
| 3 | Yann Régis Toualy | CS Saint-Laurent | 12 |
| 4 | Evans Eze | AS Blainville
|
11 |
| 5 | Dylan Ngono | Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | 8 |
| Rickson Aristilde | FC Laval | ||
| Safwane Mlah | CS Saint-Laurent | ||
| Alexandre Marcoux | AS Blainville
| ||
| Josué Desire Youta | CS Saint-Laurent | ||
| 10 | Jordan Ogla Mbala | CS Longueuil | 7 |
| Bonano Beugré Gnenago | Royal-Sélect de Beauport | ||
| Guesly Alexandre | CF Montréal Academy |
Awards
| Award | Player (club) |
|---|---|
| Ballon d'or (Best Player) | Safwane Mlah (CS Saint-Laurent) |
| Ballon d'argent (2nd Best Player) | Adama Makan Sissoko (FC Laval) |
| Ballon de bronze (3rd Best Player) | Heikel Jarras (Royal-Sélect de Beauport) |
| Soulier D'Or (Golden Boot - Top Scorer) | Adama Makan Sissoko (FC Laval) |
| Gant D'Or (Golden Glove - Top Goalkeeper) | Kosta Maniatis (CS Saint-Laurent) |
| Coach of the Year | Nicholas Razzaghi (CS Saint-Laurent) |
Coupe L1QC
The two Coupe PLSQ finalists from the previous season (
RS Beauport
) were selected by a random draw to also advance directly to the Quarter-Final round.
| First Round October 7–8 | Quarter-Finals October 14 | Semi-Finals October 21 | Final October 28 | ||||||||||||
AS Blainville
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| CS Longueuil | 0 | CS St-Laurent
| 4 | ||||||||||||
CS St-Laurent
| 6 | CS St-Laurent
| 4 | ||||||||||||
| Royal-Sélect de Beauport | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Royal-Sélect de Beauport | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| CS St-Hubert | 0 | AS Laval | 0 | ||||||||||||
| AS Laval | 2 | CS St-Laurent
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| FC Laval | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||||
| CS Lanaudière-Nord | 4 | CS Lanaudière-Nord | 2 (5) | ||||||||||||
| Ottawa South United | 2 | CS Lanaudière-Nord | 0 | ||||||||||||
| CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 3 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 2 | ||||||||||||
| CF Montréal U23 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Source: Spordle
Friendlies
| May 31, 2023 | Vermont Green FC | 3–0 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | Burlington, Vermont, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Martin  16'Pope 47'Krioutchenkov |
Report | Stadium: Virtue Field |
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 once. Pierrefonds FC, who play in the women's division but not the men's, will field a team in the division as well
First Phase
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CS Saint-Laurent Reserves | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 28 |
| 2 | CS Longueuil Reserves | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 22 |
| 3 | AS Laval Reserves | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 20 |
| 4 | FC Laval Reserves | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 19 |
| 5 | CS St-Hubert Reserves | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 18 |
| 6 | Royal-Sélect de Beauport Reserves | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 16 |
| 7 | AS Blainville Reserves
|
11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 16 |
| 8 | Pierrefonds FC | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 11 |
| 9 | Ottawa South United Reserves | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 11 |
| 10 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont Reserves | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 10 |
| 11 | Celtix du Haut-Richelieu Reserves | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 30 | −17 | 6 |
| 12 | CS Lanaudière-Nord Reserves | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 6 |
Source: Spordle
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) goal differential; 5) most goals
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) goal differential; 5) most goals
Second phase
Upon the conclusion of the Reserve Division, the league ran a short second phase, divided into two groups, with all the teams returning except for Ottawa South United.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CS Saint-Laurent Reserves | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 10 | Championship final |
| 2 | FC Laval Reserves | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 7 | |
| 3 | CS St-Hubert Reserves | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 | CS Lanaudière-Nord Reserves | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 3 | |
| 5 | Pierrefonds FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 0 |
Source: Spordle
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) goal differential; 5) most goals
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) goal differential; 5) most goals
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CS Longueuil Reserves (C) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 13 | Championship final |
| 2 | AS Laval Reserves | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 10 | |
| 3 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont Reserves | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 | |
| 4 | AS Blainville Reserves
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 7 | |
| 5 | Royal-Sélect de Beauport Reserves | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 | |
| 6 | Celtix du Haut-Richelieu Reserves | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 1 |
Source: Spordle
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) goal differential; 5) most goals
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) goal differential; 5) most goals
(C) Champions
Championship Final
| |||||||||||||||||||||
Awards
| Award | Player (club) |
|---|---|
| Ballon d'or (Best Player) | Djamel Mekallach Chellali (CS Longueuil Reserves) |
| Ballon d'argent (2nd Best Player) | Nicholas Minchillo (CS Saint-Laurent Reserves) |
| Ballon de bronze (3rd Best Player) | Zineddine Bey (AS Laval Reserves) |
| Soulier D'Or (Golden Boot - Top Scorer) | Zineddine Bey (AS Laval Reserves) |
| Gant D'Or (Golden Glove - Top Goalkeeper) | Alexis Desjardins (CS Longueuil Reserves) |
References
- ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (17 April 2023). "PREVIEW: Forge FC vs. FC Laval — 2023 Canadian Championship". Canadian Premier League.