Association de Soccer de Blainville, commonly referred to as A.S. Blainville, is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in the Montreal suburb of Blainville, Quebec, that plays in Ligue1 Québec. They are the only club to have participated in every season of the PLSQ.
History
The club was founded in 1986.
Men 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. They had a rivalry with FC Boisbriand, with both clubs being from the Laurentides region, although Boisbriand departed the league after the 2013 season, leaving Blainville as the only team from the region.
In 2016, they captured their first trophy, winning the League Cup by defeating FC Gatineau in the finals. In 2017, they won the league championship and they also defended their League Cup title, winning it for the second consecutive year. They repeated as league champions in 2018 and 2019, thereby being three-time defending champions. On September 30, 2017, AS Blainville clinched a spot in the 2018 Canadian Championship after securing first place in the 2017 Première Ligue de Soccer du Québec and became the first club from the PLSQ to be invited to take part in the Canadian Championship, Canada's highest level domestic soccer competition.
Beginning in 2018, the defending league champion would have the opportunity to participate in the Canadian Championship. In the 2018 Canadian Championship, they defeated League1 Ontario champion Oakville Blue Devils in the first qualifying round. In the second qualifying round, they lost to USL club Ottawa Fury FC. In the 2019 Canadian Championship, they were defeated by Canadian Premier League club York9 FC in the first qualifying round. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they were unable to participate in the 2020 edition, with their participation instead shifted to the following year's tournament. They won their fourth consecutive league championship in 2020, after defeating Ottawa South United in the final game of the season before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, after a third place finish in the league, AS Blainville won the league cup, Coupe PLSQ, for the third time. In 2025, the club captured its fourth LS Pro Cup title, establishing A.S. Blainville as the most successful team in the tournament history.
Women In 2018, they entered a team in the newly formed women's division of the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec. They won their first women's title during the 2020 season, which was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, coming in first place with a perfect 3-0-0 record, in which they did not concede any goals, and defeating CS Fabrose in the championship final. The women defended their league title in 2021, which was played once again played in a shortened season (this year nine matches), contested by a full ten-team league, while also winning the inaugural women's Coupe PLSQ. They won their third consecutive women's league title in 2022, qualifying them for the first ever League1 Canada women's interprovincial championship, and also repeated as Coupe PLSQ champions. The women's team won the inaugural interprovincial title after defeating League1 British Columbia side Varsity FC in the semi-finals, and PLSQ runner-up AS Laval in the final. As champions, they earned automatic qualification to the 2023 edition of the tournament.
Seasons Men SeasonLeagueTeamsRankLeague CupCanadian ChampionshipRef 2012Première ligue de soccer du Québec5 6–2–8 3rd–Not eligible 20137 5–5–8 6thGroup stage 20146 4–3–13 5th Semi-finals 20157 8–6–4 3rd Semi-finals 20167 11–4–3 2ndChampions 20177 13–2–3ChampionsChampions20188 16–3–2Champions Quarter-finals 2nd Qualifying Round20199 11–4–1Champions Semi-finals 1st Qualifying Round20206 6–1–1Champions– Moved to 2021202110 11–3–22nd– Preliminary round202212 14–2–63rdChampions did not qualify2023Ligue1 Québec129–3–107th Quarter-finals did not qualify2024118–6–63rd Quarter-finals did not qualify2025106–5–76thChampions did not qualify
Women SeasonLeagueTeamsRankPlayoffsLeague CupInterprovincial ChampionshipRef2018Première ligue de soccer du Québec5 4–3–5 3rd–––20196 7–4–4 3rd–––20204 3–0–01stChampions––202110 7–1–1Champions–Champions–202212 8–3–0Champions–ChampionsChampions2023Ligue1 Québec126–3–23rd–Semi-finalsdid not qualify20241210–4–21st, Group B (1st overall)Semi-finals–did not qualify2025104–3–64th, Group A (8th overall)did not qualify–did not qualify
Notable former players The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before or after playing for the PLSQ team:
Men
Women
Youth academy players The following players transitioned from the A.S. Blainville youth system into the CF Montréal Academy:
Notable former coaches The following coaches have either played at the professional or international level, either before or after playing for the PLSQ team: Robert Rositoiu: Led A.S. Blainville to multiple league titles and the League1 Canada Inter-Provincial Championship. In 2024, he was named the first head coach of the Northern Super League's Montreal franchise. Maxime Leconte: Served as a long-time coach with the club before transitioning to professional academies and joining the first-team coaching staff at CF Montréal as an assistant coach in 2025.
Honours Men PLSQ Championship: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Coupe PLSQ: 2016, 2017, 2022, 2025
Women PLSQ Championship: 2020, 2021, 2022 Coupe PLSQ: 2021, 2022 Interprovincial Championship: 2022
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