The 2018 Première ligue de soccer du Québec season was the seventh 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.
AS Blainville was the defending champion and won the title again this season.
Changes from 2017
For the first time, the league had eight teams, with CS Fabrose beginning their first season in the league.
Also this year, a new women's division was started with their debut season.
Teams The following eight teams took part in the 2018 season:
Team City Stadium Founded Joined Head coach Current teams AS Blainville Blainville, Laurentides Parc Blainville 1986 2012 Emmanuel Macagno Dynamo de Quebec Quebec City, Capitale-Nationale Polyvalente L'Ancienne-Lorette 1991 2017 Edmond Foyé FC Gatineau Gatineau, Outaouais Terrain Mont-Bleu 2013 2013 Sylver Castagnet FC Lanaudière Terrebonne, Lanaudière Multiple venues 2016 2016 Andrew Olivieri CS Longueuil Longueuil, Montérégie Parc Laurier 1970 2014 Anthony Rimasson CS Mont-Royal Outremont Mount Royal, Montréal Parc Recreatif de TMR ? 2013 Luc Brutus CS St-Hubert Saint-Hubert, Montérégie Centre Sportif Roseanne-Laflamme 1980 2017 François BourgeaisCS Fabrose Laval, Laval Parc Cartier 1971 2018 Josy Madelonet
Standings
Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Pierre-Rudolph Mayard AS Blainville 192 Stefan Karajovanovic FC Gatineau 143 Bastien Aussems Dynamo de Québec 6 Sean Rosa CS Mont-Royal Outremont Ludwig Kodjo Amla CS St-Hubert
Awards AwardPlayer (club)Ref Ballon d'or (Best Player) Pierre-Rudolph Mayard (AS Blainville) Ballon d'argent (2nd Best Player) Yvenson André (CS Saint-Hubert) Ballon de bronze (3rd Best Player) Stefan Karajovanovic (FC Gatineau) Golden Boot (Top Scorer) Pierre-Rudolph Mayard (AS Blainville) Coach of the Year Emmanuel Macagno (AS Blainville)
League Cup The cup tournament is a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all eight teams from the league take part, and is unrelated to the season standings. It is not a form of playoffs at the end of the season (as is typically seen in North American sports), but is a competition running in parallel to the regular season (similar to the Canadian Championship or the FA Cup), albeit only for PLSQ teams. All matches are separate from the regular season, and are not reflected in the season standings.
In a change from previous seasons, all ties were played on a single match basis. Due to the expansion of the league to 8 teams, all clubs began in the first round.
Reserve Division The league operated a reserve division.
Awards AwardPlayer (club)Ref Ballon d'or (Best Player) Juan Pablo Munoz (CS Mont-Royal Outremont Reserves) Ballon d'argent (2nd Best Player) Alexandre Proulx (FC Lanaudière Reserves) Ballon de bronze (3rd Best Player) Alex Pierre Torchon (CS Longueuil Reserves) Golden Boot (Top Scorer) Juan Pablo Munoz (CS Mont-Royal Outremont Reserves)Alexandre Proulx (FC Lanaudière Reserves)
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