Blackdude Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Restarting a new thread for the new season. One team has been added to the league: FC Gatineau (In the Ottawa region). They are the first team outside fo the Greater Montreal Area. Among new things happening in PLSQ: Marco Torrens, the Techincal Director of FC L'Assomption, is now the head coach of FC L'Assomption, he was also playing last year. Greg Sutton has been named goalkeeper's coach for AS Blainville. Also, they signed forward Stéphane Assengue who played one season with the New England Revolution. There's one team that has been in the news for the wrong reason and it's FC Brossard. I won't go in the details, but it sounds like a debate to what the club should be about between rec-league and select teams. I hope it doesn't kill their team because of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red and White Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I've gained a lot of respect for this league in the last year. With Ottawa having another short club season (only the Fury for two months or so, 7 home games), I'm considering season tickets with FC Gatineau. The biggest issue for me is travel to their ground. I honestly don't know where it is at the moment, but its apparently far for people crossing from Ottawa, and my Gatineau IQ isn't that high anyway. Great to see Greg Sutton find a role in the league. The young former New England player is a promising development as well. Cheers to Quebec for getting this underway. More provinces should be looking to get leagues like this underway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 How is the quality of play and the standards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 How is the quality of play and the standards? I felt the level of play was at a surpsingly high level at the start. Teams are composed of former Impact players and Quebec stars from local Universities. The big problem last year was that in September and October, the level was not as high, as the University players came back to play for their schools. It's not like there are many players in that situation, but some teams were more affected by it than others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted February 2, 2013 Author Share Posted February 2, 2013 US 2nd division legend (Impact and Whitecaps legend as well) Eduardo Sebrango has joined the runners-up of last season, FC L'Assomption and will play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 US 2nd division legend (Impact and Whitecaps legend as well) Eduardo Sebrango has joined the runners-up of last season, FC L'Assomption and will play. Hopefully this league gives young players a good place to play and improve in their quest for NCAA/Pro soccer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juby Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 They got a good bunch of old veterans that first season, if they can continue to have the pull to get get decent names it should keep things rolling (in regards to having pull for top youth talent, fans etc). The highlights I saw last year were pretty good, I remember seeing players like Grande and Riberio playing pretty well with and against fairly good and often familar looking (former impact kids) players. Ottawa's about as far from Montreal as it is Toronto, no? Just throwing it out there but I don't think an Ontario side Ottawa team as a rival to Gatineau would be unprecendented, it probably won't happen but I was just rambling off of what someone had said about Ottawa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex D Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Ottawa's about as far from Montreal as it is Toronto, no? Just throwing it out there but I don't think an Ontario side Ottawa team as a rival to Gatineau would be unprecendented, it probably won't happen but I was just rambling off of what someone had said about Ottawa. Ottawa is only 2 hours from Montreal, it's much closer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Blackdude, is there a SAAC type academy league/set up in Montreal for youth? Do youth clubs have mandated standards? Are they more progressive than elsewhere than Canada? I've looked but can't quite seem to find much information (language issues) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share Posted February 15, 2013 http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=485653208138567&set=a.350204045016818.69392.348969565140266&type=1&theater I just saw that defending champions St Leonard FC are out of PLSQ. (The club with Grande, Aaboubou, Placentino, etc.) They have been replaced by a team in Mount-Royal/Outremont. That club will be located close enough to the Montreal Metro. So there will be 6 clubs this year: FC L'Assomption, AS Blainville , FC Boisbriand (North Shore), FC Brossard (South Shore) FC Gatineau (Ottawa region) and the club in the TMR/Outremont region. It doesn't look like the Impact Academy will be a full member of the league this year. Blackdude, is there a SAAC type academy league/set up in Montreal for youth? Do youth clubs have mandated standards? Are they more progressive than elsewhere than Canada? I've looked but can't quite seem to find much information (language issues) I can't really answer that. (What is SAAC anyways?) I don't know that much about youth soccer here. TryDm'ing Eric71 on this board. He's deeply involved in youth soccer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 I've gained a lot of respect for this league in the last year. With Ottawa having another short club season (only the Fury for two months or so, 7 home games), I'm considering season tickets with FC Gatineau. The biggest issue for me is travel to their ground. I honestly don't know where it is at the moment, but its apparently far for people crossing from Ottawa, and my Gatineau IQ isn't that high anyway. Just seen this. Season tickets will be $80 for 10 games for adults, free for the 1st kid 12 and under, $40 for all subsequent kids 12 and under. Game tickets will be $10 for a dults, free for the 1st kid 12 and under and $5 for all subsequent kids 12 and and under. There's the pitch. It's 25 minutes via car from Keith Harris. https://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=fr&q=397+Boulevard+de+la+Cit%C3%A9-Des-Jeunes,+Hull,+QC&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=15&ll=45.463622,-75.769186&spn=0.007886,0.032959&iwloc=addr Their website is www.fcgatineau.ca (it's only in French, right now, I got all the info from there.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 Just saw that. Defending champions, Saint-Leonard FC are coming back for 2013. The league will have a press conference on the 28th to announce the new season. So it is now a 7 club league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmd Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 They will definetly have 7 teams. It's already posted on the Premier Ligue du Quebec website. The Quebec Soccer Federation definetly know what they are doing, and are not waiting for the CSA study groups to determine what needs to be done. They just go it. Soccer in Quebec will grow fast and become a hot bed for players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted February 22, 2013 Author Share Posted February 22, 2013 They will definetly have 7 teams. It's already posted on the Premier Ligue du Quebec website. The Quebec Soccer Federation definetly know what they are doing, and are not waiting for the CSA study groups to determine what needs to be done. They just go it. Soccer in Quebec will grow fast and become a hot bed for players. Former Quebec Soccer Federation president Dino Madonis had a big impact on creating it. That`s the last thing he wanted to leave as an heritage to Quebec Soccer. I`ve read that a couple of teams are doing it even though they think they shouldn`t because of the expenditures required for that. I hope they won`t fold in midseason and that they`re all set for 2013. I wonder if they`ll have an unbalanced schedule because 24 games sounds like a lot to me. I guess there won`t be any breaks like last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 The 7 team league was confirmed and it will start on April 28. Also, all games will be streamed on the site of the league and on team sites. http://www.premiereliguedesoccerduquebec.ca/fr/nouvelles/tous-les-matchs-de-la-premiere-ligue-de-soccer-du-quebec-seront-webdiffuses-en-direct.html http://tvasports.ca/soccer/deux-equipes-de-plus-28022013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red and White Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Also, all games will be streamed on the site of the league and on team sites. This is great to hear. In today's world, it should be standard for pretty much any start-up league in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxon Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Looks like FC Gatineau will play in Mont Bleu. Not too hard to get to from Ottawa. There are buses from Rideau too. I plan on going to as many games as possible. Support Local Football right. Sounds like a good league. There has been a void since Capital City closed shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDNFootballer Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 When does the season start for the Quebec Premier League? My french isn't good and I couldnt find a link to the 2013 schedule either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianfoot Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 When does the season start for the Quebec Premier League? My french isn't good and I couldnt find a link to the 2013 schedule either. http://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/240/PLSQ_-_CALENDRIER__2013512f6bd172c9f.pdf First Week Action: SUNDAY 28th April AS Blainville vs FC Gatineau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcoatsforever Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Okay, everybody adopt the PLSQ model, stat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDNFootballer Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 So season starts today, my high school french is not too good, where on their website do you go to watch a live stream? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 http://www.tsisports.ca/league.html Click on the Premiere Ligue logo, then you will see a small image of a webcam on the left, click on it. Let me know if it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDNFootballer Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 http://www.tsisports.ca/league.html Click on the Premiere Ligue logo, then you will see a small image of a webcam on the left, click on it. Let me know if it works. Works great, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonfan Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 How'd the league opener go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDNFootballer Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 FC Gatineau won 3-1 vs AS Blainville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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