2022 Première ligue de soccer du Québec season


The 2022 Première ligue de soccer du Québec season was the eleventh 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.
FC Laval won their first league title and qualified for the 2023 Canadian Championship, while AS Blainville won the Coupe PLSQ for the third time. CS Mont-Royal Outremont competed in the 2022 Canadian Championship as the league's representative as 2021 league champions.

Changes from 2021

The 2022 season will have its greatest number of participating teams with 12 teams. CS Saint-Laurent and the Montréal U23">Urban agglomeration of Montreal">Montréal U23 join as expansion franchises. CS Lanaudière-Nord returns to the league, replacing the district team FC Lanaudière. CS Monteuil became AS Laval following a merger with another non-PLSQ club. Ottawa South United will return to the league full-time after being forced to withdraw midway through the 2021 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Each team will play each other home and away for a 22 match season. The league champion will qualify for the 2023 Canadian Championship and the top four teams will qualify for the Coupe PLSQ.

Main Division

Teams

Twelve teams will participate in the 2022 season. The league champion will earn a place in the 2023 Canadian Championship.
TeamCityStadium
A.S. BlainvilleBlainville, LaurentidesParc Blainville
Celtix du Haut-RichelieuSaint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, MontérégieStade Alphonse-Desjardins
CS Lanaudière-NordJoliette, LanaudièreAndré-Courcelles Stadium & École secondaire Barthélemy-Joliette
AS LavalLaval, LavalParc de Lausanne
FC LavalLaval, LavalCollège Montmorency
CS LongueuilLongueuil, MontérégieParc Laurier
CF Montréal U23Montréal, MontréalCentre Nutrilait
CS Mont-Royal OutremontMount Royal, MontréalParc Recreatif de TMR
CS Saint-LaurentSaint-Laurent, MontrealVanier College Stadium
CS St-HubertSaint-Hubert, MontérégieCentre Sportif Roseanne-Laflamme
Ottawa South UnitedOttawa, OntarioQuinn's Point Field & Richcraft Recreation Complex
Royal-Sélect de BeauportQuebec City, Capitale-NationaleStade Beauport

Standings

Note: The match on October 1 between CS Mont-Royal Outremont and CS Saint-Laurent was abandoned before completion and initially recorded as a double forfeit. After an appeal, the match was changed to a 3-0 forfeit victory for CS Mont-Royal Outremont.

Coupe PLSQ



Semi-finals
'''Final'''

Friendlies

In July and August, HFX Wanderers U23, the U23 side of Canadian Premier League club HFX Wanderers FC, and Sunderland U21, the U21 side of English Championship side Sunderland each played two friendly matches against PLSQ opposition.

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 home-and-away. CS St-Hubert, RS Beauport, and Celtix du Haut-Richelieu withdrew from the division in September, with their final matches awarded as forfeit losses.
Note:The match on September 3 between CS St-Hubert and Celtix du Haut-Richelieu resulted in a double forfeit.

Awards