Ligue de soccer élite du Québec

Ligue de Soccer Élite Quebec
Founded	1992
Country	Canada
Divisions	1st Division ; 2nd Division
Relegation to	7 regional AA leagues
Website	LSEQ

The Ligue de soccer élite du Québec (English: Quebec Elite Soccer League) is the top amateur league in Quebec, operating at a level below the semi-professional Première Ligue de soccer du Québec. It operates a number of youth and gender specific divisions and is operated by the Fédération du Soccer du Québec.^[1]

The senior men's division is composed of a 1st Division and 2nd Division. There is promotion and relegation between division 1 and 2, between division 2 and regional AA leagues. The senior female division consists of a single division.

History

Soccer in Quebec before the formation of the LSEQ was spread between various different senior and junior leagues throughout the province.^[2] In 1992, the different rival leagues such as the LMSJQ, LMSSQ and Quebec National Soccer League (LNSQ) merged in order to form the Ligue de soccer élite du Québec (LSEQ).^[3] The league was initially structured with two divisions with a promotion and relegation system with Ira Turetsky as the inaugural league president.^[3] In 1993, five of the former LNSQ clubs Corfinium St-Leonard, Cosmos de LaSalle, Luso Stars Mont-Royal, Montreal Croatia, and Montreal Ramblers joined the Canadian National Soccer League (CNSL) to form the league's Eastern Division.^[4]^[5]

Organization

The senior men's division is composed of a 1st Division and 2nd Division. There is promotion and relegation between division 1 and 2, between division 2 and regional AA leagues. The senior female division consists of a single division. The league also runs, U-15, U-16, U-17, U-18, U-19, and U-21 divisions for both genders. The season runs from early May to late September, and is followed by playoffs that take place in October, which determine the Quebec champion for each division. Promotion and relegation exists between the various divisions.

The caliber of the LSÉQ is identified as "AAA", that is to say the highest level in Quebec. The "AA" caliber corresponds to regional leagues, and the "A" caliber to recreational or local leagues.^[6]

Champions^[7]

2006 Sélect de Trois-Rivières
2007 Corfinium AFA St-Léonard
2009 Royal-Sélect Beauport
2010 Royal-Sélect Beauport
2011 Corfinium St-Léonard

2012 Royal-Sélect Beauport
2013 Royal-Sélect Beauport
2014 Étoiles de l'Est
2015 Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest
2016 Panellinios

2017 Royal-Sélect Beauport
2018 Celtix du Haut-Richelieu
2019 Kodiak Charlesbourg
2020 CS Panellinios
2021 Boucherville

References

^ "Histoire de la LSEQ" [History of the LSEQ]. Soccer Quebec (in French).
^ "LSEQ". Soccer Québec (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-22.
^ ^a ^b Phillips, Randy (May 9, 1992). "New league groups best in Quebec". Newspapers.com. The Gazette. p. 71. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
^ "Roundup Overtime". Newspapers.com. The Leader-Post. January 7, 1993. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
^ "25 Sep 1993, 75 - The Gazette at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
^ "Ligue de soccer élite du Québec (LSEQ)". Soccer Estrie (in French).
^ ""League Archive"". Retrieved 2022-11-23.

External links

[1] "Histoire de la LSEQ" [History of the LSEQ]. Soccer Quebec (in French).

[2] "LSEQ". Soccer Québec (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-22.

[:0-3] Phillips, Randy (May 9, 1992). "New league groups best in Quebec". Newspapers.com. The Gazette. p. 71. Retrieved 2020-04-22.

[4] "Roundup Overtime". Newspapers.com. The Leader-Post. January 7, 1993. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-03-31.

[5] "25 Sep 1993, 75 - The Gazette at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.

[6] "Ligue de soccer élite du Québec (LSEQ)". Soccer Estrie (in French).

[7] ""League Archive"". Retrieved 2022-11-23.

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