AS St-Léonard

AS St-Léonard
Full nameAssociation Soccer de Saint-Léonard
Founded1978
LeagueLigue2 Québec
2025L2Q, 19th (relegated)
Websitehttps://www.soccer-stleonard.com/

AS Saint-Léonard is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Saint-Leonard, Quebec that plays in the Ligue2 Québec.

History

The club was originally formed in 1978.[1] Prior to joining the PLSQ, the club played in the Ligue de Soccer Elite Quebec, which is the top amateur division in Quebec.[2]

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.[3] They won the inaugural PLSQ championship, coming in first place out of the five teams.[4] In 2013, they played an exhibition match against the Haiti national football team.[5] The club did not return for the 2014 PLSQ season, due to the high financial costs associated with operating a team.[6]

Seasons

Season League Teams Record Rank League Cup Ref
2012 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 5 8–4–4 Champions [7]
2013 7 11–3–4 2nd Group Stage [7]
2014–2024 on hiatus [7]
2025 Ligue2 Québec 24 6–3–14 19th (relegated)

Notable former players

The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before or after playing for the PLSQ team:

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Notre Histoire" [Our History]. FC St-Léonard (in French).
  2. ^ Pires, José António (27 October 2011). "L'ARSB embarque dans la « Première ligue de soccer du Québec »" [First Quebec soccer league (Canada)]. L'Initiative (in French).
  3. ^ Lamarre, Sylvain (2 May 2018). "Deux équipes lavalloises en PLSQ" [The ARSB joins the "First Quebec soccer league"]. Métro (in French).
  4. ^ Gauthier, Audrey (15 October 2012). "FC Saint-Léonard, champions" [Saint-Léonard FC, champions]. Métro (in French).
  5. ^ "Haiti - Football : Match Schedule of Grenadiers". Haiti Libre. 10 June 2013.
  6. ^ Blouin, Maxime (3 October 2014). "Pas de soccer semi-professionnel à Québec" [No semi-professional soccer in Quebec]. L'Exemplaire (in French).
  7. ^ a b c "Première Ligue de soccer du Québec". Canadian Soccer History Archives.