CS Longueuil
Full nameClub Soccer Longueuil
Founded1970
StadiumCentre Multi-Sport
PresidentStéphane Lamothe
LeagueLigue1 Québec
2023L1Q-Male, 8th
L1Q-Female, 11th
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Club Soccer Longueuil is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Longueuil, Quebec. Since 2014, the club has competed in Ligue1 Québec.[1]

History

The club was originally founded in 1970. In 2014, the club joined the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec, a Division III league, fielding a team in the men's division.[2] They had a successful debut season, winning the league championship and advancing to the final of the League Cup, where they lost in the final to FC Gatineau.[3] By winning the league title, they participated in the first Inter-Provincial Cup against the champion of League1 Ontario to determine the Canadian Division III champion, in 2014.[4][5] In the Inter-Provincial Cup, in 2014, they faced League1 Ontario champions Toronto FC Academy, who defeated them over the two-legged fixture, losing the first leg at home 4-0 to TFCA[6] and drawing the second leg away 0-0.[7][8] By 2016, however, their budget was slashed in half, requiring them to field rosters with a greater number of young players.[9]

In 2020, they had decided to add a team in the women's division of the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.[10] However, the 2020 season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While some clubs opted out of the season upon the league restart, the club decided to remain part of the league and compete.[11]

Seasons

Men

Season League Teams Record Rank League Cup Inter-Provincial Cup Ref
2014 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 6 10–9–1 Champions Finalists Lost [12]
2015 7 7–5–6 4th Quarter-final did not qualify [12]
2016 7 4–5–9 5th Quarter-final did not qualify [12]
2017 7 6–9–3 3rd Semi-final – [12]
2018 8 7–8–6 4th Quarter-final [12]
2019 9 2–4–10 8th Group Stage [12]
2020[note 1] 6 2–0–5 5th – [12]
2021 10[note 2] 7–2–7 6th – [12]
2022 12 12–2–8 5th did not qualify [12]
2023 Ligue1 Québec 12 7–5–10 8th First Round
  1. ^ The 2020 season was cancelled before its conclusion, with the final standings determined on a points earned per game basis
  2. ^ Ottawa South United withdrew from the 2021 league mid-way through due to government restrictions, with their matches removed from the standings. Thus, Longueuil's victory against Ottawa is not included in their record.

Women

Season League Teams Record Rank Playoffs League Cup Ref
2020 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 4 1–0–2 3rd 3rd – [13]
2021 10 0–2–7 10th – did not qualify [13]
2022 12 3–4–4 9th – did not qualify [13]
2023 Ligue1 Québec 12 1–4–5 11th – First Round [14]

Roster

As of May 6 2023[15][16]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Republic of the Congo CGO Erwann Ofouya
2 MF France FRA Quentin Bourgeais
3 MF Canada CAN Yahia Belafqih
4 DF Canada CAN Bivuala Daivy Makunza
5 DF Canada CAN Antoine Henry
8 MF Cameroon CMR Armand Ken Ella
9 FW France FRA Jonathan Hurtis
10 MF Canada CAN Rayan Aoudjit
11 FW Canada CAN Julien Noiret
12 GK Canada CAN William Gerard
13 FW Canada CAN Pedro Gulli
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Canada CAN Guillaume Lapalme
16 DF Canada CAN Mouhamadou Dia
17 MF Canada CAN Zacharie Belamri
18 MF Canada CAN Zakarya Koroghli
19 FW Canada CAN Ismael Mbomba Pehn
20 FW France FRA Jordan Mbala
22 MF Canada CAN Charles-Émile Brunet
26 DF Canada CAN Alejandro Brand Serrano
27 FW Canada CAN Kevin Loris Fossie
28 DF Canada CAN Fassoro Fernand N'Goran
30 GK Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VIN Lemus Christopher
— DF Canada CAN Olivier D'Anjou

Notable former players

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

Men

Women

Honours

Première Ligue de soccer du Québec

References

  1. ^ "Lancement du soccer professionnel au CSL" [Launch of professional soccer at CSL] (in French). CS Longueuil. 17 March 2014. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  2. ^ "La création d'une ligue de haut niveau ne se fait pas en criant ciseau" [Creating a high-level league doesn't come with shouting scissors]. Métro (in French). 6 April 2014.
  3. ^ Gray, Shawn (31 January 2017). "Quebec's 3rd Division". Northern Starting XI.
  4. ^ "OSA and QSF announce Division 3 Inter-Provincial Cup final". Ontario Soccer Association. 14 October 2014. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Première Historique - CS Longueuil vs Toronto FC Academy Les 1e et 8 Novembre" [History First - CS Longueil vs Toronto FC Academy November 1 and 8]. ARS Rive-Sud (in French). 14 October 2014.
  6. ^ "TFCA 4 - CS Longueuil 0". League1 Ontario. 3 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Toronto FC Academy 0 - CS Longueuil 0". League1 Ontario. 9 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Academy captures more silverware". Toronto FC. 10 November 2014.
  9. ^ Loiselle, Pierre (9 September 2016). "Parcours difficile pour les jeunes joueurs du CS Longueuil" [Difficult course for the young players of CS Longueuil]. Le Courrier du Sud (in French).
  10. ^ "Le Calendrier 2020 de la PLSQ Dévoilé!" [The 2020 PLSQ Calendar Unveiled!]. Soccer Quebec (in French). 25 February 2020.
  11. ^ "La Première ligue de soccer du Québec lancera sa saison prochainement" [The Premier league of Quebec soccer will launch its season soon]. RDS (in French). 13 July 2020.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Première Ligue de soccer du Québec". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
  13. ^ a b c "Première Ligue de Soccer du Québec Feminin". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
  14. ^ "Ligue1 Quebec Women". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
  15. ^ "CS Longueuil". Spordle.
  16. ^ "CS Longueuil 0-0 St-Laurent Match Report". Spordle.

External links


Sports teams based in Quebec
Ligue1 Québec – Men's Division
Ligue1 Québec – Women's Division
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