Pierrefonds FC
Full nameAssociation de Soccer de Pierrefonds
Head CoachCarlos Carvalho
LeagueLigue1 Québec
2023L1Q-Female, 4th
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Association de Soccer de Pierrefonds is a Canadian women's semi-professional soccer club based in Pierrefonds, Quebec that plays in Ligue1 Québec. Their L1QC team operates under the name Pierrefonds FC.

History

Established as a youth soccer club, the club had an established program for many years, including a senior team in the Ligue de Soccer Elite Quebec, Quebec's top amateur division.[1]

The club announced that they would enter a team in the women's division of the semi-professional Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.[2] They had originally planned to enter the team into the league a couple of years earlier, however, floods had damaged their fields, requiring them to delay their entry.[3] However, the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the 2020 season and upon the league's re-start, the club decided to not participate in 2020.[4]

The club has a working arrangement with top-tier Spanish club Valencia CF.[1] In 2020, Pierrefonds received their national license recognition from the Canadian Soccer Association.[5] In 2020, the club decided to merge with Club de Soccer Dollard to form Force FC, although the PLSQ club is still expected to be under the name Pierrefonds.[6][7]

In their first season in 2021, they began the year winning their first five games, ultimately finishing fourth in the division.[8]

Seasons

Women

Season League Teams Record Rank League Cup Ref
2021 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 10 6–1–2 4th Semi-finals [9]
2022 12 4–2–5 6th did not qualify [9]
2023 Ligue1 Québec 12 6–3–2 4th Quarter-finals [10]

References

  1. ^ a b Meagher, John (21 November 2019). "Pierrefonds Soccer Association lands new semi-pro franchise". Montreal Gazette.
  2. ^ "Le Calendrier 2020 de la PLSQ Dévoilé!" [The 2020 PLSQ Calendar Unveiled!]. Soccer Quebec (in French). 25 February 2020.
  3. ^ Lemieux, Francois (25 November 2019). "Une équipe de soccer féminine semi-pro à Pierrefonds" [A semi-pro women's soccer team in Pierrefonds]. Métro (in French).
  4. ^ Lemieux, Francois (17 July 2020). "Pas d'équipe semi-pro féminine en PLSQ pour Pierrefonds cette année" [No semi-pro female team in PLSQ for Pierrefonds this year]. Métro (in French).
  5. ^ Boutin, Richard (16 December 2020). "Soccer: sanction nationale pour sept clubs québécois" [Soccer: national sanction for seven Quebec clubs]. Le Journal de Québec (in French).
  6. ^ Lidbetter, Mark (17 July 2019). "Pierrefonds and Dollard soccer become a Force on the field". The Suburban.
  7. ^ "Pierrefonds joue sa carte jeune en PLSQ féminine" [Pierrefonds plays its youth card in women's PLSQ]. Just eSoccer (in French). 30 December 2019.
  8. ^ O’Neill, Paméla (12 August 2021). "Une Première Coupe PLSQ Féminine" [A First Female PLSQ Cup]. PLSQ (in French).
  9. ^ a b "Première Ligue de Soccer du Québec Feminin". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
  10. ^ "Ligue1 Quebec Women". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
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