# Quebec Dynamo ARSQ

Quebec Dynamo ARSQ was a Canadian soccer club, founded in 2008 in the province of Québec. The women’s team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team debuted in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference against teams from Hamilton, Laval, London, Ottawa, Rochester and Toronto.
The team's colours are black and white. Quebec Dynamo ARSQ play the home games at the Collège François-Xavier-Garneau stadium in Quebec City.

## History

Quebec Dynamo ARSQ was founded in 2008 by four promoters: Samir Ghrib, David Desloges, Stéphane Alain and Maxime Barabé. The presentation of team's colors shirts and the nomination of a general manager takes place on September 24, 2009. The new team is consist a non-profit organization from the Association Régionale de Soccer de Québec (ARSQ). The team created to ensure the development of regional soccer in the Quebec city and Chaudière-Appalaches region.

## Name change

The original name for the franchise was the Arsenal SC, however, lawyers representing the English club Arsenal F.C. demanded that the team change its name, because they hold exclusive rights for that trademark in Canada. Starting with the 2014 W-League season, the team name was changed from Quebec City Amiral SC to Quebec Dynamo ARSQ. The league ended following the 2015 season, however, the club re-formed in 2018 to play in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.

## Rivalries

Quebec Dynamo ARSQ have a big rivalry with the Laval Comets. Several former players of Comets play now for the Dynamo. In matches between the two teams, it is not uncommon for supporters to travel Quebec city-Montreal or Montreal-Quebec city to go to encourage their teams.

## Year-by-year

| Year | League | Division | Regular Season | Playoffs |
| 2009 | USL W-League | Great Lakes Division | 3rd | Did not qualify |
| 2010 | USL W-League | Great Lakes Division | 4th | no participation to playoff |
| 2011 | USL W-League | Great Lakes Division | 3rd | lost the Central Conference Championship |
| 2012 | USL W-League | Great Lakes Division | 2nd | Win Central Conference playoffs and finish 4th at W-League Final Four |
| 2013 | USL W-League | Central Conference | 5th | Did not qualify |
| 2014 | USL W-League | Central Conference | 5th | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | USL W-League | Northeastern Conference | 2nd | Loses in W-League Final Four |

## Players
### Squad 2011

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 | CAN | Sarah Boucher |
| 3 | DF | CAN | Mélissa Roy |
| 5 | MF | CAN | Laura Chénard |
| 7 | MF | CAN | Andréanne Gagné |
| 8 | DF | CAN | Myriam Bouchard |
| 9 | FW | CAN | Léa Chastenay-Joseph |
| 10 | MF | CAN | Geneviève Caron |
| 11 | DF | CAN | Stéphanie Frenette-Blais |
| 12 | FW | CAN | Mélissa Lesage |
| 14 | FW | CAN | Josée Bélanger |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | CAN | Arianne Leclerc |
| 16 | FW | HAI | Manoucheka Pierre-Louis |
| 17 | MF | HAI | Adeline Saintilmond |
| 19 | DF | CAN | Frédérique Paradis |
| 20 | FW | CAN | Véronique Laverdière |
| 22 | GK | CAN | Marie-Pier Bilodeau |
| 23 | MF | CAN | Joelle Gosselin |
| 24 | FW | CAN | Geneviève Marcotte |
| 25 | DF | CAN | Cristina Di Ielsi |

## Staff 2013

* Owner: Denis Poulin
* General Manager: Jean-Pascal Ladroue
* Operations director: Jean-Philippe Provost
* Head Coach: Samir Ghrib
* Assistant Coach: Guillaume Couillard
* Assistant Coach (Goalkeepers):
* Equipment manager: Jean-Guy Roy
* Team Physician: Dr. Sylvain Boutet
* Team Physician: Dr. Sylvain Lachance
* Physical therapist: Maxime Sanou
* Physiotherapist: Andrée-Anne Ferron
* Physiotherapist: Patrice Pépin
* Student-Physiotherapist: Laurie Thiboutot

### Former head coach

* Fabien Cottin, (2009)
* Jonas Worth, (2010)

### Former assistant coach

* Christophe Blin, (2012)
* Marie-Ève Laflamme, (2009)
* Eduardo Guerra, (2010)