# 2023 Ligue1 Québec season

The 2023 Ligue1 Québec season is the twelfth season of play for the Ligue1 Québec (and the first since rebranding from the Première ligue de soccer du Québec). L1Q is a division three semi-professional soccer league in the Canadian soccer league system and the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian province of Québec.
FC Laval competed in the 2023 Canadian Championship as the league's representative as 2022 league champions.
CS St-Laurent won their first league title and qualified for the 2024 Canadian Championship.

## Main Division
### Teams

Twelve teams will participate in the 2023 season. The league champion will earn a place in the 2024 Canadian Championship.
| Team | City | Stadium | Head coach |
| A.S. Blainville | Blainville, Laurentides | Parc Blainville | Emmanuel Macagno |
| Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Montérégie | Parc Pierre-Benoît | Steve Francon |
| CS Lanaudière-Nord | Joliette, Lanaudière | École secondaire Barthélemy-Joliette | Sylvestre Rukondo |
| AS Laval | Laval, Laval | Parc de Lausanne | Billy Zagakos |
| FC Laval | Laval, Laval | Collège Montmorency & Parc Roseval | Boubacar Coulibaly |
| CS Longueuil | Longueuil, Montérégie | Parc Laurier | Seyni Camara |
| CF Montréal U23 | Montréal, Montréal | Centre Nutrilait | Patrick Viollat |
| CS Mont-Royal Outremont | Mount Royal, Montréal | Parc Recreatif de TMR | Luc Brutus |
| CS Saint-Laurent | Saint-Laurent, Montreal | Vanier College Stadium | Nicolas Razzaghi |
| CS St-Hubert | Saint-Hubert, Montérégie | Centre Sportif Roseanne-Laflamme | Nasson Theosmy |
| Ottawa South United | Ottawa, Ontario | TAAG Park at Carleton University | Peter Mapendere |
| Royal-Sélect de Beauport | Quebec City, Capitale-Nationale | Stade Beauport | Samir Ghrib |

### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | CS Saint-Laurent (C) | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 68 | 20 | +48 | 55 | 2024 Canadian Championship |
| 2 | Royal-Sélect de Beauport | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 45 | |
| 3 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 41 | |
| 4 | FC Laval | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 40 | |
| 5 | CF Montréal U23 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 40 | |
| 6 | CS St-Hubert | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 30 | |
| 7 | AS Blainville | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 30 | |
| 8 | CS Longueuil | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 26 | |
| 9 | AS Laval | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 24 | |
| 10 | Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 53 | −18 | 20 | |
| 11 | Ottawa South United | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 48 | −23 | 18 | |
| 12 | CS Lanaudière-Nord | 22 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 69 | −51 | 2 | |
* ↑ Ottawa South United was deducted 1 point for defaulting one match.

#### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Adama Makan Sissoko | FC Laval | 19 |
| 2 | Loïc Adrien Kwemi | CS Saint-Laurent | 17 |
| 3 | Yann Régis Toualy | CS Saint-Laurent | 12 |
| 4 | Evans Eze | AS Blainville | 11 |
| 5 | Dylan Ngono | Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | 8 |
| 5 | Rickson Aristilde | FC Laval | 8 |
| 5 | Safwane Mlah | CS Saint-Laurent | 8 |
| 5 | Alexandre Marcoux | AS Blainville | 8 |
| 5 | Josué Desire Youta | CS Saint-Laurent | 8 |
| 10 | Jordan Ogla Mbala | CS Longueuil | 7 |
| 10 | Bonano Beugré Gnenago | Royal-Sélect de Beauport | 7 |
| 10 | Guesly Alexandre | CF Montréal Academy | 7 |

#### Awards

| Award | Player (club) |
| Ballon d'or (Best Player) | Safwane Mlah (CS Saint-Laurent) |
| Ballon d'argent (2nd Best Player) | Adama Makan Sissoko (FC Laval) |
| Ballon de bronze (3rd Best Player) | Heikel Jarras (Royal-Sélect de Beauport) |
| Soulier D'Or (Golden Boot - Top Scorer) | Adama Makan Sissoko (FC Laval) |
| Gant D'Or (Golden Glove - Top Goalkeeper) | Kosta Maniatis (CS Saint-Laurent) |
| Coach of the Year | Nicholas Razzaghi (CS Saint-Laurent) |

### Coupe L1QC

The two Coupe PLSQ finalists from the previous season (AS Blainville and Celtix du Haut-Richelieu) advanced directly to the Quarter-Final round. Two additional clubs (FC Laval and RS Beauport) were selected by a random draw to also advance directly to the Quarter-Final round.
| First Round October 7–8 | First Round October 7–8 | Quarter-Finals October 14 | Quarter-Finals October 14 | Semi-Finals October 21 | Semi-Finals October 21 | Final October 28 | Final October 28 |
| | | AS Blainville | 1 | | | | |
| CS Longueuil | 0 | CS St-Laurent | 4 | | | | |
| CS St-Laurent | 6 | | | CS St-Laurent | 4 | | |
| | | | | Royal-Sélect de Beauport | 1 | | |
| | | Royal-Sélect de Beauport | 5 | | | | |
| CS St-Hubert | 0 | AS Laval | 0 | | | | |
| AS Laval | 2 | | | | | CS St-Laurent | 2 |
| | | | | | | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 0 |
| | | FC Laval | 2 (4) | | | | |
| CS Lanaudière-Nord | 4 | CS Lanaudière-Nord | 2 (5) | | | | |
| Ottawa South United | 2 | | | CS Lanaudière-Nord | 0 | | |
| | | | | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 3 | | |
| | | Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | 0 | | | | |
| CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 3 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 2 | | | | |
| CF Montréal U23 | 0 | | | | | | |
Source: Spordle

### Friendlies
## Reserve Division

The league will operate a reserve division. Each team, apart from the CF Montréal Academy, will operate a reserve team, playing each other once. Pierrefonds FC, who play in the women's division but not the men's, will field a team in the division as well

### First Phase

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | CS Saint-Laurent Reserves | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 28 |
| 2 | CS Longueuil Reserves | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 22 |
| 3 | AS Laval Reserves | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 20 |
| 4 | FC Laval Reserves | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 19 |
| 5 | CS St-Hubert Reserves | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 18 |
| 6 | Royal-Sélect de Beauport Reserves | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 16 |
| 7 | AS Blainville Reserves | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 16 |
| 8 | Pierrefonds FC | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 11 |
| 9 | Ottawa South United Reserves | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 11 |
| 10 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont Reserves | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 10 |
| 11 | Celtix du Haut-Richelieu Reserves | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 30 | −17 | 6 |
| 12 | CS Lanaudière-Nord Reserves | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 6 |

### Second phase

Upon the conclusion of the Reserve Division, the league ran a short second phase, divided into two groups, with all the teams returning except for Ottawa South United.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | CS Saint-Laurent Reserves | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 10 | Championship final |
| 2 | FC Laval Reserves | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 7 | |
| 3 | CS St-Hubert Reserves | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 | CS Lanaudière-Nord Reserves | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 3 | |
| 5 | Pierrefonds FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 0 | |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | CS Longueuil Reserves (C) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 13 | Championship final |
| 2 | AS Laval Reserves | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 10 | |
| 3 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont Reserves | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 | |
| 4 | AS Blainville Reserves | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 7 | |
| 5 | Royal-Sélect de Beauport Reserves | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 | |
| 6 | Celtix du Haut-Richelieu Reserves | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 1 | |
Championship Final
| Final September 16 | Final September 16 | Final September 16 |
| A1 | CS Saint-Laurent Reserves | 0 |
| B1 | CS Longueuil Reserves | 1 |

#### Awards

| Award | Player (club) |
| Ballon d'or (Best Player) | Djamel Mekallach Chellali (CS Longueuil Reserves) |
| Ballon d'argent (2nd Best Player) | Nicholas Minchillo (CS Saint-Laurent Reserves) |
| Ballon de bronze (3rd Best Player) | Zineddine Bey (AS Laval Reserves) |
| Soulier D'Or (Golden Boot - Top Scorer) | Zineddine Bey (AS Laval Reserves) |
| Gant D'Or (Golden Glove - Top Goalkeeper) | Alexis Desjardins (CS Longueuil Reserves) |