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| Full name | Association de Soccer de Blainville | ||
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| Founded | 1986; 39 years ago (1986) | ||
| Stadium | Parc Blainville | ||
| President | Sylvain Pereira | ||
| Head Coach | Emmanuel Macagno | ||
| League | Ligue1 Québec | ||
| 2024 | L1Q, 3rd (men) L1Q, 1st; Playoffs, SF (women) | ||
| Website | http://www.asblainville.ca | ||
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Association de Soccer de Blainville, commonly referred to asA.S. Blainville, is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in theMontreal suburb ofBlainville, Quebec, that plays inLigue1 Québec. They are the only club to have participated in every season of the PLSQ.[1]
The club was founded in 1986.[2]
In 2012, the semi-professional club was established to play in the newly formedPremière ligue de soccer du Québec, a Division III league, as one of the founding members.[3] They had a rivalry withFC Boisbriand, with both clubs being from theLaurentides region, although Boisbriand departed the league after the 2013 season, leaving Blainville as the only team from the region.[4]
In 2016, they captured their first trophy, winning the League Cup by defeatingFC Gatineau in the finals.[5][6] In 2017, they won the league championship and they also defended their League Cup title, winning it for the second consecutive year.[7] They repeated as league champions in 2018 and 2019, thereby being three-time defending champions.[8] On September 30, 2017, AS Blainville clinched a spot in the2018 Canadian Championship after securing first place in the 2017 Première Ligue de Soccer du Québec and became the first club from the PLSQ to be invited to take part in theCanadian Championship, Canada's highest level domestic soccer competition.[9]
Beginning in 2018, the defending league champion would have the opportunity to participate in theCanadian Championship.[10] In the2018 Canadian Championship, they defeatedLeague1 Ontario championOakville Blue Devils in the first qualifying round.[11] In the second qualifying round, they lost toUSL clubOttawa Fury FC.[12][13] In the2019 Canadian Championship, they were defeated byCanadian Premier League clubYork9 FC in the first qualifying round.[14] Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, they were unable to participate in the2020 edition, with their participation instead shifted to the following year's tournament.[15] They won their fourth consecutive league championship in2020, after defeatingOttawa South United in the final game of the season before the season was cut short due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[16] In 2022, after a third place finish in the league, AS Blainville won the league cup, Coupe PLSQ, for the third time.[17]
In 2018, they entered a team in the newly formed women's division of the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.[18] They won their first women's title during the2020 season, which was shortened due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, coming in first place with a perfect 3-0-0 record, in which they did not concede any goals, and defeatingCS Fabrose in the championship final.[19][20] The women defended their league title in 2021, which was played once again played in a shortened season (this year nine matches), contested by a full ten-team league,[21] while also winning the inaugural women's Coupe PLSQ.[22][23] They won their third consecutive women's league title in 2022, qualifying them for the first everLeague1 Canada women's interprovincial championship,[24][25] and also repeated as Coupe PLSQ champions.[26] The women's team won the inaugural interprovinical title after defeatingLeague1 British Columbia sideVarsity FC in the semi-finals,[27] and PLSQ runner-upAS Laval in the final.[28][29] As champions, they earned automatic qualification to the 2023 edition of the tournament.[30]
| Season | League | Teams | Record | Rank | League Cup | Canadian Championship | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Première ligue de soccer du Québec | 5 | 6–2–8 | 3rd | – | Not eligible | [31] |
| 2013 | 7 | 5–5–8 | 6th | Group stage | [31] | ||
| 2014 | 6 | 4–3–13 | 5th | Semi-finals | [31] | ||
| 2015 | 7 | 8–6–4 | 3rd | Semi-finals | [31] | ||
| 2016 | 7 | 11–4–3 | 2nd | Champions | [31] | ||
| 2017 | 7 | 13–2–3 | Champions | Champions | [31] | ||
| 2018 | 8 | 16–3–2 | Champions | Quarter-finals | 2nd Qualifying Round | [31] | |
| 2019 | 9 | 11–4–1 | Champions | Semi-finals | 1st Qualifying Round | [31] | |
| 2020[note 1] | 6 | 6–1–1 | Champions | – | Moved to 2021 | [31] | |
| 2021 | 10[note 2] | 11–3–2 | 2nd | – | Preliminary round | [31] | |
| 2022 | 12 | 14–2–6 | 3rd | Champions | did not qualify | [31] | |
| 2023 | Ligue1 Québec | 12 | 9–3–10 | 7th | Quarter-finals | did not qualify | |
| 2024 | 11 | 8–6–6 | 3rd | Quarter-finals | did not qualify |
| Season | League | Teams | Record | Rank | Playoffs | League Cup | Interprovincial Championship | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Première ligue de soccer du Québec | 5 | 4–3–5 | 3rd | – | – | – | [32] |
| 2019 | 6 | 7–4–4 | 3rd | – | – | – | [32] | |
| 2020 | 4 | 3–0–0 | 1st | Champions | – | – | [32] | |
| 2021 | 10 | 7–1–1 | Champions | – | Champions | – | [32] | |
| 2022 | 12 | 8–3–0 | Champions | – | Champions | Champions | [32] | |
| 2023 | Ligue1 Québec | 12 | 6–3–2 | 3rd | – | Semi-finals | did not qualify | [33] |
| 2024 | 12 | 10–4–2 | 1st, Group B (1st overall) | Semi-finals | – | did not qualify |
The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before or after playing for the PLSQ team:
Men
Diyaeddine Abzi
Zohib Islam AmiriGabriel BalbinottiNazim Belguendouz
Hugo ChambonKevin Cossette
Kevin Chan-Yu-TinAlexandre Cuvillier
Armel DagrouMohamed FarsiZachary FernandezStefan Karajovanovic
Omar KreimPierre LamotheYohan Le BourhisWandrille Lefèvre
Anthony LegendrePierre-Rudolph Mayard
Garven MetusalaCristian NuñezSamuel SalterWomen
Men
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