2012 Première ligue de soccer du Québec season

The 2012 PLSQ season was the first season of existence for the Première ligue de soccer du Québec, a Division 3 men's semi-professional soccer league and the highest level of soccer fully contained within the province of Quebec. It is below Major League Soccer and the North American Soccer League in the Canadian soccer league system.^[1]

Première ligue de soccer du Québec

Season	2012
Champions	Saint-Léonard FC
Matches played	40
Goals scored	142 (3.55 per match)
Top goalscorer	Frederico Moojen (14) (FC L'Assomption)
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FC Saint-Léonard were the league champions for the inaugural season.

Teams

The 2012 season was contested between five teams.^[2] Each team will play 16 regular season games, as well as four exhibition matches with each team playing a match against the Montreal Impact Academy, the U23 team of Quebec, Alymer, and one other semi-professional team.^[3]

Team	City	Stadium	Founded
AS Blainville	Blainville, Laurentides	Stade du Parc Blainville	2012
FC Boisbriand	Boisbriand, Laurentides	Parc Régional 640	2012
FC Brossard	Brossard, Montérégie	Parc Illinois	2012
FC L'Assomption	L'Assomption, Lanaudière	Stade André-Courcelles	2012
FC Saint-Léonard	St Leonard, Montreal	Stade Hébert	2012

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	FC Saint-Léonard	16	8	4	4	34	25	+9	28	League champion
2	FC L'Assomption	16	7	4	5	34	26	+8	25
3	AS Blainville	16	6	2	8	26	35	−9	20
4	FC Brossard	16	5	4	7	26	28	−2	19
5	FC Boisbriand	16	4	6	6	22	28	−6	18

Source: Gol Network

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Frederico Moojen	FC L'Assomption	16
2	Luta Makita	FC Saint-Léonard	10
3	Simon Beaulieu	AS Blainville	8
4	Rocco Placentino	FC Saint-Léonard	7
5	Cedric Carrie	FC Brossard	6
	Armel Dagrou	FC Brossard
	Camilo Trujillo	FC Boisbriand

Awards

Award	Player (club)	Ref
Ballon d'or (Best Player)	Cédric Carrié (FC Brossard)	[4]
Ballon d'argent (2nd Best Player)	Rocco Placentino (FC Saint-Léonard)
Ballon de bronze (3rd Best Player)	Frederico Moojen (FC L'Assomption)
Golden Boot (Top Scorer)	Frederico Moojen (FC L'Assomption)
Coach of the Year	Jean-Pierre Cériani (AS Blainville)