A.S. Pierrefonds

Association de Soccer de Pierrefonds is a Canadian women's semi-professional soccer club based in Pierrefonds, Quebec that plays in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.

A.S. Pierrefonds
Full nameAssociation de Soccer de Pierrefonds
Head CoachCarlos Carvalho
LeaguePremière Ligue de soccer du Québec
WebsiteClub website

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, 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.[5][6]

References
  1. 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. Lidbetter, Mark (17 July 2019). "Pierrefonds and Dollard soccer become a Force on the field". The Suburban.
  6. "Pierrefonds joue sa carte jeune en PLSQ féminine" [Pierrefonds plays his youth card in women's PLSQ]. Just eSoccer (in French). 30 December 2019.
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