The Fédération of soccer of Quebec (FSQ) is an association gathering the clubs of Soccer Quebec and organizing the provincial competitions. The FSQ is one thirteen provincial and territorial federations members of the Canadian Association of soccer. Its head office is with Montreal.

This federation was founded in 1911 and adopted its current name in 2000.

Many players

In 2006 one counted: 164183 players fired in Quebec. This number was of: 91260 in 1995. However, 90% of current manpower are composed players of less than 18 years.

Competitions

The principal competitions organized by the FSQ are:

• the League of soccer elite of Quebec,

• the Cut of Quebec Saputo AAA,
• Cut of the provincial champions Saputo AA

History

The first organization managing the soccer in the beautiful province was created in 1911 under the name of Province off Quebec Football Association (PQFA). In the beginnings, the soccer is almost only the business of the english-speaking, in particular of the British immigrants, and lists it leaders of the Federation reflects this reality. After the Second world war, an surge of European immigrants, particularly the Italian, comes to give a new face to the Québécois soccer.

The Federation deals mainly with the soccer senior. About 1963, Jean-Guy Bédard founds the minor Association of soccer of Quebec which deals with young people, mainly in the area of Montreal. In 1971, the Federation francizes and takes the name of Fédération of soccer-football of Quebec . In 2000 it adopts its current name.

Regional organizations

The organization of the clubs and the competitions other than the provincial competitions is reserved for 18 regional associations of soccer (ARS)

• ARS Abitibi-Témiscamingue (Rouyn-Noranda): 1453 fired players

• ARS Bourassa (Montreal): 4060 players
• ARS Centers of Quebec (Drummondville): 5921 players
• ARS Concordia (Montreal): 11189 players
• ARS Coast-North (Seven-Islands): 1009 players
• ARS Be-of-Quebec (Rimouski): 3496 players
• ARS Estrie (Sherbrooke): 8480 players
• ARS Lake-Saint-Louis (Montreal): 25760 players
• ARS Lanaudière (Charlemagne): 11168 players
• ARS Laurentides (Saint-Jerome): 12594 players
• ARS Laval (Laval): 9968 players
• ARS Mauricie (Three-Rivers): 5243 players
• ARS Outaouais (Gatineau): 9163 players
• ARS Quebec (Quebec): 23943 players
• ARS Richelieu-Yamaska (Granby): 11730 players
• ARS Bank-South (Longueuil): 22951 players
• ARS Saguenay— Lake-Saint-Jean (Saguenay): 3726 players
South-western
• ARS (Salaberry-with-Valleyfield): 4041 players

See too

External bonds

• Official site
• Summarized history of the Federation on the site of the FSQ.
• Paul Rochefort, the development of the soccer in Quebec.

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