Royal-Sélect de Beauport

Royal-Sélect de Beauport
Full nameAssociation de Soccer de Beauport
Founded1974
StadiumStade Beauport
Head CoachSamir Ghrib (men)
Michel Fisher (women)
LeagueLigue1 Québec
2024L1Q, 5th (men)
L1Q, 3rd; Playoffs, SF (women)
Websitehttps://www.asbroyal.ca/
Current season

Royal-Sélect de Beauport is a Canadian soccer club that plays in the semi-professional Ligue1 Québec. They won the Canadian Challenge Trophy, a national amateur competition, in 2012.

History

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Royal-Sélect de Beauport was founded in 1974.[1]

In 2009, the club reached the finals of the Challenge Trophy, which is a national amateur soccer cup in Canada contested by the champions of individual provincial soccer competitions, losing to SC Hellas from Winnipeg, Manitoba.[2] They were the champions of the 2012 Challenge Trophy defeating Edmonton Scottish in the finals.[3][4] They again reached the finals in 2016 in a re-match with Edmonton Scottish, but finished in 2nd.[5]

The women's team won the Jubilee Trophy as Canadian amateur champions in both 2016 and 2019.[6]

In 2012, the club was approached about joining the new semi-professional league, Première ligue de soccer du Québec, however, for financial reasons, they chose not to join and the PLSQ project was carried out in a regional framework.[7][8] However, the situation has since changed and the club intends to join the PLSQ.[9][10] They originally intended to join in both the male and female division for the 2021 season,[11] however, following the COVID-19 pandemic they decided to delay it until 2022, as many of their sponsors were hit hard financially due to the pandemic.[12][13] However, they reversed their decision and joined the PLSQ for the 2021 season for both the male and female divisions, after obtaining its national license in December and securing new sponsorship opportunities.[14][15] The women debuted on 27 June 2021 against AS Blainville in a 0–0 draw.[16] The men debuted on 4 July 2021 against CS Longueuil finishing with a 1–1 draw.[17] The men earned their first victory on 29 July 2021 defeating FC Laval by a score of 2–1.[18]

Seasons

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Men

Season League Teams Record Rank League Cup Ref
2021 Première ligue de soccer du Québec 10[note 1] 3–1–12 8th – [19]
2022 12 7–5–10 8th did not qualify [19]
2023 Ligue1 Québec 12 13–6–3 2nd Semi-finals
2024 11 6–9–5 5th Quarter-finals
  1. ^ Ottawa South United withdrew from the 2021 league mid-way through due to government restrictions, with their matches removed from the standings. Thus, Beauport's draw against Ottawa is not included in their record.

Women

Season League Teams Record Rank Playoffs League Cup Ref
2021 Première ligue de soccer du Québec 10 6–3–0 3rd – Semi-finals [20]
2022 12 2–1–8 11th – Did not qualify [20]
2023 Ligue1 Québec 12 4–3–4 6th – Quarter-finals [21]
2024 12 6–2–5 2nd, Group B (3rd overall) Semi-finals –

Honours

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Champions: 2012
Runner-up: 2009, 2016

Notable former players

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The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before or after playing for the PLSQ team:

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References

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  1. ^ "Historique" [Historical]. Royal-Sélect de Beauport (in French).
  2. ^ "Soccer Canada- 2009 Challenge Trophy Results" (PDF). Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  3. ^ "Le Royal wins 2012 Challenge Trophy national title". Canadian Soccer Association. October 8, 2012. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017.
  4. ^ Sandor, Steven (October 8, 2012). "Classic finale: 10-man Beauport beats Edmonton Scottish in penalties". The 11.
  5. ^ Sandor, Steven (October 10, 2016). "Edmonton Scottish finally gets its long-awaited national title". The 11.
  6. ^ Boutin, Richard (13 October 2019). "Le Royal Sélect décroche son 2e titre canadien" [Royal Sélect takes second Canadian title]. Le Journal de Québec (in French).
  7. ^ Ghrib, Samir [@SamGhrib] (30 December 2019). "En 2012, c'est Beauport qui était pressenti pour aller en PLSQ" [In 2012, Beauport was approached to go in PLSQ] (Tweet) (in French) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Carrier, Jean (2 July 2021). "Le Royal Beauport est prêt pour le défi de la PLSQ" [Royal Beauport is ready for the challenge of the PLSQ]. Le Journal de Québec (in French).
  9. ^ "Beauport: Un dernier championnat AAA avant la PLSQ" [Beauport: One last AAA championship before the PLSQ]. Just eSoccer (in French). December 19, 2019.
  10. ^ Carrier, Jean (February 4, 2020). "Samir Ghrib a des projets ambitieux pour le Royal Beauport" [Samir Ghrib has ambitious plans for the Royal Beauport]. Beauport Express (in French).
  11. ^ Tardif, Carl (24 July 2020). "La saison royale de l'autre Samir" [The royal season of the other Samir]. Le Soleil (in French).
  12. ^ Boutin, Richard (16 December 2020). "Soccer: sanction nationale pour sept clubs québécois" [Soccer: national sanction for seven Quebec clubs]. Le Journal de Québec (in French).
  13. ^ Tardif, Carl (15 December 2020). "Soccer: Beauport et Chaudière-Ouest obtiennent leur reconnaissance nationale" [Soccer: Beauport and Chaudière-Ouest obtain national recognition]. Le Soleil (in French).
  14. ^ Tardif, Carl (8 February 2021). "Soccer: le Royal-Sélect de Beauport se joint à la PLSQ" [Soccer: the Royal-Sélect de Beauport joins the PLSQ]. Le Soleil.
  15. ^ Jacques, John (February 9, 2021). "Royal Select Beauport Joins PLSQ A Year Early". Northern Tribune.
  16. ^ Tardif, Carl (2 July 2021). "Le Royal-Sélect de Beauport emballé par son entrée en PLSQ" [Beauport's Royal-Sélect excited by its entry into the PLSQ]. Le Soleil (in French).
  17. ^ Tardif, Carl (4 July 2021). "Déjà un premier point en PLSQ pour le Royal-Sélect" [Already a first point in PLSQ for the Royal-Sélect]. Le Soleil (in French).
  18. ^ "PLSQ : Beauport arrache sa première victoire!" [PLSQ: Beauport snatches its first victory!]. Just eSoccer (in French). 29 July 2021.
  19. ^ a b "Première ligue de soccer du Québec". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
  20. ^ a b "Première ligue de soccer du Québec Feminin". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
  21. ^ "Ligue1 Quebec Women". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
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