Ligue1 Québec (L1QC) is a semi-professional men's soccer league in Quebec, Canada.
It is part of League1 Canada, the national third tier with regional division, along with three other provincial leagues.
The men's league champion qualifies for the Canadian Championship, Canada's domestic cup tournament.
[1] In 1986, a semi-professional league called the Ligue nationale de soccer du Québec (LNSQ) was created, but it merged with different rival leagues to form the Ligue de soccer élite du Québec in 1992.
[2][3] In 1993, five of the former LNSQ clubs Corfinium St-Leonard, Cosmos de LaSalle, Luso Stars Mont-Royal, Montreal Croatia, and Montreal Ramblers joined the Canadian National Soccer League (CNSL) to form the league's Eastern Division.
[13] Beginning in 2018, the league champion qualified to participate in the Canadian Championship for the following season.
[21] The most recent cup competition featured the top four teams from league play in a single-knockout tournament.