The league originally started in the Southwest area of Montreal Island, with Harold "Shorty" Fairhead putting together 4 teams- the Lachine Lakers (coached by Sid Harbert), Petite-Claire Avengers, Dorval Dukes, and Westlake Warriors.
St-Charles Leo's Boys, East End Larks, Laval Scorpions, Verdun Black and Gold, South Shore Colts, Cote St-Luc Jets, St-Laurent Raiders, Chateauguay Raiders, North Shore Knights, and Farnham, among others, had teams participating in the various divisions of the league.
As demographics changed, high schools started cutting their football programmes, and CEGEPs (junior colleges) came into existence in the mid-60s, the ranks of available juvenile-aged players became considerably thinner, and only four teams were available to compete in 1976.
A dispute concerning 20-year-old players ensued, and Lachine Lakers withdrew, leaving only three teams to compete LaSalle Raiders, NDG Maple Leafs and Laval Scorpions - an impossible situation resulting in the league's demise.
The Quebec League competed for the Little Grey Cup, and was often pitted against the powerful western representatives from Winnipeg, the Hawkeyes.