The Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ, literal translation: Quebec Student Sports Network) is a conference in U Sports (formerly known as "CIS"). The other current conferences in U Sports are the Canada West Universities Athletic Association (CWUAA), Ontario University Athletics (OUA), and Atlantic University Sport (AUS).
The RSEQ was formerly known as the Quebec Student Sports Federation (QSSF) and "Quebec University Athletic Association (QUAA)" in English. It is also the governing body of primary and secondary school, collegiate and university sport in Quebec. It also serves as a regional membership association for Canadian universities and colleges which assists in co-ordinating competition between their university level athletic programs and providing contact information, schedules, results, and releases about those programs and events to the public and the media. This is similar to what would be called a "college athletic conference" in the United States.
The RSEQ does not operate a top tier men's hockey league but as of 2022-23 operates a "Division 2" league. No other U Sports conference has a "Division 2". Since 1987-88 the three top tier teams in the QUAA/QSSF/RSEQ have played in the OUA.
The RSEQ is also one regional conference within the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association, the second tier of university/college sport in Canada. The others are the Pacific Western Athletic Association (formerly the British Columbia Colleges Athletic Association), the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference, the Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference, the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association, and the Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association.
RSEQ[]
History[]
The RSEQ's predecessor was initially known as the Quebec Universities Athletic Association (QUAA) when it was founded in 1971 from the reformulations of three university athletic associations spanning the universities of Ontario and Quebec. (Those were the Quebec-Ontario Athletic Association, the Ottawa-St. Lawrence Conference, and the Ontario Intercollegiate Athletic Association.)
The QUAA ceased to operate a university hockey league after the 1986-87 season. The conference's three remaining teams at that point (McGill Redmen, UQTR Patriotes, and Concordia Stingers) joined, and remain, in the OUA conference.
In 1989 Quebec merged the university, collegiate, and high school governing bodies. The amalgamated association was named the Quebec Student Sports Federation (QSSF). and then renamed RSEQ in November 2010. The RSEQ continues to operate college and high school hockey leagues. In 2022-23 it started a "Division 2" league with Concordia Stingers (second team), UQAC Inuk, and ETS Piranhas.
University[]
University Teams[]
Division 2 University Teams[]
- CMRSJ Remparts
- Concordia Stingers Division 2
- ETS Piranhas
- UQAC Inuk
- UQO Torrents (added for 2024-25 season)
Pending University Team[]
Former Teams (Still in RSEQ)[]
Former Teams (No longer in RSEQ)[]
- Loyola Warriors (merged into Concordia)
- MacDonald College Clansmen (now part of McGill)
- Sir George Williams Georgians (merged into Concordia)
Lists of Seasons[]
- List of RSEQ Division 2 Seasons (from 2022-23 to present)
- List of CIAU Seasons (from 1902-03 to 1952-53)
- International Intercollegiate League (from 1936-37 to 1939-40)
- Senior Intercollegiate League (1945-46)
- Ottawa St. Lawrence Conference (with seasons from 1950-51 to 1970-71)
- List of QOAA Seasons (from 1953-54 to 1970-71)
- List of QUAA Seasons (from 1971-72 to 1986-87)
- List of OUAA Seasons (from 1971-72 to 1996-97)
- List of OUA Seasons (from 1997-98 to present)
- List of Intermediate Intercollegiate Seasons (from 1902-03 to 1938-39)
- Ontario-Quebec Intermediate Intercollegiate series (from 1902-03 to 1934-35)
Past Champions[]
Member schools[]
| Institution | Team | City | Province | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Endowment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia University | Stingers | Montreal | QC | 1896 | Public | 38,809 | $54.4M |
| Université Laval | Quebec City | QC | 1663 | Public | 37,591 | $105.3M | |
| Université du Québec à Montréal | Citadins | Montreal | 1969 | Public | 39,235 | --- | |
| McGill University | Redmen | Montreal | QC | 1821 | Public | 32,514 | $973.6M |
| Bishop's University | Gaiters | Sherbrooke | QC | 1843 | Public | 1817 | --- |
| Université de Montréal | Carabins | Montreal | QC | 1878 | Public | 55,540 | $89.5M |
| Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières | Patriotes | Trois-Rivières | QC | 1969 | Public | 10,000 | --- |
| Université de Sherbrooke | Vert-et-Or | Sherbrooke | QC | 1954 | Public | 35,000 | --- |
The Bishop's Gaiters are full RSEQ members, but have played football in Atlantic University Sport since 2017. The UQAR Nordets (Université du Québec à Rimouski) & UQO Torrents (Université du Québec en Outaouais]) are golf-only members. The UQAC Inuk are members in men’s and women’s cross country, women’s volleyball, men’s track and field, and Division 2 in men's hockey. The ETS Piranhas are in Division 2 men's hockey.
Division II Member schools[]
| Institution | Team | City | Province | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Endowment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia University | Stingers | Montreal | QC | 1896 | Public | 38,809 | $54.4M |
| Université du Québec à Chicoutimi | Inuk | Chicoutimi | QC | 1959 | Public | 6,583 | 2023 |
| École de technologie supérieure | Piranhas | Montreal | QC | 1974 | Public | 6,300 | 2023 |
The McGill Martlets celebrate their 2009 QSSF championship
Facilities[]
Canadian athletic facilities are often listed by their "maximum capacity", which is often an estimate of their largest recorded crowd in the facility. These maximum capacities can and often do include standing room patrons and attendees seated on grass surrounding a playing field. Seated Capacity is the actual number of permanent seats, be they grandstands or permanently in use bleachers. This is why you will sometimes see larger capacities listed for these sites when searching for them on line. When capacity numbers have mismatched on source sites, unless the larger capacity could be confirmed as a seated capacity, the smaller capacity number has been listed here.
Please update with verified "seated capacities" only when the institutions release more accurate official seated capacities.
| Facilities | ||||||||
| Institution | Football Stadium |
Seated Capacity |
Basketball Arena |
Seated Capacity |
Hockey Arena |
Seated Capacity |
Soccer Stadium |
Seated Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia | Concordia Stadium | 4000 | Concordia Gymnasium | 750 | Ed Meagher Arena | 1000 | Concordia Stadium | 4000 |
| Laval | PEPS stade extérieur | 10,200* | PEPS gymnase | 2500 | No Hockey | -- | PEPS soccer fields | -- |
| UQAM | No Football | -- | UQAM Centre sportif | 600 | No Hockey | -- | yes | -- |
| McGill | Molson Stadium | 20,202 | Love Competition Hall | 1500 | McConnell Arena | 950 | Molson Stadium | 20,202 |
| Bishop's | Coulter Field | 2000 | John H. Price Sports Centre | 1400 | W.B. Scott Arena | 1200 | No Soccer | -- |
| Montréal | CEPSUM Stadium | 5100 | No Basketball | -- | CEPSUM Arena-W | 3000 | CEPSUM Stadium | 5100 |
| UQTR | No Football | -- | No Basketball | -- | Colisée de Trois-Rivières | 2700 | Terrain synthétique de soccer | 3000 |
| Sherbrooke | University of Sherbrooke Stadium | 8000 | No Basketball | -- | No Hockey | -- | Piste d'athlétisme et terrain de soccer | 2000 |
(*Laval's PEPS stade extérieur has an official seated capacity of 10,200 although it has held a standing room crowd of over 18,000 and as such is often listed as having a maxiumum capacity of 18,000.)
Division 2 Facilities[]
| Facilities | ||||||||
| Institution | Football Stadium |
Seated Capacity |
Basketball Arena |
Seated Capacity |
Hockey Arena |
Seated Capacity |
Soccer Stadium |
Seated Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia | Concordia Stadium | 4000 | Concordia Gymnasium | 750 | Ed Meagher Arena | 1000 | Concordia Stadium | 4000 |
| École de technologie supérieure | - | - | Complexe récréatif Gadbois | - | Aréna Georges Mantha & Aréna Sylvio Mantha | - | - | |
| Université du Québec à Chicoutimi | - | - | - | - | Pavilion Sportif UQAC | - | - | |
(Data mined from the CIS homepage's member directory CIS directory and WorldStadiums.com World Stadiums.com. The members directory numbers seem to be ballpark figures in some cases.)
Also see[]
National links:
- U Sports (formerly known as CIS)
- List of University Cup Playoffs
Western links:
- Canada West Universities Athletic Association
- Great Plains Athletic Conference
- List of CWUAA Seasons
- List of GPAC Seasons
- List of WIAA Seasons
- List of WCIAU Seasons
Atlantic links:
Ontario-Quebec links:
- Ontario University Athletics
- RSEQ (formerly Quebec Student Sports Federation)
- Quebec-Ontario Athletic Association
- Ontario Intercollegiate Athletic Association
- Ottawa St Lawrence Conference
- List of OUA Seasons
- List of OUAA Seasons
- List of QUAA Seasons
- List of OSLC Seasons
- List of QOAA Seasons
- List of OIAA Seasons
- List of CIAU Central Seasons
- List of Intermediate Intercollegiate Seasons (1902-03 to 1938-39)
- Ontario-Quebec Intermediate Intercollegiate series (1902-03 to 1934-35)
- Senior Intercollegiate League (1945-46)
- International Intercollegiate League (from 1936-37 to 1939-40)
- West Point Weekend
References[]
RSEQ College League[]
The RSEQ colleges are affiliated with the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA). The CCAA has not held a national hockey playoff since 2001. The Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) is currently the only other college league in Canada. However, the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) is open to college teams. The RSEQ teams do not play teams from U Sports.
Member Teams[]
- Alma Jeannois
- André-Laurendeau Boomerang
- Champlain-Lennoxville Cougars (joined 2015-16)
- Champlain St-Lawrence Lions
- Laflèche Dragons
- Dawson Blues
- Lionel-Groulx Nordiques
- Sainte-Foy Dynamiques
- Saint-Hyacinthe Laureats (joined 2016-17)
- Saint-Laurent Patriotes
- Sorel-Tracy Rebelles
- Thetford Filons
CCAA National Championships[]
- Saint-Hyacinthe Laureats won in 1983 and 1984.
- Saint-Laurent Patriotes won in 1987.
Table of Champions[]
Established in 1961, the Fédération des Associations Sportives Collégiales du Québec (FASCQ) was brought under the umbrella of Fédération Québecoise du Sport Étudiant/Québec Student Sports Federation (FQSE/QSSF) in 1988. The conference was rebranded as Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) in 2010. The 'AAA' College League was sanctioned from 1979 through 1988.
| Season | Quebec Champions | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | Saint-Georges Condors | Jean-Charles Gravel |
| 1980-81 | Saint-Laurent Patriotes | Gérard Gagnon |
| 1981-82 | Saint-Jérôme Cheminots | Claude Mallette |
| 1982-83 | Saint-Hyacinthe Lauréats | Clément Jodoin |
| 1983-84 | Saint-Georges Condors | Nelson Tremblay |
| 1984-85 | Victoriaville Vulkins | Alain Chainey |
| 1985-86 | Saint-Laurent Patriotes | Gérard Gagnon |
| 1986-87 | Victoriaville Vulkins | Alain Chainey |
| 1987-88 | Saint-Laurent Patriotes | Gérard Gagnon |
The 'AA' College League was sanctioned between 1970 and 2002.
| Season | Quebec Champions | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | Saint-Laurent Patriotes | Jean Verrier |
| 1971-72 | Saint-Laurent Patriotes | Gérard Gagnon |
| 1972-73 | Trois-Rivières Diablos | Normand Meunier |
| 1973-74 | Viéux-Montréal Kodiaks | Daniel Beaudet |
| 1974-75 | Saint-Laurent Patriotes | Gérard Gagnon |
| 1975-76 | Lévis-Lauzon Faucons | Denis Coulombe |
| 1976-77 | Dawson College Blues | Ken Ekins |
| 1977-78 | Limoilou Titans | Gérald Daigle |
| 1978-79 | Saint-Laurent Patriotes | Gérard Gagnon |
| 1979-80 | Dawson College Blues | Pierre Gagné |
| 1980-81 | Victoriaville Vulkins | Serge Ratté |
| 1981-82 | Victoriaville Vulkins | Serge Ratté |
| 1982-83 | Lennoxville Cougars | Rod McKell |
| 1983-84 | Sorel-Tracy Rebelles | Robert Gagné |
| 1984-85 | Hauterieve Trappeurs | Fernand Leblanc |
| 1985-86 | Alma Jeannois | Carol Bellemare |
| 1986-87 | Montmorency Nomades | Bernard Cramer |
| 1987-88 | Montmorency Nomades | Bernard Cramer |
| 1988-89 | Montmorency Nomades | Bernard Cramer |
| 1989-90 | Saint-Laurent Patriotes | Dino Masanotti |
| 1990-91 | Lennoxville Cougars | Rod McKell |
| 1991-92 | Lévis-Lauzon Faucons | Simon Boutin |
| 1992-93 | Pocatière Gaulois | Pierre Morin |
| 1993-94 | Lévis-Lauzon Faucons | Simon Boutin |
| 1994-95 | Lévis-Lauzon Faucons | Simon Boutin |
| 1995-96 | Lévis-Lauzon Faucons | Simon Boutin |
| 1996-97 | Laflèche Dragons | Alain Groleau |
| 1997-98 | Lévis-Lauzon Faucons | Simon Boutin |
| 1998-99 | Lévis-Lauzon Faucons | Simon Boutin |
| 1999-2000 | Lévis-Lauzon Faucons | Simon Boutin |
| 2000-01 | Lévis-Lauzon Faucons | Richard Couture |
| 2001-02 | Champlain Cougars | Sylvain Laflamme |
- Saguenay seasons
- 1983-84 Saguenay Collegiale AA season
- 1984-85 Saguenay Collegiale AA season
- 1985-86 Saguenay Collegiale AA season
- 1986-87 Saguenay Collegiale AA season
- 1987-88 Saguenay Collegiale AA season
- 1988-89 Appalaches League season
- 1989-90 Appalaches League season
- 1990-91 Appalaches League season
- 1991-92 Saguenay Collegiale AA season
Division I hockey has been sanctioned since the 2009-10 season.
| Season | Quebec Champions | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | Champlain St-Lawrence Lions | Mike Labadie |
| 2010-11 | Champlain St-Lawrence Lions | Mike Labadie |
| 2011-12 | Champlain St-Lawrence Lions | Mike Labadie |
| 2012-13 | André-Laurendeau Boomerang | Alexandre Dandenault |
| 2013-14 | Champlain St-Lawrence Lions | Guy Chouinard |
| 2014-15 | Sorel-Tracy Rebelles | Eric Messier |
| 2015-16 | Champlain St-Lawrence Lions | Guy Chouinard |
| 2016-17 | André-Laurendeau Boomerang | Alexandre Dandenault |
| 2017-18 | Le Boomerang Cégep André-Laurendeau | Alexandre Dandenault |
| 2018-19 | Les Lauréats du Cégep de St-Hyacinthe | Louis-Philippe Blanchet |
| 2019-20 | none | |
| 2020-21 | Cancelled | |
| 2021-22 | Outaouais (D1), Rimouski (D2) | |
| 2022-23 | St-Laurent (D1), Saint-Jerome (D2) | |
| 2023-24 | Andre-Laurendeau (D1), Rimouski (D2) |
University Division 2
Women's League
- 2000: St-Laurent
- 2001: St-Laurent
- 2002: Limoilou
- 2003: St-Jerome
- 2004: St-Jerome
- 2005: St-Jerome
- 2006: St-Jerome
- 2007: Dawson
- 2008: St-Jerome
- 2009: College Edouard-Montpetit
- 2010: College Edouard-Montpetit
- 2011: St-Laurent
- 2012: Limoilou
- 2013: Limoilou (D1), Linoel-Groulx (D2)
- 2014: Limoilou (D1), Lennoxville (D2)
- 2015: St-Laurent
- 2016: Limoilou
- 2017: Limoilou
- 2018: Limoilou
- 2019: Limoilou
- 2020: none
- 2021: cancelled
- 2022: John Abbott (D1), Rimouski (D2)
- 2023: John Abbott (D1), Drummondville (D2)
- 2024: Limoilou (D1), Drummondville (D2)
Source: ACAC History - Quebec
Also see[]
College links[]
- Canadian Colleges Athletic Association
- 4-West Championship
- British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League
- British Columbia Colleges Athletic Association
- Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference
- Prairie Athletic Conference (Saskatchewan)
- Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference
- Ontario Colleges Athletic Association
- RSEQ College League
- Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association
University links[]
- U Sports (formerly known as CIS)
- Canada West Universities Athletic Association
- Atlantic University Sport
- Ontario University Athletics