2023 League1 Ontario season
Season | 2023 |
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Dates | April 12 – August 20 (regular season) August 23 – September 2 (playoffs) |
Champions | Simcoe County Rovers (1st title) |
Supporters Trophy | Scrosoppi FC (1st title) |
Matches played | 215 |
Top goalscorer | Tomasz Skublak (23 goals) |
← 2022 2024 → |
The 2023 Men's League1 Ontario season was the ninth of League1 Ontario, a Division 3 men's soccer league in the Canadian soccer pyramid and the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian province of Ontario. Following the 2023 season, the league will split into three divisions with promotion and relegation between them.[1]
Simcoe County Rovers FC were the league champions, having defeated Scrosoppi FC in the final to capture their first title.
Clubs
[edit]With the exception of Pickering FC, 21 of the 22 clubs that took part in the 2022 season participated in 2023.[2] Because of the format changes planned for the following year, the league imposed a one-year moratorium on any new teams joining the league.[1][3]
Premier Division
[edit]On March 7, 2023, League1 Ontario announced that the Men's Premier Division season would begin on April 13 (later revised to April 12).[4][5] Each team will play 20 matches this season, one match against each opponent.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Scrosoppi FC | 20 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 18 | +34 | 51 | Playoff semifinals |
2 | Simcoe County Rovers FC (C) | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 56 | 25 | +31 | 46 | |
3 | Vaughan Azzurri | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 20 | +32 | 45 | Playoff quarterfinals |
4 | Blue Devils FC | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 39 | |
5 | Burlington SC | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 39 | |
6 | Guelph United F.C. | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 39 | |
7 | Electric City FC | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 19 | +31 | 37 | |
8 | Alliance United FC | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 23 | +28 | 33 | |
9 | Sigma FC | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 32 | |
10 | North Toronto Nitros | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 31 | |
11 | Hamilton United | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 26 | |
12 | Woodbridge Strikers | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 26 | |
13 | FC London | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 25 | |
14 | Darby FC | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 23 | |
15 | Windsor City FC | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 20 | |
16 | St. Catharines Roma Wolves | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 20 | |
17 | North Mississauga SC | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 20 | |
18 | ProStars FC | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 51 | −21 | 19 | |
19 | Master's FA | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 44 | −24 | 14 | |
20 | Unionville Milliken SC | 20 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 78 | −62 | 4[a] | |
21 | BVB IA Waterloo | 20 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 95 | −82 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) away goals differential; 6) away goals for; 7) home goals differential; 8) home goals for; 9) head-to-head record; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.[6]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Unionville Milliken's 2-0 victory over Windsor City was changed to a 3-0 loss, due to the fielding of an ineligible player
Playoffs
[edit]The top two seeds will earn a bye directly to the second round. After the first round, the teams will be re-seeded with the top seed playing the lowest ranked remaining seed.
Quarter-finals August 23 | Semi-finals August 26–27 | Final September 2 | ||||||||||||
1 | Scrosoppi FC | 2 | ||||||||||||
4 | Blue Devils FC | 4 | 4 | Blue Devils FC | 1 | |||||||||
5 | Burlington SC | 1 | 1 | Scrosoppi FC | 2 | |||||||||
2 | Simcoe County Rovers FC | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | Simcoe County Rovers FC | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Vaughan Azzurri | 2 | 3 | Vaughan Azzurri | 0 | |||||||||
6 | Guelph United FC | 0 |
Quarter-finals
August 23, 2023 | Blue Devils FC | 4–1 | Burlington SC | Oakville, Ontario |
8:00 PM | Czerkawski 14', 19', 59' Hamade 40' |
Report | Singh-Sharpe 61' | Stadium: Pine Glen Park Referee: John-Morgan Pizzuti |
August 23, 2023 | Vaughan Azzurri | 2–0 | Guelph United FC | Vaughan, Ontario |
8:00 PM | Olatoye 2' Robinson 45' |
Report | Stadium: North Maple Regional Park |
Semi-finals
August 26, 2023 | Scrosoppi FC | 2–1 | Blue Devils FC | Vaughan, Ontario |
9:00 PM | Zis 24', 27' | Report | McGrouther 90+4' | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre |
August 27, 2023 | Simcoe County Rovers FC | 3–0 | Vaughan Azzurri | Barrie, Ontario |
6:30 PM | Layne 21' Reid 50' Benítez 63' |
Stadium: J.C Massie Field (Georgian College) |
Final
September 2, 2023 | Scrosoppi FC | 2–4 | Simcoe County Rovers FC | Vaughan, Ontario |
7:00 PM | Cotterell 44' Skublak 83' |
Report | Lawson 5' Karagianakos 9' Layne 67' (pen), 87' |
Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 1150 Referee: Scott Bowman |
Statistics
[edit]
Top goalscorers[edit](regular season only) Source: League1 Ontario |
Top goalkeepers[edit](regular season only)
Minimum: 810 minutes played |
League Honours
[edit]Awards
[edit]Award | Player | Team | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
Most Valuable Player | Tomasz Skublak | Scrosoppi FC | [7] |
Young Player of the Year (U20) | Marcus Caldeira | Sigma FC | |
Coach of the Year | Jason Beckford | Simcoe County Rovers FC | |
Goalkeeper of the Year | Baj Maan | Simcoe County Rovers FC | |
Defender of the Year | Gianfranco Facchineri | Windsor City FC | |
Midfielder of the Year | Orlendis Benítez Hernández | Simcoe County Rovers FC | |
Forward of the Year | Tomasz Skublak | Scrosoppi FC | |
Golden Boot (Top Scorer) | Tomasz Skublak | Scrosoppi FC |
League All-Stars
[edit]The following players were named League1 Ontario Premier Division All-Stars for the 2023 season:[8]
First Team All-Stars
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Second Team All-Stars
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Future format and changes
[edit]Starting in 2024, the league will split into a multi-division format with promotion and relegation between them. Twelve teams will take part in the first-tier League1 Premier, ten teams in the second-tier League1 Championship, and all new expansion teams as well as reserve sides in a third-tier League2 Ontario.
The initial assignment of teams in the 2024 season is done by using the points obtained in the previous two years. The points from the 2022 season (weighted at 75%) will be added to the points teams obtain in the 2023 season (weighted at 100%) to determine the placements.[1]
Pos | Team | GP | 2022 | 2023 | Total | Qualification |
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1 | Vaughan Azzurri | 41 | 42.75 | 45 | 87.75 | Qualification to 2024 League1 Premier |
2 | Simcoe County Rovers FC | 41 | 33 | 46 | 79 | |
3 | Blue Devils FC | 41 | 35.25 | 39 | 74.25 | |
4 | Scrosoppi FC | 41 | 21 | 51 | 72 | |
5 | Guelph United F.C. | 41 | 31.5 | 39 | 70.5 | |
6 | Alliance United FC | 41 | 33.75 | 33 | 66.75 | |
7 | North Toronto Nitros | 41 | 33 | 31 | 64 | |
8 | Electric City FC | 41 | 22.5 | 37 | 59.5 | Folded after season |
9 | Sigma FC | 41 | 23.25 | 32 | 55.25 | Qualification to 2024 League1 Premier |
10 | Burlington SC | 41 | 14.25 | 39 | 53.25 | |
11 | ProStars FC | 41 | 32.25 | 19 | 51.25 | |
12 | Hamilton United | 41 | 23.25 | 26 | 49.25 | |
13 | Woodbridge Strikers[a] | 41 | 21.75 | 26 | 47.75 | Qualification to 2024 League1 Premier |
14 | Darby FC | 41 | 18.75 | 23 | 41.75 | Qualification to 2024 League1 Championship |
15 | St. Catharines Roma Wolves | 41 | 15 | 20 | 35 | |
16 | Windsor City FC | 41 | 13.5 | 20 | 33.5 | |
17 | FC London | 41 | 7.5 | 25 | 32.5 | |
18 | North Mississauga SC | 41 | 10.5 | 20 | 30.5 | |
19 | Master's FA | 41 | 12.75 | 14 | 26.75 | |
20 | BVB IA Waterloo | 41 | 16.5 | 3 | 19.5 | |
21 | Unionville Milliken SC | 41 | 10.5 | 4 | 14.5 | |
22 | Pickering FC[b] (Z) | 21 | 17.25 | — | 17.25 | Ineligible for League1 Championship |
U21 Reserve Division
[edit]The Reserve Division will return with each Premier Division club fielding one or more teams, as well as some other OPDL clubs that do not operate a League1 Ontario team.
North East Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Electric City FC U21 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 13 | +28 | 33 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | Pickering FC U21 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 30 | |
3 | Alliance United FC U21 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 25 | |
4 | Master's FA U21 North East | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 22 | |
5 | Unionville Milliken SC U21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 21 | |
6 | Darby FC U21 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 18 | |
7 | Aurora FC U21 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 10 | |
8 | Simcoe County Rovers FC U21 Northeast | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 59 | −42 | 4 |
North West Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ProStars FC U21 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 23 | +23 | 30 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | Blue Devils FC U21 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 30 | |
3 | Scrosoppi FC U21 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 25 | |
4 | North Mississauga SC U21 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 22 | |
5 | Rush Canada U21 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 20 | |
6 | Hamilton United U21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 16 | |
7 | Burlington SC U21 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 35 | −17 | 6 | |
8 | Oakville SC U21 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 44 | −26 | 5 |
Central Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Woodbridge Strikers U21 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 35 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | North Toronto Nitros U21 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 15 | +30 | 34 | |
3 | Sigma FC U21 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 11 | +30 | 31 | |
4 | Simcoe County Rovers FC U21 Central | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 21 | |
5 | Vaughan Azzurri U21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 16 | |
6 | Toronto Skillz FC U21 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 36 | −26 | 9 | |
7 | Toronto High Park FC U21 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 44 | −24 | 6 | |
8 | Master's FA U21 Central | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 42 | −26 | 3 |
South West Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Guelph United F.C. U21 (C) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 30 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | Cambridge United U21 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 28 | |
3 | Whitecaps London U21 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 26 | |
4 | FC London U21 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 24 | |
5 | Tecumseh SC U21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 23 | |
6 | Windsor City FC U21 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 14 | |
7 | St. Catharines Roma Wolves U21 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 46 | −32 | 6 | |
8 | BVB IA Waterloo U21 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 36 | −24 | 7 |
Playoffs
[edit]Semifinals July 26–27 | Championship Game August 4 | ||||||||
NE1 | Electric City FC U21 | 0 | |||||||
C1 | Woodbridge Strikers U21 | 3 | |||||||
C1 | Woodbridge Strikers U21 | 0 | |||||||
SW1 | Guelph United FC U21 | 1 | |||||||
SW1 | Guelph United FC U21 | 2(7) | |||||||
NW1 | ProStars FC U21 | 2(6) |
U19 Reserve Division
[edit]Summer Division
[edit]Each team will play every team in their division once, as well as two games against teams from the opposite division.
East Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sigma FC U19 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 11 | +41 | 31 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | Woodbridge Strikers U19 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 13 | +19 | 31 | |
3 | Alliance United FC U19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 23 | |
4 | North Toronto Nitros U19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 22 | |
5 | Simcoe County Rovers FC U19 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 20 | |
6 | Vaughan Azzurri U19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 18 | |
7 | Master's FA U19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 18 | |
8 | Unionville Milliken SC U19 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 55 | −28 | 12 | |
9 | Pickering FC U19 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 49 | −34 | 8 | |
10 | Richmond Hill SC U19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 41 | −27 | 4 | |
11 | Darby FC U19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 46 | −31 | 4 |
West Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | North Mississauga SC U19 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 15 | +53 | 33 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | Rush Canada U19 (C) | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 12 | +38 | 28 | |
3 | Burlington SC U19 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 20 | |
4 | ProStars FC U19 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 20 | |
5 | Hamilton United U19 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 18 | |
6 | Scrosoppi FC U19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 17 | |
7 | Cambridge United U19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 15 | |
8 | Guelph United F.C. U19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 14 | |
9 | Blue Devils FC U19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 14 | |
10 | Brampton SC U19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 54 | −46 | 4 | |
11 | St. Catharines Roma Wolves U19 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 42 | −29 | 3 |
Playoffs
[edit]Semi-Finals July 31 - August 1 | Championship Game August 6 | ||||||||
W1 | North Mississauga SC U19 | 5 | |||||||
E2 | Woodbridge Strikers U19 | 0 | |||||||
W1 | North Mississauga SC U19 | 1(2) | |||||||
W2 | Rush Canada U19 | 1(3) | |||||||
E1 | Sigma FC U19 | 2 | |||||||
W2 | Rush Canada U19 | 3 |
Fall Division
[edit]East Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Toronto FC Academy U19 (C) | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 9 | +61 | 36 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | Sigma FC U19 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 20 | +22 | 31 | |
3 | Vaughan Azzurri U19 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 20 | +23 | 28 | |
4 | Woodbridge Strikers U19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 22 | |
5 | Master's FA U19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 19 | |
6 | North Toronto Nitros U19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 18 | |
7 | Unionville Milliken SC U19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 14 | |
8 | Pickering FC U19 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 42 | −27 | 7 | |
9 | Alliance United FC U19 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 40 | −26 | 6 | |
10 | Richmond Hill SC U19 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 40 | −23 | 5 |
West Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rush Canada U19 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 18 | +34 | 33 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | Scrosoppi FC U19 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 24 | |
3 | North Mississauga SC U19 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 20 | |
4 | Blue Devils FC U19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 18 | |
5 | Burlington SC U19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 17 | |
6 | Simcoe County Rovers FC U19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 15 | |
7 | ProStars FC U19 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 15 | |
8 | Guelph United F.C. U19 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 10 | |
9 | Hamilton United U19 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 32 | −23 | 7 | |
10 | Brampton SC U19 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 62 | −59 | 2 |
Playoffs
[edit]Semi-Finals November 13-14 | Championship Game November 18 | ||||||||
E1 | Toronto FC Academy U19 | 3 | |||||||
W2 | Scrosoppi FC U19 | 0 | |||||||
E1 | Toronto FC Academy U19 | 2 | |||||||
E2 | Sigma FC U19 | 0 | |||||||
W1 | Rush Canada U19 | 3 | |||||||
E2 | Sigma FC U19 | 5 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Jacques, John (January 25, 2022). "Promotion And Relegation Comes To League1 Ontario". Northern Tribune.
- ^ https://twitter.com/PickeringFC/status/1632945757534781440
- ^ "L1O opens 2024 expansion application process". January 17, 2023.
- ^ "Men's Premier Division returns on April 13". League1 Ontario. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ @L1OMens (2023-03-15). "The 2023 Men's Premier Division season opener between @vaughansoccercl and @NT_SoccerClub will now take place on Wednesday, April 12" (Tweet). Retrieved 2023-03-18 – via Twitter.
- ^ "League Operations and Game Day Manual Version 12.1" (PDF). League1 Ontario. January 25, 2022. p. 56. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Men's Premier Division 2023: Award Winners". League1 Ontario. November 20, 2023.
- ^ "MVP Tomasz Skublak leads line in star-studded XI". League1 Ontario. November 28, 2023.