2016 League1 Ontario season
| File:League1 Ontario Logo.jpg | |
| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 23 (3.29 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Windsor 3-0 ProStars (May 1, 2016) |
| Biggest away win | N. Miss 2-5 Sigma (April 30, 2016) |
← 2015 2017 →
All statistics correct as of May 2, 2016. | |
The 2016 League1 Ontario season is the third season of play for League1 Ontario, a Division 3 semi-professional soccer league in the Canadian soccer pyramid and the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian province of Ontario.
This season saw the return of all but one of the teams which completed the previous season, as well as the addition of five new teams for the men's division. The women's division saw the departure of two teams from its inaugural season, while four teams joined the league to result in a nine-team competition.[1]
Changes from 2015
Five new teams (Aurora United FC, North Mississauga SC, North Toronto Nitros, Toronto Skillz FC) joined the men's division for this season, including FC London who moved over from the Premier Development League. One team (ANB Futbol) from 2015 did not renew their license, resulting in a 16-team competition and a change from a single-table format to a two-conference format.[2]
The league's cup tournament for the men's division will be a single-elimination competition; eliminating the group stage seen in previous editions.
The women's division enters its second season with nine teams, after the addition of four teams (Aurora United FC, Darby FC, Kingston Clippers, and FC London) and the departure of two teams (ANB Futbol and Pro Stars FC) from the previous season. It will remain in a single-table format for the 2016 season.
Men's Division
Teams
| Team | City | Stadium | Founded | First season | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Conference | |||||
| FC London | London, Ontario | German Canadian FC Stadium | 2008 | 2016 |  Mario Despotović[3]
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| North Mississauga SC | Mississauga, Ontario | Hershey Centre, Field 2 | 1982 | 2016 |  Rick Titus[4]
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| Oakville Blue Devils | Oakville, Ontario | Sheridan Stadium | 1994 | 2015 |  Duncan Wilde[5]
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| ProStars FC | Brampton, Ontario | Victoria Park Stadium | 2015 | 2015 |  Josef Komlodi[6]
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| Sanjaxx Lions | Toronto, Ontario | Monarch Park Stadium | 2012 | 2015 | Peter Mellon[7]
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| Sigma FC | Mississauga, Ontario | Hershey Centre, Field 1 | 2005 | 2014 |  Bobby Smyrniotis[8]
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| Toronto FC Academy | North York, Ontario | KIA Training Ground | 2008 | 2014 |  Stuart Neely[9]
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| Windsor Stars | Windsor, Ontario | McHugh Stadium | 2004 | 2014 |  Shane Topalovic[10]
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| Eastern Conference | |||||
| Aurora United FC | Aurora, Ontario | Sheppard’s Bush | 1964 | 2016 | Jim Brennan[11]
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| Durham United FA | Pickering, Ontario | Kinsmen Park | 2014 | 2014 | Sanford Carabin[12]
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| Kingston Clippers | Kingston, Ontario | Tindall Field, Queen's University | 1971 | 2014 | Christian Hoefler[13]
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| Master's Futbol | Scarborough, Ontario | L'Amoreaux Park | 2012 | 2014 | Andre Savelev[14] |
| North Toronto Nitros | Toronto, Ontario | Varsity Stadium | 1980 | 2016 |  Hermann Kingué[15]
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| Toronto Skillz FC | Scarborough, Ontario | Birchmount Stadium | 2008 | 2016 | Leslie Fitzpatrick[16]
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| Vaughan Azzurri | Vaughan, Ontario | McNaughton Park | 2014 | 2014 | Carmine Isacco[17]
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| Woodbridge Strikers | Woodbridge, Ontario | Vaughan Grove | 1976 | 2014 | Peter Pinizzotto[18]
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  Aurora Durham Kingston  London Oakville ProStars Windsor  TORONTO Location of teams outside of Toronto for the 2016 League1 Ontario season.  Western Conference  Eastern Conference
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 Master's North Toronto Sanjaxx North Miss. Sigma FC TFC Academy Toronto Skillz Vaughan Woodbridge Location of teams in or near Toronto for the 2016 League1 Ontario season. Western Conference Eastern Conference
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Standings
Each team will play 22 matches as part of the season; two against every team in their own conference, and one against every team in the opposing conference. The top team from each conference will meet at the end of the season to determine the league champion and will face the PLSQ league champion in the Inter-Provincial Cup.
- Eastern Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durham United FA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | League Championship |
| 2 | Kingston Clippers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Vaughan Azzurri | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Woodbridge Strikers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
| 5 | Aurora United FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | |
| 6 | Master's Futbol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | |
| 7 | North Toronto Nitros | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | |
| 8 | Toronto Skillz FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
- Western Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sigma FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | League Championship |
| 2 | Windsor Stars | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 | |
| 3 | FC London | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Sanjaxx Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Toronto FC Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | North Mississauga SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | |
| 7 | Oakville Blue Devils | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | |
| 8 | ProStars FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
Cup
The cup tournament is a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all sixteen teams from the men's division take part. It is not a form of playoffs at the end of the season (as is typically seen in North American sports), but is more like the Canadian Championship or the FA Cup, albeit only for League1 Ontario teams. All matches are separate from the regular season, and are not reflected in the season standings.
The cup tournament for the men's division is a single-match knockout tournament with four total rounds culminating in a final match at the end of July, with initial matchups determined by random draw. Each match in the tournament must return a result; any match drawn after 90 minutes will advance directly to kicks from the penalty mark instead of extra time.[19]
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Sigma FC | |||||||||||||||
| Master's Futbol | |||||||||||||||
| Windsor Stars | |||||||||||||||
| Toronto Skillz FC | |||||||||||||||
| Oakville Blue Devils | |||||||||||||||
| Vaughan Azzurri | |||||||||||||||
| Sanjaxx Lions | |||||||||||||||
| Aurora United FC | |||||||||||||||
| FC London | |||||||||||||||
| Durham United FA | |||||||||||||||
| North Mississauga SC | |||||||||||||||
| North Toronto Nitros | |||||||||||||||
| ProStars FC | |||||||||||||||
| Woodbridge Strikers | |||||||||||||||
| Toronto FC Academy | |||||||||||||||
| Kingston Clippers | |||||||||||||||
Round of 16
| To Be Determined | Sigma FC | v | Master's Futbol | Mississauga, Ontario |
| Stadium: Hershey Centre, Field 1 |
| To Be Determined | Oakville Blue Devils | v | Vaughan Azzurri | Oakville, Ontario |
| Stadium: Sheridan Stadium |
| To Be Determined | Sanjaxx Lions | v | Aurora United FC | Toronto, Ontario |
| Stadium: Monarch Park Stadium |
| To Be Determined | FC London | v | Durham United FA | London, Ontario |
| Stadium: German Canadian FC Stadium |
| To Be Determined | North Mississauga SC | v | North Toronto Nitros | Mississauga, Ontario |
| Stadium: Hershey Centre, Field 2 |
| To Be Determined | ProStars FC | v | Woodbridge Strikers | Brampton, Ontario |
| Stadium: Victoria Park Stadium |
| To Be Determined | Toronto FC Academy | v | Kingston Clippers | North York, Ontario |
| Stadium: KIA Training Ground |
Quarterfinals
| To Be Determined | To Be Determined | v | To Be Determined |
| To Be Determined | To Be Determined | v | To Be Determined |
| To Be Determined | To Be Determined | v | To Be Determined |
| To Be Determined | To Be Determined | v | To Be Determined |
Semifinals
| To Be Determined | To Be Determined | v | To Be Determined |
| To Be Determined | To Be Determined | v | To Be Determined |
Final
| July 30, 2016 | To Be Determined | v | To Be Determined |
Women's Division
| File:League1 Ontario Logo.jpg | |
| Season | 2016 |
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← 2015 2017 → | |
Teams
| Current teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | City | Stadium (Capacity) | Founded | First Season | Head Coach |
| Aurora United FC | Aurora, Ontario | Sheppard's Bush | 2015 | 2016 | Ramin Mohammidi |
| Darby FC | Whitby, Ontario | Whitby Soccer Centre & Darlington Fields | 2015 | 2016 | Mirco Schroff |
| Durham United FA | Pickering, Ontario | Kinsmen Park | 2015 | Ron Clarke | |
| Kingston Clippers | Kingston, Ontario | Tindall Field, Queen's University | 2014 | 2016 | Christian Hoefler |
| FC London | London, Ontario | German Canadian FC Stadium | 2015 | 2016 | Mike Marcoccia |
| North Mississauga SC | Mississauga, Ontario | Hershey Centre | 2015 | Jhon Ardila | |
| Sanjaxx Lions | Toronto | Monarch Park Stadium | 2015 |  Patrick (Laza) Lowe
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| Vaughan Azzurri | Vaughan, Ontario | McNaughton Park | 2015 | Carmine Isacco | |
| Woodbridge Strikers | Woodbridge, Ontario | Vaughan Grove | 2015 | David Porco | |
Standings
Each team will play 16 matches as part of the season; three games split home and away against every other team in the division. There are no playoffs; the first-place team will be crowned as league champion at the end of the season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aurora United FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2015 L1O Women's Division champion |
| 2 | Darby FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Durham United FA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Kingston Clippers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | FC London | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | North Mississauga SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Sanjaxx Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Vaughan Azzurri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Woodbridge Strikers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cup
The cup tournament is a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all nine teams from the women's division take part. It is not a form of playoffs at the end of the season (as is typically seen in North American sports), but is more like the Canadian Championship or the FA Cup, albeit only for League1 Ontario teams. All matches are separate from the regular season, and are not reflected in the season standings.
The cup tournament for the women's division is a single-match knockout tournament with three total rounds culminating in a final match at the end of July, with initial matchups determined by random draw. A preliminary round is also in place to bring the nine total teams from this division down to eight for the quarterfinals. Each match in the tournament must return a result; any match drawn after 90 minutes will advance directly to kicks from the penalty mark instead of extra time.[20]
| Preliminary Round | ||||
| 1 | Aurora United FC | |||
| 2 | Darby FC | |||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| FC London | ||||||||||||||
| Aurora/Darby | ||||||||||||||
| Sanjaxx Lions | ||||||||||||||
| Vaughan Azzurri | ||||||||||||||
| Kingston Clippers | ||||||||||||||
| Woodbridge Strikers | ||||||||||||||
| Durham United FA | ||||||||||||||
| North Mississauga SC | ||||||||||||||
Preliminary Round
Quarterfinals
| To Be Determined | FC London | v | Aurora/Darby | London, Ontario |
| Stadium: German Canadian FC Stadium |
| To Be Determined | Kingston Clippers | v | Woodbridge Strikers | Kingston, Ontario |
| Stadium: Tindall Field, Queen's University |
| To Be Determined | North Mississauga SC | v | Durham United FA | Mississauga, Ontario |
| Stadium: Hershey Centre |
Semifinals
| To Be Determined | To Be Determined | v | To Be Determined |
| To Be Determined | To Be Determined | v | To Be Determined |
Final
| July 30, 2016 | To Be Determined | v | To Be Determined |
References
- ^ "League1 Ontario Announces Eight New Teams For Upcoming Season". league1ontario.com. League1 Ontario. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ "LEAGUE1 ONTARIO GROWING AGAIN IN 2016". league1ontario.com. League1 Ontario. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "Everything new at FC London". lfpress.com. The London Free Press. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Introducing NMSC Men's League 1 Coach – Rick Titus". North Mississauga SC. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "L1 Team". Oakville Blue Devils. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Coaches & Staff". Pro Stars FC. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Peter Mellon profile". Sanjaxx Soccer School. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Coaching Staff". Sigma FC. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "TFC names Neely Academy Senior Team head coach". Toronto FC. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Shane Topalovic named head coach of Windsor Stars soccer club". The Windsor Star. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "AUFC". Aurora United FC. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Durham United FC – League One Ontario". Oshawa Kicks. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Staff". Kingston Clippers SC. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Master's Futbol". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Hermann Kingue profile". North Toronto SC. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Toronto Skillz FC". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Vaughan Azzurri". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "League1". Woodbridge S.C. Strikers. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Mens L1 Cup". League1 Ontario. League1 Ontario. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ "Womens L1 Cup". League1 Ontario. League1 Ontario. Retrieved 8 April 2016.