2024 League1 Ontario season
| Season | 2024 |
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| Dates | April 26 – September 2 |
← 2023 2025 → | |
The 2024 Men's League1 Ontario season will be the tenth 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. Starting from this season, the league will split into three divisions with promotion and relegation between them.[1][2]
The Premier division will be composed by 12 clubs, the Championship division by 10 clubs, all returning from last season. The League2 Ontario will be made up by three conferences containing reserve teams and newly licensed clubs.[3]
League1 Ontario Premier[edit]
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| Season | 2024 |
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| Dates | April 27 – September 2 |
← 2023 (as League1 Ontario) 2025 → | |
League1 Ontario Premier will be composed by 12 teams, all coming back from the 2023 League1 Ontario season. Those clubs have qualified to the Premier division by finishing in the top half of the combined standings of the previous two seasons, with the exception of the Electric City FC, which have folded, being then replaced by the Woodbridge Strikers SC.[4][5]
The 12 teams will face each other twice, once at home and once away and the club at the top of the standings will be crowned as League1 Ontario champions and gain a berth for the 2025 Canadian Championship. The last placed team will be automatically relegated, while the 11th placed club will play a play-off game against the 2nd placed club of the Championship to stay in the league.[3]
Clubs[edit]
| League1 Premier | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | City | Principal stadium | Head coach | ||
| Alliance United FC | Scarborough (Toronto) | Centennial College | Ilya Orlov | ||
| Blue Devils FC | Oakville | Sheridan Trafalgar Campus | Duncan Wilde | ||
| Burlington SC | Burlington | Corpus Christi | Darren Tilley | ||
| Guelph United F.C. | Guelph | Centennial Bowl | Justin Springer | ||
| Hamilton United | Hamilton | Ron Joyce Stadium | Kamran Derayeh | ||
| North Toronto Nitros | North York (Toronto) | Downsview Park | Marko Milanovic | ||
| ProStars FC | Brampton | Victoria Park Stadium | Danny Costa | ||
| Scrosoppi FC | Milton | St. Francis Xavier | John Yacou | ||
| Sigma FC | Mississauga | Paramount Fine Foods Centre / Tim Hortons Field | John Zervos | ||
| Simcoe County Rovers FC | Barrie | J.C. Massie Field | Zico Mahrady | ||
| Vaughan Azzurri | Vaughan | North Maple Field | Carmine Isacco | ||
| Woodbridge Strikers | Woodbridge (Vaughan) | Vaughan Grove Field | Peter Pinizzotto | ||
Standings[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scrosoppi FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 | Qualification to 2025 Canadian Championship |
| 2 | Burlington SC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Guelph United F.C. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Blue Devils FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Woodbridge Strikers SC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Alliance United FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | ProStars FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Simcoe County Rovers FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Vaughan Azzurri | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | North Toronto Nitros | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0 | |
| 11 | Hamilton United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 12 | Sigma FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | Relegation to League1 Ontario Championship |
Promotion playoffs[edit]
A playoff will be played between the 11th placed team in the Premier and the 2nd placed team in the Championship in a single game for a place in the top tier in 2025.
League1 Ontario Championship[edit]
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| Season | 2024 |
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| Dates | April 26 – August 24 |
2025 → | |
League1 Ontario Championship is composed of 10 teams, 9 of those returning from the 2023 League1 Ontario season, while the final one has yet to be confirmed. Those clubs have qualified for the Championship division by finishing in the bottom half of the combined standings of the previous two seasons of League1 Ontario.
The 10 teams will face each other twice, once at home and once away for a total of 18 games. The club at the top of the standings will be crowned as Championship division winners and will be promoted to the 2025 League1 Ontario Premier. The 2nd ranked team in the standings will face the 11th placed team in the Premier division to gain promotion into the top division for the next season. The team last in the standings will face the winner of the League2 Ontario play-offs winner to stay in the league. There will not be direct relegation to League2 Ontario for the 2024 season because the Championship division will expand to 12 teams in 2025.[3]
Clubs[edit]
| League1 Championship | |||||
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| Team | City | Principal stadium | Head coach | ||
| BVB IA Waterloo | Waterloo | RIM Park | Michael Marcoccia | ||
| Darby FC | Whitby | Telus Dome | Hermann Kingue | ||
| FC London | London | Tricar Field | Yiannis Tsalatsidis | ||
| Master's FA | Scarborough (Toronto) | L'Amoreaux Sports Complex | Giuseppe Mattace Raso | ||
| North Mississauga SC | Mississauga | Churchill Meadows (Mattamy Sports Park) | Peyvand Mossavat | ||
| Pickering FC | Pickering | Pickering Soccer Centre | Adrian Field | ||
| St. Catharines Roma Wolves | St. Catharines | Club Roma – Under Armour Field | Federico Turriziani | ||
| Toronto FC Academy | Toronto | BMO Training Ground | Dino Lopez | ||
| Unionville Milliken SC | Unionville (Markham) | Ontario Soccer Centre | Patrick Guirguis | ||
| Windsor City FC | Windsor | St. Clair College | Valter Cosenza | ||
Standings[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto FC Academy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 | Promotion to League1 Ontario Premier |
| 2 | BVB IA Waterloo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 3 | FC London | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Unionville Milliken SC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | |
| 5 | North Mississauga SC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | St. Catharines Roma Wolves | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Pickering FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | |
| 8 | Windsor City FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | |
| 9 | Master's FA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | |
| 10 | Darby FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
Promotion playoffs[edit]
The two losing semi-finalists of League2 Ontario will face against each others, the winner will then play against the 10th placed team in the Championship to get promoted to the Championship for the 2025 season.
League2 Ontario[edit]
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| Season | 2024 |
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| Dates | April 29 – August 4 |
2025 → | |
League2 Ontario clubs will be divided in three regional conferences. Those clubs will be either the "B" team of Premier and Championship clubs or newly licensed clubs.
All teams will face each other team in their conference twice, once at home and once away. The winners of the three conferences plus the best 2nd placed team will qualify for the League2 play-offs, made up by two semi.finals and the final. The winner of the play-offs will be crowned as League2 winner and will be automatically promoted to the 2025 League1 Ontario Championship alongside the losing finalist as the Championship division will expand to 12 teams for the next season. The losing semi-finalists will play each other in the promotion play-offs and the winner will finally face the last placed club of the Championship division to eventually replace it in the 2nd division.[3]
Northeast Conference[edit]
| Northeast Conference | |||||
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| Team | City | Principal stadium | Head Coach | ||
| Alliance United FC 2 | Scarborough (Toronto) / Unionville (Markham) | Bill Crothers Turf West | |||
| Darby FC 2 | Whitby | Telus Dome | |||
| Master's FA 2 | Scarborough / North York (Toronto) | Alumni Field | |||
| Pickering FC 2 | Pickering | Pickering Soccer Centre | Ravi Dindial | ||
| Simcoe County Rovers FC 2 | Barrie | J.C. Massie Field | |||
| Sudbury Cyclones | Sudbury | Cambrian College / James Jerome Sports Complex | Giuseppe Politi | ||
| Unionville Milliken SC 2 | Unionville (Markham) | Bill Crothers Turf West | Alvaro Clavijo | ||
| Vaughan Azzurri 2 | Vaughan | North Maple Field | |||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unionville Milliken SC 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 | Qualification to promotion play-offs and L2O finals |
| 2 | Alliance United FC 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible qualification to promotion play-offs and L2O finals |
| 3 | Darby FC 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Master's FA 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Simcoe County Rovers FC 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Sudbury Cyclones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Vaughan Azzurri 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Pickering FC 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
Central Conference[edit]
| Central Conference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | City | Principal stadium | Head Coach | ||
| Blue Devils FC 2 | Oakville | North Park Turf | |||
| Burlington SC 2 | Burlington | City View Park Centre | |||
| North Mississauga SC 2 | Mississauga | Churchill Meadows (Mattamy Sports Park) | |||
| North Toronto Nitros 2 | North York (Toronto) | Downsview Park | |||
| ProStars FC 2 | Brampton / Mississauga | Terry Fox Stadium / Mattamy Sports Park | Danny Costa | ||
| Sigma FC 2 | Mississauga | Paramount Fine Foods Centre | |||
| The Borough FC | Scarborough (Toronto) | Birchmount Stadium | Andrew Ornoch | ||
| Woodbridge Strikers 2 | Woodbridge (Vaughan) | Vaughan Grove Field | |||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Devils FC 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to promotion play-offs and L2O finals |
| 2 | Burlington SC 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible qualification to promotion play-offs and L2O finals |
| 3 | North Mississauga SC 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | North Toronto Nitros 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | ProStars FC 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Sigma FC 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | The Borough FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Woodbridge Strikers 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Southwest Conference[edit]
| Southwest Conference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | City | Principal stadium | Head Coach | ||
| BVB IA Waterloo 2 | Waterloo | RIM Park | Alejandro Plaza-Berry | ||
| FC London 2 | London | City Wide Sports Park | Devin Haigh | ||
| Guelph United FC 2 | Guelph | Eastview | |||
| Hamilton United 2 | Ancaster (Hamilton) | Redeemer | Boris Apsitis | ||
| Rush Canada SA | Oakville | River Oaks Park / Sheridan Trafalgar Campus | Slobodan Pavlovic | ||
| Scrosoppi FC 2 | Milton | St. Francis Xavier | |||
| St. Catharines Roma Wolves 2 | St. Catharines | Brock University / Club Roma | Simon Doyle | ||
| Windsor City FC 2 | Windsor | St. Clair College | |||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BVB IA Waterloo 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | Qualification to promotion play-offs and L2O finals |
| 2 | FC London 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Possible qualification to promotion play-offs and L2O finals |
| 3 | Hamilton United 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Guelph United 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Rush Canada SA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Scrosoppi FC 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Windsor City FC 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | St. Catharines Roma Wolves 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
L1 Cup[edit]
The L1 Cup is a league cup tournament that will be contested by teams from all three tiers of League1 Ontario. The Cup will be returning after a five season hiatus, having last been played in 2018.
All 25 "A" teams will participate in the five-round knockout competition, which will be played concurrently with the league season. Eighteen clubs will enter the first round (five clubs from the Premier Division, all ten clubs from the Championship division, and the three A teams from League2), while seven clubs from the Premier Division will get a bye to the round of 16.[6] The first round is scheduled to begin on the week of April 15.
Bracket[edit]
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| L1OP | Alliance United FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1OC | Master's FA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1OP | ProStars FC | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1OC | Master's FA | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1OP | North Toronto Nitros | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1OC | Toronto FC Academy | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1OP | North Toronto Nitros | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1OP | Woodbridge Strikers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1OP | Woodbridge Strikers | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1OC | Unionville Milliken SC | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1OP | Sigma FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1OC | BVB IA Waterloo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1OC | Windsor City FC | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1OC | BVB IA Waterloo | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1OP | Vaughan Azzurri | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1OC | St. Catharines Roma Wolves | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1OC | St. Catharines Roma Wolves | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1OC | North Mississauga SC | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1OP | Blue Devils FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1OC | FC London | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| L2O | Sudbury Cyclones | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1OC | FC London | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1OP | Scrosoppi FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1OP | Burlington SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1OP | Burlington SC | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L2O | Rush Canada SA | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1OP | Guelph United FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| L2O | The Borough FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| L2O | The Borough FC | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1OC | Pickering FC | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1OP | Simcoe County Rovers FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1OC | Darby FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1OP | Hamilton United | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1OC | Darby FC | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
U20 Reserve Division[edit]
The league will continue to operate a reserve division (however, unlike previous years where there were both U19 and U21 divisions, there will be a single U20 division). The reserve division will be split into regional conferences. It is not part of the regular pyramid and teams are not eligible for promotion.[3]
Northeast Division[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alliance United FC U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Aurora FC U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Darby FC U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Master's FA U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | North Toronto Nitros U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | ProStars FC U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Richmond Hill SC U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Scarborough Town FC U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Sigma FC U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Simcoe County Rovers FC U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | The Borough FC U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Unionville Milliken SC U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Vaughan Azzurri U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Woodbridge Strikers U20 East | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Southwest Division[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Blue Devils FC U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Brampton SC U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Burlington SC U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Cambridge United U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | FC London U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Guelph United FC U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Hamilton United U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | North Mississauga U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Rush Canada SA U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Scrosoppi FC U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | St. Catharines Roma Wolves U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Whitecaps London SC U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Windsor City FC U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Woodbridge Strikers U20 West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References[edit]
- ^ Jacques, John (January 25, 2022). "Promotion And Relegation Comes To League1 Ontario". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "The 2024 Plan: League1 Ontario Announces Plan To Overhaul Its Competition Structure For 2024 Season". League1 Ontario. January 25, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "A New Era: A Bluffer's Guide to the L1ON men's soccer structure". League1 Ontario. February 13, 2024.
- ^ Davies, Mike. "Electric City FC ceases operations in Peterborough after two years". The Peterborough Examiner. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ Tuan Bui, David. "Electric City Football Club Folds After Two Years; Pickering FC Acquires Team Licenses". PTBO Canada. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ "The Grand Return: A bluffer's guide to the L1 Cup". www.league1ontario.com. League1 Ontario. Retrieved February 14, 2024.