League1 And OSA start 2015 Women's Division

Schedule

Date	Location	Home	-	-	Away	Summary
May 22, 2015 8:00pm	Kinsmen Park, Pickering, ON	Durham United FC Women			North Mississauga SC	Summary
May 23, 2015 4:00pm	Country Day School, King City, ON	ANB Futbol Women			ProStars FC Women	Summary
May 24, 2015 6:30pm	McNaughton Park Turf, Maple, ON	Vaughan Azzurri Women			Woodbridge Strikers Women	Summary
May 30, 2015 4:00pm	Country Day School, Maple, ON	ANB Futbol Women			Sanjaxx Lions Women	Summary
May 30, 2015 5:00pm	Kinsmen Park Turf, Pickering, ON	Durham United FC Women			Vaughan Azzurri Women	Summary
May 30, 2015 8:00pm	Hershey Centre, Mississauga, ON	North Mississauga SC			Woodbridge Strikers Women	Summary
June 6, 2015 8:00pm	Hershey Centre, Mississauga, ON	North Mississauga SC			Vaughan Azzurri Women	Summary
June 7, 2015 10:30am	Esther Shiner Stadium, North York, ON	Sanjaxx Lions Women			ANB Futbol Women	Summary
June 7, 2015 3:45pm	Vaughan Grove, Woodbridge, ON	Woodbridge Strikers Women			Durham United FC Women	Summary
June 13, 2015 12:30pm	McNaughton Field, Maple, ON	Vaughan Azzurri Women			Sanjaxx Lions Men	Summary
June 13, 2015 5:00pm	Oshawa Civic Field #5, Oshawa, ON	Durham United FC Women			ANB Futbol Women	Summary
June 13, 2015 8:00pm	Hershey Centre, Mississauga, ON	North Mississauga SC			ProStars FC Women	Summary
June 20, 2015 4:00pm	Country Day School, King City, ON	ANB Futbol Women			North Mississauga SC	Summary
June 20, 2015 7:00pm	Victoria Park Stadium, Brampton, ON	ProStars FC Women			Durham United FC Women	Summary
June 21, 2015 3:45pm	Vaughan Grove, Woodbridge, ON	Woodbridge Strikers Women			Sanjaxx Lions Women	Summary
June 27, 2015 12:30pm	McNaughton Field, Maple, ON	Vaughan Azzurri Women			ProStars FC Women	Summary
June 27, 2015 4:00pm	Country Day School, King City, ON	ANB Futbol Women			Woodbridge Strikers Women	Summary
June 27, 2015 8:00pm	Hershey Centre, Mississauga, ON	North Mississauga SC			Durham United FC Women	Summary
July 4, 2015 4:00pm	Country Day School, King City, ON	ANB Futbol Women			Vaughan Azzurri Women	Summary
July 4, 2015 5:00pm	Kinsmen Park, Pickering, ON	Durham United FC Women			ProStars FC Women	Summary
July 4, 2015 8:00pm	Hershey Centre, Mississauga, ON	North Mississauga SC			Woodbridge Strikers Women	Summary
July 10, 2015 7:00pm	Etobicoke Centennial Stadium, Toronto, ON	ProStars FC Women			ANB Futbol Women	Summary
July 11, 2015 12:30pm	McNaughton Field, Maple, ON	Vaughan Azzurri Women			Woodbridge Strikers Women	Summary
July 11, 2015 6:00pm	Monarch Park Stadium, Toronto, ON	Sanjaxx Lions Women			North Mississauga SC	Summary
July 18, 2015 12:30pm	McNaughton Field, Maple, ON	Vaughan Azzurri Women			ANB Futbol Women	Summary
July 18, 2015 7:00pm	Victoria Park Stadium, Brampton, ON	ProStars FC Women			Sanjaxx Lions Women	Summary
July 24, 2015 8:00pm	Kinsmen Park, Pickering, ON	Durham United FC Women			Woodbridge Strikers Women	Summary
July 25, 2015 12:30pm	McNaughton Field, Maple, ON	Vaughan Azzurri Women			North Mississauga SC	Summary
July 25, 2015 6:00pm	Monarch Park Stadium, Toronto, ON	Sanjaxx Lions Women			ProStars FC Women	Summary
July 26, 2015 5:00pm	Vaughan Grove, Woodbridge, ON	Woodbridge Strikers Women			ANB Futbol Women	Summary
July 31, 2015 8:00pm	Kinsmen Park, Pickering, ON	Durham United FC Women			Sanjaxx Lions Women	Summary
August 1, 2015 4:00pm	Victoria Park Stadium, Brampton, ON	ProStars FC Women			Vaughan Azzurri Women	Summary
August 2, 2015 5:00pm	Vaughan Grove, Woodbridge, ON	Woodbridge Strikers Women			North Mississauga SC	Summary
August 8, 2015 4:00pm	Country Day School, King City, ON	ANB Futbol Women			Durham United FC Women	Summary
August 8, 2015 7:00pm	Victoria Park Stadium, Brampton, ON	ProStars FC Women			North Mississauga SC	Summary
August 9, 2015 3:45pm	Vaughan Grove, Woodbridge, ON	Woodbridge Strikers Women			Sanjaxx Lions Women	Summary
August 14, 2015 8:00pm	Kinsmen Park, Pickering, ON	Durham United FC Women			ProStars FC Women	Summary
August 15, 2015 12:30pm	McNaughton Field, Maple, ON	Vaughan Azzurri Women			Durham United FC Women	Summary
August 15, 2015 4:00pm	Hershey Centre, Mississauga, ON	North Mississauga SC			ANB Futbol Women	Summary
August 15, 2015 6:00pm	Monarch Park Stadium, Toronto, ON	Sanjaxx Lions Women			Woodbridge Strikers Women	Summary
August 22, 2015 4:00pm	Country Day School, King City, ON	ANB Futbol Women			Vaughan Azzurri Women	Summary
August 22, 2015 6:00pm	Monarch Park Stadium, Toronto, ON	Sanjaxx Lions Women			Durham United FC Women	Summary
August 22, 2015 7:00pm	Victoria Park Stadium, Brampton, ON	ProStars FC Women			North Mississauga SC	Summary
August 28, 2015 7:00pm	Hershey Centre, Mississauga, ON	North Mississauga SC			Sanjaxx Lions Women	Summary
August 29, 2015 4:00pm	Country Day School, King City, ON	ANB Futbol Women			ProStars FC Women	Summary
August 30, 2015 5:00pm	Vaughan Grove, Woodbridge, ON	Woodbridge Strikers Women			Vaughan Azzurri Women	Summary
September 4, 2015 7:00pm	Etobicoke Centennial Stadium, Toronto, ON	ProStars FC Women			Woodbridge Strikers Women	Summary
September 5, 2015 5:00pm	Oshawa Civic Field #5, Oshawa, ON	Durham United FC Women			North Mississauga SC	Summary
September 6, 2015 3:45pm	Vaughan Grove, Woodbridge, ON	Woodbridge Strikers Women			ANB Futbol Women	Summary
September 6, 2015 6:00pm	Monarch Park Stadium, Toronto, ON	Sanjaxx Lions Women			Vaughan Azzurri Women	Summary
September 12, 2015 4:00pm	Hershey Centre, Mississauga, ON	North Mississauga SC			Vaughan Azzurri Women	Summary
September 12, 2015 6:00pm	Monarch Park Stadium, Toronto, ON	Sanjaxx Lions Women			ANB Futbol Women	Summary
September 13, 2015 3:45pm	Vaughan Grove, Woodbridge, ON	Woodbridge Strikers Women			ProStars FC Women	Summary
September 18, 2015 8:00pm	Kinsmen Park, Pickering, ON	Durham United FC Women			Sanjaxx Lions Women	Summary
September 19, 2015 4:00pm	Hershey Centre, Mississauga, ON	North Mississauga SC			ANB Futbol Women	Summary
September 19, 2015 6:00pm	Monarch Park Stadium, Toronto, ON	Sanjaxx Lions Women			Vaughan Azzurri Women	Summary
September 19, 2015 7:00pm	Victoria Park Stadium, Brampton, ON	ProStars FC Women			Woodbridge Strikers Women	Summary
September 20, 2015 3:45pm	Vaughan Grove, Woodbridge, ON	Woodbridge Strikers Women			Durham United FC Women	Summary
September 26, 2015 4:00pm	Country Day School, King City, ON	ANB Futbol Women			Durham United FC Women	Summary
September 26, 2015 7:00pm	McNaughton Field, Maple, ON	Vaughan Azzurri Women			ProStars FC Women	Summary
September 26, 2015 9:00pm	Monarch Park Stadium, Toronto, ON	Sanjaxx Lions Women			North Mississauga SC	Summary
October 3, 2015 7:00pm	McNaughton Field, Maple, ON	Vaughan Azzurri Women			Durham United FC Women	Summary
October 10, 2015 7:00pm	Terry Fox Stadium, Brampton, ON	ProStars FC Women			Sanjaxx Lions Women	Summary

 

League1 Ontario, in partnership with the Ontario Soccer Association, is pleased to announce the exciting addition of a women's semi-professional division for 2015. 

The inaugural 2015 League1 Ontario's women's division will be comprised of six organizations, each chosen through a standards-based application process with specific attention directed to the development of women's soccer in Ontario.
“This is another proud day for women's soccer in our province and in Canada,” OSA President Ron Smale said. “With the 2015 Women's FIFA World Cup in Canada, the launch of a semi-pro women's league in Ontario will provide more opportunities for our female athletes by providing a higer level of competition, and a pathway for soccer excellence.
As a provincial body, this is another step in our ongoing commitment and dedication to improving the landscape of soccer in Ontario and Canada. I am looking forward to an exciting and rewarding season.”
“The inclusion of a women's division has been a priority from the outset of this project so it is incredibly gratifying to make this announcement today,” League1 Ontario Chairman Dino Rossi said.
“Providing a vibrant and professional competition and training environment for the best female players in the province of Ontario will pay significant dividends for the growth of women's soccer over the long term.”
The six League1 Ontario women's teams are as follows:

• ANB Futbol
• Durham United FC
• North Mississauga SC
• Pro Stars FC
• Sanjaxx Lions
• Vaughan SC

ANB Futbol, Pro Stars FC and Sanjaxx Lions are all OSA Recognized Non-Club (ORNCA) academies.
“I think it was the perfect time for the OSA to launch this league. I believe in Canada we have the ability to launch one of the best female leagues in the world, as we have the talent pool of players, coaches and leaders,” said Josef Komlodi, Academy Technical Director of Pro Stars FC.
 “I believe this league to be the ideal platform for young Canadian talent to grow and turn our game into a world class performance. At Pro Stars, we have recruited some of the best coaches in the female game, we have a very good product for the field, and I think our fans will enjoy the quality of play.”
The remaining three are all OSA members. Vaughan Soccer Club and Durham United FC – operated by the Pickering Soccer Club – are also members of the Ontario Player Development League (OPDL).
“We continue to be in active conversation with other organizations that wish to join the League1 Ontario women's division in 2015,” Rossi added. “We hope to have more good news to add soon.”
The League1 women's division will kick off in May 2015.  The location for the inaugural match and the teams that will take part are to be announced.

CONTACT

Cormac Rea
Communications Coordinator
League1 Ontario
crea@soccer.on.ca
Ph: 613-299-0374 (mobile)
www.league1ontario.com
@League1Ontario

Ben Rycroft
Communications Manager
Ontario Soccer Association
brycroft@soccer.on.ca
Ph: 905.264.9390 x 255
www.ontariosoccer.net
@OSA_Tweeter
 

League1 Ontario

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League1 Ontario

Country	Canada
Confederation	Canadian Soccer Association
Founded	November 15, 2013
Number of teams	12
Level on pyramid	3
Promotion to	None
Relegation to	None
League cup(s)	League 1 Ontario Cup
Current champions	Vaughan Azzurri (2014)
Current shield	Toronto FC Academy (2014)
Website	League1 Ontario website
2015 League1 Ontario season

League1 Ontario (L1O) is a semi-professional men's and women's soccer league based in Ontario, Canada that was founded on November 15, 2013 to play its inaugural season with 10 founding teams in 2014. It is sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association and Ontario Soccer Association as a Division III men's league in the Canadian soccer league system, behind Major League Soccer (MLS) (Division I) and the North American Soccer League (NASL) (Division II), and roughly equal to the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (PLSQ). The women's division will begin play in 2015 as a semi-professional league with 6 founding teams.^[1]

Contents

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• 1 History
• 2 Men's Division
  • 2.1 Competition format
  • 2.2 Clubs
    • 2.2.1 Current clubs
    • 2.2.2 Former clubs
  • 2.3 Organization
    • 2.3.1 Regulations
• 3 Women's Division
  • 3.1 Clubs
• 4 See also
• 5 References
• 6 External links

History[edit]

League1 Ontario was founded on November 15, 2013 in an announcement by the Ontario Soccer Association (OSA) that it would pilot the semi-professional league in 2014 and 2015 as a key pillar of long-term player development in Canada. The league would be administered by DG Sports, who also operate the province's amateur Ontario Soccer League. OSA President Ron Smale stated that the league's core group of players are to consist of U-23s, with League1 complementing the newly formed Ontario Premier Development League (OPDL) elite youth league as a pathway for professional player development.^[2]
On April 8, 2014 the OSA revealed its plans for the inaugural season of League1 to feature 10 teams, chosen through a standards-based application process, with the first games to take place during the final weekend in May 2014. The founding 10 clubs would be: ANB Futbol, Durham Power FC, Internacional de Toronto, Kingston Cataraqui Clippers, Masters FA, Sigma FC, Toronto FC Academy, Academy Vaughan Azzurri, Windsor Stars and Woodbridge Strikers.^[3]
Dylan Sacramento of Toronto FC Academy scored the first ever goal in the league with a 10th minute strike against Vaugham Azzuri.^[4] In the same game Mateo Restrepo received the league's first red card.^[4]
On July 22, 2014, the league and the Ontario Soccer Association announced the termination of Internacional de Toronto's license agreement due to "failure to comply with agreed-upon league standards,"^[5][6] with league matches rescheduled for the season to accommodate the change.
Toronto FC Academy were crowned the inaugural league champions on Oct. 4, 2014 after defeating the Cataraqui Clippers 3-1 to secure the top place in the regular season standings.^[7][8] Vaughan Azzurri and Sigma FC contested the inaugural League1 Ontario Cup on October 19, 2014 at BMO Field, with the Azzurri winning the single-game cup final 2-1 to be crowned champions.^[9][10]
In January 2015, L1O announced the launch of a women's division that would include six teams. In the same release the number of men's teams would go up to 12 for the new season.^{[citation needed]}

Men's Division[edit]

Competition format[edit]

The League1 Ontario regular season runs from May through October using a single table format, with each team playing home and away for a total of 18 games. The club with the highest point total after the 18 games is crowned regular season champions.
A league cup competition runs concurrently with the regular season, with cup games taking place during mid-week. For the inaugural 2014 season, the cup competition will see the league split into two groups of 5 teams, with the top two teams in each group qualifying for playoff semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals move on to play a one-game cup final to determine the League1 Ontario Cup winner.^[11]

Clubs[edit]

Current clubs[edit]

Team	City	Stadium	Founded	First Season	Head Coach
ANB Futbol	Richmond Hill, Ontario	The Country Day School of King City	2005	2014	Bassam Naim
Durham United FC	Pickering, Ontario	Kinsmen Park	2014	2014	Tony LaFerrera
Kingston Clippers	Kingston, Ontario	Queen's University West Campus		2014	Chris Eveleigh
Master's Futbol Academy	Toronto, Ontario	L'Amoreaux Park	2014	2014	Andrey Savalev
Oakville Blue Devils	Oakville, Ontario	Sheridan College Davis Campus Stadium	1994	2015	Brett Mosen
Pro Stars FC	Brampton, Ontario	Victoria Park Stadium	2015	2015	Luke Holder
Sanjaxx Lions	Toronto, Ontario	Esther Shiner Stadium	2015	2015	Patrick Lowe
Sigma FC	Mississauga, Ontario	Hershey Fields at Hershey Centre	2005	2014	Bob Smyrniotis
Toronto FC Academy	Toronto, Ontario	KIA Toronto FC Training Ground and Academy	2008	2014	Michael Stefano
Windsor Stars	Windsor, Ontario	McHugh Park	2004	2014	Steve Vagnini
Woodbridge Strikers	Woodbridge, Ontario	Vaughan Grove Sports Park	1976	2014	Peter Pinizzotto
Vaughan Azzurri	Vaughan, Ontario	McNaughton Park of Maple	2014	2014	Carmine Isacco

Former clubs[edit]

Team	City	Stadium	First Season	Final Season
Internacional de Toronto	Toronto, Ontario	Lamport Stadium	2014	2014

Organization[edit]

Regulations[edit]

League1 Ontario was founded with a series of values, objectives and standards all aimed at furthering the league's stated objective of improving player development in Ontario and Canada. Some of these regulations include:^[11]

• Standards-based club licensing, renewed annually (not a franchise/ownership model). Standards include technical, organizational, facility and financial criteria.
• Maximum of 3 non-Canadian players per club.
• 18-man game day rosters must include a minimum of 8 U-23 players.
• Starting 11 must include a minimum of 4 U-23 players.
• Maximum of 5 substitutions per match.

Women's Division[edit]

The six teams that will compete in the inaugural season for the women's division were announced by League1 Ontario and the Ontario Soccer Association on January 28, 2015.^[1] The season will start on May 31, though specific schedules have yet to be released.

Clubs[edit]

Team	City	Stadium (Capacity)	Founded	First Season	Head Coach
ANB Futbol	Richmond Hill, Ontario			2015
Durham United FC	Pickering, Ontario			2015
North Mississauga FC	Mississauga, Ontario			2015
Pro Stars FC	Mississauga, Ontario[12]			2015
Sanjaxx Lions	Toronto, Ontario[12]			2015
Vaughan SC	Vaughan, Ontario			2015

See also[edit]

	Canada portal
	Soccer portal

• Première Ligue de soccer du Québec
• USL Premier Development League
• United Soccer League
• Canadian soccer pyramid

References

1. ^ Jump up to: ^{a b} "League1 And OSA Announce 2015 Women's Division". league1ontario.com. Retrieved 29 January 2015. 
2. Jump up ^ "OSA TO PILOT SEMI-PRO LEAGUE1 ONTARIO IN 2014-2015". OntarioSoccer.ca. November 15, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2014. 
3. Jump up ^ "OSA announces League1 Ontario teams". OntarioSoccer.ca. April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2014. 
4. ^ Jump up to: ^{a b} http://www.league1ontario.com/article/toronto-fc-academy-1---vaughan-azzurri-1
5. Jump up ^ "Notification". League1Ontario.com. July 22, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014. 
6. Jump up ^ "OSA statement on Internacional de Toronto". OntarioSoccer.ca. July 22, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014. 
7. Jump up ^ Tim Kelly (October 6, 2014). "Toronto FC Academy 3 - Kingston Cataraqui Clippers 1". League1Ontario.com. Retrieved January 25, 2015. 
8. Jump up ^ "TFC Academy Triumphs". torontofc.ca. October 4, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2015. 
9. Jump up ^ Kamal Hylton (October 20, 2014). "L1 Cup Final: Vaughan Azzurri 2 - Sigma F.C. 1". League1Ontario.com. Retrieved January 25, 2015. 
10. Jump up ^ Kamal Hylton (October 19, 2014). "Vaughan Azzurri crowned 2014 League1 Cup champions". RedNationOnline.ca. Retrieved January 25, 2015. 
11. ^ Jump up to: ^{a b} "League1 Ontario Presentation, April 9, 2014" (PDF). VaughanSoccer.com. April 9, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014. 
12. ^ Jump up to: ^{a b} "A League of their Own: League1 launches women's side for 2015". canadiansoccernews.com. Retrieved 29 January 2015. 

External links

• League1 Ontario website