2014 League1 Ontario season

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League1 Ontario
Season2014
Champions Toronto FC Academy
L1 Cup champions Vaughan Azzurri
Matches played72
Goals scored278 (3.86 per match)
Top goalscorer Molham Babouli (21)
2015

The 2014 League1 Ontario season was the inaugural season of the Division 3 Ontario-based semi-professional soccer league. It began on May 30, featuring 10 teams. The league's first ever goal was scored by Toronto FC Academy player Dylan Sacramento.

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Teams

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Kingston
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Durham
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TORONTO
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VAUGHAN
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Sigma
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Windsor
Location of teams outside of Toronto for the 2014 League1 Ontario season.
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Internacional
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Master's
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Sigma
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TFC Academy
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ANB Futbol
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Vaughan
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Woodbridge
Location of teams in or near Toronto for the 2014 League1 Ontario season.

Being the first year of the league, all teams are new to the league.

On July 22, 2014, the league terminated the license of Internacional de Toronto. Their record will be expunged.


TeamCityStadium
ANB Futbol Richmond Hill, ON The Soccer Centre
Cataraqui Clippers Kingston, ON St. Lawrence College South Main Field
Durham United FC Pickering, ON Kinsmen Park
Internacional de Toronto Toronto, ON Lamport Stadium
Master's FA Toronto, ON L'Amoreaux Park
Sigma FC Mississauga, ON Hershey Fields at Hershey Centre
Toronto FC Academy Toronto, ON KIA Toronto FC Training Ground and Academy
Windsor Stars Windsor, ON McHugh Park
Woodbridge Strikers Woodbridge, ON Vaughan Grove Sports Park
Vaughan Azzurri Vaughan, ON York Stadium

Format

Unlike most North American sports leagues, there will be no playoffs. The title will be awarded to the team with the most points at the end of the 16-game regular season. [1] League1 Ontario also expressed the desire to organize a final game between their champion, and the winner of the other Division 3 league in Canada, the PLSQ. [2]
There will also be a cup competition for the 10 teams, the final representing the last game of the season. This cup is unrelated to the Canadian Championship, though the Canadian Soccer Association has hinted at the possibility of including more teams in the future. [3]

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 TFC Academy (C)1611505119+3238 Inter-Provincial Cup
2 Woodbridge Strikers 1610333517+1833
3 Sigma FC 168534819+2929
4 Vaughan Azzurri (X)168354126+1527
5 ANB Futbol 166462431722
6 Windsor Stars 166282525020
7 Master's FA 1652922401817
8 Durham United 16241019432410
9 Cataraqui Clippers 1604121358454
10 Internacional de Toronto 00000000Suspended [lower-alpha 1]
Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20140724025136/http://www.league1ontario.com/page/standings
(C) Champion; (X) L1 Cup winner
Notes:
  1. Internacional de Toronto had its license suspended and its results removed effective July 22, 2014. They had a record of 0–1–6.

Statistics

Cup

In addition to the regular season, the 2014 League1 Ontario season also contained a cup tournament, which was run separately (and consisted of different games) from the rest of the regular season. The initial ten teams were divided into two groups of five, with each team facing the other teams in their group once. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage.

Group stage

The teams were divided into two groups of 5, with the best 2 teams in each group qualifying for the semifinals. With the removal of Internacional de Toronto, Group A was reduced to four teams.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 TFC Academy 3210152+137Knockout stage
2 Durham United 320173+46
3 Cataraqui Clippers 3102217153
4 ANB Futbol 30124621
Source: L1O
June 13, 2014 Cataraqui Clippers 2–1 ANB Futbol Kingston, Ontario
8:45pmSoccerball shade.svg(o.g.)
Hong Soccerball shade.svg
Report Mills Soccerball shade.svgStadium: CaraCo Field
September 27, 2014 Toronto FC Academy 11–0 Cataraqui Clippers Toronto, Ontario
1:00pm Babouli Soccerball shade.svg4', 28', 38', 44'
Nunes Soccerball shade.svg16', 26', 78'
Uccello Soccerball shade.svg40'
Rodriguez Soccerball shade.svg50'
Osorio Soccerball shade.svg59', 65'
Report Stadium: Kia Training Ground

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Vaughan Azzurri (O)4310132+1110Knockout stage
2 Sigma FC 421165+17
3 Woodbridge Strikers 42025616
4 Master's Futbol 41122644
5 Windsor Stars 40131871
Source: L1O
(O) Play-off winner
July 30, 2014 Windsor Stars 0–0 Master's FA Saints Windsor, Ontario
8:30pm Report Stadium: McHugh Stadium
September 3, 2014 Master's FA Saints 2–1 Sigma FC Vaughan, Ontario
9:00pmMalcolm Soccerball shade.svg21', 26' Report Ferritto Soccerball shade.svg84'Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
September 26, 2014 Windsor Stars 0–1 Sigma FC Windsor, Ontario
8:30pm Report Drăgoi Soccerball shade.svg11'Stadium: McHugh Stadium
October 4, 2014 Vaughan Azzurri 5–0 Windsor Stars Maple, Ontario
7:00pmGertiesingh Soccerball shade.svg4', 42'
Nogueira Soccerball shade.svg9'
Ornoch Soccerball shade.svg44'
Orlov Soccerball shade.svg57'
Report Stadium: St. Joan of Arc
October 14, 2014 Vaughan Azzurri 3–0 Master's FA Saints Maple, Ontario
9:00pmIzeady Soccerball shade.svg68', 88' (pen.)
Arnone Soccerball shade.svg90'
Report Stadium: McNaughton Field

Knockout stage

The top two teams from each group entered a single-game elimination tournament to determine the cup champion. The final was held on Sunday, October 19 at BMO Field. [5]

Semifinals Finals
      
Vaughan Azzurri4
Durham United FC 1
Vaughan Azzurri2
Sigma FC 1
Toronto FC Academy 1
Sigma FC4

Semifinals

October 18, 2014 Vaughan Azzurri 4–1 Durham United FC Maple, Ontario
7:00pm Badat Soccerball shade.svg16'
Iezady Soccerball shade.svg47', 72', 78'
Report Hargrave Soccerball shade.svg80'Stadium: McNaughton Turf
October 18, 2014 Toronto FC Academy 1–4 Sigma FC Toronto, Ontario
9:00am Babouli Soccerball shade.svg39' Report Grant Soccerball shade.svg4'
Zajac Soccerball shade.svg33'
Welshman Soccerball shade.svg37'
McLean Soccerball shade.svg75'
Stadium: Kia Training Ground

Finals

October 19, 2014 Vaughan Azzurri 2–1 Sigma FC Toronto, Ontario
2:30pm Iezady Soccerball shade.svg61'
Di Chiara Soccerball shade.svg77'
Report Welshman Soccerball shade.svg7'Stadium: BMO Field

Inter-Provincial Cup Championship

The Inter-Provincial Cup Championship was announced on October 14, 2014 [6] as a two-legged home-and-away series between the league champions of League1 Ontario and the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec  – the only Division 3 men's semi-professional soccer leagues based fully within Canada.

November 8, 2014 Toronto FC Academy 0–0 CS Longueuil Pickering, Ontario
8:00pm Report Stadium: Pickering Soccer Complex

Toronto FC Academy won 4–0 on aggregate

Awards

AwardPlayer (club)Ref
Most Valuable Player Molham Babouli (Toronto FC Academy) [7]
Golden Boot Molham Babouli (Toronto FC Academy) [7]
Coach of the Year Peter Pinizzotto (Woodbridge Strikers) [7]
Young Star Award Chris Mannella (Toronto FC Academy) [7]
Goalkeeper of the Year Anthony Santilli (Windsor Stars) [7]

The following players were named the League1 Ontario Top XI. [8]

League1 Ontario Top XI
GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Anthony Santilli (Windsor Stars) Jonathan Grant (Sigma FC)
Franco LoPresti (Woodbridge Strikers)
Mateo Restrepo (Toronto FC Academy)
Chris Mannella (Toronto FC Academy)
Jonathan Lao (Vaughan Azzurri)
Alex Halis (Sigma FC)
Christian Dragoi (Windsor Stars)
Molham Babouli (Toronto FC Academy)
Emery Welshman (Sigma FC)
Andrew Ornoch (Vaughan Azzurri)

The following players were named the League1 Ontario Next XI. [9]

League1 Ontario Next XI
GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Matt George (Woodbridge Strikers) Daniel Fabrizi (Vaughan Azzurri)
Marcus Godinho (Toronto FC Academy)
Giuliano Frano (Sigma FC)
Oscar Cordon (Woodbridge Strikers)
Joseph Di Chiara (Vaughan Azzurri)
Manny Morgado (Sigma FC)
Luca Uccello (Toronto FC Academy)
Julian Uccello (Woodbridge Strikers)
Marcos Nunes (Toronto FC Academy)
Jason Mills (ANB Futbol)

The following players were named the League1 Ontario Young Stars. [10]

League1 Ontario Young Stars
GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Filippo Di Bernardo (Toronto FC Academy) Kevon Black (Toronto FC Academy)
Daniel Gogarty (Vaughan Azzurri)
Kamal Miller (Vaughan Azzurri)
Dylan Sacramento (Toronto FC Academy)
Stephen Almeida (Woodbridge Strikers)
Jashua Mills (ANB Futbol)
Christian Samaniego (Sigma FC)
Alex Dimitriu (Master's FA)
LeRohne Young (Durham United)
Raheem Edwards (ANB Futbol)
Honourable Mentions
Ali Ghazanfari (ANB Futbol) Tyrell Rayne (Master's FA) Oladapo Afolayan (Toronto FC Academy)
Joseph Roccasalva (Durham United)
Anthony Osorio (Toronto FC Academy)
Marcel Zajac (Sigma FC)
Darren Gertiesingh (Vaughan Azzurri)

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