2018 League1 Ontario season (women)

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League1 Ontario
Women's Division
Season2018
Champions Durham United
L1 Cup champions Woodbridge Strikers
Matches played78
Goals scored269 (3.45 per match)
Top goalscorer Jade Kovacevic (19 goals)
Best goalkeeperMarissa Zucchetto
Alana Rossi (0.50 GAA)
Highest scoringOakville 11–0 Darby (July 21)
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All statistics correct as of September 1, 2018.

The 2018 League1 Ontario season was the fourth season of play for the Women's Division of 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. Durham United FA won the league championship after beating the previously undefeated FC London and Woodbridge Strikers in the playoffs.

Contents

Changes from 2017

The women's division grew from 11 to 13 teams, with the addition of women's side from the Oakville Blue Devils, as well as Hamilton United (representing the league's first entry from that city) and DeRo United FC (an academy run by former national team player Dwayne De Rosario). [1] Sanjaxx Lions did not field a team in the women's division for this season.

Teams

TeamCityPrincipal StadiumFoundedFirst SeasonHead Coach [note 1]
Aurora FC Aurora Stewart Burnett Park20152016 Gianni Cimini
Darby FC Whitby Whitby Soccer Centre & Darlington Field20152016Mirco Schroff
DeRo United FC Toronto (Scarborough)L'Amoreaux Park20182018
Durham United FA Pickering Kinsmen Park2015Ramin Muhammadi
Hamilton United Hamilton Ron Joyce Stadium 20182018
FC London London German Canadian FC Stadium 20152016Mike Marcoccia
North Mississauga SC Mississauga Hershey Centre 2015Jhon Ardila
Oakville Blue Devils Oakville Sheridan Trafalgar Stadium 20182018
Toronto Azzurri Blizzard Toronto (North York)Azzurri Village20172017Cesare Tripodo
Unionville Milliken SC Unionville (Markham)Bill Crothers Park20172017Paul Omoghan
Vaughan Azzurri Vaughan McNaughton Park2015 Carmine Isacco
West Ottawa SC Ottawa Wesley Clover Park20172017 Kristina Kiss
Woodbridge Strikers Woodbridge (Vaughan)Vaughan Grove2015David Porco
  1. ↑ Unless otherwise noted, this information was obtained from team directories on the league website

Regular season

Each team plays 12 matches as part of the season; one match against all other teams. The top four teams advance to the playoffs to determine the league champion.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1FC London121110319+2234League Playoffs
2Woodbridge Strikers12930329+2330
3Vaughan Azzurri128043116+1524
4Durham United FA (C)12723259+1623
5Oakville Blue Devils127144018+2222
6DeRo United FC126332012+821
7Hamilton United125342214+818
8Unionville Milliken SC125341712+518
9North Mississauga SC124081339−2612
10West Ottawa SC123181528−1310
11Aurora FC122281021−118
12Darby FC121110938−294
13Toronto Azzurri Blizzard120012444−400
Updated to match(es) played on August 21, 2018. Source: http://www.league1ontario.com/page/show/2309115-standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal differential; 5) playoff match
(C) Champion

Playoffs

The top four teams from the regular season earn entry into the playoffs, which consists of a single knockout phase containing two semifinals and a final.

Semifinals Finals
      
1 FC London 1
4Durham United2
4Durham United1
2 Woodbridge Strikers 0
2Woodbridge Strikers1
3 Vaughan Azzurri 0

Semifinals

August 22, 2018 Woodbridge Strikers 1–0 Vaughan Azzurri Vaughan, Ontario
9:00 pmStadium: Vaughan Grove Park
August 25, 2018 FC London 1–2 Durham United London, Ontario
6:30 pmStadium: German Canadian Club

Final

September 1, 2018 Woodbridge Strikers 0–1 Durham United Vaughan, Ontario
3:00 pmStadium: Ontario Soccer Centre

Cup

The cup tournament is a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all thirteen 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 is a single-match knockout tournament with four total rounds culminating in a final match in the start of August, 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. [2]

 
 First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 
              
 
 
 
 
June 24 Hershey Centre
 
 
North Mississauga SC2
 
May 26 Wesley Clover Turf
 
DeRo United FC3
 
West Ottawa SC1
 
July 22 Vaughan Grove
 
DeRo United FC3
 
DeRo United FC0
 
May 27 Stewart Burnett Park
 
Woodbridge Strikers1
 
Oakville Blue Devils1
 
June 24 Vaughan Grove
 
Aurora FC2
 
Aurora FC1
 
May 27 Vaughan Grove
 
Woodbridge Strikers3
 
Durham United FA0
 
August 4 Ontario Soccer Centre
 
Woodbridge Strikers4
 
Woodbridge Strikers1
 
 
Unionville Milliken SC0
 
 
June 24 Ontario Soccer Centre
 
 
Unionville Milliken SC2
 
May 25 Clarington Field
 
Toronto Azzurri Blizzard0
 
Darby FC1
 
July 21 McNaughton Park
 
Toronto Azzurri Blizzard3
 
Unionville Milliken SC0 (4)
 
May 26 McNaughton Park
 
Vaughan Azzurri0 (3)
 
Vaughan Azzurri2
 
June 23 Marconi Club
 
Hamilton United0
 
Vaughan Azzurri1
 
 
FC London0
 
 
 
 

Statistics

Awards

The following players received honours in the 2018 season: [3]

AwardPlayer (Club)
Most Valuable Player Jade Kovacevic (FC London)
Golden Boot Jade Kovacevic (FC London)
Coach of the Year Mike Marcoccia (FC London)
Ramin Mohammadi (Durham United)
Young Player of the Year Markela Bejleri (Aurora FC)
Defender of the Year Diamond Simpson (Woodbridge Strikers)
Goalkeeper of the Year Sara Petrucci (Durham United)
Fair Play Award Sara Wong (Vaughan Azzurri)
Goal of the Year Mahira Ali (Oakville Blue Devils)
First Team All-Stars
GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Sara Petrucci (Durham United) Rachel Melhado (Vaughan Azzurri)
Diamond Simpson (Woodbridge Strikers)
Tamara Brown (Durham United)		 Katherine Koehler-Grassau (DeRo United)
Julia Benati (FC London)
Sara Wong (Vaughan Azzurri)
April Syme (Woodbridge Strikers)		 Mahira Ali (Oakville Blue Devils)
Jade Kovacevic (FC London)
Nour Ghoneim (Vaughan Azzurri)
Second Team All-Stars
GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Vanessa Fiore (North Mississauga) Christina White (Woodbridge Strikers)
Mikaela Tierney (DeRo United)
Jenna Hong (FC London)		 Alyscha Mottershead (Woodbridge Strikers)
Carla Portillo (North Mississauga)
Ashley Campbell (FC London)
Alicia Tamburro (Durham United)		 Angela Cutaia (Hamilton United)
Laura Gosse (Durham United)
Nathasha Klassios (Unionville Milliken)
Third Team All-Stars
GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Marilena Spagnolo (Hamilton United) Abigail Hubble (Darby FC)
Kayla Goncalves (Unionville Milliken)
Kira Bertrand (Woodbridge Strikers)		 Markela Bejleri (Aurora FC)
Laura Twidle (Oakville Blue Devils)
Rebecca Bartosh (Toronto Azzurri Blizzard)
Jessie Faber (Vaughan Azzurri)		 Cassandre Van Bakel (Vaughan Azzurri)
Crystal Schuder (West Ottawa SC)
Alexis Kirton (DeRo United)

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References

  1. ↑ "Significant expansion planned for League1 Ontario". league1ontario.com. League1 Ontario. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "L1 Cup". league1ontario.com. League1 Ontario. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Top 2018 Performers Recognized At Year-End Awards Gala". League1 Ontario . November 26, 2018.
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