2019 League1 Ontario season

This article is about the men's season. For the women's season, see 2019 Women's League1 Ontario season.

League1 Ontario
Men's Division

Season	2019
Champions	Master's FA
Supporters Trophy	Oakville Blue Devils FC
Matches played	120
Goals scored	385 (3.21 per match)
Top goalscorer	Maksym Kowal (14)
Best goalkeeper	Praveen Ahilan (0.43 GAA)
← 2018 2020 →

The 2019 Men's League1 Ontario season was the sixth season of play for 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.

The league champion earned entry into the 2020 Canadian Championship, the top national tournament for men's soccer teams and the country's only direct path into the CONCACAF Champions League.

Changes from 2018

The men's division consisted of 16 teams, a decrease from 17 teams in 2018. Durham United FA returned from hiatus, while Sanjaxx Lions and Toronto FC III no longer participate. ^[1]

For the first time ever, the L1O season did not include a cup competition which had previously been played alongside the regular season. Additionally, the group stage playoff format was changed to a more traditional knockout bracket with two-leg matchups in the quarter-finals and semi-finals. ^[2]

Regular season

Each team played 15 matches as part of the season; one match against all other teams. The top eight teams qualified for the league playoffs at the end of the season. ^[2]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Oakville Blue Devils	15	12	2	1	29	8	+21	38	Playoffs
2	Vaughan Azzurri	15	12	1	2	45	15	+30	37
3	Alliance United FC	15	11	3	1	28	6	+22	36
4	Master’s Futbol (C)	15	9	3	3	33	18	+15	30
5	Sigma FC	15	8	3	4	37	25	+12	27
6	North Mississauga SC	15	8	2	5	32	15	+17	26
7	FC London	15	8	1	6	23	18	+5	25 [lower-alpha 1]
8	Woodbridge Strikers	15	8	1	6	28	18	+10	25 [lower-alpha 1]
9	Darby FC	15	7	2	6	35	17	+18	23
10	Aurora FC	15	6	3	6	34	27	+7	21
11	ProStars FC	15	5	2	8	13	31	−18	17
12	Unionville Milliken SC	15	3	3	9	15	33	−18	12
13	Windsor TFC	15	3	2	10	11	34	−23	11
14	Durham United FA	15	2	2	11	16	38	−22	8
15	Toronto Skillz FC	15	2	1	12	5	53	−48	7
16	Ottawa South United	15	0	1	14	1	29	−28	1

Source: http://www.league1ontario.com/page/show/2309115-standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) goal differential; 5) most goals ^[3]
(C) Champion and qualification to 2020 Canadian Championship
Notes:

1. FC London beat Woodbridge Strikers on head-to-head points (3–0).

Playoffs

The top eight teams from the regular season qualified for the playoffs. New in 2019, the quarter-finals and semi-finals feature a two-leg format. The two semi-final winners advance to the league championship; the winner of which earn entry into the 2020 Canadian Championship. ^[2]

Bracket

	Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Final
	#1 Oakville Blue Devils	0	2	2
	#8 Woodbridge Strikers	0	0	0
							#1 Oakville Blue Devils	0	2	2
							#4 Master’s Futbol (a)	0	2	2
	#4 Master’s Futbol	2	5	7
	#5 Sigma FC	1	1	2
													#4 Master’s Futbol			4
													#7 FC London			1
	#3 Alliance United FC	3	1	4
	#6 North Mississauga SC	1	0	1
							#3 Alliance United FC	0	0	0
							#7 FC London	5	10	15
	#2 Vaughan Azzurri	1	2	3
	#7 FC London	2	2	4

Statistics

Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Maksym Kowal Vaughan Azzurri 14 2 Connor Wilson FC London 11 3 Filipe Vilela Aurora FC 10 Leaford Allen Sigma FC 5 Francis Ameyaw Master's Futbol 8 Evan James Oakville Blue Devils 7 Niklas Bauer Aurora FC 7 Brandon Duarte Oakville Blue Devils Mathew Santos Woodbridge Strikers 10 5 players tied 6 Updated to matches played on August 18, 2019. Source:

Top goalkeepers Rank Player Club Minutes GAA 1 Praveen Ahilan Alliance United FC 1260 0.43 2 Lucas Birnstingl Oakville Blue Devils 1350 0.53 3 Kelvin Friseiro Woodbridge Strikers 630 0.86 4 Jared Maloney North Mississauga SC 1170 0.92 5 Anthony Sokalski FC London 1254 1.22 Updated to matches played on August 18, 2019. Minimum 540 minutes played. Source:

Honours

The following awards and nominations were awarded for the 2019 season.

Awards

Award	Player	Team	Ref
Most Valuable Player	Maksym Kowal	Vaughan Azzurri	[4]
Golden Boot	Maksym Kowal	Vaughan Azzurri	[4]
Coach of the Year	Duncan Wilde	Oakville Blue Devils FC	[5]
Young Player of the Year	Ryan Raposo	Vaughan Azzurri	[6]
Top Goalkeeper	Lucas Birnstingl	Oakville Blue Devils FC	[7]
Top Defender	Kenny Lioutas	Alliance United	[8]
Top Midfielder	Nikola Stakic	Alliance United	[9]

League All-Stars

The following players were named League1 Ontario All-Stars for the 2019 season: ^[10]

First Team All-Star Player Position Lukas Birnstingl (Oakville) Goalkeeper Adam Czerkawski (Master's FA) Defender Joe Zupo (Darby FC) Defender Kenny Lioutas (Alliance United) Defender Nikola Stakic (Alliance United) Midfielder Brandon Duarte (Oakville) Midfielder Ethan Gopaul (FC London) Midfielder Adel Rahman (North Mississauga) Midfielder Mohammed Reza Nafar (London) Forward Maksym Kowal (Vaughan Azzurri) Forward Leaford Allen (Sigma FC) Forward

Second Team All-Star Player Position Praveen Ahilan (Alliance United) Goalkeeper Duran Lee (Vaughan Azzurri) Defender Victor Gallo (Oakville Blue Devils) Defender Carlo Di Feo (Oakville Blue Devils) Defender Riley Ferrazzo (Aurora FC) Defender Justin Stoddart (Sigma FC) Midfielder Isaiah Johnston (Woodbridge) Midfielder Khody Ellis (Oakville Blue Devils) Midfielder Atchuthan Sivanathan (Alliance Utd) Midfielder Connor Wilson (FC London) Forward Felipe Vilela (Aurora FC) Forward

Third Team All-Star Player Position Matt Zaikos (Darby FC) Goalkeeper Francesco Sinopoli (Woodbridge) Defender Luke Rankin (North Mississauga) Defender Ali Jabara (Ottawa South United) Defender Michael Dirienzo (Unionville Milliken) Defender Satsumi Hirano (Durham United) Midfielder Jason Mills (Vaughan Azzurri) Midfielder Leonardo Ferreira Da Silva (Windsor) Midfielder Anorch Jeyathilaka (Toronto Skillz) Midfielder Francis Ameyaw (Master's FA) Forward Shaquille Agard (Master's FA) Forward

Reserve Division

The league operated a reserve division for the first time in 2019, which would be a U21 division. Participation in the reserve division was optional for the League1 clubs. Two seasons were held - a Summer season and a Fall season. There were 10 teams in the summer session, which included two teams from Sigma FC and two teams from non-L1O clubs - Hamilton United Elite, who planned to enter L1O for the 2020 season and Oakville Soccer Club, ^[11] while 5 teams participated in the fall session.

Summer season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Oakville Blue Devils Reserves	12	8	3	1	43	13	+30	27
2	FC London Reserves	12	8	3	1	38	13	+25	27
3	Vaughan Azzurri Reserves	12	7	1	4	31	19	+12	22
4	Oakville Soccer Club U21	12	6	2	4	24	19	+5	20
5	Darby FC Reserves	12	5	4	3	20	19	+1	19
6	Master’s Futbol Reserves	12	5	1	6	18	25	−7	16
7	Hamilton United U21	12	4	2	6	18	30	−12	14
8	Sigma FC Reserves B1	12	3	4	5	20	23	−3	13
9	Sigma FC Reserves B2	12	3	1	8	21	32	−11	10
10	ProStars FC Reserves	12	0	1	11	11	51	−40	1

Source: https://league1.e2esoccer.com/About_ArchivedStats.aspx
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) goal differential; 5) most goals

Fall season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Oakville Blue Devils Reserves	8	8	0	0	30	9	+21	24
2	Sigma FC Reserves B2	8	3	2	3	20	16	+4	11
3	Toronto Skillz Academy	8	3	1	4	15	13	+2	10
4	Sigma FC Reserves B1	7	2	1	4	13	15	−2	7
5	ProStars FC Reserves	7	1	0	6	6	31	−25	3

Source: https://league1.e2esoccer.com/About_ArchivedStats.aspx
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) goal differential; 5) most goals

References

1. "Three New Teams Join League1 Ontario Women's Division for 2019 Season". League1 Ontario . Retrieved April 15, 2019.
2. "League1 Ontario Kicks Off A Sixth Season With Early May Openers". League1 Ontario . Retrieved March 14, 2018.
3. "2019 Women's Playoff Preview". League1 Ontario . July 26, 2019.
4. "London's Kovacevic And Vaughan's Kowal Win 2019 League1 Ontario MVP Awards". League1 Ontario . October 2, 2019.
5. "Oakville's Wilde, Yacou Make Clean Sweep Of 2019 Coach Of The Year Awards". League1 Ontario . October 1, 2019.
6. "Vaughan's Raposo, Pais Take 2019 League1 Young Player Of The Year Awards". League1 Ontario . October 4, 2019.
7. "Birstingl, Forde Take 2019 League1 Ontario Goalkeeper Of The Year Awards". League1 Ontario . October 5, 2019.
8. "Alliance's Lioutas, Woodbridge's Simpson, Win 2019 Defender Of The Year Awards". League1 Ontario . October 1, 2019.
9. "Stakic, Benati Selected As 2019 League1 Midfielders Of The Year". League1 Ontario . October 3, 2019.
10. "Men's And Women's 2019 First, Second And Third Team All-Stars". League1 Ontario . September 30, 2019.
11. "League1 Ontario Announces Men's U21 Reserve Division". League1 Ontario . April 2, 2019.

External links

• Official website