2024 League1 Ontario season

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League1 Ontario
Season 2024
DatesApril 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]

Contents

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

League1 Ontario Premier
L1O Premier Men.png
Season2024
DatesApril 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

League1 Premier
TeamCityPrincipal stadiumHead 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
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 FieldSergio De Luca
Woodbridge Strikers Woodbridge (Vaughan)Vaughan Grove FieldPeter Pinizzotto

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Alliance United FC 00000000Qualification to 2025 Canadian Championship
2 Blue Devils FC 00000000
3 Burlington SC 00000000
4 Guelph United F.C. 00000000
5 Hamilton United 00000000
6 North Toronto Nitros 00000000
7 ProStars FC 00000000
8 Scrosoppi FC 00000000
9 Sigma FC 00000000
10 Simcoe County Rovers FC 00000000
11 Vaughan Azzurri 00000000Qualification to relegation play-offs
12 Woodbridge Strikers SC 00000000Relegation to League1 Ontario Championship
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: League1 Ontario

Promotion playoffs

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

League1 Ontario Championship
L1O Championship Men.png
Season2024
DatesApril 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

League1 Championship
TeamCityPrincipal stadiumHead coach
BVB IA Waterloo Waterloo RIM Park Michael Marcoccia
Darby FC Whitby Telus Dome
FC London London Tricar FieldMichael Silvera
Master's FA Scarborough (Toronto)L'Amoreaux Sports ComplexGiuseppe Mattace Raso
North Mississauga SC Mississauga Churchill Meadows (Mattamy Sports Park)Amir Riazi
Pickering FC Pickering Pickering Soccer CentreAdrian Field
St. Catharines Roma Wolves St. Catharines Club Roma – Under Armour Field
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

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Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 BVB IA Waterloo 00000000Promotion to League1 Ontario Premier
2 Darby FC 00000000Qualification to promotion play-offs
3 FC London 00000000
4 Master's FA 00000000
5 North Mississauga SC 00000000
6 Pickering FC 00000000
7 St. Catharines Roma Wolves 00000000
8 Toronto FC Academy 00000000
9 Unionville Milliken SC 00000000
10 Windsor City FC 00000000Qualification to relegation play-offs
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: League1 Ontario

Promotion playoffs

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

League2 Ontario
L1O L2 Men.png
Season2024
DatesApril 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

Northeast Conference
TeamCityPrincipal stadiumHead 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
Simcoe County Rovers FC 2 Barrie J.C. Massie Field
Sudbury Cyclones Sudbury Cambrian College / James Jerome Sports ComplexGiuseppe Politi
Unionville Milliken SC 2 Unionville (Markham) Bill Crothers Turf West
Vaughan Azzurri 2 Vaughan North Maple Field

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Alliance United FC 2 00000000Qualification to promotion play-offs and L2O finals
2 Darby FC 2 00000000Possible qualification to promotion play-offs and L2O finals
3 Master's FA 2 00000000
4 Pickering FC 2 00000000
5 Simcoe County Rovers FC 2 00000000
6 Sudbury Cyclones 00000000
7 Unionville Milliken SC 2 00000000
8 Vaughan Azzurri 2 00000000
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: League1 Ontario

Central Conference

Central Conference
TeamCityPrincipal stadiumHead 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 ParkDanny 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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Blue Devils FC 2 00000000Qualification to promotion play-offs and L2O finals
2 Burlington SC 2 00000000Possible qualification to promotion play-offs and L2O finals
3 North Mississauga SC 2 00000000
4 North Toronto Nitros 2 00000000
5 ProStars FC 2 00000000
6 Sigma FC 2 00000000
7 The Borough FC 00000000
8 Woodbridge Strikers 2 00000000
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: League1 Ontario

Southwest Conference

Southwest Conference
TeamCityPrincipal stadiumHead Coach
BVB IA Waterloo 2 Waterloo RIM Park
FC London 2 London City Wide Sports Park
Guelph United FC 2 Guelph Eastview
Hamilton United 2 Ancaster (Hamilton) Redeemer
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
Windsor City FC 2 Windsor St. Clair College

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 BVB IA Waterloo 2 00000000Qualification to promotion play-offs and L2O finals
2 FC London 2 00000000Possible qualification to promotion play-offs and L2O finals
3 Guelph United 2 00000000
4 Hamilton United 2 00000000
5 Rush Canada SA 00000000
6 Scrosoppi FC 2 00000000
7 St. Catharines Roma Wolves 2 00000000
8 Windsor City FC 2 00000000
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: League1 Ontario

L1 Cup

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

  • First Round
  • April 19–22
  • Round of 16
  • TBC
  • Quarterfinals
  • TBC
  • Semifinals
  • TBC
  • Final
  • September 7
               
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

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]

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