2024 League1 Ontario season (women)

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League1 Ontario
Season2024
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2025 →

The 2024 Women's League1 Ontario season will be the ninth of League1 Ontario, a Division 3 women'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 10 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 Women.png
Season2024
← 2023 (as League1 Ontario)
2025 →

League1 Ontario Premier will be composed by 10 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 Blue Devils FC. [4] [5]

The 10 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 League1 Canada Interprovincial championship. The last placed team will be automatically relegated, while the 9th 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 Markham / Scarborough Birchmount Stadium / Varsity Stadium / Ontario Soccer Centre Angelo Cavalluzzo
Blue Devils FC Oakville Sheridan Trafalgar Stadium Garrett Peters
FC London London Tricar FieldGarrett Peters
Guelph United FC Guelph Centennial BowlRandy Ribeiro
NDC Ontario Vaughan Joey Lombardi
North Mississauga SC Mississauga Churchill Meadows (Mattamy Sports Park)Amir Riazi
North Toronto Nitros Toronto Downsview Park Billy Wilson
Simcoe County Rovers FC Barrie J.C Massie Field, Georgian College Carli Tingstad
Vaughan Azzurri Vaughan North Maple Regional Park Carmine Isacco
Woodbridge Strikers Woodbridge (Vaughan)Vaughan GroveDavid Porco

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 NDC Ontario 110020+23Qualification to Interprovincial championship
2 Alliance United FC 00000000
3 Blue Devils FC 00000000
4 FC London 00000000
5 North Mississauga SC 00000000
6 North Toronto Nitros 00000000
7 Simcoe County Rovers FC 00000000
8 Vaughan Azzurri 00000000
9 Woodbridge Strikers 00000000Qualification to relegation play-offs
10 Guelph United F.C. 100102−20Relegation to League1 Ontario Championship
Updated to match(es) played on April 26, 2024. Source: League1 Ontario

Promotion playoffs

A playoff will be played between the 9th 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 Women.png
Season2024
2025 →

League1 Ontario Championship is composed of 10 teams, 8 of those returning from the 2023 League1 Ontario season, Pickering FC who returned from hiatus, and new expansion club Rush Canada SA. 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 9th 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. [3]

Confirmed clubs

League1 Championship
TeamCityPrincipal stadiumHead coach
Burlington SC Burlington Corpus Christi CSS Neil Wilson
BVB IA Waterloo Waterloo RIM Park Greg Jespersen
Darby FC Whitby South Courtice Field
Hamilton United Hamilton Ron Joyce Stadium (McMaster University)Carmine Lancia
Pickering FC Pickering Pickering Soccer Centre/Kinsmen ParkFrancesco Carriero
ProStars FC Brampton Ontario Soccer Centre / Victoria Park Stadium / Terry Fox Stadium Marco Bonofiglio
Rush Canada Oakville River Oaks ParkMichael Di Blasio
Scrosoppi FC Milton Bishop Reding CSS John Yacou
Tecumseh United FC Tecumseh Académie Ste. Cécile International School Roberto Mazza
Unionville Milliken SC Unionville (Markham) Ontario Soccer Centre

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Pickering FC 110040+43Promotion to League1 Ontario Premier
2 BVB IA Waterloo 110030+33Qualification to promotion play-offs
3 Burlington SC 00000000
4 Darby FC 00000000
5 Rush Canada SA 00000000
6 Scrosoppi FC 00000000
7 Tecumseh United FC 00000000
8 Unionville Milliken SC 00000000
9 Hamilton United 100103−30
10 ProStars FC 100104−40Qualification to relegation play-offs
Updated to match(es) played on April 26, 2024. 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 Women.png
Season2024
2025 →

League2 Ontario clubs will be divided in 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 Markham
Darby FC 2 Darlington
Master's FA Scarborough (Toronto) Alumni Field
North Mississauga SC 2 Mississauga Churchill Meadows (Mattamy Sports Park)
North Toronto Nitros 2 North York (Toronto)
Pickering FC 2 Pickering
Simcoe County Rovers FC 2 Barrie
Unionville Milliken SC 2 Unionville (Markham) Bill Crothers Turf West
Vaughan Azzurri 2 Vaughan
Woodbridge Strikers 2 Woodbridge (Vaughan)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Alliance United FC 2 110030+33Qualification to promotion play-offs and L2O finals
2 Unionville Milliken SC 2 110031+23Possible qualification to promotion play-offs and L2O finals
3 Vaughan Azzurri 2 110032+13
4 Darby FC 2 110010+13
5 North Toronto Nitros 2 00000000
6 Pickering FC 2 00000000
7 North Mississauga SC 2 100123−10
8 Master's FA 100101−10
9 Simcoe County Rovers FC 2 100113−20
10 Woodbridge Strikers 2 100103−30
Updated to match(es) played on April 25, 2024. Source: League1 Ontario

Southwest Conference

Southwest Conference
TeamCityPrincipal stadiumHead Coach
Blue Devils FC 2 Oakville North Park Turf
Burlington SC 2 Burlington City View Park Centre
BVB IA Waterloo 2 Waterloo
FC London 2 London City Wide Sports Park
Guelph United FC 2 Guelph
Hamilton United 2 Hamilton
ProStars FC 2 Brampton
Rush Canada SA Oakville River Oaks Park
Scrosoppi FC 2 Milton
St. Catharines Roma Wolves St. Catharines Brock University
Windsor City FC 2 Windsor St. Clair College Davide Massafra

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Rush Canada SA 2 110031+23Qualification to promotion play-offs and L2O finals
2 Blue Devils FC 2 110010+13Possible qualification to promotion play-offs and L2O finals
3 Hamilton United 2 110010+13
4 Burlington SC 2 00000000
5 ProStars FC 2 00000000
6 Scrosoppi FC 2 00000000
7 St. Catharines Roma Wolves 00000000
8 BVB IA Waterloo 2 100101−10
9 FC London 2 100101−10
10 Guelph United FC 2 100113−20
Updated to match(es) played on April 26, 2024. 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 22 "A" teams will participate in the five-round knockout competition, which will be played concurrently with the league season. Twelve clubs will enter the first round (all ten clubs from the Championship division, and the two A teams from League2), while all ten 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 17-21
  • Round of 16
  • TBC
  • Quarterfinals
  • TBC
  • Semifinals
  • TBC
  • Final
  • August 17
               
L1OP Woodbridge Strikers
L1OC Pickering FC
L1OC Pickering FC 2(4)
L1OC Hamilton United 2(3)
 
 
L1OP North Toronto Nitros
L1OP Alliance United FC
 
 
L1OP Vaughan Azzurri
L1OC Rush Canada SA
L2O Masters FA 0
L1OC Rush Canada SA 5
 
 
L1OP North Mississauga SC
L1OC Darby FC
L1OC Darby FC 2
L1OC Unionville Milliken SC 0
 
 
L1OP FC London
L1OC BVB IA Waterloo
L1OC BVB IA Waterloo 3
L1OC ProStars FC 0
 
 
L1OP Guelph United FC
L1OP NDC Ontario
 
 
L1OP Simcoe County Rovers FC
L2O St. Catharines Roma Wolves
L2O St. Catharines Roma Wolves w/o
L1OC Tecumseh United FC
 
 
L1OP Blue Devils FC
L1OC Scrosoppi FC
L1OC Scrosoppi FC 4
L1OC Burlington SC 0

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). [3]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Alliance United FC U20 00000000
2 Aurora FC U20 00000000
3 Blue Devils FC U20 00000000
4Cambridge United U2000000000
5 FC Durham U20 00000000
6 Hamilton United U20 00000000
7 North Toronto Nitros U20 00000000
8 ProStars FC U20 00000000
9 Unionville Milliken SC U20 00000000
10Whitecaps London SC U2000000000
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: League1 Ontario

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References

  1. ↑ Jacques, John (January 25, 2022). "Promotion And Relegation Comes To League1 Ontario". Northern Tribune.
  2. ↑ "The 2024 Plan: League1 Ontario Announces Plan To Overhaul Its Competition Structure For 2024 Season". League1 Ontario. January 25, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "A New Era: A Bluffer's Guide to the L1ON men's soccer structure". League1 Ontario. February 13, 2024.
  4. ↑ Davies, Mike. "Electric City FC ceases operations in Peterborough after two years". The Peterborough Examiner . Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  5. ↑ Tuan Bui, David. "Electric City Football Club Folds After Two Years; Pickering FC Acquires Team Licenses". PTBO Canada. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  6. ↑ "The Grand Return: A bluffer's guide to the L1 Cup". www.league1ontario.com. League1 Ontario. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
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