Launch
In November 2024, it was announced that York United FC acquired a license to enter a club in the League1 Ontario Championship, the second tier of League1 Ontario, a Division 3 league in the Canadian soccer league system. [3] [4] The team's roster will consist of amateur U20 players, along with a maximum of three domestic U23 players, and per league rules the team will be allowed to have up to three first team players loaned to the team's roster for matches. [5] The team will played some of its home matches at York Lions Stadium, the same venue as the first team, with the matches occurring on the same day, resulting in double-headers of matches. [4] [6] They finished their first season in fifth place. [7]
In July 2025, they announced that for the 2026 teams, they would field a second team in League2 Ontario, the third tier of League1 Ontario, which would be a U19 squad, with the first squad becoming a U21 team (increased from U20). [8] [9]
