2023 League1 Canada season

League1 Canada

Season	2023
Men's soccer
League1 BC	Whitecaps FC Academy
League1 Ontario	Simcoe County Rovers FC
Ligue1 Québec	CS Saint-Laurent
Women's soccer
League1 BC	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
League1 Ontario	Alliance United FC
Ligue1 Québec	PEF Québec
Inter-provincial Championship	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
←  2022 2024  →

The 2023 League1 Canada season is the second edition of League1 Canada, the 3rd division soccer in Canada. It includes league competitions from its three member leagues, and an inter-provincial championship for select teams from the women's divisions.

Men's competitions

Provincial leagues

League1 BC	League1 Ontario	Ligue1 Québec
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Victoria Highlanders FC 14 32 2 TSS Rovers 14 29 3 Whitecaps FC Academy (C) 14 22 4 Unity FC 14 20 5 Nautsa’mawt FC 14 17 6 Rivers FC 14 16 7 Altitude FC 14 9 8 Harbourside FC 14 7 Source: League1 BC (C) Champions	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Scrosoppi FC 20 51 2 Simcoe County Rovers FC (C) 20 46 3 Vaughan Azzurri 20 45 4 Blue Devils FC 20 39 5 Burlington SC 20 39 6 Guelph United F.C. 20 39 7 Electric City FC 20 37 8 Alliance United FC 20 33 9 Sigma FC 20 32 10 North Toronto Nitros 20 31 11 Hamilton United 20 26 12 Woodbridge Strikers 20 26 13 FC London 20 25 14 Darby FC 20 23 15 Windsor City FC 20 20 16 St. Catharines Roma Wolves 20 20 17 North Mississauga SC 20 20 18 ProStars FC 20 19 19 Master's FA 20 14 20 Unionville Milliken SC 20 4 21 BVB IA Waterloo 20 3 Source: League1 Ontario (C) Champions See also: Reserve and U19 Reserve Divisions	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 CS Saint-Laurent (C) 22 55 2 Royal-Sélect de Beauport 22 45 3 CS Mont-Royal Outremont 22 41 4 FC Laval 22 40 5 CF Montréal U23 22 40 6 CS St-Hubert 22 30 7 AS Blainville 22 30 8 CS Longueuil 22 26 9 AS Laval 22 24 10 Celtix du Haut-Richelieu 22 20 11 Ottawa South United 22 18 12 CS Lanaudière-Nord 22 2 Source: Spordle (C) Champions See also: Reserve Division

Provincial playoffs

British Columbia and Ontario use a post-season playoff competition to determine a regional league champion. Quebec however does not have a playoff competition and uses the regular season standings to determine their league champion.

League1 BC

	Semi-finals July 29					Final August 5
	1	Victoria Highlanders FC	3
	4	Unity FC	2
						1	Victoria Highlanders FC	1 (7)
						3	Whitecaps FC Academy	1 (8)
	2	TSS Rovers	0
	3	Whitecaps FC Academy	4

League1 Ontario

	Quarter-finals August 23					Semi-finals August 26–27					Final September 2
						1	Scrosoppi FC	2
	4	Blue Devils FC	4			4	Blue Devils FC	1
	5	Burlington SC	1								1	Scrosoppi FC	2
											2	Simcoe County Rovers FC	4
						2	Simcoe County Rovers FC	3
	3	Vaughan Azzurri	2			3	Vaughan Azzurri	0
	6	Guelph United FC	0

Provincial league cups

Coupe L1QC

	First Round October 7–8				Quarter-Finals October 14				Semi-Finals October 21				Final October 28
					AS Blainville	1
	CS Longueuil	0			CS St-Laurent	4
	CS St-Laurent	6							CS St-Laurent	4
									Royal-Sélect de Beauport	1
					Royal-Sélect de Beauport	5
	CS St-Hubert	0			AS Laval	0
	AS Laval	2											CS St-Laurent	2
													CS Mont-Royal Outremont	0
					FC Laval	2(4)
	CS Lanaudière-Nord	4			CS Lanaudière-Nord	2(5)
	Ottawa South United	2							CS Lanaudière-Nord	0
									CS Mont-Royal Outremont	3
					Celtix du Haut-Richelieu	0
	CS Mont-Royal Outremont	3			CS Mont-Royal Outremont	2
	CF Montréal U23	0

Source: Spordle

2024 Canadian Championship qualification

In the men's divisions, Victoria Highlanders FC (L1BC), Simcoe County Rovers FC (L1O), and CS Saint-Laurent (L1Q) qualified for the 2024 Canadian Championship as the sole representatives from their respective leagues. ^{[1] [2]} However, the Highlanders withdrew prior to the start of the competition; the club was replaced by TSS FC Rovers. ^[3]

Women's competitions

Provincial leagues

League1 BC	League1 Ontario	Ligue1 Québec
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Whitecaps FC Girls Elite (C) 14 34 2 Nautsa’mawt FC 14 29 3 Unity FC 14 24 4 TSS Rovers 14 21 5 Harbourside FC 14 17 6 Altitude FC 14 17 7 Victoria Highlanders FC 14 13 8 Rivers FC 14 3 Source: League1 BC (C) Champions	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 NDC Ontario 18 45 2 Vaughan Azzurri 18 44 3 North Toronto Nitros 18 38 4 Alliance United FC (C) 18 35 5 Woodbridge Strikers 18 34 6 FC London 18 32 7 Simcoe County Rovers FC 18 28 8 Electric City FC 18 27 9 North Mississauga SC 18 27 10 BVB IA Waterloo 18 24 11 Blue Devils FC 18 24 12 Guelph Union 18 24 13 Unionville Milliken SC 18 21 14 St. Catharines Roma Wolves 18 21 15 Hamilton United 18 18 16 Darby FC 18 16 17 Tecumseh SC 18 14 18 Burlington SC 18 11 19 ProStars FC 18 1 Source: League1 Ontario (C) Champions See also: Reserve and U19 Reserve Divisions	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 PEF Québec (C) 11 26 2 Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest 11 23 3 A.S. Blainville 11 21 4 Pierrefonds FC 11 21 5 Ottawa South United 11 16 6 Royal-Sélect de Beauport 11 15 7 AS Laval 11 13 8 FC Laval 11 12 9 CS Mont-Royal Outremont 11 12 10 Celtix du Haut-Richelieu 11 9 11 CS Longueuil 11 7 12 CS St-Hubert 11 4 Source: Spordle (C) Champions

Provincial playoffs

British Columbia and Ontario use a post-season playoff competition to determine a regional league champion. Quebec however does not have a playoff competition and uses the regular season standings to determine their league champion.

League1 BC

	Semi-finals July 29–30					Final August 5
	1	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite	5
	4	TSS Rovers	2
						1	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite	3
						3	Unity FC	1
	2	Nautsa’mawt FC	1
	3	Unity FC	4

League1 Ontario

	Quarter-finals July 26–27					Semi-finals July 30					Final August 5
						1	NDC Ontario	4
	3	North Toronto Nitros	0(3)			6	FC London	0
	6	FC London	0(4)								1	NDC Ontario	1
											4	Alliance United FC (a.e.t.)	2
						2	Vaughan Azzurri	1
	4	Alliance United FC	1(5)			4	Alliance United FC	2
	5	Woodbridge Strikers	1(3)

Provincial league cups

Coupe PLSQ

	First Round July 4–6				Quarter-Finals July 20–22				Semi-Finals July 29–30				Final August 6
					AS Blainville	1(4)
	AS Laval	2			AS Laval	1(2)
	Celtix du Haut-Richelieu	1							AS Blainville	0
									FC Laval	3
					FC Laval	2
	CS Mont-Royal Outremont	3			CS Mont-Royal Outremont	0
	CS Longueuil	0											FC Laval	0
													PEF Québec	2
					Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest	6
	Ottawa South United	1			Pierrefonds FC	2
	Pierrefonds FC	3							Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest	0
									PEF Québec	1
					Royal-Sélect de Beauport	2
	PEF Québec	2			PEF Québec	4
	CS St-Hubert	0

Source: Spordle

Inter-provincial Championship

2023 Inter-provincial Championship

Tournament details
Venue(s)	Willoughby Community Park, Langley, BC
Dates	August 11–13
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite (1st title)
Runner-up	PEF Québec
Third place	Unity FC
Fourth place	Alliance United FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	20 (5 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Kierra Blundell Esther Brossard (3 goals each)
←  2022 2024 →

Details

The Women's Inter-Provincial Championship was hosted by British Columbia, with the semi-finals occurring on August 11 and the final and third-place match occurring on August 13. ^[4] As hosts, an extra qualification spot was allocated to League1 British Columbia and all matches will take place at Willoughby Community Park Stadium in Langley. ^[4]

Qualified teams

Team	Method
Whitecaps FC Girls Elite	L1BC regular season winners
Alliance United FC	L1O champion
PEF Québec	L1QC champions
Unity FC	L1BC playoff runner-up [lower-alpha 1]

Host

BC Soccer
City	Stadium(s)	Capacity
Langley	Willoughby Community Park	6,600

1. Host berth allocated for the runner-up as the L1BC playoff champion had already acquired the regular season winning berth.

Bracket

	Semifinals					Championship Game
	QC	PEF Québec	6
	BC-2	Unity FC	4
						QC	PEF Québec	0
						BC-1	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite	5
	ON	Alliance United FC	1
	BC-1	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite	2			Third place
						ON	Alliance United FC	0
						BC-2	Unity FC	2

Matches

Semi-finals

PEF Québec v Unity FC

August 11	PEF Québec	6–4	Unity FC	Langley, British Columbia
2:30 PM PST	Brossard 4', 84' (pen.), 90+5' Larouche 41', 60' McNeely 72' (o.g.)	Comet report	Spiller 8' Bergen 45+1' Avery 45+2' Andrews 76'	Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Stadium Referee: Amanda Kwan

Alliance United FC v Whitecaps FC Girls Elite

August 11	Alliance United FC	1–2	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite	Langley, British Columbia
7:00 PM PST	Chown 73'	Comet report	Blundell 45' (pen.), 69'	Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Stadium Referee: Sheila Couture

Third place match

Alliance United FC v Unity FC

August 13	Alliance United FC	0–2	Unity FC	Langley, British Columbia
10:30 AM PST			Connell Ewasiuk 72'	Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Stadium Referee: Shaelyn Holdaway

Final

PEF Québec v Whitecaps FC Girls Elite

August 13	PEF Québec	0–5	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite	Langley, British Columbia
4:00 PM PST			Blundell 16' Kimwemwe 22', 86' Perrault 28' Hernandez Gray 53'	Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Stadium Referee: Sydney Berridge

Combined competitions

Juan de Fuca Plate (L1BC)

Further information: Juan de Fuca Plate (soccer)

2023 Juan de Fuca Plate standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Whitecaps FC Academy (C)	28	16	8	4	73	31	+42	56
2	TSS FC Rovers	28	15	5	8	55	35	+20	50
3	Nautsa’mawt FC	28	13	7	8	57	35	+22	46
4	Victoria Highlanders FC	28	13	6	9	34	35	−1	45
5	Unity FC	28	12	8	8	61	40	+21	44
6	Altitude FC	28	6	8	14	36	51	−15	26
7	Harbourside FC	28	6	6	16	32	70	−38	24
8	Rivers FC	28	5	4	19	35	86	−51	19

Source: Juan de Fuca Plate
(C) Champions

Exhibition Series

League1 Alberta held an Exhibition series for the 2023 season, ahead of their anticipated launch in 2024. An exhibition series was also held in the Maritimes, as a trial for a potential League1 Atlantic.

Men

League1 Alberta	Maritime Super Series
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Calgary Foothills FC (C) 8 20 2 St. Albert Impact 8 11 3 Edmonton BTB SC 8 10 4 Cavalry FC U21 8 8 5 Edmonton Scottish 8 6 Source: L1AB (C) Champions	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Suburban FC (C) 6 18 2 Fredericton Picaroons Reds 6 6 3 Winsloe Charlottetown Royals FC 6 3 Source: Standings (C) Champions

Championship Final

League1 Alberta	Maritime Super Series
Final July 28       1 Calgary Foothills FC 3 2 St. Albert Impact 0	Final August 5       1 Suburban FC 7 2 Fredericton Picaroons Reds 0

Women

League1 Alberta	Maritime Super Series
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 St. Albert Impact 8 22 2 Calgary Blizzard SC (C) 8 16 3 Calgary Foothills WFC 8 15 4 Edmonton BTB SC 8 3 5 Edmonton Scottish 8 3 Source: L1AB (C) Champions	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Suburban FC (C) 6 14 2 Winsloe Charlottetown Royals FC 6 6 3 Fredericton Picaroons Reds 6 4 Source: Standings (C) Champions

Championship Final

League1 Alberta	Maritime Super Series
Final July 28       1 St. Albert Impact 1(4) 2 Calgary Blizzard SC 1(5)	Final August 5       1 Suburban FC 4 2 Winsloe Charlottetown Royals FC 3

References

1. "Canada Soccer Announces Telus Canadian Championship Format". Canadian Soccer Association . February 22, 2024. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
2. Davidson, Neil (February 22, 2024). "Fourteen clubs from five leagues to contest Canadian Championship soccer tournament". Yahoo! News . The Canadian Press. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
3. "Update to Participation of League1 British Columbia in the 2024 TELUS Canadian Championship". Canadian Soccer Association. April 19, 2024. Archived from the original on April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
4. "League1 Canada's Women's Inter-Provincial Championship Heads to British Columbia in August". Canadian Premier League . July 21, 2023.