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This article is about the men's season. For the women's season, see 2024 League1 Ontario season (women).

League1 Ontario
Season2024
DatesApril 26 – September 2
← 2023
2025 →

The 2024 Men's League1 Ontario season is 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]

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
Season2024
DatesApril 27 – September 2
RelegatedHamilton United
← 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 playoff game against the 2nd placed club of the Championship to stay in the league.[3]

Clubs

League1 Premier
Team City Principal stadium Head 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 Kamran Derayeh
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 Field Carmine Isacco
Woodbridge Strikers Woodbridge (Vaughan) Vaughan Grove Field Peter Pinizzotto

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vaughan Azzurri 21 13 7 1 55 23 +32 46 Qualification to 2025 Canadian Championship
2 Scrosoppi FC 19 13 5 1 48 12 +36 44
3 Woodbridge Strikers SC 20 9 7 4 38 28 +10 34
4 Simcoe County Rovers FC 21 9 6 6 40 30 +10 33
5 North Toronto Nitros 21 9 4 8 38 39 −1 31
6 Alliance United FC 19 8 6 5 32 26 +6 30
7 Blue Devils FC 21 8 6 7 35 36 −1 30
8 ProStars FC 21 7 3 11 27 39 −12 24
9 Burlington SC 19 7 2 10 27 36 −9 23
10 Sigma FC 21 6 4 11 27 40 −13 22
11 Guelph United F.C. 21 4 3 14 24 41 −17 15 Qualification to relegation playoffs
12 Hamilton United (R) 20 0 5 15 10 51 −41 5 Relegation to League1 Ontario Championship
Updated to match(es) played on August 24, 2024. Source: League1 Ontario
(R) Relegated

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.

Statistics

As of August 18, 2024

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Israel Fadi Salback North Toronto Nitros 14
2 Canada Jevonate Layne Simcoe County Rovers 13
3 Canada Ronaldo Marshall Woodbridge Strikers 11
Canada Kevaughn Tavernier Sigma FC
5 Canada Reshaun Walkes Vaughan Azzurri 10
6 Canada Christopher Campoli Vaughan Azzurri 9
7 Canada Pablo Hempelmann-Perez Alliance United 8
Canada Jared Agyemang Guelph United
Canada Mauro Lulli Burlington SC
Canada Jacob Carlos Scrosoppi FC
Canada Tomasz Skublak Scrosoppi FC
12 3 players tied 7

Source: League1 Ontario

League1 Ontario Championship

League1 Ontario Championship
Season2024
DatesApril 26 – August 24
ChampionsToronto FC Academy (1st title)
PromotedFC London
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 playoffs 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
Team City Principal stadium Head coach
BVB IA Waterloo Waterloo RIM Park Michael Marcoccia
Darby FC Whitby Telus Dome Hermann Kingue
FC London London Tricar Field Yiannis Tsalatsidis
Master's FA Scarborough (Toronto) L'Amoreaux Sports Complex Giuseppe Mattace Raso
North Mississauga SC Mississauga Churchill Meadows (Mattamy Sports Park) Peyvand Mossavat
Pickering FC Pickering Pickering Soccer Centre Adrian Field
St. Catharines Roma Wolves St. Catharines Club Roma – Under Armour Field Federico Turriziani
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

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Toronto FC Academy (C) 18 14 3 1 66 18 +48 45 Will not return in 2025[a]
2 FC London (P) 18 13 2 3 37 23 +14 41 Promotion to League1 Ontario Premier
3 St. Catharines Roma Wolves 18 10 2 6 39 30 +9 32 Qualification to promotion playoffs
4 Unionville Milliken SC 18 9 3 6 37 39 −2 30
5 Master's FA 18 5 4 9 22 28 −6 19
6 North Mississauga SC 18 4 7 7 40 49 −9 19
7 Darby FC 18 5 2 11 25 45 −20 17
8 BVB IA Waterloo 17 4 4 9 23 26 −3 16
9 Windsor City FC 17 4 4 9 27 39 −12 16
10 Pickering FC 18 4 3 11 28 47 −19 15 Qualification to relegation playoffs
Updated to match(es) played on August 25, 2024. Source: League1 Ontario
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
  1. ^ Toronto FC Academy announced they would withdraw from League1 Ontario following the season, hence any promotion they earn will fall to the next eligible team

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.

Semi-finals
August 16 		Final
TBD
TBD
Scrosoppi FC B 3 Scrosoppi FC B
Sigma FC B 0

League2 Ontario

League2 Ontario
Season2024
DatesApril 29 – August 5
ChampionsAlliance United FC B (1st title)
PromotedVaughan Azzurri B
Alliance United FC B
+ 0 or 1 more
Matches played168
Goals scored687 (4.09 per match)
Top goalscorerAndrew Paolucci (18 goals)
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 playoffs, made up by two semi-finals and the final. The winner of the playoffs 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 playoffs and the winner will finally face the last placed club of the Championship division for the chance to replace it in the 2nd division.[3]

Northeast Conference

Northeast Conference
Team City Principal stadium Head Coach
Alliance United FC B Scarborough (Toronto) / Unionville (Markham) Bill Crothers Turf West Eric Nelson
Darby FC B Whitby Telus Dome Ramin Mohammadi
Master's FA B Scarborough / North York (Toronto) Alumni Field Fabio Roque
Pickering FC B Pickering Pickering Soccer Centre Ravi Dindial
Simcoe County Rovers FC B Barrie J.C. Massie Field Wais Azizi
Sudbury Cyclones Sudbury Cambrian College / James Jerome Sports Complex Giuseppe Politi
Unionville Milliken SC B Unionville (Markham) Bill Crothers Turf West Patrick Guirguis
Vaughan Azzurri B Vaughan North Maple Field Anthony Vadori

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vaughan Azzurri B (P) 14 11 1 2 49 18 +31 34 Qualification to promotion playoffs and L2O finals
2 Alliance United FC B (C, P) 14 11 1 2 56 23 +33 34
3 Sudbury Cyclones 14 10 2 2 42 11 +31 32
4 Master's FA B 14 6 4 4 32 22 +10 22
5 Darby FC B 14 5 2 7 28 27 +1 17
6 Simcoe County Rovers FC B 14 4 1 9 22 39 −17 13
7 Unionville Milliken SC B 14 2 0 12 17 72 −55 6
8 Pickering FC B 14 1 1 12 19 53 −34 4
Source: League1 Ontario
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Central Conference

Central Conference
Team City Principal stadium Head Coach
Blue Devils FC 2 Oakville North Park Turf Andrew Seuradge
Burlington SC B Burlington City View Park Centre Mark Worton
North Mississauga SC B Mississauga Churchill Meadows (Mattamy Sports Park) Szabi Bozsoky
North Toronto Nitros B North York (Toronto) Downsview Park Marko Milanovic
ProStars FC B Brampton / Mississauga Terry Fox Stadium / Mattamy Sports Park Alex Liguori
Sigma FC B Mississauga Paramount Fine Foods Centre Philip Opassinis
The Borough FC Scarborough (Toronto) Birchmount Stadium Andrew Ornoch
Woodbridge Strikers B Woodbridge (Vaughan) Vaughan Grove Field Fabio Panetta

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sigma FC B 14 10 3 1 35 15 +20 33 Qualification to promotion playoffs and L2O finals
2 Woodbridge Strikers B 14 10 0 4 37 26 +11 30
3 Blue Devils FC B 14 7 3 4 31 21 +10 24
4 North Toronto Nitros B 14 6 3 5 26 21 +5 21
5 Burlington SC B 14 4 3 7 29 28 +1 15
6 The Borough FC 14 4 3 7 20 25 −5 15
7 North Mississauga SC B 14 2 5 7 21 33 −12 11
8 ProStars FC B 14 2 2 10 13 43 −30 8
Source: League1 Ontario

Southwest Conference

Southwest Conference
Team City Principal stadium Head Coach
BVB IA Waterloo B Waterloo RIM Park Alejandro Plaza-Berry
FC London B London City Wide Sports Park Devin Haigh
Guelph United FC B Guelph Eastview Don Ferguson
Hamilton United B Ancaster (Hamilton) Redeemer Charles Ivanov
Rush Canada SA Oakville River Oaks Park / Sheridan Trafalgar Campus Bogdan Brasoveanu
Scrosoppi FC B Milton St. Francis Xavier John Yacou
St. Catharines Roma Wolves B St. Catharines Brock University / Club Roma Frank De Chellis
Windsor City FC B Windsor St. Clair College Valter Cosenza

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Scrosoppi FC B 14 13 1 0 63 7 +56 40 Qualification to promotion playoffs and L2O finals
2 Rush Canada SA 14 10 0 4 34 15 +19 30
3 Guelph United FC B 14 9 2 3 30 17 +13 29
4 St. Catharines Roma Wolves B 14 6 0 8 26 40 −14 18
5 BVB IA Waterloo B 14 4 3 7 16 30 −14 15
6 Hamilton United B 14 4 1 9 17 42 −25 13
7 FC London B 14 3 1 10 12 26 −14 10
8 Windsor City FC B 14 2 2 10 12 33 −21 8
Source: League1 Ontario

League2 Ontario Finals

Semi-finals
August 9–10 		Final
17 August
      
CE1 Scrosoppi FC B 2
NE1 Vaughan Azzurri B 4
NE1 Vaughan Azzurri B 2(8)
WC Alliance United FC B 2(9)
WC Alliance United FC B 6
SW1 Sigma FC B 0

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
  • May 14 – June 12
  • Quarterfinals
  • May 28 – July 31
  • Semifinals
  • August 27– 28
  • Final
  • September 7
               
L1OP Alliance United FC 0
L1OC Master's FA 1
L1OP ProStars FC 1
L1OC Master's FA 4
L1OC Master's FA 1
L1OP North Toronto Nitros 2
L1OP North Toronto Nitros 3
L1OC Toronto FC Academy 0
L1OP North Toronto Nitros 1(4)
L1OP Woodbridge Strikers 1(3)
L1OP Woodbridge Strikers 4
L1OC Unionville Milliken SC 1
L1OP North Toronto Nitros
L1OP Vaughan Azzurri
L1OP Sigma FC 5
L1OC BVB IA Waterloo 0
L1OC Windsor City FC 1
L1OC BVB IA Waterloo 2
L1OP Sigma FC 1
L1OP Vaughan Azzurri 4
L1OP Vaughan Azzurri 4
L1OC St. Catharines Roma Wolves 1
L1OC St. Catharines Roma Wolves 3
L1OC North Mississauga SC 2
 
 
L1OP Blue Devils FC 2(4)
L1OC FC London 2(3)
L2O Sudbury Cyclones 0
L1OC FC London 1
L1OP Blue Devils FC 3
L1OP Burlington SC 1
L1OP Scrosoppi FC 1(2)
L1OP Burlington SC 1(4)
L1OP Burlington SC 2
L2O Rush Canada SA 0
L1OP Blue Devils FC
L1OP Simcoe County Rovers
L1OP Guelph United FC 3
L2O The Borough FC 0
L2O The Borough FC 2
L1OC Pickering FC 1
L1OP Guelph United FC 1
L1OP Simcoe County Rovers 2
L1OP Simcoe County Rovers 2
L1OC Darby FC 0
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]

Summer Division

Northeast Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Vaughan Azzurri U20 13 10 3 0 40 9 +31 33 Qualification to playoffs
2 North Toronto Nitros U20 13 10 2 1 33 15 +18 32
3 Alliance United FC U20 13 9 2 2 38 13 +25 29
4 Richmond Hill SC U20 13 8 2 3 32 12 +20 26
5 The Borough FC U20 13 6 2 5 27 21 +6 20
6 Sigma FC U20 13 6 2 5 22 19 +3 20
7 ProStars FC U20 13 5 4 4 34 24 +10 19
8 Master's FA U20 12 5 0 7 15 27 −12 15
9 Simcoe County Rovers FC U20 12 4 2 6 23 38 −15 14
10 Darby FC U20 13 3 2 8 20 32 −12 11
11 Aurora FC U20 13 2 5 6 21 29 −8 11
12 Scarborough Town FC U20 13 3 1 9 9 32 −23 10
13 Unionville Milliken SC U20 13 1 3 9 26 45 −19 6
14 Woodbridge Strikers U20 East 13 0 6 7 11 35 −24 6
Updated to match(es) played on July 29, 2024. Source: League1 Ontario

Southwest Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Whitecaps London SC U20 13 9 4 0 34 11 +23 31 Qualification to playoffs
2 North Mississauga U20 13 9 2 2 37 12 +25 29
3 Blue Devils FC U20 13 8 3 2 35 20 +15 27
4 Woodbridge Strikers U20 West 12 7 3 2 33 14 +19 24
5 Cambridge United U20 13 7 3 3 32 15 +17 24
6 Scrosoppi FC U20 12 6 2 4 24 14 +10 20
7 Guelph United FC U20 13 5 2 6 26 25 +1 17
8 FC London U20 12 5 1 6 21 30 −9 16
9 Burlington SC U20 13 4 2 7 28 34 −6 14
10 Windsor City FC U20 11 4 1 6 21 24 −3 13
11 Hamilton United U20 12 4 0 8 25 39 −14 12
12 St. Catharines Roma Wolves U20 13 2 4 7 16 31 −15 10
13 Rush Canada SA U20 12 2 3 7 14 23 −9 9
14 Brampton SC U20 12 0 0 12 7 61 −54 0
Updated to match(es) played on July 29, 2024. Source: League1 Ontario

Playoffs

Semifinals
July 31 		Championship Game
August 3
      
NE1 Vaughan Azzurri U20 2
SW2 North Mississauga SC U20 1
NE1 Vaughan Azzurri U20 4
NE2 North Toronto Nitros U20 0
SW1 Whitecaps London SC U20 1(4)
NE2 North Toronto Nitros U20 1(5)

Fall Division

Northeast Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Alliance United FC U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Master's FA U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 North Toronto Nitros U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Richmond Hill SC U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Sigma FC U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 The Borough FC U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Vaughan Azzurri U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Woodbridge Strikers U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on August 20, 2024. Source: League1 Ontario

Southwest Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Blue Devils FC U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Brampton SC U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Burlington SC U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Guelph United FC U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 North Mississauga U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 ProStars FC U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Rush Canada SA U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Scrosoppi FC U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on August 20, 2024. Source: League1 Ontario

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. ^ a b c d e "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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