Season | 2022 |
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Dates | April 21 – August 21[a] (regular season) August 24 – September 3 (playoffs) |
Champions | Vaughan Azzurri |
Regular season champions | Vaughan Azzurri |
Matches played | 231 |
Goals scored | 830 (3.59 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Massimo Ferrin Miles Green (23 goals each) |
← 2021 2023 →
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The 2022 Men's League1 Ontario season was the eighth season of play for 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.
Vaughan Azzurri defeated Blue Devils FC in the final to win the league championship and qualified for the 2023 Canadian Championship. Guelph United F.C. represented the league in the 2022 Canadian Championship, as they were the 2021 league champions.
Format and changes
[edit]The league returned to a single table format for the 2022 season with each team playing 21 games,[1] following the 2021 season which was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The regular season ran for 18 weeks between April 21 and August 21 (one postponed match was later played on August 27). The top six teams qualified for the playoffs with the top two getting first round byes. The quarterfinals were held on August 24–25, the semifinals on August 27–28, and the championship final on September 3, which is Labour Day weekend.[1]
With the league set to split into a multi-division format with promotion and relegation beginning in 2024, the points obtained in this season contribute to the assignment of clubs in 2024. The points from the 2022 season (weighted at 75%) will be added to the points teams obtain in the 2023 season (weighted at 100%) to determine the placements.[3]
Clubs
[edit]The men's division grew to 22 teams through expansion. Burlington SC,[4] Electric City FC and Simcoe County Rovers joined the league as expansion teams,[5][6] Pickering FC returned from hiatus and played their first season under their new name, having re-branded after the 2019 season,[7] while Toronto Skillz FC has left the league.[8] Hamilton United, St. Catharines Roma Wolves, and BVB IA Waterloo (formerly Waterloo United) made their official Premier Division debuts, after having opted out of the main division last season, having fielded teams in either the short-season Summer Championship or Reserve divisions instead.[2] 1812 FC Barrie departed the league after playing in the Premier Division last year,[4] as well as Toronto Skillz FC who played in the 2021 L1O Summer Championship and Aurora FC who were on hiatus and joined the Simcoe County Rovers group, also officially departed.[5][6]
The following clubs participated in the league.
In-season coaching changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Electric City FC | Jamie Sherwood | Mutual termination | May 20, 2022 | Randy Ribeiro (interim) | [9] |
Master's FA | Rick Titus | Resigned | June 1, 2022 | Junior Groves | [10] |
Premier Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Vaughan Azzurri (C) | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 25 | +51 | 57 | Playoff semifinals |
2 | Blue Devils FC | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 16 | +38 | 47 | |
3 | Alliance United FC | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 15 | +28 | 45 | Playoff quarterfinals |
4 | North Toronto Nitros | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 44 | |
5 | Simcoe County Rovers FC | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 44 | |
6 | ProStars FC | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 43 | |
7 | Guelph United F.C. | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 42 | |
8 | Hamilton United | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 31 | |
9 | Sigma FC | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 31 | |
10 | Electric City FC | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 30 | |
11 | Woodbridge Strikers | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 29 | |
12 | Scrosoppi FC | 21 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 28 | |
13 | Darby FC | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 25 | |
14 | Pickering FC | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 23 | |
15 | BVB IA Waterloo | 21 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 22 | |
16 | St. Catharines Roma Wolves | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 20 | |
17 | Burlington SC | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 19 | |
18 | Windsor TFC | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 40 | −19 | 18 | |
19 | Master's FA | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 59 | −26 | 17 | |
20 | Unionville Milliken SC | 21 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 64 | −39 | 14 | |
21 | North Mississauga SC | 21 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 66 | −41 | 14 | |
22 | FC London | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 52 | −25 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) away goals differential; 6) away goals for; 7) home goals differential; 8) home goals for; 9) head-to-head record; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.[11]
(C) Champions
Playoffs
[edit]Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | Vaughan Azzurri | 2 | ||||||||||||
4 | North Toronto Nitros | 0 | 5 | Simcoe County Rovers FC | 1 | |||||||||
5 | Simcoe County Rovers FC | 2 | 1 | Vaughan Azzurri | 5 | |||||||||
2 | Blue Devils FC | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Blue Devils FC | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Alliance United FC | 4 | 3 | Alliance United FC | 2 | |||||||||
6 | ProStars FC | 0 |
Quarter-finals
August 24, 2022 | North Toronto Nitros | 0–2 | Simcoe County Rovers FC | Toronto, Ontario |
8:00 PM | Report | Wishart ![]() Beckford ![]() |
Stadium: Downsview Park Attendance: ~250 Referee: Brian Butler |
August 25, 2022 | Alliance United FC | 4–0 | ProStars FC | Vaughan, Ontario |
9:00 PM | N.Sivananthan ![]() A.Sivananthan ![]() |
Stadium: Vaughan Grove Park Attendance: ~200 Referee: Nivan Raizada |
Semi-finals
August 27, 2022 | Vaughan Azzurri | 2–1 | Simcoe County Rovers FC | Vaughan, Ontario |
7:00 PM | Carreiro ![]() Benítez ![]() |
Report | Beckford ![]() |
Stadium: North Maple Regional Park Attendance: ~200 Referee: Kevin McEleleney |
August 28, 2022 | Blue Devils FC | 3–2 | Alliance United FC | Oakville, Ontario |
4:00 PM | Santos ![]() Ellis ![]() Ilyas ![]() |
Report | Tesker ![]() Gardner ![]() |
Stadium: Bronte Athletic Park Attendance: ~200 Referee: Scott Bowman |
Final
September 3, 2022 | Vaughan Azzurri | 5–1 | Blue Devils FC | Vaughan, Ontario |
1:00 PM | Mills ![]() Nwafornso ![]() Ferrin ![]() |
Report | Ilyass ![]() |
Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: ~1200 Referee: Ryan Schwenger |
Statistics
[edit]
Top goalscorers[edit]
Updated to end of regular season. Source: League1 Ontario |
Top goalkeepers[edit]
Updated to end of regular season. Minimum 900 minutes played. Source: [1] |
League honours
[edit]Awards
[edit]Award | Player | Team | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
Most Valuable Player | Massimo Ferrin | Vaughan Azzurri | [12] |
Young Player of the Year (U20) | Markiyan Voytsekhovskyy | ProStars FC | |
Coach of the Year | Patrice Gheisar | Vaughan Azzurri | |
Goalkeeper of the Year | Praveen Ahilan | Alliance United | |
Defender of the Year | Amardo Oakley | Guelph United F.C. | |
Midfielder of the Year | Nikola Stakic | Alliance United | |
Forward of the Year | Miles Green | Hamilton United | |
Golden Boot | Massimo Ferrin | Vaughan Azzurri |
League All-Stars
[edit]The following players were named League1 Ontario Premier Division All-Stars for the 2022 season:[13]
The following players were named League1 Ontario Premier Division U20 All-Stars for the 2022 season:[14]
U20 All-Star Team
Player | Position |
---|---|
Christian Calabro (Vaughan Azzurri) | Goalkeeper |
Anthony Stolar (Scrosoppi) | Defender |
Oluwaseun Oyegunle (Sigma) | Defender |
Nikolas Antolcic (BVB Waterloo) | Defender |
Mateo Goldsztein-Herrera (London) | Midfielder |
Juan Delgadillo (North Toronto) | Midfielder |
Santino De Bartolo (Woodbridge) | Midfielder |
Markiyan Voytsekhovskyy (ProStars) | Midfielder |
Mohamed Alshakman (Sigma) | Midfielder |
Ryley Wishart (Simcoe County) | Forward |
Kai Garvey (Sigma) | Forward |
U21 Reserve Division
[edit]The Reserve Division will return with each Premier Division club fielding one or more teams, as well as some other OPDL clubs that do not operate a League1 Ontario team.
North Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Simcoe County Rovers FC U21 (C) | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 7 | +42 | 33 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | Aurora FC | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 25 | |
3 | Master's FA U21 North | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 22 | |
4 | Alliance United FC U21 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 19 | |
5 | Unionville Milliken SC U21 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 16 | |
6 | Richmond Hill SC | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 13 | |
7 | Rush Canada Academy | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 40 | −21 | 8 | |
8 | Darby FC U21 North | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 43 | −31 | 1 |
West Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tecumseh SC | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 8 | +36 | 34 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | Guelph United F.C. U21 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 9 | +23 | 27 | |
3 | Cambridge United | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 23 | |
4 | Whitecaps London | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 23 | |
5 | FC London U21 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 15 | |
6 | Windsor TFC U21 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 41 | −23 | 7 | |
7 | St. Catharines Roma Wolves U21 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 6 | |
8 | BVB IA Waterloo U21 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 50 | −39 | 2 |
Central Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Scrosoppi FC U21 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 9 | +26 | 32 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | Sigma FC U21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 24 | |
3 | Blue Devils FC U21 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 17 | |
4 | Hamilton United U21 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 15 | |
5 | North Mississauga SC U21 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 14 | |
6 | ProStars FC U21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 13 | |
7 | Oakville SC | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 35 | −20 | 12 | |
8 | Burlington SC U21 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 32 | −20 | 7 |
East Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | North Toronto Nitros U21 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 12 | +31 | 28 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | Vaughan Azzurri U21 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 16 | +22 | 26 | |
3 | Woodbridge Strikers U21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 14 | +22 | 24 | |
4 | FC Durham | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 14 | |
5 | Master's FA U21 East | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 12 | |
6 | Toronto Skillz FC | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 12 | |
7 | Brampton SC | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 41 | −25 | 8 | |
8 | Darby FC U21 East | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 38 | −26 | 7 |
Playoffs
[edit]Semifinals | Championship Game | ||||||||
N1 | Simcoe County Rovers U21 | 3 | |||||||
E1 | North Toronto Nitros U21 | 1 | |||||||
N1 | Simcoe County Rovers U21 | 4 | |||||||
C1 | Scrosoppi FC U21 | 1 | |||||||
W1 | Tecumseh SC | 1 | |||||||
C1 | Scrosoppi FC U21 | 2 |
U19 Reserve Division
[edit]The team in the U19 reserve division played each team in their own division twice, plus some teams from the opposing division once for a 20-game schedule.
Central Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Vaughan Azzurri U19 (C) | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 69 | 14 | +55 | 51 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | North Toronto Nitros U19 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 26 | +26 | 45 | |
3 | Woodbridge Strikers U19 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 37 | |
4 | Sigma FC U19 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 30 | |
5 | Alliance United FC U19 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 21 | |
6 | North Mississauga SC U19 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 64 | −27 | 16 | |
7 | Unionville Milliken SC U19 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 77 | −35 | 15 | |
8 | FC Durham U19 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 73 | −47 | 9 |
West Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rush Canada Academy U19 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 44 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | ProStars FC U19 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 60 | 31 | +29 | 42 | |
3 | Hamilton United U19 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 39 | |
4 | Guelph United F.C. U19 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 27 | |
5 | Blue Devils FC U19 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 24 | |
6 | Simcoe County Rovers FC U19 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 24 | |
7 | Scrosoppi FC U19 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 64 | −35 | 17 | |
8 | Tecumseh SC U19 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 55 | −27 | 15 |
Playoffs
[edit]Semifinals | Championship Game | ||||||||
C1 | Vaughan Azzurri U19 | 3 | |||||||
W2 | ProStars FC U19 | 1 | |||||||
C1 | Vaughan Azzurri U19 | 3 | |||||||
W1 | Rush Canada Academy U19 | 0 | |||||||
W1 | Rush Canada Academy U19 | 4 | |||||||
C2 | North Toronto Nitros U19 | 2 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "League1 Ontario Announces Men's Premier Division Schedule". League1 Ontario. March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ a b "League1 Ontario Set To Kick Off Seventh Season With Late July Fixtures". League1 Ontario. July 22, 2021.
- ^ Jacques, John (January 25, 2022). "Promotion And Relegation Comes To League1 Ontario". Northern Tribune.
- ^ a b "League1 Ontario Welcomes Burlington SC for the 2022 Season". League1 Ontario. February 28, 2022.
- ^ a b "Electric City FC of Peterborough joins L1O for 2022 season". League1 Ontario. October 20, 2021.
- ^ a b "Simcoe County Rovers FC to join L1O for 2022 season". League1 Ontario. October 21, 2021.
- ^ Jacques, John (October 19, 2021). "Pickering FC Set To Return Next Year Under New Ownership". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Jacques, John (October 20, 2021). "Electric City FC Joins League1 Ontario, Reveals Stadium Plans". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Davies, Mike (May 20, 2022). "Jamie Sherwood out as Electric City Football Club men's team head coach". The Peterborough Examiner.
- ^ Hendren, Paul [@phimaging] (June 1, 2022). "The end of an era at M.F.A." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "League Operations and Game Day Manual Version 12.1" (PDF). League1 Ontario. January 25, 2022. p. 56. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
- ^ "Massimo Ferrin collects MVP and Golden Boot among Men's Premier Division 2022 award winners". League1 Ontario. November 15, 2022.
- ^ "Ilyass, Green, and Ferrin lead the line in the 2022 Men's Premier Division All-Star team". League1 Ontario. November 17, 2022.
- ^ "Five midfielders selected for 2022 Men's Premier Division U20 All-Star team". League1 Ontario. November 18, 2022.