2016 League1 Ontario season

League1 Ontario
Men's Division
Season 2016
Champions Vaughan Azzurri
Cup champions Vaughan Azzurri
Matches played 175
Goals scored 733 (4.19 per match)
Top goalscorer Elvir Gigolaj
(24 goals)
Best goalkeeper Joseph Kuta
(0.67 GAA)
Biggest home win TFC Academy 9–0 Master's
(July 10, 2016)
Biggest away win Master's 2–8 Windsor
(July 16, 2016)
Master's 2–8 N. Miss.
(August 6, 2016)
ProStars 2–8 TFC Academy
(August 26, 2016)
Kingston 0–6 Vaughan
(September 25, 2016)
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The 2016 Men's League1 Ontario season is the third season of play for League1 Ontario, a Division 3 semi-professional soccer league in the Canadian soccer pyramid and the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian province of Ontario.

This season saw the return of all but one of the teams which completed the previous season, as well as the addition of five new teams for the men's division. [1]

Changes from 2015

Five new teams (Aurora United FC, North Mississauga SC, North Toronto Nitros, Toronto Skillz FC) joined the men's division for this season, including FC London who moved over from the Premier Development League. One team (ANB Futbol) from 2015 did not renew their license, resulting in a 16-team competition and a change from a single-table format to a two-conference format.[2]

The league's cup tournament for the men's division will be a single-elimination competition; eliminating the group stage seen in previous editions.

On June 16, 2016, Toronto FC entered into a partnership with the Windsor Stars wherein the latter would become a "regional satellite club" of the former, who would in turn provide technical and coaching development. As part of the agreement, Windsor would become known as "Windsor TFC" in the future. The agreement does not affect the participation in L1O of either the Windsor Stars or TFC's Academy team.[3]

Teams

Standings

Each team will play 22 matches as part of the season; two against every team in their own conference, and one against every team in the opposing conference. The top team from each conference will meet at the end of the season to determine the league champion and will face the PLSQ league champion in the Inter-Provincial Cup.

Eastern Conference
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vaughan Azzurri 22 17 4 1 70 24 +46 55 League Championship
2 Woodbridge Strikers 22 15 2 5 52 17 +35 47
3 North Toronto Nitros 22 14 3 5 52 29 +23 45
4 Durham United FA 22 11 3 8 54 42 +12 36
5 Kingston Clippers 22 7 5 10 34 53 −19 26
6 Aurora United FC 22 4 3 15 27 66 −39 15
7 Toronto Skillz FC 22 3 4 15 32 63 −31 13
8 Master's Futbol 22 3 2 17 38 92 −54 11
Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC London 22 15 2 5 64 32 +32 47 League Championship
2 Sigma FC 22 14 2 6 48 28 +20 44
3 Toronto FC Academy 22 12 2 8 70 37 +33 38
4 North Mississauga SC 22 11 5 6 63 42 +21 38
5 Windsor Stars 21 9 1 11 44 42 +2 28
6 Oakville Blue Devils 22 8 4 10 38 43 −5 28
7 Sanjaxx Lions 21 5 1 15 23 56 −33 16
8 ProStars FC 22 4 3 15 24 67 −43 15

League Championship

The league champion is determined by a single-match series between the top-ranked teams from the western and eastern conferences.

Cup

The cup tournament is a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all sixteen teams from the men's division take part. It is not a form of playoffs at the end of the season (as is typically seen in North American sports), but is more like the Canadian Championship or the FA Cup, albeit only for League1 Ontario teams. All matches are separate from the regular season, and are not reflected in the season standings.

The cup tournament for the men's division is a single-match knockout tournament with four total rounds culminating in a final match at the end of July, with initial matchups determined by random draw. Each match in the tournament must return a result; any match drawn after 90 minutes will advance directly to kicks from the penalty mark instead of extra time.[20]

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
        
Sigma FC 1 (2)
Master's Futbol (p) 1 (3)
Master's Futbol 3
Toronto Skillz FC 1
Windsor Stars 1
Toronto Skillz FC 2
Master's Futbol 0
Vaughan Azzurri 3
Oakville Blue Devils 1 (4)
Vaughan Azzurri (p) 1 (5)
Vaughan Azzurri 3
Aurora United FC 2
Sanjaxx Lions 1 (1)
Aurora United FC (p) 1 (4)
Vaughan Azzurri 1
Woodbridge Strikers 0
FC London 0
Durham United FA 3
Durham United FA 1
North Toronto Nitros 3
North Mississauga SC 1
North Toronto Nitros 2
North Toronto Nitros 0
Woodbridge Strikers 1
ProStars FC 3
Woodbridge Strikers 4
Woodbridge Strikers 2
Kingston Clippers 0
Toronto FC Academy 1
Kingston Clippers 3

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Statistics

All-Star Game

On July 25, the league announced the rosters for the first-ever all-star game, to be played between the eastern and western conferences. Eighteen players for each team were selected by coaches and league officials, and each roster contains at least one player from each team in their respective conference.[21]

Due to the unavailability of some players, the league released updated rosters for both western[22] and eastern[23] teams on August 2.

Awards

Award [24] Player (Club)
Goal of the Year Hilliard Serrao (Sanjaxx Lions)
Most Valuable Player Elvir Gigolaj (FC London)
Golden Boot Elvir Gigolaj (FC London)
Coach of the Year Carmine Isacco (Vaughan Azzurri)
Young Player of the Year Kota Sakurai (Toronto FC Academy)
Defender of the Year Niba MacDonald (North Toronto Nitros)
Goalkeeper of the Year Matt George (Woodbridge Strikers)
First Team All-Stars [25]
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Matt George (Woodbridge Strikers) Cameron Brooks (Woodbridge Strikers)
Niba MacDonald (North Toronto Nitros)
Bruce Cullen (Durham United FA)		 Randy Ribeiro (FC London)
Kashiff De Jonge (Durham United FA)
Joey Melo (North Mississauga SC)
Joseph Di Chiarra (Vaughan Azzurri)		 Leaford Allen (Sigma FC)
Elvir Gigolaj (FC London)
Jarek Whiteman (Vaughan Azzurri)
Second Team All-Stars [26]
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Anthony Sokalaski (FC London)
Matt Zaikos (Sanjaxx Lions)		 Tyrell Rayne (Master's Futbol)
Jarred Phillips (Vaughan Azzurri)
Thanujan Jeyathilaka (Toronto Skills FC)
Jerome Smith (Sigma FC)
Rocco Romeo (Toronto FC Academy)
Kevin Dhillon (North Mississauga SC)		 Stephen Almeida (Woodbridge Strikers)
Brandon Mills (Vaughan Azzurri)
Khody Ellis (Oakville Blue Devils)
Mackenzie Roach (Kingston Clippers)
Justin Stoddard (Sigma FC)
Dylan Carrierro (Woodbridge Strikers)
Kota Sakurai (Toronto FC Academy)
Celso Carapau (Windsor Stars)		 Simon Adjei (Aurora United FC)
Killian Elkinson (North Toronto Nitros)
Manny Slewa (ProStars FC)
Mario Kovacevic (Vaughan Azzurri)

References

  1. ↑ "League1 Ontario Announces Eight New Teams For Upcoming Season". league1ontario.com. League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on December 21, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ "LEAGUE1 ONTARIO GROWING AGAIN IN 2016". league1ontario.com. League1 Ontario. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Toronto FC and Windsor Stars Announce Partnership". torontofc.ca. Toronto FC. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Everything new at FC London". lfpress.com. The London Free Press. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Introducing NMSC Men's League 1 Coach – Rick Titus". North Mississauga SC. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  6. ↑ "L1 Team". Oakville Blue Devils. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Coaches & Staff". Pro Stars FC. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Peter Mellon profile". Sanjaxx Soccer School. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Coaching Staff". Sigma FC. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  10. ↑ "TFC names Neely Academy Senior Team head coach". Toronto FC. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Shane Topalovic named head coach of Windsor Stars soccer club". The Windsor Star. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  12. ↑ "AUFC". Aurora United FC. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Durham United FC – League One Ontario". Oshawa Kicks. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Staff". Kingston Clippers SC. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Master's Futbol". League1 Ontario. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Hermann Kingue profile". North Toronto SC. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Toronto Skillz FC". League1 Ontario. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Vaughan Azzurri". League1 Ontario. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  19. ↑ "League1". Woodbridge S.C. Strikers. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Mens L1 Cup". League1 Ontario. League1 Ontario. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  21. ↑ "League1 Ontario Announces Men's All-Star Game Roster". league1ontario.com. League1 Ontario. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Men's 2016 West Division All-Stars Roster: A Closer Look". league1ontario.com. League1 Ontario. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Men's 2016 East Division All-Stars Roster: A Closer Look". league1ontario.com. League1 Ontario. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Standout Performers Recognized at 2016 League1 Ontario Awards Banquet". league1ontario.com. League1 Ontario. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  25. ↑ "League1 Ontario Announces 2016 Men's First And Second Team All-Stars". league1ontario.com. League1 Ontario. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  26. ↑ "League1 Ontario Announces 2016 Men's First And Second Team All-Stars". league1ontario.com. League1 Ontario. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
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