2018 Women's League1 Ontario season
| Season | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Durham United |
| L1 Cup champions | Woodbridge Strikers |
| Matches played | 78 |
| Goals scored | 269 (3.45 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jade Kovacevic (18 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper |
Marissa Zucchetto Alana Rossi (0.50 GAA) |
| Highest scoring | Oakville 11–0 Darby (July 21) |
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← 2017 2019 →
All statistics correct as of September 1, 2018. | |
The 2018 Women's League1 Ontario season was the fourth season of play for League1 Ontario, a Division 3 women's soccer league in the Canadian soccer pyramid and the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian province of Ontario. Durham United FA won the league championship after beating the previously undefeated FC London and Woodbridge Strikers in the playoffs.
Changes from 2017
The women's division grew from 11 to 13 teams, with the addition of women's side from the Oakville Blue Devils, as well as Hamilton United (representing the league's first entry from that city) and DeRo United FC (an academy run by former national team player Dwayne De Rosario).[1] Sanjaxx Lions did not field a team in the women's division for this season.
Teams
| Current teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | City | Principal Stadium | Founded | First Season | Head Coach[note 1] |
| Aurora FC | Aurora | Stewart Burnett Park | 2015 | 2016 | Gianni Cimini |
| Darby FC | Whitby | Whitby Soccer Centre & Darlington Field | 2015 | 2016 | Mirco Schroff |
| DeRo United FC | Scarborough | L'Amoreaux Park | 2018 | 2018 | |
| Durham United FC | Pickering | Kinsmen Park | 2015 | Ramin Muhammadi | |
| Hamilton United | Hamilton | Ron Joyce Stadium | 2018 | 2018 | |
| FC London | London | German Canadian FC Stadium | 2015 | 2016 | Mike Marcoccia |
| North Mississauga SC | Mississauga | Hershey Centre | 2015 | Jhon Ardila | |
| Oakville Blue Devils | Oakville | Sheridan Trafalgar Stadium | 2018 | 2018 | |
| Toronto Azzurri Blizzard | Toronto (North York) | Azzurri Village | 2017 | 2017 | Cesare Tripodo |
| Unionville Milliken SC | Unionville (Markham) | Bill Crothers Park | 2017 | 2017 | Paul Omoghan |
| Vaughan Azzurri | Vaughan | McNaughton Park | 2015 | Carmine Isacco | |
| West Ottawa SC | Ottawa | Wesley Clover Park | 2017 | 2017 | Kristina Kiss |
| Woodbridge Strikers | Woodbridge (Vaughan) | Vaughan Grove | 2015 | David Porco | |
  Aurora Darby Durham Hamilton London Oakville West Ottawa  Toronto Location of Women's Division teams for the 2018 League1 Ontario season.
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 Blizzard DeRo North Miss. Unionville Vaughan Woodbridge Location of teams in or near Toronto for the 2018 League1 Ontario season.
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- ↑ Unless otherwise noted, this information was obtained from team directories on the league website
Regular season
Each team plays 12 matches as part of the season; one match against all other teams. The top four teams advance to the playoffs to determine the league champion.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC London | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 9 | +22 | 34 | League Playoffs |
| 2 | Woodbridge Strikers | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 9 | +23 | 30 | |
| 3 | Vaughan Azzurri | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 24 | |
| 4 | Durham United FA (C) | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 23 | |
| 5 | Oakville Blue Devils | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 22 | |
| 6 | DeRo United FC | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 21 | |
| 7 | Hamilton United | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 18 | |
| 8 | Unionville Milliken SC | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 18 | |
| 9 | North Mississauga SC | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 39 | −26 | 12 | |
| 10 | West Ottawa SC | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 10 | |
| 11 | Aurora FC | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 8 | |
| 12 | Darby FC | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 38 | −29 | 4 | |
| 13 | Toronto Azzurri Blizzard | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 44 | −40 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal differential; 5) playoff match
(C) Champion.
Playoffs
The top four teams from the regular season earn entry into the playoffs, which consists of a single knockout phase containing two semifinals and a final.
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | FC London | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | Durham United | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Durham United | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Woodbridge Strikers | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Woodbridge Strikers | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Vaughan Azzurri | 0 | |||||||
Semifinals
| August 22, 2018 | Woodbridge Strikers | 1–0 | Vaughan Azzurri | Woodbridge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 pm | Stadium: Vaughan Grove |
| August 25, 2018 | FC London | 1–2 | Durham United | London |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:30 pm | Stadium: German Canadian Club |
Final
| September 1, 2018 | Woodbridge Strikers | 0–1 | Durham United | Vaughan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:00 pm | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre |
Cup
The cup tournament is a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all thirteen teams from the women'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 is a single-match knockout tournament with four total rounds culminating in a final match in the start of August, 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.[2]
| First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| June 24 Hershey Centre | ||||||||||||||
| North Mississauga SC | 2 | |||||||||||||
| May 26 Wesley Clover Turf | ||||||||||||||
| DeRo United FC | 3 | |||||||||||||
| West Ottawa SC | 1 | |||||||||||||
| July 22 Vaughan Grove | ||||||||||||||
| DeRo United FC | 3 | |||||||||||||
| DeRo United FC | 0 | |||||||||||||
| May 27 Stewart Burnett Park | ||||||||||||||
| Woodbridge Strikers | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Oakville Blue Devils | 1 | |||||||||||||
| June 24 Vaughan Grove | ||||||||||||||
| Aurora FC | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Aurora FC | 1 | |||||||||||||
| May 27 Vaughan Grove | ||||||||||||||
| Woodbridge Strikers | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Durham United FA | 0 | |||||||||||||
| August 4 Ontario Soccer Centre | ||||||||||||||
| Woodbridge Strikers | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Woodbridge Strikers | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Unionville Milliken SC | 0 | |||||||||||||
| June 24 Ontario Soccer Centre | ||||||||||||||
| Unionville Milliken SC | 2 | |||||||||||||
| May 25 Clarington Field | ||||||||||||||
| Toronto Azzurri Blizzard | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Darby FC | 1 | |||||||||||||
| July 21 McNaughton Park | ||||||||||||||
| Toronto Azzurri Blizzard | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Unionville Milliken SC | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||
| May 26 McNaughton Park | ||||||||||||||
| Vaughan Azzurri | 0 (3) | |||||||||||||
| Vaughan Azzurri | 2 | |||||||||||||
| June 23 Marconi Club | ||||||||||||||
| Hamilton United | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Vaughan Azzurri | 1 | |||||||||||||
| FC London | 0 | |||||||||||||
Statistics
References
- ↑ "Significant expansion planned for League1 Ontario". league1ontario.com. League1 Ontario. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ↑ "L1 Cup". league1ontario.com. League1 Ontario. Retrieved 9 May 2018.