2022 League1 Ontario season (women)

This article is about the women's season. For the men's season, see 2022 League1 Ontario season.

League1 Ontario
Women's Division
Season2022
DatesApril 22 – July 24 (regular season)
ChampionsNDC Ontario
Regular season championsVaughan Azzurri
Matches played189
Goals scored682 (3.61 per match)
Top goalscorerOlivia Smith (18 goals)
← 2021
2023 →

The 2022 League1 Ontario season is the seventh season of play for Women's Division of League1 Ontario, a Division 3 women's soccer league in the Canadian soccer league system and the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian province of Ontario.

NDC Ontario defeated Alliance United FC in the final to win the league championship. As NDC Ontario was unavailable to participate in the League1 Canada Interprovincial Championship due to scheduling issues, Alliance United instead represented the league, finishing in third place.

Format and changes

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After the 2021 season format was adjusted into a shorter-season form with some teams opting out due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[1] the league will return to a single table format with all clubs for the 2022 season.[2] With the league set to split into a multi-division format with promotion-relegation beginning in 2024, the points obtained in this season will contribute to the original placement of clubs in 2024, with the points from the 2022 season (weighted at 75%) being added to the points teams obtain in the 2023 season (weighted at 100%) to determine the placements.[3]

The top-six teams in the regular season qualified for the playoffs with the top-two teams receiving first round byes. The semi-finals were played on July 30 and 31 with the final on August 6.[4] NDC Ontario won the championship and qualified for the Women's Interprovincial Championship in Laval, Quebec.[5]

Clubs

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The women's division has grown to 20 teams through expansion. Burlington SC, Electric City FC, Simcoe County Rovers, St. Catharines Roma Wolves, and the Canada Soccer National Development Centre Ontario join the league as expansion teams,[6][7][8][9][10] ProStars FC returns as a new club as well having previously competed for one season in 2015.[11] Guelph Union and Waterloo United will make 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.[1]

The following clubs are set to participate in the league.

Women's division
Team City Principal stadium Head Coach
Alliance United FC Scarborough (Toronto) Centennial College Angelo Cavalluzzo
Blue Devils FC Oakville Sheridan College Trafalgar Natalie Bukovec
Burlington SC Burlington Haber Centre Neil Wilson
BVB IA Waterloo Waterloo Warrior Field, University of Waterloo John O'Brien
Darby FC Clarington South Courtice Turf Graeme Burns
Electric City FC Peterborough Fleming College Stadium Randy Ribeiro
Guelph Union Guelph Alumni Stadium Onkar Dhillon
Hamilton United Hamilton Ron Joyce Stadium Charles Ivanov
FC London London Portuguese Club of London Garett Peters
NDC Ontario Vaughan Ontario Soccer Stadium Joey Lombardi
North Mississauga SC Mississauga Churchill Meadows Peyvand Mossavat
North Toronto Nitros Toronto Downsview Park Chris Vickers
Pickering FC Pickering Pickering Soccer Centre & Kinsmen Park Dmitri Ovtchinnikov
ProStars FC Brampton Victoria Park Stadium Szabi Bozsoky
Simcoe County Rovers FC Barrie J.C Massie Field, Georgian College Zack Wilson
St. Catharines Roma Wolves St. Catharines Roma Park – Under Armour Field Davide Massafra
Tecumseh SC Tecumseh University of Windsor Stadium Daniel Mendonca
Unionville Milliken SC Unionville (Markham) Bill Crothers Secondary School Paul Omoghan
Vaughan Azzurri Vaughan North Maple Regional Park Jorden Feliciano
Woodbridge Strikers Woodbridge (Vaughan) Vaughan Grove David Porco

Premier Division

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vaughan Azzurri 19 15 3 1 50 8 +42 48 Playoff semifinals
2 NDC Ontario (C) 19 14 4 1 62 15 +47 46
3 Woodbridge Strikers 19 12 6 1 40 15 +25 42 Play-in round
4 FC London 19 13 2 4 47 20 +27 41
5 Simcoe County Rovers FC 19 12 5 2 48 23 +25 41
6 Alliance United FC 19 11 4 4 46 20 +26 37
7 North Toronto Nitros 19 10 6 3 51 16 +35 36
8 Electric City FC 19 10 2 7 45 19 +26 32
9 North Mississauga SC 19 9 1 9 42 39 +3 28
10 Darby FC 18 9 0 9 40 36 +4 27
11 St Catharines Roma Wolves 19 8 1 10 28 29 −1 25
12 Tecumseh SC 19 7 4 8 31 32 −1 25
13 Guelph Union 19 7 3 9 28 28 0 24
14 Unionville Milliken SC 18 7 1 10 27 57 −30 22
15 Blue Devils FC 19 5 4 10 21 39 −18 19
16 BVB IA Waterloo 19 4 3 12 28 53 −25 15
17 Pickering FC 19 3 3 13 9 52 −43 12
18 Hamilton United 19 3 1 15 17 59 −42 10
19 ProStars FC 19 1 3 15 13 63 −50 6
20 Burlington SC 19 1 0 18 9 59 −50 3
Updated to match(es) played on August 7, 2022. Source: League1 Ontario
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.[12]
(C) Champions

Playoffs

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Quarter-finals

July 27, 2022 FC London 4–3 Simcoe County Rovers FC London, Ontario
8:30 PM Benati 9', 35'
Hicks 23'
Milligan 31'		 Report Desa 29'
Siwula 75', 90'		 Stadium: Tricar Field
July 27, 2022 Woodbridge Strikers 0–1 Alliance United FC Vaughan, Ontario
9:00 PM Report Cheung 4' Stadium: Vaughan Grove Park


Semi-finals

July 30, 2022 Vaughan Azzurri 1–2 Alliance United Vaughan, Ontario
6:00 PM Chouhan 75' Report Cheung 9'
Parkes 19'		 Stadium: North Maple Regional Park
July 30, 2022 NDC Ontario 2–0 FC London Brampton, Ontario
8:00 PM Watson 72'
Allen 76'		 Report Stadium: Save Max Sports Centre

Final

August 6, 2022 NDC Ontario 3–1 Alliance United Vaughan, Ontario
7:30 PM Rose 7', 15'
Maalouf 64'		 Report Parkes 8' Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
Referee: Amanda Kwan

Statistics

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Statistics include regular season matches only, not playoff matches.

League honours

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Awards

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Award Player Team Ref
Most Valuable Player Julia Benati FC London [13]
Young Player of the Year (U20) Olivia Smith North Toronto Nitros
Coach of the Year Joey Lombardi NDC Ontario
Goalkeeper of the Year Jadyn Steinhauer FC London
Defender of the Year Zoe Markesini NDC Ontario
Midfielder of the Year Julia Benati FC London
Forward of the Year Olivia Smith North Toronto Nitros
Golden Boot Olivia Smith North Toronto Nitros

League All-Stars

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The following players were named League1 Ontario All-Stars for the 2022 season:[14]

The following players were named League1 Ontario Premier Division U18 All-Stars for the 2022 season:[15]

U18 All-Star Team

Player Position
Gurleen Toor (Alliance United) Goalkeeper
Ella Ottey (NDC Ontario) Defender
Zoe Markesini (NDC Ontario) Defender
Renee Watson (NDC Ontario) Defender
Sarah Rollins (North Toronto) Defender
Hannah Anderson (Alliance United) Midfielder
Sadie Waite (London) Midfielder
Alanna Raimondo (NDC Ontario) Midfielder
Nia Fleming-Thompson (Vaughan Azzurri) Forward
Olivia Smith (North Toronto) Forward
Amanda Allen (NDC Ontario) Forward

Summer Reserve Division

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The Reserve Division will return with each Premier Division club fielding one or more teams, as well as some other non-Premier League OPDL clubs.

North East Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 North Toronto Nitros B 12 9 2 1 34 10 +24 29 Advance to playoffs
2 Unionville Milliken SC B (C) 12 8 2 2 39 17 +22 26
3 Richmond Hill SC 12 8 1 3 37 17 +20 25
4 Alliance United FC B 12 7 2 3 26 15 +11 23
5 Vaughan Azzurri B 12 7 0 5 36 20 +16 21
6 FC Durham 12 6 3 3 31 18 +13 21
7 Woodbridge Strikers B 12 5 0 7 24 20 +4 15
8 Simcoe County Rovers FC B 12 2 3 7 17 26 −9 9
9 Aurora FC 12 1 1 10 9 33 −24 4
10 Darby FC B 12 0 0 12 3 80 −77 0
Source: Standings
(C) Champions

West Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Guelph Union B 12 8 3 1 25 9 +16 27 Advance to playoffs
2 Hamilton United B 12 8 0 4 34 20 +14 24
3 Cambridge United 12 6 4 2 20 12 +8 22
4 North Mississauga SC B 11 6 0 5 35 22 +13 18
5 Blue Devils FC B 10 5 2 3 15 10 +5 17
6 BVB IA Waterloo B 11 4 1 6 12 21 −9 13
7 Whitecaps London 12 4 0 8 13 21 −8 12
8 Tecumseh SC B 10 4 0 6 11 19 −8 12
9 ProStars FC B 11 3 1 7 16 26 −10 10
10 FC London B 11 2 1 8 11 32 −21 7
Source: Standings

Central Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Woodbridge Strikers C 12 11 1 0 53 4 +49 34 Advance to playoffs
2 Blue Devils FC C 12 7 2 3 31 16 +15 23
3 Simcoe County Rovers FC C 11 6 2 3 19 21 −2 20
4 Tecumseh SC C 8 6 0 2 26 12 +14 18
5 North Toronto Nitros C 12 3 3 6 17 23 −6 12
6 Vaughan Azzurri C 10 3 0 7 14 18 −4 9
7 Unionville Milliken SC C 9 3 0 6 7 33 −26 9
8 Hamilton United C 12 0 0 12 4 44 −40 0
Source: Standings

Playoffs

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Semifinals Championship Game
      
NE1 North Toronto Nitros B 2
W1 Guelph Union B 0
NE1 North Toronto Nitros B 0
WC Unionville Milliken SC B 1
C1 Woodbridge Strikers C 2(3)
WC Unionville Milliken SC B 2(4)

Fall Reserve Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 North Toronto Nitros Reserves (O) 9 7 0 2 24 6 +18 21 Advance to playoffs
2 Tecumseh SC Reserves 9 6 2 1 22 6 +16 20
3 Cambridge United 9 4 3 2 16 10 +6 15
4 Simcoe County Rovers FC Reserves 9 4 3 2 14 12 +2 15
5 Vaughan Azzurri Reserves 9 4 2 3 9 8 +1 14
6 Unionville Milliken SC Reserves 9 2 2 5 4 13 −9 8
7 FC London Reserves 9 1 2 6 4 20 −16 5
8 ProStars FC Reserves 9 1 0 8 3 21 −18 3
Source: Standings
(O) Play-off winners

Playoffs

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Semifinals Championship Game
      
1 North Toronto Nitros Reserves 5
4 Simcoe County Rovers FC Reserves 1
1 North Toronto Nitros Reserves 0(4)
2 Tecumseh SC Reserves 0(2)
2 Tecumseh SC Reserves 1
3 Cambridge United 0

References

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  1. ^ a b "League1 Ontario Set To Kick Off Seventh Season With Late July Fixtures". League1 Ontario. July 22, 2021.
  2. ^ Massey, Rob (January 27, 2022). "Guelph United hoping to host Voyageurs Cup match this spring". Guelph Today.
  3. ^ Jacques, John (January 25, 2022). "Promotion And Relegation Comes To League1 Ontario". Northern Tribune.
  4. ^ "League1 Ontario Unveils 2022 Women's Premier Division Schedule". League1 Ontario. March 18, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  5. ^ "BC Soccer announces League1 BC participation at the Women's Interprovincial Championship". bcsoccer.net. April 8, 2022. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  6. ^ "League1 Ontario Welcomes Burlington SC for the 2022 Season". League1 Ontario. February 28, 2022.
  7. ^ Davies, Mike (November 10, 2021). "Peterborough's Electric City FC to field women's League1 Ontario team". The Peterborough Examiner.
  8. ^ "Simcoe County Rovers FC to join L1O for 2022 season". League1 Ontario. October 21, 2021.
  9. ^ "St. Catharines Roma Wolves joins L1O Women's division for 2022 season". League1 Ontario. February 4, 2022.
  10. ^ "Canada Soccer's National Development Centre-Ontario To Join L1O Women's Premier Division for 2022 Season". League1 Ontario. March 4, 2022.
  11. ^ "Pro Stars FC joins L1O Women's division for 2022 season". League1 Ontario. February 7, 2022.
  12. ^ "League Operations and Game Day Manual Version 12.1" (PDF). League1 Ontario. January 25, 2022. p. 56. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  13. ^ "Julia Benati and Olivia Smith highly commended as Women's Premier Division 2022 awards are confirmed". League1 Ontario. November 15, 2022.
  14. ^ "Simcoe skipper Cloey Uddenberg at the heart of the 2022 Women's Premier Division All-Star team". League1 Ontario. November 17, 2022.
  15. ^ "2022 Women's Premier Division U18 All-Star team littered with CANWNT potential". League1 Ontario. November 18, 2022.
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