2017 League1 Ontario season (women)

League1 Ontario
Women's Division
Season2017
ChampionsFC London
Cup championsFC London
Matches played110
Goals scored440 (4 per match)
Top goalscorerJade Kovacevic (40 goals)
Best goalkeeperEmily Gillet (0.62 GAA)
Biggest home win12 goals:
London 12–0 Durham
(14 September)
Biggest away win7 goals:
Woodbridge 0–7 Durham
(23 July)
Woodbridge 0–7 Aurora
(13 August)
Highest scoring13 goals:
North Miss 12–1 Darby
(22 July)
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The 2017 League1 Ontario season was the third season of play for the Women's Division of 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.

For the first time, the league expanded to include teams in the nation's capital, Ottawa, allowing it to span from the western to eastern borders of southern Ontario.

Changes from 2016

The women's division grew from nine to eleven teams, with the addition of Toronto Azzurri Blizzard, Unionville Milliken SC, and West Ottawa SC,[1] while the Kingston Clippers women's side did not return for play.

Teams

Team City Principal Stadium Founded First Season Head Coach[note 1]
Aurora FC Aurora St. Maximillion Kolbe 2015 2016 Gianni Cimini
Darby FC Whitby South Courtice Turf & Whitby Soccer Centre 2015 2016 Mirco Schroff
Durham United FA Pickering Kinsmen Park 2015 Chris Eveleigh
FC London London German Canadian FC Stadium 2015 2016 Mike Marcoccia
North Mississauga SC Mississauga Hershey Centre 2015 Jhon Ardila
Sanjaxx Lions Toronto Monarch Park Stadium 2015 Ramon McIntosh
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 Beckwith Beckwith Park 2017 2017 Kristina Kiss
Woodbridge Strikers Vaughan (Woodbridge) Vaughan Grove 2015 David Porco
  1. ^ Unless otherwise noted, this information was obtained from team directories on the league website

Standings

Each team plays 20 matches as part of the season; two games split home and away against every other team in the division. There are no playoffs; the first-place team is crowned as league champion at the end of the season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 FC London (C, X) 20 15 3 2 78 13 +65 48
2 Vaughan Azzurri 20 12 3 5 51 26 +25 39
3 North Mississauga SC 20 11 6 3 54 18 +36 39
4 Unionville Milliken SC 20 10 3 7 40 41 −1 33
5 Durham United FA 20 9 4 7 48 42 +6 31
6 Aurora FC 20 9 2 9 25 37 −12 29[a]
7 Woodbridge Strikers 20 9 2 9 49 55 −6 29[a]
8 West Ottawa SC 20 9 1 10 39 34 +5 28
9 Toronto Azzurri Blizzard 20 6 4 10 21 32 −11 22
10 Sanjaxx Lions 20 2 2 16 11 61 −50 8[b]
11 Darby FC 20 2 2 16 24 81 −57 8[b]
Source: http://www.league1ontario.com/page/show/2309115-standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal differential; 5) playoff match
(C) Champions; (X) L1 Cup winner
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Aurora FC beat Woodbridge Strikers on head-to-head points (6–0).
  2. ^ a b Sanjaxx Lions and Darby FC tied on head-to-head points (3–3) and head-to-head goal differential (3–3).

Cup

The cup tournament is a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all eleven 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 for the women's division 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 RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
              
West Ottawa SC9
North Mississauga SC2
North Mississauga SC4
Toronto Azzurri Blizzard0
West Ottawa SC2
Woodbridge Strikers3
Unionville Milliken SC2
Woodbridge Strikers3
Woodbridge Strikers1
FC London6
Durham United FA0
FC London2
FC London4
Aurora FC1
FC London4
Vaughan Azzurri0
Vaughan Azzurri5
Sanjaxx Lions0
Darby FC1
Vaughan Azzurri4

First Round

May 24, 2017 North Mississauga SC 4–0 Toronto Azzurri Blizzard Mississauga, Ontario
7:30 pm Lawes 6'
Kyeame 32'
Brunet 37'
Twidle 51'		 Report Stadium: Hershey Centre
May 31, 2017 FC London 4–1 Aurora FC London, Ontario
6:30 pm Benati 9'
Larose 44', 78'
Kovacevic 90'		 Report Stratigakis 88' Stadium: German-Canadian Club of London Field
May 24, 2017 Darby FC 1–4 Vaughan Azzurri Whitby, Ontario
9:00 pm Boujos 54' Report Lyon 18', 48'
Lukasewich 43'
Nater 47'		 Stadium: Whitby Soccer Centre

Quarterfinals

June 27, 2017 West Ottawa SC 9–2 North Mississauga SC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00 pm de Jesus-Shaw 16', 86'
Kabangu 24', 59'
Harrison 28'
Gilles 34'
Macmillan 45'
Baynes 74'
Mcpherson 83'		 Report Trayor 13', 68' Stadium: Oz Optics Stadium
June 13, 2017 Unionville Milliken SC 2–3 Woodbridge Strikers Unionville, Ontario
8:00 pm Chang 16'
Nashmi 21'		 Report Kozlova 39'
Tyrell 55', 63'		 Stadium: Bill Crothers Turf Centre
June 20, 2017 Durham United FA 0–2 FC London Pickering, Ontario
7:30 pm Report Campbell 24'
Kovacevic 68'		 Stadium: Pickering Soccer Complex
June 14, 2017 Vaughan Azzurri 5–0 Sanjaxx Lions Vaughan, Ontario
8:00 pm Lyon 8', 36', 44', 79'
Lukasewich 56'		 Report Stadium: McNaughton Turf

Semifinals

July 11, 2017 Woodbridge Strikers 3–2 West Ottawa SC Vaughan, Ontario
7:00 pm Mottershead 9'
Tolnai 88'
Lofranco 90+3'		 Report Harrison 48'
Royer 69'		 Stadium: Vaughan Grove Park
July 11, 2017 Vaughan Azzurri 0–4 FC London Vaughan, Ontario
7:00 pm Report Kovacevic 53', 86'
Campbell 76', 90'		 Stadium: McNaughton Park

Final

August 6, 2017 Woodbridge Strikers 1–6 FC London Vaughan, Ontario
5:30 pm Appleton 83' Report Campbell 14', 46'
Kovacevic 19'
Oliveira 73', 89'
Novak 78'		 Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre

Statistics

Awards

The following players received honours in the 2017 season:[3]

Award Player (Club)
Most Valuable Player Jade Kovacevic (FC London)
Golden Boot Jade Kovacevic (FC London)
Coach of the Year Jhon Ardila (North Mississauga)
Young Player of the Year Samantha Chang (Unionville Milliken)
Defender of the Year Diamond Simpson (Toronto Azzurri Blizzard)
Goalkeeper of the Year Emily Gillet (FC London)
Fair Play Award Cat Rogers (North Mississauga)
Goal of the Year Alessia Mattucci (Vaughan Azzurri)
First Team All-Stars
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Emily Gillet (FC London) Olivia Lukasewich (Vaughan Azzurri)
Diamond Simpson (Toronto Azzurri Blizzard)
Kira Bertrand (North Mississauga) 		Laura Twidle (North Mississauga)
Samantha Chang (Unionville Milliken)
Sara Wong (Vaughan Azzurri)
Alyscha Mottershead (Woodbridge Strikers) 		Ashley Campbell (FC London)
Jade Kovacevic (FC London)
Nicole Kozlova (Woodbridge Strikers)
Second Team All-Stars
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Vanessa Fiore (North Mississauga) Tamara Brown (Durham United)
Briana DeSouza (Durham United)
Melissa Corso (Unionville Milliken)
Malikae Dayes (Toronto Azzurri Blizzard) 		Cat Rogers (North Mississauga)
Taylor Potts (Durham United)
Claudia Piazza (Vaughan Azzurri)
Victoria Pickett (Aurora FC) 		Natasha Klassios (Unionville Milliken)
Colleen Beesley (Vaughan Azzurri)
Third Team All-Stars
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Marissa Zucchetto (Unionville Milliken) Patricia Koutoulas (Aurora FC)
Christina White (North Mississauga)
Jenna Hong (FC London)
Sara Reynolds (Aurora FC)
Vanessa Gilles (West Ottawa SC) 		Julia Benati (FC London)
Josie De Jesus-Shaw (West Ottawa SC)
Sona Makulova (Sanjaxx Lions) 		Lauryn Arruda (Darby FC)
Shana Flynn (Unionville Milliken)
Cassandra Briscoe (North Mississauga)
Laura Gosse (Durham United)


All-Star Game

On June 28, the league announced that this year's all-star game would take place against the Ontario team competing in the 2017 Canada Summer Games.[4] The rosters for this game will be selected by team & league officials, and was announced on July 25.[5]

July 25, 2017 L1O All-Stars 1–1
(5–6 p)		 Ontario (Canada Games) Vaughan, Ontario
7:30 pm Kovacevic 79' Kozlova 22' Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre

References

  1. ^ "League1 Ontario Continues To Grow Across Ontario". League1 Ontario. December 19, 2016.
  2. ^ "Womens L1 Cup". league1ontario.com. League1 Ontario. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Standout Performers Recognized At League1 Ontario 2017 Awards Banquet". League1 Ontario. November 13, 2017.
  4. ^ "Opponents And Dates Announced For 2017 League1 Ontario Men's And Women's All-Star Games". league1ontario.com. League1 Ontario. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Final Selection Announced For 2017 Women's All-Star Match Versus Canada Games' Team Ontario". league1ontario.com. League1 Ontario. Retrieved 7 August 2017.