2015 League1 Ontario season

This article is about the men's season. For the women's season, see 2015 Women's League1 Ontario season.
League1 Ontario
Men's Division
Season2015
ChampionsOakville Blue Devils
Cup championsWoodbridge Strikers
Matches played132
Goals scored503 (3.81 per match)
Top goalscorerAdonijah Reid
Filipe Vilela
(20 goals)
Biggest home winDurham 8–0 ProStars
(17 July 2015)
Sigma 8–0 Master's
(18 July 2015)
Biggest away winSanjaxx 0–7 Vaughan
(14 June 2015)
ProStars 1–8 Kingston
(17 October 2015)
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The 2015 Men's League1 Ontario season was the second 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 nine teams which completed the previous season, as well as the addition of three new teams for the Men's Division.[1] The 2015 season also marked the birth of League1 Ontario's Women's Division, which began play with seven teams.[2]

Changes from 2014

Three new teams (Oakville Blue Devils, ProStars FC, and Sanjaxx Lions) joined the Men's Division for this season, resulting in a twelve-team competition for that side. As a result, the group stage of the Men's cup will change from two five-team groups to four three-team groups.

The Cataraqui Clippers changed their name to the Kingston Clippers starting in this season.

Teams

2015 League1 Ontario season is located in Southern Ontario
ANB Futbol
ANB Futbol
Kingston
Kingston
Durham
Durham
Oakville
Oakville
Pro Stars
Pro Stars
Windsor
Windsor
TORONTO
TORONTO
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Location of teams outside of Toronto for the 2015 League1 Ontario season.
2015 League1 Ontario season is located in Toronto
Master's FA
Master's FA
Sanjaxx
Sanjaxx
Sigma / NMSC
Sigma / NMSC
TFC Academy
TFC Academy
Vaughan
Vaughan
Woodbridge
Woodbridge
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Location of teams in or near Toronto for the 2015 League1 Ontario season.
Team City Stadium
ANB Futbol King City, ON The Country Day School
Durham United FC Pickering, ON Kinsmen Park
Kingston Clippers Kingston, ON Tindall Field, Queen's University
Master's Futbol Academy Toronto, ON L'Amoreaux Park
Oakville Blue Devils Oakville, ON Sheridan Stadium
ProStars FC Brampton, ON Victoria Park
Sanjaxx Lions Toronto, ON Esther Shiner Stadium
Sigma FC Mississauga, ON Hershey Centre
Toronto FC Academy Toronto, ON KIA Training Ground
Vaughan Azzurri Maple, ON McNaughton Park
Windsor Stars Windsor, ON McHugh Park
Woodbridge Strikers Woodbridge, ON Vaughan Grove

Source:[3]

Standings

Each team will play 22 matches as part of the season; one home and one away against every other team in the league. There are no playoffs at the end of the season; the first-place team will be crowned as league champion and will face the PLSQ league champion in the Inter-Provincial Cup.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Oakville Blue Devils (C) 22 17 2 3 57 18 +39 53 Inter-Provincial Cup
2 Woodbridge Strikers (X) 22 15 2 5 44 16 +28 47
3 Vaughan Azzurri 22 12 7 3 55 22 +33 43
4 Sigma FC 22 12 6 4 62 33 +29 42
5 Toronto FC Academy 22 13 1 8 61 37 +24 40
6 ANB Futbol 22 12 3 7 50 28 +22 39
7 Durham United FC 22 11 3 8 44 29 +15 36
8 Windsor Stars 22 7 6 9 39 43 −4 27
9 Kingston Clippers 22 4 6 12 33 50 −17 18
10 ProStars FC 22 4 3 15 24 78 −54 15
11 Sanjaxx Lions 22 3 0 19 14 66 −52 9
12 Master's FA 22 1 3 18 20 83 −63 6
Source: http://www.league1ontario.com/page/standings
(C) Champions; (X) L1 Cup winner

Cup

2015 League1 Ontario Cup
Men's Division
Trophy presented to the champions of the League1 Ontario Cup
Tournament details
CountryCanada
DatesMay 20 – August 9, 2015
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsWoodbridge Strikers
Runner-upSigma FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored82 (4.32 per match)

The cup tournament is a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all twelve 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 consists of two phases. The first phase is a group phase, where four groups of three teams play in a single round-robin format. From each group, the top two teams advance to the knockout phase, which consists of a quarterfinal, semifinal, and final.

Each match in the group stage must return a result; any match drawn after 90 minutes will advance directly to kicks from the penalty mark, with the winner receiving two points in the standings, while the loser receives one point.[4] Likewise, any knockout round matches which are tied after full time head directly to penalty kicks instead of extra time.[5]

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VGN KNG MAS
1 Vaughan Azzurri 2 2 0 0 0 8 1 +7 6 Advance to knockout stage — — 4–0
2 Kingston Clippers 2 1 0 0 1 5 7 −2 3 1–4 — —
3 Master's FA 2 0 0 0 2 3 8 −5 0 — 3–4 —
Source: League1 Ontario

Group B

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SIG ANB OAK
1 Sigma FC 2 1 0 0 1 6 4 +2 3 Advance to knockout stage — — 1–2
2 ANB Futbol 2 1 0 0 1 4 5 −1 3 2–5 — —
3 Oakville Blue Devils 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 3 — 0–2 —
Source: League1 Ontario

Group C

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WDB DUR SAN
1 Woodbridge Strikers 2 2 0 0 0 5 2 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 —
2 Durham United FC 2 1 0 0 1 7 2 +5 3 — — 6–0
3 Sanjaxx Lions 2 0 0 0 2 1 9 −8 0 1–3 — —
Source: League1 Ontario

Group D

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PRO WSR TFC
1 ProStars FC 2 1 1 0 0 7 3 +4 5 Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 (p) —
2 Windsor Stars 2 1 0 1 0 6 4 +2 4 — — 5–2
3 Toronto FC Academy 2 0 0 0 2 4 10 −6 0 2–5 — —
Source: League1 Ontario

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Vaughan Azzurri 1
ANB Futbol 3
ANB Futbol 1
Sigma FC 3
Sigma FC 6
Kingston Clippers 2
Sigma FC 1
Woodbridge Strikers 2
Woodbridge Strikers 2
Windsor Stars 1
Woodbridge Strikers 0 (7)
Durham United FC 0 (6)
ProStars FC 1 (4)
Durham United FC 1 (5)
Quarterfinals
July 23, 2015 Vaughan Azzurri 1–3 ANB Futbol Maple, Ontario
7:00 pm Arnone 65' Report Reid 8'
67' (o.g.)
Mills 87'		 Stadium: McNaughton Park
July 22, 2015 Sigma FC 6–2 Kingston Clippers Mississauga, Ontario
7:00 pm Lee 14'
Halis 32'
Hanson 61'
Zajac 66'
Mrabure 79'
Nanco 82'		 Report Martin 76'
Piccioli 87'		 Stadium: Hershey Centre
July 19, 2015 Woodbridge Strikers 2–1 Windsor Stars Woodbridge, Ontario
7:00 pm Zwane 17'
Farquharson 75'		 Report Ademolu 28' Stadium: Vaughan Grove
July 22, 2015 ProStars FC 1–1
(4–5 p)		 Durham United FC Brampton, Ontario
8:00 pm Allen 34' Report Zupo 8' Stadium: Victoria Park
Penalties
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Semifinals
August 4, 2015 Sigma FC 3–1 ANB Futbol Mississauga, Ontario
9:00 pm Laryea 12'
Nanco 17', 62'		 Report Iannicito 74' Stadium: Hershey Centre
July 29, 2015 Woodbridge Strikers 0–0
(7–6 p)		 Durham United FC Woodbridge, Ontario
9:00 pm Report Stadium: Vaughan Grove
Penalties
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Final
August 9, 2015 Woodbridge Strikers 2–1 Sigma FC Vaughan, Ontario
6:00 pm Bygrave 19'
Cavallini 56'		 Report Kalonji 89' Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre

Inter-Provincial Cup Championship

The Inter-Provincial Cup Championship was a two-legged home-and-away series between the league champions of League1 Ontario and the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec – the only Division 3 men's semi-professional soccer leagues based fully within Canada.

November 1, 2015 Oakville Blue Devils 3–1 CS Mont-Royal Outremont Vaughan, Ontario
1:30pm Wason 3', 36'
Ellis 65'		 Report Dagrou 19' Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
November 14, 2014 CS Mont-Royal Outremont 2–2 Oakville Blue Devils Terrebonne, Quebec
6:00pm Sissoko 28'
Ritchie-Andy 36'		 Report Mitchell 55'
Novak 85'		 Stadium: Complexes Sportifs Terrebonne

Oakville Blue Devils won 5–3 on aggregate

Top goalscorers

This table includes goals scored in all competitions, including both league and cup matches.

As of October 28, 2015[6]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Canada Adonijah Reid ANB Futbol 20
Canada Filipe Vilela Oakville Blue Devils 20
3 Canada Joey Cicchillo Vaughan Azzurri 16
4 Canada Cyrus Rollocks TFC Academy 14
5 Canada Christian Cavalllini Woodbridge Strikers 12
Canada Marcel Zajac Sigma FC 12
7 Northern Ireland Ryan McCurdy Kingston Clippers 11
8 Canada Belrum Vartanian ANB Futbol 10
9 Canada Leaford Allen ProStars FC 9
Canada Michael Pio Windsor Stars 9
Canada Tom Winski ProStars FC 9

Awards

Award Player (club) Ref
Most Valuable Player Filipe Vilela (Oakville Blue Devils) [7]
Golden Boot Filipe Vilela (Oakville Blue Devils)
Adonijah Reid (ANB Futbol) 		[8]
Coach of the Year Carmine Isacco (Vaughan Azzurri) [9]
Young Player of the Year Adonijah Reid (ANB Futbol) [10]
Defender of the Year Dominic Samuel (Sigma FC) [11]
Goalkeeper of the Year Matt George (Woodbridge Strikers) [12]
Goal of the Year Joel Zelt (Kingston Clippers) [8]

The following players were named League All-Stars.[13]

First Team All-Stars
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Matt George (Woodbridge Strikers) Darian Bygrave (Woodbridge Strikers)
Dominic Samuel (Sigma FC)
Joe Zupo (Durham United)
Al James (Oakville Blue Devils) 		Taylor McNamara (Oakville Blue Devils)
Stephen Ademolu (Windsor Stars)
Richie Laryea (Sigma FC) 		Joey Cicchillo (Vaughan Azzurri)
Filipe Vilela (Oakville Blue Devils)
Adonijah Reid (ANB Futbol)
Second Team All-Stars
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Matt Zaikos (Sanjaxx Lions) Kamal Miller (Vaughan Azzurri)
Nick Muth (Oakville Blue Devils)
Eric Crawford (Oakville Blue Devils)
Tyrell Rayne (Master's FA)
Jamar Kelly (Windsor Stars)
Bruce Cullen (Durham United) 		Joey Pineo (Kingston Clippers)
Christian Cavallini (Woodbridge Strikers)
Richie Ennin (Toronto FC Academy)
Jason Mills (ANB Futbol)
Steven Furlano (Toronto FC Academy)
Kwame Awuah (Sigma FC) 		Cyrus Rollocks (Toronto FC III)
Marcel Zajac (Sigma FC)
Leaford Allen (ProStars FC)
Mario Kovacevic (Vaughan Azzurri)
Eric Koskins (Kingston Clippers)

References

  1. ^ "League1 Ontario Announces 12-Team 2015 Men's Division". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  2. ^ "League1 And OSA Announce 2015 Women's Division". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on March 3, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  3. ^ "2015 League1 Men's Division Schedule Finalized". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  4. ^ "2015 L1 Cup Standings". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on June 18, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  5. ^ "ProStars FC on Twitter". ProStars FC. Twitter. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  6. ^ "Scoring leaders". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  7. ^ "2015 League1 Ontario MVP". League1 Ontario. November 27, 2015.
  8. ^ a b "League1 Ontario 2015 Awards Banquet". League1 Ontario. November 30, 2015.
  9. ^ "2015 Coaches Of The Year". League1 Ontario. November 23, 2015.
  10. ^ "2015 Young Players Of The Year". League1 Ontario. November 26, 2015.
  11. ^ "2015 Defenders Of The Year". League1 Ontario. November 23, 2015.
  12. ^ "2015 Goalkeepers Of The Year". League1 Ontario. November 24, 2015.
  13. ^ "2015 League1 Ontario Men's All-Stars". League1 Ontario. November 17, 2015.