2019 League1 Ontario season

This article is about the men's season. For the women's season, see 2019 Women's League1 Ontario season.
League1 Ontario
Men's Division
Season2019
ChampionsMaster's FA
Supporters TrophyOakville Blue Devils FC
Matches played120
Goals scored385 (3.21 per match)
Top goalscorerMaksym Kowal (14)
Best goalkeeperPraveen Ahilan (0.43 GAA)
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The 2019 Men's League1 Ontario season was the sixth season of play for League1 Ontario, a Division 3 men's soccer league in the Canadian soccer pyramid and the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian province of Ontario.

The league champion earned entry into the 2020 Canadian Championship, the top national tournament for men's soccer teams and the country's only direct path into the CONCACAF Champions League.

Changes from 2018

The men's division consisted of 16 teams, a decrease from 17 teams in 2018. Durham United FA returned from hiatus, while Sanjaxx Lions and Toronto FC III no longer participate.[1]

For the first time ever, the L1O season did not include a cup competition which had previously been played alongside the regular season. Additionally, the group stage playoff format was changed to a more traditional knockout bracket with two-leg matchups in the quarter-finals and semi-finals.[2]

Regular season

Each team played 15 matches as part of the season; one match against all other teams. The top eight teams qualified for the league playoffs at the end of the season.[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Oakville Blue Devils 15 12 2 1 29 8 +21 38 Playoffs
2 Vaughan Azzurri 15 12 1 2 45 15 +30 37
3 Alliance United FC 15 11 3 1 28 6 +22 36
4 Master’s Futbol (C) 15 9 3 3 33 18 +15 30
5 Sigma FC 15 8 3 4 37 25 +12 27
6 North Mississauga SC 15 8 2 5 32 15 +17 26
7 FC London 15 8 1 6 23 18 +5 25[a]
8 Woodbridge Strikers 15 8 1 6 28 18 +10 25[a]
9 Darby FC 15 7 2 6 35 17 +18 23
10 Aurora FC 15 6 3 6 34 27 +7 21
11 ProStars FC 15 5 2 8 13 31 −18 17
12 Unionville Milliken SC 15 3 3 9 15 33 −18 12
13 Windsor TFC 15 3 2 10 11 34 −23 11
14 Durham United FA 15 2 2 11 16 38 −22 8
15 Toronto Skillz FC 15 2 1 12 5 53 −48 7
16 Ottawa South United 15 0 1 14 1 29 −28 1
Source: http://www.league1ontario.com/page/show/2309115-standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) goal differential; 5) most goals [3]
(C) Champion and qualification to 2020 Canadian Championship
Notes:
  1. ^ a b FC London beat Woodbridge Strikers on head-to-head points (3–0).

Playoffs

The top eight teams from the regular season qualified for the playoffs. New in 2019, the quarter-finals and semi-finals feature a two-leg format. The two semi-final winners advance to the league championship; the winner of which earn entry into the 2020 Canadian Championship.[2]

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                
 
 
 
 
 #1 Oakville Blue Devils 022
 
 
 
 #8 Woodbridge Strikers 00 0
 
 #1 Oakville Blue Devils 022
 
 
 
 #4 Master’s Futbol (a) 02 2
 
 #4 Master’s Futbol 257
 
 
 
 #5 Sigma FC 11 2
 
#4 Master’s Futbol4
 
 
 
#7 FC London1
 
 #3 Alliance United FC 314
 
 
 
 #6 North Mississauga SC 10 1
 
 #3 Alliance United FC 000
 
 
 
 #7 FC London 510 15
 
 #2 Vaughan Azzurri 123
 
 
 #7 FC London 22 4
 

Statistics

Honours

The following awards and nominations were awarded for the 2019 season.

Awards

Award Player Team Ref
Most Valuable Player Canada Maksym Kowal Vaughan Azzurri [4]
Golden Boot Canada Maksym Kowal Vaughan Azzurri [4]
Coach of the Year Canada Duncan Wilde Oakville Blue Devils FC [5]
Young Player of the Year Canada Ryan Raposo Vaughan Azzurri [6]
Top Goalkeeper Canada Lucas Birnstingl Oakville Blue Devils FC [7]
Top Defender Canada Kenny Lioutas Alliance United [8]
Top Midfielder Canada Nikola Stakic Alliance United [9]

League All-Stars

The following players were named League1 Ontario All-Stars for the 2019 season:[10]

Reserve Division

The league operated a reserve division for the first time in 2019, which would be a U21 division. Participation in the reserve division was optional for the League1 clubs. Two seasons were held - a Summer season and a Fall season. There were 10 teams in the summer session, which included two teams from Sigma FC and two teams from non-L1O clubs - Hamilton United Elite, who planned to enter L1O for the 2020 season and Oakville Soccer Club,[11] while 5 teams participated in the fall session.

Summer season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Oakville Blue Devils Reserves 12 8 3 1 43 13 +30 27
2 FC London Reserves 12 8 3 1 38 13 +25 27
3 Vaughan Azzurri Reserves 12 7 1 4 31 19 +12 22
4 Oakville SC U21 12 6 2 4 24 19 +5 20
5 Darby FC Reserves 12 5 4 3 20 19 +1 19
6 Master’s Futbol Reserves 12 5 1 6 18 25 −7 16
7 Hamilton United U21 12 4 2 6 18 30 −12 14
8 Sigma FC Reserves B1 12 3 4 5 20 23 −3 13
9 Sigma FC Reserves B2 12 3 1 8 21 32 −11 10
10 ProStars FC Reserves 12 0 1 11 11 51 −40 1
Source: https://league1.e2esoccer.com/About_ArchivedStats.aspx
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) goal differential; 5) most goals

Fall season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Oakville Blue Devils Reserves 8 8 0 0 30 9 +21 24
2 Sigma FC Reserves B2 8 3 2 3 20 16 +4 11
3 Toronto Skillz Academy 8 3 1 4 15 13 +2 10
4 Sigma FC Reserves B1 7 2 1 4 13 15 −2 7
5 ProStars FC Reserves 7 1 0 6 6 31 −25 3
Source: https://league1.e2esoccer.com/About_ArchivedStats.aspx
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) goal differential; 5) most goals

References

  1. ^ "Three New Teams Join League1 Ontario Women's Division for 2019 Season". League1 Ontario. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "League1 Ontario Kicks Off A Sixth Season With Early May Openers". League1 Ontario. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  3. ^ "2019 Women's Playoff Preview". League1 Ontario. July 26, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "London's Kovacevic And Vaughan's Kowal Win 2019 League1 Ontario MVP Awards". League1 Ontario. October 2, 2019.
  5. ^ "Oakville's Wilde, Yacou Make Clean Sweep Of 2019 Coach Of The Year Awards". League1 Ontario. October 1, 2019.
  6. ^ "Vaughan's Raposo, Pais Take 2019 League1 Young Player Of The Year Awards". League1 Ontario. October 4, 2019.
  7. ^ "Birstingl, Forde Take 2019 League1 Ontario Goalkeeper Of The Year Awards". League1 Ontario. October 5, 2019.
  8. ^ "Alliance's Lioutas, Woodbridge's Simpson, Win 2019 Defender Of The Year Awards". League1 Ontario. October 1, 2019.
  9. ^ "Stakic, Benati Selected As 2019 League1 Midfielders Of The Year". League1 Ontario. October 3, 2019.
  10. ^ "Men's And Women's 2019 First, Second And Third Team All-Stars". League1 Ontario. September 30, 2019.
  11. ^ "League1 Ontario Announces Men's U21 Reserve Division". League1 Ontario. April 2, 2019.