2022 League1 Canada season

League1 Canada
Season2022
Men's soccer
League1 BCTSS FC Rovers
League1 OntarioVaughan Azzurri
PLSQFC Laval
Women's soccer
League1 BCWhitecaps FC Girls Elite Academy
League1 OntarioNDC Ontario
PLSQA.S. Blainville
Interprovincial ChampionshipA.S. Blainville
← 2021 L1O (m/w)
2021 PLSQ m/w)
2023 →

The 2022 League1 Canada season was the first edition of League1 Canada, the third division of men's and women's soccer in Canada.[1] The 2022 season included regional leagues and playoffs, as well as the inaugural Women's Interprovincial Championship.[2] A men's interprovincial tournament will not debut until the 2023 season.[3]

Men's competitions

Provincial leagues

League1 BC League1 Ontario Première ligue de soccer du Québec
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Varsity FC 12 28
2 TSS FC Rovers (C) 12 22
3 Whitecaps FC Academy 12 16
4 Altitude FC 12 14
5 Rivers FC 12 13
6 Unity FC 12 12
7 Victoria Highlanders FC 12 11
Source: Standings
(C) Champions
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Vaughan Azzurri (C) 21 57
2 Blue Devils FC 21 47
3 Alliance United FC 21 45
4 North Toronto Nitros 21 44
5 Simcoe County Rovers FC 21 44
6 ProStars FC 21 43
7 Guelph United F.C. 21 42
8 Hamilton United 21 31
9 Sigma FC 21 31
10 Electric City FC 21 30
11 Woodbridge Strikers 21 29
12 Scrosoppi FC 21 28
13 Darby FC 21 25
14 Pickering FC 21 23
15 BVB IA Waterloo 21 22
16 St. Catharines Roma Wolves 21 20
17 Burlington SC 21 19
18 Windsor TFC 21 18
19 Master's FA 21 17
20 Unionville Milliken SC 21 14
21 North Mississauga SC 21 14
22 FC London 21 10
Source: League1 Ontario
(C) Champions
See also: Reserve and U19 Reserve Divisions
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 FC Laval (C) 22 53
2 CS Saint-Laurent 22 49
3 A.S. Blainville 22 44
4 CS Mont-Royal Outremont 22 41
5 CS Longueuil 22 38
6 CF Montréal U23 22 38
7 CS St-Hubert 22 28
8 Royal-Sélect de Beauport 22 26
9 AS Laval 22 25
10 Celtix du Haut-Richelieu 22 16
11 CS Lanaudière-Nord 22 12
12 Ottawa South United 22 5
Source: PLSQ
(C) Champions
See also: Reserve Division

Provincial playoffs

League1 BC Championship Final

Final
   
1 Varsity FC 1(4)
2 TSS FC Rovers 1(5)

League1 Ontario playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Vaughan Azzurri 2
4 North Toronto Nitros 0 5 Simcoe County Rovers FC 1
5 Simcoe County Rovers FC 2 1 Vaughan Azzurri 5
2 Blue Devils FC 1
2 Blue Devils FC 3
3 Alliance United FC 4 3 Alliance United FC 2
6 ProStars FC 0

Provincial league cups

Coupe PLSQ

Semi-finals Final
      
1 FC Laval 2
4 CS Mont-Royal Outremont 1
1 FC Laval 1
3 AS Blainville 3
2 CS Saint-Laurent 1
3 AS Blainville 2

Women's competitions

Provincial leagues

League1 BC League1 Ontario Première ligue de soccer du Québec
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Varsity FC 12 33
2 Whitecaps FC Girls Elite Academy (C) 12 25
3 Unity FC 12 24
4 TSS FC Rovers 12 21
5 Victoria Highlanders FC 12 10
6 Altitude FC 12 5
7 Rivers FC 12 4
Source: Standings
(C) Champions
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Vaughan Azzurri 19 48
2 NDC Ontario (C) 19 46
3 Woodbridge Strikers 19 42
4 FC London 19 41
5 Simcoe County Rovers FC 19 41
6 Alliance United FC 19 37
7 North Toronto Nitros 19 36
8 Electric City FC 19 32
9 North Mississauga SC 19 28
10 Darby FC 18 27
11 St Catharines Roma Wolves 19 25
12 Tecumseh SC 19 25
13 Guelph Union 19 24
14 Unionville Milliken SC 18 22
15 Blue Devils FC 19 19
16 BVB IA Waterloo 19 15
17 Pickering FC 19 12
18 Hamilton United 19 10
19 ProStars FC 19 6
20 Burlington SC 19 3
Updated to match(es) played on August 7, 2022. Source: League1 Ontario
(C) Champions
See also: Reserve Division and Fall Reserve Division
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 A.S. Blainville (C, L) 11 27
2 AS Laval 11 26
3 Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest 11 24
4 FC Laval 11 22
5 CS Mont-Royal Outremont 11 15
6 Pierrefonds FC 11 14
7 PEF Québec 11 14
8 Ottawa South United 11 13
9 CS Longueuil 11 13
10 Celtix du Haut-Richelieu 11 8
11 Royal-Sélect de Beauport 11 7
12 CS St-Hubert 11 4
Source: PLSQ
(C) Champions; (L) Coupe PLSQ winner

Provincial playoffs

League1 BC Championship Final

Finals
   
1 Varsity FC 1
2 Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite 2

League1 Ontario playoffs

Provincial league cups

Coupe PLSQ

Semi-finals Final
      
1 A.S. Blainville 2 (4)
4 FC Laval 2 (3)
1 A.S. Blainville 2
3 Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest 0
2 AS Laval 1
3 Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest 4

Inter-Provincial Championship

Details

Qualified teams
Team Method
British Columbia Varsity FC L1BC regular season winners[note 1]
Ontario Alliance United FC L1O runner-up[note 2]
Quebec A.S. Blainville PLSQ champions
Quebec AS Laval PLSQ runner-up
Host
Soccer Quebec
City Stadium(s) Capacity
Laval Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne ~1000
  1. ^ Due to scheduling issues, ahead of the conclusion of the L1BC season, L1BC confirmed that Varsity FC would be the league representative, regardless of the playoff results of the season.[6]
  2. ^ After the final it was announced that due to scheduling conflicts, champions NDC Ontario could not participate.[7]

Bracket

Semifinals Championship Game
      
L1BC Varsity FC 0
PLSQ-1 A.S. Blainville 2
PLSQ-1 A.S. Blainville 3
PLSQ-2 AS Laval 0
L1O Alliance United FC 1 (5)
PLSQ-2 AS Laval 1 (6) Third place
L1BC Varsity FC 2 (1)
L1O Alliance United FC 2 (4)

Matches

Semi-finals

August 12 Alliance United FC Ontario 1–1
(5–6 p)		 Quebec AS Laval Laval, Quebec
4:00 PM Badovinac 66' Report Feola 83' Stadium: Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne
Referee: Sheila Couture
Penalties
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August 12 Varsity FC British Columbia 0–2 Quebec A.S. Blainville Laval, Quebec
6:30 PM Report Bellerose 2'
Asselin 58'		 Stadium: Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne
Referee: Isabelle Duclo

Third place match

August 14 Varsity FC British Columbia 2–2
(1–4 p)		 Ontario Alliance United FC Laval, Quebec
11:30 a.m. Baxter 13'
Tolnai 26'		 Cheung 43'
Mariani 60'		 Stadium: Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne
Referee: Amanda Kwan
Penalties
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Final

August 14 A.S. Blainville Quebec 3–0 Quebec AS Laval Laval, Quebec
1:30 PM Sauvé 30'
Thibault 54'
Cardinal 55'		 Stadium: Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne
Referee: Myriam Marcotte

References

  1. ^ "League1 Canada officially launched today". Canadian Premier League. March 31, 2022.
  2. ^ "BC Soccer announces League1 BC participation at the Women's Interprovincial Championship". BC Soccer. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "League1 Canada launches Women's Inter-Provincial Championship". League1 Ontario. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  4. ^ "League Operations and Game Day Manual Version 12.1" (PDF). League1 Ontario. January 25, 2022. p. 56. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  5. ^ "League Operations and Game Day Manual Version 12.1" (PDF). League1 Ontario. January 25, 2022. p. 56. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  6. ^ @bcsoccerweb (July 12, 2022). "@League1BC has already determined their representative at the tournament, due to scheduling issues. @Varsity_FC will represent the league at the inaugural tournament" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ @L1OWomens (August 7, 2022). "Congratulations to our champions, @NDC_Ontario! However, @ALLIANCE_UTDFC will represent @L1OWomens at the 2022 League1 Canada Inter-Provincial Cup as many of the players at @NDC_Ontario will be representing Ontario at the Canada Summer Games!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.