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.
| Season | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Oakville Blue Devils |
| Cup champions | Woodbridge Strikers |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 503 (3.81 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Adonijah Reid Filipe Vilela (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Durham 8–0 ProStars (17 July 2015) Sigma 8–0 Master's (18 July 2015) |
| Biggest away win | Sanjaxx 0–7 Vaughan (14 June 2015) ProStars 1–8 Kingston (17 October 2015) |
← 2014 2016 → | |
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 edit
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 edit
| 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 edit
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 |
Cup edit
 Trophy presented to the champions of the League1 Ontario Cup | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Dates | May 20 – August 9, 2015 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Woodbridge Strikers |
| Runner-up | Sigma FC |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 19 |
| Goals scored | 82 (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 edit
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 | — |
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 | — |
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 | — | — |
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 | — | — |
Knockout stage edit
| 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 | ||||
Theobald  Fayehun Allen  Piccinin Allen Mickallef Mickallef |
Zupo Stowell Tarazhi Dover Moncrieffe Young Oliveira |
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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 edit
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 edit
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 |  Adonijah Reid
|
ANB Futbol | 20 |
| Filipe Vilela
|
Oakville Blue Devils | 20 | |
| 3 | Joey Cicchillo
|
Vaughan Azzurri | 16 |
| 4 | Cyrus Rollocks
|
TFC Academy | 14 |
| 5 | Christian Cavalllini
|
Woodbridge Strikers | 12 |
| Marcel Zajac
|
Sigma FC | 12 | |
| 7 |  Ryan McCurdy
|
Kingston Clippers | 11 |
| 8 | Belrum Vartanian
|
ANB Futbol | 10 |
| 9 | Leaford Allen
|
ProStars FC | 9 |
| Michael Pio
|
Windsor Stars | 9 | |
| Tom Winski
|
ProStars FC | 9 |
Awards edit
| 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]
| 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) |
| 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 edit
- ^ "League1 Ontario Announces 12-Team 2015 Men's Division". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
- ^ "League1 And OSA Announce 2015 Women's Division". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on March 3, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
- ^ "2015 League1 Men's Division Schedule Finalized". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
- ^ "2015 L1 Cup Standings". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on June 18, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ^ "ProStars FC on Twitter". ProStars FC. Twitter. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ "Scoring leaders". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ^ "2015 League1 Ontario MVP". League1 Ontario. November 27, 2015.
- ^ a b "League1 Ontario 2015 Awards Banquet". League1 Ontario. November 30, 2015.
- ^ "2015 Coaches Of The Year". League1 Ontario. November 23, 2015.
- ^ "2015 Young Players Of The Year". League1 Ontario. November 26, 2015.
- ^ "2015 Defenders Of The Year". League1 Ontario. November 23, 2015.
- ^ "2015 Goalkeepers Of The Year". League1 Ontario. November 24, 2015.
- ^ "2015 League1 Ontario Men's All-Stars". League1 Ontario. November 17, 2015.