2017 League1 Ontario season

This article is about the men's season. For the women's season, see 2017 Women's League1 Ontario season.

The 2017 Men's League1 Ontario season was the fourth 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.

League1 Ontario
Men's Division

Season	2017
Champions	Oakville Blue Devils
Cup champions	Woodbridge Strikers
Matches played	175
Goals scored	722 (4.13 per match)
Top goalscorer	Jarek Whiteman (29 goals)
Best goalkeeper	Quillan Roberts (0.79 GAA)
Biggest home win	11 goals: Oakville 11–0 Windsor (20 August) TFC III 11–0 Windsor (10 September)
Biggest away win	10 goals: ProStars 1–11 Vaughan (15 July)
Highest scoring	12 goals: ProStars 1–11 Vaughan (15 July)
← 2016 2018 →

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 men's division remained at 16 teams for this season, with the addition of Ottawa South United and the departure of the Kingston Clippers.

Toronto FC Academy renamed itself to Toronto FC III, as its parent club (Toronto FC) withdrew their squad from the Premier Development League. Aurora United FC was also renamed to Aurora FC.

Starting this year, the league champion was granted a place in the next year's Canadian Championship. As a result, the Inter-Provincial Cup was discontinued.^[1]

Teams

Team	City	Principal Stadium	Alternate Stadium	Founded	First season	Head coach[note 1]
Western Conference
FC London	London	German Canadian FC Stadium	(None)	2008	2016	Dom Kosic
North Mississauga SC	Mississauga	Hershey Centre	(None)	1982	2016	Jhon Ardila
Oakville Blue Devils	Oakville	Sheridan Trafalgar Stadium	Bronte Athletic Park	1994	2015	Duncan Wilde
ProStars FC	Brampton	Victoria Park Stadium	Terry Fox Park	2015	2015	Josef Komlodi
Sanjaxx Lions	Toronto	Monarch Park Stadium	(None)	2012	2015	Laza Lowe
Sigma FC	Mississauga	Hershey Centre	(None)	2005	2014	Bobby Smyrniotis
Toronto FC III	Toronto (North York)	KIA Training Ground	(None)	2008	2014	Danny Dichio
Windsor TFC	Windsor	Lajeunesse High School	University of Windsor Stadium[note 2]	2004	2014	Zibby Piatkiewicz[2]
Eastern Conference
Aurora FC	Aurora	St. Maximillion Kolbe	(None)	1964	2016	Derek O'Keefe
Durham United FA	Pickering	Kinsmen Park	Pickering Soccer Complex	2014	2014	Sanford Carabin
Master's Futbol	Toronto (Scarborough)	L'Amoreaux Park	(None)	2012	2014	Andre Savelev
North Toronto Nitros	Toronto	Varsity Stadium	Downsview Park	1980	2016	Hermann Kingué
Ottawa South United Force	Ottawa	Terry Fox Stadium	MNP Park (Carleton University)	2003	2017	Traian Mateas
Toronto Skillz FC	Toronto (Scarborough)	Birchmount Stadium	L'Amoreaux Park	2008	2016	Leslie Fitzpatrick
Vaughan Azzurri	Vaughan	McNaughton Park	(None)	1982	2014	Carmine Isacco
Woodbridge Strikers	Vaughan (Woodbridge)	Vaughan Grove	(None)	1976	2014	Peter Pinizzotto

Aurora Durham London Oakville Ottawa South ProStars Windsor Location of Men's Division teams for the 2017 League1 Ontario season. Western Conference Eastern Conference See Toronto inset

Master's N. Toronto Sanjaxx North Miss. Sigma TFC III Skillz Vaughan Woodbridge Location of Men's Division teams in or near Toronto for the 2017 League1 Ontario season. Western Conference Eastern Conference

1. Unless otherwise noted, this information was obtained from team directories on the league website
2. Windsor TFC Stars played one home match against Ottawa South United Force at Varsity Stadium

Standings

Each team will play 22 matches as part of the season; two against every team in their own conference, and one against every team in the opposing conference. The top team from each conference will meet at the end of the season to determine the league champion. The champion will enter the 2018 Canadian Championship.

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Woodbridge Strikers (X)	22	15	5	2	46	18	+28	50	League Championship
2	Vaughan Azzurri	22	16	1	5	75	23	+52	49
3	Durham United FA	22	11	3	8	51	27	+24	36[a]
3	North Toronto Nitros	22	11	3	8	55	35	+20	36[a]
5	Master's Futbol	22	9	3	10	39	49	−10	30
6	Ottawa South United	21	6	1	14	40	63	−23	19
7	Toronto Skillz FC	22	4	0	18	26	69	−43	12
8	Aurora FC	21	2	2	17	23	72	−49	8

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
(X) L1 Cup winner
Notes:

1. Durham United FA and North Toronto Nitros tied on head-to-head points (3–3) and head-to-head goal differential (4–4).

Western Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Oakville Blue Devils (C, O)	22	18	2	2	62	22	+40	56	League Championship
2	Sigma FC	22	17	4	1	76	20	+56	55
3	Toronto FC III	22	14	3	5	73	30	+43	45
4	FC London	22	11	5	6	54	38	+16	38
5	North Mississauga SC	22	9	2	11	38	38	0	29
6	Windsor TFC	22	6	4	12	30	67	−37	22
7	Sanjaxx Lions	22	4	3	15	18	61	−43	15
8	ProStars FC	22	1	1	20	16	90	−74	4

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) Champion and qualification to 2018 Canadian Championship; (O) Play-off winners

League Championship

The league champion is determined by a single-match series between the top-ranked teams from the western and eastern conferences. The winner qualifies for the 2018 Canadian Championship.

Woodbridge Strikers v Oakville Blue Devils

October 20, 2017	Woodbridge Strikers	1–1 (2–4 p)	Oakville Blue Devils	Vaughan, Ontario
7:30 pm	Nunes 11'	Report	Duarte 66'	Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Fabrizio Stasollo
	Penalties
	Isaac Baldassarre Fayehun Paredes-Proctor		Vilela Gallo T. McNamara Ademolu Culver

Cup

The cup tournament is a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all sixteen 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 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.^[3]

	First Round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	Toronto FC III	1
	Sigma FC	0
					Toronto FC III	0
					North Mississauga SC	1
	North Mississauga SC	2
	Windsor TFC	0
									North Mississauga SC	1
									Woodbridge Strikers	2
	FC London	2
	Aurora FC	0
					FC London	0
					Woodbridge Strikers	3
	Woodbridge Strikers	1 (5)
	Sanjaxx Lions	1 (4)
													Woodbridge Strikers	3
													Vaughan Azzurri	1
	Durham United FA	1
	Oakville Blue Devils	0
					Durham United FA	3
					Ottawa South United	1
	Ottawa South United	4
	ProStars FC	3
									Durham United FA	1 (2)
									Vaughan Azzurri	1 (4)
	Toronto Skillz FC	2
	Vaughan Azzurri	8
					Vaughan Azzurri	6
					Master's Futbol	1
	Master's Futbol	3
	North Toronto Nitros	2

First Round

Toronto FC III v Sigma FC

May 24, 2017	Toronto FC III	1–0	Sigma FC	Toronto, Ontario
8:00 pm	Rollocks 14'	Report		Stadium: Downsview Park

North Mississauga SC v Windsor TFC

May 31, 2017	North Mississauga SC	2–0	Windsor TFC	Mississauga, Ontario
7:30 pm	Fenton 11', 12'	Report		Stadium: Hershey Centre

FC London v Aurora FC

May 31, 2017	FC London	2–0	Aurora FC	London, Ontario
9:00 pm	Gee 29', 59'	Report		Stadium: German-Canadian Club of London Field

Sanjaxx Lions v Woodbridge Strikers

May 16, 2017	Sanjaxx Lions	1–1 (4–5 p)	Woodbridge Strikers	Toronto, Ontario
9:00 pm	Charles  45' Downey 46' Serrao  75'	Report	Baker  45' Carreiro 52'	Stadium: Monarch Park Stadium

Durham United FA v Oakville Blue Devils

May 31, 2017	Durham United FA	1–0	Oakville Blue Devils	Pickering, Ontario
7:00 pm	Moncrieffe 50'	Report		Stadium: Kinsmen Park

ProStars FC v Ottawa South United

May 31, 2017	ProStars FC	3–4	Ottawa South United	Vaughan, Ontario
7:00 pm	A. Rahman 64', 90' Dyer 83'	Report	Cornwall 19', 23' Soukary 47' Sanchez Caicedo 80'	Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre

Toronto Skillz FC v Vaughan Azzurri

May 9, 2017	Toronto Skillz FC	2–8	Vaughan Azzurri	Toronto, Ontario
8:00 pm	Dimitriu  23' Wong 53' Jeyathilaka  61' Ramalho 80'	Report	Jason Mills 34' Skublak 39', 76', 82' Whiteman 45',  59' Butters 66' Lofranco 86' Kloutsouniotis 90'	Stadium: Monarch Park Stadium

Master's Futbol v North Toronto Nitros

June 13, 2017	Master's Futbol	3–2	North Toronto Nitros	Vaughan, Ontario
9:00 pm	de Sousa 45', 59' Page 66'	Report	Doyle 43', 50'	Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
Note: Matched originally scheduled to be played May 30, 2017.[4]

Quarterfinals

North Mississauga SC v Toronto FC III

June 14, 2017	North Mississauga SC	1–0	Toronto FC III	Mississauga, Ontario
8:00 pm	Marksman 24'	Report		Stadium: Hershey Centre 2

Woodbridge Strikers v FC London

June 21, 2017	Woodbridge Strikers	3–0	FC London	Vaughan, Ontario
9:00 pm	Cavallini 51' Isaac 77' Carreiro 81'	Report		Stadium: Vaughan Grove Turf

Ottawa South United v Durham United FA

June 21, 2017	Ottawa South United	1–3	Durham United FA	Ottawa, Ontario
7:00 pm	Cornwall 10'	Report	Rayne 50' Moncrieffe 53' Ewart 68'	Stadium: George Nelms Park

Vaughan Azzurri v Master's Futbol

June 21, 2017	Vaughan Azzurri	6–1	Master's Futbol	Vaughan, Ontario
9:00 pm	Skublak 5', 34', 45', 63' Di Chiara 28' Jason Mills 57'	Report	Brown 79'	Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre

Semifinals

North Mississauga SC v Woodbridge Strikers

July 12, 2017	North Mississauga SC	1–2	Woodbridge Strikers	Mississauga, Ontario
8:30 pm	Fenton 30'	Report	Isaac 14' Cavallini 86'	Stadium: Herrshey Centre

Durham United FA v Vaughan Azzurri

July 12, 2017	Durham United FA	1–1 (2–4 p)	Vaughan Azzurri	Pickering, Ontario
8:00 pm	Lamanna 45'	Report	B. Mills 54'	Stadium: Kinsmen Park

Final

Woodbridge Strikers v Vaughan Azzurri

August 6, 2017	Woodbridge Strikers	3–1	Vaughan Azzurri	Vaughan, Ontario
8:15 pm	Issac 27', 74' Baker 59'	Report	John 2'	Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre

Statistics

Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Jarek Whiteman Vaughan Azzurri 29 2 Jose De Sousa Master's Futbol 17 Elvir Gigolaj FC London 17 Cyrus Rollocks Toronto FC III 17 Kadell Thomas Sigma FC 17 6 Mathew Santos Oakville Blue Devils 14 7 Daniel Da Silva Toronto FC III 12 8 Anthony Novak Oakville Blue Devils 10 Filipe Vilela Oakville Blue Devils 10 10 (Five players tied) 9 Updated to matches played on October 8, 2017. Source:

Top goalkeepers Rank Player Club Minutes GAA 1 Quillan Roberts Woodbridge Strikers 1710 0.79 2 Matt George Oakville Blue Devils 1755 0.92 3 Triston Henry Sigma FC 1789 0.96 4 Gianluca Catalano Toronto FC III 1486 1.33 5 Benjamin Cowman Durham United FA 1396 1.35 6 Connor Dalton FC London 540 1.50 7 Mark Rogal North Toronto Nitros 1350 1.53 8 Colm Vance Vaughan Azzurri 630 1.57 9 Kyle Vizirakis Windsor TFC Stars 1316 1.64 10 Adam Majer North Mississauga SC 597 1.81 Updated to matches played on October 8, 2017. Minimum 540 minutes played. Source:

Awards

The following players received honours in the 2017 season:^[5]

Award	Player (Club)
Most Valuable Player	Dylan Carreiro (Woodbridge Strikers)
Golden Boot	Jarek Whiteman (Vaughan Azzurri)
Coach of the Year	Duncan Wilde (Oakville Blue Devils)
Young Player of the Year	Cyrus Rollocks (Toronto FC III)
Defender of the Year	Jonathan Grant (Sigma FC)
Goalkeeper of the Year	Quillan Roberts (Woodbridge Strikers)
Fair Play Award	Stefan Nikolic (Sanjaxx Lions)
Goal of the Year	Mujtaba Ameen (North Mississauga)

First Team All-Stars

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Quillan Roberts (Woodbridge Strikers)	Michael Krzeminski (Woodbridge Strikers) Kyle Watson (Woodbridge Strikers) Joe Zupo (Durham United) Jonathan Grant (Sigma FC)	Khody Ellis (Oakville Blue Devils) Dylan Carreiro (Woodbridge Strikers) Giuliano Frano (Sigma FC) Joseph Di Chiara (Vaughan Azzurri)	Kadell Thomas (Sigma FC) Jarek Whiteman (Vaughan Azzurri)

Second Team All-Stars

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Triston Henry (Sigma FC)	Jarred Phillips (Vaughan Azzurri) Konnor McNamara (Oakville Blue Devils) Aaron Schneebeli (FC London) Rocco Romeo (Toronto FC III)	Brandon Mills (Vaughan Azzurri) Taylor McNamara (Oakville Blue Devils) Chris Mannella (Vaughan Azzurri) Stephen Ademolu (Windsor TFC/Oakville)	Cyrus Rollocks (Toronto FC III) Jose De Sousa (Master's FA)

Third Team All-Stars

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Matt George (Oakville Blue Devils)	Victor Gallo (Oakville Blue Devils) Jelani Smith (Sigma FC) Nathaniel Rodney Scarlett (Sanjaxx Lions) Anthony Wright (North Mississauga) Justin Earle (Ottawa South United) Thanujan Jeyathilaka (Toronto Skillz)	Kembo Kibato (North Toronto Nitros) Luca Petrasso (Toronto FC III) George Owusu (ProStars FC) Eddie Lay (Durham United) Joshua Paredes-Proctor (Woodbridge Strikers) Fred Ameyaw (Aurora FC)	Joey Melo (Master's FA) Elvir Gigolaj (FC London) Matthew Santos (Oakville Blue Devils) Filipe Vilela (Oakville Blue Devils) Niklas Bauer (North Toronto Nitros)

All-Star Game

On June 28, the league announced that this year's all-star game would take place against an all-star team from the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.^[6] The roster for this game was selected by team & league officials, and was announced on July 18.^[7][8]

L1O All-Stars v PLSQ All-Stars

July 19, 2017	L1O All-Stars	1–0	PLSQ All-Stars	Vaughan, Ontario
7:30 pm	Frano 43'	Report		Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 900

League1 Ontario Pos. Name Team GK Quillan Roberts Woodbridge Strikers GK Triston Henry Sigma FC GK Gianluca Catalano Toronto FC III D Jonathan Grant Sigma FC D Victor Gallo Oakville Blue Devils D Bruce Cullen Durham United FA D Jarred Phillips Vaughan Azzurri D Aaron Schneebli FC London D Jamar Kelly Windsor TFC Stars D Nathaniel Rodney-Scarlett Sanjaxx Lions M Chris Mannella Vaughan Azzurri M Giuliano Frano Sigma FC M Dylan Carreiro Woodbridge Strikers M Joseph Di Chiara Vaughan Azzurri M Carl De Abreu North Toronto Nitros M Anthony Novak Oakville Blue Devils F Christian Cavallini Woodbridge Strikers F Filipe Vilela Oakville Blue Devils F Jarek Whiteman Vaughan Azzurri F Lee Victor Massunda North Mississauga SC F Jose De Sousa Master's Futbol F Kadell Thomas Sigma FC F Kembo Kibato North Toronto Nitros

Première Ligue de soccer du Québec Pos. Name Team GK Gabard Fénélon Lanaudière GK Horace Patient Sobze Zemo Gatineau D Riccardo Téoli Mont-Royal Outremont D Kevin Cossette Dynamo de Québec D Renan Dias Mont-Royal Outremont D Bila Dicko-Raynauld Gatineau D Diego Politis Gatineau M Yannick Toker Mont-Royal Outremont M Vincent Cyr Gatineau M Sean Rosa Mont-Royal Outremont M Michael McIntyre Lanaudière M Kevin Amourette Longueuil M Dalin Saheb St-Hubert F Frederico Moojen Mont-Royal Outremont F Dex Kaniki Longueuil F Mitchell Syla Lanaudière F Berlin Jean-Gilles Lanaudière