2014 League1 Ontario season
The 2014 League1 Ontario season was the inaugural season of the Division 3 Ontario-based semi-professional soccer league. It began on May 30, featuring 10 teams. The league's first ever goal was scored by Toronto FC Academy player Dylan Sacramento.
| Season | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Toronto FC Academy |
| L1 Cup champions | Vaughan Azzurri |
| Matches played | 72 |
| Goals scored | 278 (3.86 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Molham Babouli (21) |
2015 → | |
Teams
Being the first year of the league, all teams are new to the league.
On July 22, 2014, the league terminated the license of Internacional de Toronto. Their record will be expunged.
| Team | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| ANB Futbol | Richmond Hill, ON | The Soccer Centre |
| Cataraqui Clippers | Kingston, ON | St. Lawrence College South Main Field |
| Durham United FC | Pickering, ON | Kinsmen Park |
| Internacional de Toronto | Toronto, ON | Lamport Stadium |
| Master's FA | Toronto, ON | L'Amoreaux Park |
| Sigma FC | Mississauga, ON | Hershey Fields at Hershey Centre |
| Toronto FC Academy | Toronto, ON | KIA Toronto FC Training Ground and Academy |
| Windsor Stars | Windsor, ON | McHugh Park |
| Woodbridge Strikers | Woodbridge, ON | Vaughan Grove Sports Park |
| Vaughan Azzurri | Vaughan, ON | York Stadium |
Format
Unlike most North American sports leagues, there will be no playoffs. The title will be awarded to the team with the most points at the end of the 16-game regular season.[1] League1 Ontario also expressed the desire to organize a final game between their champion, and the winner of the other Division 3 league in Canada, the PLSQ.[2]
There will also be a cup competition for the 10 teams, the final representing the last game of the season. This cup is unrelated to the Canadian Championship, though the Canadian Soccer Association has hinted at the possibility of including more teams in the future.[3]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TFC Academy (C) | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 19 | +32 | 38 | Inter-Provincial Cup |
| 2 | Woodbridge Strikers | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 33 | |
| 3 | Sigma FC | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 19 | +29 | 29 | |
| 4 | Vaughan Azzurri (X) | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 27 | |
| 5 | ANB Futbol | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 22 | |
| 6 | Windsor Stars | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 20 | |
| 7 | Master's FA | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 17 | |
| 8 | Durham United | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 43 | −24 | 10 | |
| 9 | Cataraqui Clippers | 16 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 58 | −45 | 4 | |
| 10 | Internacional de Toronto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Suspended[lower-alpha 1] |
(C) Champions; (X) L1 Cup winner
Notes:
- Internacional de Toronto had its license suspended and its results removed effective July 22, 2014. They had a record of 0–1–6.
Statistics
Top scorers
Source:[4] |
Player of the week
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Cup
In addition to the regular season, the 2014 League1 Ontario season also contained a cup tournament, which was run separately (and consisted of different games) from the rest of the regular season. The initial ten teams were divided into two groups of five, with each team facing the other teams in their group once. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage.
Group stage
The teams were divided into two groups of 5, with the best 2 teams in each group qualifying for the semifinals. With the removal of Internacional de Toronto, Group A was reduced to four teams.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TFC Academy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Durham United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Cataraqui Clippers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 3 | |
| 4 | ANB Futbol | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |
| June 13, 2014 | Cataraqui Clippers | 2–1 | ANB Futbol | Kingston, Ontario |
| 8:45pm |  (o.g.)Hong |
Report | Mills |
Stadium: CaraCo Field |
| July 9, 2014 | ANB Futbol | 1–2 | Durham United FC | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 9:00pm | Mills |
Report | Young |
Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre |
| July 23, 2014 | Durham United FC | 0–2 | Toronto FC Academy | Oshawa, Ontario |
| 8:00pm | Report | Babouli Stowell |
Stadium: Civic Field |
| July 30, 2014 | ANB Futbol | 2–2 | Toronto FC Academy | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 9:00pm | Vartanian Michael |
Report | Sacramento |
Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre |
| August 7, 2014 | Durham United FC | 5–0 | Cataraqui Clippers | Oshawa, Ontario |
| 8:30pm | James Crichton Young Agard Dumevski |
Report | Stadium: Civic Stadium |
| September 27, 2014 | Toronto FC Academy | 11–0 | Cataraqui Clippers | Toronto, Ontario |
| 1:00pm | Babouli 4', 28', 38', 44' Nunes 16', 26', 78'Uccello 40'Rodriguez 50'Osorio 59', 65' |
Report | Stadium: Kia Training Ground |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaughan Azzurri (O) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 10 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Sigma FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | |
| 3 | Woodbridge Strikers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Master's Futbol | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 4 | |
| 5 | Windsor Stars | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 |
| June 11, 2014 | Master's FA Saints | 0–2 | Woodbridge Strikers | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 9:00pm | Report | Almeida |
Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre |
| June 19, 2014 | Woodbridge Strikers | 0–3 | Vaughan Azzurri | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 9:00pm | Report | Fabrizi Cicchillo |
Stadium: Vaughan Grove Park |
| July 11, 2014 | Woodbridge Strikers | 2–1 | Windsor Stars | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 9:00pm | Holder Derayeh |
Report | Berardi |
Stadium: Vaughan Grove Park |
| July 30, 2014 | Windsor Stars | 0–0 | Master's FA Saints | Windsor, Ontario |
| 8:30pm | Report | Stadium: McHugh Stadium |
| July 30, 2014 | Sigma FC | 2–2 | Vaughan Azzurri | Mississauga, Ontario |
| 9:00pm | Mrabure Thomas |
Report | Whiteman Moody |
Stadium: Hershey Centre |
| August 11, 2014 | Sigma FC | 2–1 | Woodbridge Strikers | Mississauga, Ontario |
| 9:00pm | Welshman 90+2' Pereira 90+4' |
Report | Anastasov 61' |
Stadium: Hershey Centre |
| September 3, 2014 | Master's FA Saints | 2–1 | Sigma FC | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 9:00pm | Malcolm 21', 26' |
Report | Ferritto 84' |
Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre |
| September 26, 2014 | Windsor Stars | 0–1 | Sigma FC | Windsor, Ontario |
| 8:30pm | Report | Drăgoi 11' |
Stadium: McHugh Stadium |
| October 4, 2014 | Vaughan Azzurri | 5–0 | Windsor Stars | Maple, Ontario |
| 7:00pm | Gertiesingh 4', 42' Nogueira 9'Ornoch 44'Orlov 57' |
Report | Stadium: St. Joan of Arc |
| October 14, 2014 | Vaughan Azzurri | 3–0 | Master's FA Saints | Maple, Ontario |
| 9:00pm | Izeady 68', 88' (pen.) Arnone 90' |
Report | Stadium: McNaughton Field |
Knockout stage
The top two teams from each group entered a single-game elimination tournament to determine the cup champion. The final was held on Sunday, October 19 at BMO Field. [5]
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| Vaughan Azzurri | 4 | ||||||||
| Durham United FC | 1 | ||||||||
| Vaughan Azzurri | 2 | ||||||||
| Sigma FC | 1 | ||||||||
| Toronto FC Academy | 1 | ||||||||
| Sigma FC | 4 | ||||||||
Semifinals
| October 18, 2014 | Vaughan Azzurri | 4–1 | Durham United FC | Maple, Ontario |
| 7:00pm | Badat 16' Iezady 47', 72', 78' |
Report | Hargrave 80' |
Stadium: McNaughton Turf |
| October 18, 2014 | Toronto FC Academy | 1–4 | Sigma FC | Toronto, Ontario |
| 9:00am | Babouli 39' |
Report | Grant 4' Zajac 33'Welshman 37'McLean 75' |
Stadium: Kia Training Ground |
Finals
| October 19, 2014 | Vaughan Azzurri | 2–1 | Sigma FC | Toronto, Ontario |
| 2:30pm | Iezady 61' Di Chiara 77' |
Report | Welshman 7' |
Stadium: BMO Field |
Inter-Provincial Cup Championship
The Inter-Provincial Cup Championship was announced on October 14, 2014[6] as 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, 2014 | CS Longueuil | 0–4 | Toronto FC Academy | Brossard, Quebec |
| 8:00pm | Report | Sacramento 2', 38' Kaye 10'Uccello 48' |
Stadium: Bell Sports Complex |
| November 8, 2014 | Toronto FC Academy | 0–0 | CS Longueuil | Pickering, Ontario |
| 8:00pm | Report | Stadium: Pickering Soccer Complex |
Toronto FC Academy won 4–0 on aggregate
Awards
| Award | Player (club) | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Molham Babouli (Toronto FC Academy) | [7] |
| Golden Boot | Molham Babouli (Toronto FC Academy) | [7] |
| Coach of the Year | Peter Pinizzotto (Woodbridge Strikers) | [7] |
| Young Star Award | Chris Mannella (Toronto FC Academy) | [7] |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Anthony Santilli (Windsor Stars) | [7] |
The following players were named the League1 Ontario Top XI.[8]
- League1 Ontario Top XI
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Santilli (Windsor Stars) | Jonathan Grant (Sigma FC) Franco LoPresti (Woodbridge Strikers) Mateo Restrepo (Toronto FC Academy) |
Chris Mannella (Toronto FC Academy) Jonathan Lao (Vaughan Azzurri) Alex Halis (Sigma FC) |
Christian Dragoi (Windsor Stars) Molham Babouli (Toronto FC Academy) Emery Welshman (Sigma FC) Andrew Ornoch (Vaughan Azzurri) |
The following players were named the League1 Ontario Next XI.[9]
- League1 Ontario Next XI
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt George (Woodbridge Strikers) | Daniel Fabrizi (Vaughan Azzurri) Marcus Godinho (Toronto FC Academy) Giuliano Frano (Sigma FC) |
Oscar Cordon (Woodbridge Strikers) Joseph Di Chiara (Vaughan Azzurri) Manny Morgado (Sigma FC) Luca Uccello (Toronto FC Academy) |
Julian Uccello (Woodbridge Strikers) Marcos Nunes (Toronto FC Academy) Jason Mills (ANB Futbol) |
The following players were named the League1 Ontario Young Stars.[10]
- League1 Ontario Young Stars
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Filippo Di Bernardo (Toronto FC Academy) | Kevon Black (Toronto FC Academy) Daniel Gogarty (Vaughan Azzurri) Kamal Miller (Vaughan Azzurri) |
Dylan Sacramento (Toronto FC Academy) Stephen Almeida (Woodbridge Strikers) Jashua Mills (ANB Futbol) Christian Samaniego (Sigma FC) |
Alex Dimitriu (Master's FA) LeRohne Young (Durham United) Raheem Edwards (ANB Futbol) |
| Honourable Mentions | |||
| Ali Ghazanfari (ANB Futbol) | Tyrell Rayne (Master's FA) | Oladapo Afolayan (Toronto FC Academy) Joseph Roccasalva (Durham United) Anthony Osorio (Toronto FC Academy) |
Marcel Zajac (Sigma FC) Darren Gertiesingh (Vaughan Azzurri) |
References
- "League1 format". League1 Ontario. Facebook. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- "Cataraqui Clippers League1 Ontario press conference". Support Local Soccer. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- "League1 Ontario Cup Groups Announced". Canada Kicks. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- "League 1 Ontario – Scoring leaders". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on March 27, 2015.
- "League1 and OSA announce L1 Cup Final to be hosted at BMO Field". Ontario Soccer Association. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- "OSA and QSF announce Division 3 Inter-Provincial Cup final". Ontario Soccer Association. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
- "League1 Ontario Awards Banquet 2014". League1 Ontario. November 13, 2014.
- "League1 Ontario Top XI 2014". League1 Ontario. October 22, 2014.
- "League1 Ontario Next XI 2014". League1 Ontario. October 23, 2014.
- "League1 Ontario Young Stars". League1 Ontario. October 28, 2014.