2016 League1 Ontario season (women)
The 2016 League1 Ontario season was the second season of play for the League1 Ontario Women's Division, 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 | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions | FC London |
| Cup champions | Vaughan Azzurri |
| Matches played | 72 |
| Goals scored | 307 (4.26 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jade Kovacevic (26 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Hope Sabadash (0.29 GAA) |
| Biggest home win | Woodbridge 14-0 Darby (June 12, 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Darby 0-7 Durham (May 20, 2016) |
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This season saw the departure of two teams from its inaugural season, while four teams joined the league to result in a nine-team competition.[1]
Changes from 2015
The women's division enters its second season with nine teams, after the addition of four teams (Aurora United FC, Darby FC, Kingston Clippers, and FC London) and the departure of two teams (ANB Futbol and ProStars FC) from the previous season. It will remain in a single-table format for the 2016 season.
Teams
| Team | City | Stadium (Capacity) | Founded | First Season | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora United FC | Aurora, Ontario | Sheppard's Bush | 2015 | 2016 | Ramin Mohammidi |
| Darby FC | Whitby, Ontario | Whitby Soccer Centre & Darlington Fields | 2015 | 2016 | Mirco Schroff |
| Durham United FA | Pickering, Ontario | Kinsmen Park | 2015 | Ron Clarke | |
| Kingston Clippers | Kingston, Ontario | Tindall Field, Queen's University | 2014 | 2016 | Christian Hoefler |
| FC London | London, Ontario | German Canadian FC Stadium | 2015 | 2016 | Mike Marcoccia |
| North Mississauga SC | Mississauga, Ontario | Hershey Centre | 2015 | Jhon Ardila | |
| Sanjaxx Lions | Toronto | Monarch Park Stadium | 2015 |  Patrick (Laza) Lowe | |
| Vaughan Azzurri | Vaughan, Ontario | McNaughton Park | 2015 | Carmine Isacco | |
| Woodbridge Strikers | Woodbridge, Ontario | Vaughan Grove | 2015 | David Porco |
Standings
Each team plays 16 matches as part of the season; three games split home and away against every other team in the division. There are no playoffs; the first-place team is crowned as league champion at the end of the season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC London (C) | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 15 | +35 | 42 |
| 2 | Woodbridge Strikers | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 65 | 13 | +52 | 36 |
| 3 | Durham United FA | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 30 |
| 4 | Vaughan Azzurri (X) | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 14 | +27 | 29 |
| 5 | North Mississauga SC | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 20 |
| 6 | Aurora United FC | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 18 |
| 7 | Kingston Clippers | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 53 | −20 | 17 |
| 8 | Darby FC | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 74 | −59 | 9 |
| 9 | Sanjaxx Lions | 16 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 57 | −46 | 3 |
Cup
The L1 Cup tournament is a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all nine teams from the women'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 women's division is a single-match knockout tournament with three total rounds culminating in a final match at the end of July, with initial matchups determined by random draw. A preliminary round is also in place to bring the nine total teams from this division down to eight for the quarterfinals. 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.[2]
| Preliminary round | ||
| Aurora United FC | 1 | |
| Darby FC | 0 | |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| FC London | 2 | |||||||||
| Aurora United FC | 1 | |||||||||
| FC London | 2 (2) | |||||||||
| Vaughan Azzurri (p) | 2 (4) | |||||||||
| Sanjaxx Lions | 0 | |||||||||
| Vaughan Azzurri | 2 | |||||||||
| Vaughan Azzurri (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| Woodbridge Strikers | 1 (2) | |||||||||
| Kingston Clippers | 1 | |||||||||
| Woodbridge Strikers | 7 | |||||||||
| Woodbridge Strikers (p) | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| North Mississauga SC | 1 (1) | |||||||||
| Durham United FA | 1 | |||||||||
| North Mississauga SC | 2 | |||||||||
Preliminary Round
Quarterfinals
| June 22, 2016 | FC London | 2–1 | Aurora United FC | London, Ontario |
| 8:30 pm | Portenay  82'Kovacevic 90+1' |
Report | Reynolds 49' |
Stadium: German Canadian FC Stadium |
| July 1, 2016 | Vaughan Azzurri | 2–0 | Sanjaxx Lions | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 2:00 pm | Richards 56' Lewis 83' |
Report | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre |
| June 22, 2016 | Woodbridge Strikers | 7–1 | Kingston Clippers | Woodbridge, Ontario |
| 9:00 pm | Report | Stadium: Vaughan Grove |
Semifinals
| July 13, 2016 | FC London | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Vaughan Azzurri | London, Ontario |
| 8:00 pm | Kovacevic 4', 31' |
Report Report |
Bukovec 53', 70' |
Stadium: German Canadian FC Stadium |
| July 13, 2016 | North Mississauga SC | 1–1 (1–3 p) | Woodbridge Strikers | Mississauga, Ontario |
| 8:00 pm | Borgmann 76' |
Report Report |
Gurovski 39' |
Stadium: Hershey Centre, Field 2 |
| Penalties | ||||
Borgmann  Edgar Lawes  Brunet |
Simpson Oduro Sabadash |
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Statistics
Top Goalscorers
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Top Goalkeepers
Minimum 450 minutes played. Source:
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All-star game
On July 14, the league announced an all-star game between top players in L1O and a team assembled by the Quebec Soccer Federation.[3]
| July 27, 2016 | L1O All-Stars  | 3–0 |  Quebec All-Stars | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 7:30 pm | Oduro 2' Syme 37'Lisi 50' |
Report | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre |
L1O's 20-player roster was selected by coaches and league officials, and contains at least one player from every team in the league. Players denoted by an asterisk (*) are part of the starting 11.
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Awards
| Award [4] | Player (Club) |
|---|---|
| Goal of the Year | Michaela Krampert (North Mississauga SC) |
| Most Valuable Player | Jade Kovacevic (FC London) |
| Golden Boot | Jade Kovacevic (FC London) |
| Coach of the Year | Mike Marcoccia (FC London) |
| Young Player of the Year | Sarah Stratigakis (Aurora United FC) |
| Defender of the Year | Tamara Brown (Durham United FA) |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Stephanie Bukovec (Vaughan Azzurri) |
- First Team All-Stars [5]
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Bukovec (Vaughan Azzurri) | Meagan Scott (FC London) Diamond Simpson (Woodbridge Strikers) Kira Bertrand (North Mississauga SC) Tamara Brown (Durham United FA) |
Sarah Stratigakis (Aurora United FC) Alyscha Mottershead (Woodbridge Strikers) Cat Rogers (North Mississauga SC) April Syme (Woodbridge Strikers) |
Laura Gosse (Durham United FA) Jade Kovacevic (FC London) |
- Second Team All-Stars [5]
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Sabadash (Woodbridge Strikers) | Shannon Wood (Vaughan Azzurri) Malikae Dawes (Woodbridge Strikers) Kayla DeSouza (Durham United FA) |
Riley Filion (Kingston Clippers) Tori Chia (Darby FC) Julia Benatic (FC London) |
Christabel Oduro (Woodbridge Strikers) Sona Makulova (Sanjaxx Lions) Jackie Tessier (Kingston Clippers) Nour Ghoneim (Vaughan Azzurri) |
References
- "League1 Ontario Announces Eight New Teams For Upcoming Season". league1ontario.com. League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on December 21, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- "Womens L1 Cup". League1 Ontario. League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- "League1 Ontario Announces Women's All-Star Game Roster". league1ontario.com. League1 Ontario. July 14, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- "Standout Performers Recognized at 2016 League1 Ontario Awards Banquet". league1ontario.com. League1 Ontario. November 28, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- "League1 Ontario Announces 2016 Women's First And Second Team All-Stars". league1ontario.com. League1 Ontario. November 18, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.