2022 League1 Ontario season (women)

This article is about the women's season. For the men's season, see 2022 League1 Ontario season.

The 2022 League1 Ontario season is the seventh season of play for Women's Division of League1 Ontario, a Division 3 women's soccer league in the Canadian soccer league system and the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian province of Ontario.

League1 Ontario
Women's Division

Season	2022
Dates	April 22 – July 24 (regular season)
Champions	NDC Ontario
Regular season champions	Vaughan Azzurri
Matches played	189
Goals scored	682 (3.61 per match)
Top goalscorer	Olivia Smith (18 goals)
← 2021 2023 →

NDC Ontario defeated Alliance United FC in the final to win the league championship. As NDC Ontario was unavailable to participate in the League1 Canada Interprovincial Championship due to scheduling issues, Alliance United instead represented the league, finishing in third place.

Format and changes

After the 2021 season format was adjusted into a shorter-season form with some teams opting out due to the COVID-19 pandemic,^[1] the league will return to a single table format with all clubs for the 2022 season.^[2] With the league set to split into a multi-division format with promotion-relegation beginning in 2024, the points obtained in this season will contribute to the original placement of clubs in 2024, with the points from the 2022 season (weighted at 75%) being added to the points teams obtain in the 2023 season (weighted at 100%) to determine the placements.^[3]

The top-six teams in the regular season qualified for the playoffs with the top-two teams receiving first round byes. The semi-finals were played on July 30 and 31 with the final on August 6.^[4] NDC Ontario won the championship and qualified for the Women's Interprovincial Championship in Laval, Quebec.^[5]

Clubs

The women's division has grown to 20 teams through expansion. Burlington SC, Electric City FC, Simcoe County Rovers, St. Catharines Roma Wolves, and the Canada Soccer National Development Centre Ontario join the league as expansion teams,^{[6][7][8][9][10]} ProStars FC returns as a new club as well having previously competed for one season in 2015.^[11] Guelph Union and Waterloo United will make their official Premier Division debuts, after having opted out of the main division last season, having fielded teams in either the short-season Summer Championship or Reserve divisions instead.^[1]

The following clubs are set to participate in the league.

Women's division
Team	City	Principal stadium	Head Coach
Alliance United FC	Scarborough (Toronto)	Centennial College	Angelo Cavalluzzo
Blue Devils FC	Oakville	Sheridan College Trafalgar	Natalie Bukovec
Burlington SC	Burlington	Haber Centre	Neil Wilson
BVB IA Waterloo	Waterloo	Warrior Field, University of Waterloo	John O'Brien
Darby FC	Clarington	South Courtice Turf	Graeme Burns
Electric City FC	Peterborough	Fleming College Stadium	Randy Ribeiro
Guelph Union	Guelph	Alumni Stadium	Onkar Dhillon
Hamilton United	Hamilton	Ron Joyce Stadium	Charles Ivanov
FC London	London	Portuguese Club of London	Garett Peters
NDC Ontario	Vaughan	Ontario Soccer Stadium	Joey Lombardi
North Mississauga SC	Mississauga	Churchill Meadows	Peyvand Mossavat
North Toronto Nitros	Toronto	Downsview Park	Chris Vickers
Pickering FC	Pickering	Pickering Soccer Centre & Kinsmen Park	Dmitri Ovtchinnikov
ProStars FC	Brampton	Victoria Park Stadium	Szabi Bozsoky
Simcoe County Rovers FC	Barrie	J.C Massie Field, Georgian College	Zack Wilson
St. Catharines Roma Wolves	St. Catharines	Roma Park – Under Armour Field	Davide Massafra
Tecumseh SC	Tecumseh	University of Windsor Stadium	Daniel Mendonca
Unionville Milliken SC	Unionville (Markham)	Bill Crothers Secondary School	Paul Omoghan
Vaughan Azzurri	Vaughan	North Maple Regional Park	Jorden Feliciano
Woodbridge Strikers	Woodbridge (Vaughan)	Vaughan Grove	David Porco

Premier Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Vaughan Azzurri	19	15	3	1	50	8	+42	48	Playoff semifinals
2	NDC Ontario (C)	19	14	4	1	62	15	+47	46
3	Woodbridge Strikers	19	12	6	1	40	15	+25	42	Play-in round
4	FC London	19	13	2	4	47	20	+27	41
5	Simcoe County Rovers FC	19	12	5	2	48	23	+25	41
6	Alliance United FC	19	11	4	4	46	20	+26	37
7	North Toronto Nitros	19	10	6	3	51	16	+35	36
8	Electric City FC	19	10	2	7	45	19	+26	32
9	North Mississauga SC	19	9	1	9	42	39	+3	28
10	Darby FC	18	9	0	9	40	36	+4	27
11	St Catharines Roma Wolves	19	8	1	10	28	29	−1	25
12	Tecumseh SC	19	7	4	8	31	32	−1	25
13	Guelph Union	19	7	3	9	28	28	0	24
14	Unionville Milliken SC	18	7	1	10	27	57	−30	22
15	Blue Devils FC	19	5	4	10	21	39	−18	19
16	BVB IA Waterloo	19	4	3	12	28	53	−25	15
17	Pickering FC	19	3	3	13	9	52	−43	12
18	Hamilton United	19	3	1	15	17	59	−42	10
19	ProStars FC	19	1	3	15	13	63	−50	6
20	Burlington SC	19	1	0	18	9	59	−50	3

Updated to match(es) played on August 7, 2022. Source: League1 Ontario
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) away goals differential; 6) away goals for; 7) home goals differential; 8) home goals for; 9) head-to-head record; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.^[12]
(C) Champions

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
						1	Vaughan Azzurri	1
	3	Woodbridge Strikers	0			6	Alliance United	2
	6	Alliance United	1								6	Alliance United	1
											2	NDC Ontario	3
						2	NDC Ontario	2
	4	FC London	4			4	FC London	0
	5	Simcoe County Rovers	3

Quarter-finals

FC London v Simcoe County Rovers FC

July 27, 2022	FC London	4–3	Simcoe County Rovers FC	London, Ontario
8:30 PM	Benati   9', 35' Hicks   23' Milligan   31'	Report	Desa   29' Siwula   75', 90'	Stadium: Tricar Field

Woodbridge Strikers v Alliance United FC

July 27, 2022	Woodbridge Strikers	0–1	Alliance United FC	Vaughan, Ontario
9:00 PM		Report	Cheung   4'	Stadium: Vaughan Grove Park

Semi-finals

Vaughan Azzurri v Alliance United

July 30, 2022	Vaughan Azzurri	1–2	Alliance United	Vaughan, Ontario
6:00 PM	Chouhan   75'	Report	Cheung   9' Parkes   19'	Stadium: North Maple Regional Park

NDC Ontario v FC London

July 30, 2022	NDC Ontario	2–0	FC London	Brampton, Ontario
8:00 PM	Watson   72' Allen   76'	Report		Stadium: Save Max Sports Centre

Final

NDC Ontario v Alliance United

August 6, 2022	NDC Ontario	3–1	Alliance United	Vaughan, Ontario
7:30 PM	Rose   7', 15' Maalouf   64'	Report	Parkes   8'	Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Referee: Amanda Kwan

Statistics

Statistics include regular season matches only, not playoff matches.

Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Olivia Smith North Toronto Nitros 18 2 Nadya Gill North Mississauga SC 17 3 Jessica Lisi Woodbridge Strikers 14 4 Kayla McQueen Electric City FC 13 5 Laura Gosse Alliance United 12 Chelsea Cheung Alliance United Julia Benati FC London Source: [1]

Top goalkeepers Rank Player Club Minutes GAA 1 Elizabeth Brenneman Guelph Union 990 0.64 2 Raven Edwards-Dowdall North Toronto Nitros 1080 0.67 3 Levanta Staggolis Alliance United 900 1.10 4 Mykaela Volpe Electric City FC 1260 1.14 5 Jadyn Steinhauer FC London 1395 1.23 6 Yazmeen Jamieson Simcoe County Rovers 1080 1.25 7 Emma Hendrie St. Catharines Roma Wolves 1588 1.30 Minimum 900 minutes played. Source: [2]

League honours

Awards

Award	Player	Team	Ref
Most Valuable Player	Julia Benati	FC London	^[13]
Young Player of the Year (U20)	Olivia Smith	North Toronto Nitros
Coach of the Year	Joey Lombardi	NDC Ontario
Goalkeeper of the Year	Jadyn Steinhauer	FC London
Defender of the Year	Zoe Markesini	NDC Ontario
Midfielder of the Year	Julia Benati	FC London
Forward of the Year	Olivia Smith	North Toronto Nitros
Golden Boot	Olivia Smith	North Toronto Nitros

League All-Stars

The following players were named League1 Ontario All-Stars for the 2022 season:^[14]

First Team All-Star Player Position Jadyn Steinhauer (London) Goalkeeper Renee Watson (NDC Ontario) Defender Zoe Markesini (NDC Ontario) Defender Sonia Walk (North Toronto) Defender Jenny Wolever (Alliance United) Defender Julia Benati (London) Midfielder April Syme (Woodbridge) Midfielder Cloey Uddenberg (Simcoe County) Midfielder Nadya Gill (North Mississauga) Forward Olivia Smith (North Toronto) Forward Jessica Lisi (Woodbridge) Forward

Second Team All-Star Player Position Mykaela Volpe (Electric City) Goalkeeper Christina Coroado (Woodbridge) Defender Maya Antoine (Vaughan Azzurri) Defender Alexis Wilson (Darby) Defender Ella Ottey (NDC Ontario) Defender Alanna Raimondo (NDC Ontario) Midfielder Brianne DeSa (Simcoe County) Midfielder Kalifornia Mitchell (Vaughan Azzurri) Midfielder Chelsea Cheung (Alliance United) Forward Kayla Briggs (NDC Ontario) Forward Leah Pais (Vaughan Azzurri) Forward

Third Team All-Star Player Position Yazmeen Jamieson (Simcoe County) Goalkeeper Ariana Mouratidis (Woodbridge) Defender Hannah Chown (Alliance United) Defender Avarie Thomas (London) Defender Kiarra Bailey (Hamilton United) Defender Tori Chia (Darby) Midfielder Nikayla Small (NDC Ontario) Midfielder Jotam Chouhan (Vaughan Azzurri) Midfielder Amanda Allen (NDC Ontario) Forward Christine Exeter (Darby) Forward Sabrina Bisante (St. Catharines) Forward

The following players were named League1 Ontario Premier Division U18 All-Stars for the 2022 season:^[15]

U18 All-Star Team Player Position Gurleen Toor (Alliance United) Goalkeeper Ella Ottey (NDC Ontario) Defender Zoe Markesini (NDC Ontario) Defender Renee Watson (NDC Ontario) Defender Sarah Rollins (North Toronto) Defender Hannah Anderson (Alliance United) Midfielder Sadie Waite (London) Midfielder Alanna Raimondo (NDC Ontario) Midfielder Nia Fleming-Thompson (Vaughan Azzurri) Forward Olivia Smith (North Toronto) Forward Amanda Allen (NDC Ontario) Forward Summer Reserve Division The Reserve Division will return with each Premier Division club fielding one or more teams, as well as some other non-Premier League OPDL clubs. North East Division Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 North Toronto Nitros B 12 9 2 1 34 10 +24 29 Advance to playoffs 2 Unionville Milliken SC B (C) 12 8 2 2 39 17 +22 26 3 Richmond Hill SC 12 8 1 3 37 17 +20 25 4 Alliance United FC B 12 7 2 3 26 15 +11 23 5 Vaughan Azzurri B 12 7 0 5 36 20 +16 21 6 FC Durham 12 6 3 3 31 18 +13 21 7 Woodbridge Strikers B 12 5 0 7 24 20 +4 15 8 Simcoe County Rovers FC B 12 2 3 7 17 26 −9 9 9 Aurora FC 12 1 1 10 9 33 −24 4 10 Darby FC B 12 0 0 12 3 80 −77 0 Source: Standings (C) Champions West Division Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Guelph Union B 12 8 3 1 25 9 +16 27 Advance to playoffs 2 Hamilton United B 12 8 0 4 34 20 +14 24 3 Cambridge United 12 6 4 2 20 12 +8 22 4 North Mississauga SC B 11 6 0 5 35 22 +13 18 5 Blue Devils FC B 10 5 2 3 15 10 +5 17 6 BVB IA Waterloo B 11 4 1 6 12 21 −9 13 7 Whitecaps London 12 4 0 8 13 21 −8 12 8 Tecumseh SC B 10 4 0 6 11 19 −8 12 9 ProStars FC B 11 3 1 7 16 26 −10 10 10 FC London B 11 2 1 8 11 32 −21 7 Source: Standings Central Division Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Woodbridge Strikers C 12 11 1 0 53 4 +49 34 Advance to playoffs 2 Blue Devils FC C 12 7 2 3 31 16 +15 23 3 Simcoe County Rovers FC C 11 6 2 3 19 21 −2 20 4 Tecumseh SC C 8 6 0 2 26 12 +14 18 5 North Toronto Nitros C 12 3 3 6 17 23 −6 12 6 Vaughan Azzurri C 10 3 0 7 14 18 −4 9 7 Unionville Milliken SC C 9 3 0 6 7 33 −26 9 8 Hamilton United C 12 0 0 12 4 44 −40 0 Source: Standings Playoffs Semifinals Championship Game             NE1 North Toronto Nitros B 2 W1 Guelph Union B 0 NE1 North Toronto Nitros B 0 WC Unionville Milliken SC B 1 C1 Woodbridge Strikers C 2(3) WC Unionville Milliken SC B 2(4) Fall Reserve Division Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 North Toronto Nitros Reserves (O) 9 7 0 2 24 6 +18 21 Advance to playoffs 2 Tecumseh SC Reserves 9 6 2 1 22 6 +16 20 3 Cambridge United 9 4 3 2 16 10 +6 15 4 Simcoe County Rovers FC Reserves 9 4 3 2 14 12 +2 15 5 Vaughan Azzurri Reserves 9 4 2 3 9 8 +1 14 6 Unionville Milliken SC Reserves 9 2 2 5 4 13 −9 8 7 FC London Reserves 9 1 2 6 4 20 −16 5 8 ProStars FC Reserves 9 1 0 8 3 21 −18 3 Source: Standings (O) Play-off winners Playoffs Semifinals Championship Game             1 North Toronto Nitros Reserves 5 4 Simcoe County Rovers FC Reserves 1 1 North Toronto Nitros Reserves 0(4) 2 Tecumseh SC Reserves 0(2) 2 Tecumseh SC Reserves 1 3 Cambridge United 0 References "League1 Ontario Set To Kick Off Seventh Season With Late July Fixtures". League1 Ontario. July 22, 2021. Massey, Rob (January 27, 2022). "Guelph United hoping to host Voyageurs Cup match this spring". Guelph Today. Jacques, John (January 25, 2022). "Promotion And Relegation Comes To League1 Ontario". Northern Tribune. "League1 Ontario Unveils 2022 Women's Premier Division Schedule". League1 Ontario. March 18, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022. . bcsoccer.net. April 8, 2022. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022. "League1 Ontario Welcomes Burlington SC for the 2022 Season". League1 Ontario. February 28, 2022. Davies, Mike (November 10, 2021). "Peterborough's Electric City FC to field women's League1 Ontario team". The Peterborough Examiner. "Simcoe County Rovers FC to join L1O for 2022 season". League1 Ontario. October 21, 2021. "St. Catharines Roma Wolves joins L1O Women's division for 2022 season". League1 Ontario. February 4, 2022. "Canada Soccer's National Development Centre-Ontario To Join L1O Women's Premier Division for 2022 Season". League1 Ontario. March 4, 2022. "Pro Stars FC joins L1O Women's division for 2022 season". League1 Ontario. February 7, 2022. "League Operations and Game Day Manual Version 12.1" (PDF). League1 Ontario. January 25, 2022. p. 56. Retrieved August 16, 2022. "Julia Benati and Olivia Smith highly commended as Women's Premier Division 2022 awards are confirmed". League1 Ontario. November 15, 2022. "Simcoe skipper Cloey Uddenberg at the heart of the 2022 Women's Premier Division All-Star team". League1 Ontario. November 17, 2022. "2022 Women's Premier Division U18 All-Star team littered with CANWNT potential". League1 Ontario. November 18, 2022. External links Official website