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League1 Ontario

February 16, 2024

This article is about the men's division. For the women's division, see League1 Ontario (women).

League1 Ontario (L1ON) is a semi-professional men's soccer league in Ontario, Canada.[1] The league is sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association and the Ontario Soccer Association.[2]

  • League1 Ontario
  • Men's Division
Organising bodyOntario Soccer Association
FoundedNovember 15, 2013; 10 years ago (2013-11-15)
First season2014
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
ConfederationCONCACAF
Divisions3 tiers
Number of teams
  • 12 (L1O Premier)
  • 10 (L1O Championship)
  • TBD (L2O)
Level on pyramid3
Domestic cup(s)Canadian Championship
League cup(s)L1 Cup (2024)
Current championsSimcoe County Rovers FC
(2023)
Most championships
Most L1 CupsVaughan Azzurri (3)
TV partnersOneSoccer (future)[when?]
Websitewww.league1ontario.com
Current: 2024 League1 Ontario season

League1 Ontario consists of three tiers – League1 Premier, League1 Championship, and League2 Ontario – with promotion and relegation between them.[3] The top-two tiers consist of 12 and 10 teams respectively, while the lowest tier is uncapped in size.

In the Canadian soccer league system, the men's division is behind the fully-professional Canadian Premier League. It is part of League1 Canada, the national third tier with regional division, along with three other provincial leagues. The league champion qualifies for the Canadian Championship, Canada's domestic cup tournament. Dino Rossi serves as the commissioner of the league.[4][5]

History edit

League1 Ontario was founded on November 15, 2013, in an announcement by the Ontario Soccer Association (OSA) that it would pilot the semi-professional league in 2014 and 2015 as a key pillar of long-term player development in Canada. The league would be administered by DG Sports, who also operate the province's amateur Ontario Soccer League, with Dino Rossi serving as commissioner. OSA President Ron Smale stated that the league's core group of players are to consist of U-23s, with League1 complementing the newly formed Ontario Player Development League (OPDL) elite youth league as a pathway for professional player development.[6]

On April 8, 2014, the OSA revealed its plans for the inaugural season of League1 which would begin during the final weekend in May 2014. The season featured 10 teams, chosen through a standards-based application process, which were: ANB Futbol, Durham Power FC, Internacional de Toronto, Kingston Cataraqui Clippers, Master's FA, Sigma FC, Toronto FC Academy, Vaughan Azzurri, Windsor Stars and Woodbridge Strikers.[7] The league champion would face the champion of the Première ligue de soccer du Québec in the Inter-Provincial Cup to determine the national Division III champion.[8]

Dylan Sacramento of Toronto FC Academy scored the first ever goal in the league with a 10th-minute strike against Vaughan Azzurri.[9] In the same game, Mateo Restrepo received the league's first red card.[9] On July 22, 2014, the league and the Ontario Soccer Association announced the termination of Internacional de Toronto's license agreement due to "failure to comply with agreed-upon league standards",[10][11] with league matches rescheduled for the season to accommodate the change. Toronto FC Academy were crowned the inaugural league champions on October 4, 2014, after defeating the Cataraqui Clippers 3–1 to secure the top place in the regular season standings.[12][13] Vaughan Azzurri and Sigma FC contested the inaugural League1 Cup on October 19, 2014, at BMO Field, with the Azzurri winning the single-game cup final 2–1 to be crowned champions.[14][15]

As the number of teams in the league continued to grow through expansion, the league introduced a two-conference format with the winner of each conference facing off in a championship match.[16] After the 2016 season, the Inter-Provincial Cup was cancelled, with the winners of League1 Ontario and the PLSQ instead advancing to the national Canadian Championship the following season, beginning in 2018.[17]

In 2018, the league returned to a single division, introducing playoffs for the top finishers of the league to decide the league champion.[18] The League Cup tournament was eliminated the following season.[19]

On November 14, 2018, the Canadian Premier League announced its purchase of League1 Ontario. According to L1O commissioner Dino Rossi, L1O would serve as "CPL's official development league."[20]

Due to restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the league cancelled the 2020 season[21][22] and delayed the start of the 2021 season.[23]

On January 25, 2022, League1 Ontario announced that it would restructure from a single league into a three-tier competition in 2024.[24] Existing teams were divided into the top two tiers (Premier and Championship) and the lowest tier (League2) was created as an entry point for expansion clubs to the L1O system. The competition adopted promotion and relegation for clubs to move between the tiers.[25] Also in 2024 will be the return of the L1 Cup, a league cup knockout tournament which will feature teams from all three tiers in the L1O system.[25]

Competition format edit

League1 Ontario clubs are grouped into three divisions: League1 Premier, League1 Championship, and League2 Ontario. The regular season runs from April to August in which teams only play against other teams in their division. The top-two tiers use a single table round-robin format while the lowest tier is further subdivided into regional groupings. The team that accumulates the most points during the season is crowned league champions.[26] In 2016 and 2017, the league champion was determined by a single match playoff between the winners of the east and west divisions. From 2018 to 2023, a larger playoff format was used.

Since 2017, the winner of the Premier division has qualified for the Canadian Championship. At the end of each season, the winner of the Championship and League2 divisions are promoted to the next tier up while the bottom team in the Premier and Championship divisions are relegated down.[27]

Beginning in 2019, the Supporters Trophy was created by the Rogue Street Elite supporter group of North Mississauga SC to be given to the regular season champions.[28]

L1 Cup edit

The L1 Cup is a league cup tournament that features all L1O clubs.[29] It runs concurrently with the regular season, with cup games usually taking place mid-week. It is not a form of playoffs and all matches are separate from the regular season and are not reflected in the season standings. The 2014 and 2015 cups included a group stage and a knockout stage but from 2016 to 2018 the format was a single-elimination tournament. Following a hiatus from 2019 to 2023,[19] the L1 Cup will return in 2024 to coincide with the league's restructuring.[25][30]

Honours edit

Bold indicates clubs playing in 2024 League1 Ontario season. From 2016 to 2023, the winner of the playoffs has determined the league champion.

Premier division champions
Club Wins Runner-up Winning seasons Runner-up seasons
Vaughan Azzurri 3 0 2016, 2018, 2022 –
Oakville Blue Devils 2 2 2015, 2017 2021, 2022
Toronto FC Academy 1 0 2014 –
Master's FA 1 0 2019 –
Guelph United 1 0 2021 –
Simcoe County Rovers 1 0 2023 –
Woodbridge Strikers 0 4 – 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
FC London 0 2 – 2016, 2019
Scrosoppi FC 0 1 – 2023

Yearly results edit

  1. ^ Originally, 10 clubs were in the league, but Internacional de Toronto was removed from the league mid-season.
  2. ^ Originally, 21 clubs were set to participate, but some clubs opted out of the main division due to scheduling impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Some clubs participated in a separate short-season division.

Clubs edit

Current clubs edit

Beginning in 2024, twelve teams compete in League1 Premier, ten in League1 Championship, and all remaining teams in League2 Ontario. Existing teams were assigned to either the Premier or the Championship division based on results from the 2022 and 2023 seasons.

Of the 24 current clubs, 3 are based in Toronto, 13 are based elsewhere in the Greater Toronto Area, 7 are based in other cities in Southern Ontario and there is 1 club based in Northern Ontario.[note 1]

League1 Premier edit

  1. ^ Thunder Bay Chill, Northern Ontario's only other club at a comparable level to L1O, plays in USL League Two.
  2. ^ Blue Devils FC was known as Oakville Blue Devils FC until the 2021 season
  3. ^ The 2020 season was cancelled delaying their debut to the following year
  4. ^ North Toronto Nitros was on hiatus in 2018 & 2019, and returned in 2020[31]

League1 Championship edit

League1 Championship
Team City Principal stadium First season
BVB IA Waterloo[note 1] Waterloo RIM Park 2021
Darby FC Whitby Whitby Soccer Centre 2018
FC London London Tricar Field 2016
Master's FA Scarborough (Toronto) L'Amoreaux Park 2014
North Mississauga SC Mississauga Churchill Meadows (Mattamy Sports Park) 2016
Pickering FC[note 2] Pickering Kinsmen Park 2014 [note 3]
St. Catharines Roma Wolves St. Catharines Club Roma Stadium 2021
Unionville Milliken SC Unionville (Markham) Ontario Soccer Centre 2018
Windsor City FC[note 4] Windsor St. Clair College 2014
  1. ^ BVB IA Waterloo was known as Waterloo United in 2021
  2. ^ Pickering FC was known as Durham United FC/FA until the end of 2019
  3. ^ Durham United was on hiatus in 2018 & returned in 2019[32] Pickering FC went on hiatus for 2023 & returned in 2024.[33]
  4. ^ Windsor City FC was known as Windsor Stars from 2014 to 2016 and known as Windsor TFC from 2017 to 2022

League2 Ontario edit

In 2024, a third tier will be introduced featuring new clubs as well as reserve teams. Teams will be eligible to earn promotion to the higher tiers.

League2 Ontario
Team City Principal stadium First season
The Borough FC Scarborough, (Toronto) Birchmount Stadium 2024
Rush Canada SA Oakville River Oaks Park 2024
Sudbury Cyclones Sudbury James Jerome Sports Complex 2024
 
 
 
St. Catharines
 
Guelph
 
Waterloo
 
Darby
 
Burlington
 
Simcoe
 
Pickering
 
London
 
Hamilton
 
Blue Devils
 
Rush
 
ProStars
 
Windsor
 
Sudbury
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Location of Men's Division teams for the 2024 League1 Ontario season.
  League1 Premier
  League1 Championship
  League2
  See Toronto inset
 
 
Alliance
 
North Toronto
 
Master's
 
North Miss.
 
Sigma
 
Unionville
 
Vaughan
 
Woodbridge
 
Scrosoppi
 
Borough
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Location of Men's Division teams in or near Toronto for the 2024 League1 Ontario season.
  League1 Premier
  League1 Championship
  League2

Timeline edit

Former clubs edit

  1. ^ 1812 FC Barrie was originally set to play in Barrie; however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they spent their only season in Brampton
  2. ^ Aurora FC was known as Aurora United during the 2016 season
  3. ^ Kingston Clippers was known as Cataraqui Clippers during 2014 season
  4. ^ Moved to PLSQ from the 2020 season
  5. ^ Toronto FC III was known as Toronto FC Academy from 2014 until 2016

Organization edit

Regulations edit

League1 Ontario was founded with a series of values, objectives and standards all aimed at furthering the league's stated objective of improving player development in Ontario and Canada. Some of these regulations include:[34]

  • Standards-based club licensing, renewed annually (not a franchise/ownership model). Standards include technical, organizational, facility and financial criteria.
  • Maximum of 3 non-Canadian players per club.
  • 18-man game day rosters must include a minimum of 8 U-23 players.
  • Starting 11 must include a minimum of 4 U-23 players.
  • Maximum of 5 substitutions per match.

Reserve division edit

In 2019, L1O launched a men's U21 Reserve Division open to existing League1 Ontario or Ontario Player Development League license holders. The inaugural year will consist of a 12-game summer season and a separate 10-game fall season. Nine teams will participate in the 2019 summer season with a possibility of more teams joining for the fall.[35]

Players who earned national team caps while in L1O edit

The following players have earned a senior national team cap while playing in League1 Ontario (the year of their first cap while playing in the league is listed). Players who earned caps before or after playing in League1 Ontario are not included, unless they also earned caps while in the league. This section also does not include youth caps (U23 or below).

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ Davidson, Neil (April 28, 2017). "League 1 kicks off Ontario soccer season, offering a chance to rise up the ranks". Chat News Today. Canadian Press. from the original on May 28, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2019. League 1 Ontario and the PLSQ league in Quebec are sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association as Division 3 leagues.
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  28. ^ "Supporters Like No Others". League1 Ontario. September 13, 2019. from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  29. ^ Krueger, Adam (July 31, 2018). "Toronto FC III battles Vaughan for L1 Cup". Toronto FC. from the original on February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
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  32. ^ "Durham United FA Return to League1 Ontario Men's Division for 2019". League1 Ontario. from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
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External links edit

  • Official website

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This article is about the men s division For the women s division see League1 Ontario women League1 Ontario L1ON is a semi professional men s soccer league in Ontario Canada 1 The league is sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association and the Ontario Soccer Association 2 League1 OntarioMen s DivisionOrganising bodyOntario Soccer AssociationFoundedNovember 15 2013 10 years ago 2013 11 15 First season2014CountryCanadaProvinceOntarioConfederationCONCACAFDivisions3 tiersNumber of teams12 L1O Premier 10 L1O Championship TBD L2O Level on pyramid3Domestic cup s Canadian ChampionshipLeague cup s L1 Cup 2024 Current championsSimcoe County Rovers FC 2023 Most championshipsVaughan Azzurri 3 titles Most L1 CupsVaughan Azzurri 3 TV partnersOneSoccer future when Websitewww wbr league1ontario wbr comCurrent 2024 League1 Ontario seasonLeague1 Ontario consists of three tiers League1 Premier League1 Championship and League2 Ontario with promotion and relegation between them 3 The top two tiers consist of 12 and 10 teams respectively while the lowest tier is uncapped in size In the Canadian soccer league system the men s division is behind the fully professional Canadian Premier League It is part of League1 Canada the national third tier with regional division along with three other provincial leagues The league champion qualifies for the Canadian Championship Canada s domestic cup tournament Dino Rossi serves as the commissioner of the league 4 5 Contents 1 History 2 Competition format 2 1 L1 Cup 2 2 Honours 2 3 Yearly results 3 Clubs 3 1 Current clubs 3 1 1 League1 Premier 3 1 2 League1 Championship 3 1 3 League2 Ontario 3 2 Timeline 3 3 Former clubs 4 Organization 4 1 Regulations 5 Reserve division 6 Players who earned national team caps while in L1O 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory editLeague1 Ontario was founded on November 15 2013 in an announcement by the Ontario Soccer Association OSA that it would pilot the semi professional league in 2014 and 2015 as a key pillar of long term player development in Canada The league would be administered by DG Sports who also operate the province s amateur Ontario Soccer League with Dino Rossi serving as commissioner OSA President Ron Smale stated that the league s core group of players are to consist of U 23s with League1 complementing the newly formed Ontario Player Development League OPDL elite youth league as a pathway for professional player development 6 On April 8 2014 the OSA revealed its plans for the inaugural season of League1 which would begin during the final weekend in May 2014 The season featured 10 teams chosen through a standards based application process which were ANB Futbol Durham Power FC Internacional de Toronto Kingston Cataraqui Clippers Master s FA Sigma FC Toronto FC Academy Vaughan Azzurri Windsor Stars and Woodbridge Strikers 7 The league champion would face the champion of the Premiere ligue de soccer du Quebec in the Inter Provincial Cup to determine the national Division III champion 8 Dylan Sacramento of Toronto FC Academy scored the first ever goal in the league with a 10th minute strike against Vaughan Azzurri 9 In the same game Mateo Restrepo received the league s first red card 9 On July 22 2014 the league and the Ontario Soccer Association announced the termination of Internacional de Toronto s license agreement due to failure to comply with agreed upon league standards 10 11 with league matches rescheduled for the season to accommodate the change Toronto FC Academy were crowned the inaugural league champions on October 4 2014 after defeating the Cataraqui Clippers 3 1 to secure the top place in the regular season standings 12 13 Vaughan Azzurri and Sigma FC contested the inaugural League1 Cup on October 19 2014 at BMO Field with the Azzurri winning the single game cup final 2 1 to be crowned champions 14 15 As the number of teams in the league continued to grow through expansion the league introduced a two conference format with the winner of each conference facing off in a championship match 16 After the 2016 season the Inter Provincial Cup was cancelled with the winners of League1 Ontario and the PLSQ instead advancing to the national Canadian Championship the following season beginning in 2018 17 In 2018 the league returned to a single division introducing playoffs for the top finishers of the league to decide the league champion 18 The League Cup tournament was eliminated the following season 19 On November 14 2018 the Canadian Premier League announced its purchase of League1 Ontario According to L1O commissioner Dino Rossi L1O would serve as CPL s official development league 20 Due to restrictions associated with the COVID 19 pandemic the league cancelled the 2020 season 21 22 and delayed the start of the 2021 season 23 On January 25 2022 League1 Ontario announced that it would restructure from a single league into a three tier competition in 2024 24 Existing teams were divided into the top two tiers Premier and Championship and the lowest tier League2 was created as an entry point for expansion clubs to the L1O system The competition adopted promotion and relegation for clubs to move between the tiers 25 Also in 2024 will be the return of the L1 Cup a league cup knockout tournament which will feature teams from all three tiers in the L1O system 25 Competition format editLeague1 Ontario clubs are grouped into three divisions League1 Premier League1 Championship and League2 Ontario The regular season runs from April to August in which teams only play against other teams in their division The top two tiers use a single table round robin format while the lowest tier is further subdivided into regional groupings The team that accumulates the most points during the season is crowned league champions 26 In 2016 and 2017 the league champion was determined by a single match playoff between the winners of the east and west divisions From 2018 to 2023 a larger playoff format was used Since 2017 the winner of the Premier division has qualified for the Canadian Championship At the end of each season the winner of the Championship and League2 divisions are promoted to the next tier up while the bottom team in the Premier and Championship divisions are relegated down 27 Beginning in 2019 the Supporters Trophy was created by the Rogue Street Elite supporter group of North Mississauga SC to be given to the regular season champions 28 L1 Cup edit The L1 Cup is a league cup tournament that features all L1O clubs 29 It runs concurrently with the regular season with cup games usually taking place mid week It is not a form of playoffs and all matches are separate from the regular season and are not reflected in the season standings The 2014 and 2015 cups included a group stage and a knockout stage but from 2016 to 2018 the format was a single elimination tournament Following a hiatus from 2019 to 2023 19 the L1 Cup will return in 2024 to coincide with the league s restructuring 25 30 Honours edit Bold indicates clubs playing in 2024 League1 Ontario season From 2016 to 2023 the winner of the playoffs has determined the league champion Premier division champions Club Wins Runner up Winning seasons Runner up seasonsVaughan Azzurri 3 0 2016 2018 2022 Oakville Blue Devils 2 2 2015 2017 2021 2022Toronto FC Academy 1 0 2014 Master s FA 1 0 2019 Guelph United 1 0 2021 Simcoe County Rovers 1 0 2023 Woodbridge Strikers 0 4 2014 2015 2017 2018FC London 0 2 2016 2019Scrosoppi FC 0 1 2023Yearly results edit L1O Men s trophy winners Season Teams Regular season Play offs L1 Cup2014 9 note 1 Toronto FC Academy Vaughan Azzurri2015 12 Oakville Blue Devils Woodbridge Strikers2016 16 Vaughan Azzurri E FC London W Vaughan Azzurri Vaughan Azzurri2017 16 Woodbridge Strikers E Oakville Blue Devils W Oakville Blue Devils Woodbridge Strikers2018 17 FC London Vaughan Azzurri Vaughan Azzurri2019 16 Oakville Blue Devils Master s Futbol 2020 17 Season cancelled due to COVID 19 pandemic2021 15 note 2 Vaughan Azzurri E Guelph United W Guelph United 2022 22 Vaughan Azzurri Vaughan Azzurri 2023 21 Scrosoppi FC Simcoe County Rovers Originally 10 clubs were in the league but Internacional de Toronto was removed from the league mid season Originally 21 clubs were set to participate but some clubs opted out of the main division due to scheduling impacts caused by the COVID 19 pandemic Some clubs participated in a separate short season division Clubs editCurrent clubs edit Beginning in 2024 twelve teams compete in League1 Premier ten in League1 Championship and all remaining teams in League2 Ontario Existing teams were assigned to either the Premier or the Championship division based on results from the 2022 and 2023 seasons Of the 24 current clubs 3 are based in Toronto 13 are based elsewhere in the Greater Toronto Area 7 are based in other cities in Southern Ontario and there is 1 club based in Northern Ontario note 1 League1 Premier edit League1 PremierTeam City Principal stadium First seasonAlliance United FC Markham Toronto Varsity Stadium Birchmount Stadium 2018Blue Devils FC note 2 Oakville Sheridan Trafalgar Stadium 2015Burlington SC Burlington Haber Centre 2022Guelph United F C Guelph Centennial Bowl 2021Hamilton United Hamilton Ron Joyce Stadium 2020 note 3 North Toronto Nitros North York Toronto Downsview Turf 2016 note 4 ProStars FC Brampton Victoria Park Stadium 2015Scrosoppi FC Milton Bishop Reding CSS 2021Sigma FC Mississauga Paramount Fine Foods Centre 2014Simcoe County Rovers FC Barrie J C Massie Field 2022Vaughan Azzurri Vaughan North Maple Regional Park 2014Woodbridge Strikers Woodbridge Vaughan Vaughan Grove Park 2014 Thunder Bay Chill Northern Ontario s only other club at a comparable level to L1O plays in USL League Two Blue Devils FC was known as Oakville Blue Devils FC until the 2021 season The 2020 season was cancelled delaying their debut to the following year North Toronto Nitros was on hiatus in 2018 amp 2019 and returned in 2020 31 League1 Championship edit League1 ChampionshipTeam City Principal stadium First seasonBVB IA Waterloo note 1 Waterloo RIM Park 2021Darby FC Whitby Whitby Soccer Centre 2018FC London London Tricar Field 2016Master s FA Scarborough Toronto L Amoreaux Park 2014North Mississauga SC Mississauga Churchill Meadows Mattamy Sports Park 2016Pickering FC note 2 Pickering Kinsmen Park 2014 note 3 St Catharines Roma Wolves St Catharines Club Roma Stadium 2021Unionville Milliken SC Unionville Markham Ontario Soccer Centre 2018Windsor City FC note 4 Windsor St Clair College 2014 BVB IA Waterloo was known as Waterloo United in 2021 Pickering FC was known as Durham United FC FA until the end of 2019 Durham United was on hiatus in 2018 amp returned in 2019 32 Pickering FC went on hiatus for 2023 amp returned in 2024 33 Windsor City FC was known as Windsor Stars from 2014 to 2016 and known as Windsor TFC from 2017 to 2022 League2 Ontario edit In 2024 a third tier will be introduced featuring new clubs as well as reserve teams Teams will be eligible to earn promotion to the higher tiers League2 OntarioTeam City Principal stadium First seasonThe Borough FC Scarborough Toronto Birchmount Stadium 2024Rush Canada SA Oakville River Oaks Park 2024Sudbury Cyclones Sudbury James Jerome Sports Complex 2024 nbsp nbsp nbsp St Catharines nbsp Guelph nbsp Waterloo nbsp Darby nbsp Burlington nbsp Simcoe nbsp Pickering nbsp London nbsp Hamilton nbsp Blue Devils nbsp Rush nbsp ProStars nbsp Windsor nbsp Sudburyclass notpageimage Location of Men s Division teams for the 2024 League1 Ontario season nbsp League1 Premier nbsp League1 Championship nbsp League2 nbsp See Toronto inset nbsp nbsp Alliance nbsp North Toronto nbsp Master s nbsp North Miss nbsp Sigma nbsp Unionville nbsp Vaughan nbsp Woodbridge nbsp Scrosoppi nbsp Boroughclass notpageimage Location of Men s Division teams in or near Toronto for the 2024 League1 Ontario season nbsp League1 Premier nbsp League1 Championship nbsp League2 Timeline edit Former clubs edit Former clubsTeam City Stadium First season Final season1812 FC Barrie Brampton note 1 Terry Fox Stadium 2021ANB Futbol King The Country Day School 2014 2015Aurora FC note 2 Aurora Stewart Burnett Park 2016 2020Electric City FC Peterborough Fleming College Stadium 2022 2023Internacional de Toronto Toronto Lamport Stadium 2014Kingston Clippers note 3 Kingston Tindall Field Queen s University 2014 2016Ottawa South United note 4 Manotick Ottawa Quinn s Pointe 2017 2019Sanjaxx Lions Toronto Monarch Park Stadium 2015 2018Toronto FC III note 5 Toronto BMO Training Ground 2014 2018Toronto Skillz FC Toronto Birchmount Stadium 2016 2021 1812 FC Barrie was originally set to play in Barrie however due to the COVID 19 pandemic they spent their only season in Brampton Aurora FC was known as Aurora United during the 2016 season Kingston Clippers was known as Cataraqui Clippers during 2014 season Moved to PLSQ from the 2020 season Toronto FC III was known as Toronto FC Academy from 2014 until 2016Organization editRegulations edit League1 Ontario was founded with a series of values objectives and standards all aimed at furthering the league s stated objective of improving player development in Ontario and Canada Some of these regulations include 34 Standards based club licensing renewed annually not a franchise ownership model Standards include technical organizational facility and financial criteria Maximum of 3 non Canadian players per club 18 man game day rosters must include a minimum of 8 U 23 players Starting 11 must include a minimum of 4 U 23 players Maximum of 5 substitutions per match Reserve division editIn 2019 L1O launched a men s U21 Reserve Division open to existing League1 Ontario or Ontario Player Development League license holders The inaugural year will consist of a 12 game summer season and a separate 10 game fall season Nine teams will participate in the 2019 summer season with a possibility of more teams joining for the fall 35 Players who earned national team caps while in L1O editThe following players have earned a senior national team cap while playing in League1 Ontario the year of their first cap while playing in the league is listed Players who earned caps before or after playing in League1 Ontario are not included unless they also earned caps while in the league This section also does not include youth caps U23 or below Player Country Year RefShaquille Agard nbsp Guyana 2014 36 Adrian Butters nbsp Guyana 2015 37 Kilian Elkinson nbsp Bermuda 2016 38 Anthony Whyte nbsp Guyana 2016 39 Daniel Whyte nbsp Guyana 2016 39 Daniel Jodah nbsp Guyana 2017 40 Jelani Smith nbsp Guyana 2017 40 Navid Rahman nbsp Pakistan 2018 41 Alain Sargeant nbsp Saint Kitts and Nevis 2018 42 Justin Springer nbsp Saint Kitts and Nevis 2018 42 Kaeson Trench nbsp Barbados 2018 43 Tristan Marshall nbsp Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2019 44 Tyrell Rayne nbsp Antigua and Barbuda 2019 45 Rahbar Wahed Khan nbsp Bangladesh 2021 46 Quillan Roberts nbsp Guyana 2022 47 Zachary Ellis Hayden nbsp Barbados 2023 48 Emery Welshman nbsp Guyana 2023See also edit nbsp Canada portal nbsp Soccer portalLeague1 Canada League1 Ontario women References edit Competitive S4L Leagues Ontario Soccer Archived from the original on November 5 2021 Retrieved October 15 2021 League1 Ontario sits as the highest level of soccer for Ontario based players and is defined as a semi professional league Davidson Neil April 28 2017 League 1 kicks off Ontario soccer season offering a chance to rise up the ranks Chat News Today Canadian Press Archived from the original on May 28 2019 Retrieved May 28 2019 League 1 Ontario and the PLSQ league in Quebec are sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association as Division 3 leagues Jacques John January 25 2022 Promotion And Relegation Comes To League1 Ontario Northern Tribune Archived from the original on December 7 2022 Retrieved February 17 2023 L1O Commissioners address 2020 cancellation potential Fall return 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