2022 League1 Ontario season

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League1 Ontario
Men's Division
Season2022
DatesApril 21 – August 21[a] (regular season)
August 24 – September 3 (playoffs)
ChampionsVaughan Azzurri
Regular season championsVaughan Azzurri
Matches played231
Goals scored830 (3.59 per match)
Top goalscorerMassimo Ferrin
Miles Green
(23 goals each)
← 2021
2023 →
  1. ^ One match was played on August 27

The 2022 Men's League1 Ontario season was the eighth season of play for League1 Ontario, a Division 3 men's soccer league in the Canadian soccer pyramid and the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian province of Ontario.

Vaughan Azzurri defeated Blue Devils FC in the final to win the league championship and qualified for the 2023 Canadian Championship. Guelph United F.C. represented the league in the 2022 Canadian Championship, as they were the 2021 league champions.

Format and changes[edit]

The league returned to a single table format for the 2022 season with each team playing 21 games,[1] following the 2021 season which was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The regular season ran for 18 weeks between April 21 and August 21 (one postponed match was later played on August 27). The top six teams qualified for the playoffs with the top two getting first round byes. The quarterfinals were held on August 24–25, the semifinals on August 27–28, and the championship final on September 3, which is Labour Day weekend.[1]

With the league set to split into a multi-division format with promotion and relegation beginning in 2024, the points obtained in this season contribute to the assignment of clubs in 2024. The points from the 2022 season (weighted at 75%) will be added to the points teams obtain in the 2023 season (weighted at 100%) to determine the placements.[3]

Clubs[edit]

The men's division grew to 22 teams through expansion. Burlington SC,[4] Electric City FC and Simcoe County Rovers joined the league as expansion teams,[5][6] Pickering FC returned from hiatus and played their first season under their new name, having re-branded after the 2019 season,[7] while Toronto Skillz FC has left the league.[8] Hamilton United, St. Catharines Roma Wolves, and BVB IA Waterloo (formerly Waterloo United) made 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.[2] 1812 FC Barrie departed the league after playing in the Premier Division last year,[4] as well as Toronto Skillz FC who played in the 2021 L1O Summer Championship and Aurora FC who were on hiatus and joined the Simcoe County Rovers group, also officially departed.[5][6]

The following clubs participated in the league.

Team City Principal stadium Head coach
Alliance United FC Toronto Centennial College/Varsity Stadium Ilya Orlov
Blue Devils FC Oakville Sheridan College Trafalgar Duncan Wilde
Burlington SC Burlington Haber Centre Mark Worton
BVB IA Waterloo Waterloo Warrior Field, University of Waterloo Jordan Brown
Darby FC Whitby Whitby Soccer Centre Jens Kraemer
Electric City FC Peterborough Fleming College Sports Complex Randy Ribeiro (interim)
Guelph United F.C. Guelph Alumni Stadium Keith Mason & Justin Springer
Hamilton United Hamilton Ron Joyce Stadium Kamran Derayeh
FC London London Portuguese Club of London Ruben Quintão
Master's Futbol Scarborough (Toronto) L'Amoreaux Park Junior Groves
North Mississauga SC Mississauga Churchill Meadows Peyvand Mossavat & Raman Mohammadi
North Toronto Nitros Toronto Downsview Park Marko Milanovic
Pickering FC Pickering Pickering Soccer Centre/Kinsmen Park Aleks Balda
ProStars FC Brampton Victoria Park Stadium John Yacou
Scrosoppi FC Milton Bishop Reding Shayne Griffin
Sigma FC Mississauga Paramount Fine Foods Centre John Zervos
Simcoe County Rovers FC Barrie J.C Massie Field, Georgian College Jason Beckford
St. Catharines Roma Wolves St. Catharines Roma Park – Under Armour Field Federico Turriziani
Unionville Milliken SC Unionville (Markham) Bill Crothers Filipe Bento
Vaughan Azzurri Vaughan North Maple Regional Park Patrice Gheisar
Windsor TFC Amherstburg Libro Centre Valtar Cosenza
Woodbridge Strikers Woodbridge (Vaughan) Vaughan Grove Peter Pinizzotto

In-season coaching changes[edit]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Ref
Electric City FC Jamie Sherwood Mutual termination May 20, 2022 Randy Ribeiro (interim) [9]
Master's FA Rick Titus Resigned June 1, 2022 Junior Groves [10]

Premier Division[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vaughan Azzurri (C) 21 18 3 0 76 25 +51 57 Playoff semifinals
2 Blue Devils FC 21 14 5 2 54 16 +38 47
3 Alliance United FC 21 13 6 2 43 15 +28 45 Playoff quarterfinals
4 North Toronto Nitros 21 13 5 3 37 19 +18 44
5 Simcoe County Rovers FC 21 13 5 3 37 23 +14 44
6 ProStars FC 21 14 1 6 58 37 +21 43
7 Guelph United F.C. 21 13 3 5 42 25 +17 42
8 Hamilton United 21 10 1 10 50 45 +5 31
9 Sigma FC 21 9 4 8 36 27 +9 31
10 Electric City FC 21 8 6 7 29 23 +6 30
11 Woodbridge Strikers 21 8 5 8 42 36 +6 29
12 Scrosoppi FC 21 9 1 11 42 41 +1 28
13 Darby FC 21 7 4 10 23 29 −6 25
14 Pickering FC 21 7 2 12 30 40 −10 23
15 BVB IA Waterloo 21 7 1 13 43 59 −16 22
16 St. Catharines Roma Wolves 21 5 5 11 21 36 −15 20
17 Burlington SC 21 4 7 10 36 53 −17 19
18 Windsor TFC 21 5 3 13 21 40 −19 18
19 Master's FA 21 4 5 12 33 59 −26 17
20 Unionville Milliken SC 21 4 2 15 25 64 −39 14
21 North Mississauga SC 21 4 2 15 25 66 −41 14
22 FC London 21 2 4 15 27 52 −25 10
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.[11]
(C) Champions

Playoffs[edit]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Vaughan Azzurri 2
4 North Toronto Nitros 0 5 Simcoe County Rovers FC 1
5 Simcoe County Rovers FC 2 1 Vaughan Azzurri 5
2 Blue Devils FC 1
2 Blue Devils FC 3
3 Alliance United FC 4 3 Alliance United FC 2
6 ProStars FC 0

Quarter-finals

August 24, 2022 North Toronto Nitros 0–2 Simcoe County Rovers FC Toronto, Ontario
8:00 PM Report Wishart 83'
Beckford 88'		 Stadium: Downsview Park
Attendance: ~250
Referee: Brian Butler
August 25, 2022 Alliance United FC 4–0 ProStars FC Vaughan, Ontario
9:00 PM N.Sivananthan 7', 72'
A.Sivananthan 28', 67'		 Stadium: Vaughan Grove Park
Attendance: ~200
Referee: Nivan Raizada

Semi-finals

August 27, 2022 Vaughan Azzurri 2–1 Simcoe County Rovers FC Vaughan, Ontario
7:00 PM Carreiro 48'
Benítez 76'		 Report Beckford 12' Stadium: North Maple Regional Park
Attendance: ~200
Referee: Kevin McEleleney
August 28, 2022 Blue Devils FC 3–2 Alliance United FC Oakville, Ontario
4:00 PM Santos 18'
Ellis 35'
Ilyas 72'		 Report Tesker 6'
Gardner 68'		 Stadium: Bronte Athletic Park
Attendance: ~200
Referee: Scott Bowman

Final

September 3, 2022 Vaughan Azzurri 5–1 Blue Devils FC Vaughan, Ontario
1:00 PM Mills 16'
Nwafornso 30', 45+1', 48'
Ferrin 43' (pen.)		 Report Ilyass 45+4' Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
Attendance: ~1200
Referee: Ryan Schwenger

Statistics[edit]

League honours[edit]

Awards[edit]

Award Player Team Ref
Most Valuable Player Massimo Ferrin Vaughan Azzurri [12]
Young Player of the Year (U20) Markiyan Voytsekhovskyy ProStars FC
Coach of the Year Patrice Gheisar Vaughan Azzurri
Goalkeeper of the Year Praveen Ahilan Alliance United
Defender of the Year Amardo Oakley Guelph United F.C.
Midfielder of the Year Nikola Stakic Alliance United
Forward of the Year Miles Green Hamilton United
Golden Boot Massimo Ferrin Vaughan Azzurri

League All-Stars[edit]

The following players were named League1 Ontario Premier Division All-Stars for the 2022 season:[13]

The following players were named League1 Ontario Premier Division U20 All-Stars for the 2022 season:[14]

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