2021 League1 Ontario season

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This article is about the men's season. For the women's season, see 2021 Women's League1 Ontario season.
League1 Ontario
Men's Division
Season 2021
Champions Guelph United F.C.
Regular Season Champions Vaughan Azzurri
Matches played 90
Goals scored 374 (4.16 per match)
Top goalscorer Jace Kotsopoulos (15)
Best goalkeeper Christian Calabro (1.03 GAA)
← 2020
2022 →

The 2021 Men's League1 Ontario season was the seventh season of play (the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic) 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.

Impact of COVID-19

After the 2020 League1 Ontario season was cancelled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league was optimistic that the 2021 season would be able to proceed. The league initially announced a projected start date of July 2, 2021, also announcing a 'drop-dead date' of June 7, 2021 that will confirm the start of the season on that date depending on restrictions in the province, otherwise the season would be cancelled.[1][2] In mid-June, the league start date was later revised to July 29, 2021, in accordance with the local re-opening plans.[3]

Format

The league was divided into two divisions with the East Division having seven teams and the West division having eight teams. Each team played 12 games against teams in their own divisions (East played each opponent home and away, while West played five of the teams twice, and the remaining two teams once). The top two teams from each division advanced to the playoff semi-finals, with the winner of the championship final in November qualifying for the 2022 Canadian Championship.[4]

Because the season began three months later than normal and with very short notice, some clubs have opted to delay their return to Premier Division competition until the 2022 season. As a large portion of the L1O player pool consisted of university and college student athletes, some sides would have limited squads after Labour Day. To combat these challenges, the league created a short-season ‘Summer Championship Series’ for 2021, which will conclude by Labour Day.[4]

In addition, the Reserve Division will return, following a similar format to the Premier Division, featuring 21 teams in three division playing 12 matches, with the top teams advancing to the playoffs and featuring Championship Finals weekend on November 6-7.[4]

Clubs

The men's division consists of 21 teams, an increase from 17 teams in 2020. 1812 FC Barrie, Guelph United F.C., Scrosoppi FC, St. Catharines Roma Wolves, and Waterloo United are new entries, while Aurora FC will not be returning. Hamilton United, who joined in 2020, will also be debuting after their inaugural season was cancelled due to the pandemic.[5] However, some teams opted out of the main division due to the delayed start, resulting in only 15 teams participating. Some of these clubs will still operate teams in the short-season Summer Championship or full length Reserve Division.

The following clubs are set to participate in the league.

Team City Principal stadium Main Division Summer Championship Reserve Division
1812 FC Barrie Barrie Terry Fox Stadium (Brampton) Participating Did not enter Withdrew
Alliance United FC Toronto Mount Joy Withdrew Participating Participating
Blue Devils FC Oakville Bronte Park Participating Participating Participating
Darby FC Whitby Whitby Soccer Centre Participating Did not enter Participating
Guelph United F.C. Guelph Alumni Stadium Participating Did not enter Participating
Hamilton United Hamilton Redeemer Sports Complex Withdrew Did not enter Participating
FC London London Hellenic Community Centre Participating Did not enter Participating
Master's Futbol Toronto L'Amoreaux Park Participating Did not enter Participating (2 teams)
North Mississauga SC Mississauga Paramount Fine Foods Centre Participating Did not enter Participating
North Toronto Nitros Toronto Downsview Turf 1 Participating Did not enter Withdrew
Pickering FC Pickering Kinsmen Park Withdrew Did not enter Withdrew
ProStars FC Brampton Victoria Park Stadium Participating Participating Participating
Scrosoppi FC Milton Bishop Reding Catholic Secondary School Participating Did not enter Withdrew
Sigma FC Mississauga Paramount Fine Foods Centre Participating Did not enter Participating
St. Catharines Roma Wolves St. Catharines Club Roma Stadium Withdrew Participating Participating
Toronto Skillz FC Toronto Birchmount Stadium Withdrew Participating Withdrew
Unionville Milliken SC Markham Bill Crothers Turf Participating Did not enter Participating (2 teams)
Vaughan Azzurri Vaughan North Maple Regional Park Participating Participating Participating
Waterloo United Waterloo RIM Park Withdrew Participating Withdrew
Windsor TFC Windsor Libro Centre Participating Did not enter Withdrew
Woodbridge Strikers Vaughan Vaughan Grove Participating Did not enter Participating

The following clubs, while not formally part of League1 Ontario are operating teams in the Summer Championship or Reserve Divisions:

Team City Principal stadium Main Division Summer Championship Reserve Division
Tecumseh SC Tecumseh University of Windsor Stadium N/A Participating Participating
Athlete Institute Orangeville The Hill Academy N/A N/A Participating
Toronto FC III (U19) Toronto BMO Training Ground N/A Participating N/A
Toronto FC IV (U17) Toronto BMO Training Ground N/A Participating N/A
Whitecaps London London North London Stadium N/A Participating N/A
FC Durham Academy Oshawa Vaso Field N/A N/A Participating
Richmond Hill SC Richmond Hill Richmond Green N/A N/A Participating
Rush Academy Oakville Bronte Athletic Park N/A N/A Participating

Premier Division

East Division

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West Division

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Playoffs

Semifinals Championship Game
           
W1 Guelph United FC 2 (9)
E2 Master's Futbol 2 (8)
W1 Guelph United FC 3
W2 Blue Devils FC 1
E1 Vaughan Azzurri 1
W2 Blue Devils FC 2

Semifinals

Final

Statistics

Honours

The following awards and nominations were awarded for the 2021 season.[6]

Awards

League All-Stars

Summer Championship Division

Due to the delayed start to the season, some teams were unable to commit to the full season for the Premier Division. For 2021, a short season "Summer Championship" (also called the 'University' Division) was created which will conclude by Labour Day and will include some of the teams that could not participate in the full season. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Reserve Division

East Division

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Central Division

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West Division

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Playoffs

Semifinals Championship Game
           
E1 Woodbridge Strikers B 0
W1 FC London B 2
W1 FC London B 0
WC Vaughan Azzurri C 3
C1 Athlete Institute 1
WC Vaughan Azzurri C 4

Semi-finals

Final

References

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External links

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