2017 League1 Ontario season


The 2017 Men's League1 Ontario season is the fourth season of play for League1 Ontario, 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.
For the first time, the league expanded to include teams in the nation's capital, Ottawa, allowing it to span from the western to eastern borders of southern Ontario.

Changes from 2016

The men's division remained at 16 teams for this season, with the addition of Ottawa South United and the departure of the Kingston Clippers.
Toronto FC Academy renamed itself to Toronto FC III, as its parent club withdrew their squad from the Premier Development League. Aurora United FC was also renamed to Aurora FC.
Starting this year, the league champion was granted a place in the next year's Canadian Championship. As a result, the Inter-Provincial Cup was discontinued.

Teams

Standings

Each team will play 22 matches as part of the season; two against every team in their own conference, and one against every team in the opposing conference. The top team from each conference will meet at the end of the season to determine the league champion. The champion will enter the 2018 Canadian Championship.

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

League Championship

The league champion is determined by a single-match series between the top-ranked teams from the western and eastern conferences. The winner qualifies for the 2018 Canadian Championship.

Cup

The cup tournament is a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all sixteen teams from the men's division take part. It is not a form of playoffs at the end of the season, 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 men's division is a single-match knockout tournament with four total rounds culminating in a final match in the start of August, with initial matchups determined by random draw. 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.

First Round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Statistics

Top scorers

Updated to matches played on October 8, 2017. Source:

Top goalkeepers

RankPlayerClubMinutesGAA
1 Quillan RobertsWoodbridge Strikers17100.79
2 Matt GeorgeOakville Blue Devils17550.92
3 Triston HenrySigma FC17890.96
4 Gianluca CatalanoToronto FC III14861.33
5 Benjamin CowmanDurham United FA13961.35
6 Connor DaltonFC London5401.50
7 Mark RogalNorth Toronto Nitros13501.53
8 Colm VanceVaughan Azzurri6301.57
9 Kyle VizirakisWindsor TFC Stars13161.64
10 Adam MajerNorth Mississauga SC5971.81

Updated to matches played on October 8, 2017. Minimum 540 minutes played. Source:

All-Star Game

On June 28, the league announced that this year's all-star game would take place against an all-star team from the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec. The roster for this game was selected by team & league officials, and was announced on July 18.
Pos.NameTeam
GKQuillan RobertsWoodbridge Strikers
GKTriston HenrySigma FC
GKGianluca CatalanoToronto FC III
DJonathan GrantSigma FC
DVictor GalloOakville Blue Devils
DBruce CullenDurham United FA
DJarred PhillipsVaughan Azzurri
DAaron SchneebliFC London
DJamar KellyWindsor TFC Stars
DNathaniel Rodney-ScarlettSanjaxx Lions
MChris MannellaVaughan Azzurri
MGiuliano FranoSigma FC
MDylan CarreiroWoodbridge Strikers
MJoseph Di ChiaraVaughan Azzurri
MCarl De AbreuNorth Toronto Nitros
MAnthony NovakOakville Blue Devils
FChristian CavalliniWoodbridge Strikers
FFilipe VilelaOakville Blue Devils
FJarek WhitemanVaughan Azzurri
FLee Victor MassundaNorth Mississauga SC
FJose De SousaMaster's Futbol
FKadell ThomasSigma FC
FKembo KibatoNorth Toronto Nitros

Pos.NameTeam
GKGabard FénélonLanaudière
GKHorace Patient Sobze ZemoGatineau
DRiccardo TéoliMont-Royal Outremont
DKevin CossetteDynamo de Québec
DRenan DiasMont-Royal Outremont
DBila Dicko-RaynauldGatineau
DDiego PolitisGatineau
MYannick TokerMont-Royal Outremont
MVincent CyrGatineau
MSean RosaMont-Royal Outremont
MMichael McIntyreLanaudière
MKevin AmouretteLongueuil
MDalin SahebSt-Hubert
FFrederico MoojenMont-Royal Outremont
FDex KanikiLongueuil
FMitchell SylaLanaudière
FBerlin Jean-GillesLanaudière