2018 Women's League1 Ontario season


The 2018 Women's League1 Ontario season was the fourth season of play for League1 Ontario, a Division 3 women's soccer league in the Canadian soccer pyramid and the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian province of Ontario. Durham United FA won the league championship after beating the previously undefeated FC London and Woodbridge Strikers in the playoffs.

Changes from 2017

The women's division grew from 11 to 13 teams, with the addition of women's side from the Oakville Blue Devils, as well as Hamilton United and DeRo United FC. Sanjaxx Lions did not field a team in the women's division for this season.

Teams

TeamCityPrincipal StadiumFoundedFirst SeasonHead Coach
Aurora FCAuroraStewart Burnett Park20152016Gianni Cimini
Darby FCWhitbyWhitby Soccer Centre & Darlington Field20152016Mirco Schroff
DeRo United FCToronto L'Amoreaux Park20182018
Durham United FAPickeringKinsmen Park2015Ramin Muhammadi
Hamilton UnitedHamiltonRon Joyce Stadium20182018
FC LondonLondonGerman Canadian FC Stadium20152016Mike Marcoccia
North Mississauga SCMississaugaHershey Centre2015Jhon Ardila
Oakville Blue DevilsOakvilleSheridan Trafalgar Stadium20182018
Toronto Azzurri BlizzardToronto Azzurri Village20172017Cesare Tripodo
Unionville Milliken SCUnionville Bill Crothers Park20172017Paul Omoghan
Vaughan AzzurriVaughanMcNaughton Park2015Carmine Isacco
West Ottawa SCOttawaWesley Clover Park20172017Kristina Kiss
Woodbridge StrikersWoodbridge Vaughan Grove2015David Porco

Regular season

Each team plays 12 matches as part of the season; one match against all other teams. The top four teams advance to the playoffs to determine the league champion.

Playoffs

The top four teams from the regular season earn entry into the playoffs, which consists of a single knockout phase containing two semifinals and a final.

Semifinals

Final

Cup

The cup tournament is a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all thirteen teams from the women'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 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.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Jade KovacevicFC London18
2Mahira AliOakville Blue Devils16
3Nour GhoneimVaughan Azzurri12
4Angela CutaiaHamilton United11
5Laura GosseDurham United FA8
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Updated to matches played on August 21, 2018. Source:

Top goalkeepers

RankPlayerClubMinutesGAA
1Alana RossiHamilton United3600.50
1Marissa ZucchettoUnionville Milliken SC3600.50
3Patricia KoutoulasOakville Blue Devils4500.60
4Emily GilletFC London9000.70
5Olivia TierneyDeRo United FC3880.93

Updated to matches played on August 21, 2018. Minimum 360 minutes played. Source: