Woodbridge Strikers


Woodbridge Strikers Soccer Club is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Woodbridge, Ontario. The club was founded in 1976 as a youth soccer club and added its semi-professional club in League1 Ontario in 2014. The team plays home games at Vaughan Grove Park.
The club was one of the ten original founding men's teams in League1 Ontario, which was established in 2014, as well as one of eight original founding Women’s teams, which was established in 2015.

History

The club's history dates back to 1972, when the East Woodbridge Soccer Club and West Woodbridge Soccer Club were created to serve the Woodbridge Community. In 1976, these two clubs merged to form Woodbridge Soccer Club.
In 2014, the semi-professional club was established to play in the newly formed League1 Ontario as one of the founding members.
Woodbridge played their first match on June 1, 2014 against ANB Futbol, which they won 2–1.
In 2015, Woodbridge won the League1 Ontario League Cup, defeating Sigma FC 2–1 in the finals. They repeated as champions in the 2017 League1 Ontario League Cup with a 3–1 victory over Vaughan Azzurri in the finals. They lost in the 2017 League1 Championship final to the Oakville Blue Devils in a penalty shoot-out, narrowly missing out on the opportunity to represent the league in the 2018 Canadian Championship as a result. They again lost in the 2018 Playoff Final, this time against Vaughan Azzurri, missing out on the Canadian Championship for the second consecutive year.
They added a women's club to participate in the inaugural 2015 women's season.

Coaching staff

Men
SeasonLeagueTeamsRankPlayoffsLeague CupRef
2014League1 Ontario910–3–32nd–Group stage
2015League1 Ontario1215–2–52nd–Champions
2016League1 Ontario1615–2–52nd, Eastern Did not qualifyRunner-up
2017League1 Ontario1615–5–21st, Eastern Runner-upChampions
2018League1 Ontario178–4–46thRunner-upQuarter-finals
2019League1 Ontario168–1–68thQuarter-finals–

Women
SeasonLeagueTeamsRankPlayoffsLeague CupRef
2015League1 Ontario713–2–32nd–Semi-finals
2016League1 Ontario911–3–22nd–Finalists
2017League1 Ontario119–2–97th–Finalists
2018League1 Ontario139–3–02ndFinalistsChampions
2019League1 Ontario147–1–54thSemi-finals–

Notable former players