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2025 League1 Ontario season (women)

The 2025 Women's League1 Ontario season is the tenth of League1 Ontario, a Division 3 women's soccer league in the Canadian soccer league system and the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian province of Ontario. The league is split into three divisions with promotion and relegation between them.

League1 Ontario
Season2025
← 2024
2026 →

The Premier division is composed by 10 clubs, the Championship division by 9 clubs, all returning from last season. The League2 Ontario is made up by two conferences containing reserve teams and newly licensed clubs.

League1 Ontario Premier

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League1 Ontario Premier
Season2025
DatesApril 16 – August 4
← 2024
2026 →

League1 Ontario Premier will be composed by 10 teams. NDC Ontario are the defending champions and Waterloo United (re-branded from BVB IA Waterloo) is new to the division after earning promotion from the Championship Division.

The 10 teams will face each other twice, once at home and once away and the club at the top of the standings will be crowned as League1 Ontario champions and gain a berth for the League1 Canada Interprovincial championship. The last placed team will be automatically relegated, while the 9th placed club will play a playoff game against the 2nd placed club of the Championship to stay in the league.[1]

Clubs

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League1 Premier
Team City Principal stadium Head coach
Alliance United FC Markham / Scarborough Varsity Stadium Angelo Cavalluzzo
FC London London Tricar Field Diogo Marinho
Guelph United FC Guelph Centennial Bowl Randy Ribeiro
NDC Ontario Vaughan Ontario Soccer Centre Mel Bigg
North Mississauga SC Mississauga Churchill Meadows (Mattamy Sports Park) Adrian Field
North Toronto Nitros Toronto Downsview Park Marc Maunder
Simcoe County Rovers FC Barrie J.C Massie Field, Georgian College Zack Wilson
Vaughan Azzurri Vaughan North Maple Regional Park Jorden Feliciano
Waterloo United Waterloo RIM Park Gregory Jespersen
Woodbridge Strikers Woodbridge (Vaughan) Vaughan Grove Gabe Cremonese

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Simcoe County Rovers FC (C) 18 14 3 1 47 13 +34 45 Inter-Provincial Championship
2 North Toronto Nitros 18 13 3 2 56 13 +43 42
3 NDC Ontario 18 13 2 3 44 14 +30 41
4 Guelph United F.C. 18 9 2 7 35 32 +3 29
5 Vaughan Azzurri 18 8 2 8 19 28 −9 26
6 Waterloo United 18 4 5 9 15 26 −11 17
7 Woodbridge Strikers 18 4 4 10 21 42 −21 16
8 North Mississauga SC 18 3 4 11 10 48 −38 13
9 FC London (O) 18 3 4 11 14 30 −16 13 Qualification to relegation playoffs
10 Alliance United FC (R) 18 1 7 10 14 29 −15 10 Relegation to League1 Ontario Championship
Source: League1 Ontario
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Promotion/relegation playoffs

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A playoff was played between the 9th placed team in the Premier and the 2nd placed team in the Championship in a single game for a place in the top tier in 2026.

August 8, 2025 FC London
(L1O Premier 9th place) 		1–1
(2–0 p)		 Hamilton United
(L1O Championship 2nd Place) 		London, Ontario
8:30 pm Kohut 90+5' Report Lecky 77' (pen.) Stadium: Tricar Field
Referee: Petros Vasilos
Penalties
Marra football with check mark
Kohut football with check mark
Oweissi football with red X		 Lecky football with red X
Machado football with red X
Kraemer football with red X
Campanella football with red X

Statistics

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League Honours

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Awards

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AwardPlayerTeamRef
Most Valuable PlayerAlliyah RoweSimcoe County Rovers FC[2]
Young Player of the Year (U20)Elise BellNorth Toronto Nitros
Coach of the YearZach WilsonSimcoe County Rovers FC
Goalkeeper of the YearSamantha St. CroixFC London
Defender of the YearElise BellNorth Toronto Nitros
Midfielder of the YearEmma RedaNDC Ontario
Forward of the YearAlliyah RoweSimcoe County Rovers FC
Golden Boot (Top Scorer)Alliyah RoweSimcoe County Rovers FC

League All-Stars

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The following players were named League1 Ontario Premier Division All-Stars for the 2025 season:[2]

League1 Ontario Championship

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League1 Ontario Championship
Season2025
DatesApril 20 – August 3
← 2024
2026 →

League1 Ontario Championship is composed of 9 teams, 8 of those returning from the 2023 League1 Ontario season. Oakville SC (re-branded from Blue Devils FC) joins the division after being relegated from the Premier Division. Whitby FC re-branded from Darby FC. ProStars FC withdrew from the league shortly before the schedules released and were not replaced.[3]

The winner of the division will be automatically promoted to the Premier Division for 2026, while the runner-up will face the 9th place club in the Premier Division in the promotion playoffs. There will be no relegation this season.[1]

Clubs

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League1 Championship
Team City Principal stadium Head coach
Burlington SC Burlington Corpus Christi CSS Neil Wilson
Hamilton United Hamilton Ron Joyce Stadium (McMaster University) Carmine Lancia
Oakville SC Oakville Bronte Athletic Park Garrett Peters
Pickering FC Pickering Pickering Soccer Centre/Kinsmen Park Peter Hogg
Rush Canada Oakville River Oaks Park Michael Di Blasio
Scrosoppi FC Milton Bishop Reding CSS John Yacou
Tecumseh United FC Tecumseh Académie Ste. Cécile International School James Lambourne
Unionville Milliken SC Unionville (Markham) Ontario Soccer Centre Alex Morales
Whitby FC Whitby Telus Dome Rich Hirst

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Scrosoppi FC (C, P) 16 9 3 4 30 18 +12 30 Promotion to League1 Ontario Premier
2 Hamilton United 16 9 2 5 28 18 +10 29 Qualification to promotion playoffs
3 Oakville SC 16 8 2 6 22 14 +8 26
4 Pickering FC 16 7 4 5 32 21 +11 25
5 Whitby FC 16 6 7 3 23 14 +9 25
6 Tecumseh United FC 16 7 3 6 21 23 −2 24
7 Unionville Milliken SC 16 4 4 8 28 36 −8 16
8 Rush Canada SA 16 3 6 7 27 39 −12 15
9 Burlington SC 16 3 1 12 18 46 −28 10
Source: League1 Ontario
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Statistics

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League Honours

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Awards

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AwardPlayerTeamRef
Most Valuable PlayerYasmin CastilloScrosoppi FC[4]
Young Player of the Year (U20)Chiara NicolazzoHamilton United
Coach of the YearJohn YacouScrosoppi FC
Goalkeeper of the YearMadeleine BoucherHamilton United
Defender of the YearEmily CironeWhitby FC
Midfielder of the YearTori ChiaWhitby FC
Forward of the YearJahkaya DavisScrosoppi FC
Golden Boot (Top Scorer)Caitlyn GrattonRush Canada SA

League All-Stars

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The following players were named League1 Ontario Premier Division All-Stars for the 2025 season:[4]

League2 Ontario

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League2 Ontario
Season2025
DatesApril 20 – July 31
← 2024
2026 →

League2 Ontario clubs will be divided in regional conferences. Those clubs will be either the "B" team of Premier and Championship clubs or newly licensed clubs. Sudbury Cyclones, Railway City FC and Cambridge United joined as new clubs.

All teams will face each other team in their conference twice, once at home and once away. The top two teams in each division will advance to the promotion playoffs, with the winner being promoted to the Championship. If the winner of the playoffs is a B team, they may decline promotion, and instead the top two A teams with the most regular-season points in the division will meet in a playoff to earn promotion.[1]

Northeast Conference

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Woodbridge Strikers B (C) 14 11 1 2 40 11 +29 34 Qualification to L2O finals
2 Alliance United FC B 14 9 1 4 24 15 +9 28
3 Pickering FC B 14 8 2 4 29 16 +13 26
4 Scrosoppi FC B 14 7 3 4 30 15 +15 24
5 North Toronto Nitros B 14 7 3 4 30 25 +5 24
6 Simcoe County Rovers FC B 14 7 2 5 36 23 +13 23
7 Whitby FC B 14 7 1 6 18 17 +1 22
8 Sudbury Cyclones 14 7 0 7 30 32 −2 21
9 Vaughan Azzurri B 14 6 1 7 29 25 +4 19
10 Unionville Milliken SC B 14 3 1 10 11 43 −32 10
11 North Mississauga SC B 14 2 1 11 10 30 −20 7
12 Master's FA 14 1 2 11 8 43 −35 5
Updated to match(es) played on July 27, 2025. Source:
(C) Champions

Southwest Conference

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Waterloo United B 14 12 1 1 46 13 +33 37 Qualification to L2O finals
2 Railway City FC 14 11 2 1 39 7 +32 35
3 Cambridge United (P) 14 8 1 5 36 27 +9 25
4 FC London B 14 6 4 4 26 22 +4 22
5 St. Catharines Roma Wolves 14 6 3 5 22 16 +6 21
6 Oakville SC B 14 4 5 5 26 32 −6 17
7 Hamilton United B 14 4 4 6 26 24 +2 16
8 Rush Canada SA B 14 4 3 7 24 35 −11 15
9 Guelph United FC B 14 1 3 10 10 28 −18 6
10 Burlington SC B 14 0 2 12 12 63 −51 2
Source:
(P) Promoted

Playoffs

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Semifinals
July 29 		Championship Game
August 3
      
NE1 Woodbridge Strikers B 2
SW2 Railway City FC 1
NE1 Woodbridge Strikers B 4
SW1 Waterloo United B 0
SW1 Waterloo United B 4
NE2 Alliance United FC B 0

Promotion/relegation playoffs

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Woodbridge Strikers B declined the promotion spot to the League1 Ontario Championship. As such, per league rules, a promotion playoff match was scheduled between the two A teams with the most points during the regular season to replace them.

August 10, 2025 Railway City FC 1–2 Cambridge United St. Thomas, Ontario
4:00 pm Lievano 5' Report Kraja 25', 79' Stadium: 1Password Park
Referee: Michael Pesce

Statistics

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League Honours

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Awards

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AwardNortheast DivisionSouthwest DivisionRef
Most Valuable Player Selena Lancaster
(Vaughan Azzurri B)		 Emma Fluit
(Railway City FC)		 [5]
Coach of the Year Paul DeAbreu
(Vaughan Azzurri B)		 Greg Jespersen
(Waterloo United B)
Goalkeeper of the Year Vanessa Smith
(Woodbridge Strikers B)		 Shae Mitchell
(Cambridge United)
Defender of the Year Selena Lancaster
(Vaughan Azzurri B)		 Emma Fluit
(Railway City FC)
Midfielder of the Year Alexa Shwery
(Simcoe County Rovers B)		 Rebecca Draeger
(Waterloo United B)
Forward of the Year Cassidy Brooks
(Sudbury Cyclones)		 Sophia Lezizidis
(Railway City FC)
Golden Boot (Top Scorer) Cassidy Brooks
(Sudbury Cyclones)		 Sophia Lezizidis
(Railway City FC)

League All-Stars

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The following players were named League2 Ontario First Team All-Stars for the 2025 season:[5]

L1 Cup

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The L1 Cup is a league cup tournament that was contested by A teams from all three tiers of League1 Ontario.

All "A" teams participated in the five-round knockout competition, which was played concurrently with the league season. Eighteen clubs entered the first round (five clubs from the Premier Division, all ten clubs from the Championship division, and the three A teams from League2), while seven clubs from the Premier Division received a bye to the round of 16.

Bracket

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  • First Round
  • April 6–12
  • Round of 16
  • May 12–21
  • Quarterfinals
  • June 17–19
  • Semifinals
  • July 3
  • Final
  • July 30
               
L1OP Vaughan Azzurri 2
L1OC Tecumseh United FC 0
L1OC Tecumseh United FC 1
L1OC Hamilton United 0
L1OP Vaughan Azzurri 1
L1OP FC London 2
L1OP FC London 3
L1OC Rush Canada SA 0
L1OC Rush Canada SA 5
L2O Sudbury Cyclones 0
L1OP FC London 0
L1OP Alliance United FC 3
L1OP NDC Ontario 2
L1OC Oakville SC 0
L1OC Oakville SC 2
L1OC Burlington SC 1
L1OP NDC Ontario 1
L1OP Alliance United FC 3
L1OP Alliance United FC 1
L1OP Guelph United FC 0
L1OP Guelph United FC 1
L2O Railway City FC 0
L1OP Alliance United FC 1
L1OP North Toronto Nitros 5
L1OP North Mississauga SC 2
L2O St. Catharines Roma Wolves 1
L1OC Unionville Milliken SC 2
L2O St. Catharines Roma Wolves 4
L1OP North Mississauga SC 1
L1OP North Toronto Nitros 3
L1OP North Toronto Nitros 4
L1OP Waterloo United 1
L1OP Waterloo United 1
L2O Cambridge United 0
L1OP North Toronto Nitros 0(4)
L1OP Simcoe County Rovers 0(2)
L1OP Simcoe County Rovers FC 1
L1OC Pickering FC 0
L1OC Scrosoppi FC 0
L1OC Pickering FC 4
L1OP Simcoe County Rovers 3
L1OC Whitby FC 0
L1OP Woodbridge Strikers 1(1)
L1OC Whitby FC 1(4)
L1OC Whitby FC 3
L2O Masters FA 0

U20 Reserve Division

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The league will continue to operate a reserve division.

Northeast Conference

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 North Toronto Nitros U20 14 11 2 1 48 13 +35 35 Qualification to playoffs
2 Woodbridge Strikers U20 (C) 14 10 3 1 44 14 +30 33
3 Oakville SC U20 14 7 3 4 34 19 +15 24
4 Simcoe County Rovers FC U20 14 6 1 7 16 29 −13 19
5 Aurora FC U20 14 4 4 6 10 25 −15 16
6 North Mississauga SC U20 14 4 3 7 20 26 −6 15
7 Whitby FC U20 14 3 4 7 13 26 −13 13
8 Pickering FC U20 14 0 2 12 9 42 −33 2
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(C) Champions

Southwest Conference

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hamilton United U20 12 8 2 2 29 8 +21 26 Qualification to playoffs
2 Burlington SC U20 12 8 1 3 30 14 +16 25
3 Guelph United FC U20 12 6 5 1 28 13 +15 23
4 Railway City FC U20 12 7 1 4 32 21 +11 22
5 FC London U20 12 3 2 7 17 30 −13 11
6 Cambridge United U20 12 2 1 9 11 37 −26 7
7 St. Catharines Roma Wolves U20 12 2 0 10 18 42 −24 6
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Playoffs

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Semifinals
July 27–28 		Championship Game
August 2
      
NE1 North Toronto Nitros U20 2
SW2 Burlington SC U20 1
NE1 North Toronto Nitros U20 0
NE2 Woodbridge Strikers U20 2
SW1 Hamilton United U20 0
NE2 Woodbridge Strikers U20 5

References

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