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2026 Ontario Premier League season (women)

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The 2026 Ontario Premier League season is the eleventh season of the Ontario Premier League (and the first since rebranding from 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.

Ontario Premier League
Season2026
← 2025
2027 →

The OPL1 and the OPL2 divisions will both be composed of 10 clubs, most returning from last season, with the exception of International FC that has replaced Alliance United FC in the top division. The OPL3 will be made up by three conferences containing total of 25 teams. These will be mostly reserve teams with some "A" teams, including two newly licensed clubs.[1]

Ontario Premier League 1

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Ontario Premier League 1
Season2026
DatesApril 18 – August 23
← 2025
2027 →

Ontario Premier League 1 will be composed of 10 teams. Scrosoppi FC was promoted from the Championship division last season. Alliance United FC was relegated and subsequently left the league.[1]

The 10 teams will face each other twice, once at home and once away for a total of 18 matches. At the end of the season, the club at the top of the standings will be crowned as Ontario Premier League champions. The club that finishes in 9th will advance to the promotion playoffs against the second-place finisher in the OPL2, while the 10th placed club will be automatically relegated to the OPL2 division.[2]

Clubs

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Simcoe County Rovers FC 12 10 2 0 33 8 +25 32 Inter-Provincial Championship
2 NDC Ontario 12 9 1 2 36 11 +25 28
3 Guelph United FC 11 6 1 4 28 20 +8 19
4 Scrosoppi FC 12 5 4 3 18 11 +7 19
5 Vaughan Azzurri 11 6 0 5 23 15 +8 18
6 Woodbridge Strikers 12 5 3 4 26 18 +8 18
7 FC London 12 4 2 6 15 24 −9 14
8 Waterloo United 12 3 2 7 10 28 −18 11
9 North Toronto Nitros 11 2 1 8 11 26 −15 7 Qualification to relegation playoffs
10 North Mississauga SC 11 0 0 11 4 43 −39 0 Relegation to Ontario Premier League 2
Updated to match(es) played on June 30, 2026. Source: Ontario Premier League

Promotion playoffs

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A playoff will be played between the 9th placed team in the OPL1 and the 2nd placed team in the OPL2 in a single game for a place in the top tier in 2027.

TBD TBD
(OPL1 9th place) 		v TBD
(OPL2 2nd Place)

Ontario Premier League 2

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Ontario Premier League 2
Season2026
DatesApril 17 – August 23
← 2025
2027 →

Ontario Premier League 2 is composed of 10 teams, eight of those returning from the 2026 season. Alliance United FC was initially relegated from the Premier division, but withdrew from the league and sold their license to International FC who replace them in the division. Cambridge United joined after being promoted from the League2 division.

The first place team in the standings will be automatically promoted to the OPL1 for 2027, while the second-place finisher will advance to the promotion playoffs against the 9th-place finisher in the OPL1. The last place team will be relegated to the OPL3 for 2027.[2]

Clubs

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Ontario Premier League 2
Team City Principal stadium Head coach
Burlington SC Burlington Corpus Christi CSS Neil Wilson
Cambridge United Cambridge Fountain Street Soccer Complex
Hamilton United Hamilton Ron Joyce Stadium (McMaster University) Carmine Lancia
International FC Thornhill (Vaughan) Zanchin Automotive Soccer Centre
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
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 Pickering FC 12 10 1 1 31 3 +28 31 Promotion to Ontario Premier League 1
2 Hamilton United 12 7 3 2 28 7 +21 24 Qualification to promotion playoffs
3 Whitby FC 12 7 3 2 18 9 +9 24
4 Tecumseh United FC 12 6 3 3 20 11 +9 21
5 Cambridge United 12 5 3 4 21 16 +5 18
6 Oakville SC 11 4 4 3 14 12 +2 16
7 Rush Canada SA 12 3 4 5 28 21 +7 13
8 International FC 12 3 0 9 16 37 −21 9
9 Unionville Milliken SC 12 1 2 9 12 45 −33 5
10 Burlington SC 11 1 1 9 8 35 −27 4 Relegation to Ontario Premier League 3
Updated to match(es) played on June 30, 2026. Source: League1 Ontario

Ontario Premier League 3

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Ontario Premier League 3
Season2026
DatesApril 19 – July 27
← 2025
2027 →

Ontario Premier League 3 clubs will be divided in three regional conferences (unlike previous seasons which consisted of two conferences). Those clubs will be "A" teams that have not earned promotion to higher division, the "B" teams of OPL1 and OPL2 clubs, or newly licensed clubs. Kingston Sentinels and Richmond Hill SC join as expansion teams.[3][4]

The winner of each division, as well as the best second-place finisher will advance to the OPL3 Playoffs. The winner of the playoffs will earn promotion to the OPL2 division. 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.[2]

Northeast Conference

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Simcoe County Rovers FC B 10 9 0 1 29 13 +16 27 Qualification to promotion playoffs and OPL3 finals
2 Pickering FC B 11 8 1 2 36 9 +27 25 Possible qualification to promotion play-offs and OPL3 finals
3 Kingston Sentinels 9 5 3 1 21 7 +14 18
4 North Toronto Nitros B 10 5 1 4 19 7 +12 16
5 Whitby FC B 11 4 1 6 23 20 +3 13
6 Unionville Milliken SC B 9 3 1 5 23 30 −7 10
7 Master's FA 10 1 1 8 11 36 −25 4
8 International FC B 10 1 0 9 5 45 −40 3
Updated to match(es) played on June 30, 2026. Source: League1 Ontario

Central Conference

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Woodbridge Strikers B 10 10 0 0 32 8 +24 30 Qualification to promotion play-offs and OPL3 finals
2 Vaughan Azzurri B 9 5 4 0 17 10 +7 19 Possible qualification to promotion play-offs and OPL3 finals
3 Rush Canada SA B 10 4 2 4 21 16 +5 14
4 North Mississauga SC B 11 4 2 5 15 22 −7 14
5 Richmond Hill SC 10 3 4 3 20 28 −8 13
6 Oakville SC B 11 3 2 6 17 18 −1 11
7 Scrosoppi FC B 9 2 3 4 14 22 −8 9
8 Burlington SC B 11 2 2 7 14 18 −4 8
9 Sudbury Cyclones 9 1 3 5 9 17 −8 6
Updated to match(es) played on June 30, 2026. Source: League1 Ontario

Southwest Conference

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 St. Catharines Roma Wolves 10 9 1 0 36 12 +24 28 Qualification to promotion play-offs and OPL3 finals
2 Railway City FC 10 8 1 1 32 10 +22 25 Possible qualification to promotion play-offs and OPL3 finals
3 Waterloo United B 10 5 2 3 27 17 +10 17
4 FC London B 10 5 1 4 25 20 +5 16
5 Tecumseh United FC B 10 4 2 4 15 22 −7 14
6 Guelph United B 10 1 4 5 12 21 −9 7
7 Hamilton United B 10 1 1 8 8 27 −19 4
8 Cambridge United B 10 1 0 9 11 37 −26 3
Updated to match(es) played on June 30, 2026. Source: League1 Ontario

Ontario Premier League 3 Finals

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Semifinals Championship Game
      
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League Cup

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The League Cup is a league cup tournament that is contested by A teams from all three tiers of Ontario Premier League.

All 26 "A" teams will participate in the five-round knockout competition, which is played concurrently with the league season. Twenty clubs will enter the first round (four clubs from OPL1, all ten clubs from OPL2, and the six A teams from OPL3), while six clubs from the OPL1 will receive a bye to the round of 16.[2][5]

The league initially did a draw to determine the Round 1 and 2 matchups only. Ahead of the third round, a second draw was held to determine the remaining matchups. The bracket below combines the two draws into one.

Bracket

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  • First Round
  • April 7 – 12
  • Round of 16
  • April 29 – May 12
  • Quarterfinals
  • May 20 – 27
  • Semifinals
  • June 24
  • Final
  • July 22
               
OPL2 Burlington SC 1
OPL1 Scrosoppi FC 3
OPL1 Scrosoppi FC 0
OPL2 Hamilton United 3
OPL2 Whitby FC 0
OPL2 Hamilton United 1
OPL2 Hamilton United 1(3)
OPL1 Waterloo United 1(2)
OPL1 Waterloo United 1
OPL2 Oakville SC 0
OPL2 Oakville SC 2(3)
OPL2 Pickering FC 2(0)
OPL2 Hamilton United 1
OPL1 Vaughan Azzurri 0
OPL1 Vaughan Azzurri 9
OPL1 North Mississauga SC 1
OPL3 Railway City FC 2(1)
OPL1 North Mississauga SC 2(3)
OPL1 Vaughan Azzurri 1
OPL1 Simcoe County Rovers FC 0
OPL1 Simcoe County Rovers FC 6
OPL3 Sudbury Cyclones 0
OPL2 Rush Canada SA 0
OPL3 Sudbury Cyclones 1
OPL2 Hamilton United
OPL1 Guelph United FC
OPL1 Guelph United FC 3
OPL2 Tecumseh United FC 1
OPL2 Tecumseh United FC 2
OPL3 St. Catharines Roma Wolves 1
OPL1 Guelph United FC 1(5)
OPL1 NDC Ontario 1(3)
OPL1 NDC Ontario 4
OPL2 International FC 0
OPL3 Master's FA 2(3)
OPL2 International FC 2(4)
OPL1 Guelph United FC 5
OPL1 Woodbridge Strikers 1
OPL2 FC London 5
OPL3 Richmond Hill SC 1
OPL2 FC London 2
OPL3 Kingston Sentinels 1
OPL2 Unionville Milliken SC 2
OPL3 Kingston Sentinels 3
OPL1 FC London 0
OPL1 Woodbridge Strikers 2
OPL1 North Toronto Nitros 0
OPL1 Woodbridge Strikers 1
OPL1 Woodbridge Strikers 2
OPL2 Cambridge United 1

U20 Reserve Division

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The league will continue to operate a reserve division The reserve division will be split into regional conferences. It is not part of the regular pyramid and teams are not eligible for promotion.

Northeast Conference

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Master's FA U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to playoffs
2 North Toronto Nitros U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible qualification to playoffs
3 Pickering FC U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Richmond Hill SC U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Unionville Milliken SC U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Whitby FC U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on March 31, 2026. Source: League1 Ontario

Central Conference

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hamilton United U20 Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to playoffs
2 North Mississauga SC U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible qualification to playoffs
3 Oakville SC U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Simcoe County Rovers FC U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Vaughan Azzurri U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Woodbridge Strikers U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on March 31, 2026. Source: League1 Ontario

Southwest Conference

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Burlington SC U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to playoffs
2 Guelph United U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible qualification to playoffs
3 Hamilton United U20 Southwest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Railway City FC U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Rush Canada SA U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 St. Catharines Roma Wolves U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on March 31, 2026. Source: League1 Ontario

Playoffs

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The top team in each division plus the best runner-up will qualify for the playoffs.

Semifinals
Championship Game
      
 
 
 
 
 
 


References

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