# 2023 League1 Canada season

The 2023 League1 Canada season is the second edition of League1 Canada, the 3rd division soccer in Canada. It includes league competitions from its three member leagues, and an inter-provincial championship for select teams from the women's divisions.

## Men's competitions
### Provincial leagues

| League1 BC | League1 Ontario | Ligue1 Québec |
| Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Victoria Highlanders FC 14 32 2 TSS Rovers 14 29 3 Whitecaps FC Academy (C) 14 22 4 Unity FC 14 20 5 Nautsa’mawt FC 14 17 6 Rivers FC 14 16 7 Altitude FC 14 9 8 Harbourside FC 14 7 Source: League1 BC (C) Champions | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Scrosoppi FC 20 51 2 Simcoe County Rovers FC (C) 20 46 3 Vaughan Azzurri 20 45 4 Blue Devils FC 20 39 5 Burlington SC 20 39 6 Guelph United F.C. 20 39 7 Electric City FC 20 37 8 Alliance United FC 20 33 9 Sigma FC 20 32 10 North Toronto Nitros 20 31 11 Hamilton United 20 26 12 Woodbridge Strikers 20 26 13 FC London 20 25 14 Darby FC 20 23 15 Windsor City FC 20 20 16 St. Catharines Roma Wolves 20 20 17 North Mississauga SC 20 20 18 ProStars FC 20 19 19 Master's FA 20 14 20 Unionville Milliken SC 20 4 21 BVB IA Waterloo 20 3 Source: League1 Ontario (C) Champions See also: Reserve and U19 Reserve Divisions | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 CS Saint-Laurent (C) 22 55 2 Royal-Sélect de Beauport 22 45 3 CS Mont-Royal Outremont 22 41 4 FC Laval 22 40 5 CF Montréal U23 22 40 6 CS St-Hubert 22 30 7 AS Blainville 22 30 8 CS Longueuil 22 26 9 AS Laval 22 24 10 Celtix du Haut-Richelieu 22 20 11 Ottawa South United 22 18 12 CS Lanaudière-Nord 22 2 Source: Spordle (C) Champions See also: Reserve Division |

### Provincial playoffs

British Columbia and Ontario use a post-season playoff competition to determine a regional league champion. Quebec however does not have a playoff competition and uses the regular season standings to determine their league champion.

#### League1 BC

| Semi-finals July 29 | Semi-finals July 29 | Semi-finals July 29 | Final August 5 | Final August 5 | Final August 5 |
| 1 | Victoria Highlanders FC | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Unity FC | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Unity FC | 2 | 1 | Victoria Highlanders FC | 1 (7) |
| | | | 3 | Whitecaps FC Academy | 1 (8) |
| 2 | TSS Rovers | 0 | 3 | Whitecaps FC Academy | 1 (8) |
| 3 | Whitecaps FC Academy | 4 | | | |

#### League1 Ontario

| Quarter-finals August 23 | Quarter-finals August 23 | Quarter-finals August 23 | Semi-finals August 26–27 | Semi-finals August 26–27 | Semi-finals August 26–27 | Final September 2 | Final September 2 | Final September 2 |
| | | | 1 | Scrosoppi FC | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Blue Devils FC | 4 | 4 | Blue Devils FC | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Burlington SC | 1 | | | | 1 | Scrosoppi FC | 2 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Simcoe County Rovers FC | 4 |
| | | | 2 | Simcoe County Rovers FC | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Vaughan Azzurri | 2 | 3 | Vaughan Azzurri | 0 | | | |
| 6 | Guelph United FC | 0 | | | | | | |

### Provincial league cups

Coupe L1QC
| First Round October 7–8 | First Round October 7–8 | Quarter-Finals October 14 | Quarter-Finals October 14 | Semi-Finals October 21 | Semi-Finals October 21 | Final October 28 | Final October 28 |
| | | AS Blainville | 1 | | | | |
| CS Longueuil | 0 | CS St-Laurent | 4 | | | | |
| CS St-Laurent | 6 | | | CS St-Laurent | 4 | | |
| | | | | Royal-Sélect de Beauport | 1 | | |
| | | Royal-Sélect de Beauport | 5 | | | | |
| CS St-Hubert | 0 | AS Laval | 0 | | | | |
| AS Laval | 2 | | | | | CS St-Laurent | 2 |
| | | | | | | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 0 |
| | | FC Laval | 2 (4) | | | | |
| CS Lanaudière-Nord | 4 | CS Lanaudière-Nord | 2 (5) | | | | |
| Ottawa South United | 2 | | | CS Lanaudière-Nord | 0 | | |
| | | | | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 3 | | |
| | | Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | 0 | | | | |
| CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 3 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 2 | | | | |
| CF Montréal U23 | 0 | | | | | | |
Source: Spordle

### 2024 Canadian Championship qualification

In the men's divisions, Victoria Highlanders FC (L1BC), Simcoe County Rovers FC (L1O), and CS Saint-Laurent (L1Q) qualified for the 2024 Canadian Championship as the sole representatives from their respective leagues. However, the Highlanders withdrew prior to the start of the competition; the club was replaced by TSS FC Rovers.

## Women's competitions
### Provincial leagues

| League1 BC | League1 Ontario | Ligue1 Québec |
| Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Whitecaps FC Girls Elite (C) 14 34 2 Nautsa’mawt FC 14 29 3 Unity FC 14 24 4 TSS Rovers 14 21 5 Harbourside FC 14 17 6 Altitude FC 14 17 7 Victoria Highlanders FC 14 13 8 Rivers FC 14 3 Source: League1 BC (C) Champions | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 NDC Ontario 18 45 2 Vaughan Azzurri 18 44 3 North Toronto Nitros 18 38 4 Alliance United FC (C) 18 35 5 Woodbridge Strikers 18 34 6 FC London 18 32 7 Simcoe County Rovers FC 18 28 8 Electric City FC 18 27 9 North Mississauga SC 18 27 10 BVB IA Waterloo 18 24 11 Blue Devils FC 18 24 12 Guelph Union 18 24 13 Unionville Milliken SC 18 21 14 St. Catharines Roma Wolves 18 21 15 Hamilton United 18 18 16 Darby FC 18 16 17 Tecumseh SC 18 14 18 Burlington SC 18 11 19 ProStars FC 18 1 Source: League1 Ontario (C) Champions See also: Reserve and U19 Reserve Divisions | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 PEF Québec (C) 11 26 2 Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest 11 23 3 A.S. Blainville 11 21 4 Pierrefonds FC 11 21 5 Ottawa South United 11 16 6 Royal-Sélect de Beauport 11 15 7 AS Laval 11 13 8 FC Laval 11 12 9 CS Mont-Royal Outremont 11 12 10 Celtix du Haut-Richelieu 11 9 11 CS Longueuil 11 7 12 CS St-Hubert 11 4 Source: Spordle (C) Champions |

### Provincial playoffs

British Columbia and Ontario use a post-season playoff competition to determine a regional league champion. Quebec however does not have a playoff competition and uses the regular season standings to determine their league champion.

#### League1 BC

| Semi-finals July 29–30 | Semi-finals July 29–30 | Semi-finals July 29–30 | Final August 5 | Final August 5 | Final August 5 |
| 1 | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | 5 | | | |
| 4 | TSS Rovers | 2 | | | |
| 4 | TSS Rovers | 2 | 1 | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | 3 |
| | | | 3 | Unity FC | 1 |
| 2 | Nautsa’mawt FC | 1 | 3 | Unity FC | 1 |
| 3 | Unity FC | 4 | | | |

#### League1 Ontario

| Quarter-finals July 26–27 | Quarter-finals July 26–27 | Quarter-finals July 26–27 | Semi-finals July 30 | Semi-finals July 30 | Semi-finals July 30 | Final August 5 | Final August 5 | Final August 5 |
| | | | 1 | NDC Ontario | 4 | | | |
| 3 | North Toronto Nitros | 0(3) | 6 | FC London | 0 | | | |
| 6 | FC London | 0(4) | | | | 1 | NDC Ontario | 1 |
| | | | | | | 4 | Alliance United FC (a.e.t.) | 2 |
| | | | 2 | Vaughan Azzurri | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Alliance United FC | 1(5) | 4 | Alliance United FC | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Woodbridge Strikers | 1(3) | | | | | | |

### Provincial league cups

Coupe PLSQ
| First Round July 4–6 | First Round July 4–6 | Quarter-Finals July 20–22 | Quarter-Finals July 20–22 | Semi-Finals July 29–30 | Semi-Finals July 29–30 | Final August 6 | Final August 6 |
| | | AS Blainville | 1(4) | | | | |
| AS Laval | 2 | AS Laval | 1(2) | | | | |
| Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | 1 | | | AS Blainville | 0 | | |
| | | | | FC Laval | 3 | | |
| | | FC Laval | 2 | | | | |
| CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 3 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 0 | | | | |
| CS Longueuil | 0 | | | | | FC Laval | 0 |
| | | | | | | PEF Québec | 2 |
| | | Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest | 6 | | | | |
| Ottawa South United | 1 | Pierrefonds FC | 2 | | | | |
| Pierrefonds FC | 3 | | | Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest | 0 | | |
| | | | | PEF Québec | 1 | | |
| | | Royal-Sélect de Beauport | 2 | | | | |
| PEF Québec | 2 | PEF Québec | 4 | | | | |
| CS St-Hubert | 0 | | | | | | |
Source: Spordle

### Inter-Provincial Championship
#### Details

The Women's Inter-Provincial Championship was hosted by British Columbia, with the semi-finals occurring on August 11 and the final and third-place match occurring on August 13. As hosts, an extra qualification spot was allocated to League1 British Columbia and all matches will take place at Willoughby Community Park Stadium in Langley.
Qualified teams :
| Team | Method |
| Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | L1BC regular season winners |
| Alliance United FC | L1O champion |
| PEF Québec | L1QC champions |
| Unity FC | L1BC playoff runner-up |
Host :
| BC Soccer |||
| City | Stadium(s) | Capacity |
| Langley | Willoughby Community Park | 6,600 |
* ↑ Host berth allocated for the runner-up as the L1BC playoff champion had already acquired the regular season winning berth.

#### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Championship Game | Championship Game | Championship Game |
| QC | PEF Québec | 6 | | | |
| BC-2 | Unity FC | 4 | | | |
| BC-2 | Unity FC | 4 | QC | PEF Québec | 0 |
| | | | BC-1 | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | 5 |
| ON | Alliance United FC | 1 | BC-1 | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | 5 |
| BC-1 | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | 2 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | ON | Alliance United FC | 0 |
| | | | BC-2 | Unity FC | 2 |

#### Matches

Semi-finals
Third place match
Final

## Combined competitions
### Juan de Fuca Plate (L1BC)

2023 Juan de Fuca Plate standings :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Whitecaps FC Academy (C) | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 73 | 31 | +42 | 56 |
| 2 | TSS FC Rovers | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 50 |
| 3 | Nautsa’mawt FC | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 57 | 35 | +22 | 46 |
| 4 | Victoria Highlanders FC | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 45 |
| 5 | Unity FC | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 61 | 40 | +21 | 44 |
| 6 | Altitude FC | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 26 |
| 7 | Harbourside FC | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 70 | −38 | 24 |
| 8 | Rivers FC | 28 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 35 | 86 | −51 | 19 |

## Exhibition Series

League1 Alberta held an Exhibition series for the 2023 season, ahead of their anticipated launch in 2024. An exhibition series was also held in the Maritimes, as a trial for a potential League1 Atlantic.

### Men

| League1 Alberta | Maritime Super Series |
| Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Calgary Foothills FC (C) 8 20 2 St. Albert Impact 8 11 3 Edmonton BTB SC 8 10 4 Cavalry FC U21 8 8 5 Edmonton Scottish 8 6 Source: L1AB (C) Champions | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Suburban FC (C) 6 18 2 Fredericton Picaroons Reds 6 6 3 Winsloe Charlottetown Royals FC 6 3 Source: Standings (C) Champions |
Championship Final
| League1 Alberta | Maritime Super Series |
| Final July 28  1 Calgary Foothills FC 3 2 St. Albert Impact 0 | Final August 5  1 Suburban FC 7 2 Fredericton Picaroons Reds 0 |

### Women

| League1 Alberta | Maritime Super Series |
| Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 St. Albert Impact 8 22 2 Calgary Blizzard SC (C) 8 16 3 Calgary Foothills WFC 8 15 4 Edmonton BTB SC 8 3 5 Edmonton Scottish 8 3 Source: L1AB (C) Champions | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Suburban FC (C) 6 14 2 Winsloe Charlottetown Royals FC 6 6 3 Fredericton Picaroons Reds 6 4 Source: Standings (C) Champions |
Championship Final
| League1 Alberta | Maritime Super Series |
| Final July 28  1 St. Albert Impact 1(4) 2 Calgary Blizzard SC 1(5) | Final August 5  1 Suburban FC 4 2 Winsloe Charlottetown Royals FC 3 |