# 2017 League1 Ontario season (women)

The 2017 League1 Ontario season was the third season of play for the Women's Division of League1 Ontario, a Division 3 semi-professional soccer league in the Canadian soccer pyramid and the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian province of Ontario.
For the first time, the league expanded to include teams in the nation's capital, Ottawa, allowing it to span from the western to eastern borders of southern Ontario.

## Changes from 2016

The women's division grew from nine to eleven teams, with the addition of Toronto Azzurri Blizzard, Unionville Milliken SC, and West Ottawa SC, while the Kingston Clippers women's side did not return for play.

## Teams

| Team | City | Principal Stadium | Founded | First Season | Head Coach |
| Aurora FC | Aurora | St. Maximillion Kolbe | 2015 | 2016 | Gianni Cimini |
| Darby FC | Whitby | South Courtice Turf & Whitby Soccer Centre | 2015 | 2016 | Mirco Schroff |
| Durham United FA | Pickering | Kinsmen Park | | 2015 | Chris Eveleigh |
| FC London | London | German Canadian FC Stadium | 2015 | 2016 | Mike Marcoccia |
| North Mississauga SC | Mississauga | Hershey Centre | | 2015 | Jhon Ardila |
| Sanjaxx Lions | Toronto | Monarch Park Stadium | | 2015 | Ramon McIntosh |
| Toronto Azzurri Blizzard | Toronto (North York) | Azzurri Village | 2017 | 2017 | Cesare Tripodo |
| Unionville Milliken SC | Unionville (Markham) | Bill Crothers Park | 2017 | 2017 | Paul Omoghan |
| Vaughan Azzurri | Vaughan | McNaughton Park | | 2015 | Carmine Isacco |
| West Ottawa SC | Beckwith | Beckwith Park | 2017 | 2017 | Kristina Kiss |
| Woodbridge Strikers | Vaughan (Woodbridge) | Vaughan Grove | | 2015 | David Porco |
* ↑ Unless otherwise noted, this information was obtained from team directories on the league website

## Standings

Each team plays 20 matches as part of the season; two games split home and away against every other team in the division. There are no playoffs; the first-place team is crowned as league champion at the end of the season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | FC London (C, X) | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 78 | 13 | +65 | 48 |
| 2 | Vaughan Azzurri | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 39 |
| 3 | North Mississauga SC | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 18 | +36 | 39 |
| 4 | Unionville Milliken SC | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 33 |
| 5 | Durham United FA | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 31 |
| 6 | Aurora FC | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 29 |
| 7 | Woodbridge Strikers | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 29 |
| 8 | West Ottawa SC | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 28 |
| 9 | Toronto Azzurri Blizzard | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 22 |
| 10 | Sanjaxx Lions | 20 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 61 | −50 | 8 |
| 11 | Darby FC | 20 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 81 | −57 | 8 |
* 1 2 Aurora FC beat Woodbridge Strikers on head-to-head points (6–0).
* 1 2 Sanjaxx Lions and Darby FC tied on head-to-head points (3–3) and head-to-head goal differential (3–3).

## Cup

The cup tournament is a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all eleven teams from the women's division take part. It is not a form of playoffs at the end of the season (as is typically seen in North American sports), 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 for the women's division 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.
| First Round | First Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| | | West Ottawa SC | 9 | | |
| | | North Mississauga SC | 2 | | |
| North Mississauga SC | 4 | North Mississauga SC | 2 | | |
| Toronto Azzurri Blizzard | 0 | | | | |
| Toronto Azzurri Blizzard | 0 | | | West Ottawa SC | 2 |
| | | | | Woodbridge Strikers | 3 |
| | | Unionville Milliken SC | 2 | | |
| | | Woodbridge Strikers | 3 | | |
| | | | | | | Woodbridge Strikers | 1 |
| | | | | | | FC London | 6 |
| | | Durham United FA | 0 | | | | |
| | | FC London | 2 | | | | |
| FC London | 4 | FC London | 2 | | | | |
| Aurora FC | 1 | | | | | | |
| Aurora FC | 1 | | | FC London | 4 | | |
| | | | | Vaughan Azzurri | 0 |
| | | Vaughan Azzurri | 5 | | |
| | | Sanjaxx Lions | 0 | | |
| Darby FC | 1 | Sanjaxx Lions | 0 | | |
| Vaughan Azzurri | 4 | | | | |

### Final
## Statistics
## Awards

The following players received honours in the 2017 season:
| Award | Player (Club) |
| Most Valuable Player | Jade Kovacevic (FC London) |
| Golden Boot | Jade Kovacevic (FC London) |
| Coach of the Year | Jhon Ardila (North Mississauga) |
| Young Player of the Year | Samantha Chang (Unionville Milliken) |
| Defender of the Year | Diamond Simpson (Toronto Azzurri Blizzard) |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Emily Gillet (FC London) |
| Fair Play Award | Cat Rogers (North Mississauga) |
| Goal of the Year | Alessia Mattucci (Vaughan Azzurri) |

### First Team All-Stars

| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Emily Gillet (FC London) | Olivia Lukasewich (Vaughan Azzurri) Diamond Simpson (Toronto Azzurri Blizzard) Kira Bertrand (North Mississauga) | Laura Twidle (North Mississauga) Samantha Chang (Unionville Milliken) Sara Wong (Vaughan Azzurri) Alyscha Mottershead (Woodbridge Strikers) | Ashley Campbell (FC London) Jade Kovacevic (FC London) Nicole Kozlova (Woodbridge Strikers) |

### Second Team All-Stars

| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Vanessa Fiore (North Mississauga) | Tamara Brown (Durham United) Briana DeSouza (Durham United) Melissa Corso (Unionville Milliken) Malikae Dayes (Toronto Azzurri Blizzard) | Cat Rogers (North Mississauga) Taylor Potts (Durham United) Claudia Piazza (Vaughan Azzurri) Victoria Pickett (Aurora FC) | Natasha Klassios (Unionville Milliken) Colleen Beesley (Vaughan Azzurri) |

### Third Team All-Stars

| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Marissa Zucchetto (Unionville Milliken) | Patricia Koutoulas (Aurora FC) Christina White (North Mississauga) Jenna Hong (FC London) Sara Reynolds (Aurora FC) Vanessa Gilles (West Ottawa SC) | Julia Benati (FC London) Josie De Jesus-Shaw (West Ottawa SC) Sona Makulova (Sanjaxx Lions) | Lauryn Arruda (Darby FC) Shana Flynn (Unionville Milliken) Cassandra Briscoe (North Mississauga) Laura Gosse (Durham United) |

## All-Star Game

On June 28, the league announced that this year's all-star game would take place against the Ontario team competing in the 2017 Canada Summer Games. The rosters for this game will be selected by team & league officials, and was announced on July 25.
League1 Ontario All-Stars :
| Pos. | Name | Team |
| GK | Taylor Grant | Vaughan Azzurri |
| GK | Patricia Koutoulas | Aurora FC |
| D | Kira Bertrand | North Mississauga SC |
| D | Tamara Brown | Durham United FA |
| D | Vanessa Gilles | West Ottawa SC |
| D | Diamond Simpson | Toronto Azzurri Blizzard |
| D | Chrissie White | North Mississauga SC |
| D | Maddie Iozzi | Durham United FA |
| M | Sarah Stratigakis | Aurora FC |
| M | Sarah Wong | Vaughan Azzurri |
| M | Claudia Piazza | Vaughan Azzurri |
| M | Julia Wong | Sanjaxx Lions |
| M | Victoria Pickett | Aurora FC |
| M | Taylor Potts | Durham United FA |
| F | Jade Kovacevic | FC London |
| F | Arielle Kabangu | West Ottawa SC |
| F | Lauryn Arruda | Darby FC |
| F | Ashley Campbell | FC London |
Ontario (Canada Games) :
| Pos. | Name | Team |
| GK | Mollie Eriksson | West Ottawa SC |
| GK | Kayza Massey | |
| | Maya Antoine | |
| | Ariel Young | |
| | Maliah De Rosario | |
| | Emily Amano | |
| | Olivia Cooke | West Ottawa SC |
| | Sarah Owusu | Toronto Azzurri Blizzard |
| | Anna Kowalczyk | Vaughan Azzurri |
| | Nicole Kozlova | Woodbridge Strikers |
| | Melanie Forbes | |
| | Malikae Dayes | Toronto Azzurri Blizzard |
| | Adriane Devlin | Aurora FC |
| | Kalalin Tolnai | Woodbridge Strikers |
| | Brigitta Pulins | Woodbridge Strikers |
| | Emma Davies | |