# 2023 League1 Ontario season (women)

The 2023 League1 Ontario season is the eighth season of play for Women's Division 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.

## Format

The league will run in a single table format with 19 clubs each playing each other once, with teams playing reverse fixtures from the 2022 season (if a team faced an opponent at home in 2022, they will face them on the road in 2023). With the league set to split into a multi-division format with promotion-relegation beginning in 2024, the points obtained in this season will contribute to the original placement of clubs in 2024, with the points from the 2022 season (weighted at 75%) being added to the points teams obtain in the 2023 season (weighted at 100%) to determine the placements.
The top-six teams in the regular season will qualify for the playoffs with the top-two teams receiving first round byes.

## Clubs

With the exception of Pickering FC, 19 of the 20 clubs that took part in the 2022 season will participate in 2023. Because of the format changes planned for the following year, the league imposed a one-year moratorium on any new teams joining the league.
Women's division :
| Team | City | Principal stadium |
| Alliance United FC | Markham / Scarborough | Birchmount Stadium / Varsity Stadium / Ontario Soccer Centre |
| Blue Devils FC | Oakville | Sheridan Trafalgar Stadium |
| Burlington SC | Burlington | Corpus Christi CSS |
| BVB IA Waterloo | Waterloo | RIM Park |
| Darby FC | Whitby | South Courtice Field |
| Electric City FC | Peterborough | Fleming College |
| Guelph Union | Guelph | Centennial Bowl |
| Hamilton United | Hamilton | Ron Joyce Stadium (McMaster University) |
| FC London | London | Tricar Field |
| NDC Ontario | Vaughan | Ontario Soccer Centre |
| North Mississauga SC | Mississauga | Churchill Meadows (Mattamy Sports Park) |
| North Toronto Nitros | Toronto | Downsview Park |
| ProStars FC | Brampton | Ontario Soccer Centre / Victoria Park Stadium / Terry Fox Stadium |
| Simcoe County Rovers FC | Barrie | J.C Massie Field, Georgian College |
| St. Catharines Roma Wolves | St. Catharines | Roma Park – Under Armour Field |
| Tecumseh SC | Tecumseh | Académie Ste. Cécile International School |
| Unionville Milliken SC | Unionville (Markham) | Ontario Soccer Centre |
| Vaughan Azzurri | Vaughan | North Maple Regional Park |
| Woodbridge Strikers | Woodbridge (Vaughan) | Vaughan Grove |

## Premier Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | NDC Ontario | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 7 | +37 | 45 | Playoff semifinals |
| 2 | Vaughan Azzurri | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 14 | +35 | 44 | Playoff semifinals |
| 3 | North Toronto Nitros | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 14 | +33 | 38 | Playoff quarterfinals |
| 4 | Alliance United FC (C) | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 13 | +21 | 35 | Playoff quarterfinals |
| 5 | Woodbridge Strikers | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 34 | Playoff quarterfinals |
| 6 | FC London | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 32 | Playoff quarterfinals |
| 7 | Simcoe County Rovers FC | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 28 | |
| 8 | Electric City FC | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 27 | |
| 9 | North Mississauga SC | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 27 | |
| 10 | BVB IA Waterloo | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 24 | |
| 11 | Blue Devils FC | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 24 | |
| 12 | Guelph Union | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 24 | |
| 13 | Unionville Milliken SC | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 21 | |
| 14 | St. Catharines Roma Wolves | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 21 | |
| 15 | Hamilton United | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 42 | −19 | 18 | |
| 16 | Darby FC | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 40 | −24 | 16 | |
| 17 | Tecumseh SC | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 14 | |
| 18 | Burlington SC | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 45 | −31 | 11 | |
| 19 | ProStars FC | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 81 | −66 | 1 | |

### Playoffs

The top two seeds will earn a bye directly to the second round. After the first round, the teams will be re-seeded with NDC Ontario (the regular season champion) playing the lowest ranked remaining seed.
| 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) | | | | | | |
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

### League honours
#### Awards

| Award | Player | Team |
| Most Valuable Player | Gurleen Toor | Alliance United FC |
| Young Player of the Year (U20) | Gurleen Toor | Alliance United FC |
| Coach of the Year | Angelo Cavalluzzo | Alliance United FC |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Gurleen Toor | Alliance United FC |
| Defender of the Year | Zoe Markesini | NDC Ontario |
| Midfielder of the Year | Cloey Uddenberg | Simcoe County Rovers FC |
| Forward of the Year | Jayda Thompson | Woodbridge Strikers |
| Golden Boot (Top Scorer) | Jayda Thompson | Woodbridge Strikers |

#### League All-Stars

The following players were named League1 Ontario Premier Division All-Stars for the 2023 season:
| Player | Position |
| Gurleen Toor (Alliance United) | Goalkeeper |
| Jenny Wolevel (Alliance United) | Defender |
| Laura Gosse (Alliance United) | Defender |
| Zoe Markesini (NDC Ontario) | Defender |
| Trinity Esprit (Simcoe County Rovers) | Defender |
| Alanna Raimondo (NDC Ontario) | Midfielder |
| Cloey Uddenberg (Simcoe County Rovers) | Midfielder |
| Jotam Chouhan (Vaughan Azzurri) | Midfielder |
| Leah Pais (Vaughan Azzurri) | Midfielder |
| Nia Fleming-Thompson (Vaughan Azzurri) | Forward |
| Jayda Thompson (Woodbridge Strikers) | Forward |
| Player | Position |
| Mollie Eriksson (North Mississauga) | Goalkeeper |
| Kennedi Herrmann (North Mississauga) | Defender |
| Hannah Chown (Alliance United) | Defender |
| Sarah Rollins (North Toronto Nitros) | Defender |
| Ida Miceli (Woodbridge Strikers) | Defender |
| Laura Twidle (Blue Devils) | Midfielder |
| April Syme (Woodbridge Strikers) | Midfielder |
| Courtney Poon (North Toronto Nitros) | Midfielder |
| Charlotte Cromack (FC London) | Midfielder |
| Jessica Lisi (Woodbridge Strikers) | Forward |
| Madison Mariani (Alliance United) | Forward |

### Future format and changes

Starting in 2024, the league will split into a multi-division format with promotion and relegation between them. Ten teams will take part in the first-tier League1 Premier, ten teams in the second-tier League1 Championship, and all new expansion teams as well as reserve sides in a third-tier League2 Ontario.
The initial assignment of teams in the 2024 season is done by using the points obtained in the previous two years. The points from the 2022 season (weighted at 75%) will be added to the points teams obtain in the 2023 season (weighted at 100%) to determine the placements.
| Pos | Team | GP | 2022 | 2023 | Total | Qualification |
| 1 | Vaughan Azzurri | 37 | 36 | 44 | 80 | Qualification to 2024 League1 Premier |
| 2 | NDC Ontario | 37 | 34.5 | 45 | 79.5 | Qualification to 2024 League1 Premier |
| 3 | Woodbridge Strikers | 37 | 31.5 | 34 | 65.5 | Qualification to 2024 League1 Premier |
| 4 | North Toronto Nitros | 37 | 27 | 38 | 65 | Qualification to 2024 League1 Premier |
| 5 | Alliance United FC | 37 | 27.75 | 35 | 62.75 | Qualification to 2024 League1 Premier |
| 6 | FC London | 37 | 30.75 | 32 | 62.75 | Qualification to 2024 League1 Premier |
| 7 | Simcoe County Rovers FC | 37 | 30.75 | 28 | 58.75 | Qualification to 2024 League1 Premier |
| 8 | Electric City FC | 37 | 24 | 27 | 51 | Folded after season |
| 9 | North Mississauga SC | 37 | 21 | 27 | 48 | Qualification to 2024 League1 Premier |
| 10 | Guelph Union | 37 | 18 | 24 | 42 | Qualification to 2024 League1 Premier |
| 11 | St. Catharines Roma Wolves | 37 | 18.75 | 21 | 39.75 | Self-relegated to 2024 League2 Ontario |
| 12 | Blue Devils FC | 37 | 14.25 | 24 | 38.25 | Qualification to 2024 League1 Premier |
| 13 | Unionville Milliken SC | 36 | 16.5 | 21 | 37.5 | Qualification to 2024 League1 Championship |
| 14 | Darby FC | 36 | 20.25 | 16 | 36.25 | Qualification to 2024 League1 Championship |
| 15 | BVB IA Waterloo | 37 | 11.25 | 24 | 35.25 | Qualification to 2024 League1 Championship |
| 16 | Tecumseh SC | 37 | 18.75 | 14 | 32.75 | Qualification to 2024 League1 Championship |
| 17 | Hamilton United | 37 | 7.5 | 18 | 25.5 | Qualification to 2024 League1 Championship |
| 18 | Burlington SC | 37 | 2.25 | 11 | 13.25 | Qualification to 2024 League1 Championship |
| 19 | ProStars FC | 37 | 4.5 | 1 | 5.5 | Qualification to 2024 League1 Championship |
| 20 | Pickering FC (Z) | 19 | 9 | — | 9 | Ineligible for Qualification |
* ↑ St. Catharines Roma Wolves initially qualified for the League1 Championship. However, they were later promoted to the Premier Division to replace Electric City, upon their folding. However, they later chose to self-relegate to League2 Ontario
* ↑ Blue Devils FC initially qualified for the League1 Championship. However, they were later promoted to the Premier Division to replace St. Catherines Roma, upon their decision to self-relegate to League2 Ontario.
* 1 2 Darby and Unionville-Milliken did not play their match against each other in 2022.
* ↑ Pickering FC did not compete in the 2023 season. Their L1O license for 2024 was revoked. However, they later purchased a new license to enter the L1O-C for 2024.

## Reserve Division

The Open Age Reserve Division will return with each Premier Division club fielding one or more teams, as well as some other OPDL clubs that do not operate a League1 Ontario team.

### North East Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Alliance United FC B | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 10 | +42 | 38 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Simcoe County Rovers FC B1 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 12 | +29 | 33 | |
| 3 | Electric City FC B | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 16 | +18 | 31 | |
| 4 | Pickering FC | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 19 | |
| 5 | Aurora FC | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 15 | |
| 6 | Unionville Milliken SC B | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 41 | −28 | 9 | |
| 7 | Master's FA | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 36 | −27 | 8 | |
| 8 | Darby FC B | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 42 | −30 | 7 | |

### Central Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | North Toronto Nitros B (C) | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 8 | +52 | 39 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Woodbridge Strikers B | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 25 | |
| 3 | Vaughan Azzurri B | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 20 | |
| 4 | North Mississauga SC B | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 17 | |
| 5 | Blue Devils FC B | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 31 | −21 | 17 | |
| 6 | Simcoe County Rovers FC B2 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 13 | |
| 7 | ProStars FC B | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 11 | |
| 8 | Rush Canada | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 28 | −17 | 8 | |

### South West Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | BVB IA Waterloo B | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 9 | +46 | 37 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Whitecaps London | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 33 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | Cambridge United | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 28 | |
| 4 | FC London B | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 21 | |
| 5 | Hamilton United B | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 17 | |
| 6 | Burlington SC B | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 29 | −16 | 14 | |
| 7 | St. Catharines Roma Wolves B | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 10 | |
| 8 | Scrosoppi FC | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 65 | −48 | 3 | |

### Playoffs

| Semifinals July 23-27 | Semifinals July 23-27 | Semifinals July 23-27 | Championship Game August 3 | Championship Game August 3 | Championship Game August 3 |
| C1 | North Toronto Nitros B | 3 | | | |
| WC | Whitecaps London | 2 | | | |
| WC | Whitecaps London | 2 | C1 | North Toronto Nitros B | 5 |
| | | | NE1 | Alliance United FC B | 0 |
| NE1 | Alliance United FC B | 3 | NE1 | Alliance United FC B | 0 |
| SW1 | BVB IA Waterloo B | 0 | | | |

## U19 Reserve Division
### Summer Division
#### East Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Pickering FC U19 (C) | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 5 | +22 | 31 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | North Toronto Nitros U19 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 7 | +35 | 26 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | Vaughan Azzurri U19 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 16 | |
| 4 | FC Durham U19 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 16 | |
| 5 | Unionville Milliken SC U19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 15 | |
| 6 | Woodbridge Strikers U19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 14 | |
| 7 | Darby FC U19 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 74 | −72 | 1 | |

#### West Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tecumseh SC U19 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 17 | +24 | 27 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Rush Canada U19 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 25 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | North Mississauga SC U19 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 25 | |
| 4 | Oakville SC U19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 14 | |
| 5 | Hamilton United U19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 14 | |
| 6 | Windsor City FC U19 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 13 | |
| 7 | St. Catharines Roma Wolves U19 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 58 | −44 | 3 | |

#### Playoffs

| Semifinals August 1-2 | Semifinals August 1-2 | Semifinals August 1-2 | Championship Game August 7 | Championship Game August 7 | Championship Game August 7 |
| E1 | Pickering FC U19 | 0(4) | | | |
| W2 | Rush Canada U19 | 0(2) | | | |
| W2 | Rush Canada U19 | 0(2) | E1 | Pickering FC U19 | 1(6) |
| | | | E2 | North Toronto Nitros U19 | 1(5) |
| W1 | Tecumseh SC U19 | 0 | E2 | North Toronto Nitros U19 | 1(5) |
| E2 | North Toronto Nitros U19 | 2 | | | |

### Fall Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | North Toronto Nitros U19 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 10 | +32 | 34 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Rush Canada U19 (C) | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 21 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | Unionville Milliken SC U19 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 14 | |
| 4 | North Mississauga SC U19 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 11 | |
| 5 | Hamilton United U19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 46 | −40 | 0 | |

#### Playoffs

| Championship Game November 18 | Championship Game November 18 | Championship Game November 18 |
| 1 | North Toronto Nitros U19 | 2 |
| 2 | Rush Canada U19 | 4 |