# 2022 League1 Ontario season (women)

The 2022 League1 Ontario season is the seventh 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.
NDC Ontario defeated Alliance United FC in the final to win the league championship. As NDC Ontario was unavailable to participate in the League1 Canada Interprovincial Championship due to scheduling issues, Alliance United instead represented the league, finishing in third place.

## Format and changes

After the 2021 season format was adjusted into a shorter-season form with some teams opting out due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league will return to a single table format with all clubs for the 2022 season. 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 qualified for the playoffs with the top-two teams receiving first round byes. The semi-finals were played on July 30 and 31 with the final on August 6. NDC Ontario won the championship and qualified for the Women's Interprovincial Championship in Laval, Quebec.

## Clubs

The women's division has grown to 20 teams through expansion. Burlington SC, Electric City FC, Simcoe County Rovers, St. Catharines Roma Wolves, and the Canada Soccer National Development Centre Ontario join the league as expansion teams, ProStars FC returns as a new club as well having previously competed for one season in 2015. Guelph Union and Waterloo United will make their official Premier Division debuts, after having opted out of the main division last season, having fielded teams in either the short-season Summer Championship or Reserve divisions instead.
The following clubs are set to participate in the league.
Women's division :
| Team | City | Principal stadium | Head Coach |
| Alliance United FC | Scarborough (Toronto) | Centennial College | Angelo Cavalluzzo |
| Blue Devils FC | Oakville | Sheridan College Trafalgar | Natalie Bukovec |
| Burlington SC | Burlington | Haber Centre | Neil Wilson |
| BVB IA Waterloo | Waterloo | Warrior Field, University of Waterloo | John O'Brien |
| Darby FC | Clarington | South Courtice Turf | Graeme Burns |
| Electric City FC | Peterborough | Fleming College Stadium | Randy Ribeiro |
| Guelph Union | Guelph | Alumni Stadium | Onkar Dhillon |
| Hamilton United | Hamilton | Ron Joyce Stadium | Charles Ivanov |
| FC London | London | Portuguese Club of London | Garett Peters |
| NDC Ontario | Vaughan | Ontario Soccer Stadium | Joey Lombardi |
| North Mississauga SC | Mississauga | Churchill Meadows | Peyvand Mossavat |
| North Toronto Nitros | Toronto | Downsview Park | Chris Vickers |
| Pickering FC | Pickering | Pickering Soccer Centre & Kinsmen Park | Dmitri Ovtchinnikov |
| ProStars FC | Brampton | Victoria Park Stadium | Szabi Bozsoky |
| Simcoe County Rovers FC | Barrie | J.C Massie Field, Georgian College | Zack Wilson |
| St. Catharines Roma Wolves | St. Catharines | Roma Park – Under Armour Field | Davide Massafra |
| Tecumseh SC | Tecumseh | University of Windsor Stadium | Daniel Mendonca |
| Unionville Milliken SC | Unionville (Markham) | Bill Crothers Secondary School | Paul Omoghan |
| Vaughan Azzurri | Vaughan | North Maple Regional Park | Jorden Feliciano |
| Woodbridge Strikers | Woodbridge (Vaughan) | Vaughan Grove | David Porco |

## Premier Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vaughan Azzurri | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 8 | +42 | 48 | Playoff semifinals |
| 2 | NDC Ontario (C) | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 62 | 15 | +47 | 46 | Playoff semifinals |
| 3 | Woodbridge Strikers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 42 | Play-in round |
| 4 | FC London | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 20 | +27 | 41 | Play-in round |
| 5 | Simcoe County Rovers FC | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 23 | +25 | 41 | Play-in round |
| 6 | Alliance United FC | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 20 | +26 | 37 | Play-in round |
| 7 | North Toronto Nitros | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 16 | +35 | 36 | |
| 8 | Electric City FC | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 45 | 19 | +26 | 32 | |
| 9 | North Mississauga SC | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 28 | |
| 10 | Darby FC | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 27 | |
| 11 | St Catharines Roma Wolves | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 25 | |
| 12 | Tecumseh SC | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 25 | |
| 13 | Guelph Union | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 24 | |
| 14 | Unionville Milliken SC | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 57 | −30 | 22 | |
| 15 | Blue Devils FC | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 19 | |
| 16 | BVB IA Waterloo | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 53 | −25 | 15 | |
| 17 | Pickering FC | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 52 | −43 | 12 | |
| 18 | Hamilton United | 19 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 59 | −42 | 10 | |
| 19 | ProStars FC | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 63 | −50 | 6 | |
| 20 | Burlington SC | 19 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 59 | −50 | 3 | |

### Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | 1 | Vaughan Azzurri | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Woodbridge Strikers | 0 | 6 | Alliance United | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Alliance United | 1 | | | | 6 | Alliance United | 1 |
| | | | | | | 2 | NDC Ontario | 3 |
| | | | 2 | NDC Ontario | 2 | | | |
| 4 | FC London | 4 | 4 | FC London | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Simcoe County Rovers | 3 | | | | | | |
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

### Statistics

Statistics include regular season matches only, not playoff matches.

### League honours
#### Awards

| Award | Player | Team |
| Most Valuable Player | Julia Benati | FC London |
| Young Player of the Year (U20) | Olivia Smith | North Toronto Nitros |
| Coach of the Year | Joey Lombardi | NDC Ontario |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Jadyn Steinhauer | FC London |
| Defender of the Year | Zoe Markesini | NDC Ontario |
| Midfielder of the Year | Julia Benati | FC London |
| Forward of the Year | Olivia Smith | North Toronto Nitros |
| Golden Boot | Olivia Smith | North Toronto Nitros |

#### League All-Stars

The following players were named League1 Ontario All-Stars for the 2022 season:
| Player | Position |
| Jadyn Steinhauer (London) | Goalkeeper |
| Renee Watson (NDC Ontario) | Defender |
| Zoe Markesini (NDC Ontario) | Defender |
| Sonia Walk (North Toronto) | Defender |
| Jenny Wolever (Alliance United) | Defender |
| Julia Benati (London) | Midfielder |
| April Syme (Woodbridge) | Midfielder |
| Cloey Uddenberg (Simcoe County) | Midfielder |
| Nadya Gill (North Mississauga) | Forward |
| Olivia Smith (North Toronto) | Forward |
| Jessica Lisi (Woodbridge) | Forward |
| Player | Position |
| Mykaela Volpe (Electric City) | Goalkeeper |
| Christina Coroado (Woodbridge) | Defender |
| Maya Antoine (Vaughan Azzurri) | Defender |
| Alexis Wilson (Darby) | Defender |
| Ella Ottey (NDC Ontario) | Defender |
| Alanna Raimondo (NDC Ontario) | Midfielder |
| Brianne DeSa (Simcoe County) | Midfielder |
| Kalifornia Mitchell (Vaughan Azzurri) | Midfielder |
| Chelsea Cheung (Alliance United) | Forward |
| Kayla Briggs (NDC Ontario) | Forward |
| Leah Pais (Vaughan Azzurri) | Forward |
| Player | Position |
| Yazmeen Jamieson (Simcoe County) | Goalkeeper |
| Ariana Mouratidis (Woodbridge) | Defender |
| Hannah Chown (Alliance United) | Defender |
| Avarie Thomas (London) | Defender |
| Kiarra Bailey (Hamilton United) | Defender |
| Tori Chia (Darby) | Midfielder |
| Nikayla Small (NDC Ontario) | Midfielder |
| Jotam Chouhan (Vaughan Azzurri) | Midfielder |
| Amanda Allen (NDC Ontario) | Forward |
| Christine Exeter (Darby) | Forward |
| Sabrina Bisante (St. Catharines) | Forward |
The following players were named League1 Ontario Premier Division U18 All-Stars for the 2022 season:
U18 All-Star Team
| Player | Position |
| Gurleen Toor (Alliance United) | Goalkeeper |
| Ella Ottey (NDC Ontario) | Defender |
| Zoe Markesini (NDC Ontario) | Defender |
| Renee Watson (NDC Ontario) | Defender |
| Sarah Rollins (North Toronto) | Defender |
| Hannah Anderson (Alliance United) | Midfielder |
| Sadie Waite (London) | Midfielder |
| Alanna Raimondo (NDC Ontario) | Midfielder |
| Nia Fleming-Thompson (Vaughan Azzurri) | Forward |
| Olivia Smith (North Toronto) | Forward |
| Amanda Allen (NDC Ontario) | Forward |

## Summer Reserve Division

The Reserve Division will return with each Premier Division club fielding one or more teams, as well as some other non-Premier League OPDL clubs.

### North East Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | North Toronto Nitros B | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 10 | +24 | 29 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Unionville Milliken SC B (C) | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 26 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | Richmond Hill SC | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 17 | +20 | 25 | |
| 4 | Alliance United FC B | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 23 | |
| 5 | Vaughan Azzurri B | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 21 | |
| 6 | FC Durham | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 21 | |
| 7 | Woodbridge Strikers B | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 15 | |
| 8 | Simcoe County Rovers FC B | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 9 | |
| 9 | Aurora FC | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 33 | −24 | 4 | |
| 10 | Darby FC B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 80 | −77 | 0 | |

### West Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Guelph Union B | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 27 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Hamilton United B | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 24 | |
| 3 | Cambridge United | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 22 | |
| 4 | North Mississauga SC B | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 18 | |
| 5 | Blue Devils FC B | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 17 | |
| 6 | BVB IA Waterloo B | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 13 | |
| 7 | Whitecaps London | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 12 | |
| 8 | Tecumseh SC B | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 12 | |
| 9 | ProStars FC B | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 10 | |
| 10 | FC London B | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 32 | −21 | 7 | |

### Central Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Woodbridge Strikers C | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 4 | +49 | 34 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Blue Devils FC C | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 23 | |
| 3 | Simcoe County Rovers FC C | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 20 | |
| 4 | Tecumseh SC C | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 18 | |
| 5 | North Toronto Nitros C | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 12 | |
| 6 | Vaughan Azzurri C | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 9 | |
| 7 | Unionville Milliken SC C | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 33 | −26 | 9 | |
| 8 | Hamilton United C | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 44 | −40 | 0 | |

#### Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Championship Game | Championship Game | Championship Game |
| NE1 | North Toronto Nitros B | 2 | | | |
| W1 | Guelph Union B | 0 | | | |
| W1 | Guelph Union B | 0 | NE1 | North Toronto Nitros B | 0 |
| | | | WC | Unionville Milliken SC B | 1 |
| C1 | Woodbridge Strikers C | 2(3) | WC | Unionville Milliken SC B | 1 |
| WC | Unionville Milliken SC B | 2(4) | | | |

## Fall Reserve Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | North Toronto Nitros Reserves (O) | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 21 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Tecumseh SC Reserves | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 20 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | Cambridge United | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 15 | Advance to playoffs |
| 4 | Simcoe County Rovers FC Reserves | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 15 | Advance to playoffs |
| 5 | Vaughan Azzurri Reserves | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 14 | |
| 6 | Unionville Milliken SC Reserves | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 8 | |
| 7 | FC London Reserves | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 5 | |
| 8 | ProStars FC Reserves | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 3 | |

### Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Championship Game | Championship Game | Championship Game |
| 1 | North Toronto Nitros Reserves | 5 | | | |
| 4 | Simcoe County Rovers FC Reserves | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Simcoe County Rovers FC Reserves | 1 | 1 | North Toronto Nitros Reserves | 0(4) |
| | | | 2 | Tecumseh SC Reserves | 0(2) |
| 2 | Tecumseh SC Reserves | 1 | 2 | Tecumseh SC Reserves | 0(2) |
| 3 | Cambridge United | 0 | | | |