# 2019 League1 Ontario season (women)

The 2019 League1 Ontario season was the fifth 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. FC London won the league championship after beating the Oakville Blue Devils in the finals.

## Changes from 2018

The women's division grew from 13 to 14 teams, with the addition of three new women's sides from FC Oshawa, Alliance United FC, and Ottawa South United, while West Ottawa SC and Toronto Azzurri Blizzard departed the league.
For the first time ever, the L1O season did not include a cup competition which had previously been played alongside the regular season. Additionally, the group stage playoff format was changed to a more traditional knockout bracket with two-leg matchups in the quarter-finals and semi-finals.

## Regular season

Each team plays 13 matches as part of the season; one match against all other teams. The top eight teams advance to the playoffs to determine the league champion.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Oakville Blue Devils | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 11 | +36 | 33 | League Playoffs |
| 2 | Vaughan Azzurri | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 10 | +35 | 31 | League Playoffs |
| 3 | FC London (C) | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 24 | League Playoffs |
| 4 | Woodbridge Strikers | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 22 | League Playoffs |
| 5 | Ottawa South United Force | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 20 | League Playoffs |
| 6 | FC Oshawa | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 20 | League Playoffs |
| 7 | Alliance United FC | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 20 | League Playoffs |
| 8 | Darby FC | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 19 | League Playoffs |
| 9 | DeRo United | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 18 | |
| 10 | Durham United FA | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 17 | |
| 11 | Unionville Milliken SC | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 17 | |
| 12 | Hamilton United | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 13 | |
| 13 | Aurora FC | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 5 | |
| 14 | North Mississauga SC | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 112 | −107 | 0 | |
* ↑ Ottawa South United beat FC Oshawa and Alliance United on head-to-head points (6–1–1).
* 1 2 FC Oshawa had a better goal differential than Alliance United.
* 1 2 Durham United had a better goal differential than Unionville Milliken.

## Playoffs

The top eight teams from the regular season qualified for the playoffs. New in 2019, the quarter-finals and semi-finals feature a two-leg format.

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| #1 Oakville Blue Devils | 2 | 6 | 8 | | | | |
| #8 Darby FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| #8 Darby FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 Oakville Blue Devils (pk) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | #4 Woodbridge Strikers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| #4 Woodbridge Strikers | 3 | 1 | 4 | #4 Woodbridge Strikers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| #5 Ottawa South United | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| #5 Ottawa South United | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | #1 Oakville Blue Devils | #1 Oakville Blue Devils | #1 Oakville Blue Devils | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | #3 FC London | #3 FC London | #3 FC London | 1 |
| #3 FC London | 4 | 3 | 7 | | | | | #3 FC London | #3 FC London | #3 FC London | 1 |
| #6 FC Oshawa | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| #6 FC Oshawa | 1 | 0 | 1 | #3 FC London | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | #2 Vaughan Azzurri | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| #2 Vaughan Azzurri | 6 | 2 | 8 | #2 Vaughan Azzurri | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| #7 Alliance United FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |

## Honours

The following awards and nominations were awarded for the 2019 season.

### Awards

| Award | Player | Team |
| Most Valuable Player | Jade Kovacevic | FC London |
| Golden Boot | Jade Kovacevic | FC London |
| Coach of the Year | John Yacou | Oakville Blue Devils FC |
| Young Player of the Year | Leah Pais | Vaughan Azzurri |
| Top Goalkeeper | Sarah Forde | FC Oshawa |
| Top Defender | Diamond Simpson | Woodbridge Strikers |
| Top Midfielder | Julia Benati | FC London |

### League All-Stars

The following players were named League1 Ontario All-Stars for the 2019 season:
| Player | Position |
| Sarah Forde (FC Oshawa) | Goalkeeper |
| Teni Odetoyinbo (Vaughan Azzurri) | Defender |
| Diamond Simpson (Woodbridge) | Defender |
| Rachel Melhado (Oakville) | Defender |
| Julia Benati (FC London) | Midfielder |
| April Syme (Woodbridge Strikers) | Midfielder |
| Jessie Faber (Vaughan Azzurri) | Midfielder |
| Mahira Ali (Oakville Blue Devils) | Midfielder |
| Laura Twidle (Oakville Blue Devils) | Midfielder |
| Leah Pais (Vaughan Azzurri) | Forward |
| Jade Kovacevic (FC London) | Forward |
| Player | Position |
| Elisa Lapadula (Oakville Blue Devils) | Goalkeeper |
| Briana DeSouza (Durham United) | Defender |
| Christina White (Woodbridge Strikers) | Defender |
| Daniela Strano (FC London) | Defender |
| Sona Makulova (FC Oshawa) | Midfielder |
| Claudia Piazza (Vaughan Azzurri) | Midfielder |
| Marisa Oliveira (FC London) | Midfielder |
| Hollie Babut (Durham United) | Midfielder |
| Jasmain Vilgrain (DeRo United) | Midfielder |
| Angela Cutaia (Hamilton United) | Forward |
| Lauren Hart (Woodbridge Strikers) | Forward |
| Player | Position |
| Meghan Phillips (Aurora FC) | Goalkeeper |
| Olivia Cooke (Darby FC) | Defender |
| Jasmine Burke (DeRo United) | Defender |
| Erin Cliffe (Oakville Blue Devils) | Defender |
| Kayla Goncalves (Unionville Milliken) | Defender |
| Alycha Blair (Woodbridge Strikers) | Midfielder |
| Clarisse Ramirez (Ottawa South Utd) | Midfielder |
| Tori Chia (Darby FC) | Midfielder |
| Jessica Friend (Alliance United) | Midfielder |
| Laura Gosse (Alliance United) | Forward |
| Magan Arsenault (Alliance United) | Forward |