# 2018 League1 Ontario season (women)

The 2018 League1 Ontario season was the fourth 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. Durham United FA won the league championship after beating the previously undefeated FC London and Woodbridge Strikers in the playoffs.

## Changes from 2017

The women's division grew from 11 to 13 teams, with the addition of women's side from the Oakville Blue Devils, as well as Hamilton United (representing the league's first entry from that city) and DeRo United FC (an academy run by former national team player Dwayne De Rosario). Sanjaxx Lions did not field a team in the women's division for this season.

## Teams

| Team | City | Principal Stadium | Founded | First Season | Head Coach |
| Aurora FC | Aurora | Stewart Burnett Park | 2015 | 2016 | Gianni Cimini |
| Darby FC | Whitby | Whitby Soccer Centre & Darlington Field | 2015 | 2016 | Mirco Schroff |
| DeRo United FC | Toronto (Scarborough) | L'Amoreaux Park | 2018 | 2018 | |
| Durham United FA | Pickering | Kinsmen Park | | 2015 | Ramin Muhammadi |
| Hamilton United | Hamilton | Ron Joyce Stadium | 2018 | 2018 | |
| FC London | London | German Canadian FC Stadium | 2015 | 2016 | Mike Marcoccia |
| North Mississauga SC | Mississauga | Hershey Centre | | 2015 | Jhon Ardila |
| Oakville Blue Devils | Oakville | Sheridan Trafalgar Stadium | 2018 | 2018 | |
| 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 | Ottawa | Wesley Clover Park | 2017 | 2017 | Kristina Kiss |
| Woodbridge Strikers | Woodbridge (Vaughan) | Vaughan Grove | | 2015 | David Porco |
* ↑ Unless otherwise noted, this information was obtained from team directories on the league website

## Regular season

Each team plays 12 matches as part of the season; one match against all other teams. The top four teams advance to the playoffs to determine the league champion.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC London | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 9 | +22 | 34 | League Playoffs |
| 2 | Woodbridge Strikers | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 9 | +23 | 30 | League Playoffs |
| 3 | Vaughan Azzurri | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 24 | League Playoffs |
| 4 | Durham United FA (C) | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 23 | League Playoffs |
| 5 | Oakville Blue Devils | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 22 | |
| 6 | DeRo United FC | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 21 | |
| 7 | Hamilton United | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 18 | |
| 8 | Unionville Milliken SC | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 18 | |
| 9 | North Mississauga SC | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 39 | −26 | 12 | |
| 10 | West Ottawa SC | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 10 | |
| 11 | Aurora FC | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 8 | |
| 12 | Darby FC | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 38 | −29 | 4 | |
| 13 | Toronto Azzurri Blizzard | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 44 | −40 | 0 | |

## Playoffs

The top four teams from the regular season earn entry into the playoffs, which consists of a single knockout phase containing two semifinals and a final.
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | FC London | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Durham United | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Durham United | 2 | 4 | Durham United | 1 |
| | | | 2 | Woodbridge Strikers | 0 |
| 2 | Woodbridge Strikers | 1 | 2 | Woodbridge Strikers | 0 |
| 3 | Vaughan Azzurri | 0 | | | |

### Final
## Cup

The cup tournament is a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all thirteen 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 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 |
| | | June 24 Hershey Centre | June 24 Hershey Centre | | | | | |
| | | North Mississauga SC | 2 | | | | |
| May 26 Wesley Clover Turf | May 26 Wesley Clover Turf | | North Mississauga SC | 2 | | | | |
| May 26 Wesley Clover Turf | May 26 Wesley Clover Turf | DeRo United FC | 3 | | | | |
| West Ottawa SC | 1 | DeRo United FC | 3 | | | | |
| West Ottawa SC | 1 | | | | July 22 Vaughan Grove | July 22 Vaughan Grove | | |
| DeRo United FC | 3 | | | | July 22 Vaughan Grove | July 22 Vaughan Grove | |
| DeRo United FC | 3 | | | | DeRo United FC | 0 | |
| May 27 Stewart Burnett Park | May 27 Stewart Burnett Park | | | | | DeRo United FC | 0 | |
| May 27 Stewart Burnett Park | May 27 Stewart Burnett Park | | | | Woodbridge Strikers | 1 | |
| Oakville Blue Devils | 1 | | | | Woodbridge Strikers | 1 | |
| Oakville Blue Devils | 1 | June 24 Vaughan Grove | June 24 Vaughan Grove | | | | | |
| Aurora FC | 2 | June 24 Vaughan Grove | June 24 Vaughan Grove | | | | |
| Aurora FC | 2 | Aurora FC | 1 | | | | |
| May 27 Vaughan Grove | May 27 Vaughan Grove | | Aurora FC | 1 | | | | |
| May 27 Vaughan Grove | May 27 Vaughan Grove | Woodbridge Strikers | 3 | | | | |
| Durham United FA | 0 | Woodbridge Strikers | 3 | | | | |
| Durham United FA | 0 | | | | | | | August 4 Ontario Soccer Centre | August 4 Ontario Soccer Centre |
| Woodbridge Strikers | 4 | | | | | | | August 4 Ontario Soccer Centre | August 4 Ontario Soccer Centre |
| Woodbridge Strikers | 4 | | | | | | | Woodbridge Strikers | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | Unionville Milliken SC | 0 |
| | | June 24 Ontario Soccer Centre | June 24 Ontario Soccer Centre | | | | | | |
| | | Unionville Milliken SC | 2 | | | | | | |
| May 25 Clarington Field | May 25 Clarington Field | | Unionville Milliken SC | 2 | | | | | |
| May 25 Clarington Field | May 25 Clarington Field | Toronto Azzurri Blizzard | 0 | | | | | | |
| Darby FC | 1 | Toronto Azzurri Blizzard | 0 | | | | | | |
| Darby FC | 1 | | | | July 21 McNaughton Park | July 21 McNaughton Park | | | |
| Toronto Azzurri Blizzard | 3 | | | | July 21 McNaughton Park | July 21 McNaughton Park | | | |
| Toronto Azzurri Blizzard | 3 | | | | Unionville Milliken SC | 0 (4) | | | |
| May 26 McNaughton Park | May 26 McNaughton Park | | | | | Unionville Milliken SC | 0 (4) | | |
| May 26 McNaughton Park | May 26 McNaughton Park | | | | Vaughan Azzurri | 0 (3) | |
| Vaughan Azzurri | 2 | | | | Vaughan Azzurri | 0 (3) | |
| Vaughan Azzurri | 2 | June 23 Marconi Club | June 23 Marconi Club | | | | | |
| Hamilton United | 0 | June 23 Marconi Club | June 23 Marconi Club | | | | |
| Hamilton United | 0 | Vaughan Azzurri | 1 | | | | |
| | | FC London | 0 | | | | |

## Awards

The following players received honours in the 2018 season:
| Award | Player (Club) |
| Most Valuable Player | Jade Kovacevic (FC London) |
| Golden Boot | Jade Kovacevic (FC London) |
| Coach of the Year | Mike Marcoccia (FC London) Ramin Mohammadi (Durham United) |
| Young Player of the Year | Markela Bejleri (Aurora FC) |
| Defender of the Year | Diamond Simpson (Woodbridge Strikers) |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Sara Petrucci (Durham United) |
| Fair Play Award | Sara Wong (Vaughan Azzurri) |
| Goal of the Year | Mahira Ali (Oakville Blue Devils) |

### First Team All-Stars

| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Sara Petrucci (Durham United) | Rachel Melhado (Vaughan Azzurri) Diamond Simpson (Woodbridge Strikers) Tamara Brown (Durham United) | Katherine Koehler-Grassau (DeRo United) Julia Benati (FC London) Sara Wong (Vaughan Azzurri) April Syme (Woodbridge Strikers) | Mahira Ali (Oakville Blue Devils) Jade Kovacevic (FC London) Nour Ghoneim (Vaughan Azzurri) |

### Second Team All-Stars

| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Vanessa Fiore (North Mississauga) | Christina White (Woodbridge Strikers) Mikaela Tierney (DeRo United) Jenna Hong (FC London) | Alyscha Mottershead (Woodbridge Strikers) Carla Portillo (North Mississauga) Ashley Campbell (FC London) Alicia Tamburro (Durham United) | Angela Cutaia (Hamilton United) Laura Gosse (Durham United) Nathasha Klassios (Unionville Milliken) |

### Third Team All-Stars

| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Marilena Spagnolo (Hamilton United) | Abigail Hubble (Darby FC) Kayla Goncalves (Unionville Milliken) Kira Bertrand (Woodbridge Strikers) | Markela Bejleri (Aurora FC) Laura Twidle (Oakville Blue Devils) Rebecca Bartosh (Toronto Azzurri Blizzard) Jessie Faber (Vaughan Azzurri) | Cassandre Van Bakel (Vaughan Azzurri) Crystal Schuder (West Ottawa SC) Alexis Kirton (DeRo United) |