Guelph United F.C.
Guelph United Football Club is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Guelph, Ontario that plays in League1 Ontario. The women's team is known as Guelph Union and competes in the League1 Ontario women's division. Both teams play at the University of Guelph's Alumni Stadium. History. Men. Guelph United F.C. was founded in 2020 by Keith Mason, Benny Mezezi, and Ami Mezezi, in partnership with the University of Guelph Gryphons, the Guelph Soccer Club, and the City of Guelph with the goal of bringing semi-professional soccer to the community. Guelph Gryphons head  and assistant coaches Keith Mason and Justin Springer were announced as the team's associate coaches. The team is expected to be primarily composed of University of Guelph players, supplemented by local players. The club joined League1 Ontario for the 2021 season and will also field a team in the reserve division. Ahead of their debut, they made headlines signing former Canadian Premier League player Jace Kotsopoulos as the team's first ever player. They made their debut on July 30, 2021 defeating FC London by a score of 6-0. In their first season, they came in first place  in the West Division, advancing to the playoffs, with their team featuring three of the top four regular season goal scoring leaders. In the playoffs, they won the League1 Ontario title, after defeating Blue Devils FC 3-1 in the finals, qualifying them for the 2022 Canadian Championship. Women. Guelph Union was founded by the Guelph Soccer Club to join the League1 Ontario women's division for the 2021 season. The women's team exists as a separate entity from the men's team. Prior to this the Guelph Soccer Club had fielded four teams in the Ontario Women's  Soccer League. They made their debut in the 2021 Summer Championship season on July 22, 2021, defeating Darby FC 1-0. The club partnered with the Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington as their charitable partner, donating fifty percent of the revenue from their ticket sales to the organization. In their debut season, they participated in the short-season Summer Championship division, finishing with a perfect 6-0 record to win the division. Players and staff. Current roster. as of April 21, 2022 Coaching staff. as of March 30, 2021 Notable former players. The following players have either played  at the professional or international level, either before or after playing for the League1 Ontario team: