The 2017 Men's League1 Ontario season was the fourth season of play for 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.

For the first time, the league expanded to include teams in the nation's capital, Ottawa, allowing it to span from the western to eastern borders of southern Ontario.

Changes from 2016 The men's division remained at 16 teams for this season, with the addition of Ottawa South United and the departure of the Kingston Clippers.

Toronto FC Academy renamed itself to Toronto FC III, as its parent club (Toronto FC) withdrew their squad from the Premier Development League. Aurora United FC was also renamed to Aurora FC.

Starting this year, the league champion was granted a place in the next year's Canadian Championship. As a result, the Inter-Provincial Cup was discontinued.

Teams Team City Principal Stadium Alternate Stadium Founded First season Head coach Western Conference FC London London German Canadian FC Stadium (None) 2008 2016 Dom Kosic North Mississauga SC Mississauga Hershey Centre (None) 1982 2016 Jhon Ardila Oakville Blue Devils Oakville Sheridan Trafalgar Stadium Bronte Athletic Park 1994 2015 Duncan Wilde ProStars FC Brampton Victoria Park Stadium Terry Fox Park 2015 2015 Josef Komlodi Sanjaxx Lions Toronto Monarch Park Stadium (None) 2012 2015 Laza Lowe Sigma FC Mississauga Hershey Centre (None) 2005 2014 Bobby Smyrniotis Toronto FC III Toronto (North York) KIA Training Ground (None) 2008 2014 Danny Dichio Windsor TFC Windsor Lajeunesse High School University of Windsor Stadium 2004 2014 Zibby Piatkiewicz Eastern Conference Aurora FC Aurora St. Maximillion Kolbe (None) 1964 2016 Derek O'Keefe Durham United FA Pickering Kinsmen Park Pickering Soccer Complex 2014 2014 Sanford Carabin Master's Futbol Toronto (Scarborough) L'Amoreaux Park (None) 2012 2014 Andre Savelev North Toronto Nitros Toronto Varsity Stadium Downsview Park 1980 2016 Hermann Kingué Ottawa South United Force Ottawa Terry Fox Stadium MNP Park (Carleton University) 2003 2017 Traian Mateas Toronto Skillz FC Toronto (Scarborough) Birchmount Stadium L'Amoreaux Park 2008 2016 Leslie Fitzpatrick Vaughan Azzurri Vaughan McNaughton Park (None) 1982 2014 Carmine Isacco Woodbridge Strikers Vaughan (Woodbridge) Vaughan Grove (None) 1976 2014 Peter Pinizzotto

Standings Each team will play 22 matches as part of the season; two against every team in their own conference, and one against every team in the opposing conference. The top team from each conference will meet at the end of the season to determine the league champion. The champion will enter the 2018 Canadian Championship.

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

League Championship The league champion is determined by a single-match series between the top-ranked teams from the western and eastern conferences. The winner qualifies for the 2018 Canadian Championship.

Cup The cup tournament is a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all sixteen teams from the men'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 for the men's division 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

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Jarek Whiteman Vaughan Azzurri 29 2 Jose De Sousa Master's Futbol 17 Elvir Gigolaj FC London 17 Cyrus Rollocks Toronto FC III 17 Kadell Thomas Sigma FC 17 6 Mathew Santos Oakville Blue Devils 14 7 Daniel Da Silva Toronto FC III 12 8 Anthony Novak Oakville Blue Devils 10 Filipe Vilela Oakville Blue Devils 10 10 (Five players tied) 9 Updated to matches played on October 8, 2017. Source:

Top goalkeepers

RankPlayerClubMinutesGAA 1 Quillan Roberts Woodbridge Strikers 1710 0.79 2 Matt George Oakville Blue Devils 1755 0.92 3 Triston Henry Sigma FC 1789 0.96 4 Gianluca Catalano Toronto FC III 1486 1.33 5 Benjamin Cowman Durham United FA 1396 1.35 6 Connor Dalton FC London 540 1.50 7 Mark Rogal North Toronto Nitros 1350 1.53 8 Colm Vance Vaughan Azzurri 630 1.57 9 Kyle Vizirakis Windsor TFC Stars 1316 1.64 10 Adam Majer North Mississauga SC 597 1.81 Updated to matches played on October 8, 2017. Minimum 540 minutes played. Source:

Awards The following players received honours in the 2017 season: AwardPlayer (Club) Most Valuable Player Dylan Carreiro (Woodbridge Strikers) Golden Boot Jarek Whiteman (Vaughan Azzurri) Coach of the Year Duncan Wilde (Oakville Blue Devils) Young Player of the Year Cyrus Rollocks (Toronto FC III) Defender of the Year Jonathan Grant (Sigma FC) Goalkeeper of the Year Quillan Roberts (Woodbridge Strikers) Fair Play Award Stefan Nikolic (Sanjaxx Lions) Goal of the Year Mujtaba Ameen (North Mississauga)

First Team All-Stars GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards Quillan Roberts (Woodbridge Strikers) Michael Krzeminski (Woodbridge Strikers)Kyle Watson (Woodbridge Strikers)Joe Zupo (Durham United)Jonathan Grant (Sigma FC) Khody Ellis (Oakville Blue Devils)Dylan Carreiro (Woodbridge Strikers)Giuliano Frano (Sigma FC)Joseph Di Chiara (Vaughan Azzurri) Kadell Thomas (Sigma FC)Jarek Whiteman (Vaughan Azzurri)

Second Team All-Stars GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards Triston Henry (Sigma FC) Jarred Phillips (Vaughan Azzurri)Konnor McNamara (Oakville Blue Devils)Aaron Schneebeli (FC London)Rocco Romeo (Toronto FC III) Brandon Mills (Vaughan Azzurri)Taylor McNamara (Oakville Blue Devils)Chris Mannella (Vaughan Azzurri)Stephen Ademolu (Windsor TFC/Oakville) Cyrus Rollocks (Toronto FC III)Jose De Sousa (Master's FA)

Third Team All-Stars GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards Matt George (Oakville Blue Devils) Victor Gallo (Oakville Blue Devils)Jelani Smith (Sigma FC)Nathaniel Rodney Scarlett (Sanjaxx Lions)Anthony Wright (North Mississauga)Justin Earle (Ottawa South United)Thanujan Jeyathilaka (Toronto Skillz) Kembo Kibato (North Toronto Nitros)Luca Petrasso (Toronto FC III)George Owusu (ProStars FC)Eddie Lay (Durham United)Joshua Paredes-Proctor (Woodbridge Strikers)Fred Ameyaw (Aurora FC) Joey Melo (Master's FA)Elvir Gigolaj (FC London)Matthew Santos (Oakville Blue Devils)Filipe Vilela (Oakville Blue Devils)Niklas Bauer (North Toronto Nitros)

All-Star Game On June 28, the league announced that this year's all-star game would take place against an all-star team from the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec. The roster for this game was selected by team & league officials, and was announced on July 18.

+ League1 Ontario Pos. Name Team GK Quillan Roberts Woodbridge Strikers GK Triston Henry Sigma FC GK Gianluca Catalano Toronto FC III D Jonathan Grant Sigma FC D Victor Gallo Oakville Blue Devils D Bruce Cullen Durham United FA D Jarred Phillips Vaughan Azzurri D Aaron Schneebli FC London D Jamar Kelly Windsor TFC Stars D Nathaniel Rodney-Scarlett Sanjaxx Lions M Chris Mannella Vaughan Azzurri M Giuliano Frano Sigma FC M Dylan Carreiro Woodbridge Strikers M Joseph Di Chiara Vaughan Azzurri M Carl De Abreu North Toronto Nitros M Anthony Novak Oakville Blue Devils F Christian Cavallini Woodbridge Strikers F Filipe Vilela Oakville Blue Devils F Jarek Whiteman Vaughan Azzurri F Lee Victor Massunda North Mississauga SC F Jose De Sousa Master's Futbol F Kadell Thomas Sigma FC F Kembo Kibato North Toronto Nitros

+ Première Ligue de soccer du Québec Pos. Name Team GK Gabard Fénélon Lanaudière GK Horace Patient Sobze Zemo Gatineau D Riccardo Téoli Mont-Royal Outremont D Kevin Cossette Dynamo de Québec D Renan Dias Mont-Royal Outremont D Bila Dicko-Raynauld Gatineau D Diego Politis Gatineau M Yannick Toker Mont-Royal Outremont M Vincent Cyr Gatineau M Sean Rosa Mont-Royal Outremont M Michael McIntyre Lanaudière M Kevin Amourette Longueuil M Dalin Saheb St-Hubert F Frederico Moojen Mont-Royal Outremont F Dex Kaniki Longueuil F Mitchell Syla Lanaudière F Berlin Jean-Gilles Lanaudière

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