The 2017 League1 Ontario season was the third 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.
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 women's division grew from nine to eleven teams, with the addition of Toronto Azzurri Blizzard, Unionville Milliken SC, and West Ottawa SC, while the Kingston Clippers women's side did not return for play.
Teams
Team City Principal Stadium Founded First Season Head Coach Aurora FC Aurora St. Maximillion Kolbe 2015 2016 Gianni Cimini Darby FC Whitby South Courtice Turf & Whitby Soccer Centre 2015 2016 Mirco Schroff Durham United FA Pickering Kinsmen Park 2015 Chris Eveleigh FC London London German Canadian FC Stadium 2015 2016 Mike Marcoccia North Mississauga SC Mississauga Hershey Centre 2015 Jhon Ardila Sanjaxx Lions Toronto Monarch Park Stadium 2015 Ramon McIntosh 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 Beckwith Beckwith Park 2017 2017 Kristina Kiss Woodbridge Strikers Vaughan (Woodbridge) Vaughan Grove 2015 David Porco
Standings Each team plays 20 matches as part of the season; two games split home and away against every other team in the division. There are no playoffs; the first-place team is crowned as league champion at the end of the season.
Cup The cup tournament is a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all eleven 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 for the women'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 Goalscorers
RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Jade Kovacevic FC London 40 2 Cassandra Briscoe North Mississauga SC 13 Laura Twidle North Mississauga SC 4 Laura Gosse Durham United 12 5 Nicole Kozlova Woodbridge Strikers 11 6 Ashley Campbell FC London 8 Arielle Kabangu West Ottawa SC 8 (Nine players tied) 7 Updated to matches played on October 8, 2017. Source:
Top Goalkeepers
RankPlayerClubMinutesGAA 1 Emily Gillet FC London 1440 0.62 2 Vanessa Fiore North Mississauga SC 1530 0.88 3 Marissa Zucchetto Unionville Milliken SC 720 1.12 4 Mollie Eriksson West Ottawa SC 1207 1.34 5 Jahnaia Amyotte Toronto Azzurri Blizzard 681 1.45 6 Patricia Koutoulas Aurora FC 727 1.61 7 Sarah Petrucci Durham United 831 1.62 8 Taylor Grant Vaughan Azzurri 810 1.78 9 Hannah Zakinthinos Sanjaxx Lions 1025 2.28 10 Findley Dunn Sanjaxx Lions 653 3.17
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 Jade Kovacevic (FC London) Golden Boot Jade Kovacevic (FC London) Coach of the Year Jhon Ardila (North Mississauga) Young Player of the Year Samantha Chang (Unionville Milliken) Defender of the Year Diamond Simpson (Toronto Azzurri Blizzard) Goalkeeper of the Year Emily Gillet (FC London) Fair Play Award Cat Rogers (North Mississauga) Goal of the Year Alessia Mattucci (Vaughan Azzurri)
First Team All-Stars GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards Emily Gillet (FC London) Olivia Lukasewich (Vaughan Azzurri)Diamond Simpson (Toronto Azzurri Blizzard)Kira Bertrand (North Mississauga) Laura Twidle (North Mississauga)Samantha Chang (Unionville Milliken)Sara Wong (Vaughan Azzurri)Alyscha Mottershead (Woodbridge Strikers) Ashley Campbell (FC London)Jade Kovacevic (FC London)Nicole Kozlova (Woodbridge Strikers)
Second Team All-Stars GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards Vanessa Fiore (North Mississauga) Tamara Brown (Durham United)Briana DeSouza (Durham United)Melissa Corso (Unionville Milliken)Malikae Dayes (Toronto Azzurri Blizzard) Cat Rogers (North Mississauga)Taylor Potts (Durham United)Claudia Piazza (Vaughan Azzurri)Victoria Pickett (Aurora FC) Natasha Klassios (Unionville Milliken)Colleen Beesley (Vaughan Azzurri)
Third Team All-Stars GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards Marissa Zucchetto (Unionville Milliken) Patricia Koutoulas (Aurora FC)Christina White (North Mississauga)Jenna Hong (FC London)Sara Reynolds (Aurora FC)Vanessa Gilles (West Ottawa SC) Julia Benati (FC London)Josie De Jesus-Shaw (West Ottawa SC)Sona Makulova (Sanjaxx Lions) Lauryn Arruda (Darby FC)Shana Flynn (Unionville Milliken)Cassandra Briscoe (North Mississauga)Laura Gosse (Durham United)
All-Star Game On June 28, the league announced that this year's all-star game would take place against the Ontario team competing in the 2017 Canada Summer Games. The rosters for this game will be selected by team & league officials, and was announced on July 25.
+ League1 Ontario All-Stars Pos. Name Team GK Taylor Grant Vaughan Azzurri GK Patricia Koutoulas Aurora FC D Kira Bertrand North Mississauga SC D Tamara Brown Durham United FA D Vanessa Gilles West Ottawa SC D Diamond Simpson Toronto Azzurri Blizzard D Chrissie White North Mississauga SC D Maddie Iozzi Durham United FA M Sarah Stratigakis Aurora FC M Sarah Wong Vaughan Azzurri M Claudia Piazza Vaughan Azzurri M Julia Wong Sanjaxx Lions M Victoria Pickett Aurora FC M Taylor Potts Durham United FA F Jade Kovacevic FC London F Arielle Kabangu West Ottawa SC F Lauryn Arruda Darby FC F Ashley Campbell FC London
+ Ontario (Canada Games) Pos. Name Team GK Mollie Eriksson West Ottawa SC GK Kayza Massey Maya Antoine Ariel Young Maliah De Rosario Emily Amano Olivia Cooke West Ottawa SC Sarah Owusu Toronto Azzurri Blizzard Anna Kowalczyk Vaughan Azzurri Nicole Kozlova Woodbridge Strikers Melanie Forbes Malikae Dayes Toronto Azzurri Blizzard Adriane Devlin Aurora FC Kalalin Tolnai Woodbridge Strikers Brigitta Pulins Woodbridge Strikers Emma Davies
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