Master's Futbol Academy, commonly known as Master's FA, is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario. The club was founded in 2009 as a soccer academy and added its team in the semi-professional League1 Ontario, the third tier in the Canadian soccer league system.
The club was one of the ten original founding men's teams in League1 Ontario, which was established in 2014. Their team initially competed under the name Master's FA Saints.
History In 2009, Master's Futbol Academy was founded by Junior Groves. In 2014, the semi-professional club was established to play in the newly formed League1 Ontario as one of the founding members. They were one of the three Ontario Soccer Association Recognized Non-Club Academies permitted to enter a team in the league, along with ANB Futbol and Sigma FC. The club played their debut match on May 31, 2014 against the Cataraqui Clippers, winning 3–0. In their inaugural season, they finished in seventh place.
Their most successful season came in 2019, when they won the 2019 League1 Ontario playoffs, defeating FC London 4–1 in the finals. This victory qualified the club for the Canadian Championship for the first time in 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, their participation was shifted to the 2021 Canadian Championship. In the match in 2021, they were defeated by Canadian Premier League club York United FC in the preliminary round by a score of 5–0.
Seasons Men SeasonLeagueTeamsRankPlayoffsLeague CupCanadian ChampionshipRef2014League1 Ontario95–2–97th–Group stageNot eligible2015121–3–1812th– Group stageNot eligible2016163–2–178th, Eastern (16th overall)did not qualifyRunner-upNot eligible2017169–3–105th, Eastern (9th overall)did not qualifyQuarter-finalsNot eligible2018174–7–510thdid not qualifyQuarter-finalsdid not qualify2019169–3–34thChampions–did not qualify2020Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemicMoved to 20212021156–3–32nd, East (5th overall)Semi-finals–Preliminary Round2022224–5–1219thdid not qualify–did not qualify2023214–2–1419thdid not qualify–did not qualify2024League1 Ontario Championship105–4–95th–Quarter-Finalsdid not qualify2025129–7–66th–Round of 32did not qualify
Women SeasonLeagueTeamsRankPlayoffsLeague CupRef2024League2 Ontario Northeast100–2–1210th–Round of 322025121–2–1112th–Round of 32
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:
Honours League1 Ontario Championship (1): 2019
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