The 2019 League1 Ontario season was the fifth 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. FC London won the league championship after beating the Oakville Blue Devils in the finals.
Changes from 2018 The women's division grew from 13 to 14 teams, with the addition of three new women's sides from FC Oshawa, Alliance United FC, and Ottawa South United, while West Ottawa SC and Toronto Azzurri Blizzard departed the league.
For the first time ever, the L1O season did not include a cup competition which had previously been played alongside the regular season. Additionally, the group stage playoff format was changed to a more traditional knockout bracket with two-leg matchups in the quarter-finals and semi-finals.
Regular season Each team plays 13 matches as part of the season; one match against all other teams. The top eight teams advance to the playoffs to determine the league champion.
Playoffs The top eight teams from the regular season qualified for the playoffs. New in 2019, the quarter-finals and semi-finals feature a two-leg format.
Bracket
Statistics
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Jade Kovacevic FC London 21 2 Mahira Ali Oakville Blue Devils 18 3 Jesse Faber Vaughan Azzurri 15 4 Courtney Chochol Aurora FC 9 Leah Pais Vaughan Azzurri Clarissa Larisey Ottawa South United Source:
Top goalkeepers
RankPlayerClubMinutesGAA 1 Elisa Lapadula Oakville Blue Devils 544 0.66 2 Zeeyana Jivraj Woodbridge Strikers 630 0.71 3 Katrina Haarmann Vaughan Azzurri 1170 0.77 4 Mollie Eriksson Darby FC 630 1.00 Vanessa Fiore Woodbridge Strikers 540 1.00
Minimum 360 minutes played. Source:
Honours The following awards and nominations were awarded for the 2019 season.
Awards Award Player Team RefMost Valuable Player Jade Kovacevic FC London Golden Boot Jade Kovacevic FC London Coach of the Year John Yacou Oakville Blue Devils FCYoung Player of the Year Leah Pais Vaughan Azzurri Top Goalkeeper Sarah Forde FC Oshawa Top Defender Diamond Simpson Woodbridge Strikers Top Midfielder Julia Benati FC London
League All-Stars The following players were named League1 Ontario All-Stars for the 2019 season:
First Team All-Star Player Position Sarah Forde (FC Oshawa) Goalkeeper Teni Odetoyinbo (Vaughan Azzurri) Defender Diamond Simpson (Woodbridge) Defender Rachel Melhado (Oakville) Defender Julia Benati (FC London) Midfielder April Syme (Woodbridge Strikers) Midfielder Jessie Faber (Vaughan Azzurri) Midfielder Mahira Ali (Oakville Blue Devils) Midfielder Laura Twidle (Oakville Blue Devils) Midfielder Leah Pais (Vaughan Azzurri) Forward Jade Kovacevic (FC London) Forward
Second Team All-Star Player Position Elisa Lapadula (Oakville Blue Devils) Goalkeeper Briana DeSouza (Durham United) Defender Christina White (Woodbridge Strikers) Defender Daniela Strano (FC London) Defender Sona Makulova (FC Oshawa) Midfielder Claudia Piazza (Vaughan Azzurri) Midfielder Marisa Oliveira (FC London) Midfielder Hollie Babut (Durham United) Midfielder Jasmain Vilgrain (DeRo United) Midfielder Angela Cutaia (Hamilton United) Forward Lauren Hart (Woodbridge Strikers) Forward
Third Team All-Star Player Position Meghan Phillips (Aurora FC) Goalkeeper Olivia Cooke (Darby FC) Defender Jasmine Burke (DeRo United) Defender Erin Cliffe (Oakville Blue Devils) Defender Kayla Goncalves (Unionville Milliken) Defender Alycha Blair (Woodbridge Strikers) Midfielder Clarisse Ramirez (Ottawa South Utd) Midfielder Tori Chia (Darby FC) Midfielder Jessica Friend (Alliance United) Midfielder Laura Gosse (Alliance United) Forward Magan Arsenault (Alliance United) Forward
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