The 2024 Women's League1 Ontario season was the ninth of League1 Ontario, a Division 3 women's soccer league in the Canadian soccer league system and the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian province of Ontario. Starting from this season, the league is split into three divisions with promotion and relegation between them.
The Premier division is composed by 10 clubs, the Championship division by 10 clubs, all returning from last season. The League2 Ontario is made up by two conferences containing reserve teams and newly licensed clubs.
League1 Ontario Premier
League1 Ontario Premier will be composed by 10 teams, all coming back from the 2023 League1 Ontario season. Those clubs have qualified to the Premier division by finishing in the top half of the combined standings of the previous two seasons, with the exception of the Electric City FC, which have folded, being then replaced by the Blue Devils FC.
The 10 teams will face each other twice, once at home and once away and the club at the top of the standings will be crowned as League1 Ontario champions and gain a berth for the League1 Canada Interprovincial championship. The last placed team will be automatically relegated, while the 9th placed club will play a playoff game against the 2nd placed club of the Championship to stay in the league.
Clubs
Team City Principal stadium Head coach Alliance United FC Markham / Scarborough Birchmount Stadium / Varsity Stadium / Ontario Soccer Centre Angelo Cavalluzzo Blue Devils FC Oakville Sheridan Trafalgar Stadium Natalie Bukovec FC London London Tricar Field Garrett Peters Guelph United FC Guelph Centennial Bowl Randy Ribeiro NDC OntarioVaughan Joey Lombardi North Mississauga SC Mississauga Churchill Meadows (Mattamy Sports Park) Bijan Azizi North Toronto Nitros Toronto Downsview Park Billy Wilson Simcoe County Rovers FC Barrie J.C Massie Field, Georgian College Carli Tingstad Vaughan Azzurri Vaughan North Maple Regional Park Carmine Isacco Woodbridge Strikers Woodbridge (Vaughan) Vaughan Grove David Porco
Standings
Promotion/relegation playoffs
A playoff was played between the 9th placed team in the Premier and the 2nd placed team in the Championship in a single game for a place in the top tier in 2025.
Statistics
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Samantha Murphy Woodbridge Strikers 18 2 Jade Kovacevic North Toronto Nitros 16 3 April Lantaigne NDC Ontario 11 Julia Benati FC London 5 Olivia Rizakos Guelph United 9 6 Ally Rowe FC London 9 7 Annabelle Chukwu NDC Ontario 7 Jayda Thompson Woodbridge Strikers Victoria Hinchliffe Guelph United10 2 players tied6 Source: League1 Ontario
League Honours Awards Award Player Team RefMost Valuable Player Samantha Murphy Woodbridge StrikersYoung Player of the Year (U20) Teegan Melenhorst NDC OntarioCoach of the Year Garrett Peters FC LondonGoalkeeper of the Year Noelle Henning NDC OntarioDefender of the Year Jadea Collin NDC OntarioMidfielder of the Year Julia Benati FC LondonForward of the Year Samantha Murphy Woodbridge StrikersGolden Boot (Top Scorer) Samantha Murphy Woodbridge Strikers
League All-Stars The following players were named League1 Ontario Premier Division All-Stars for the 2024 season:
First Team All-Stars Player PositionNoelle Henning (NDC Ontario) GoalkeeperJenny Wolevel (Alliance United) DefenderSarah Rollins (North Toronto Nitros) DefenderBryanna Caldwell (FC London) DefenderJadea Collin (NDC Ontario) DefenderJulia Benati (FC London) MidfielderBrianne Desa (Vaughan Azzurri) MidfielderCaitlin Crichton (Guelph United) MidfielderTeegan Melenhorst (NDC Ontario) MidfielderJade Kovacevic (North Toronto Nitros) ForwardSamantha Murphy (Woodbridge Strikers) Forward
Second Team All-Stars Player PositionMollie Eriksson (North Mississauga) GoalkeeperElise Bell (North Toronto Nitros) DefenderAbby Wroe (Simcoe County Rovers) DefenderQuintin Tostevin (North Toronto Nitros) DefenderIda Miceli (Woodbridge Strikers) DefenderAlanna Raimondo (Vaughan Azzurri) MidfielderApril Syme (Woodbridge Strikers) MidfielderElla Kettles (NDC Ontario) MidfielderApril Lantaigne (NDC Ontario) ForwardAnnabelle Chukwu (NDC Ontario) ForwardAlly Rowe (FC London) Forward
Honourable Mentions Player PositionGurleen Toor (Alliance United) GoalkeeperHaley Ward (Guelph United) DefenderKathleen Kimens (Vaughan Azzurri) DefenderBrooke-Lynne Mitchell (Vaughan Azzurri) DefenderAva Elgood (Blue Devils) DefenderCloey Uddenberg (Simcoe County Rovers) MidfielderRavina Braich (North Mississauga) MidfielderCourtney Poon (North Toronto Nitros) MidfielderAva Greco (NDC Ontario) MidfielderOlivia Rizakos (Guelph United) ForwardAliya Gomes (Simcoe County Rovers) Forward
League1 Ontario Championship
League1 Ontario Championship is composed of 10 teams, 8 of those returning from the 2023 League1 Ontario season, Pickering FC who returned from hiatus, and new expansion club Rush Canada SA. Those clubs have qualified for the Championship division by finishing in the bottom half of the combined standings of the previous two seasons of League1 Ontario.
The 10 teams will face each other twice, once at home and once away for a total of 18 games. The club at the top of the standings will be crowned as Championship division winners and will be promoted to the 2025 League1 Ontario Premier. The 2nd ranked team in the standings will face the 9th placed team in the Premier division to gain promotion into the top division for the next season. The team last in the standings will face the winner of the League2 Ontario playoffs winner to stay in the league.
Clubs
Team City Principal stadium Head coach Burlington SC Burlington Corpus Christi CSS Neil Wilson BVB IA Waterloo Waterloo RIM Park Greg Jespersen Darby FC Whitby South Courtice Field Stuart Robertson Hamilton United Hamilton Ron Joyce Stadium (McMaster University) Carmine Lancia Pickering FC Pickering Pickering Soccer Centre/Kinsmen Park Francesco Carriero ProStars FC Brampton Ontario Soccer Centre / Victoria Park Stadium / Terry Fox Stadium Marco Bonofiglio Rush Canada Oakville River Oaks Park Michael Di Blasio Scrosoppi FC Milton Bishop Reding CSS John Yacou Tecumseh United FC Tecumseh Académie Ste. Cécile International School Mohammed Nabavieh Unionville Milliken SC Unionville (Markham) Ontario Soccer Centre Alex Morales
Standings
Promotion playoffs
The two losing semi-finalists of League2 Ontario will face against each others, the winner will be promoted to the Championship for the 2025 season.
Statistics
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Abby Kraemer BVB IA Waterloo 10 Sahara Zingano Scrosoppi FC Teagan Handley ProStars FC 4 Torrie Grant-Clavijo Unionville-Milliken SC 8 5 Aalayah Michline-Simone Lully Scrosoppi FC 7 Mya Newcombe Scrosoppi FC Sophia Cabral BVB IA Waterloo8 7 players tied5 Source: League1 Ontario
League Honours Awards Award Player Team RefMost Valuable Player Danielle Sauve BVB IA WaterlooYoung Player of the Year (U20) Ella Cahill Scrosoppi FCCoach of the Year Greg Jespersen BVB IA WaterlooGoalkeeper of the Year Natalie Mouradian BVB IA WaterlooDefender of the Year Jaiden McBain BVB IA WaterlooMidfielder of the Year Sahara Zingano Scrosoppi FCForward of the Year Jaiden Morgan Hamilton UnitedGolden Boot (Top Scorer) Teagan HandleyAbby KraemerSahara Zingano ProStars FCBVB IA WaterlooScrosoppi FC
League All-Stars The following players were named League1 Ontario Championship Division All-Stars for the 2024 season:
First Team All-Stars Player PositionNatalie Mouradian (BVB IA Waterloo) GoalkeeperCassandra Campanella (Hamilton United) DefenderJaiden McBain (BVB IA Waterloo) DefenderEvana Eyubeh (Scrosoppi) DefenderPriyanka Chakravarti (BVB IA Waterloo) DefenderTaylor Schell (BVB IA Waterloo) MidfielderTori Chia (Darby) MidfielderDanielle Sauve (BVB IA Waterloo) MidfielderSahara Zingano (Scrosoppi) MidfielderJaiden Morgan (Hamilton United) ForwardElla Cahill (Scrosoppi) Forward
Second Team All-Stars Player PositionMarissa Zucchetto (Unionville Milliken) GoalkeeperCaroline Tepelenas (Unionville Milliken) DefenderEmily Cirone (Darby) DefenderErin Hedgecock (Hamilton United) DefenderBrooke MacLeod (Tecumseh United) DefenderMary DiFonzo (Burlington) MidfielderTeagan Handley (ProStars) MidfielderBrynn Jurus (Hamilton United) MidfielderMackenzie Scott (Pickering) ForwardDella Weir (Rush Canada) ForwardAalayah Lully (Scrosoppi) Forward
League2 Ontario
League2 Ontario clubs will be divided in regional conferences. Those clubs will be either the "B" team of Premier and Championship clubs or newly licensed clubs.
All teams will face each other team in their conference twice, once at home and once away. The top two teams in each division will advance to the promotion playoffs, with the winner being promoted to the Championship.
Northeast Conference
Team City Principal stadium Head coach Alliance United FC B Markham Laura Gosse Darby FC B Darlington Fref Chicoy Daban Master's FA Scarborough (Toronto) Alumni Field Junior Groves North Mississauga SC B Mississauga Churchill Meadows (Mattamy Sports Park) Laura Arduini North Toronto Nitros B North York (Toronto) Daire O'Brien Pickering FC B Pickering Peter Hogg Simcoe County Rovers FC B Barrie Mallory MacDonald Unionville Milliken SC B Unionville (Markham) Bill Crothers Turf West Bill Markos Vaughan Azzurri B Vaughan Paul De Abreu Woodbridge Strikers B Woodbridge (Vaughan) Gabe Cremonese
Southwest Conference
Team City Principal stadium Head coach Blue Devils FC B Oakville North Park TurfNatalie Bukovec Burlington SC B Burlington City View Park CentreMartinho Kibato BVB IA Waterloo B Waterloo Gregory Jespersen FC London B London City Wide Sports Park Garrett Peters Guelph United FC B Guelph Michael Warden Hamilton United B Hamilton Carmine Lancia ProStars FC B Brampton Josef Komlodi Rush Canada SA B Oakville River Oaks Park Michael Di Blasio Scrosoppi FC B Milton John Yacou St. Catharines Roma Wolves St. Catharines Brock University Davide Massafra
Playoffs
Statistics As of September 4, 2024
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Emilija Lucic Vaughan Azzurri B 12 2 Nyema Prentice-Whyte Woodbridge Strikers B 11 3 Sage Thomas-Roberts ProStars FC B 10 4 Naomi Atem Alliance United FC B 9 5 Jada Arthurs Simcoe County Rovers FC B 8 Jessica Giordanella Alliance United FC B Sienna Caesar Burlington SC B 8 Ines Delhomelle Unionville Milliken SC B 7 Sydney Sica St. Catharines Roma Wolves 10 Ashley Greco North Toronto Nitros B 6 Jessica Breda Vaughan Azzurri B Katelyn Yip North Toronto Nitros B Olivia Crombie Pickering FC B Source: League1 Ontario
League Honours Awards Award Northeast Division Southwest Division RefMost Valuable PlayerNyema Prentice-Whyte(Woodbridge Strikers B)Astrid Hancocks(Blue Devils B)Coach of the YearLaura Gosse(Alliance United B) Pat Thomson(Blue Devils B)Goalkeeper of the Year Ava Perrone(Vaughan Azzurri B)Astrid Hancocks(Blue Devils B)Defender of the Year Vanessa Dias(Vaughan Azzurri B) Lorena Morcone(Hamilton United B)Midfielder of the Year Ashley Greco(North Toronto Nitros B) Nicole Astaiza(FC London B)Forward of the YearNyema Prentice-Whyte(Woodbridge Strikers B)Sage Thomas-Roberts(ProStars B)Golden Boot (Top Scorer)Emilija Lucic(Vaughan Azzurri B)Sage Thomas-Roberts(ProStars B)
L1 Cup The L1 Cup is a league cup tournament that will be contested by teams from all three tiers of League1 Ontario. The Cup will be returning after a five-season hiatus, having last been played in 2018.
All 22 "A" teams will participate in the five-round knockout competition, which will be played concurrently with the league season. Twelve clubs will enter the first round (all ten clubs from the Championship division, and the two A teams from League2), while all ten clubs from the Premier Division will get a bye to the round of 16. The first round is scheduled to begin on the week of April 15.
Bracket
U20 Reserve Division