The 2025 Men's League1 Ontario season was the eleventh of League1 Ontario, a division 3 men's soccer league in the Canadian soccer league system and the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian province of Ontario. The league is split into three divisions with promotion and relegation between them.
The Premier division had 11 clubs, while the Championship division had 12, all returning from last season. League2 Ontario was made up by three conferences containing reserve teams and newly licensed clubs.
League1 Ontario Premier
League1 Ontario Premier will be composed of 11 teams. FC London and St. Catharines Roma Wolves were promoted from the Championship division last season. ProStars FC dropped out of the league shortly prior to the release of the schedules and were not replaced. Blue Devils FC have re-branded as Oakville SC following a merger.
The 11 teams will face each other twice, once at home and once away for a total of 20 matches. At the end of the season, the club at the top of the standings will be crowned as League1 Ontario champions and gain a berth for the 2026 Canadian Championship. The club that finishes in 10th will advance to the promotion playoffs against the third place finisher in the Championship, while the 11th placed club will be automatically relegated to the Championship division.
Clubs
Team City Principal stadium Head coach Alliance United FC Scarborough (Toronto) Centennial College Nikola Stakic Burlington SC Burlington Corpus Christi Mark Worton FC London London Tricar Field Yiannis Tsalatsidis North Toronto Nitros North York (Toronto) Downsview Park Filip Prostran Oakville SC Oakville Sheridan Trafalgar Campus Duncan Wilde Scrosoppi FC Milton St. Francis Xavier John Yacou Sigma FC Mississauga Paramount Fine Foods Centre / Tim Hortons Field John Zervos Simcoe County Rovers FC Barrie J.C. Massie Field Doneil Henry St. Catharines Roma Wolves St. Catharines Club Roma – Under Armour Field Federico Turriziani Vaughan Azzurri Vaughan North Maple Field Anthony Vadori Woodbridge Strikers Woodbridge (Vaughan) Vaughan Grove Field Peter Pinizzotto
Standings
Promotion playoffs
A playoff was played between the 10th placed team in the Premier and the 3rd placed team in the Championship in a single game for a place in the top tier in 2026.
Statistics Top goalscorers (does not include promotion playoffs) RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Ronaldo Marshall Woodbridge Strikers 13 2 Anthony Morano Woodbridge Strikers 12 3 Cyrus Rollocks North Toronto Nitros 10 Ryan Robinson Vaughan Azzurri 5 Reshaun Walkes Simcoe County Rovers FC 9 Tomasz Skublak Scrosoppi FC 7 Dante Ruddock Sigma FC 8 Jared Agyemang St. Catharines Roma Wolves Kingsley Belele Alliance United FC Orlendis Benítez Scrosoppi FC Ronaldo Homenszki St. Catharines Roma Wolves Sebastian Castello Sigma FC Source: League1 Ontario
League Honours Awards Award Player Team RefMost Valuable Player Anthony Aromatario Woodbridge Strikers Young Player of the Year (U20) Jacob Cabral Scrosoppi FCCoach of the Year Peter Pinizzotto Woodbridge StrikersGoalkeeper of the Year David Carano Woodbridge StrikersDefender of the Year Carmine Fiore Woodbridge StrikersMidfielder of the Year Anthony Aromatario Woodbridge StrikersForward of the Year Cyrus Rollocks North Toronto NitrosGolden Boot (Top Scorer) Ronaldo Marshall Woodbridge Strikers
League All-Stars The following players were named League1 Ontario Premier Division All-Stars for the 2025 season:
First Team All-Stars Player PositionDavid Carano (Woodbridge Strikers) GoalkeeperGianlica Condello (Woodbridge Strikers) DefenderCarmine Fiore (Woodbridge Strikers) DefenderMatthew Paiva (Scrosoppi) DefenderOmari Cotterell (Scrosoppi) DefenderDiego Rivera (St. Catharines Roma) MidfielderAnthony Aromatario (Woodbridge Strikers) MidfielderAngelo Ventrella (Alliance United) MidfielderSebastian Castello (Sigma FC) MidfielderTomasz Skublak (Scrosoppi) ForwardCyrus Rollocks (North Toronto Nitros) Forward
Second Team All-Stars Player PositionFilip Zendelek (Alliance United) GoalkeeperRyan Baker (FC London) DefenderAlexi Ivanov (Alliance United) DefenderConrad Czarnecki (St. Catharines Roma) DefenderLuc Ihama (Simcoe County Rovers) DefenderBrandon Duarte (Oakville SC) MidfielderJacob Begkey (Vaughan Azzurri) MidfielderMohamed Al Shakman (Burlington SC) MidfielderRyan Robinson (Vaughan Azzurri) ForwardRonaldo Marshall (Woodbridge Strikers) ForwardReshaun Walkes (Simcoe County Rovers) Forward
League1 Ontario Championship
League1 Ontario Championship is composed of 12 teams, seven of those returning from the 2024 season. Toronto FC Academy withdrew from the league, after winning the title last season. Guelph United FC and Hamilton United join after being relegated from the Premier Division. Sudbury Cyclones and The Borough FC were promoted from League2 Ontario, while York United FC Academy joined as an expansion team. Darby FC rebranded as Whitby FC for this season, while BVB IA Waterloo rebranded as Waterloo United.
The top two teams in the standings will be automatically promoted to the Premier Division for 2026, while the third place finisher will advance to the promotion playoffs against the 10th place finisher in the Premier Division. There will be no relegation this season.
Clubs
Team City Principal stadium Head coach Guelph United F.C. Guelph Centennial Bowl Keith Mason Hamilton United Hamilton Ron Joyce Stadium Francesco Cardillo Master's FA Scarborough (Toronto) L'Amoreaux Sports Complex Ivan Galarza North Mississauga SC Mississauga Churchill Meadows (Mattamy Sports Park) Peyvand Mossavat Pickering FC Pickering Pickering Soccer Centre Eric Polo Soldevila Sudbury Cyclones Sudbury Cambrian College / James Jerome Sports Complex Joe Politi The Borough FC Scarborough (Toronto) Birchmount Stadium Zico Mahrady Unionville Milliken SC Unionville (Markham) Ontario Soccer Centre Wais Azizi Waterloo United Waterloo RIM Park Michael Marcoccia Whitby FC Whitby Telus Dome Ramin Mohammadi Windsor City FC Windsor St. Clair College Gabriel Poulino York United FC Academy Toronto York Lions Stadium Marco Bonofiglio
Standings
Statistics Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Nigel Buckley Whitby FC 21 2 George Akpabio Unionville Milliken SC 18 3 Erion Metaj Whitby FC 13 4 Jourdan Spence The Borough FC 9 Timi Aliu Sudbury Cyclones 6 Christian Keshishian The Borough FC 8 Jaiden Santo Sudbury Cyclones 8 Anthony Umanzor York United FC Academy 7 Ayomide Abobare Pickering FC Christian Krzyzanowski North Mississauga SC Gianluca Scurti Pickering FC Markell Saddler Waterloo United Songmafolo Coulibay Windsor City FC Wesley Cain Waterloo United Source: League1 Ontario
League Honours Awards Award Player Team RefMost Valuable Player George Akpabio Unionville Milliken SC Young Player of the Year (U20) Anthony Ostrun Guelph United FCCoach of the Year Giuseppe Politi Sudbury CyclonesGoalkeeper of the Year Connor Vande Weghe Sudbury CyclonesDefender of the Year Cedric Ngounou The Borough FCMidfielder of the Year Gray Yates Guelph United FCForward of the Year George Akpabio Unionville Milliken SCGolden Boot (Top Scorer) Nigel Buckley Whitby FC
League All-Stars The following players were named League1 Ontario Premier Division All-Stars for the 2025 season:
First Team All-Stars Player PositionConnor Vande Weghe (Sudbury Cyclones) GoalkeeperAbubakar Hussein (Unionville Milliken) DefenderCedric Ngounou (The Borough) DefenderHaji Shee (Unionville Milliken) DefenderTerrell Spencer (Master's FA) DefenderGray Yates (Guelph United) MidfielderChristian Krzyzanowski (North Mississauga) MidfielderDiadie Traore (The Borough) MidfielderErion Metaj (Whitby) ForwardGeorge Akpabio (Unionville Milliken) ForwardNigel Buckley (Whitby) Forward
Second Team All-Stars Player PositionIle Naumosko (Master's FA) GoalkeeperMoustapha Kamate (Windsor City) DefenderMarkus Pusztahegyi (Waterloo United) DefenderJoseph Ntalaja (Pickering) DefenderBrandon Oracko (Hamilton United) DefenderAlex Gatto (Unionville Milliken) MidfielderJack Sears (Guelph United) MidfielderMatthew Smith (York United Academy) MidfielderSongmafolo Coulibay (Windsor City) ForwardJaiden Santo (Sudbury Cyclones) ForwardRyan Silverstein (The Borough) Forward
League2 Ontario
League2 Ontario clubs will be divided in three regional conferences. Those clubs will be either the "B" team of Premier and Championship clubs or newly licensed clubs. Railway City FC and Cambridge United join as expansion teams.
The winner of each division, as well as the best second place finisher will advance to the League2 Playoffs. The winner of the playoffs will earn promotion to the Championship division. If the winner of the playoffs is a B team, they may decline promotion, and instead the top two A teams with the most regular-season points in the division will meet in a playoff to earn promotion.
Northeast Conference
Central Conference
Southwest Conference
League2 Ontario Finals
Promotion playoffs
St. Catharines Roma Wolves B declined the promotion spot to the League1 Ontario Championship. As such, per league rules, a promotion playoff match was scheduled between the two A teams with the most points during the regular season to replace them (Cambridge United and Rush Canada SA). However, Rush Canada SA declined and forfeited the match.
Statistics
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Christian Ferraro Cambridge United 14 2 Adrian Panaite Alliance United FC B 13 3 Romero Nicolazzo St. Catharines Roma Wolves B 12 4 D'Andre Williams Railway City FC 10 5 Neshawn Sutherland Sigma FC B 9 Oliver Parratt Whitby FC B 7 Anthony Nelson Master's FA B 8 Caleb Eastman FC London B Karl Espiro Burlington SC B Nikolas Antolcic Cambridge United Source: League1 Ontario
League Honours Awards Award Northeast Division Central Division Southwest Division RefMost Valuable PlayerAdrian Panaite(Alliance United B)Alp Arikan(Rush Canada SA)Christian Ferraro(Cambridge United) Coach of the YearFabio Campoli(Vaughan Azzurri B)Ivan Juric(North Toronto Nitros B)Andrew Currie(St. Catharines Roma B)Goalkeeper of the Year Owen Schultz(Whitby FC B)Martin Ennright(Burlington SC B)Sam Schafer(Cambridge United)Defender of the Year Loic Gunn(Simcoe County Rovers B)Lucas Di Marco(Rush Canada)Alan Monyard(Railway City FC)Midfielder of the Year Marco Sciortino(Vaughan Azzurri B)Filip Arbutina(North Toronto Nitros B)Christopher Qushair(Guelph United B)Forward of the YearAdrian Panaite(Alliance United B)Neshawn Sutherland(Sigma FC B)Christian Ferraro(Cambridge United) Golden Boot (Top Scorer)Adrian Panaite(Alliance United B)Neshawn Sutherland(Sigma FC B)Christian Ferraro(Cambridge United)
League All-Stars The following players were named League2 Ontario All-Stars for the 2025 season:
Northeast Division Player PositionOwen Schultz (Whitby FC B) GoalkeeperCameron Sailsman (Pickering FC B) DefenderLoic Gunn (Simcoe County Rovers B) DefenderMichael Campoli (Vaughan Azzurri B) DefenderChristian Kyriacou (Vaughan Azzurri B) DefenderFrancesco Panetta (Vaughan Azzurri B) MidfielderFeargod Ozomba (Simcoe County B) MidfielderMarco Sciortino (Vaughan Azzurri B) MidfielderOliver Parratt (Whitby FC B) MidfielderAdrian Panaite (Alliance United B) ForwardLuca Priolo (Vaughan Azzurri B) Forward
Central Division Player PositionMartin Ennright (Burlington SC B) GoalkeeperMatea Kovacevic (ProStars FC B) DefenderLuca DiMarco (Rush Canada SA) DefenderJustin Lima (Oakville SC B) DefenderChristopher Vitantonio (Woodbridge B) DefenderOliver Barta (Rush Canada SA) MidfielderAlp Arikan (Rush Canada SA) MidfielderFilip Arbutina (North Toronto Nitros B) MidfielderKarl Espiro (Burlington SC B) ForwardEthan Agyare Danso (Woodbridge B) ForwardNeshawn Sutherland (Sigma B) Forward
Southwest Division