2019 League1 Ontario season (women)

League1 Ontario
Women's Division
Season2019
ChampionsFC London
Regular season championsOakville Blue Devils
Matches played91
Goals scored381 (4.19 per match)
Top goalscorerJade Kovacevic (21 goals)
Highest scoringOSU Force 13–0 North Mississauga (May 11)
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All statistics correct as of August 31, 2019.

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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Oakville Blue Devils 13 11 0 2 47 11 +36 33 League Playoffs
2 Vaughan Azzurri 13 10 1 2 45 10 +35 31
3 FC London (C) 13 7 3 3 39 18 +21 24
4 Woodbridge Strikers 13 7 1 5 28 11 +17 22
5 Ottawa South United Force 13 6 2 5 30 25 +5 20[a]
6 FC Oshawa 13 6 2 5 27 16 +11 20[b]
7 Alliance United FC 13 6 2 5 19 30 −11 20[b]
8 Darby FC 13 6 1 6 22 24 −2 19
9 DeRo United 13 5 3 5 17 22 −5 18
10 Durham United FA 13 4 5 4 26 21 +5 17[c]
11 Unionville Milliken SC 13 4 5 4 25 22 +3 17[c]
12 Hamilton United 13 4 1 8 30 32 −2 13
13 Aurora FC 13 1 2 10 21 27 −6 5
14 North Mississauga SC 13 0 0 13 5 112 −107 0
Updated to match(es) played on August 31, 2019. Source: https://www.league1ontario.com/standings/show/4851061?subseason=593813
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) goal differential; 5) most goals [4]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Ottawa South United beat FC Oshawa and Alliance United on head-to-head points (6–1–1).
  2. ^ a b FC Oshawa had a better goal differential than Alliance United.
  3. ^ a b Durham United had a better goal differential than Unionville Milliken.

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.[3]

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                
 
 
 
 
 #1 Oakville Blue Devils 268
 
 
 
 #8 Darby FC 00 0
 
 #1 Oakville Blue Devils (pk) 011
 
 
 
 #4 Woodbridge Strikers 10 1
 
 #4 Woodbridge Strikers 314
 
 
 
 #5 Ottawa South United 00 0
 
#1 Oakville Blue Devils0
 
 
 
#3 FC London1
 
 #3 FC London 437
 
 
 
 #6 FC Oshawa 10 1
 
 #3 FC London 415
 
 
 
 #2 Vaughan Azzurri 30 3
 
 #2 Vaughan Azzurri 628
 
 
 #7 Alliance United FC 00 0
 

Statistics

Honours

The following awards and nominations were awarded for the 2019 season.

Awards

Award Player Team Ref
Most Valuable Player Canada Jade Kovacevic FC London [5]
Golden Boot Canada Jade Kovacevic FC London [5]
Coach of the Year Canada John Yacou Oakville Blue Devils FC [6]
Young Player of the Year Canada Leah Pais Vaughan Azzurri [7]
Top Goalkeeper Canada Sarah Forde FC Oshawa [8]
Top Defender Canada Diamond Simpson Woodbridge Strikers [9]
Top Midfielder Canada Julia Benati FC London [10]

League All-Stars

The following players were named League1 Ontario All-Stars for the 2019 season:[11]

References

  1. ^ Cheng, Jonathan (August 31, 2019). "FC London Take 2019 League1 Ontario Championship After Dramatic Late Kovacevic Goal". League1 Ontario.
  2. ^ "Three New Teams Join League1 Ontario Women's Division for 2019 Season". League1 Ontario. January 31, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "League1 Ontario Kicks Off A Sixth Season With Early May Openers". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  4. ^ "2019 Women's Playoff Preview". League1 Ontario. July 26, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "London's Kovacevic And Vaughan's Kowal Win 2019 League1 Ontario MVP Awards". League1 Ontario. October 2, 2019.
  6. ^ "Oakville's Wilde, Yacou Make Clean Sweep Of 2019 Coach Of The Year Awards". League1 Ontario. October 1, 2019.
  7. ^ "Vaughan's Raposo, Pais Take 2019 League1 Young Player Of The Year Awards". League1 Ontario. October 4, 2019.
  8. ^ "Birstingl, Forde Take 2019 League1 Ontario Goalkeeper Of The Year Awards". League1 Ontario. October 5, 2019.
  9. ^ "Alliance's Lioutas, Woodbridge's Simpson, Win 2019 Defender Of The Year Awards". League1 Ontario. October 1, 2019.
  10. ^ "Stakic, Benati Selected As 2019 League1 Midfielders Of The Year". League1 Ontario. October 3, 2019.
  11. ^ "Men's And Women's 2019 First, Second And Third Team All-Stars". League1 Ontario. September 30, 2019.