2016 League1 Ontario season (women) explained

Competition:League1 Ontario
Women's Division
Season:2016
Winners:FC London
Shield:Vaughan Azzurri
Shieldtitle:Cup champions
Matches:72
Total Goals:307
League Topscorer:Jade Kovacevic
(26 goals)
Best Goalkeeper:Hope Sabadash
(0.29 GAA)
Biggest Home Win:Woodbridge 14-0 Darby
(June 12, 2016)
Biggest Away Win:Darby 0-7 Durham
(May 20, 2016)
Prevseason:2015
Nextseason:2017

The 2016 League1 Ontario season was the second season of play for the League1 Ontario Women's Division, 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.

This season saw the departure of two teams from its inaugural season, while four teams joined the league to result in a nine-team competition.[1]

Changes from 2015

The women's division enters its second season with nine teams, after the addition of four teams (Aurora United FC, Darby FC, Kingston Clippers, and FC London) and the departure of two teams (ANB Futbol and ProStars FC) from the previous season. It will remain in a single-table format for the 2016 season.

Teams

TeamCityStadium (Capacity)FoundedFirst SeasonHead Coach
Aurora United FCAurora, OntarioSheppard's Bushalign=center 2015align=center 2016Ramin Mohammidi
Darby FCWhitby, OntarioWhitby Soccer Centre & Darlington Fieldsalign=center 2015align=center 2016Mirco Schroff
Durham United FAPickering, OntarioKinsmen Parkalign=center align=center 2015Ron Clarke
Kingston ClippersKingston, OntarioTindall Field, Queen's Universityalign=center 2014align=center 2016Christian Hoefler
FC LondonLondon, OntarioGerman Canadian FC Stadiumalign=center 2015align=center 2016Mike Marcoccia
North Mississauga SCMississauga, OntarioHershey Centrealign=center align=center 2015Jhon Ardila
Sanjaxx LionsTorontoMonarch Park Stadiumalign=center align=center 2015Patrick (Laza) Lowe
Vaughan AzzurriVaughan, OntarioMcNaughton Parkalign=center align=center 2015Carmine Isacco
Woodbridge StrikersWoodbridge, OntarioVaughan Grovealign=center align=center 2015David Porco

Standings

Each team plays 16 matches as part of the season; three games split home and away against every other team in the division. There are no playoffs; the first-place team is crowned as league champion at the end of the season.

Cup

The L1 Cup tournament is a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all nine teams from the women's division take part. It is not a form of playoffs at the end of the season (as is typically seen in North American sports), but is more like the Canadian Championship or the FA Cup, albeit only for League1 Ontario teams. All matches are separate from the regular season and are not reflected in the season standings.

The cup tournament for the women's division is a single-match knockout tournament with three total rounds culminating in a final match at the end of July, with initial matchups determined by random draw. A preliminary round is also in place to bring the nine total teams from this division down to eight for the quarterfinals. Each match in the tournament must return a result; any match drawn after 90 minutes will advance directly to kicks from the penalty mark instead of extra time.[2]

Final

Statistics

Top Goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
align=center 1Jade KovacevicFC London26
align=center rowspan=2 2Christabel OduroWoodbridge Strikers12
Laura GosseDurham United FA12
align=center 4Jackie TessierKingston Clippers11
align=center 5Jessica LisiWoodbridge Strikers10
align=center 6Sarah StratigakisAurora United FC9
align=center rowspan=2 7Lisa PecherskyWoodbridge Strikers7
Meghan ReynoldsAurora United FC7
align=center rowspan=5 9Emily BorgmanNorth Mississauga SC6
Colleen BeesleyVaughan Azzurri6
Alyscha MottersheadWoodbridge Strikers6
Nour GhoneimVaughan Azzurri6
Selah HopkinsDarby FC6
Source: http://www.league1ontario.com/stats/league_instance/39721?subseason=279922&tab=league_instance_player_stats

Top Goalkeepers

RankPlayerClubMinutesGAA
align=center 1Hope SabadashWoodbridge Strikers6210.29
align=center 2Taylor GrantVaughan Azzurri6300.43
align=center 3Laura DougallDurham United FA8100.67
align=center 4Tori EdgarNorth Mississauga SC6120.88
align=center 5Emily GilletFC London14400.94
align=center 6Stephanie BukovecVaughan Azzurri5401.17
align=center 7Emma ChisholmDurham United FA6301.57
align=center 8Marissa ZucchettoAurora United FC10362.17
align=center 9Vanessa FioreNorth Mississauga SC5122.29
align=center 10Deanna PersicoSanjaxx Lions6922.73
Minimum 450 minutes played. Source: http://www.league1ontario.com/stats/league_instance/39721?subseason=279922&tab=league_instance_player_stats

All-star game

On July 14, the league announced an all-star game between top players in L1O and a team assembled by the Quebec Soccer Federation.[3]

L1O's 20-player roster was selected by coaches and league officials, and contains at least one player from every team in the league. Players denoted by an asterisk (*) are part of the starting 11.

League1 Ontario All-Stars! Pos. !! Name !! Team
Starters
GK Vaughan Azzurri
D Tamara Brown Durham United FA
D Katherine Herron Woodbridge Strikers
D Meghan Scott FC London
D Madeline Iozzi Durham United FA
MF April Syme Woodbridge Strikers
MF Julia Benatti FC London
MF Cat Rogers North Mississauga SC
F Woodbridge Strikers
F FC London
F Laura Gosse Durham United FA
Substitutes
GK Hope Sabadash Woodbridge Strikers
D North Mississauga SC
D Mika Richards Vaughan Azzurri
MF Woodbridge Strikers
MF Tori Chia Darby FC
MF Aurora United FC
MF Sona Makulova Sanjaxx Lions
F Jessica Lisi Woodbridge Strikers
F Jackie Tessier Kingston Clippers
Quebec All-Stars! Pos. !! Name !! Team
Starters
AS Varennes
Nadege Lesperance Lakeshore SC
Marike St. Pierre Mousset CS Longueuil
Fanny Pelletier-Laroche Lakeshore SC
Charlotte Larrivee Lakeshore SC
Nahida Baalbaki FC St. Leonard
Julie Casselman Mascouche
Marika Guay Lakeshore SC
Lakeshore SC
Sarah Feola Lakeshore SC
Audrey-Ann Coughlan
Substitutes
Sydney Nelson Lakeshore SC
Leonie Portelance FC Brossard
Anyssa Ibrahim AS Varennes
Caroline Gubernat Lakeshore SC
Wayny-Natasha Balata Nguenign Lakeshore SC
Julianne Vallerand AS Varennes
Sophie Guilmette Charlesbourg

Awards

Award [4] Player (Club)
Goal of the YearMichaela Krampert (North Mississauga SC)
Most Valuable PlayerJade Kovacevic (FC London)
Golden BootJade Kovacevic (FC London)
Coach of the YearMike Marcoccia (FC London)
Young Player of the YearSarah Stratigakis (Aurora United FC)
Defender of the YearTamara Brown (Durham United FA)
Goalkeeper of the YearStephanie Bukovec (Vaughan Azzurri)
First Team All-Stars [5]
Second Team All-Stars

Notes and References

  1. Web site: League1 Ontario Announces Eight New Teams For Upcoming Season. league1ontario.com. League1 Ontario. December 17, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151221000336/http://www.league1ontario.com/article/league1-ontario-announces-eight-new-teams-for-upcoming-season. December 21, 2015. dead. mdy-all.
  2. Web site: Womens L1 Cup . League1 Ontario . April 8, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220205424/http://www.league1ontario.com/page/show/2497239-womens-l1-cup-2016- . December 20, 2016.
  3. Web site: League1 Ontario Announces Women's All-Star Game Roster. league1ontario.com. July 14, 2016 . League1 Ontario. July 19, 2016.
  4. Web site: Standout Performers Recognized at 2016 League1 Ontario Awards Banquet. league1ontario.com. November 28, 2016 . League1 Ontario. December 14, 2016.
  5. Web site: League1 Ontario Announces 2016 Women's First And Second Team All-Stars. league1ontario.com. November 18, 2016 . League1 Ontario. December 14, 2016.