2019 Women's League1 Ontario season

The 2019 Women's League1 Ontario season was the fifth season of play for League1 Ontario, a Division 3 women's 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]

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)
← 2018
2020 →
All statistics correct as of August 31, 2019.

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[lower-alpha 1]
6 FC Oshawa 13 6 2 5 27 16 +11 20[lower-alpha 2]
7 Alliance United FC 13 6 2 5 19 30 −11 20[lower-alpha 2]
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[lower-alpha 3]
11 Unionville Milliken SC 13 4 5 4 25 22 +3 17[lower-alpha 3]
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) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Ottawa South United beat FC Oshawa and Alliance United on head-to-head points (6–1–1).
  2. FC Oshawa had a better goal differential than Alliance United.
  3. Durham United had a better goal differential that 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
 

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. "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.
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