Competition: | League1 Ontario |
Season: | 2014 |
Winners: | Toronto FC Academy |
Shield: | Vaughan Azzurri |
Shieldtitle: | L1 Cup champions |
Matches: | 72 |
Total Goals: | 278 |
League Topscorer: | Molham Babouli (21) |
Nextseason: | 2015 |
The 2014 League1 Ontario season was the inaugural season of the Division 3 Ontario-based semi-professional soccer league. It began on May 30, featuring 10 teams. The league's first ever goal was scored by Toronto FC Academy player Dylan Sacramento.
Being the first year of the league, all teams are new to the league.
On July 22, 2014, the league terminated the license of Internacional de Toronto. Their record will be expunged.
Team | City | Stadium | |
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The Soccer Centre | |||
St. Lawrence College South Main Field | |||
Kinsmen Park | |||
Lamport Stadium | |||
L'Amoreaux Park | |||
Hershey Fields at Hershey Centre | |||
KIA Toronto FC Training Ground and Academy | |||
McHugh Park | |||
Vaughan Grove Sports Park | |||
York Stadium |
Unlike most North American sports leagues, there will be no playoffs. The title will be awarded to the team with the most points at the end of the 16-game regular season.[1] League1 Ontario also expressed the desire to organize a final game between their champion, and the winner of the other Division 3 league in Canada, the PLSQ.[2]
There will also be a cup competition for the 10 teams, the final representing the last game of the season. This cup is unrelated to the Canadian Championship, though the Canadian Soccer Association has hinted at the possibility of including more teams in the future.[3]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Molham Babouli | TFC Academy | 21 |
2 | Andrew Ornoch | Vaughan Azzurri | 10 |
3 | Emery Welshman | Sigma FC | 9 |
LeRhone Young | Durham United FC | 9 | |
5 | Jonathan Lao | Vaughan Azzurri | 8 |
6 | Alex Halis | Sigma FC | 7 |
Marcos Nunes | TFC Academy | 7 | |
8 | Gino Berardi | Windsor Stars | 6 |
Michael Pio | Windsor Stars | 6 | |
Dylan Sacramento | TFC Academy | 6 | |
Jordan Stoddart | Sigma FC | 6 | |
Alex Dimitriu | Master's FA | 6 | |
Cristian Drăgoi | Windsor Stars | 6 | |
Luca Uccello | TFC Academy | 6 | |
Belrum Vartanian | ANB Futbol | 6 | |
Source:[4]
Week | Player | Club |
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1 | Nicholas Chiarot | Woodbridge Strikers |
2 | Marco Rodriguez | TFC Academy |
3 | Molham Babouli | TFC Academy |
4 | Andrew Ornoch | Vaughan Azzurri |
5 | Molham Babouli | TFC Academy |
6 | Anthony Santilli | Windsor Stars |
7 | Emery Welshman | Sigma FC |
8 | LeRhone Young | Durham United FC |
9 | Jonathan Lao | Vaughan Azzurri |
10 | Cristian Drăgoi | Windsor Stars |
11 | Luca Uccello | TFC Academy |
12 | Oscar Cordon | Woodbridge Strikers |
13 | Shane Lopez | Master's FA |
14 | Molham Babouli | TFC Academy |
In addition to the regular season, the 2014 League1 Ontario season also contained a cup tournament, which was run separately (and consisted of different games) from the rest of the regular season. The initial ten teams were divided into two groups of five, with each team facing the other teams in their group once. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage.
The teams were divided into two groups of 5, with the best 2 teams in each group qualifying for the semifinals. With the removal of Internacional de Toronto, Group A was reduced to four teams.
The top two teams from each group entered a single-game elimination tournament to determine the cup champion. The final was held on Sunday, October 19 at BMO Field. [5]
The Inter-Provincial Cup Championship was announced on October 14, 2014[6] as a two-legged home-and-away series between the league champions of League1 Ontario and the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec – the only Division 3 men's semi-professional soccer leagues based fully within Canada.
Toronto FC Academy won 4–0 on aggregate
Award | Player (club) | Ref |
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Most Valuable Player | Molham Babouli (Toronto FC Academy) | [7] |
Golden Boot | Molham Babouli (Toronto FC Academy) | |
Coach of the Year | Peter Pinizzotto (Woodbridge Strikers) | |
Young Star Award | Chris Mannella (Toronto FC Academy) | |
Goalkeeper of the Year | Anthony Santilli (Windsor Stars) | |
The following players were named the League1 Ontario Top XI.[8]
The following players were named the League1 Ontario Next XI.[9]
The following players were named the League1 Ontario Young Stars.[10]
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Filippo Di Bernardo (Toronto FC Academy) | Kevon Black (Toronto FC Academy) Daniel Gogarty (Vaughan Azzurri) Kamal Miller (Vaughan Azzurri) | Dylan Sacramento (Toronto FC Academy) Stephen Almeida (Woodbridge Strikers) Jashua Mills (ANB Futbol) Christian Samaniego (Sigma FC) | Alex Dimitriu (Master's FA) LeRohne Young (Durham United) Raheem Edwards (ANB Futbol) |
Honourable Mentions | |||
Ali Ghazanfari (ANB Futbol) | Tyrell Rayne (Master's FA) | Oladapo Afolayan (Toronto FC Academy) Joseph Roccasalva (Durham United) Anthony Osorio (Toronto FC Academy) | Marcel Zajac (Sigma FC) Darren Gertiesingh (Vaughan Azzurri) |