2024 League1 Ontario season
Season | 2024 |
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Dates | April 26 – September 2 |
← 2023 2025 → |
The 2024 Men's League1 Ontario season is the tenth of League1 Ontario, a Division 3 men's soccer league in the Canadian soccer pyramid and the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian province of Ontario. Starting from this season, the league will split into three divisions with promotion and relegation between them.[1][2]
The Premier division will be composed by 12 clubs, the Championship division by 10 clubs, all returning from last season. The League2 Ontario will be made up by three conferences containing reserve teams and newly licensed clubs.[3]
League1 Ontario Premier
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Season | 2024 |
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Dates | April 27 – September 2 |
Relegated | Hamilton United |
← 2023 (as League1 Ontario) 2025 → |
League1 Ontario Premier will be composed by 12 teams, all coming back from the 2023 League1 Ontario season. Those clubs have qualified to the Premier division by finishing in the top half of the combined standings of the previous two seasons, with the exception of the Electric City FC, which have folded, being then replaced by the Woodbridge Strikers SC.[4][5]
The 12 teams will face each other twice, once at home and once away and the club at the top of the standings will be crowned as League1 Ontario champions and gain a berth for the 2025 Canadian Championship. The last placed team will be automatically relegated, while the 11th placed club will play a playoff game against the 2nd placed club of the Championship to stay in the league.[3]
Clubs
League1 Premier | |||||
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Team | City | Principal stadium | Head coach | ||
Alliance United FC | Scarborough (Toronto) | Centennial College | Ilya Orlov | ||
Blue Devils FC | Oakville | Sheridan Trafalgar Campus | Duncan Wilde | ||
Burlington SC | Burlington | Corpus Christi | Darren Tilley | ||
Guelph United F.C. | Guelph | Centennial Bowl | Justin Springer | ||
Hamilton United | Hamilton | Ron Joyce Stadium | Kamran Derayeh | ||
North Toronto Nitros | North York (Toronto) | Downsview Park | Marko Milanovic | ||
ProStars FC | Brampton | Victoria Park Stadium | Danny Costa | ||
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 | Zico Mahrady | ||
Vaughan Azzurri | Vaughan | North Maple Field | Carmine Isacco | ||
Woodbridge Strikers | Woodbridge (Vaughan) | Vaughan Grove Field | Peter Pinizzotto |
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Vaughan Azzurri | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 43 | Qualification to 2025 Canadian Championship |
2 | Scrosoppi FC | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 12 | +34 | 41 | |
3 | Woodbridge Strikers SC | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 34 | |
4 | Simcoe County Rovers FC | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 33 | |
5 | North Toronto Nitros | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 31 | |
6 | Alliance United FC | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 30 | |
7 | Blue Devils FC | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 27 | |
8 | ProStars FC | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 24 | |
9 | Burlington SC | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 23 | |
10 | Sigma FC | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 19 | |
11 | Guelph United F.C. | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 38 | −15 | 15 | Qualification to relegation playoffs |
12 | Hamilton United (R) | 20 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 51 | −41 | 5 | Relegation to League1 Ontario Championship |
(R) Relegated
Promotion playoffs
A playoff will be played between the 11th placed team in the Premier and the 2nd placed team in the Championship in a single game for a place in the top tier in 2025.
Statistics
As of August 18, 2024
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() | North Toronto Nitros | 14 |
2 | ![]() | Simcoe County Rovers | 13 |
3 | ![]() | Woodbridge Strikers | 11 |
![]() | Sigma FC | ||
5 | ![]() | Vaughan Azzurri | 10 |
6 | ![]() | Vaughan Azzurri | 9 |
7 | ![]() | Alliance United | 8 |
![]() | Guelph United | ||
![]() | Burlington SC | ||
![]() | Scrosoppi FC | ||
![]() | Scrosoppi FC | ||
12 | 3 players tied | 7 |
Source: League1 Ontario
League1 Ontario Championship
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Season | 2024 |
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Dates | April 26 – August 24 |
Champions | Toronto FC Academy (1st title) |
Promoted | FC London |
2025 → |
League1 Ontario Championship is composed of 10 teams, 9 of those returning from the 2023 League1 Ontario season, while the final one has yet to be confirmed. Those clubs have qualified for the Championship division by finishing in the bottom half of the combined standings of the previous two seasons of League1 Ontario.
The 10 teams will face each other twice, once at home and once away for a total of 18 games. The club at the top of the standings will be crowned as Championship division winners and will be promoted to the 2025 League1 Ontario Premier. The 2nd ranked team in the standings will face the 11th placed team in the Premier division to gain promotion into the top division for the next season. The team last in the standings will face the winner of the League2 Ontario playoffs winner to stay in the league. There will not be direct relegation to League2 Ontario for the 2024 season because the Championship division will expand to 12 teams in 2025.[3]
Clubs
League1 Championship | |||||
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Team | City | Principal stadium | Head coach | ||
BVB IA Waterloo | Waterloo | RIM Park | Michael Marcoccia | ||
Darby FC | Whitby | Telus Dome | Hermann Kingue | ||
FC London | London | Tricar Field | Yiannis Tsalatsidis | ||
Master's FA | Scarborough (Toronto) | L'Amoreaux Sports Complex | Giuseppe Mattace Raso | ||
North Mississauga SC | Mississauga | Churchill Meadows (Mattamy Sports Park) | Peyvand Mossavat | ||
Pickering FC | Pickering | Pickering Soccer Centre | Adrian Field | ||
St. Catharines Roma Wolves | St. Catharines | Club Roma – Under Armour Field | Federico Turriziani | ||
Toronto FC Academy | Toronto | BMO Training Ground | Dino Lopez | ||
Unionville Milliken SC | Unionville (Markham) | Ontario Soccer Centre | Patrick Guirguis | ||
Windsor City FC | Windsor | St. Clair College | Valter Cosenza |
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Toronto FC Academy (C) | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 58 | 17 | +41 | 42 | Will not return in 2025[a] |
2 | FC London (P) | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 38 | Promotion to League1 Ontario Premier |
3 | St. Catharines Roma Wolves | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 32 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
4 | Unionville Milliken SC | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 29 | |
5 | North Mississauga SC | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 18 | |
6 | Darby FC | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 17 | |
7 | BVB IA Waterloo | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 16 | |
8 | Master's FA | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 16 | |
9 | Windsor City FC | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 16 | |
10 | Pickering FC | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 15 | Qualification to relegation playoffs |
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
- ^ Toronto FC Academy announced they would withdraw from League1 Ontario following the season, hence any promotion they earn will fall to the next eligible team
Promotion playoffs
The two losing semi-finalists of League2 Ontario will face against each others, the winner will then play against the 10th placed team in the Championship to get promoted to the Championship for the 2025 season.
Semi-finals August 16 | Final TBD | ||||||||
TBD | |||||||||
Scrosoppi FC B | 3 | Scrosoppi FC B | |||||||
Sigma FC B | 0 |
League2 Ontario
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Season | 2024 |
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Dates | April 29 – August 5 |
Champions | Alliance United FC B (1st title) |
Promoted | Vaughan Azzurri B Alliance United FC B + 0 or 1 more |
Matches played | 168 |
Goals scored | 687 (4.09 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Andrew Paolucci (18 goals) |
2025 → |
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.
All teams will face each other team in their conference twice, once at home and once away. The winners of the three conferences plus the best 2nd placed team will qualify for the League2 playoffs, made up by two semi-finals and the final. The winner of the playoffs will be crowned as League2 winner and will be automatically promoted to the 2025 League1 Ontario Championship alongside the losing finalist as the Championship division will expand to 12 teams for the next season. The losing semi-finalists will play each other in the promotion playoffs and the winner will finally face the last placed club of the Championship division for the chance to replace it in the 2nd division.[3]
Northeast Conference
Northeast Conference | |||||
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Team | City | Principal stadium | Head Coach | ||
Alliance United FC B | Scarborough (Toronto) / Unionville (Markham) | Bill Crothers Turf West | Eric Nelson | ||
Darby FC B | Whitby | Telus Dome | Ramin Mohammadi | ||
Master's FA B | Scarborough / North York (Toronto) | Alumni Field | Fabio Roque | ||
Pickering FC B | Pickering | Pickering Soccer Centre | Ravi Dindial | ||
Simcoe County Rovers FC B | Barrie | J.C. Massie Field | Wais Azizi | ||
Sudbury Cyclones | Sudbury | Cambrian College / James Jerome Sports Complex | Giuseppe Politi | ||
Unionville Milliken SC B | Unionville (Markham) | Bill Crothers Turf West | Patrick Guirguis | ||
Vaughan Azzurri B | Vaughan | North Maple Field | Anthony Vadori |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Vaughan Azzurri B (P) | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 18 | +31 | 34 | Qualification to promotion playoffs and L2O finals |
2 | Alliance United FC B (C, P) | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 23 | +33 | 34 | |
3 | Sudbury Cyclones | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 11 | +31 | 32 | |
4 | Master's FA B | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 22 | |
5 | Darby FC B | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 17 | |
6 | Simcoe County Rovers FC B | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 13 | |
7 | Unionville Milliken SC B | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 72 | −55 | 6 | |
8 | Pickering FC B | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 53 | −34 | 4 |
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Central Conference
Central Conference | |||||
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Team | City | Principal stadium | Head Coach | ||
Blue Devils FC 2 | Oakville | North Park Turf | Andrew Seuradge | ||
Burlington SC B | Burlington | City View Park Centre | Mark Worton | ||
North Mississauga SC B | Mississauga | Churchill Meadows (Mattamy Sports Park) | Szabi Bozsoky | ||
North Toronto Nitros B | North York (Toronto) | Downsview Park | Marko Milanovic | ||
ProStars FC B | Brampton / Mississauga | Terry Fox Stadium / Mattamy Sports Park | Alex Liguori | ||
Sigma FC B | Mississauga | Paramount Fine Foods Centre | Philip Opassinis | ||
The Borough FC | Scarborough (Toronto) | Birchmount Stadium | Andrew Ornoch | ||
Woodbridge Strikers B | Woodbridge (Vaughan) | Vaughan Grove Field | Fabio Panetta |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Sigma FC B | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 15 | +20 | 33 | Qualification to promotion playoffs and L2O finals |
2 | Woodbridge Strikers B | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 30 | |
3 | Blue Devils FC B | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 24 | |
4 | North Toronto Nitros B | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 21 | |
5 | Burlington SC B | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 15 | |
6 | The Borough FC | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 15 | |
7 | North Mississauga SC B | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 11 | |
8 | ProStars FC B | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 43 | −30 | 8 |
Southwest Conference
Southwest Conference | |||||
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Team | City | Principal stadium | Head Coach | ||
BVB IA Waterloo B | Waterloo | RIM Park | Alejandro Plaza-Berry | ||
FC London B | London | City Wide Sports Park | Devin Haigh | ||
Guelph United FC B | Guelph | Eastview | Don Ferguson | ||
Hamilton United B | Ancaster (Hamilton) | Redeemer | Charles Ivanov | ||
Rush Canada SA | Oakville | River Oaks Park / Sheridan Trafalgar Campus | Bogdan Brasoveanu | ||
Scrosoppi FC B | Milton | St. Francis Xavier | John Yacou | ||
St. Catharines Roma Wolves B | St. Catharines | Brock University / Club Roma | Frank De Chellis | ||
Windsor City FC B | Windsor | St. Clair College | Valter Cosenza |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Scrosoppi FC B | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 7 | +56 | 40 | Qualification to promotion playoffs and L2O finals |
2 | Rush Canada SA | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 30 | |
3 | Guelph United FC B | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 29 | |
4 | St. Catharines Roma Wolves B | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 18 | |
5 | BVB IA Waterloo B | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 30 | −14 | 15 | |
6 | Hamilton United B | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 42 | −25 | 13 | |
7 | FC London B | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 10 | |
8 | Windsor City FC B | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 33 | −21 | 8 |
League2 Ontario Finals
Semi-finals August 9–10 | Final 17 August | ||||||||
CE1 | Scrosoppi FC B | 2 | |||||||
NE1 | Vaughan Azzurri B | 4 | |||||||
NE1 | Vaughan Azzurri B | 2(8) | |||||||
WC | Alliance United FC B | 2(9) | |||||||
WC | Alliance United FC B | 6 | |||||||
SW1 | Sigma FC B | 0 |
L1 Cup
The L1 Cup is a league cup tournament that will be contested by teams from all three tiers of League1 Ontario. The Cup will be returning after a five season hiatus, having last been played in 2018.
All 25 "A" teams will participate in the five-round knockout competition, which will be played concurrently with the league season. Eighteen clubs will enter the first round (five clubs from the Premier Division, all ten clubs from the Championship division, and the three A teams from League2), while seven clubs from the Premier Division will get a bye to the round of 16.[6] The first round is scheduled to begin on the week of April 15.
Bracket
U20 Reserve Division
The league will continue to operate a reserve division (however, unlike previous years where there were both U19 and U21 divisions, there will be a single U20 division). The reserve division will be split into regional conferences. It is not part of the regular pyramid and teams are not eligible for promotion.[3]
Summer Division
Northeast Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Vaughan Azzurri U20 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 9 | +31 | 33 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | North Toronto Nitros U20 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 32 | |
3 | Alliance United FC U20 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 13 | +25 | 29 | |
4 | Richmond Hill SC U20 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 12 | +20 | 26 | |
5 | The Borough FC U20 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 20 | |
6 | Sigma FC U20 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 20 | |
7 | ProStars FC U20 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 19 | |
8 | Master's FA U20 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 15 | |
9 | Simcoe County Rovers FC U20 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 38 | −15 | 14 | |
10 | Darby FC U20 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 11 | |
11 | Aurora FC U20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 11 | |
12 | Scarborough Town FC U20 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 32 | −23 | 10 | |
13 | Unionville Milliken SC U20 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 6 | |
14 | Woodbridge Strikers U20 East | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 35 | −24 | 6 |
Southwest Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Whitecaps London SC U20 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 11 | +23 | 31 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | North Mississauga U20 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 12 | +25 | 29 | |
3 | Blue Devils FC U20 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 27 | |
4 | Woodbridge Strikers U20 West | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 14 | +19 | 24 | |
5 | Cambridge United U20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 15 | +17 | 24 | |
6 | Scrosoppi FC U20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 20 | |
7 | Guelph United FC U20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 17 | |
8 | FC London U20 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 16 | |
9 | Burlington SC U20 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 14 | |
10 | Windsor City FC U20 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 13 | |
11 | Hamilton United U20 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 12 | |
12 | St. Catharines Roma Wolves U20 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 10 | |
13 | Rush Canada SA U20 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 9 | |
14 | Brampton SC U20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 61 | −54 | 0 |
Playoffs
Semifinals July 31 | Championship Game August 3 | ||||||||
NE1 | Vaughan Azzurri U20 | 2 | |||||||
SW2 | North Mississauga SC U20 | 1 | |||||||
NE1 | Vaughan Azzurri U20 | 4 | |||||||
NE2 | North Toronto Nitros U20 | 0 | |||||||
SW1 | Whitecaps London SC U20 | 1(4) | |||||||
NE2 | North Toronto Nitros U20 | 1(5) |
Fall Division
Northeast Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Alliance United FC U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Master's FA U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | North Toronto Nitros U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Richmond Hill SC U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Sigma FC U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | The Borough FC U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Vaughan Azzurri U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Woodbridge Strikers U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Southwest Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Blue Devils FC U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Brampton SC U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Burlington SC U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Guelph United FC U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | North Mississauga U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | ProStars FC U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Rush Canada SA U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Scrosoppi FC U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- ^ Jacques, John (January 25, 2022). "Promotion And Relegation Comes To League1 Ontario". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "The 2024 Plan: League1 Ontario Announces Plan To Overhaul Its Competition Structure For 2024 Season". League1 Ontario. January 25, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "A New Era: A Bluffer's Guide to the L1ON men's soccer structure". League1 Ontario. February 13, 2024.
- ^ Davies, Mike. "Electric City FC ceases operations in Peterborough after two years". The Peterborough Examiner. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ Tuan Bui, David. "Electric City Football Club Folds After Two Years; Pickering FC Acquires Team Licenses". PTBO Canada. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ "The Grand Return: A bluffer's guide to the L1 Cup". www.league1ontario.com. League1 Ontario. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
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