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.
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
Team City Stadium (Capacity) Founded First Season Head Coach Aurora United FC Aurora, Ontario Sheppard's Bush 2015 2016 Ramin Mohammidi Darby FC Whitby, Ontario Whitby Soccer Centre & Darlington Fields 2015 2016 Mirco Schroff Durham United FA Pickering, Ontario Kinsmen Park 2015 Ron Clarke Kingston Clippers Kingston, Ontario Tindall Field, Queen's University 2014 2016 Christian Hoefler FC London London, Ontario German Canadian FC Stadium 2015 2016 Mike Marcoccia North Mississauga SC Mississauga, Ontario Hershey Centre 2015 Jhon Ardila Sanjaxx Lions Toronto Monarch Park Stadium 2015 Patrick (Laza) Lowe Vaughan Azzurri Vaughan, Ontario McNaughton Park 2015 Carmine Isacco Woodbridge Strikers Woodbridge, Ontario Vaughan Grove 2015 David 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.
Preliminary Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Statistics
Top Goalscorers
RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Jade Kovacevic FC London 26 2 Christabel Oduro Woodbridge Strikers 12 Laura Gosse Durham United FA 12 4 Jackie Tessier Kingston Clippers 11 5 Jessica Lisi Woodbridge Strikers 10 6 Sarah Stratigakis Aurora United FC 9 7 Lisa Pechersky Woodbridge Strikers 7 Meghan Reynolds Aurora United FC 7 9 Emily Borgman North Mississauga SC 6 Colleen Beesley Vaughan Azzurri 6 Alyscha Mottershead Woodbridge Strikers 6 Nour Ghoneim Vaughan Azzurri 6 Selah Hopkins Darby FC 6 Source:
Top Goalkeepers
RankPlayerClubMinutesGAA 1 Hope Sabadash Woodbridge Strikers 621 0.29 2 Taylor Grant Vaughan Azzurri 630 0.43 3 Laura Dougall Durham United FA 810 0.67 4 Tori Edgar North Mississauga SC 612 0.88 5 Emily Gillet FC London 1440 0.94 6 Stephanie Bukovec Vaughan Azzurri 540 1.17 7 Emma Chisholm Durham United FA 630 1.57 8 Marissa Zucchetto Aurora United FC 1036 2.17 9 Vanessa Fiore North Mississauga SC 512 2.29 10 Deanna Persico Sanjaxx Lions 692 2.73 Minimum 450 minutes played. Source:
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.
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 Stephanie Bukovec 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 Benati FC London MF Cat Rogers North Mississauga SC F Christabel Oduro Woodbridge Strikers F Jade Kovacevic FC London F Laura Gosse Durham United FA Substitutes GK Hope Sabadash Woodbridge Strikers D Kira Bertrand North Mississauga SC D Mika Richards Vaughan Azzurri MF Alyscha Mottershead Woodbridge Strikers MF Tori Chia Darby FC MF Sarah Stratigakis 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 Lysianne Proulx 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 Jessica De Filippo 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 Player (Club) Goal of the Year Michaela Krampert (North Mississauga SC) Most Valuable Player Jade Kovacevic (FC London) Golden Boot Jade Kovacevic (FC London) Coach of the Year Mike Marcoccia (FC London) Young Player of the Year Sarah Stratigakis (Aurora United FC) Defender of the Year Tamara Brown (Durham United FA) Goalkeeper of the Year Stephanie Bukovec (Vaughan Azzurri)
First Team All-Stars GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards Stephanie Bukovec (Vaughan Azzurri) Meagan Scott (FC London)Diamond Simpson (Woodbridge Strikers)Kira Bertrand (North Mississauga SC)Tamara Brown (Durham United FA) Sarah Stratigakis (Aurora United FC)Alyscha Mottershead (Woodbridge Strikers)Cat Rogers (North Mississauga SC)April Syme (Woodbridge Strikers) Laura Gosse (Durham United FA)Jade Kovacevic (FC London)
Second Team All-Stars GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards Hope Sabadash (Woodbridge Strikers) Shannon Wood (Vaughan Azzurri)Malikae Dawes (Woodbridge Strikers)Kayla DeSouza (Durham United FA) Riley Filion (Kingston Clippers)Tori Chia (Darby FC)Julia Benati (FC London) Christabel Oduro (Woodbridge Strikers)Sona Makulova (Sanjaxx Lions)Jackie Tessier (Kingston Clippers)Nour Ghoneim (Vaughan Azzurri)
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