2014 League1 Ontario season
# 2014 League1 Ontario season

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.

## Teams

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 |
| - | - | - |
| ANB Futbol | Richmond Hill, ON | The Soccer Centre |
| Cataraqui Clippers | Kingston, ON | St. Lawrence College South Main Field |
| Durham United FC | Pickering, ON | Kinsmen Park |
| Internacional de Toronto | Toronto, ON | Lamport Stadium |
| Master's FA | Toronto, ON | L'Amoreaux Park |
| Sigma FC | Mississauga, ON | Hershey Fields at Hershey Centre |
| Toronto FC Academy | Toronto, ON | KIA Toronto FC Training Ground and Academy |
| Windsor Stars | Windsor, ON | McHugh Park |
| Woodbridge Strikers | Woodbridge, ON | Vaughan Grove Sports Park |
| Vaughan Azzurri | Vaughan, ON | York Stadium |

## Format

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. 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. 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.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | TFC Academy (C) | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 19 | +32 | 38 | Inter-Provincial Cup |
| 2 | Woodbridge Strikers | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 33 | |
| 3 | Sigma FC | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 19 | +29 | 29 | |
| 4 | Vaughan Azzurri (X) | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 27 | |
| 5 | ANB Futbol | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 22 | |
| 6 | Windsor Stars | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 20 | |
| 7 | Master's FA | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 17 | |
| 8 | Durham United | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 43 | −24 | 10 | |
| 9 | Cataraqui Clippers | 16 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 58 | −45 | 4 | |
| 10 | Internacional de Toronto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Suspended |

* ↑ Internacional de Toronto had its license suspended and its results removed effective July 22, 2014. They had a record of 0–1–6.

## Cup

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.

### Group 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.

**Group A**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | TFC Academy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Durham United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Cataraqui Clippers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 3 | |
| 4 | ANB Futbol | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 | |

**Group B**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Vaughan Azzurri (O) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 10 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Sigma FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Woodbridge Strikers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Master's Futbol | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 4 | |
| 5 | Windsor Stars | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 | |

### Knockout stage

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.

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaughan Azzurri | Vaughan Azzurri | 4 | | | |
| Durham United FC | Durham United FC | 1 | | | |
| Durham United FC | Durham United FC | 1 | Vaughan Azzurri | Vaughan Azzurri | 2 |
| | | | Sigma FC | Sigma FC | 1 |
| Toronto FC Academy | Toronto FC Academy | 1 | Sigma FC | Sigma FC | 1 |
| Sigma FC | Sigma FC | 4 | | | |

## Inter-Provincial Cup Championship

The Inter-Provincial Cup Championship was announced on October 14, 2014 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

## Awards

| Award | Player (club) |
| - | - |
| Most Valuable Player | Molham Babouli (Toronto FC Academy) |
| 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.

### League1 Ontario Top XI

| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| - | - | - | - |
| Anthony Santilli (Windsor Stars) | Jonathan Grant (Sigma FC) Franco LoPresti (Woodbridge Strikers) Mateo Restrepo (Toronto FC Academy) | Chris Mannella (Toronto FC Academy) Jonathan Lao (Vaughan Azzurri) Alex Halis (Sigma FC) | Christian Dragoi (Windsor Stars) Molham Babouli (Toronto FC Academy) Emery Welshman (Sigma FC) Andrew Ornoch (Vaughan Azzurri) |

The following players were named the League1 Ontario Next XI.

### League1 Ontario Next XI

| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| - | - | - | - |
| Matt George (Woodbridge Strikers) | Daniel Fabrizi (Vaughan Azzurri) Marcus Godinho (Toronto FC Academy) Giuliano Frano (Sigma FC) | Oscar Cordon (Woodbridge Strikers) Joseph Di Chiara (Vaughan Azzurri) Manny Morgado (Sigma FC) Luca Uccello (Toronto FC Academy) | Julian Uccello (Woodbridge Strikers) Marcos Nunes (Toronto FC Academy) Jason Mills (ANB Futbol) |

The following players were named the League1 Ontario Young Stars.

### League1 Ontario Young Stars

| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| - | - | - | - |
| 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) |
