2025 League1 Ontario season

This article is about the men's season. For the women's season, see 2025 League1 Ontario season (women).

League1 Ontario
Season2025
← 2024
2026 →

The 2025 Men's League1 Ontario season is the eleventh 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. The league is split into three divisions with promotion and relegation between them.

The Premier division will be composed of 11 clubs, the Championship division of 12 clubs, all returning from last season. The League2 Ontario will be made up by three conferences containing reserve teams and newly licensed clubs.

League1 Ontario Premier

League1 Ontario Premier
Season2025
← 2024
2026 →

League1 Ontario Premier will be composed of 11 teams. FC London and St. Catharines Roma Wolves were promoted from the Championship division last season. ProStars FC dropped out of the league shortly prior to the release of the schedules and were not replaced.[1] Blue Devils FC have re-branded as Oakville SC following a merger.

The 11 teams will face each other twice, once at home and once away for a total of 20 matches. At the end of the season, the club at the top of the standings will be crowned as League1 Ontario champions and gain a berth for the 2026 Canadian Championship. The club that finishes in 10th will advance to the promotion playoffs against the third place finisher in the Championship, while the 11th placed club will be automatically relegated to the Championship division.[2]

Clubs

League1 Premier
Team City Principal stadium Head coach
Alliance United FC Scarborough (Toronto) Centennial College Nikola Stakic
Burlington SC Burlington Corpus Christi Mark Worton
FC London London Tricar Field Yiannis Tsalatsidis
North Toronto Nitros North York (Toronto) Downsview Park Filip Prostran
Oakville SC Oakville Sheridan Trafalgar Campus Duncan Wilde
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 Doneil Henry
St. Catharines Roma Wolves St. Catharines Club Roma – Under Armour Field Federico Turriziani
Vaughan Azzurri Vaughan North Maple Field Anthony Vadori
Woodbridge Strikers Woodbridge (Vaughan) Vaughan Grove Field Peter Pinizzotto

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Woodbridge Strikers 12 7 4 1 24 9 +15 25 Qualification to 2026 Canadian Championship
2 Alliance United FC 15 7 4 4 34 26 +8 25
3 Scrosoppi FC 12 7 2 3 25 16 +9 23
4 Simcoe County Rovers FC 14 6 5 3 25 17 +8 23
5 St. Catharines Roma Wolves 13 5 4 4 26 26 0 19
6 Vaughan Azzurri 12 5 3 4 30 23 +7 18
7 Burlington SC 13 6 0 7 19 18 +1 18
8 Oakville SC 12 5 3 4 17 18 −1 18
9 Sigma FC 14 4 3 7 23 34 −11 15
10 North Toronto Nitros 13 3 1 9 21 37 −16 10 Qualification to relegation playoffs
11 FC London 12 1 1 10 6 26 −20 4 Relegation to League1 Ontario Championship
Updated to match(es) played on July 9, 2025. Source: League1 Ontario

League1 Ontario Championship

League1 Ontario Championship
Season2025
← 2024
2026 →

League1 Ontario Championship is composed of 12 teams, seven of those returning from the 2024 season. Toronto FC Academy withdrew from the league, after winning the title last season. Guelph United FC and Hamilton United join after being relegated from the Premier Division. Sudbury Cyclones and The Borough FC were promoted from League2 Ontario, while York United FC Academy joined as an expansion team. Darby FC rebranded as Whitby FC for this season, while BVB IA Waterloo rebranded as Waterloo United.[1]

The top two teams in the standings will be automatically promoted to the Premier Division for 2026, while the third place finisher will advance to the promotion playoffs against the 10th place finisher in the Premier Division. There will be no relegation this season.[2]

Clubs

League1 Championship
Team City Principal stadium Head coach
Guelph United F.C. Guelph Centennial Bowl Keith Mason
Hamilton United Hamilton Ron Joyce Stadium Francesco Cardillo
Master's FA Scarborough (Toronto) L'Amoreaux Sports Complex Ivan Galarza
North Mississauga SC Mississauga Churchill Meadows (Mattamy Sports Park) Peyvand Mossavat
Pickering FC Pickering Pickering Soccer Centre Eric Polo Soldevila
Sudbury Cyclones Sudbury Cambrian College / James Jerome Sports Complex Joe Politi
The Borough FC Scarborough (Toronto) Birchmount Stadium Zico Mahrady
Unionville Milliken SC Unionville (Markham) Ontario Soccer Centre Wais Azizi
Waterloo United Waterloo RIM Park Michael Marcoccia
Whitby FC Whitby Telus Dome Ramin Mohammadi
Windsor City FC Windsor St. Clair College Gabriel Poulino
York United FC Academy Toronto York Lions Stadium Marco Bonofiglio

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sudbury Cyclones 14 9 4 1 24 16 +8 31 Promotion to League1 Ontario Premier
2 The Borough FC 14 6 7 1 25 13 +12 25
3 Unionville Milliken SC 13 7 2 4 22 20 +2 23 Qualification to promotion playoffs
4 Master's FA 15 6 4 5 20 17 +3 22
5 Whitby FC 14 5 5 4 32 20 +12 20
6 York United FC Academy 14 5 4 5 22 25 −3 19
7 North Mississauga SC 14 5 3 6 25 23 +2 18
8 Pickering FC 14 4 6 4 24 22 +2 18
9 Windsor City FC 14 5 2 7 16 23 −7 17
10 Guelph United FC 12 4 4 4 17 20 −3 16
11 Waterloo United 14 4 2 8 26 24 +2 14
12 Hamilton United 14 0 3 11 7 37 −30 3
Updated to match(es) played on July 9, 2025. Source: League1 Ontario

League2 Ontario

League2 Ontario
Season2025
← 2024
2026 →

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. Railway City FC and Cambridge United join as expansion teams.

The winner of each division, as well as the best second place finisher will advance to the League2 Playoffs. The winner of the playoffs will earn promotion to the Championship division. If the winner of the playoffs is a B team, they may decline promotion, and instead the top two A teams with the most regular-season points in the division will meet in a playoff to earn promotion.[2]

Northeast Conference

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vaughan Azzurri B (Q) 11 10 1 0 49 14 +35 31 Qualification to promotion playoffs and L2O finals
2 Simcoe County Rovers FC B 12 6 2 4 26 15 +11 20 Possible qualification to promotion play-offs and L2O finals
3 Alliance United FC B 11 6 2 3 25 16 +9 20
4 Whitby FC B 11 4 5 2 20 16 +4 17
5 The Borough FC B (E) 13 3 5 5 17 23 −6 14
6 Unionville Milliken SC B (E) 10 4 0 6 13 29 −16 12
7 Master's FA B (E) 11 3 1 7 17 27 −10 10
8 Pickering FC B (E) 11 3 0 8 22 33 −11 9
9 Sudbury Cyclones B (E) 10 2 2 6 18 34 −16 8
Updated to match(es) played on July 10. Source: League1 Ontario
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Central Conference

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Burlington SC B 11 7 4 0 22 9 +13 25 Qualification to promotion play-offs and L2O finals
2 Oakville SC B 12 6 2 4 20 17 +3 20 Possible qualification to promotion play-offs and L2O finals
3 Rush Canada SA 11 5 3 3 27 12 +15 18
4 Woodbridge Strikers B (E) 12 5 3 4 24 25 −1 18
5 Scrosoppi FC B 11 4 4 3 20 17 +3 16
6 Sigma FC B (E) 12 4 2 6 22 25 −3 14
7 North Toronto Nitros B (E) 11 3 4 4 15 17 −2 13
8 North Mississauga SC B (E) 12 1 0 11 11 39 −28 3
Updated to match(es) played on July 11. Source: League1 Ontario
(E) Eliminated

Southwest Conference

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Cambridge United 10 9 0 1 35 8 +27 27 Qualification to promotion play-offs and L2O finals
2 St. Catharines Roma Wolves B 11 8 2 1 26 10 +16 26 Possible qualification to promotion play-offs and L2O finals
3 Guelph United B 10 4 3 3 21 18 +3 15
4 Railway City FC (E) 11 4 2 5 25 17 +8 14
5 Waterloo United B (E) 12 4 2 6 12 27 −15 14
6 Windsor City FC B (E) 11 4 1 6 14 20 −6 13
7 FC London B (E) 11 3 2 6 14 17 −3 11
8 Hamilton United B (E) 12 2 0 10 12 42 −30 6
Updated to match(es) played on July 11. Source: League1 Ontario
(E) Eliminated

League2 Ontario Finals

Teams that have qualified for the League2 Ontario Finals:

L1 Cup

The L1 Cup is a league cup tournament that was contested by A teams from all three tiers of League1 Ontario.

All 26 "A" teams participate in the five-round knockout competition, which is played concurrently with the league season. Eighteen clubs entered the first round (five clubs from the Premier Division, all twelve clubs from the Championship division, and the three A teams from League2), while six clubs from the Premier Division received a bye to the round of 16.[3]

Bracket

  • First Round
  • April 11–13
  • Round of 16
  • May 14-June 9
  • Quarterfinals
  • June 19-July 2
  • Semifinals
  • Final
               
L1OP Simcoe County Rovers 2
L2O Cambridge United 0
L1OP Alliance United FC 0
L2O Cambridge United 3
L1OP Simcoe County Rovers FC 4
L1OC Unionville Milliken SC 0
L1OC Whitby FC 2
L1OC Waterloo United 1
L1OC Whitby FC 1(4)
L1OC Unionville Milliken SC 1(5)
L1OC Unionville Milliken SC 2
L2O Rush Canada SA 0
L1OP Simcoe County Rovers FC
L1OP  
L1OP North Toronto Nitros 4
L1OP St. Catharines Roma Wolves 2
L1OP St. Catharines Roma Wolves 4
L1OC The Borough FC 1
L1OP North Toronto Nitros
L1OP Scrosoppi FC
L1OP Scrosoppi FC 3
L1OC Windsor City FC 0
L1OC Windsor City FC 0(4)
L1OC Guelph United FC 0(2)
L1OP  
L1OP  
L1OP Woodbridge Strikers 4
L1OC York United FC Academy 1
L1OC York United FC Academy 0(4)
L1OC Sudbury Cyclones 0(3)
L1OP Woodbridge Strikers 3
L1OP FC London 1
L1OC Master's FA 1(2)
L1OC North Mississauga SC 1(3)[a]
L1OC North Mississauga SC 0(3)
L1OP FC London 0(5)
L1OP FC London 2
L1OC Hamilton United 0
L1OP Woodbridge Strikers
L1OP Vaughan Azzurri
L1OP Vaughan Azzurri 2
L1OP Oakville SC 1
L1OP Oakville SC 4
L2O Railway City FC 0
L1OP Vaughan Azzurri 2
L1OP Burlington SC 1
L1OP Burlington SC 5
L1OC Pickering FC 2
L1OP Sigma FC 2
L1OC Pickering FC 3
  1. ^ North Mississauga and Master's FA originally had their match scheduled for April 13. The match was abandoned after the 68th minute due to darkness with the score at 1-1. Instead, their league matchup on May 2 was counted as both a league match and a cup match. The match ended in a 1-1 draw for league purposes, with a penalty shootout followed to determine the cup winner

U20 Reserve Division

The league will continue to operate a reserve 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.

Northeast Conference

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Woodbridge Strikers U20 East 11 8 2 1 47 16 +31 26 Qualification to playoffs
2 Aurora FC U20 10 7 1 2 25 14 +11 22 Possible qualification to playoffs
3 FC Durham U20 10 7 0 3 28 26 +2 21
4 Whitby FC U20 12 6 0 6 22 26 −4 18
5 Unionville Milliken SC U20 11 5 2 4 34 28 +6 17
6 The Borough FC U20 9 4 2 3 27 27 0 14
7 Pickering FC U20 11 4 1 6 21 25 −4 13
8 Alliance United FC U20 11 3 1 7 21 24 −3 10
9 Simcoe County Rovers FC U20 11 2 2 7 19 45 −26 8
10 Master's FA U20 10 1 1 8 14 27 −13 4
Updated to match(es) played on June 2, 2025. Source: League1 Ontario

Central Conference

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vaughan Azzurri U20 12 11 0 1 49 15 +34 33 Qualification to playoffs
2 Woodbridge Strikers U20 West 10 8 1 1 42 14 +28 25 Possible qualification to playoffs
3 Oakville SC U20 12 8 0 4 31 20 +11 24
4 North Toronto Nitros U20 11 6 2 3 28 21 +7 20
5 North Mississauga SC U20 11 6 2 3 23 21 +2 20
6 Sigma FC U20 10 3 2 5 14 23 −9 11
7 Rush Canada SA U20 11 3 1 7 18 27 −9 10
8 Richmond Hill SC U20 12 1 3 8 5 28 −23 6
9 Burlington SC U20 East 11 1 2 8 17 39 −22 5
10 Scrosoppi FC U20 10 0 3 7 9 28 −19 3
Updated to match(es) played on June 2, 2025. Source: League1 Ontario

Southwest Conference

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Railway City FC U20 12 8 3 1 44 14 +30 27 Qualification to playoffs
2 FC London U20 9 6 1 2 19 13 +6 19 Possible qualification to playoffs
3 Burlington SC U20 West 9 5 2 2 20 16 +4 17
4 Hamilton United U20 11 4 3 4 21 21 0 15
5 Cambridge United U20 10 4 2 4 22 19 +3 14
6 Guelph United U20 11 3 1 7 12 26 −14 10
7 Windsor City FC U20 10 2 1 7 17 26 −9 7
8 Waterloo United U20 10 1 3 6 10 30 −20 6
Updated to match(es) played on June 2, 2025. Source: League1 Ontario

References

  1. ^ a b "Locked In: All six divisions in the 2025 season". League1 Ontario. February 4, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Every Point Matters: Here's how champions will be decided in 2025". League1 Ontario. April 8, 2025.
  3. ^ "The Grand Return: A bluffer's guide to the L1 Cup". www.league1ontario.com. League1 Ontario. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
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