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North Toronto Nitros
North Toronto Nitros is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario. The club was founded in 1980 as a youth soccer club and added its men's semi-professional club in League1 Ontario in 2016 and it's women's team in the League1 Ontario women's division in 2021. History The club was founded in 1980 as a youth soccer club. They updated the club logo in 2019, combining the club logo and Nitros team logo. Originally a youth soccer club, the team added a men's semi-professional team in League1 Ontario in 2016, playing their home games at the University of Toronto's Varsity Stadium. They played their inaugural match on April 30, 2016, on the road against Vaughan Azzurri, which they lost by a score of 2–1. They defeated Aurora United by a score of 5–0 in their home debut. In 2018, the club departed the league, going on hiatus. Two years later, they were set to return to the league for the 2020 season and also added a women's team to the League1 Ontario wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downsview Park
Downsview Park is a large urban park located in the Downsview neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The park's name is officially bilingual due to it being federally owned and managed, and was first home to de Havilland Canada, an aircraft manufacturer, and later was a Canadian Forces base. The park still contains Downsview Airport. In 1999, the Government of Canada declared it as "Canada's first urban national park." However, unlike the Rouge National Urban Park in eastern Toronto, Downsview Park is managed by the federal Crown corporation Canada Lands Company rather than Parks Canada. History Before the establishment of the aircraft plant and airfield the site was farmland that emerged after John Perkins Bull settled nearby in 1842. Aircraft manufacturing and base The area was first used in 1929 by de Havilland Canada, where it housed the company's Canadian operations. The manufacturing plant was used to make aircraft during World War II. After the war, the Depart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 League1 Ontario Season
The 2018 Men's League1 Ontario season was the fifth season of play for 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. Vaughan Azzurri won the league championship and earned entry into the 2019 Canadian Championship; the top national tournament for men's soccer teams. Vaughan captured the league double for a second time by also winning the L1 Cup, a feat they first achieved in 2016. FC London finished the season with the best regular season record, earning 38 points in 16 games. Changes from 2017 The men's division grew slightly to 17 teams for this season, with the addition of Darby FC, Unionville Milliken SC, and Alliance United FC (a joint partnership between Markham SC and Wexford SC). Durham United FA and North Toronto Nitros did not return for this season. During the off-season, Jim Brennan stepped down as head of Aurora FC to accept a position with York 9 F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivia Smith (soccer)
Olivia Smith (born August 5, 2004) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for North Toronto Nitros in League1 Ontario and college soccer with the Penn State Nittany Lions. Early life Smith was born in North York, Ontario, but grew up in Whitby. She first played house league with the Whitby Soccer Club, before playing at the competitive level with Oshawa Kicks SC, Ajax SC, Markham FC and then North Toronto SC. Afterwards, she joined the Ontario Regional Excel (REX) program (later renamed to the NDC Ontario), before returning to North Toronto SC to train in advance of her move to college, where she committed to join the Florida State Seminoles. College career Initially committed to attend Florida State University, she instead decided to attend Penn State University, where she played for the women's soccer team. She made her debut on September 18, coming on as a second-half substitute against the Indiana Hoosiers. She scored her first collegiate goal on Septem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macdonald Ngwa Niba
Macdonald Ngwa Niba (born 8 August 1994) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Canadian club Atlético Ottawa. Early life In his native Cameroon, Niba attended the University of Buea, where he played for the school's football team, being named the team's best player in the 2013-14 season, and also played for Cinyodev FC. Club career North Toronto Nitros In 2016 season, he played for the North Toronto Nitros in the Canadian third tier League1 Ontario, making his debut on 30 April against Vaughan Azzurri. He scored his first goal on May 8, against Toronto Skillz FC. Over the course of the season, he played 18 league matches, scoring seven goals. That season, he was named a Mid-Season All-Star, was named to the year-end League1 Ontario All-Star Team and was also named Defender of the Year. Nitra On 27 February 2017, Niba signed with Slovakian 2. Liga club FC Nitra. On 22 July 2017 Niba made his Fortuna Liga debut against Žilina. In his first f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tristan Marshall
Tristan (Latin/ Brythonic: ''Drustanus''; cy, Trystan), also known as Tristram or Tristain and similar names, is the hero of the legend of Tristan and Iseult. In the legend, he is tasked with escorting the Irish princess Iseult to wed Tristan's uncle, King Mark of Cornwall. Tristan and Iseult accidentally drink a love potion during the journey and fall in love, beginning an adulterous relationship that eventually leads to Tristan's banishment and death. The character's first recorded appearance is in retellings of British mythology from the 12th century by Thomas of Britain and Gottfried von Strassburg, and later in the Prose ''Tristan''. He is featured in Arthurian legends, including the seminal text '' Le Morte d'Arthur'', as a skilled knight and a friend of Lancelot. The historical roots of Tristan are unclear; his association with Cornwall may originate from the Tristan Stone, a 6th-century granite pillar in Cornwall inscribed with the name ''Drustanus'' (a varia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lukas MacNaughton
Lukas Michael MacNaughton (born March 8, 1995) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Toronto FC. Born in the United States and raised in Belgium, he represents Canada at international level. Early life MacNaughton was born in New York City to an Austrian mother and a Canadian father. When he was seven, he moved to Brussels, Belgium with his family. He played youth soccer with Royale Union Rixensartoise from under-8, until the age of 16, after which he left the club and then played for his school team, International School of Brussels. College career After attending high school at the International School of Brussels, he moved to Canada to attend the University of Toronto, where he also played for the Toronto Varsity Blues men's soccer team from 2013 to 2017, where he also served as team captain starting in his second year. He scored his first goal on September 3, 2014, against the Ontario Tech Ridgebacks. He was named an OUA Eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kembo Kibato
Kembo Kibato (born September 16, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for USL Championship side Hartford Athletic. Playing career Kibato played youth soccer with the North Toronto Nitros. In 2016, he debuted with the senior team in League1 Ontario, making two substitute appearances. The following season, he joined the senior squad full-time, scoring 4 goals in 19 appearances, and was named a league third-team all-star. In 2017, he played with Team Ontario at the 2017 Canada Summer Games, helping them win the gold medal. In 2017, Kibato joined the Toronto FC Academy. In 2019, he attended training camp with Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League, but did not ultimately sign with the club. On July 18, 2019, Kibato signed with Danish 2nd Division side FC Helsingør. Kibato left on January 14, 2020 without making an official first team appearance, having only played in friendlies. On March 7, 2020, Kibato joined USL Championship s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahbar Wahed Khan
Md Rahbar Wahed Khan, also known as Sharan Khan (born 6 March 1996), is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Bangladesh national team. Early life Khan attended school at Bangladesh International Tutorial, where he was named captain of the U14 football team. He began playing underground football at the age of eleven and played for teams such as DOHS United and Seven Nations Army. College career In 2014, Khan began attending Siena Heights University, playing for the soccer team, on a 25% scholarship. He scored his first goal in his second season, against Grace Christian University on 15 September 2015. He became the captain of the team, was named the Player of the Year award in 2016 and 2017. In his senior season, he scored a career-high seven goals, including a hat trick against the Cornerstone Golden Eagles on 14 October 2017. In 2017, he earned All-WHAC honours, was the WHAC men's soccer offensive player of the week twice, earned WHAC All- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilian Elkinson
Kilian Joel Elkinson (born 2 April 1990; nicknamed Killa) is a Bermudian footballer who is a midfielder. He played for the University of Toronto, and was OUA East Division MVP and CIS First Team All Canadian. He has played professionally for Toronto FC, the North Toronto Nitros, and Robin Hood F.C. He has played for the Bermuda National Team, including in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying and in Caribbean Cup games. He played for Canada at the 2015 Summer Universiade. He played for Team Canada in the 2009 Maccabiah Games in Israel, 2013 Maccabiah Games (winning a bronze medal), and 2017 Maccabiah Games. Early life Born in Hamilton, Bermuda, Elkinson played for the youth teams of PHC Zebras and North Village Rams in Bermuda, before moving to Toronto at the age of 15. He is 5' 7". Elkinson is Jewish, which qualified him to play in the Maccabiah Games in Israel. Later life In Canada, he attended Upper Canada College in Toronto, with whom he won three Conference o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Women's League1 Ontario Season
The 2022 League1 Ontario season is the seventh season of play for Women's Division of League1 Ontario, a Division 3 women's soccer league in the Canadian soccer league system and the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian province of Ontario. NDC Ontario defeated Alliance United FC in the final to win the league championship. As NDC Ontario was unavailable to participate in the League1 Canada Interprovincial Championship due to scheduling issues, Alliance United instead represented the league, finishing in third place. Format and changes After the 2021 season format was adjusted into a shorter-season form with some teams opting out due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league will return to a single table format with all clubs for the 2022 season. With the league set to split into a multi-division format with promotion-relegation beginning in 2024, the points obtained in this season will contribute to the original placement of clubs in 2024, with the points from the 2022 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Women's League1 Ontario Season
The 2021 League1 Ontario season was the sixth season of play (the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic) for the Women's Division of League1 Ontario, a Division 3 women's soccer league in the Canadian soccer pyramid and the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian province of Ontario. The league announced a projected start date of July 2, 2021, also announcing a 'drop-dead date' of June 7, 2021 that will confirm the start of the season on that date depending on restrictions in the province, otherwise the season would be cancelled. Format The league will be played in a single table of 7 teams, playing a total of 12 matches, with the top four clubs advancing to the playoffs. Because the season began three months later than normal and with very short notice, some clubs have opted to delay their return to Premier Division competition until the 2022 season. As a large portion of the L1O player pool consisted of university and college student athletes, some s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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