The 2014 League1 Ontario season was the inaugural season of the Division 3 Ontario-based semi-professional

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league. It began on May 30, featuring 10 teams. The league's first ever goal was scored by Toronto FC Academy player

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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.

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

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, though the

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has hinted at the possibility of including more teams in the future.

Standings

Statistics

Top scorers

Source:

Player of the week

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

Group B

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

Finals

Inter-Provincial Cup Championship

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. ''Toronto FC Academy won 4–0 on aggregate''

Awards

The following players were named the League1 Ontario Top XI. ; League1 Ontario Top XI The following players were named the League1 Ontario Next XI. ; League1 Ontario Next XI The following players were named the League1 Ontario Young Stars. ; League1 Ontario Young Stars

References

External links

* {{2014 in Canadian soccer League1 League1 Ontario seasons