Sanjaxx Lions was a Canadian semi-professional

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club based in

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. The club was founded in 2012 as a soccer academy and added its semi-professional club in

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in 2015. The club was one of the ten original founding men's teams in

, which was established in 2014, as well as one of eight original founding women’s teams in the women's division, which was established in 2015. Both the men's and women's teams withdrew from the league following the 2017 and 2018 seasons, respectively.

History

In 2012, Sanjaxx was launched as a soccer academy by founder Patrick 'Laza' Lowe, housed by the Leaside Toronto-East Soccer Club. In 2015, they added a team in the semi-professional

. They played their debut match on May 3, 2015 against the Oakville Blue Devils, losing 5-0. They played home matches at both

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and

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in 2015, before moving to the latter full-time beginning in 2016. They added a women's club in the women's division to participate in the inaugural 2015 women's season. The women's team played for three seasons, departing the league following the 2017 season. The men's team departed a year later.

Seasons

Men

Women

Notable former players

The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before or after playing for the League1 Ontario team:

References

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