The 2018 League1 Ontario season was the fourth season of play for the Women's Division of
League1 Ontario
League1 Ontario (L1ON) is a semi-professional men's soccer league in Ontario, Canada. The league is sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association and the Ontario Soccer Association.
League1 Ontario consists of three tiers – League1 Premier ...
, a Division 3 semi-professional soccer league in the
Canadian soccer pyramid and the highest level of soccer based in the
Canadian province
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of
Ontario
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.
Durham United FA won the league championship after beating the previously undefeated FC London and Woodbridge Strikers in the playoffs.
Changes from 2017
The women's division grew from 11 to 13 teams, with the addition of women's side from the
Oakville Blue Devils, as well as
Hamilton United (representing the league's first entry from that city) and
DeRo United FC (an academy run by former national team player
Dwayne De Rosario
Dwayne Anthony De Rosario OOnt (born May 15, 1978) is a Canadian former professional soccer player, who played as a forward or as an attacking midfielder. A versatile attacker, he played for the Toronto Lynx, FSV Zwickau and Richmond Kic ...
).
Sanjaxx Lions did not field a team in the women's division for this season.
Teams
Regular season
Each team plays 12 matches as part of the season; one match against all other teams. The top four teams advance to the playoffs to determine the league champion.
Playoffs
The top four teams from the regular season earn entry into the playoffs, which consists of a single knockout phase containing two semifinals and a final.
Semifinals
Final
Cup
The cup tournament is a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all thirteen teams from the women's division take part. It is not a form of playoffs at the end of the season (as is typically seen in North American sports), but is more like the
Canadian Championship
The Canadian Championship () is an annual soccer tournament contested by Canadian professional teams. The winner is awarded the Voyageurs Cup and a berth in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. It is contested by Major League Soccer sides Toronto FC, Va ...
or the
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in domestic Football in England, English football. First played during ...
, albeit only for League1 Ontario teams. All matches are separate from the regular season and are not reflected in the season standings.
The cup tournament is a single-match knockout tournament with four total rounds culminating in a final match in the start of August, with initial matchups determined by random draw. Each match in the tournament must return a result; any match drawn after 90 minutes will advance directly to
kicks from the penalty mark
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instead of extra time.
Statistics
Top goalscorers
Updated to matches played on August 21, 2018. Source
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Top goalkeepers
Updated to matches played on August 21, 2018. Minimum 360 minutes played. Source
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Awards
The following players received honours in the 2018 season:
; First Team All-Stars
; Second Team All-Stars
; Third Team All-Stars
References
External links
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League1 Ontario (women) seasons