The 2019 League1 Ontario season was the fifth season of play for the Women's Division of

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, a Division 3 semi-professional soccer league in the Canadian soccer pyramid and the highest level of soccer based in the

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FC London FC London is a Canadian semi-professional association football, soccer club based in London, Ontario, London, Ontario that plays in the men's and women's divisions of League1 Ontario Premier in the Canadian third tier. The team was founded in ...

won the league championship after beating the Oakville Blue Devils in the finals.

Changes from 2018

The women's division grew from 13 to 14 teams, with the addition of three new women's sides from FC Oshawa,

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Toronto Azzurri Blizzard Toronto Azzurri Blizzard was a Canadian women's semi-professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario that competed in the women's division League1 Ontario. The club was formed as a partnership between two local area clubs - Toronto Blizzard ...

departed the league. For the first time ever, the L1O season did not include a cup competition which had previously been played alongside the regular season. Additionally, the group stage playoff format was changed to a more traditional knockout bracket with two-leg matchups in the quarter-finals and semi-finals.

Regular season

Each team plays 13 matches as part of the season; one match against all other teams. The top eight teams advance to the playoffs to determine the league champion.

Playoffs

The top eight teams from the regular season qualified for the playoffs. New in 2019, the quarter-finals and semi-finals feature a two-leg format.

Bracket

Statistics

Top goalscorers

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Top goalkeepers

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Honours

The following awards and nominations were awarded for the 2019 season.

Awards

League All-Stars

The following players were named League1 Ontario All-Stars for the 2019 season: First Team All-Star Second Team All-Star Third Team All-Star

References

External links

* {{2019 in Canadian soccer 2019 in Canadian women's soccer, League1 Ontario League1 Ontario (women) seasons