Master's Futbol Academy, commonly known as Master's FA, is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in

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. The club was founded in 2009 as a soccer academy and added its team in the semi-professional

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, the third tier in the

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. The club was one of the ten original founding men's teams in League1 Ontario, which was established in 2014. Their team initially competed under the name Master's FA Saints.

History

In 2009, Master's Futbol Academy was founded by Junior Groves. In 2014, the semi-professional club was established to play in the newly formed

as one of the founding members. They were one of the three

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Recognized Non-Club Academies permitted to enter a team in the league, along with

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and

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. The club played their debut match on May 31, 2014 against the

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, winning 3–0. In their inaugural season, they finished in seventh place. Their most successful season came in 2019, when they won the 2019 League1 Ontario playoffs, defeating

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4–1 in the finals. This victory qualified the club for the

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for the first time in

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. However, due to the

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, their participation was shifted to the

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. In the match in 2021, they were defeated by

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club

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in the preliminary round by a score of 5–0.

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:

Honours

** Championship (1):

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References

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