2025 League1 Ontario season

League1 Ontario
Season2025
ChampionsWoodbridge Strikers SC (L1O-P)
Unionville Milliken SC (L1O-C)
St. Catharines Roma Wolves B (L2O)
L1 Cup championsScrosoppi FC
2024
2026

The 2025 Men's League1 Ontario season is the eleventh of League1 Ontario, a Division 3 men's soccer league in the Canadian soccer pyramid and the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian province of Ontario. The league is split into three divisions with promotion and relegation between them.

The Premier division will be composed of 11 clubs, the Championship division of 12 clubs, all returning from last season. The League2 Ontario will be made up by three conferences containing reserve teams and newly licensed clubs.

League1 Ontario Premier

League1 Ontario Premier
Season2025
DatesApril 19 – August 26
ChampionsWoodbridge Strikers
RelegatedFC London
Matches110
Goals392 (3.56 per match)
Top goalscorerRonaldo Marshall (13 goals)
2024
2026

League1 Ontario Premier will be composed of 11 teams. FC London and St. Catharines Roma Wolves were promoted from the Championship division last season. ProStars FC dropped out of the league shortly prior to the release of the schedules and were not replaced.[1] Blue Devils FC have re-branded as Oakville SC following a merger.

The 11 teams will face each other twice, once at home and once away for a total of 20 matches. At the end of the season, the club at the top of the standings will be crowned as League1 Ontario champions and gain a berth for the 2026 Canadian Championship. The club that finishes in 10th will advance to the promotion playoffs against the third place finisher in the Championship, while the 11th placed club will be automatically relegated to the Championship division.[2]

Clubs

League1 Premier
Team City Principal stadium Head coach
Alliance United FC Scarborough (Toronto) Centennial College Nikola Stakic
Burlington SC Burlington Corpus Christi Mark Worton
FC London London Tricar Field Yiannis Tsalatsidis
North Toronto Nitros North York (Toronto) Downsview Park Filip Prostran
Oakville SC Oakville Sheridan Trafalgar Campus Duncan Wilde
Scrosoppi FC Milton St. Francis Xavier John Yacou
Sigma FC Mississauga Paramount Fine Foods Centre / Tim Hortons Field John Zervos
Simcoe County Rovers FC Barrie J.C. Massie Field Doneil Henry
St. Catharines Roma Wolves St. Catharines Club Roma – Under Armour Field Federico Turriziani
Vaughan Azzurri Vaughan North Maple Field Anthony Vadori
Woodbridge Strikers Woodbridge (Vaughan) Vaughan Grove Field Peter Pinizzotto

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Woodbridge Strikers (C) 20 13 4 3 46 18 +28 43 Qualification to 2026 Canadian Championship
2 Scrosoppi FC 20 12 5 3 47 23 +24 41
3 Alliance United FC 20 10 5 5 43 33 +10 35
4 Simcoe County Rovers FC 20 8 6 6 32 27 +5 30
5 Oakville SC 20 8 5 7 29 31 −2 29
6 Vaughan Azzurri 20 8 5 7 42 30 +12 29
7 St. Catharines Roma Wolves 20 7 7 6 42 40 +2 28
8 Burlington SC 20 8 0 12 28 37 −9 24
9 Sigma FC 20 7 3 10 33 42 −9 24
10 North Toronto Nitros 20 5 2 13 32 59 −27 17 Qualification to relegation playoffs
11 FC London (R) 20 2 2 16 18 52 −34 8 Relegation to League1 Ontario Championship
Source: League1 Ontario
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Promotion playoffs

A playoff was played between the 10th placed team in the Premier and the 3rd placed team in the Championship in a single game for a place in the top tier in 2026.

August 29, 2025 North Toronto Nitros
(L1O Premier 10th place)
2–1 (a.e.t.) The Borough FC
(L1O Championship 3rd Place)
Toronto, Ontario
20:00 Fraj 78'
Rollocks 114'
Report Kuszaj 63' Stadium: Downsview Park
Referee: Ryan Schwenger

Statistics

Top goalscorers

(does not include promotion playoffs)

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ronaldo Marshall Woodbridge Strikers 13
2 Anthony Morano Woodbridge Strikers 12
3 Cyrus Rollocks North Toronto Nitros 10
Ryan Robinson Vaughan Azzurri
5 Reshaun Walkes Simcoe County Rovers FC 9
Tomasz Skublak Scrosoppi FC
7 Dante Ruddock Sigma FC 8
Jared Agyemang St. Catharines Roma Wolves
Kingsley Belele Alliance United FC
Orlendis Benítez Scrosoppi FC
Ronaldo Homenszki St. Catharines Roma Wolves
Sebastian Castello Sigma FC

Source: League1 Ontario

League Honours

Awards

Award Player Team Ref
Most Valuable Player Anthony Aromatario Woodbridge Strikers [3]
Young Player of the Year (U20) Jacob Cabral Scrosoppi FC
Coach of the Year Peter Pinizzotto Woodbridge Strikers
Goalkeeper of the Year David Carano Woodbridge Strikers
Defender of the Year Carmine Fiore Woodbridge Strikers
Midfielder of the Year Anthony Aromatario Woodbridge Strikers
Forward of the Year Cyrus Rollocks North Toronto Nitros
Golden Boot (Top Scorer) Ronaldo Marshall Woodbridge Strikers

League All-Stars

The following players were named League1 Ontario Premier Division All-Stars for the 2025 season:[3]

League1 Ontario Championship

League1 Ontario Championship
Season2025
DatesApril 18 – August 24
ChampionsUnionville Milliken SC
PromotedUnionville Milliken SC
Sudbury Cyclones
Relegated None
Matches132
Goals429 (3.25 per match)
Top goalscorerNigel Buckley (21 goals)
2024
2026

League1 Ontario Championship is composed of 12 teams, seven of those returning from the 2024 season. Toronto FC Academy withdrew from the league, after winning the title last season. Guelph United FC and Hamilton United join after being relegated from the Premier Division. Sudbury Cyclones and The Borough FC were promoted from League2 Ontario, while York United FC Academy joined as an expansion team. Darby FC rebranded as Whitby FC for this season, while BVB IA Waterloo rebranded as Waterloo United.[1]

The top two teams in the standings will be automatically promoted to the Premier Division for 2026, while the third place finisher will advance to the promotion playoffs against the 10th place finisher in the Premier Division. There will be no relegation this season.[2]

Clubs

League1 Championship
Team City Principal stadium Head coach
Guelph United F.C. Guelph Centennial Bowl Keith Mason
Hamilton United Hamilton Ron Joyce Stadium Francesco Cardillo
Master's FA Scarborough (Toronto) L'Amoreaux Sports Complex Ivan Galarza
North Mississauga SC Mississauga Churchill Meadows (Mattamy Sports Park) Peyvand Mossavat
Pickering FC Pickering Pickering Soccer Centre Eric Polo Soldevila
Sudbury Cyclones Sudbury Cambrian College / James Jerome Sports Complex Joe Politi
The Borough FC Scarborough (Toronto) Birchmount Stadium Zico Mahrady
Unionville Milliken SC Unionville (Markham) Ontario Soccer Centre Wais Azizi
Waterloo United Waterloo RIM Park Michael Marcoccia
Whitby FC Whitby Telus Dome Ramin Mohammadi
Windsor City FC Windsor St. Clair College Gabriel Poulino
York United FC Academy Toronto York Lions Stadium Marco Bonofiglio

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Unionville Milliken SC (C, P) 22 13 4 5 48 35 +13 43 Promotion to League1 Ontario Premier
2 Sudbury Cyclones (P) 22 12 7 3 36 23 +13 43
3 The Borough FC 22 10 10 2 42 25 +17 40 Qualification to promotion playoffs
4 Whitby FC 22 10 6 6 49 29 +20 36
5 York United FC Academy 22 10 5 7 39 36 +3 35
6 Master's FA 22 9 7 6 31 22 +9 34
7 Pickering FC 22 5 11 6 33 33 0 26
8 Windsor City FC 22 7 5 10 28 40 −12 26
9 North Mississauga SC 22 6 7 9 35 43 −8 25
10 Waterloo United 22 6 4 12 41 36 +5 22
11 Guelph United FC 22 5 7 10 33 46 −13 22
12 Hamilton United 22 0 5 17 14 61 −47 5
Source: League1 Ontario
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Nigel Buckley Whitby FC 21
2 George Akpabio Unionville Milliken SC 18
3 Erion Metaj Whitby FC 13
4 Jourdan Spence The Borough FC 9
Timi Aliu Sudbury Cyclones
6 Christian Keshishian The Borough FC 8
Jaiden Santo Sudbury Cyclones
8 Anthony Umanzor York United FC Academy 7
Ayomide Abobare Pickering FC
Christian Krzyzanowski North Mississauga SC
Gianluca Scurti Pickering FC
Markell Saddler Waterloo United
Songmafolo Coulibay Windsor City FC
Wesley Cain Waterloo United

Source: League1 Ontario

League Honours

Awards

Award Player Team Ref
Most Valuable Player George Akpabio Unionville Milliken SC [4]
Young Player of the Year (U20) Anthony Ostrun Guelph United FC
Coach of the Year Giuseppe Politi Sudbury Cyclones
Goalkeeper of the Year Connor Vande Weghe Sudbury Cyclones
Defender of the Year Cedric Ngounou The Borough FC
Midfielder of the Year Gray Yates Guelph United FC
Forward of the Year George Akpabio Unionville Milliken SC
Golden Boot (Top Scorer) Nigel Buckley Whitby FC

League All-Stars

The following players were named League1 Ontario Premier Division All-Stars for the 2025 season:[4]

League2 Ontario

League2 Ontario
Season2025
DatesApril 22 – August 1
ChampionsSt. Catharines Roma Wolves B (1st title)
PromotedCambridge United
Matches168
Goals668 (3.98 per match)
Top goalscorerChristian Ferraro (14 goals)
2024
2026

League2 Ontario clubs will be divided in three regional conferences. Those clubs will be either the "B" team of Premier and Championship clubs or newly licensed clubs. Railway City FC and Cambridge United join as expansion teams.

The winner of each division, as well as the best second place finisher will advance to the League2 Playoffs. The winner of the playoffs will earn promotion to the Championship division. If the winner of the playoffs is a B team, they may decline promotion, and instead the top two A teams with the most regular-season points in the division will meet in a playoff to earn promotion.[2]

Northeast Conference

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vaughan Azzurri B 14 13 1 0 60 19 +41 40 Qualification to promotion playoffs and L2O finals
2 Alliance United FC B 14 8 2 4 30 20 +10 26
3 Whitby FC B 14 5 7 2 25 18 +7 22
4 Simcoe County Rovers FC B 14 6 2 6 29 20 +9 20
5 The Borough FC B 14 4 5 5 19 24 −5 17
6 Master's FA B 14 5 1 8 25 31 −6 16
7 Unionville Milliken SC B 14 5 0 9 23 44 −21 15
8 Sudbury Cyclones B 14 3 3 8 28 48 −20 12
9 Pickering FC B 14 3 1 10 25 40 −15 10

Central Conference

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Burlington SC B 14 9 4 1 32 14 +18 31 Qualification to promotion play-offs and L2O finals
2 Rush Canada SA 14 7 4 3 41 14 +27 25
3 Woodbridge Strikers B 14 7 3 4 29 27 +2 24
4 North Toronto Nitros B 14 6 4 4 25 21 +4 22
5 Oakville SC B 14 6 2 6 22 25 −3 20
6 Scrosoppi FC B 14 4 4 6 22 23 −1 16
7 Sigma FC B 14 4 3 7 25 30 −5 15
8 North Mississauga SC B 14 1 0 13 11 53 −42 3

Southwest Conference

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Cambridge United (P) 14 12 0 2 48 14 +34 36 Qualification to promotion play-offs and L2O finals
2 St. Catharines Roma Wolves B (C) 14 9 3 2 30 17 +13 30
3 Railway City FC 14 6 3 5 34 20 +14 21
4 Waterloo United B 14 5 2 7 13 30 −17 17
5 Windsor City FC B 14 5 2 7 17 23 −6 17
6 Guelph United B 14 4 5 5 26 25 +1 17
7 FC London B 14 3 3 8 15 24 −9 12
8 Hamilton United B 14 2 2 10 14 44 −30 8
Source: League1 Ontario
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

League2 Ontario Finals

Semifinals
July 29
Championship Game
August 1
      
C1 Burlington SC B 0
SW1 Cambridge United 1
SW1 Cambridge United 1
SW2 St. Catharines Roma Wolves B 2
NE1 Vaughan Azzurri B 3(3)
SW2 St. Catharines Roma Wolves B 3(5)

Promotion/relegation playoffs

St. Catharines Roma Wolves B declined the promotion spot to the League1 Ontario Championship. As such, per league rules, a promotion playoff match was scheduled between the two A teams with the most points during the regular season to replace them (Cambridge United and Rush Canada SA). However, Rush Canada SA declined and forfeited the match.

August 8, 2025 Cambridge United 3–0 (ff) Rush Canada SA St. Thomas, Ontario
Stadium: 1Password Park
Note: The match did not occur as Rush Canada SA forfeited the match.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Canada Christian Ferraro Cambridge United 14
2 Canada Adrian Panaite Alliance United FC B 13
3 Canada Romero Nicolazzo St. Catharines Roma Wolves B 12
4 Canada D'Andre Williams Railway City FC 10
5 Canada Neshawn Sutherland Sigma FC B 9
Canada Oliver Parratt Whitby FC B
7 Cayman Islands Anthony Nelson Master's FA B 8
Canada Caleb Eastman FC London B
Canada Karl Espiro Burlington SC B
Canada Nikolas Antolcic Cambridge United

Source: League1 Ontario

League Honours

Awards

Award Northeast Division Central Division Southwest Division Ref
Most Valuable Player Adrian Panaite
(Alliance United B)
Alp Arikan
(Rush Canada SA)
Christian Ferraro
(Cambridge United)
[5]
Coach of the Year Fabio Campoli
(Vaughan Azzurri B)
Ivan Juric
(North Toronto Nitros B)
Andrew Currie
(St. Catharines Roma B)
Goalkeeper of the Year Owen Schultz
(Whitby FC B)
Martin Ennright
(Burlington SC B)
Sam Schafer
(Cambridge United)
Defender of the Year Loic Gunn
(Simcoe County Rovers B)
Lucas Di Marco
(Rush Canada)
Alan Monyard
(Railway City FC)
Midfielder of the Year Marco Sciortino
(Vaughan Azzurri B)
Filip Arbutina
(North Toronto Nitros B)
Christopher Qushair
(Guelph United B)
Forward of the Year Adrian Panaite
(Alliance United B)
Neshawn Sutherland
(Sigma FC B)
Christian Ferraro
(Cambridge United)
Golden Boot (Top Scorer) Adrian Panaite
(Alliance United B)
Neshawn Sutherland
(Sigma FC B)
Christian Ferraro
(Cambridge United)

League All-Stars

The following players were named League2 Ontario All-Stars for the 2025 season:

L1 Cup

The L1 Cup is a league cup tournament that was contested by A teams from all three tiers of League1 Ontario.

All 26 "A" teams participate in the five-round knockout competition, which is played concurrently with the league season. Eighteen clubs entered the first round (five clubs from the Premier Division, all twelve clubs from the Championship division, and the three A teams from League2), while six clubs from the Premier Division received a bye to the round of 16.[6]

Bracket

  • First Round
  • April 11–13
  • Round of 16
  • May 14 – June 9
  • Quarterfinals
  • June 19 – July 16[a]
  • Semifinals
  • August 6
  • Final
  • August 20
               
L1OP Simcoe County Rovers FC 2
L2O Cambridge United 0
L1OP Alliance United FC 0
L2O Cambridge United 3
L1OP Simcoe County Rovers FC 4
L1OC Unionville Milliken SC 0
L1OC Whitby FC 2
L1OC Waterloo United 1
L1OC Whitby FC 1(4)
L1OC Unionville Milliken SC 1(5)
L1OC Unionville Milliken SC 2
L2O Rush Canada SA 0
L1OP Simcoe County Rovers FC 1(3)
L1OP Scrosoppi FC 1(5)
L1OP North Toronto Nitros 4
L1OP St. Catharines Roma Wolves 2
L1OP St. Catharines Roma Wolves 4
L1OC The Borough FC 1
L1OP North Toronto Nitros 3(5)
L1OP Scrosoppi FC 3(6)
L1OP Scrosoppi FC 3
L1OC Windsor City FC 0
L1OC Windsor City FC 0(4)
L1OC Guelph United FC 0(2)
L1OP Scrosoppi FC 3
L1OP Vaughan Azzurri 1
L1OP Woodbridge Strikers 4
L1OC York United FC Academy 1
L1OC York United FC Academy 0(4)
L1OC Sudbury Cyclones 0(3)
L1OP Woodbridge Strikers 3
L1OP FC London 1
L1OC Master's FA 1(2)
L1OC North Mississauga SC 1(3)[b]
L1OC North Mississauga SC 0(3)
L1OP FC London 0(5)
L1OP FC London 2
L1OC Hamilton United 0
L1OP Woodbridge Strikers 0
L1OP Vaughan Azzurri 2
L1OP Vaughan Azzurri 2
L1OP Oakville SC 1
L1OP Oakville SC 4
L2O Railway City FC 0
L1OP Vaughan Azzurri 2
L1OP Burlington SC 1
L1OP Burlington SC 5
L1OC Pickering FC 2
L1OP Sigma FC 2
L1OC Pickering FC 3
  1. ^ Scrosoppi and North Toronto originally had their match scheduled on July 2. At the 15th minute, the match was abandoned due to lightning and eventually re-scheduled for July 16
  2. ^ North Mississauga and Master's FA originally had their match scheduled for April 13. The match was abandoned after the 68th minute due to darkness with the score at 1–1. Instead, their league matchup on May 2 was counted as both a league match and a cup match. The match ended in a 1–1 draw for league purposes, with a penalty shootout followed to determine the cup winner

U20 Reserve Division

The league operated a reserve division which was split into regional conferences. It is not part of the regular pyramid and teams are not eligible for promotion.

Summer Division

Northeast Conference

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Durham U20 14 11 0 3 38 28 +10 33 Qualification to playoffs
2 Woodbridge Strikers U20 East 14 10 2 2 58 19 +39 32
3 Aurora FC U20 14 9 1 4 31 20 +11 28
4 The Borough FC U20 14 6 4 4 38 35 +3 22
5 Unionville Milliken SC U20 14 6 2 6 39 33 +6 20
6 Pickering FC U20 14 6 2 6 34 34 0 20
7 Whitby FC U20 14 6 0 8 22 36 −14 18
8 Alliance United FC U20 14 4 1 9 23 27 −4 13
9 Simcoe County Rovers FC U20 14 3 2 9 25 56 −31 11
10 Master's FA U20 14 1 2 11 22 42 −20 5

Central Conference

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vaughan Azzurri U20 14 12 1 1 56 18 +38 37 Qualification to playoffs
2 Woodbridge Strikers U20 West (C) 14 11 2 1 67 18 +49 35
3 Oakville SC U20 14 10 0 4 39 23 +16 30
4 North Toronto Nitros U20 14 8 2 4 35 27 +8 26
5 North Mississauga SC U20 14 7 3 4 29 33 −4 24
6 Sigma FC U20 14 4 3 7 24 33 −9 15
7 Rush Canada SA U20 14 4 1 9 23 41 −18 13
8 Burlington SC U20 East 14 2 2 10 23 46 −23 8
9 Richmond Hill SC U20 14 1 3 10 9 37 −28 6
10 Scrosoppi FC U20 14 1 3 10 15 44 −29 6
Source: League1 Ontario
(C) Champions

Southwest Conference

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC London U20 14 11 1 2 37 19 +18 34 Qualification to playoffs
2 Railway City FC U20 14 10 3 1 51 16 +35 33
3 Burlington SC U20 West 14 8 2 4 35 25 +10 26
4 Hamilton United U20 14 5 3 6 27 33 −6 18
5 Cambridge United U20 14 5 2 7 28 30 −2 17
6 Windsor City FC U20 14 5 1 8 34 42 −8 16
7 Guelph United U20 14 3 1 10 18 37 −19 10
8 Waterloo United U20 14 1 3 10 18 46 −28 6

Playoffs

The top team in each division plus the best runner-up qualified for the playoffs.

Semifinals
July 28–30
Championship Game
August 2
      
SW1 FC London U20 3
NE1 FC Durham U20 2
SW1 FC London U20 0
WC Woodbridge Strikers U20 West 9
C1 Vaughan Azzurri U20 3
WC Woodbridge Strikers U20 West 4

Fall Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 The Borough FC U20 10 7 1 2 36 16 +20 22 Qualification to playoffs
2 St. Catharines Roma Wolves U20 10 6 1 3 34 18 +16 19
3 Sigma FC U20 (C) 10 6 1 3 23 18 +5 19
4 Unionville Milliken SC U20 10 5 2 3 27 20 +7 17
5 Richmond Hill SC U20 10 5 1 4 22 20 +2 16
6 Guelph United FC U20 10 4 3 3 25 23 +2 15
7 Hamilton United U20 10 4 1 5 21 21 0 13
8 Burlington SC U20 West 10 4 1 5 23 27 −4 13
9 Burlington SC U20 East 10 2 2 6 20 28 −8 8
10 Simcoe County Rovers FC U20 10 0 1 9 8 48 −40 1
Source: League1 Ontario
(C) Champions

Playoffs

Semifinals
November 5
Championship Game
November 18
      
1 The Borough FC U20 1(7)
4 Unionville Milliken SC U20 1(6)
1 The Borough FC U20 1(2)
3 Sigma FC U20 1(4)
2 St. Catharines Roma Wolves U20 2
3 Sigma FC U20 4

References