2016 Women's League1 Ontario season


The 2016 Women's League1 Ontario season is the second season of play for the League1 Ontario Women's Division, a Division 3 semi-professional soccer league in the Canadian soccer pyramid and the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian province of Ontario.
This season saw the departure of two teams from its inaugural season, while four teams joined the league to result in a nine-team competition.

Changes from 2015

The women's division enters its second season with nine teams, after the addition of four teams and the departure of two teams from the previous season. It will remain in a single-table format for the 2016 season.

Teams

TeamCityStadium FoundedFirst SeasonHead Coach
Aurora United FCAurora, OntarioSheppard's Bush20152016Ramin Mohammidi
Darby FCWhitby, OntarioWhitby Soccer Centre & Darlington Fields20152016Mirco Schroff
Durham United FAPickering, OntarioKinsmen Park2015Ron Clarke
Kingston ClippersKingston, OntarioTindall Field, Queen's University20142016Christian Hoefler
FC LondonLondon, OntarioGerman Canadian FC Stadium20152016Mike Marcoccia
North Mississauga SCMississauga, OntarioHershey Centre2015Jhon Ardila
Sanjaxx LionsTorontoMonarch Park Stadium2015Patrick Lowe
Vaughan AzzurriVaughan, OntarioMcNaughton Park2015Carmine Isacco
Woodbridge StrikersWoodbridge, OntarioVaughan Grove2015David Porco

Standings

Each team plays 16 matches as part of the season; three games split home and away against every other team in the division. There are no playoffs; the first-place team is crowned as league champion at the end of the season.

Cup

The cup tournament is a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all nine teams from the women's division take part. It is not a form of playoffs at the end of the season, but is more like the Canadian Championship or the FA Cup, 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 for the women's division is a single-match knockout tournament with three total rounds culminating in a final match at the end of July, with initial matchups determined by random draw. A preliminary round is also in place to bring the nine total teams from this division down to eight for the quarterfinals. Each match in the tournament must return a result; any match drawn after 90 minutes will advance directly to kicks from the penalty mark instead of extra time.

Preliminary Round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Statistics

Top Goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Jade KovacevicFC London26
2Christabel OduroWoodbridge Strikers12
2Laura GosseDurham United FA12
4Jackie TessierKingston Clippers11
5Jessica LisiWoodbridge Strikers10
6Sarah StratigakisAurora United FC9
7Lisa PecherskyWoodbridge Strikers7
7Meghan ReynoldsAurora United FC7
9Emily BorgmanNorth Mississauga SC6
9Colleen BeesleyVaughan Azzurri6
9Alyscha MottersheadWoodbridge Strikers6
9Nour GhoneimVaughan Azzurri6
9Selah HopkinsDarby FC6

Source:

Top Goalkeepers

RankPlayerClubMinutesGAA
1Hope SabadashWoodbridge Strikers6210.29
2Taylor GrantVaughan Azzurri6300.43
3Laura DougallDurham United FA8100.67
4Tori EdgarNorth Mississauga SC6120.88
5Emily GilletFC London14400.94
6Stephanie BukovecVaughan Azzurri5401.17
7Emma ChisholmDurham United FA6301.57
8Marissa ZucchettoAurora United FC10362.17
9Vanessa FioreNorth Mississauga SC5122.29
10Deanna PersicoSanjaxx Lions6922.73

Minimum 450 minutes played. Source:

All-star game

On July 14, the league announced an all-star game between top players in L1O and a team assembled by the Quebec Soccer Federation.
L1O's 20-player roster was selected by coaches and league officials, and contains at least one player from every team in the league. Players denoted by an asterisk are part of the starting 11.

Awards

AwardPlayer
Goal of the YearMichaela Krampert
Most Valuable PlayerJade Kovacevic
Golden BootJade Kovacevic
Coach of the YearMike Marcoccia
Young Player of the YearSarah Stratagakis
Defender of the YearTamara Brown
Goalkeeper of the YearStephanie Bukovec

; First Team All-Stars
GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Stephanie Bukovec Meagan Scott
Diamond Simpson
Kira Bertrand
Tamara Brown 		Sarah Stratagakis
Alyscha Mottershead
Cat Rogers
April Syme 		Laura Gosse
Jade Kovacevic

; Second Team All-Stars
GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Hope Sabadash Shannon Wood
Malikae Dawes
Kayla DeSouza 		Riley Filion
Tori Chia
Julia Benatic 		Christabel Oduro
Sona Makulova
Jackie Tessier
Nour Ghoneim