Sanjaxx Lions


Sanjaxx Lions was a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario. The club was founded in 2012 as a soccer academy and added its semi-professional club in League1 Ontario in 2015.
The club was one of the ten original founding men's teams in League1 Ontario, which was established in 2014, as well as one of eight original founding Women’s teams, which was established in 2015. Both he men's and women's teams withdrew from the league following the 2017 and 2018 seasons, respectively.

History

In 2012, Sanjaxx was launched as a soccer academy by founder Patrick 'Laza' Lowe, housed by the Leaside Toronto-East Soccer Club.
In 2015, they added a team in the semi-professional League1 Ontario. They played their debut match on May 3, 2015 against the Oakville Blue Devils, losing 5-0. They played home matches at both Esther Shiner Stadium and Monarch Park Stadium in 2015, before moving to the latter full-time beginning in 2016.
They added a women's club to participate in the inaugural 2015 women's season. The women's team played for three seasons, departing the league following the 2017 season. The men's team departed a year later.

Seasons

Men
SeasonLeagueTeamsRankPlayoffsLeague CupRef
2015League1 Ontario123–0–1911th–Group stage
2016League1 Ontario165–1–157th, Western Did not qualifyRound of 16
2017League1 Ontario164–3–157th, Western Did not qualifyRound of 16
2018League1 Ontario175–3–811thDid not qualifyRound of 16

Women
SeasonLeagueTeamsRankPlayoffsLeague CupRef
2015League1 Ontario73–2–136th–Group Stage
2016League1 Ontario91–0–159th–Quarter-finals
2017League1 Ontario112–2–1610th–Quarter-finals