The 2023 Men's League1 Ontario season was the ninth of
League1 Ontario
League1 Ontario (L1ON) is a semi-professional men's soccer league in Ontario, Canada. The league is sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association and the Ontario Soccer Association.
League1 Ontario consists of three tiers – League1 Premier ...
, a Division 3 men's soccer league in the
Canadian soccer pyramid and the highest level of soccer based in the
Canadian province
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of
Ontario
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. Following the 2023 season, the league will split into three divisions with
promotion and relegation
Promotion and relegation is used by sports leagues as a process where teams can move up and down among divisions in a league system, based on their performance over a season. Leagues that use promotion and relegation systems are sometimes call ...
between them.
were the league champions, having defeated
Scrosoppi FC in the final to capture their first title.
Clubs
With the exception of
Pickering FC, 21 of the 22 clubs that took part in the
2022 season participated in 2023. Because of the format changes planned for the following year, the league imposed a one-year moratorium on any new teams joining the league.
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Premier Division
On March 7, 2023, League1 Ontario announced that the Men's Premier Division season would begin on April 13 (later revised to April 12). Each team played 20 matches this season, one match against each opponent.
Playoffs
The top two seeds earned a bye directly to the second round. After the first round, the teams are re-seeded with the top seed playing the lowest ranked remaining seed.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Top goalscorers
(regular season only)
Source
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Top goalkeepers
(regular season only)
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Source
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League honours
Awards
League All-Stars
The following players were named League1 Ontario Premier Division All-Stars for the 2023 season:
Future format and changes
Starting in 2024, the league will split into a multi-division format with promotion and relegation
Promotion and relegation is used by sports leagues as a process where teams can move up and down among divisions in a league system, based on their performance over a season. Leagues that use promotion and relegation systems are sometimes call ...
between them. Twelve teams will take part in the first-tier League1 Premier, ten teams in the second-tier League1 Championship, and all new expansion teams as well as reserve sides in a third-tier League2 Ontario.
The initial assignment of teams in the 2024 season is done by using the points obtained in the previous two years. The points from the 2022 season (weighted at 75%) will be added to the points teams obtain in the 2023 season (weighted at 100%) to determine the placements.[
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U21 Reserve Division
The Reserve Division will return with each Premier Division club fielding one or more teams, as well as some other OPDL clubs that do not operate a League1 Ontario team.
North East Division
North West Division
Central Division
South West Division
Playoffs
U19 Reserve Division
Summer Division
Each team will play every team in their division once, as well as two games against teams from the opposite division.
East Division
West Division
Playoffs
Fall Division
East Division
West Division
Playoffs
References
External links
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League1 Ontario
League1 Ontario (L1ON) is a semi-professional men's soccer league in Ontario, Canada. The league is sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association and the Ontario Soccer Association.
League1 Ontario consists of three tiers – League1 Premier ...
League1 Ontario seasons
Ontario
Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...