2019 League1 Ontario season
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| Season | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Master's FA |
| Supporters Trophy | Oakville Blue Devils FC |
| Matches | 120 |
| Goals | 385 (3.21 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Maksym Kowal (14) |
| Best goalkeeper | Praveen Ahilan (0.43 GAA) |
← 2018 | |
The 2019 Men's League1 Ontario season was the sixth season of play for 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 champion earned entry into the 2020 Canadian Championship, the top national tournament for men's soccer teams and the country's only direct path into the CONCACAF Champions League.
The men's division consisted of 16 teams, a decrease from 17 teams in 2018. Durham United FA returned from hiatus, while Sanjaxx Lions and Toronto FC III no longer participate.[1]
For the first time ever, the L1O season did not include a cup competition which had previously been played alongside the regular season. Additionally, the group stage playoff format was changed to a more traditional knockout bracket with two-leg matchups in the quarter-finals and semi-finals.[2]
Regular season
Playoffs
The top eight teams from the regular season qualified for the playoffs. New in 2019, the quarter-finals and semi-finals feature a two-leg format. The two semi-final winners advance to the league championship; the winner of which earn entry into the 2020 Canadian Championship.[2]
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| #1 Oakville Blue Devils | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| #8 Woodbridge Strikers | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| #1 Oakville Blue Devils | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| #4 Master’s Futbol (a) | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| #4 Master’s Futbol | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| #5 Sigma FC | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| #4 Master’s Futbol | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| #7 FC London | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| #3 Alliance United FC | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| #6 North Mississauga SC | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| #3 Alliance United FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| #7 FC London | 5 | 10 | 15 | |||||||||||||
| #2 Vaughan Azzurri | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| #7 FC London | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Statistics
Top goalscorers
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Top goalkeepers
Updated to matches played on August 18, 2019. Minimum 540 minutes played. Source:
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Honours
The following awards and nominations were awarded for the 2019 season.
Awards
| Award | Player | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player |  Maksym Kowal | Vaughan Azzurri | [4] |
| Golden Boot | Maksym Kowal | Vaughan Azzurri | [4] |
| Coach of the Year | Duncan Wilde | Oakville Blue Devils FC | [5] |
| Young Player of the Year | Ryan Raposo | Vaughan Azzurri | [6] |
| Top Goalkeeper | Lucas Birnstingl | Oakville Blue Devils FC | [7] |
| Top Defender | Kenny Lioutas | Alliance United | [8] |
| Top Midfielder | Nikola Stakic | Alliance United | [9] |
League All-Stars
The following players were named League1 Ontario All-Stars for the 2019 season:[10]
