2023 League1 Canada season
The 2023 League1 Canada season is the second edition of League1 Canada, the 3rd division soccer in Canada. It includes league competitions from its three member leagues, and an inter-provincial championship for select teams from the women's divisions.
Men's competitions
[edit]Provincial leagues
[edit]Provincial playoffs
[edit]British Columbia and Ontario use a post-season playoff competition to determine a regional league champion. Quebec however does not have a playoff competition and uses the regular season standings to determine their league champion.
League1 BC
[edit]Semi-finals July 29 | Final August 5 | ||||||||
1 | Victoria Highlanders FC | 3 | |||||||
4 | Unity FC | 2 | |||||||
1 | Victoria Highlanders FC | 1 (7) | |||||||
3 | Whitecaps FC Academy | 1 (8) | |||||||
2 | TSS Rovers | 0 | |||||||
3 | Whitecaps FC Academy | 4 |
League1 Ontario
[edit]Quarter-finals August 23 | Semi-finals August 26–27 | Final September 2 | ||||||||||||
1 | Scrosoppi FC | 2 | ||||||||||||
4 | Blue Devils FC | 4 | 4 | Blue Devils FC | 1 | |||||||||
5 | Burlington SC | 1 | 1 | Scrosoppi FC | 2 | |||||||||
2 | Simcoe County Rovers FC | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | Simcoe County Rovers FC | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Vaughan Azzurri | 2 | 3 | Vaughan Azzurri | 0 | |||||||||
6 | Guelph United FC | 0 |
Provincial league cups
[edit]Coupe L1QC
First Round October 7–8 | Quarter-Finals October 14 | Semi-Finals October 21 | Final October 28 | ||||||||||||
AS Blainville | 1 | ||||||||||||||
CS Longueuil | 0 | CS St-Laurent | 4 | ||||||||||||
CS St-Laurent | 6 | CS St-Laurent | 4 | ||||||||||||
Royal-Sélect de Beauport | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Royal-Sélect de Beauport | 5 | ||||||||||||||
CS St-Hubert | 0 | AS Laval | 0 | ||||||||||||
AS Laval | 2 | CS St-Laurent | 2 | ||||||||||||
CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 0 | ||||||||||||||
FC Laval | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||||
CS Lanaudière-Nord | 4 | CS Lanaudière-Nord | 2 (5) | ||||||||||||
Ottawa South United | 2 | CS Lanaudière-Nord | 0 | ||||||||||||
CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | 0 | ||||||||||||||
CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 3 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 2 | ||||||||||||
CF Montréal U23 | 0 |
Source: Spordle
2024 Canadian Championship qualification
[edit]In the men's divisions, Victoria Highlanders FC (L1BC), Simcoe County Rovers FC (L1O), and CS Saint-Laurent (L1Q) qualified for the 2024 Canadian Championship as the sole representatives from their respective leagues.[2][3] However, the Highlanders withdrew prior to the start of the competition; the club was replaced by TSS FC Rovers.[4]
Women's competitions
[edit]Provincial leagues
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Provincial playoffs
[edit]British Columbia and Ontario use a post-season playoff competition to determine a regional league champion. Quebec however does not have a playoff competition and uses the regular season standings to determine their league champion.
League1 BC
[edit]Semi-finals July 29–30 | Final August 5 | ||||||||
1 | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | 5 | |||||||
4 | TSS Rovers | 2 | |||||||
1 | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | 3 | |||||||
3 | Unity FC | 1 | |||||||
2 | Nautsa’mawt FC | 1 | |||||||
3 | Unity FC | 4 |
League1 Ontario
[edit]Quarter-finals July 26–27 | Semi-finals July 30 | Final August 5 | ||||||||||||
1 | NDC Ontario | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | North Toronto Nitros | 0(3) | 6 | FC London | 0 | |||||||||
6 | FC London | 0(4) | 1 | NDC Ontario | 1 | |||||||||
4 | Alliance United FC (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | Vaughan Azzurri | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Alliance United FC | 1(5) | 4 | Alliance United FC | 2 | |||||||||
5 | Woodbridge Strikers | 1(3) |
Provincial league cups
[edit]Coupe PLSQ
First Round July 4–6 | Quarter-Finals July 20–22 | Semi-Finals July 29–30 | Final August 6 | ||||||||||||
AS Blainville | 1(4) | ||||||||||||||
AS Laval | 2 | AS Laval | 1(2) | ||||||||||||
Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | 1 | AS Blainville | 0 | ||||||||||||
FC Laval | 3 | ||||||||||||||
FC Laval | 2 | ||||||||||||||
CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 3 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 0 | ||||||||||||
CS Longueuil | 0 | FC Laval | 0 | ||||||||||||
PEF Québec | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Ottawa South United | 1 | Pierrefonds FC | 2 | ||||||||||||
Pierrefonds FC | 3 | Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest | 0 | ||||||||||||
PEF Québec | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Royal-Sélect de Beauport | 2 | ||||||||||||||
PEF Québec | 2 | PEF Québec | 4 | ||||||||||||
CS St-Hubert | 0 |
Source: Spordle
Inter-Provincial Championship
[edit]Tournament details | |
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Venue(s) | Willoughby Community Park, Langley, BC |
Dates | August 11–13 |
Teams | 4 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 4 |
Goals scored | 20 (5 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() (3 goals each) |
Details
[edit]The Women's Inter-Provincial Championship was hosted by British Columbia, with the semi-finals occurring on August 11 and the final and third-place match occurring on August 13.[6] As hosts, an extra qualification spot was allocated to League1 British Columbia and all matches will take place at Willoughby Community Park Stadium in Langley.[6]
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L1BC regular season winners |
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L1O champion |
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L1QC champions |
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L1BC playoff runner-up[a] |
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City | Stadium(s) | Capacity |
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Willoughby Community Park | 6,600 |
- ^ Host berth allocated for the runner-up as the L1BC playoff champion had already acquired the regular season winning berth.
Bracket
[edit]Semifinals | Championship Game | ||||||||
QC | PEF Québec | 6 | |||||||
BC-2 | Unity FC | 4 | |||||||
QC | PEF Québec | 0 | |||||||
BC-1 | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | 5 | |||||||
ON | Alliance United FC | 1 | |||||||
BC-1 | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | 2 | Third place | ||||||
ON | Alliance United FC | 0 | |||||||
BC-2 | Unity FC | 2 |
Matches
[edit]Semi-finals
August 11 | PEF Québec ![]() | 6–4 | ![]() | Langley, British Columbia |
2:30 PM PST | Comet report | Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Stadium Referee: Amanda Kwan |
August 11 | Alliance United FC ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Langley, British Columbia |
7:00 PM PST | Chown ![]() |
Comet report | Blundell ![]() |
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Stadium Referee: Sheila Couture |
Third place match
August 13 | Alliance United FC ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Langley, British Columbia |
10:30 AM PST | Connell ![]() Ewasiuk ![]() |
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Stadium Referee: Shaelyn Holdaway |
Final
August 13 | PEF Québec ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() | Langley, British Columbia |
4:00 PM PST | Blundell ![]() Kimwemwe ![]() Perrault ![]() Hernandez Gray ![]() |
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Stadium Referee: Sydney Berridge |
Combined competitions
[edit]Juan de Fuca Plate (L1BC)
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Whitecaps FC Academy (C) | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 73 | 31 | +42 | 56 |
2 | TSS FC Rovers | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 50 |
3 | Nautsa’mawt FC | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 57 | 35 | +22 | 46 |
4 | Victoria Highlanders FC | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 45 |
5 | Unity FC | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 61 | 40 | +21 | 44 |
6 | Altitude FC | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 26 |
7 | Harbourside FC | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 70 | −38 | 24 |
8 | Rivers FC | 28 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 35 | 86 | −51 | 19 |
Exhibition Series
[edit]League1 Alberta held an Exhibition series for the 2023 season, ahead of their anticipated launch in 2024. An exhibition series was also held in the Maritimes, as a trial for a potential League1 Atlantic.
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Championship Final
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Women
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Championship Final
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References
[edit]- ^ "League Operations and Game Day Manual Version 12.1" (PDF). League1 Ontario. January 25, 2022. p. 56. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Canada Soccer Announces Telus Canadian Championship Format". Canadian Soccer Association. February 22, 2024. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ Davidson, Neil (February 22, 2024). "Fourteen clubs from five leagues to contest Canadian Championship soccer tournament". Yahoo! News. The Canadian Press. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ "Update to Participation of League1 British Columbia in the 2024 TELUS Canadian Championship". Canadian Soccer Association. April 19, 2024. Archived from the original on April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ "League Operations and Game Day Manual Version 12.1" (PDF). League1 Ontario. January 25, 2022. p. 56. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ a b "League1 Canada's Women's Inter-Provincial Championship Heads to British Columbia in August". Canadian Premier League. July 21, 2023.