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2023 League1 Canada season

League1 Canada
Season2023
Men's soccer
League1 BCWhitecaps FC Academy
League1 OntarioSimcoe County Rovers FC
Ligue1 QuébecCS Saint-Laurent
Women's soccer
League1 BCWhitecaps FC Girls Elite
League1 OntarioAlliance United FC
Ligue1 QuébecPEF Québec
Inter-provincial
Championship		Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
← 2022
2024 →

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

Provincial leagues

League1 BC League1 Ontario Ligue1 Québec
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Victoria Highlanders FC 14 32
2 TSS Rovers 14 29
3 Whitecaps FC Academy (C) 14 22
4 Unity FC 14 20
5 Nautsa’mawt FC 14 17
6 Rivers FC 14 16
7 Altitude FC 14 9
8 Harbourside FC 14 7
Source: League1 BC
(C) Champions
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Scrosoppi FC 20 51
2 Simcoe County Rovers FC (C) 20 46
3 Vaughan Azzurri 20 45
4 Blue Devils FC 20 39
5 Burlington SC 20 39
6 Guelph United F.C. 20 39
7 Electric City FC 20 37
8 Alliance United FC 20 33
9 Sigma FC 20 32
10 North Toronto Nitros 20 31
11 Hamilton United 20 26
12 Woodbridge Strikers 20 26
13 FC London 20 25
14 Darby FC 20 23
15 Windsor City FC 20 20
16 St. Catharines Roma Wolves 20 20
17 North Mississauga SC 20 20
18 ProStars FC 20 19
19 Master's FA 20 14
20 Unionville Milliken SC 20 4
21 BVB IA Waterloo 20 3
Source: League1 Ontario
(C) Champions
See also: Reserve and U19 Reserve Divisions
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 CS Saint-Laurent (C) 22 55
2 Royal-Sélect de Beauport 22 45
3 CS Mont-Royal Outremont 22 41
4 FC Laval 22 40
5 CF Montréal U23 22 40
6 CS St-Hubert 22 30
7 AS Blainville 22 30
8 CS Longueuil 22 26
9 AS Laval 22 24
10 Celtix du Haut-Richelieu 22 20
11 Ottawa South United 22 18
12 CS Lanaudière-Nord 22 2
Source: Spordle
(C) Champions
See also: Reserve Division

Provincial playoffs

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

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

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

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

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

Provincial leagues

League1 BC League1 Ontario Ligue1 Québec
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Whitecaps FC Girls Elite (C) 14 34
2 Nautsa’mawt FC 14 29
3 Unity FC 14 24
4 TSS Rovers 14 21
5 Harbourside FC 14 17
6 Altitude FC 14 17
7 Victoria Highlanders FC 14 13
8 Rivers FC 14 3
Source: League1 BC
(C) Champions
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 NDC Ontario 18 45
2 Vaughan Azzurri 18 44
3 North Toronto Nitros 18 38
4 Alliance United FC (C) 18 35
5 Woodbridge Strikers 18 34
6 FC London 18 32
7 Simcoe County Rovers FC 18 28
8 Electric City FC 18 27
9 North Mississauga SC 18 27
10 BVB IA Waterloo 18 24
11 Blue Devils FC 18 24
12 Guelph Union 18 24
13 Unionville Milliken SC 18 21
14 St. Catharines Roma Wolves 18 21
15 Hamilton United 18 18
16 Darby FC 18 16
17 Tecumseh SC 18 14
18 Burlington SC 18 11
19 ProStars FC 18 1
Source: League1 Ontario
(C) Champions
See also: Reserve and U19 Reserve Divisions
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 PEF Québec (C) 11 26
2 Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest 11 23
3 A.S. Blainville 11 21
4 Pierrefonds FC 11 21
5 Ottawa South United 11 16
6 Royal-Sélect de Beauport 11 15
7 AS Laval 11 13
8 FC Laval 11 12
9 CS Mont-Royal Outremont 11 12
10 Celtix du Haut-Richelieu 11 9
11 CS Longueuil 11 7
12 CS St-Hubert 11 4
Source: Spordle
(C) Champions

Provincial playoffs

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

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

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

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

2023 Inter-Provincial Championship
Tournament details
Venue(s)Willoughby Community Park,
Langley, BC
DatesAugust 11–13
Teams4
Final positions
ChampionsBritish Columbia Whitecaps FC Girls Elite (1st title)
Runner-upQuebec PEF Québec
Third placeBritish Columbia Unity FC
Fourth placeOntario Alliance United FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored20 (5 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Canada Kierra Blundell
Canada Esther Brossard
(3 goals each)
← 2022
2024 →

Details

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]

Qualified teams
Team Method
British Columbia Whitecaps FC Girls Elite L1BC regular season winners
Ontario Alliance United FC L1O champion
Quebec PEF Québec L1QC champions
British Columbia Unity FC L1BC playoff runner-up[a]
Host
British Columbia BC Soccer
City Stadium(s) Capacity
Langley Willoughby Community Park 6,600
  1. ^ Host berth allocated for the runner-up as the L1BC playoff champion had already acquired the regular season winning berth.

Bracket

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

Semi-finals

August 11 PEF Québec Quebec 6–4 British Columbia Unity FC Langley, British Columbia
2:30 PM PST
Comet report
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Stadium
Referee: Amanda Kwan
August 11 Alliance United FC Ontario 1–2 British Columbia Whitecaps FC Girls Elite Langley, British Columbia
7:00 PM PST Chown 73' Comet report Blundell 45' (pen.), 69' Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Stadium
Referee: Sheila Couture

Third place match

August 13 Alliance United FC Ontario 0–2 British Columbia Unity FC Langley, British Columbia
10:30 AM PST Connell
Ewasiuk 72'		 Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Stadium
Referee: Shaelyn Holdaway

Final

August 13 PEF Québec Quebec 0–5 British Columbia Whitecaps FC Girls Elite Langley, British Columbia
4:00 PM PST Blundell 16'
Kimwemwe 22', 86'
Perrault 28'
Hernandez Gray 53'		 Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Stadium
Referee: Sydney Berridge

Combined competitions

Juan de Fuca Plate (L1BC)

Further information: Juan de Fuca Plate (soccer)
2023 Juan de Fuca Plate standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: Juan de Fuca Plate
(C) Champions

Exhibition Series

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.

Men

League1 Alberta Maritime Super Series

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Calgary Foothills FC (C) 8 20
2 St. Albert Impact 8 11
3 Edmonton BTB SC 8 10
4 Cavalry FC U21 8 8
5 Edmonton Scottish 8 6
Source: L1AB
(C) Champions
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Suburban FC (C) 6 18
2 Fredericton Picaroons Reds 6 6
3 Winsloe Charlottetown Royals FC 6 3
Source: Standings
(C) Champions

Championship Final

League1 Alberta Maritime Super Series
Final
July 28
   
1 Calgary Foothills FC 3
2 St. Albert Impact 0
Final
August 5
   
1 Suburban FC 7
2 Fredericton Picaroons Reds 0

Women

League1 Alberta Maritime Super Series

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 St. Albert Impact 8 22
2 Calgary Blizzard SC (C) 8 16
3 Calgary Foothills WFC 8 15
4 Edmonton BTB SC 8 3
5 Edmonton Scottish 8 3
Source: L1AB
(C) Champions
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Suburban FC (C) 6 14
2 Winsloe Charlottetown Royals FC 6 6
3 Fredericton Picaroons Reds 6 4
Source: Standings
(C) Champions

Championship Final

League1 Alberta Maritime Super Series
Final
July 28
   
1 St. Albert Impact 1(4)
2 Calgary Blizzard SC 1(5)
Final
August 5
   
1 Suburban FC 4
2 Winsloe Charlottetown Royals FC 3

References

  1. ^ "League Operations and Game Day Manual Version 12.1" (PDF). League1 Ontario. January 25, 2022. p. 56. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "League Operations and Game Day Manual Version 12.1" (PDF). League1 Ontario. January 25, 2022. p. 56. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  6. ^ a b "League1 Canada's Women's Inter-Provincial Championship Heads to British Columbia in August". Canadian Premier League. July 21, 2023.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_League1_Canada_season