2022 League1 Canada season

Soccer league season

League1 CanadaSeason| 2022

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Men's soccer
League1 BC| TSS FC Rovers
League1 Ontario| Vaughan Azzurri
PLSQ| FC Laval
Women's soccer
League1 BC| Whitecaps FC Girls Elite Academy
League1 Ontario| NDC Ontario
PLSQ| A.S. Blainville
Interprovincial Championship| A.S. Blainville

<- 2021 L1O (m/w)
2021 PLSQ m/w)

2023 ->

The 2022 League1 Canada season was the first edition of League1 Canada, the third division of men's and women's soccer in Canada.[1] The 2022 season included regional leagues and playoffs, as well as the inaugural Women's Interprovincial Championship.[2] A men's interprovincial tournament will not debut until the 2023 season.[3]

## Men's competitions

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### Provincial leagues

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League1 BC | League1 Ontario | Première ligue de soccer du Québec

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| Pos | Team

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| Pld | Pts

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1  | Varsity FC | 12  | 28
2  | TSS FC Rovers (C) | 12  | 22
3  | Whitecaps FC Academy | 12  | 16
4  | Altitude FC | 12  | 14
5  | Rivers FC | 12  | 13
6  | Unity FC | 12  | 12
7  | Victoria Highlanders FC | 12  | 11

Source: Standings
(C) Champions

| Pos | Team

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| Pld | Pts

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1  | Vaughan Azzurri (C) | 21  | 57
2  | Blue Devils FC | 21  | 47
3  | Alliance United FC | 21  | 45
4  | North Toronto Nitros | 21  | 44
5  | Simcoe County Rovers FC | 21  | 44
6  | ProStars FC | 21  | 43
7  | Guelph United F.C. | 21  | 42
8  | Hamilton United | 21  | 31
9  | Sigma FC | 21  | 31
10  | Electric City FC | 21  | 30
11  | Woodbridge Strikers | 21  | 29
12  | Scrosoppi FC | 21  | 28
13  | Darby FC | 21  | 25
14  | Pickering FC | 21  | 23
15  | BVB IA Waterloo | 21  | 22
16  | St. Catharines Roma Wolves | 21  | 20
17  | Burlington SC | 21  | 19
18  | Windsor TFC | 21  | 18
19  | Master's FA | 21  | 17
20  | Unionville Milliken SC | 21  | 14
21  | North Mississauga SC | 21  | 14
22  | FC London | 21  | 10

Source: League1 Ontario
(C) Champions

See also: Reserve and U19 Reserve Divisions  | Pos | Team

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1  | FC Laval (C) | 22  | 53
2  | CS Saint-Laurent | 22  | 49
3  | A.S. Blainville | 22  | 44
4  | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 22  | 41
5  | CS Longueuil | 22  | 38
6  | CF Montréal U23 | 22  | 38
7  | CS St-Hubert | 22  | 28
8  | Royal-Sélect de Beauport | 22  | 26
9  | AS Laval | 22  | 25
10  | Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | 22  | 16
11  | CS Lanaudière-Nord | 22  | 12
12  | Ottawa South United | 22  | 5

Source: PLSQ
(C) Champions

See also: Reserve Division

### Provincial playoffs

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League1 BC Championship Final

| Final |

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| 1 | Varsity FC | 1(4) |
| 2 | TSS FC Rovers | 1(5) |

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League1 Ontario playoffs

| Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Finals |

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| | | | 1 | Vaughan Azzurri | 2 | |
| 4 | North Toronto Nitros | 0 | | | 5 | Simcoe County Rovers FC | 1 |
| 5 | Simcoe County Rovers FC | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Vaughan Azzurri | 5 |
| | | | | | 2 | Blue Devils FC | 1 |
| | | | 2 | Blue Devils FC | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Alliance United FC | 4 | | | 3 | Alliance United FC | 2 |
| 6 | ProStars FC | 0 | |

### Provincial league cups

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Coupe PLSQ

| Semi-finals | | | Final |

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| 1 | FC Laval | 2 | |
| 4 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 1 |
| | 1 | FC Laval | 1 |
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| | | 3 | AS Blainville | 3 |
| 2 | CS Saint-Laurent | 1 |

| 3 | AS Blainville | 2 |

## Women's competitions

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### Provincial leagues

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League1 BC | League1 Ontario | Première ligue de soccer du Québec

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| Pos | Team

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| Pld | Pts

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1  | Varsity FC | 12  | 33
2  | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite Academy (C) | 12  | 25
3  | Unity FC | 12  | 24
4  | TSS FC Rovers | 12  | 21
5  | Victoria Highlanders FC | 12  | 10
6  | Altitude FC | 12  | 5
7  | Rivers FC | 12  | 4

Source: Standings
(C) Champions

| Pos | Team

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| Pld | Pts

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1  | Vaughan Azzurri | 19  | 48
2  | NDC Ontario (C) | 19  | 46
3  | Woodbridge Strikers | 19  | 42
4  | FC London | 19  | 41
5  | Simcoe County Rovers FC | 19  | 41
6  | Alliance United FC | 19  | 37
7  | North Toronto Nitros | 19  | 36
8  | Electric City FC | 19  | 32
9  | North Mississauga SC | 19  | 28
10  | Darby FC | 18  | 27
11  | St Catharines Roma Wolves | 19  | 25
12  | Tecumseh SC | 19  | 25
13  | Guelph Union | 19  | 24
14  | Unionville Milliken SC | 18  | 22
15  | Blue Devils FC | 19  | 19
16  | BVB IA Waterloo | 19  | 15
17  | Pickering FC | 19  | 12
18  | Hamilton United | 19  | 10
19  | ProStars FC | 19  | 6
20  | Burlington SC | 19  | 3

Updated to match(es) played on August 7, 2022. Source: League1 Ontario
(C) Champions

See also: Reserve Division and Fall Reserve Division | Pos | Team

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1  | A.S. Blainville (C, L) | 11  | 27
2  | AS Laval | 11  | 26
3  | Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest | 11  | 24
4  | FC Laval | 11  | 22
5  | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 11  | 15
6  | Pierrefonds FC | 11  | 14
7  | PEF Québec | 11  | 14
8  | Ottawa South United | 11  | 13
9  | CS Longueuil | 11  | 13
10  | Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | 11  | 8
11  | Royal-Sélect de Beauport | 11  | 7
12  | CS St-Hubert | 11  | 4

Source: PLSQ
(C) Champions; (L) Coupe PLSQ winner

### Provincial playoffs

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League1 BC Championship Final

| Finals |

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| 1 | Varsity FC | 1 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite | 2 |

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League1 Ontario playoffs

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| Quarterfinals| | | Semifinals| | | Finals
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| | 1| Vaughan Azzurri| 1
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| 3| Woodbridge Strikers| 0| | | 6| Alliance United| 2| | |
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| 6| Alliance United| 1| | | | 6| Alliance United| 1
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| | | | 2| NDC Ontario| 3
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| | 2| NDC Ontario| 2|
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| 4| FC London| 4| | | 4| FC London| 0| | |
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| 5| Simcoe County Rovers| 3| | | |
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### Provincial league cups

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Coupe PLSQ

| Semi-finals | | | Final |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
| 1 | A.S. Blainville | 2 (4) | |
| 4 | FC Laval | 2 (3) |
| | 1 | A.S. Blainville | 2 |
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| | | 3 | Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest | 0 |
| 2 | AS Laval | 1 |

| 3 | Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest | 4 |

### Inter-Provincial Championship

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#### Details

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Qualified teams  Team | Method

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Varsity FC | L1BC regular season winners[note 1]
Alliance United FC | L1O runner-up[note 2]
A.S. Blainville | PLSQ champions
AS Laval | PLSQ runner-up

Host  Soccer Quebec

City  | Stadium(s)  | Capacity
Laval | Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne | ~1000

1. ^ Due to scheduling issues, ahead of the conclusion of the L1BC season, L1BC confirmed that Varsity FC would be the league representative, regardless of the playoff results of the season.[6]
2. ^ After the final it was announced that due to scheduling conflicts, champions NDC Ontario could not participate.[7]

#### Bracket

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| Semifinals | | | Championship Game |

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| L1BC | Varsity FC | 0 | |
| PLSQ-1 | A.S. Blainville | 2 |
| | PLSQ-1 | A.S. Blainville | 3 |
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| | | PLSQ-2 | AS Laval | 0 |
| L1O | Alliance United FC | 1 (5) |
| PLSQ-2 | AS Laval | 1 (6) | | | Third place
| | L1BC | Varsity FC | 2 (1)
| | L1O | Alliance United FC | 2 (4)

#### Matches

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Semi-finals

Alliance United FC v  AS Laval August 12 |  Alliance United FC | 1–1
(5–6 p)|  AS Laval | Laval, Quebec

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4:00 PM | Badovinac 66' | Report | Feola 83' | Stadium: Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne
Referee: Sheila Couture
| Penalties|

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Santarossa

Varsity FC v  A.S. Blainville August 12 |  Varsity FC | 0–2|  A.S. Blainville | Laval, Quebec

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6:30 PM |  | Report | Bellerose 2'
Asselin 58' | Stadium: Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne
Referee: Isabelle Duclo

Third place match

Varsity FC v  Alliance United FC August 14 |  Varsity FC | 2–2
(1–4 p)|  Alliance United FC | Laval, Quebec

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11:30 a.m. | Baxter 13'
Tolnai 26' |  | Cheung 43'
Mariani 60' | Stadium: Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne
Referee: Amanda Kwan
| Penalties|
Baxter
Davie
Ferreira |  |  Cheung
Mariani
Whelan
Chown

Final

A.S. Blainville v  AS Laval August 14 |  A.S. Blainville | 3–0|  AS Laval | Laval, Quebec

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1:30 PM | Sauvé 30'
Thibault 54'
Cardinal 55' |  |  | Stadium: Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne
Referee: Myriam Marcotte

## References

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1. ^ "League1 Canada officially launched today". Canadian Premier League. March 31, 2022.
2. ^ "BC Soccer announces League1 BC participation at the Women's Interprovincial Championship". BC Soccer. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
3. ^ "League1 Canada launches Women's Inter-Provincial Championship". League1 Ontario. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
4. ^ "League Operations and Game Day Manual Version 12.1" (PDF). League1 Ontario. January 25, 2022. p. 56. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
5. ^ "League Operations and Game Day Manual Version 12.1" (PDF). League1 Ontario. January 25, 2022. p. 56. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
6. ^ @bcsoccerweb (July 12, 2022). "@League1BC has already determined their representative at the tournament, due to scheduling issues. @Varsity_FC will represent the league at the inaugural tournament" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
7. ^ @L1OWomens (August 7, 2022). "Congratulations to our champions, @NDC_Ontario! However, @ALLIANCE_UTDFC will represent @L1OWomens at the 2022 League1 Canada Inter-Provincial Cup as many of the players at @NDC_Ontario will be representing Ontario at the Canada Summer Games!" (Tweet) - via Twitter.

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Leagues|

* League1 Alberta
* League1 British Columbia
* League1 Ontario
* men
* women
* Ligue1 Québec

Secondary competitions|

* Coupe L1QC
* Juan de Fuca Plate
* L1 Cup
* men
* women

National competitions|

* Women's Inter-Provincial Championship

Seasons|

* 2022
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* 2024

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2022 in Canadian soccer

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| Men's leagues|

* CPL
* Final
* MLS
* Playoffs
* L1C
* L1O
* PLSQ
* L1BC
* MLS Next Pro
* USL2
* CSL

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Women's leagues|

* UWS
* L1C
* L1O
* PLSQ
* L1BC

Cups|

* Canadian Championship (Final)
* Challenge Trophy

Other|

* CPL transfers
* CPL–U Sports Draft
* MLS transfers
* MLS All-Star Game
* 2020 Canadian Championship (postponed from 2020)
* U Sports Men's Championship

International

Club competitions|

* CONCACAF Champions League
* CONCACAF League

National teams|

| Men|

* FIFA World Cup
* qualification
* Group F
* CONCACAF Nations League
* U20: CONCACAF U-20 Championship

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Women|

* CONCACAF W Championship
* Arnold Clark Cup
* U20: CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship

Team seasons

Club seasons|

| CPL|

* Atlético Ottawa
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* FC Edmonton
* Forge FC
* HFX Wanderers
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* York United FC

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MLS|

* CF Montréal
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* Vancouver Whitecaps FC

MLS Next Pro|

* Toronto FC II
* Whitecaps FC 2

Links to related articles

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League1 British Columbia

* Canadian Soccer Association
* British Columbia Soccer Association
* League1 Canada

Men's|

| Current clubs|

* Altitude FC
* Burnaby FC
* Harbourside FC
* Rivers FC
* TSS FC Rovers
* Unity FC
* Whitecaps FC Academy

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Future clubs|

* Evolution FC
* Langley United

Former clubs|

* Nautsaʼmawt FC
* Victoria Highlanders FC

Women's|

| Current clubs|

* Altitude FC
* Burnaby FC
* Harbourside FC
* Rivers FC
* TSS FC Rovers
* Unity FC
* Whitecaps FC Girls Elite Academy

|

Future clubs|

* Evolution FC
* Langley United

Former clubs|

* Nautsaʼmawt FC
* Victoria Highlanders FC

Seasons|

* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

See also|

* Juan de Fuca Plate

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* e

League1 Ontario – Men's Division

* Canadian Soccer Association
* Ontario Soccer Association
* L1O Women's Division
* League1 Canada

Clubs|

| Premier|

* Alliance United
* Blue Devils FC
* Burlington SC
* Guelph United F.C.
* Hamilton United
* North Toronto Nitros
* ProStars FC
* Scrosoppi FC
* Sigma FC
* Simcoe County Rovers FC
* Vaughan Azzurri
* Woodbridge Strikers

|

Championship|

* BVB IA Waterloo
* Darby FC
* FC London
* Master's FA
* North Mississauga SC
* Pickering FC
* St. Catharines Roma Wolves
* Toronto FC III
* Unionville Milliken SC
* Windsor City FC

League2|

* The Borough FC
* Rush Canada SA
* Sudbury Cyclones

Former|

* 1812 FC Barrie
* ANB Futbol
* Aurora FC
* Electric City FC
* Internacional de Toronto
* Kingston Clippers
* Ottawa South United
* Sanjaxx Lions
* Toronto Skillz FC

Seasons|

* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Cups|

* L1 Cup
* Inter-Provincial Cup

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League1 Ontario – Women's Division

* Canadian Soccer Association
* Ontario Soccer Association
* L1O Men's Division
* League1 Canada

Premier Division clubs|

* Alliance United
* Blue Devils FC
* Guelph United FC
* FC London
* NDC Ontario
* North Mississauga SC
* North Toronto Nitros
* Simcoe County Rovers FC
* Vaughan Azzurri
* Woodbridge Strikers

Championship Division clubs|

* Burlington SC
* BVB IA Waterloo
* Darby FC
* Hamilton United
* Pickering FC
* ProStars FC
* Rush Canada SA
* Scrosoppi FC
* Tecumseh SC
* Unionville Milliken SC

League2 clubs|

* St. Catharines Roma Wolves

Former clubs|

* ANB Futbol
* Aurora FC
* DeRo United FA
* Electric City FC
* FC Oshawa
* Kingston Clippers
* Ottawa South United
* Sanjaxx Lions
* Toronto Azzurri Blizzard
* West Ottawa SC

Seasons|

* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Cups|

* L1O Cup
* Inter-Provincial Championship

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Ligue1 Québec – Men's Division

* Canadian Soccer Association
* Soccer Quebec
* League1 Canada

Current clubs|

* AS Blainville
* AS Laval
* Celtix du Haut-Richelieu
* CF Montréal U23
* CS Longueuil
* CS Mont-Royal Outremont
* CS St-Hubert
* CS Saint-Laurent
* FC Laval
* Ottawa South United
* Royal-Sélect de Beauport

Former clubs|

* ACP Montréal-Nord
* CS Lanaudière-Nord
* Dynamo de Quebec
* FC Boisbriand
* FC Brossard
* FC Gatineau
* FC Lanaudière
* FC St-Léonard
* Lakeshore SC
* Ottawa Fury FC Academy

Seasons|

* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

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Ligue1 Québec – Women's Division

* Canadian Soccer Association
* Soccer Quebec
* League1 Canada

Current clubs|

* AS Blainville
* AS Chaudière-Ouest
* AS Laval
* Celtix du Haut-Richelieu
* CS Longueuil
* CS Mont-Royal Outremont
* CS St-Hubert
* FC Laval
* Ottawa South United
* Pierrefonds FC
* PEF Québec EXCEL
* Royal-Sélect de Beauport

Former clubs|

* Dynamo de Quebec
* FC Sélect Rive-Sud
* Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis

Seasons|

* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

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