Come out and support Ontario’s volunteers

The Centre Circle Awards are Ontario Soccer’s highest level of recognition and are presented annually to deserving volunteers and organizations nominated on the basis of their outstanding contributions to the development of soccer in Ontario and Canada. 

Ontario Soccer has announced the 2018 class of Centre Circle Award winners.

Do you know someone who won? Did someone win from your region? Come out and show support for the great volunteers who make our game run.  

Click here to find out who this year’s winners are. 

Click here for information on how to purchase tickets.

Ontario Soccer held a Special General Meeting of the Members on Saturday, May 26 to vote on proposed new By-law changes for a new, modernized Ontario Soccer governance structure. 

The Membership voted in favour of these By-law amendments. 

Elections of a new Ontario Soccer Board will take place Oct. 13, 2018. More information will be made available following Ontario Soccer’s Annual General Meeting on June 10, 2018. 

Notice has been given that the Annual Meeting of the Members will be held Sunday, June 10, 2018, at 9:00 a.m. at the Holiday Inn Toronto – International Airport (Trillium Ballroom) – 970 Dixon Rd. Toronto, ON. 

All active members (District Associations) and Associate Members are expected to attend. Please RSVP no later than June 1. 

Click here for more information on the AGM, registering, accommodations and travel. 

Canada Soccer has selected the 20 Women’s National Team Players who will represent the maple leaf against Germany June 10, in Hamilton. 

The two-time Olympic bronze medalists will welcome Germany, the reigning Olympic Champions to Tim Hortons Field for the Sunday afternoon match, which will feature 11 players who hail from Ontario. 

Click here to find out which players made the cut. 

Ontario Soccer’s Manager of Player Development Program, Gabriel Assis, will be a panelist in an upcoming Sport For life Society webinar. 

The webinar, titled, “On the ground, quality community sport programs that build performance,” will take place May 29 at 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. 

Click here for more information on the webinar and how to attend. 

Canada Soccer has brought together a promising group of 20 young players for the upcoming Festival International Espoirs Provence from May 26 to June 9 in France. 

The squad, which has 11 Ontario players in the roster, will face a series of tough opponents as the players continue their international development towards contributing to the future success of Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team. 

Click here to read more about the tournament and find out who made the cut. 

Professional soccer arrived in York Region with Canadian Premier League’s unveiling of York 9 FC as one of its founding clubs. 

It was a special day for supporters, local players, founders and the soccer community. 

York 9 will play its 2019 season at York University but plans are underway to build a 12,000 to 15,000 seat stadium within three years. 

Click here to read more about this exciting announcement. 

Accessible Soccer is the beautiful game, for all. 

Ontario Soccer believes that the intention of any accessible and inclusive soccer program should focus on providing an opportunity for players in their own community to discover soccer, develop skills and build friendships as part of a team. 

This guide will assist clubs, academies and districts with generating awareness about Accessible Soccer as well assist with understanding the Accessibility for Ontarians with the Disabilities Act. 

Click here for more on the guide and how to download it. 

The draw for the 2018 Ontario Cup has been completed and teams can now find their draw in the competition. 

The Ontario Cup and the Soccer For Life Provincial Soccer Championship is the largest club competition of its kind in Canada.

One of the oldest sports events in the country, the Ontario Cup was first staged in 1901. 

Click here for more information on the draw and the Ontario Cup. 

After a riveting special screening of Swift Current, presented by Respect in Sport, Sheldon Kennedy joined the audience at the Ontario Soccer Summit 2018 for an intimate question and answer session about the abuse he suffered as a youth athlete and how we can prevent it from happening in soccer.  

A former NHL player, Kennedy has been instrumental in bringing governments, public and private sector partners together to influence policy change and improve the way child abuse is handled. 

Click here to watch the discussion with Kennedy.