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League1 Ontario -Nine teams to compete in inaugural 2019 summer season, playing a 12-match summer schedule and a separate 10-match fall season
April 2, 2019

Toronto – League1 Ontario will add a new level of competition in 2019, complementing the existing men’s and women’s U23-focused divisions with a men’s U21 Reserve Division that will kick off in late May.

“The introduction of the League1 Ontario reserve league serves as an important bridge along Ontario’s talented pathway, providing an integral standards-based development environment for the next generation of League1 stars,” said League1 Commissioner, Dino Rossi.

The debut League1 Reserve season will be split into two separate and fully-independent sections: a 12-match summer season (kicking off week of May 20) and a 10-match fall season (kicking off week of August 26).

Additional teams may opt to participate only in the fall competition for the inaugural 2019 season. The deadline to enter a team for the fall season is Friday July 5. Eligible applicants include existing League1 Ontario license holders and OPDL license holders.

“Participation in the reserve league is voluntary in 2019 but will become mandatory for all L1 programs (both male and female) in the future to ensure we capture all the rising stars of Ontario Soccer in this pathway,” said Rossi.

The League1 U21 Reserve division will provide an elite standards-based level to connect the current OPDL youth environment with the senior League1 level.
Upward player movement is encouraged through the talented pathway, with elite players in an organization’s youth ranks capable of moving up to the League1 Reserve team, and Reserve team players in turn fuelling the “first team”.

Additionally, some limited downward movement will also be possible for players signed to a League1 “first team” roster to allow some of those players to get regular playing time with the Reserve side as warranted.

“We have always encouraged the upward movement of up-and-coming young players within an organization from lower level teams to the first team but the opportunity for some limited downward movement of players from the first team to the reserves is something our license holders have asked for repeatedly over the years,” Rossi explained.

“We are pleased to have delivered this for our stakeholders.”

The following teams have been approved for the 2019 League1 Ontario Men’s U21 Reserve summer season:
• Darby FC
• FC London
• Hamilton United Elite
• Masters FA
• Oakville Blue Devils
• Oakville SC (OPDL)
• Pro Stars FC
• Sigma FC 1
• Sigma FC 2

About League1 Ontario

League1 Ontario is the province of Ontario’s pro-am, standards-based, senior league. Founded in 2014, the league began with a ten team men’s division, which has grown to 16 teams in 2019. In 2015, League1 introduced a women’s division, which has grown to 14 teams in 2019. Finally, a League1 U21 Reserve Division structure was initiated in 2019.

League1 Ontario serves as a stepping stone between the high-performance youth level and elite amateur and professional levels of the game. Owned and managed by Canadian Soccer Business (CSB) and sanctioned by FIFA through the domestic bodies of Canada Soccer and Ontario Soccer, League1 Ontario’s primary focus is the showcase and development of Canada’s future stars.
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Contact: Cormac Rea | Senior Communications Coordinator | cormac.rea@cansb.ca | For more information on League1 Ontario: www.league1ontario.com