Ontario Soccer announces 2020 Provincial Projects invites

Ontario Soccer is pleased to announce the selections for the 2020 Provincial Projects. 

The selected athletes, between 40-50 per age group and gender, were previously evaluated at the Provincial Screening Competition in October or throughout the year and will now be further screened as part of the Provincial Projects. 

The screening sessions and the preparation weekends will take place at the Ontario Soccer Centre, before the final rosters selections for the Provincial Teams are announced in April. 

Click here to see the selections and find out more about the Provincial Projects. 

The Ontario Soccer Summit 2020 tickets are in hot demand. 

Ontario Soccer announced this week that Early Bird Tickets for the Feb. 21-23, 2020 event, held in Hamilton at Redeemer University College, have sold-out in record time. 

Less than 20 days after going on sale and three weeks before the cut-off date, the first block of tickets have completely sold-out and now Regular Price tickets are available to the public. 

With Regular Price Tickets now on sale, Ontario Soccer will, next week, announce another crop of fantastic presenters and panellists that will be attending the 2020 event. 

Click here for more information on Ontario Soccer Summit 2020. 

Click here to purchase tickets. 

Canada Soccer have announced their squad for a crucial away match in the 2019-20 Concacaf Nations League against rivals USA. 

At stake in the upcoming November window is first place in Group A of Concacaf Nations League and a spot in the Final Four in the inaugural season of the competition. The Nov. 15 match also offers valuable points on the FIFA World Rankings, which will determine Canada’s pathway to the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar. 

Click here to see which Ontario players were selected and learn more about the match. 

For the first time ever, the sport of futsal will be introduced in the 2020 Ontario Winter Games. 

The 2020 Ontario Futsal Cup will be played in the Winter Games in the U-18 Boys and Girls divisions. Teams that enter the Ontario Futsal Cup in these divisions will be given an opportunity to qualify for the Final Round of the Ontario Futsal Cup, which will be held at the Ontario Winter Games. 

Registration for the U-18 division, as well as other divisions, are now open for the Ontario Futsal Cup. 

Click here for more information and how to register. 

Lauren Maharaj returns to take you on a tour of one of the province’s leading industrial centres, known as Steeltown, with fan support for their hometown teams like few in the country. 

Over the next few months, Lauren will be introducing you to the City of Hamilton, our fantastic speakers and our host venue Redeemer University College, to give you a taste of what is to come. 

Click here to watch Discover. Develop. Excel. Episode #1. 

The 2020 Ontario Indoor Cup dates and locations have been finalized and are now available online. 

As well, the 2020 Ontario Indoor Cup Entry Rules and Entry Form are now available online. 

The entry deadline is Dec. 4, 2019. 

Click here for more information and how to register. 

Ontario teams brought home a gold medal and a pair of silver medals from the Toyota National Championships. 

Ottawa TFC Academy won the Girls U-17 Cup in Charlottetown, PEI. 

Woodbridge SC settled for silver after narrowly falling to Calgary’s Foothills 1-0. 

Ottawa St. Anthony went undefeated through group play but fell to Surrey’s Central City Breakers 2-0 in the Gold Medal game. 

Click here to find out more about the Toyota National Championship results.

Find more coverage from Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5. 

Ontario Soccer is pleased to announce its, Board of Directors approved new Strategic Plan for 2019-2021, which will serve as a road map for soccer in the province over the next three years. 

The Strategic Plan will focus on four key areas of the sport and within those areas, each have three Strategic Initiatives where Ontario Soccer will look at tackling opportunities on and off the field. 

Click here to read more about the 2019-2021 Strategic Plan.