Want to help lead the game in Ontario?

The Nominations Committee is seeking qualified candidates for positions and who are able to contribute to Ontario Soccer in a way that reflects the values of inclusiveness, respect, integrity, high ethical standards, community building and is player-centred. 

Complete candidate packages must be submitted electronically by end of day Sunday, April 7, 2019. 

Click here for more information and how to apply. 

Two Ontario Player Development League teams have qualified for the Gatorade 5v5 Global Finals and will now compete with over 20 other countries on the world stage. 

This year saw two new finalists, as Oakville SC and hosts United FA won their respective competitions over the weekend and, as well as receiving a Gatorade Sweat Test, they will now travel to Madrid, Spain as the Canadian representative in the Global final. 

Click here for more information on Gatorade 5v5 and the finals. 

Canada Soccer’s Jason de Vos, Director of Soccer Development and Dave Nutt, Manager of Development – Operations, joined a packed 2019 Ontario Soccer Summit session to thoroughly go through the Club Licensing program with delegates. 

The primary goals of Club Licensing are to set clearly defined standards and expectations, recognize excellence in the soccer community, raise the level of all soccer organizations and finally, drive change in the soccer community. 

Click here to watch their in-class session. 

The Soccer Now discussion panel at the 2019 Ontario Soccer Summit covered an array of relevant topics in our game today and included a star-studded compliment of guests. 

The guests included: Jason de Vos (Canada Soccer), Ian Campbell (FC London), Diego Moratorio (MLS Canada), Roy Nasrallah (Canadian Premier League) and Bill Manning (Toronto FC). 

Click here to watch this exciting discussion on the state of the game in Canada. 

The U-18 Boys Ontario Futsal Cup final saw the Kitchener Academy taking on London Athletic Canadian FC in a game that would come down to the final minute. 

With London leading by two in the final minutes, Kitchener drew to within one and would press to find the equalizer. 

Click here to read the match report, watch highlights and find photos from the final. 

The Men’s Ontario Futsal Cup featured GTA Futsal taking on Ottawa Gloucester Celtic for the right to advance to the Futsal Canadian Championships. 

Ottawa jumped out to an early 2-0 lead before GTA Futsal battled back and made it an incredibly close affair. 

Click here to read the match report, watch the highlights and see photos from the final. 

The U-18 Girls Ontario Futsal Cup final saw Hamilton United Elite SC facing Mississauga Dixie Athletics. 

Hamilton would lead for much of the match but the final would come down to the dying moments as Mississauga pressed to tie it. 

Click here to read the match report, watch highlights and see photos from the final. 

The 2019 Ontario Futsal Cup wrapped up for three divisions this weekend at Durham College in Oshawa. 

The campus played host to the U-18 Boys and Girls, as well as the Men’s final, on a day that brought numerous special moments as three titles were captured. 

Click here to watch the highlights of the 2019 Ontario Futsal Cup. 

Three Canadian match officials, including one from Ontario, have been selected to take part in further development. 

Cole Shoemaker (BC), Brad Doubrough (ON) and Sebastian Noshinravani (QC) have been selected to the CONCACAF Program of Referee Excellence (PORE). 

Click here to find out more about this accomplishment. 

Ontario Soccer has released the highlights from Howard Webb’s keynote speech at the Ontario Soccer Summit 2019. 

The former international match official and General Manager of Professional Referee Organization delighted a packed house at Wolf Performance Hall with stories about his World Cup experiences, his philosophy as a match official and his work with Video Assistant Referee. 

Click here to watch the highlights of Howard Webb’s keynote speech. 

Ontario Soccer Summit had the opportunity to hear from two seasoned match officials. 

Joe Fletcher, former Canadian international match official, and Sonia Denoncourt, former FIFA referee, led a series of related drills, fitness and sprint testing. 

Click here to watch the Ontario Soccer Summit session. 

Ontario Soccer is preparing to roll-out the Canada Soccer Club Licensing Program across the province. 

The roll-out includes workshops that are available for Districts, Leagues, Club and Academies. 

Applications to join the Canada Soccer Club Licensing Program will open in March 2019. 

Click here for more information on workshops and how to apply. 

Ontario Soccer has reviewed the time it takes to process payments to members and suppliers. In addition, Ontario Soccer has reviewed with our bankers, the incidence of an increased potential for fraud in relation to the preparation and distribution of paper cheques. 

Accordingly, Ontario Soccer are transitioning all payments made by cheque to electronic payments. 

Click here for more information on this change. 

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.