April 8, 2014--OSA Announces League 1 Ontario Teams (from OSA Media Advisory)

  
  
MEDIA ADVISORY

OSA ANNOUNCES LEAGUE1 ONTARIO TEAMS 
Ten squads to compete in inaugural season

VAUGHAN, ON (Tuesday, April 8, 2014) -- The Ontario Soccer Association announced the 10 
organizations accepted into the inaugural season of League1 Ontario, the province’s semi-
professional men’s league. Organizations were chosen through a standards-based application 
process.

“We believe that League1 Ontario is critical in following the Canadian Soccer Association’s 
Strategic Plan which calls for provincial semi-professional leagues across the country,” OSA 
President Ron Smale said.

"This league is designed to bridge a gap in Ontario's talented player pathway on the men’s 
side,” League1 Ontario Chairman Dino Rossi said. “To this point we have not been able to 
adequately address the needs of our top players once they have exhausted their opportunities 
at the highest levels of youth soccer. League1 will go a long way to correcting this issue."

The 10 League1 Ontario teams are as follows: 
ANB Futbol 
Durham Power 
FC Internacional de Toronto 
Kingston Cataraqui Clippers 
Masters FA 
Sigma FC 
Toronto FC Academy 
Vaughan Azzurri 
Windsor Stars 
Woodbridge Strikers

Toronto FC Academy, Vaughan Soccer Club (home of the Azzurri) and Woodbridge Strikers 
Soccer Club are members of the Ontario Player Development League (OPDL) which will also 
launch in 2014. Durham Power FC is operated by Pickering Soccer Club, which is also a member 
of the OPDL.

ANB Futbol, Masters FA and Sigma FC are OSA Recognized Non-Club Academies.

"I am very proud that, in our first year, this league will bring together several of the top 
organizations in the province, which boast some of Ontario's leading technical professionals,” 
Rossi added. “There is consensus that League1 will always prioritize the advancement of our 
top domestic players and that young players will be given ample opportunities to develop and 
thrive."

League1 will kick off during the last weekend of May 2014. The location for the inaugural 
match and the teams that will take part are to be announced.

CONTACT Stephanie J. Geosits 
Director, Marketing & Communications 
sgeosits@soccer.on.ca 
Ph: 905 264 9390, x275 
C: 647 228 7667

Ben Rycroft
Communications Manager 
brycroft@soccer.on.ca 
Ph: 905.264.9390 x 255 

www.ontariosoccer.net 
@OSA_Tweeter

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