League1 Canada

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League1 Canada
File:League1 Canada logo.png
Country Canada
Confederation CONCACAF
Divisions 3: L1O, L1BC, PLSQ
Number of teams 41 clubs (men)
39 clubs (women)
Level on pyramid 3
Domestic cup(s) Canadian Championship
Website https://league1canada.ca
2022 League1 Canada season

League1 Canada (L1C; French: Ligue1 Canada) is a national soccer competition in Canada which acts as the third tier in the Canadian soccer league system below the Canadian Premier League, consisting of the highest level sanctioned provincial league in three of the provinces of Canada.

League1 Canada is contested by clubs from three divisions; these are League1 Ontario, League1 British Columbia, and the Première ligue de soccer du Québec for both the men's and women's divisions. L1C is overseen by Canada Soccer Business, in partnership with participating provincial member federations. Dino Rossi has served as league president since May 2022.[1]

History

In 2011, the Première ligue de soccer du Québec was established to begin play in 2012, marking the return of semi-professional soccer in the province of Quebec.[2] In 2013, League1 Ontario was founded as a semi-professional league by the Ontario Soccer Association to begin play in 2014 with a men's division,[3] followed by a women's division in 2015.[4] After multiple years of consideration, League1 British Columbia began play in 2022 in both the male and female divisions.[5]

On March 31, 2022, League1 Canada was announced as an alliance of the three existing Division III pro-am leagues, aligning the national soccer pathway.[6] L1O and L1BC adopted new logos that day, with the PLSQ transitioning to a common logo for 2023.[6]

On August 12–14, 2022, the inaugural Women's Interprovincial Championship will be held in Laval, Quebec. The competition is a four-team knockout tournament featuring the champions of each of the three divisions, as well as an additional team from the PLSQ (allocated as host).[7][8]

Provincial competitions

Leagues

League Men's division Women's division
First season Teams Current winner First season Teams Current winner
League1 British Columbia 2022 7 TBA 2022 7 TBA
League1 Ontario 2014 22 Guelph United F.C.
(2021)		 2015 20 FC London (2021)
Première ligue de soccer du Québec 2012 12 CS Mont-Royal Outremont (2021) 2018 12 AS Blainville (2022)

League cups

Not to be confused with a league's playoff phase.

Cup Men's division Women's division
First season Current winner First season Current winner
L1 Cup 2014[lower-alpha 1] Vaughan Azzurri (2018) 2015[lower-alpha 1] Woodbridge Strikers (2018)
Coupe PLSQ 2013[lower-alpha 2] CS Fabrose (2019) 2021 AS Blainville (2021)
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The L1 Cup is currently on hiatus and will return in the 2024 League1 Ontario season.
  2. ↑ The Coupe PLSQ is currently on hiatus and will return in the 2022 PLSQ season.

Interprovincial competitions

  • Women's Interprovincial Championship
  • Men's Interprovincial Championship (from 2023)[9]

See also

References

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