2023 League1 Canada season

2023 Inter-provincial Championship
Tournament details
Venue(s)	Willoughby Community Park,; Langley, BC
Dates	August 11–13
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite (1st title)
Runner-up	PEF Québec
Third place	Unity FC
Fourth place	Alliance United FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	20 (5 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Kierra Blundell; Esther Brossard; (3 goals each)
	← 2022 2024 →

League1 Canada
Season	2023
Men's soccer
League1 BC	Whitecaps FC Academy
League1 Ontario	Simcoe County Rovers FC
Ligue1 Québec	CS Saint-Laurent
Women's soccer
League1 BC	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
League1 Ontario	Alliance United FC
Ligue1 Québec	PEF Québec
Inter-provincial; Championship	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
	← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 League1 Canada season is the second edition of League1 Canada, the 3rd division soccer in Canada. It includes league competitions from its three member leagues, and an inter-provincial championship for select teams from the women's divisions.

Men's competitions[edit]

Provincial leagues[edit]

League1 BC

League1 Ontario

Ligue1 Québec

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Victoria Highlanders FC	14	32
2	TSS Rovers	14	29
3	Whitecaps FC Academy (C)	14	22
4	Unity FC	14	20
5	Nautsa’mawt FC	14	17
6	Rivers FC	14	16
7	Altitude FC	14	9
8	Harbourside FC	14	7

Source: League1 BC
(C) Champions

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Scrosoppi FC	20	51
2	Simcoe County Rovers FC (C)	20	46
3	Vaughan Azzurri	20	45
4	Blue Devils FC	20	39
5	Burlington SC	20	39
6	Guelph United F.C.	20	39
7	Electric City FC	20	37
8	Alliance United FC	20	33
9	Sigma FC	20	32
10	North Toronto Nitros	20	31
11	Hamilton United	20	26
12	Woodbridge Strikers	20	26
13	FC London	20	25
14	Darby FC	20	23
15	Windsor City FC	20	20
16	St. Catharines Roma Wolves	20	20
17	North Mississauga SC	20	20
18	ProStars FC	20	19
19	Master's FA	20	14
20	Unionville Milliken SC	20	4
21	BVB IA Waterloo	20	3

Source: League1 Ontario
(C) Champions

See also: Reserve and U19 Reserve Divisions

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	CS Saint-Laurent (C)	22	55
2	Royal-Sélect de Beauport	22	45
3	CS Mont-Royal Outremont	22	41
4	FC Laval	22	40
5	CF Montréal U23	22	40
6	CS St-Hubert	22	30
7	AS Blainville	22	30
8	CS Longueuil	22	26
9	AS Laval	22	24
10	Celtix du Haut-Richelieu	22	20
11	Ottawa South United	22	18
12	CS Lanaudière-Nord	22	2

Source: Spordle
(C) Champions

Provincial playoffs[edit]

British Columbia and Ontario use a post-season playoff competition to determine a regional league champion. Quebec however does not have a playoff competition and uses the regular season standings to determine their league champion.

League1 BC[edit]

Semi-finals July 29			Final August 5

1	Victoria Highlanders FC	3

4	Unity FC	2
			1	Victoria Highlanders FC	1 (7)

			3	Whitecaps FC Academy	1 (8)
2	TSS Rovers	0

3	Whitecaps FC Academy	4

League1 Ontario[edit]

Quarter-finals August 23			Semi-finals August 26–27			Final September 2

			1	Scrosoppi FC	2
4	Blue Devils FC	4	4	Blue Devils FC	1
5	Burlington SC	1				1	Scrosoppi FC	2
						2	Simcoe County Rovers FC	4
			2	Simcoe County Rovers FC	3
3	Vaughan Azzurri	2	3	Vaughan Azzurri	0
6	Guelph United FC	0

Provincial league cups[edit]

Coupe L1QC

First Round October 7–8		Quarter-Finals October 14		Semi-Finals October 21		Final October 28

		AS Blainville	1
CS Longueuil	0	CS St-Laurent	4
CS St-Laurent	6			CS St-Laurent	4
				Royal-Sélect de Beauport	1
		Royal-Sélect de Beauport	5
CS St-Hubert	0	AS Laval	0
AS Laval	2					CS St-Laurent	2
						CS Mont-Royal Outremont	0
		FC Laval	2(4)
CS Lanaudière-Nord	4	CS Lanaudière-Nord	2(5)
Ottawa South United	2			CS Lanaudière-Nord	0
				CS Mont-Royal Outremont	3
		Celtix du Haut-Richelieu	0
CS Mont-Royal Outremont	3	CS Mont-Royal Outremont	2
CF Montréal U23	0

Source: Spordle

2024 Canadian Championship qualification[edit]

In the men's divisions, the following teams are expected to qualify for the 2024 Canadian Championship.

Victoria Highlanders FC (League1 BC regular season winners)
Simcoe County Rovers FC (League1 Ontario champions)
CS Saint-Laurent (Ligue1 Québec champions)

Women's competitions[edit]

Provincial leagues[edit]

League1 BC

League1 Ontario

Ligue1 Québec

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite (C)	14	34
2	Nautsa’mawt FC	14	29
3	Unity FC	14	24
4	TSS Rovers	14	21
5	Harbourside FC	14	17
6	Altitude FC	14	17
7	Victoria Highlanders FC	14	13
8	Rivers FC	14	3

Source: League1 BC
(C) Champions

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	NDC Ontario	18	45
2	Vaughan Azzurri	18	44
3	North Toronto Nitros	18	38
4	Alliance United FC (C)	18	35
5	Woodbridge Strikers	18	34
6	FC London	18	32
7	Simcoe County Rovers FC	18	28
8	Electric City FC	18	27
9	North Mississauga SC	18	27
10	BVB IA Waterloo	18	24
11	Blue Devils FC	18	24
12	Guelph Union	18	24
13	Unionville Milliken SC	18	21
14	St. Catharines Roma Wolves	18	21
15	Hamilton United	18	18
16	Darby FC	18	16
17	Tecumseh SC	18	14
18	Burlington SC	18	11
19	ProStars FC	18	1

Source: League1 Ontario
(C) Champions

See also: Reserve and U19 Reserve Divisions

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	PEF Québec (C)	11	26
2	Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest	11	23
3	A.S. Blainville	11	21
4	Pierrefonds FC	11	21
5	Ottawa South United	11	16
6	Royal-Sélect de Beauport	11	15
7	AS Laval	11	13
8	FC Laval	11	12
9	CS Mont-Royal Outremont	11	12
10	Celtix du Haut-Richelieu	11	9
11	CS Longueuil	11	7
12	CS St-Hubert	11	4

Source: Spordle
(C) Champions

Provincial playoffs[edit]

British Columbia and Ontario use a post-season playoff competition to determine a regional league champion. Quebec however does not have a playoff competition and uses the regular season standings to determine their league champion.

League1 BC[edit]

Semi-finals July 29–30			Final August 5

1	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite	5

4	TSS Rovers	2
			1	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite	3

			3	Unity FC	1
2	Nautsa’mawt FC	1

3	Unity FC	4

League1 Ontario[edit]

Quarter-finals July 26–27			Semi-finals July 30			Final August 5

			1	NDC Ontario	4
3	North Toronto Nitros	0(3)	6	FC London	0
6	FC London	0(4)				1	NDC Ontario	1
						4	Alliance United FC (a.e.t.)	2
			2	Vaughan Azzurri	1
4	Alliance United FC	1(5)	4	Alliance United FC	2
5	Woodbridge Strikers	1(3)

Provincial league cups[edit]

Coupe PLSQ

First Round July 4–6		Quarter-Finals July 20–22		Semi-Finals July 29–30		Final August 6

		AS Blainville	1(4)
AS Laval	2	AS Laval	1(2)
Celtix du Haut-Richelieu	1			AS Blainville	0
				FC Laval	3
		FC Laval	2
CS Mont-Royal Outremont	3	CS Mont-Royal Outremont	0
CS Longueuil	0					FC Laval	0
						PEF Québec	2
		Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest	6
Ottawa South United	1	Pierrefonds FC	2
Pierrefonds FC	3			Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest	0
				PEF Québec	1
		Royal-Sélect de Beauport	2
PEF Québec	2	PEF Québec	4
CS St-Hubert	0

Source: Spordle

Inter-provincial Championship[edit]

Details[edit]

The Women's Inter-Provincial Championship was hosted by British Columbia, with the semi-finals occurring on August 11 and the final and third-place match occurring on August 13.^[3] As hosts, an extra qualification spot was allocated to League1 British Columbia and all matches will take place at Willoughby Community Park Stadium in Langley.^[3]

Qualified teams
Team	Method
Whitecaps FC Girls Elite	L1BC regular season winners
Alliance United FC	L1O champion
PEF Québec	L1QC champions
Unity FC	L1BC playoff runner-up^[a]

Host
BC Soccer
City	Stadium(s)	Capacity
Langley	Willoughby Community Park	6,600

^ Host berth allocated for the runner-up as the L1BC playoff champion had already acquired the regular season winning berth.

Bracket[edit]

Semifinals			Championship Game

QC	PEF Québec	6

BC-2	Unity FC	4
			QC	PEF Québec	0

			BC-1	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite	5
ON	Alliance United FC	1

BC-1	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite	2	Third place


			ON	Alliance United FC	0

			BC-2	Unity FC	2

Matches[edit]

Semi-finals

August 11	PEF Québec	6–4	Unity FC	Langley, British Columbia
2:30 PM PST	Brossard 4', 84' (pen.), 90+5' Larouche 41', 60' McNeely 72' (o.g.)	Comet report	Spiller 8' Bergen 45+1' Avery 45+2' Andrews 76'	Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Stadium Referee: Amanda Kwan

August 11	Alliance United FC	1–2	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite	Langley, British Columbia
7:00 PM PST	Chown 73'	Comet report	Blundell 45' (pen.), 69'	Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Stadium Referee: Sheila Couture

Third place match

August 13	Alliance United FC	0–2	Unity FC	Langley, British Columbia
10:30 AM PST			Connell Ewasiuk 72'	Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Stadium Referee: Shaelyn Holdaway

Final

August 13	PEF Québec	0–5	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite	Langley, British Columbia
4:00 PM PST			Blundell 16' Kimwemwe 22', 86' Perrault 28' Hernandez Gray 53'	Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Stadium Referee: Sydney Berridge

Combined competitions[edit]

Juan de Fuca Plate (L1BC)[edit]

2023 Juan de Fuca Plate standings
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Whitecaps FC Academy (C)	28	16	8	4	73	31	+42	56
2	TSS FC Rovers	28	15	5	8	55	35	+20	50
3	Nautsa’mawt FC	28	13	7	8	57	35	+22	46
4	Victoria Highlanders FC	28	13	6	9	34	35	−1	45
5	Unity FC	28	12	8	8	61	40	+21	44
6	Altitude FC	28	6	8	14	36	51	−15	26
7	Harbourside FC	28	6	6	16	32	70	−38	24
8	Rivers FC	28	5	4	19	35	86	−51	19

Source: Juan de Fuca Plate
(C) Champions

Exhibition Series[edit]

League1 Alberta held an Exhibition series for the 2023 season, ahead of their anticipated launch in 2024. An exhibition series was also held in the Maritimes, as a trial for a potential League1 Atlantic.

Men[edit]

League1 Alberta

Maritime Super Series

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Calgary Foothills FC (C)	8	20
2	St. Albert Impact	8	11
3	Edmonton BTB SC	8	10
4	Cavalry FC U21	8	8
5	Edmonton Scottish	8	6

Source: L1AB
(C) Champions

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Suburban FC (C)	6	18
2	Fredericton Picaroons Reds	6	6
3	Winsloe Charlottetown Royals FC	6	3

Source: Standings
(C) Champions

Championship Final

League1 Alberta

Maritime Super Series

Final July 28

1	Calgary Foothills FC	3

2	St. Albert Impact	0

Final August 5

1	Suburban FC	7

2	Fredericton Picaroons Reds	0

Women[edit]

League1 Alberta

Maritime Super Series

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	St. Albert Impact	8	22
2	Calgary Blizzard SC (C)	8	16
3	Calgary Foothills WFC	8	15
4	Edmonton BTB SC	8	3
5	Edmonton Scottish	8	3

Source: L1AB
(C) Champions

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Suburban FC (C)	6	14
2	Winsloe Charlottetown Royals FC	6	6
3	Fredericton Picaroons Reds	6	4

Source: Standings
(C) Champions

Championship Final

League1 Alberta

Maritime Super Series

Final July 28

1	St. Albert Impact	1(4)

2	Calgary Blizzard SC	1(5)

Final August 5

1	Suburban FC	4

2	Winsloe Charlottetown Royals FC	3

References[edit]

^ "League Operations and Game Day Manual Version 12.1" (PDF). League1 Ontario. January 25, 2022. p. 56. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
^ "League Operations and Game Day Manual Version 12.1" (PDF). League1 Ontario. January 25, 2022. p. 56. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b "League1 Canada's Women's Inter-Provincial Championship Heads to British Columbia in August". Canadian Premier League. July 21, 2023.

[4] Host berth allocated for the runner-up as the L1BC playoff champion had already acquired the regular season winning berth.

[1] "League Operations and Game Day Manual Version 12.1" (PDF). League1 Ontario. January 25, 2022. p. 56. Retrieved 16 August 2022.

[2] "League Operations and Game Day Manual Version 12.1" (PDF). League1 Ontario. January 25, 2022. p. 56. Retrieved 16 August 2022.

[womenfinal-3] "League1 Canada's Women's Inter-Provincial Championship Heads to British Columbia in August". Canadian Premier League. July 21, 2023.

[3]

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Canada Soccer
Leagues	League1 Alberta League1 British Columbia League1 Ontario men women Ligue1 Québec
Secondary competitions	Coupe L1QC Juan de Fuca Plate L1 Cup men women
National competitions	Women's Inter-Provincial Championship
Seasons	2022 2023 2024