CDNFootballer Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Was the plan not to establish semi-professionalism gradually? Get a few sponsors and paying customers first? And is it still true that L1O is 100% amateur? Most of what I've heard on the subject is a season or two old. The plan is a semi-pro L1 Ontario . From their club application : The Objectives of League1 Ontario are as follows: To create a Standards-Based Semi-Professional league as an official part of the OSA’s recognized pyramid for play To comply with the OSA’s standards for semi-professional leagues & teams. The league standards are supposedly for the first 2 years of startup and will be reviewed after that. Gradually moving to full Semi-pro is what I understand to be the case as well. For year 3 of the league in 2016 all clubs should start moving toward the semi-pro standards which are : Player Budget Regulations: Minimum of 5 players signed to a professional contract with minimum annual compensation of $2,000 per player Minimum player payroll will be $20,000 in Year 1 of league operations, escalating by 10% in year 2. Maximum player payroll will be $40,000 in Year 1 of league operations, escalating by 10% in year 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 What you are leaving out is that clubs are also able to be amateur, so they can remain NCAA compliant. The minimum and maximum numbers quoted above are also well short of what was in the CSA's requirements for the CSL, as far as I remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDNFootballer Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 What you are leaving out is that clubs are also able to be amateur, so they can remain NCAA compliant. The minimum and maximum numbers quoted above are also well short of what was in the CSA's requirements for the CSL, as far as I remember. Not leaving it out, just answering what the plan is which is clearly stated - amateur is not semi-pro, which is the objective of L1 Ontario. Hopefully they start moving toward their objective next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Bob Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Much better for L1O to go semi-pro and young players looking for school can still play in CIS, in my books. Hell, they should start a scholarship fund! $x per school year for every season a youngster plays in L1O! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 It's easier to do that if you have a few thousand paying spectators like a CHL franchise. Most L1O teams seem to be youth clubs and academy setups where it's more normal for players to have to pay a registration fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Bob Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 It's easier to do that if you have a few thousand paying spectators like a CHL franchise. Most L1O teams seem to be youth clubs and academy setups where it's more normal for players to have to pay a registration fee. True enough, but I don't think we'd need too much money here. Even a couple hundred bucks a year is motivation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 So what are the expected operating costs for a L1O team for a year? I don't expect anyone to open their books on this forum, but what does it cost to run a team at this level, with maybe a rough breakdown of what some of the costs are? Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDNFootballer Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Are any of the clubs in L1 Ontario live streaming matches this season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonfan Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Many matches are lived stream throughout the weekend. Check out www.league1ontario.ca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatest Cockney Rip Off Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Is there a reason they don't have a league table on their website or am I blind and have missed it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grande Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 They only seem to have the standings by Group: http://www.league1ontario.com/page/l1-cup-standings (I didn't even know there were groups in L1O) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 They have the standings there, just have to click on the main heading, not under the drop down. http://www.league1ontario.com/page/standings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toje Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Many matches are lived stream throughout the weekend. Check out www.league1ontario.ca Do they have an archive? Youtube? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket Robin Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Join Livestream. They've been piling up an archive for me since last season. I have access to about 25 men's and women's games. livestream.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toje Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Thanks, I will check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 This kid Adonijah Reid is tearing up the league at age 16. One might think he should be playing USL Pro next season... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccerfromsauga Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Anybody have any info about teams getting accepted for 2016? I know that NMSC will be joining the men's division. Interested to see if the OPDL franchises and L10 franchises will align... it only makes sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmd Posted November 18, 2015 Author Share Posted November 18, 2015 Anybody have any info about teams getting accepted for 2016? I know that NMSC will be joining the men's division. Interested to see if the OPDL franchises and L10 franchises will align... it only makes sense It's the OSA, that would make too much sense!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Kingston FC from the old CSL didn't play in the CSL this year and they've moved to Belleville. They were added to the OSA ORNCA program this year than they're having tryouts for League 1 Ontario next year. They must have a pretty good indication that they're joining if they're holding tryouts. So with North Mississauga and Belleville that's 14 teams. I guess in 2017 they will add London and K-W from the USL PDL so that will be 16 teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 It remains to be seen if that CSN story was even applicable to London and K-W given it suggested Thunder Bay would be affected and that soon turned out not to be the case. It also neglected to mention that TFC Academy was effectively getting a one year extension where PDL is concerned. How do we know that isn't going to happen annually now at this time of year unless/until L1O measures up quality terms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 League1 Ontario Growing Again In 2016 The Men’s division grows to 16 teams and will now be divided into two conferences for 2016. Eastern Conference Western Conference Woodbridge Strikers Oakville Blue Devils Vaughan Azzurri Sigma FC Durham United FC TFC Academy Kingston Clippers Windsor Stars Master's FA Saints Pro Stars FC North Toronto Nitros (New for 2016) Sanjaxx Lions Toronto Skillz FC (New for 2016) FC London (New for 2016) Aurora United FC (New for 2016) North Mississauga (New for 2016) Men’s teams will play 14 games, home and away, within their own conference and a further eight games against teams in the other conference. The top team from each conference will play off against one another in the league final. The Women’s division remains as a single table alignment. http://www.league1ontario.com.prod.sportngin.com/news_article/show/606269?referrer_id=2335430&_ga=1.186574889.1288776762.1454366606 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSabiondo Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 On 2/1/2016 at 5:47 PM, Raven1555362272 said: League1 Ontario Growing Again In 2016 The Men’s division grows to 16 teams and will now be divided into two conferences for 2016. Eastern Conference Western Conference Woodbridge Strikers Oakville Blue Devils Vaughan Azzurri Sigma FC Durham United FC TFC Academy Kingston Clippers Windsor Stars Master's FA Saints Pro Stars FC North Toronto Nitros (New for 2016) Sanjaxx Lions Toronto Skillz FC (New for 2016) FC London (New for 2016) Aurora United FC (New for 2016) North Mississauga (New for 2016) Men’s teams will play 14 games, home and away, within their own conference and a further eight games against teams in the other conference. The top team from each conference will play off against one another in the league final. The Women’s division remains as a single table alignment. http://www.league1ontario.com.prod.sportngin.com/news_article/show/606269?referrer_id=2335430&_ga=1.186574889.1288776762.1454366606 What would be the need for two conferences? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coramoor Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 1 hour ago, MrSabiondo said: What would be the need for two conferences? reduce travel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coppercanuck Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I was just checking my geography ... Kingston's East Conference schedule = 3618km and if they were in the PLSQ = 3660km. Both 14 games. The kicker for Kingston (and Windsor) is the Kingston v Windsor match. 618 km. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Has anyone been to a game in Windsor? Planning on checking a couple out this year and just wondering if anyone has been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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