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Ontario Cup
Founded1901
Region Ontario Ontario, Canada ( CONCACAF)
Current championsGloucester Celtic (4th title)
Most successful club(s)Hamilton Westinghouse (6 titles)

The Ontario Cup is a soccer tournament for clubs based in the province of Ontario in Canada. It began play in 1901 under the Ontario Football Association League, now known as the Ontario Soccer Association, and is the oldest soccer competition in North America.

History

The cup was first played as a senior men's tournament in 1901, making it one of the oldest active sporting competitions in Canada. [1] It has been held every year since, with the exception of the World Wars.

By 2004, the cup featured at least 12,000 athletes, and by 2008 it featured over 600 teams across 22 different age levels. The final is played at the Ontario Soccer Centre in Vaughan, Ontario.

Format

The competition is played from May to September every year to crown a champion in each of 22 divisions, including different age levels for boys, girls and adults, and a Special Olympics division. [2] The Ontario Cup winners from the under-14, under-16, under-18 and senior open divisions advance to the Canadian National Challenge Cup to compete against the cup winners from other provinces in Canada.

Women's Champions and Runner-Up

Women's Championship
Year Winner Score Runner-Up
1977 Armourdale Royal Reds
1978 London Organic Health Foods
1979 London Organic Health Foods
1980 Niagara Springettes
1981 London Concorde
1982 London Concorde
1983 Oakville Hair Boutique
1984 Scarborugh United
1985 St. Catharines Jets
1986 Scarborough United
1987 Oakville
1988 Scarborough United Dynamos
1989 Oakville
1990 Oakville
1991 Scarborough United Rowdies
1992 Oakville
1993 Scarborough United Rowdies
1994 Scarborough West Rouge Renegades
1995 Scarborough Azzurri
1996 Scarborough Azzurri
1997 Nepean United Spirit
1998 Nepean United Spirit
1999 Nepean United Spirit
2000 Rexdale Elites
2001 Rexdale Elites
2002 Oakville
2003 Scarborough Azzurri Admirals
2004 Scarborough Azzurri Admirals
2005 Oakville Storm 2–0 St.Catharines Jets
2006 Ottawa Royals 1–0 Scarborough Azzuri Admirals
2007 London City Galaxy 9–0 Windsor Caboto Gold
2008 North London Galaxy
2009 North London Galaxy
2010 Barrie Spirit
2011 Windsor Caboto Strikers
2012 North London Galaxy
2013 Scarborough GS United
2014 Scarborough GS United
2015 Scarborough GS United
2016 Scarborough GS United
2017 Scarborough GS United
2018 Scarborough GS United
2019 Scarborough GS United
2020 No Competition due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2021 Scarborough GS United
2022 London Alliance FC Galaxy 2–1 King City Royals
2023 King City Royals 1–0 Caledon United FC

Men's Champions [3]

Challenge Cup Ontario Section Winners [4]

U13 Boys Champions and Runner-Up

U13B Championship
Year Winner Score Runner-Up
1970 Chinguacousy Mosquitos
1971 Duffield Boys Club
1972 Anglo Canadians
1973 Scarborough Caledonia
1974 Wexford Cameron Advertising
1975 St. Andrew Wynns Whippets
1976 St. Andrew Schuller Machine
1977 Mississauga United Falcons
1978 Oshawa
1979 Mississauga United Brown Boveri
1980 Stampall Washer Chinguacousy
1981 Niagara Falls Kiwanis Club
1982 Oakville Sun Life
1983 Guildwood Jimac Paints
1984 Guildwood Rainford Kraus
1985 Oakville
1986 London Sports
1987 London
1988 Burlington
1989 Wexford
1990 Scarborough National Malvern
1991 Scarborough National Malvern
1992 Brampton Youth Harriers
1993 Wexford Loyal Order of Moose
1994 Glen Shields Athletics
1995 Brampton Braves
1996 Brampton Braves
1997 North York Azzurri A 2–1 Mississauga Dixie Lightning
1998 Mississauga Dixie Strikers 1-1 (3-1 pen) North York Azzurri A
1999 Scarboro West Rouge Firebirds 3–2 Woodbridge Strikers
2000 North York CS Azzurri 6–1 Brampton Bandits
2001 Woodbridge Strikers 2–1 North York CS Azzurri
2002 North London Dynamites 4–1 Glen Shields Sun Devils
2003 Glen Shields Sun Devils 'A' 4–1 Mississauga Falcons
2004 North Mississauga 10–0 North London Cobras
2005 Brampton Blast 4–3 Brampton East Chiefs
2022 London Alliance 5–4 Brampton Elite SA - Prospects
2023 Milton Youth Soccer Club Blue 1–0 East York Atletico

References

  1. ^ Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 83.
  2. ^ About Ontario Cup
  3. ^ "Canada Soccer 2022 Yearbook of Champions, Records & Results"". Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  4. ^ "Canada Soccer 2022 Yearbook of Champions, Records & Results"". Retrieved 2022-11-23.

External links

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