| Competition: | League1 Ontario Women's Division |
| Dates: | April 22 – July 24 (regular season) |
| Season: | 2022 |
| Winners: | NDC Ontario |
| Shield: | Vaughan Azzurri |
| Shieldtitle: | Regular season champions |
| Matches: | 189 |
| Total Goals: | 682 |
| League Topscorer: | Olivia Smith (18 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 2021 |
| Nextseason: | 2023 |
The 2022 League1 Ontario season is the seventh season of play for Women's Division of League1 Ontario, a Division 3 women's soccer league in the Canadian soccer league system and the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian province of Ontario.
NDC Ontario defeated Alliance United FC in the final to win the league championship. As NDC Ontario was unavailable to participate in the League1 Canada Interprovincial Championship due to scheduling issues, Alliance United instead represented the league, finishing in third place.
After the 2021 season format was adjusted into a shorter-season form with some teams opting out due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[1] the league will return to a single table format with all clubs for the 2022 season.[2] With the league set to split into a multi-division format with promotion-relegation beginning in 2024, the points obtained in this season will contribute to the original placement of clubs in 2024, with the points from the 2022 season (weighted at 75%) being added to the points teams obtain in the 2023 season (weighted at 100%) to determine the placements.[3]
The top-six teams in the regular season qualified for the playoffs with the top-two teams receiving first round byes. The semi-finals were played on July 30 and 31 with the final on August 6.[4] NDC Ontario won the championship and qualified for the Women's Interprovincial Championship in Laval, Quebec.[5]
The women's division has grown to 20 teams through expansion. Burlington SC, Electric City FC, Simcoe County Rovers, St. Catharines Roma Wolves, and the Canada Soccer National Development Centre Ontario join the league as expansion teams,[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] ProStars FC returns as a new club as well having previously competed for one season in 2015.[11] Guelph Union and Waterloo United will make their official Premier Division debuts, after having opted out of the main division last season, having fielded teams in either the short-season Summer Championship or Reserve divisions instead.[1]
The following clubs are set to participate in the league.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics include regular season matches only, not playoff matches.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | Olivia Smith | North Toronto Nitros | align=center | 18 |
| align=center | 2 | Nadya Gill | North Mississauga SC | align=center | 17 |
| align=center | 3 | Jessica Lisi | Woodbridge Strikers | align=center | 14 |
| align=center | 4 | Kayla McQueen | Electric City FC | align=center | 13 |
| 5 | Laura Gosse | Alliance United | 12 | ||
| Chelsea Cheung | Alliance United | ||||
| Julia Benati | FC London |
| Rank | Player | Club | Minutes | GAA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elizabeth Brenneman | Guelph Union | 990 | 0.64 | |
| align=center | 2 | Raven Edwards-Dowdall | North Toronto Nitros | 1080 | 0.67 |
| align=center | 3 | Levanta Staggolis | Alliance United | 900 | 1.10 |
| align=center | 4 | Mykaela Volpe | Electric City FC | 1260 | 1.14 |
| align=center | 5 | Jadyn Steinhauer | FC London | 1395 | 1.23 |
| align=center | 6 | Yazmeen Jamieson | Simcoe County Rovers | 1080 | 1.25 |
| align=center | 7 | Emma Hendrie | St. Catharines Roma Wolves | 1588 | 1.30 |
| Award | Player | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Julia Benati | [12] | |
| Young Player of the Year (U20) | North Toronto Nitros | ||
| Coach of the Year | Joey Lombardi | NDC Ontario | |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Jadyn Steinhauer | FC London | |
| Defender of the Year | Zoe Markesini | NDC Ontario | |
| Midfielder of the Year | Julia Benati | FC London | |
| Forward of the Year | North Toronto Nitros | ||
| Golden Boot | North Toronto Nitros | ||
The following players were named League1 Ontario All-Stars for the 2022 season:[13] First Team All-Star
| Player | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Jadyn Steinhauer (London) | Goalkeeper | |
| Renee Watson (NDC Ontario) | Defender | |
| Zoe Markesini (NDC Ontario) | Defender | |
| Sonia Walk (North Toronto) | Defender | |
| Jenny Wolever (Alliance United) | Defender | |
| Julia Benati (London) | Midfielder | |
| April Syme (Woodbridge) | Midfielder | |
| Cloey Uddenberg (Simcoe County) | Midfielder | |
| Nadya Gill (North Mississauga) | Forward | |
| Olivia Smith (North Toronto) | Forward | |
| Jessica Lisi (Woodbridge) | Forward |
| Player | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Mykaela Volpe (Electric City) | Goalkeeper | |
| Christina Coroado (Woodbridge) | Defender | |
| Maya Antoine (Vaughan Azzurri) | Defender | |
| Alexis Wilson (Darby) | Defender | |
| Ella Ottey (NDC Ontario) | Defender | |
| Alanna Raimondo (NDC Ontario) | Midfielder | |
| Brianne DeSa (Simcoe County) | Midfielder | |
| Kalifornia Mitchell (Vaughan Azzurri) | Midfielder | |
| Chelsea Cheung (Alliance United) | Forward | |
| Kayla Briggs (NDC Ontario) | Forward | |
| Leah Pais (Vaughan Azzurri) | Forward |
| Player | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Yazmeen Jamieson (Simcoe County) | Goalkeeper | |
| Ariana Mouratidis (Woodbridge) | Defender | |
| Hannah Chown (Alliance United) | Defender | |
| Avarie Thomas (London) | Defender | |
| Kiarra Bailey (Hamilton United) | Defender | |
| Tori Chia (Darby) | Midfielder | |
| Nikayla Small (NDC Ontario) | Midfielder | |
| Jotam Chouhan (Vaughan Azzurri) | Midfielder | |
| Amanda Allen (NDC Ontario) | Forward | |
| Christine Exeter (Darby) | Forward | |
| Sabrina Bisante (St. Catharines) | Forward |
The following players were named League1 Ontario Premier Division U18 All-Stars for the 2022 season:[14]
U18 All-Star Team
| Player | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Gurleen Toor (Alliance United) | Goalkeeper | |
| Ella Ottey (NDC Ontario) | Defender | |
| Zoe Markesini (NDC Ontario) | Defender | |
| Renee Watson (NDC Ontario) | Defender | |
| Sarah Rollins (North Toronto) | Defender | |
| Hannah Anderson (Alliance United) | Midfielder | |
| Sadie Waite (London) | Midfielder | |
| Alanna Raimondo (NDC Ontario) | Midfielder | |
| Nia Fleming-Thompson (Vaughan Azzurri) | Forward | |
| Olivia Smith (North Toronto) | Forward | |
| Amanda Allen (NDC Ontario) | Forward |
The Reserve Division will return with each Premier Division club fielding one or more teams, as well as some other non-Premier League OPDL clubs.