Ontario Cup

Football tournament
Ontario Cup
Founded1901
RegionOntario 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]

  • 1901 Galt FC
  • 1902 Galt FC
  • 1903 Galt FC
  • 1904 Toronto Scots
  • 1905 Seaforth Hurons
  • 1906 Toronto Thistle FC
  • 1907 Toronto Thistle FC
  • 1908 Little York
  • 1909 Toronto Thistle FC
  • 1910 Galt FC
  • 1911 Hamilton Westinghouse FC
  • 1912 Hamilton Westinghouse FC
  • 1913 Hamilton Lancashire
  • 1914 Toronto Eaton's
  • 1915 Toronto Lancashire
  • 1916 Hamilton Westinghouse FC & Toronto Eaton's
  • 1918 Toronto Scottish FC
  • 1919 Toronto Old Country
  • 1920 Hamilton Westinghouse FC
  • 1921 Toronto Scottish FC
  • 1922 Toronto Scottish FC
  • 1923 Guelph Taylor-Forbes
  • 1924 Brantford Cockshutt FC Blues
  • 1925 Hamilton Westinghouse FC
  • 1926 Toronto Willys-Overland
  • 1927 Toronto Ulster United
  • 1928 Toronto Scottish FC
  • 1929 Toronto Ulster United FC
  • 1930 Hamilton Thistle FC
  • 1931 Toronto Scottish FC
  • 1932 Falconbridge Falcons
  • 1933 Falconbridge Falcons
  • 1934 Falconbridge Falcons
  • 1935 Toronto British Consols
  • 1936 Toronto British Consols
  • 1937 Toronto Ulster United FC
  • 1938 Timmins Dome Mines
  • 1939 Hamilton City
  • 1940 Toronto England United
  • 1956 Toronto Thistle FC
  • 1957 Windsor Corinthians
  • 1958 Sudbury United FC
  • 1959 Hamilton City
  • 1960 SC Golden Mile Toronto
  • 1961 Windsor Caboto
  • 1962 Toronto Royals FC
  • 1963 Scarborough Thistle
  • 1964 Sudbury Italia FC
  • 1965 Oshawa Italia FC
  • 1966 London Italia Marconi
  • 1967 Toronto Ballymena United
  • 1968 Toronto Royals FC
  • 1969 Sudbury White Eagles
  • 1970 Hamilton Italo-Canadian SC
  • 1971 Windsor Maple Leafs
  • 1972 Toronto San Fili
  • 1973 Toronto West Indies United
  • 1974 Windsor SS Italia
  • 1975 Brantford Falcons
  • 1976 Windsor Croatia SC
  • 1977 Toronto Emerald
  • 1978 London Italia Marconi
  • 1979 Toronto Termitana
  • 1980 North York Ciociaro SC
  • 1981 Kitchener-Waterloo Olympics
  • 1982 Hamilton Serbians SC
  • 1983 Windsor Croatia SC
  • 1984 Hamilton Dundas United
  • 1985 Toronto Emerald
  • 1986 Hamilton Steelers
  • 1987 Scarborough Azzurri SC
  • 1988 Toronto SC Braga Arsenal
  • 1989 Scarborough Azzurri
  • 1990 Windsor Giovanni Caboto Sting
  • 1991 Scarborough Azzurri
  • 1992 Scarborough Ulster Thistle
  • 1993 Woodbridge Sora Lazio
  • 1994 Scarborough Azzurri
  • 1995 Windsor Croatia
  • 1996 Scarborough Azzurri
  • 1997 Hamilton Dundas United
  • 1998 Hamilton Serbians
  • 1999 Woodbridge Sora Lazio Strikers
  • 2000 Woodbridge Azzurri
  • 2001 Aurora SC Hearts
  • 2002 London Portuguese
  • 2003 Kanata Soccer Post
  • 2004 Ottawa Royals
  • 2005 Scarborough GS United
  • 2006 Ottawa St. Anthony SC
  • 2007 Woodbridge Italia
  • 2008 AEK London FC
  • 2009 Real Toronto FC
  • 2010 AEK London FC
  • 2011 Toronto Celtic
  • 2012 AEK London FC
  • 2013 Ottawa Gloucester Celtic
  • 2014 London Marconi
  • 2015 London Marconi
  • 2016 Ottawa Gloucester Celtic
  • 2017 Durham FC Celtic
  • 2018 Caledon SC
  • 2019 Ottawa St. Anthony
  • 2021 Gloucester Celtic
  • 2022 Gloucester Celtic
  • 2023 West Ottawa SC

Challenge Cup Ontario Section Winners[4]

  • 1947 Toronto Ulster United FC
  • 1948 Toronto Greenbacks
  • 1949 Hamilton Westinghouse FC
  • 1950 Toronto Mahers
  • 1951 Toronto Ulster United FC
  • 1952 Toronto Italo-Canadians
  • 1954 Hamilton British Imperials
  • 1955 Toronto Ulster United FC
  • 1959 Hamilton Italo-Canadian SC

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

  • Official site
  • List of winners (1901–2012) by Peter Sokolowski on RSSSF.com
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