The Nominations Committee has received no nominations from District Members for the Regional East Director for the new Ontario Soccer Board of Directors.

Nominations will close at the end of the day Wednesday, May 22, 2019.

Click here for more information on the nominations and elections process.

Canada won 3-0 over Mexico in their Send-Off match before the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019 at BMO Field in Toronto with goals from London’s Jessie Fleming, Mississauga’s Adriana Leon and Christine Sinclair.

It was the third win in a row and seventh match undefeated ahead of what will be Canada’s seventh consecutive appearance at the FIFA Women’s World Cup.

Click here for more on the match and upcoming Women’s World Cup.

The Vaughan Azzurri of League1 Ontario and York 9 of the Canadian Premier League each had bright starts in their Canadian Championship opening leg.

They will both need to do work in their second leg, which kicks off tonight on One Soccer.

Click here for more information on how to watch.

Organizations across Ontario are investing in the development of their match officials.

The Match Official Club Spotlight takes a look at the clubs and academies who are investing in the development of match officials and their reasons for doing it.

This week features a look at Burlington SC with Andy Murty, their Club Head Referee.

Click here to read the Match Official Spotlight.

At the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Members in Quebec City, Canada Soccer’s membership unanimously supported a suite of programs and initiatives that contribute to safe, fun and welcoming environments involved in the game.

The Canada Soccer Safe Sport Radar combines the benefits of mandatory certification for all coaches, a sophisticated Club Licensing Program, National Soccer Registry, Whistleblower Policy and Hotline, Code of Conduct and Ethics, and concussion protocols to create the best possible conditions for players, coaches, referees and administrators.

Click here for more information on the Canada Soccer AMM.

Ontario Soccer has released the Ontario Soccer Board of Director Expressions of Interest.

These expressions of interest by individuals indicate their intent to run for open positions in the Ontario Soccer Board of Director elections on June 16, 2019.

Click here to find out who has expressed interest and more on the process.

Ontario Soccer’s Ontario Player Development League (OPDL) officially entered its sixth season recently, as games kicked-off across the province at six centralized venues.

Twenty-three clubs, one Professional Academy and one Private Academy are confirmed for the upcoming season, as the OPDL will make adjustments in 2019 to better support the advancement of athletes along the Talented Pathway.

Click here for more information on the changes taking place in OPDL in 2019.

The Ontario Academy Soccer League (OASL) season kicked-off May 4-5 for its first weekend of play in 2019.

The third year of the OASL Pilot Program operated by Ontario Soccer, in partnership with DG Sports, featured 47 private Academies and approximately 300 teams from across the province.

Twenty-eight Academies will play in OASL Tier 1 and 19 Academies will play in Tier 2.

Click here for more on the upcoming 2019 OASL season.

The 2019 Ontario Cup draws are now available for all divisions.

The Ontario Cup is the Soccer-For-Life Provincial Soccer Championship and is the largest competition of its kind in Canada.

The Ontario Cup draw has determined the path for over 400 teams across 16 divisions in hopes of becoming provincial champions.

Click here for more on the Ontario Cup draw.

Canada Soccer’s Jason de Vos, Director of Soccer Development and Dave Nutt, Manager of Development – Operations, joined a packed 2019 Ontario Soccer Summit session to thoroughly go through the Club Licensing program with delegates.

The primary goals of Club Licensing are to set clearly defined standards and expectations, recognize excellence in the soccer community, raise the level of all soccer organizations and finally, drive change in the soccer community.

Click here to watch their in-class session.

Ontario Soccer is pleased to announce its, Board of Directors approved, new Strategic Plan for 2019-2021, which will serve as a road map for soccer in the province over the next three years.

The Strategic Plan will focus on four key areas of the sport and within those areas, each have three Strategic Initiatives where Ontario Soccer will look at tackling opportunities on and off the field.

Click here to read more about the 2019-2021 Strategic Plan.