The Centre Circle Awards are Ontario Soccer’s highest level of recognition and are presented annually to deserving soccer leaders and organizations nominated on the basis of their outstanding contributions to the development of soccer in Ontario and Canada.

Ontario Soccer recognizes these leaders annually through the Centre Circle Awards and this year, the 2023 Centre Circle Awards will be presented on September 23, 2023. 

The deadline for submitting Centre Circle Award nominations to Ontario Soccer is May 31, 2023.

Now entering its third year on the Centre Circle Awards docket, is the MilkUP Future Leaders Award. This award not only recognizes young soccer leaders in each of five regions (North, East, Central, West and South) for their outstanding contributions to their soccer community, but an education grant is also presented along with the award to assist these youth in their educational endeavors. Ontario Soccer has partnered with Dairy Farmers of Ontario to deliver this Award.

For a detailed description of each Award and its selection criteria, please click here.

The Award descriptions also outline the eligible nominators for each of the categories.

In order to submit a nomination, please complete the Centre Circle Awards Nomination Form and attach a colour photograph of the Nominee and colour logo of their respective club/organization, or a high-resolution, colour logo of the club or corporation, depending on the award.

Ontario Soccer is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible environment; as such, Ontario Soccer will strive to select award recipients that reflect and support the diversity of the soccer community.

For a list of previous Centre Circle Award winners, please click here.

For more details regarding the event, please contact Robyn Gmeindl at rgmeindl@ontariosoccer.net.