The opening weekend of the Ontario Cup took place this past weekend featuring the Preliminary Round for the U-15 Girls division. Groups 1-4 were in action, with the teams who are advancing listed below:
U-15 Girls division
This coming weekend the Ontario Cup is in full swing with the Men’s First Round scheduled for Sunday, June 8. There will be 36 Men’s teams in action competing to advance to the Second Round, where the Ontario Soccer League Provincial Level teams await on their First Round byes. Also awaiting its Second Round matchup is Gloucester Celtic, the 2013 Provincial and National Champions.
Men’s games scheduled for June 8:
| Home Team | Away Team | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| North York Armour Heights Elite | Scarboro Azzurri Blues | 13:00:00 | Downsview Park #2 |
| Toronto Rest of the World FC | Welland Youngs Insurance | 12:00:00 | Earlscourt Park |
| Peterborough City | Ottawa St. Anthonys | 13:00:00 | Fleming PYSC East Turf |
| Collingwood United Premier Men | Brampton Ebony Jrs | 14:00:00 | Fisher Field #2 |
| Oakville Hrvat | Panathinaikos Toronto | 15:00:00 | North Park Grass |
| Glen Shields FC | Sporting Toronto | 15:00:00 | Concord Thornhill Turf |
| Peniche C C Toronto | Kitchener Banat | 15:00:00 | Earlscourt North |
| St Thomas A | Windsor Croatia | 15:00:00 | Athletic Park 1 |
| Windsor Hellenic | Leamington SC United | 16:00:00 | McHugh Stadium Field #1 |
| Barrie City | Waterloo Sonny’s FC | 16:00:00 | Verstraten Park |
| London Marconi | London Benfica | 18:00:00 | Marconi Club |
| Niagara Falls A.S. Juventus | Mississauga Clarkson Comets | 18:00:00 | Kinsmen Turf |
| Toronto Irish FC | Peel Halton Universe | 18:00:00 | St. Michaels College |
| Pickering | Scarborough Wexford Hi Profile Sr | 18:00:00 | Kinsmen Turf |
| Ottawa Royals | Ottawa Capital United Men’s Premier | 18:00:00 | University of Ottawa Lees Avenue |
| Vaughan Azzurri | Richmond Hill Madrid | 14:00:00 | McNaughton Turf |
| Hamilton Serbians | Mississauga AC Soccer Diavoli | 15:00:00 | McMaster U – Hamilton 1 |
| Aurora Hearts | Richmond Hill Goldline | 17:00:00 | Highland Park |
The U-21 Men’s division will also get started this weekend. Three games are to be played in the Second Round on Saturday, June 7 and are as follows:
U-21 Men’s division, Saturday, June 7
| Home Team | Away Team | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarborough Malvern West Indies United | Burlington Bayhawks | 13:00:00 | Malvern C.C. (Scarborough) |
| Vaughan Azzurri International | Scarborough GS United | 14:00:00 | McNaughton Turf |
| Unionville Milliken U21 | Aurora Hearts U21 | 16:00:00 | Bill Crothers Centre |
The Under 18 Boys division will also get started this weekend. Two games are to be played in the Second Round on Saturday, June 7 and are as follows:
U18 Boys Division, Saturday, June 7
| Home Team | Away Team | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vaughan Azzurri 96 |
Whitby Iroquois 96AM | 12:00:00 | McNaughton Turf |
| Malton United | Etobicoke Energy ’96 | 13:00:00 | Iceland 2 |
Also starting up this weekend are more Preliminary Round Tournaments. Teams in the U-13 Boys and U-14 Boys and Girls divisions will compete for a spot in the Tournament Round, scheduled for the end of July.
Preliminary Round Tournaments scheduled for this weekend, June 6-8 are listed below:
Under 13 Boys
Group 1 – Mississauga – Icelands
North London Elite, Brampton East Snipers, Thornhill Thunder, Waterloo United U13A
Group 2 – Woodbridge – Vaughan Grove
Malton United, Waterloo United U13B, Rexdale Rebels, Woodbridge Strikers
Under 14 Boys
Group 1 – Pickering – Kinsmen Turf
Mississauga Dixie Athletics, North Mississauga Panthers B00A, Pickering Power Green, Ottawa South United Force White
Group 2 – Pickering – Kinsmen Turf
Erin Mills B, North Toronto Nitros Green, Unionville Milliken 2000 Red, Mississauga Falcons Blue 2000
Group 3 – Niagara Falls – Michelson Park/Serbia Field
Kitchener Elite Academy, Brampton East Eagles, Rexdale Rebels, Niagara Falls Titans A
Under 14 Girls
Group 1 – Oshawa – Civic Field 3
Mississauga Dixie Athletics G00, Toronto High Park Dragons, Richmond Hill Raiders White, Oshawa Turul Cyclones
Group 2 – Vaughan – Vaughan Grove
Pickering Power Green 2000, Vaughan A-Cats, Ancaster Titans, Woodbridge Strikers G2000
Next weekend on June 14-15 the U-15 Boys and Girls divisions will be back in action for their Round Robin Tournaments. For full schedules and field maps to all of the weekend’s games, visit the Ontario Cup Website.
For more information contact Ryan Tuske, Competitions and Events Coordinator, The Ontario Soccer Association, Ph: 905-264-9390 ext. 229, Fax: 905-264-9445, Email: rtuske@soccer.on.ca