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. 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. 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
Men's Champions
Source:
- 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 FC
- 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
Challenge Cup Ontario Section Winners
Source:
U13 Boys Champions and Runner-Up
References
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