2017 League1 Ontario season

The men's division remained at 16 teams for this season, with the addition of Ottawa South United and the departure of the Kingston Clippers. Toronto FC Academy renamed itself to Toronto FC III, as its parent club (Toronto FC) withdrew their squad from the Premier Development League. Aurora United FC was also renamed to Aurora FC. Starting this year, the league champion was granted a place in the next year's Canadian Championship. As a result, the Inter-Provincial Cup was discontinued. == Teams ==

Each team will play 22 matches as part of the season; two against every team in their own conference, and one against every team in the opposing conference. The top team from each conference will meet at the end of the season to determine the league champion. The champion will enter the 2018 Canadian Championship. Eastern Conference Western Conference League Championship The league champion is determined by a single-match series between the top-ranked teams from the western and eastern conferences. The winner qualifies for the 2018 Canadian Championship. == Cup ==

The cup tournament is a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all sixteen teams from the men's division take part. It is not a form of playoffs at the end of the season (as is typically seen in North American sports), but is more like the Canadian Championship or the FA Cup, albeit only for League1 Ontario teams. All matches are separate from the regular season, and are not reflected in the season standings. The cup tournament for the men's division is a single-match knockout tournament with four total rounds culminating in a final match in the start of August, with initial matchups determined by random draw. Each match in the tournament must return a result; any match drawn after 90 minutes will advance directly to kicks from the penalty mark instead of extra time. First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final == Statistics ==

Top scorers Updated to matches played on October 8, 2017. Source: Top goalkeepers Updated to matches played on October 8, 2017. Minimum 540 minutes played. Source: [http://www.league1ontario.com/stats/league_instance/55124?order_by=sogga&order_dir=ASC&stat_tab=soccer_goalkeeper&subseason=389480 == Awards ==

The following players received honours in the 2017 season: ; First Team All-Stars ; Second Team All-Stars ; Third Team All-Stars == All-Star Game ==

On June 28, the league announced that this year's all-star game would take place against an all-star team from the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec. The roster for this game was selected by team & league officials, and was announced on July 18. == References ==