OCAA ANNOUNCES SOCCER SCHEDULES FOR 2023 SEASON
TORONTO - The Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) announced today its 2023 regular season soccer schedules, set to begin on Friday, Sept. 9.
TORONTO - The Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) announced today its 2023 regular season soccer schedules, set to begin on Friday, Sept. 9.
OCAA MEN'S SOCCER REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE | OCAA WOMEN'S SOCCER REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
KEY DATES
Regular Season Start Date: Friday, Sept. 8
Regular Season End Date: Sunday, Oct. 15
Qualifying Games (Divisional): Wednesday, Oct. 18
Quarter-Finals (Crossover): Saturday, Oct. 21
Championship Dates: Friday, Oct. 27 - Sunday, Oct. 29
MEN'S SOCCER DIVISIONS
| EAST | WEST |
| Algonquin (Ottawa) | Conestoga (Kitchener) |
| Cambrian (Sudbury) | Fanshawe (London) |
| Centennial (Scarborough) | Humber (Etobicoke) |
| Durham (Oshawa) | Lambton (Sarnia) |
| Fleming (Peterborough) | Mohawk (Hamilton) |
| George Brown (Toronto) | Niagara (Welland) |
| St. Lawrence (Kingston) | Redeemer (Ancaster) |
| Sault (Sault Ste. Marie) | St. Clair (Windsor) |
| Seneca (North York) | Sheridan (Oakville) |
WOMEN'S SOCCER DIVISIONS
| EAST | WEST |
| Algonquin (Ottawa) | Conestoga (Kitchener) |
| Cambrian (Sudbury) | Fanshawe (London) |
| Centennial (Scarborough) | Humber (Etobicoke) |
| Durham (Oshawa) | Lambton (Sarnia) |
| Fleming (Peterborough) | Mohawk (Hamilton) |
| George Brown (Toronto) | Niagara (Welland) |
| Loyalist (Belleville) | Redeemer (Ancaster) |
| St. Lawrence (Kingston) | St. Clair (Windsor) |
| Sault (Sault Ste. Marie) | Sheridan (Oakville) |
| Seneca (North York) |
The regular season schedule will feature a two-division format, with teams playing a single round robin within their division, plus two additional games for 10 total matches each. (With an extra team in the women's East Division, these clubs will play a single round robin with one additional game).
OCAA men's soccer is considered the strongest collegiate league in Canada with nine of the last 10 national champions coming from Ontario. This includes the two-time defending national champion and four-time reigning provincial champion Humber Hawks (Etobicoke). Humber has won seven national crowns since 2012.
Last fall, two OCAA teams played in the men's national gold medal match for the first time. Humber defeated Seneca Sting (North York) 2-1 in extra time. Unfortunately both teams are in separate divisions and will not play each other during the regular season.
Humber and Seneca also had good fortune on the women's side, both representing OCAA at nationals. Humber won its first provincial title since 2012, while OCAA silver medalist Seneca advanced to the national bronze medal match, narrowly losing 1-0 to VIU. Both the Hawks and Sting look to remain pillars within their respective divisions come September.
Most of the soccer schedule will feature doubleheaders between schools alternating between men's and women's competition. A total of 90 men's and 95 women's games will be played over a span of 38 days.
There will be a change in the OCAA playoff format for 2023. The top eight teams in each division now qualify for the post-season. The first round will consist of intradivisional play based according to seeding (1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, etc.). The winners will then advance to interdivisional quarter-final matches (East vs. West). The OCAA championships will consist of back-to-back days of semi-finals and medal matches at the home of the highest remaining seeds.
The St. Clair Saints (Windsor) play host to the 2023 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Men's Soccer National Championship from Nov. 8-11. As host, the Saints automatically qualify for the tournament.
All OCAA schedules for the 2023-24 season, including dates, times and locations, are subject to change.
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