2016 League1 Ontario season
The 2016 Men's League1 Ontario season is the third season of play for League1 Ontario, a Division 3 semi-professional soccer league in the Canadian soccer pyramid and the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian province of Ontario.
This season saw the return of all but one of the teams which completed the previous season, as well as the addition of five new teams for the men's division.
Changes from 2015
Five new teams joined the men's division for this season, including FC London who moved over from the Premier Development League. One team from 2015 did not renew their license, resulting in a 16-team competition and a change from a single-table format to a two-conference format.The league's cup tournament for the men's division will be a single-elimination competition; eliminating the group stage seen in previous editions.
On June 16, 2016, Toronto FC entered into a partnership with the Windsor Stars wherein the latter would become a "regional satellite club" of the former, who would in turn provide technical and coaching development. As part of the agreement, Windsor would become known as "Windsor TFC" in the future. The agreement does not affect the participation in L1O of either the Windsor Stars or TFC's Academy team.
Teams
Standings
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 and will face the PLSQ league champion in the Inter-Provincial Cup.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.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, 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 at the end of July, 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.
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Inter-Provincial Cup Championship
The Inter-Provincial Cup Championship was a two-legged home-and-away series between the league champions of League1 Ontario and the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec – the only Division 3 men's semi-professional soccer leagues based fully within Canada.CS Mont-Royal Outremont won 3–2 on aggregate
Statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 |  Elvir Gigolaj | FC London | 24 |
| 2 |  Simon Adjei | Aurora United FC | 19 |
| 3 | Leaford Allen | Sigma FC | 17 |
| 4 |  Kilian Elkinson | North Toronto Nitros | 15 |
| 5 | Tyrell Rayne | Master's Futbol | 14 |
| 5 | Jarek Whiteman | Vaughan Azzurri | 14 |
| 5 | Michael Marcoccia | FC London | 14 |
| 8 | Filipe Vilela | Oakville Blue Devils | 13 |
| 9 | Jumbo Iyowuna | Windsor Stars | 12 |
| 10 | Joey Melo | North Mississauga SC | 11 |
| 10 | Ethan Beckford | Toronto FC Academy | 11 |
| 10 | Mario Kovacevic | Vaughan Azzurri | 11 |
Source:
Top goalkeepers
| Rank | Player | Club | Minutes | GAA |
| 1 | Joseph Kuta | Sigma FC | 540 | 0.67 |
| 2 | Matt George | Woodbridge Strikers | 1775 | 0.86 |
| 3 | Brogan Engbers | Toronto FC Academy | 1104 | 0.90 |
| 4 | Andrew D'Souza | Vaughan Azzurri | 810 | 1.22 |
| 5 | Connor Bullen | North Toronto Nitros | 720 | 1.25 |
| 6 | Mark Rogal | North Toronto Nitros | 1170 | 1.46 |
| 7 | Ben Cowman | Durham United FA | 1080 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Triston Henry | Sigma FC | 1071 | 1.60 |
| 9 | Anthony Sokalski | FC London | 1710 | 1.63 |
| 10 | Kyle Vizarakis | Windsor Stars | 1620 | 1.83 |
Minimum 540 minutes played. Source:
All-Star Game
On July 25, the league announced the rosters for the first-ever all-star game, to be played between the eastern and western conferences. Eighteen players for each team were selected by coaches and league officials, and each roster contains at least one player from each team in their respective conference.Due to the unavailability of some players, the league released updated rosters for both western and eastern teams on August 2.
Awards
| Award | Player |
| Goal of the Year | Hilliard Serrao |
| Most Valuable Player | Elvir Gigolaj |
| Golden Boot | Elvir Gigolaj |
| Coach of the Year | Carmine Isacco |
| Young Player of the Year | Kota Sakurai |
| Defender of the Year | Niba MacDonald |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Matt George |
; First Team All-Stars
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Matt George | Cameron Brooks Niba MacDonald Bruce Cullen | Randy Ribeiro Kashiff De Jonge Joey Melo Joseph Di Chiara | Leaford Allen Elvir Gigolaj Jarek Whiteman |
; Second Team All-Stars
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Anthony Sokalski Matt Zaikos | Tyrell Rayne Jarred Phillips Thanujan Jeyathilaka Jerome Smith Rocco Romeo Kevin Dhillon | Stephen Almeida Brandon Mills Khody Ellis Mackenzie Roach Justin Stoddard Dylan Carreiro Kota Sakurai Celso Carapau | Simon Adjei Kilian Elkinson Manny Slewa Mario Kovacevic |