Ottawa South United


Ottawa South United is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Ottawa, Ontario that plays in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec. The club previously competed in League1 Ontario.

History

The club was founded as a youth soccer club in 2003 through a merger between Osgoode – Rideau Soccer Association and South Nepean United. In 2016, Atlético Madrid partnered with Ottawa South United to host a soccer camp in the city, a precursor to the Spanish club ultimately forming Atlético Ottawa to play in the Canadian Premier League in 2020. In 2016, they also partnered with Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC to launch a new Whitecaps FC Ottawa Academy Centre, in partnership with the Whitecaps FC Residency program where players could proceed in the next stage of their development.
In 2017, the club joined League1 Ontario, a Division III league, fielding a team in the men's division. They defeated Aurora FC in their inaugural match on April 29, 2017 by a score of 3–1. In 2019, they added a team in the women's division of League1 Ontario.
For the 2020 season, the club moved both its male and female teams to the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec, a league on the same pyramid level located in the province of Quebec in a move sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association. While previously, the Ontario-based Ottawa Fury Academy had played in the Quebec-based league, but this move represented the first time League1 Ontario and PLSQ have transferred a club between organizations. The move to play in a different province was approved to ease travel for both OSU and the other League1 Ontario clubs, as Ottawa was located closer to the Quebec clubs than any of the other Ontario teams.

Seasons

Men
SeasonLeagueTeamsRankPlayoffsLeague CupRef
2017League1 Ontario166–1–146th, Eastern Did not qualifyQuarter-finals
2018League1 Ontario173–4–914thDid not qualifyRound of 16
2019League1 Ontario160–1–1416thDid not qualify–
2020Première Ligue de soccer du Québec6––

Women
SeasonLeagueTeamsRankPlayoffsLeague CupRef
2019League1 Ontario146–2–55thQuarter-finals–
2020Première Ligue de soccer du Québec4–

Notable former players