OCAA ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S SOCCER SCHEDULE FOR 2025 SEASON

TORONTO – The Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) announced today its 2025 regular season women's soccer schedule, set to begin on Sept. 5.

OCAA WOMEN'S SOCCER REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE

KEY DATES
Regular Season Start Date: Friday, Sept. 5
Regular Season End Date: Sunday, Oct. 12
Qualifying Games (Divisional Crossover): Wednesday, Oct. 15
Quarter-Finals: Saturday, Oct. 18
Championship Dates: Friday, Oct. 24 - Sunday, Oct. 26

WOMEN'S SOCCER DIVISIONS

The regular season schedule will feature a two-division format, with teams playing a single round robin within their division, plus two (West) or one (East) additional game for 10 total matches each. Overall, 95 regular season matches will be played between Sept. 5 and Oct. 12.

The Seneca Sting are the two-time reigning OCAA champions and will begin their quest for a three-peat on Sept. 5 when they play host to their cross-town rival George Brown Huskies in Toronto's north end.

A new program will enter the OCAA this season with the Lakehead (Orillia) Thunderwolves making their debut Sept. 5 when they visit the Cambrian Shield in Sudbury. Lakehead plays its first match at home Sept. 7 against the Loyalist Lancers.

The Humber Hawks have played in three straight OCAA gold medal matches, and will head west to open their campaign for games against the St. Clair Saints (Windsor) and Lambton Lions (Sarnia) on Sept. 5 and 6.

A total of seven matches will take place on opening day on Sept. 5, including the St. Lawrence Surge visiting the Fleming Phoenix; the Algonquin Wolves traveling to the Durham Lords; Loyalist hosting the Centennial Colts; and the Redeemer Royals challenging the Niagara Knights.

Along with Lambton, four other teams will make their season debuts on Sept. 6, with the Conestoga Condors visiting the Fanshawe Falcons, and the Sheridan Bruins entertaining the Mohawk Mountaineers.

The top eight teams in each division qualify for the post-season. The first round will consist of interdivisional play based according to seeding (1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, etc.) as East faces West on Oct. 15. The winning teams advance to the quarter-finals on Oct. 18, with the final four advancing to the OCAA championship.

The OCAA championship will consist of back-to-back days of semi-finals and medal matches from Oct. 24-25 or Oct. 25-26 at the home of the highest remaining seed. In the event of a tie between the top seeds (eg. No. 1 East and West), the West team will host the championship.

The OCAA champion will advance to the 2025 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association Women's Soccer Championship in Red Deer, Alta., from Nov. 5-8.

All OCAA schedules for the 2025-26 season, including dates, times and locations, are subject to change.

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Ontario Colleges Athletic Association
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