Ontario teams win youth titles on road to Canada Soccer’s 2025 PDP Championship

On the road to Canada Soccer’s 2025 Player-Development Program Championship next year, Woodbridge SC and Pickering FC have won their respective boys’ U-16 and girls’ U-16 Premier divisions in the Ontario Player Development League. Woodbridge SC won the boys’ division just one point better than runners up Vaughan SC while Pickering FC won the girls’ division just two points better than Hamilton United Elite.

As the top-two teams in their respective divisions, all four teams have qualified for Canada Soccer’s 2025 Player-Development Championship, with both Woodbridge SC and Vaughan SC to compete in the Boys’ PDP U-17 Cup and both Pickering FC and Hamilton United Elite to compete in the Girls’ PDP U-17 Cup.

Launched in 2024, new Canada Soccer Player-Development Program Championship strengthens the connection between standards-based programs and showcases their quality of play. The 2025 competition will feature clubs from the BC Soccer Premier League, the Alberta Player Development League, the Ontario Player Development League, and the Québec Youth Soccer Premier League (Première Ligue de Soccer Juvénile du Québec).

In the younger age group, Woodbridge SC (West Division winners) and Ottawa South United (East Division winners) have qualified for the Boys’ PDP U-15 Cup while North Toronto SC (West Division runners up) and Ottawa South United (East Division winners) have qualified for the Girls’ PDP U-15 Cup.

Canada Soccer’s Player-Development Program features a network of standards-based programs that represent high-level amateur youth soccer in Canada. Participating organisations, both clubs and academies, all meet the requirements for standards-based programming including recognition as an active National Youth Club Licensee.