SFC teams up and down the age groups were looking to build on previous seasons, as new faces joined the ranks in the search for league titles and trophies. 

L1 Cup champions

The Scrosoppi men’s first team headed into 2025 as the defending champions of League1 Ontario’s Men’s Premier Division, after lifting the trophy on the final day with a 3-0 victory over Burlington last year. 

Star striker Tomasz Skublak returned the team following an impressive year in front of goal that earned him the league’s MVP prize, and reinforcements were brought in to join him, including Orlendis Benitez Hernandez who signed from rivals Simcoe County Rovers. 

Scrosoppi narrowly missed out on top spot in the regular-season standings by two points, but it would not be a season without a trophy. Wins over Windsor City, North Toronto, and Simcoe, and a 3-1 victory in the final against Vaughan Azzurri saw the side lift the Men’s L1 Cup for the first time in the club’s history. 

Ottawa-bound

Thanks to the men’s team’s 2024 success, John Yacou’s side qualified for the 2025 TELUS Canadian Championship, alongside fellow League1 champions Edmonton Scottish from Alberta, TSS Rovers from British Columbia, and FC Laval from Québec. 

Although the valiant Scrosoppi team did not progress after a 2-0 defeat to Canadian Premier League outfit Atlético Ottawa, it was a close-fought contest, and another step in the right direction for a squad who have continued to develop and improve in the Canadian game. 

Promotion party

It was an entertaining season in the League1 Ontario Women’s Championship, with Scrosoppi’s first team achieving promotion with a first-place finish. It was the 2025 MVP Yasmin Castillo’s late goal at Pickering on the final day which secured their spot in the Premier Division next year. With the game hanging in the balance in the last five minutes, her strike moved the team onto 30 points, ending any doubts about not securing top spot. 

That all-important goal took Castillo’s tally to eight for the campaign, joint with teammate and Forward of the Year Jahkaya Davis as their partnership flourished. With only six points between first and sixth by the end of the season, the team’s unbeaten run between June and July looked all-the-more crucial come the final standings. 

Several players were represented in the L1ON end-of-season awards, with Castillo and Davis alongside Ella Cahill and Tierra Bennett in the Women’s Championship’s All-Star XI. Head Coach John Yacou was also named as the division’s Coach of the Year after another impressive season.

Youth sides flourish

There was plenty more development for Scrosoppi’s youngsters in 2025, with the club’s youth programs continuing to thrive and prosper. 

The boys U15 side won silverware this year at the St Catharines Roma Spring Kick Off, and the U17 girls team secured the MYSL Indoor title in the 2024/25 season, reached the Ontario Cup quarterfinals in the summer, and impressed at the FC Durham Showcase this past weekend. 

A 6-0 win over SC Toronto and a 1-1 tie with Alliance on the first day preceded two 1-0 victories against GS Black and Oshawa Kicks respectively on Day Two, making up an unbeaten record at the showcase.

Silverware aside, the club would like to send a big congratulations to players who have achieved or progressed – individually or as a team – in 2025. Bring on 2026!