Opening fixtures

After their 2024 league win, the men’s team kick off their title defence with an away trip to Simcoe County Rovers. It will be the second of back-to-back league games between the two sides who faced off in the final game of 2024, with SFC running out as 3-0 winners. 

That was the men’s side’s second time beating Simcoe last season, after a convincing 4-0 win over the Barrie-based team in June. Their rivalry from the 2023 Men’s Premier Division Final will no doubt continue into the new campaign.

After SFC’s successful second-place finish in their debut Women’s Championship season, they start the new campaign at home against 2024’s bottom-side Rush Canada – a team that SFC tied 2-2 with on the road and beat 1-0 at home. 

They then travel to Oakville Soccer Club, a side that merged with Blue Devils in late 2024 following the latter’s relegation from the Women’s Premier Division. 

After opting out of promotion to the Championship last season, the men’s second team start their League2 Central campaign with an away match at North Mississauga on April 22. This game is a day after SFC’s Women’s League2 side open their season against Simcoe.

Up for the Cup

Alongside their league campaigns, both the SFC men’s and women’s sides will compete in the L1 Cup – the province’s knockout competition for L1ON teams. 

With how the Men’s L1 Cup bracket has fallen and SFC’s Round One bye, the club’s first opponents will either be Windsor City or Guelph United who face off on April 13. For the women’s team, they begin the tournament in Round One against Pickering on April 12.

Scrosoppi had the upper hand against Pickering in 2024, drawing 2-2 at home but beating them 3-2 in the reverse fixture in July. Waiting in the second round is Simcoe County Rovers who reached the Women’s L1 Cup semifinals last season. 

Rivalries reignited 

With the men’s title win, and SFC’s women narrowly missing out on promotion, there were several exciting matches in 2024 for both Scrosoppi first teams. 

Arguably the men’s team’s most exciting match was a 4-2 win at home against North Toronto. After going 3-0 up after 63 minutes, a late two-goal scare was put to bed when Tomasz Skublak scored with seven minutes remaining. 

SFC eventually finished above Vaughan Azzurri in second and Woodbridge Strikers in third respectively. With two ties against Vaughan Azzurri, and a 1-1 tie and a 2-1 win against Woodbridge Strikers, their unbeaten record against top teams helped them to the title. 

North Toronto, Vaughan, and Woodbridge will all face SFC again in 2025, and likely challenge for the Premier Division title. 

In the Women’s Championship last year, Scrosoppi finished four points ahead of third-placed Hamilton United despite only managing a point against their opponents in orange. SFC will be looking to set the record straight this season. 

The women’s team’s biggest win last season was a 7-0 win over Unionville Milliken. SFC were the highest scoring team in the Championship last year, and it will be a feat this year’s squad will be looking to replicate as they bid for promotion.