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| Full name | Master's Futbol Academy |
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| Nickname | Saints |
| Founded | 2009; 16 years ago (2009) |
| Stadium | L'Amoreaux Park Scarborough,Toronto,Ontario |
| Owner | Junior Groves |
| Head Coach | Giuseppe Mattace-Raso |
| League | League1 Ontario |
| 2025 | L1O-C, 6th (men) L2O, 12th (women) |
| Website | http://www.mfasoccer.ca |
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Master's Futbol Academy, commonly known asMaster's FA, is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based inScarborough,Toronto,Ontario. The club was founded in 2009 as a soccer academy and added its team in the semi-professionalLeague1 Ontario, the third tier in theCanadian soccer league system.
The club was one of the ten original founding men's teams in League1 Ontario, which was established in 2014. Their team initially competed under the nameMaster's FA Saints.[1]
In 2009, Master's Futbol Academy was founded by Junior Groves.[2][3] In 2014, the semi-professional club was established to play in the newly formedLeague1 Ontario as one of the founding members.[4][5] They were one of the threeOntario Soccer Association Recognized Non-Club Academies permitted to enter a team in the league, along withANB Futbol andSigma FC.[6] The club played their debut match on May 31, 2014 against theCataraqui Clippers, winning 3–0.[7] In their inaugural season, they finished in seventh place.[8]
Their most successful season came in 2019, when they won the 2019 League1 Ontario playoffs, defeatingFC London 4–1 in the finals.[9] This victory qualified the club for theCanadian Championship for the first time in2020.[10][11] However, due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, their participation was shifted to the2021 Canadian Championship.[12] In the match in 2021, they were defeated byCanadian Premier League clubYork United FC in the preliminary round by a score of 5–0.[13]
| Season | League | Teams | Record | Rank | Playoffs | League Cup | Canadian Championship | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | League1 Ontario | 9 | 5–2–9 | 7th | – | Group stage | Not eligible | [14] |
| 2015 | 12 | 1–3–18 | 12th | – | Group stage | Not eligible | [14] | |
| 2016 | 16 | 3–2–17 | 8th, Eastern (16th overall) | did not qualify | Runner-up | Not eligible | [14] | |
| 2017 | 16 | 9–3–10 | 5th, Eastern (9th overall) | did not qualify | Quarter-finals | Not eligible | [14] | |
| 2018 | 17 | 4–7–5 | 10th | did not qualify | Quarter-finals | did not qualify | [14] | |
| 2019 | 16 | 9–3–3 | 4th | Champions | – | did not qualify | [14] | |
| 2020 | Season cancelled due toCOVID-19 pandemic | Moved to 2021 | [15] | |||||
| 2021 | 15 | 6–3–3 | 2nd, East (5th overall) | Semi-finals | – | Preliminary Round | ||
| 2022 | 22 | 4–5–12 | 19th | did not qualify | – | did not qualify | ||
| 2023 | 21 | 4–2–14 | 19th | did not qualify | – | did not qualify | ||
| 2024 | League1 Ontario Championship | 10 | 5–4–9 | 5th | – | Quarter-Finals | did not qualify | |
| 2025 | 12 | 9–7–6 | 6th | – | Round of 32 | did not qualify | ||
| Season | League | Teams | Record | Rank | Playoffs | League Cup | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | League2 Ontario Northeast | 10 | 0–2–12 | 10th | – | Round of 32 | |
| 2025 | 12 | 1–2–11 | 12th | – | Round of 32 |
The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before or after playing for the League1 Ontario team:
