Master's FA

{{Infobox football club

| clubname = Master's Futbol

| image = Master's FA logo.png

| upright = .8

| alt =

| caption =

| fullname = Master's Futbol Academy

| nickname = Saints

| short name =

| founded = {{start date and years ago |2009}}

| dissolved =

| American =

| stadium = L'Amoreaux Park
Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario

| capacity =

| coordinates =

| owner = Junior Groves

| chairman =

| mgrtitle = Head Coach

| manager = Giuseppe Mattace-Raso

| coach =

| league = League1 Ontario

| season = 2024

| position = L1O-C, 5th (men)
L2O, 10th (women)

| website = http://www.mfasoccer.ca

| current = 2024 League1 Ontario season

}}

Master's Futbol Academy, commonly known as Master's FA, is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario. The club was founded in 2009 as a soccer academy and added its team in the semi-professional League1 Ontario, the third tier in the Canadian 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 name Master's FA Saints.{{cite web|url=https://www.league1ontario.com/news_article/show/604199|title=Introducing Master's FA|first=Tyrrell|last=Meertins|date=May 29, 2014|work=League1 Ontario}}

History

In 2009, Master's Futbol Academy was founded by Junior Groves.{{cite web|url=https://mfasoccer.sportsengine-prelive.com/page/show/5503728-history-of-master-s-futbol-academy|title=History of Master's Futbol Academy|work=Master's FA}}{{cite web|first=Marty|last=Thompson|date=February 27, 2021|title='Nobody has built this before': The incredible story of Master's FA's 2019 title|url=https://www.league1ontario.com/news_article/show/1148895|work=League1 Ontario}} In 2014, the semi-professional club was established to play in the newly formed League1 Ontario as one of the founding members.{{cite web | url=http://www.canadasoccer.com/ontario-launches-provincial-semi-professional-men-s-league-p156183 | title=Ontario launches provincial semi-professional men's league | work=Canadian Soccer Association | date=April 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704081554/https://www.canadasoccer.com/ontario-launches-provincial-semi-professional-men-s-league-p156183|archive-date=July 4, 2020|url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.ontariosoccer.ca/OSABlog/index.php/archives/9764 | title=OSA announces League1 Ontario teams | work=Ontario Soccer Association | date=April 8, 2014 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518030038/http://www.ontariosoccer.ca/OSABlog/index.php/archives/9764 | archivedate=May 18, 2014}} They were one of the three Ontario Soccer Association Recognized Non-Club Academies permitted to enter a team in the league, along with ANB Futbol and Sigma FC.{{cite web|url=https://www.yorkregion.com/community-story/4457644-vaughan-to-field-2-teams-in-inaugural-soccer-league/|title=Vaughan to field 2 teams in inaugural soccer league|date= April 10, 2014|first=Michael|last=Hayakawa|work=Vaughan Citizen}} The club played their debut match on May 31, 2014 against the Cataraqui Clippers, winning 3–0.{{cite web|url=https://www.league1ontario.com/news_article/show/604187|title=Master's FA Saints 3 – Cataraqui Clippers 0|first=Tyrrell|last=Meertins|date=June 2, 2014|work=League1 Ontario}} In their inaugural season, they finished in seventh place.{{Cite web|url=https://www.league1ontario.com/news_article/show/1245992|title=A Bluffer's Guide to Master's FA|date=November 3, 2022|work=League1 Ontario}}

Their most successful season came in 2019, when they won the 2019 League1 Ontario playoffs, defeating FC London 4–1 in the finals.{{cite web|url=https://lfpress.com/sports/local-sports/fc-london-battles-to-the-finish-in-league1-championship-loss-to-scarborough-masters|title=FC London battles to the finish in League1 championship loss to Scarborough Masters|first=Paul|last=Vanderhoeven|date=September 28, 2019|work=The London Free Press}} This victory qualified the club for the Canadian Championship for the first time in 2020.{{cite news |title=Master's Futbol Academy Wins League1 Ontario For The First Time |url=https://northerntribune.ca/2019-league1-ontario-winner-masters-futbol-academy/ |first=John|last=Jacques|publisher=Northern Tribune |date=September 28, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/12-teams-four-leagues-contest-2020-canadian-championship/|title=12 teams from four leagues to contest 2020 Canadian Championship|work=Sportsnet|date=December 18, 2019}} However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, their participation was shifted to the 2021 Canadian Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.league1ontario.com/news_article/show/1109611|title=Masters FA moved from amended 2020 CanChamp, will play in 2021 edition|first=Marty|last=Thompson|date= June 16, 2020|work=League1 Ontario}} In the match in 2021, they were defeated by Canadian Premier League club York United FC in the preliminary round by a score of 5–0.{{Cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/recap-york-united-advance-in-canchamp-with-dominant-5-0-win-over-masters-fa|title=RECAP: York United advance in CanChamp with dominant 5–0 win over Master's FA|date=August 21, 2021|work=Canadian Premier League|first=Charlie|last=O'Connor-Clarke}}

Seasons

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!Season

!League

!Teams

!{{tooltip|Record|Wins, draws, losses}}

!Rank

!Playoffs

!League Cup

!Canadian Championship

!Ref

2014

|rowspan="10"|League1 Ontario

|5–2–9

|7th

|–

|Group stage

|Not eligible

|{{cite web|url=http://cansha.coffeecup.com/l1omen.html|title=League1 Ontario Historical Standings Men's Division|work=Canadian Soccer History Archives}}

2015

|12

|1–3–18

|12th

|–

| Group stage

|Not eligible

2016

|16

|3–2–17

|8th, Eastern (16th overall)

|did not qualify

|Runner-up

|Not eligible

2017

|16

|9–3–10

|5th, Eastern (9th overall)

|did not qualify

|Quarter-finals

|Not eligible

2018

|17

|4–7–5

|10th

|did not qualify

|Quarter-finals

|did not qualify

2019

|16

|9–3–3

|4th

|bgcolor="FFEBAD"|Champions

|–

|did not qualify

2020

|colspan="5"|Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

|Moved to 2021

|{{cite web |title=League1 Ontario cancels Fall season plans for 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions |url=https://canpl.ca/article/league1-ontario-cancels-fall-season-plans-for-2020-due-to-covid-19-restrictions |website=Canadian Premier League |date=September 4, 2020}}

2021

|15

|6–3–3

|2nd, East (5th overall)

|Semi-finals

|–

|Preliminary Round

2022

|22

|4–5–12

|19th

|did not qualify