The OCAA Men’s Indoor Soccer Championships are set to kick off this weekend from March 23-24. The eight-team Championship is hosted by Conestoga College (Kitchener) and all games are scheduled to take place at the Ontario Soccer Centre.

The top two teams from each region will compete for the title. This year’s regional champions are the Seneca Sting (North York), Niagara Knights (Welland), Humber Hawks (Etobicoke) and Trent Excalibur (Peterborough).

The five-time defending champion Humber Hawks, look strong to defend bring home the trophy once again after winning the Central West region posting a 3-0-1 mark. Also look for the Knights to make a solid run after shutting out their competition with a 3-0 record in the West region, not allowing a single goal in the net.

Looking to challenge the Regional champs will be the second place teams from each region including the St. Lawrence Vikings (Kingston), Sheridan Bruins (Oakville), Conestoga Condors (Kitchener) and George Brown Huskies (Toronto).

The complete men’s draw consists of:

East
1st - Trent (3-0-1)
2nd - SLC K (2-1-1)

Central West
1st - Humber (3-0-1)
2nd - Sheridan (3-1)

West
1st - Niagara (3-0)
2nd - Conestoga (2-1)

Central East
1st - Seneca (2-0-1)
2nd - George Brown (1-1-1)

CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE:

Men's Indoor Soccer OCAA Championships

Thursday, March 23

POOL A
Trent vs. Conestoga - 9:00 am
Humber vs. George Brown - 9:00 am
Trent vs. Humber - 11:00 am
Conestoga vs. George Brown - 12:00 pm
George Brown vs. Trent - 2:00 pm
Humber vs. Conestoga - 3:00 pm


POOL B
St. Lawrence (K) vs. Niagara - 9:00 am
Sheridan vs. Seneca - 10:00 am
St. Lawrence (K) vs. Seneca - 12:00 pm
Sheridan vs. Niagara - 12:00 pm
Sheridan vs. St. Lawrence (K) - 2:00 pm
Niagara vs. Seneca - 3:00 pm

Friday, March 24
Semi-Final #1 - 11:00 am
Semi-Final #2 - 11:00 am

Bronze Medal Game - 1:15 pm
Gold Medal Game - 1:30 pm