2025 AFC Toronto season

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AFC Toronto
2025 season
CEOHelena Ruken
Head coach Marko Milanović
Stadium
2026 

The 2025 AFC Toronto season is the first in the club's history, as well as first season in Northern Super League history. [1] The inaugural game was played on April 19, 2025, a 1-0 loss to Montreal Roses FC. [2]

Contents

Team

Coaching staff

As of August 7, 2024 [3]
PositionName
Head coach Marko Milanović
Assistant coach Sylvia Forbes
Goalkeeping coachRasih Pala
Head Athletic TherapistKarla Leong
Sports Science & Performance coachMariana Gonzalez Moreno
Athletic therapistKia Halsall

Roster

[4]

As of April 18, 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Sofia Manner
2 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN April Lantaigne
3 DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Hong Hye-ji
4 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Nikayla Small
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Croix Soto
6 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Kaela Hansen
7 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Mya Jones (on loan from San Diego Wave )
8 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Emma Regan (captain)
9 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Jade Kovacevic
10 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Leah Pais
11 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Kaylee Hunter
12 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Shaina Ashouri
No.Pos.NationPlayer
13 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Aoi Kizaki
14 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Sarah Rollins
17 MF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Nyota Katembo ( [A] )
18 MF Flag of the Philippines.svg  PHI Ivymae Perez ( [A] )
19 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Ashley Cathro
20 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Sonia Walk
21 GK Flag of Portugal (official).svg  POR Sierra Cota-Yarde ( [A] )
22 MF Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  SKN Cloey Uddenberg ( [A] )
23 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Esther Okoronkwo
24 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Amanda West (on loan from Houston Dash )
31 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Colby Barnett
94 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Victoria Pickett (on loan from North Carolina Courage )

    Competitions

    Northern Super League

    Table

    PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
    1 AFC Toronto 148152117+425Advance to playoffs
    2 Montreal Roses 13733159+624
    3 Ottawa Rapid 126242012+820
    4 Vancouver Rise 135351817+118
    5 Calgary Wild 134271419514
    6 Halifax Tides 133199231410
    Updated to match(es) played on July 26, 2025. Source: NSL, NSL on Instagram

    Results by match

    Match12345678910111213141516171819202122232425
    GroundNAHHAAHAAHHAHAAAAHHAHHAAH
    ResultLLWDWWLWWWWWLL
    Position [I] 55554352211111
    Source: #Matches
    H = Home; N = Neutral; A = Away; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Playoffs
    1. Positions show the situation at the end of the week the match was played, not the position at the conclusion of matches or game days.

    Matches

    April 191 AFC Toronto 0–1 Montreal Roses FC Toronto, Ontario
    4pm ET Report
    Stadium: BMO Field
    Attendance: 14,518
    Referee: Carly Marissa Shaw-MacLaren
    April 272 Ottawa Rapid FC 2–1 AFC Toronto Ottawa, Ontario
    1pm ET
    Report
    Stadium: TD Place Stadium
    Attendance: 8,467
    Referee: Sheila Couture
    May 13 AFC Toronto 2–1 Calgary Wild FC Toronto, Ontario
    7pm ET
    Report
    Stadium: York Lions Stadium
    Attendance: 1,319
    Referee: Salma Flores-Desrochers
    May 114 AFC Toronto 1–1 Vancouver Rise FC Toronto, Ontario
    2pm ET
    Report
    Stadium: York Lions Stadium
    Attendance: 2,258
    Referee: Isabelle Duclos
    May 175 Halifax Tides FC 0–1 AFC Toronto Halifax, Nova Scotia
    1pm ET
    Report
    Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
    Referee: Anne-Marie Canuel
    May 226 Montreal Roses FC 0–2 AFC Toronto Laval, Quebec
    7pm ET
    Report
    Stadium: Stade Boreale
    Referee: Sheila Couture
    June 77 AFC Toronto 0–4 Ottawa Rapid FC Toronto, Ontario
    12pm ET Report
    Stadium: York Lions Stadium
    Referee: Sheila Couture
    June 118 Vancouver Rise 2–3 AFC Toronto Burnaby, British Columbia
    22:00 ET
    Report
    Stadium: Swangard Stadium
    Attendance: 3,343
    Referee: Salma Flores-Desrochers
    June 149 Calgary Wild FC 1–2 AFC Toronto Calgary, Alberta
    17:00 ET
    Report
    Stadium: McMahon Stadium
    Attendance: 3,977
    Referee: Isabelle Duclos
    June 2110 AFC Toronto 3–1 Halifax Tides Toronto, Ontario
    16:00 ET
    Report
    Stadium: York Lions Stadium
    Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
    Jul 1011 AFC Toronto 3–0 Ottawa Rapid FC Toronto, Ontario
    19:00 ET
    Report Stadium: York Lions Stadium
    Attendance: 2,510
    Referee: Salma Flores-Desrochers
    July 1512 Halifax Tides 0–1 AFC Toronto Halifax, Nova Scotia
    17:30 ET
    Report
    Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
    Attendance: 4,051
    Referee: Anne-Marie Canuel
    July 1813 AFC Toronto 1–2 Montreal Roses Toronto, Ontario
    19:30 ET
    Report
    Stadium: York Lions Stadium
    Attendance: 2,873
    Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
    July 2414 Vancouver Rise 2–1 AFC Toronto Burnaby, British Columbia
    22:00 ET
    Report
    Stadium: Swangard Stadium
    Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
    August 215 Calgary Wild FC v AFC Toronto Calgary, Alberta
    16:00 ET Stadium: McMahon Stadium
    August 916 Montreal Roses v AFC Toronto Laval, Quebec
    13:00 ET Stadium: Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne
    August 1317 Ottawa Rapid FC v AFC Toronto Ottawa, Ontario
    19:00 ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
    August 1718 AFC Toronto v Vancouver Rise Toronto, Ontario
    19:00 ET Stadium: York Lions Stadium
    August 3019 AFC Toronto v Calgary Wild FC Toronto, Ontario
    14:00 ET Stadium: York Lions Stadium
    September 620 Halifax Tides v AFC Toronto Halifax, Nova Scotia
    14:00 ET Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
    September 1321 AFC Toronto v Vancouver Rise Toronto, Ontario
    14:00 ET Stadium: York Lions Stadium
    September 2122 AFC Toronto v Halifax Tides Toronto, Ontario
    14:00 ET Stadium: York Lions Stadium
    September 2623 Ottawa Rapid FC v AFC Toronto Ottawa, Ontario
    19:00 ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
    October 424 Calgary Wild FC v AFC Toronto Calgary, Alberta
    16:00 ET Stadium: McMahon Stadium
    October 1825 AFC Toronto v Montreal Roses Toronto, Ontario
    12:00 ET Stadium: York Lions Stadium

    References

    1. "AFC Toronto gears up for start of historic 1st season next week". CBC.
    2. Molinaro, John (April 19, 2025). "AFC Toronto makes strong first impression despite loss to Montreal Roses". Sportsnet.ca.
    3. "AFC Toronto Welcomes Marko Milanovic and Sylvia Forbes as New Coaching Team". AFC Toronto. August 7, 2024.
    4. "Roster". AFC Toronto.