2025 AFC Toronto season

AFC Toronto
2025 season
CEO	Helena Ruken
Head coach	Marko Milanović
Stadium	York Lions Stadium ; North York, Ontario ;
	2026 →

Last updated November 02, 2025

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]

Team

Coaching staff

As of August 7, 2024^[3]

Position	Name
Head coach	Marko Milanović
Assistant coach	Sylvia Forbes
Goalkeeping coach	Rasih Pala
Head Athletic Therapist	Karla Leong
Sports Science & Performance coach	Mariana Gonzalez Moreno
Athletic therapist	Kia 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.	Nation	Player
1	GK	FIN	Sofia Manner
2	DF	CAN	April Lantaigne
3	DF	KOR	Hong Hye-ji
4	MF	CAN	Nikayla Small
5	DF	USA	Croix Soto
6	DF	CAN	Kaela Hansen
7	FW	CAN	Mya Jones (on loan from San Diego Wave )
8	DF	CAN	Emma Regan (captain)
9	FW	CAN	Jade Kovacevic
10	FW	CAN	Leah Pais
11	FW	CAN	Kaylee Hunter
12	FW	USA	Shaina Ashouri


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	MF	JPN	Aoi Kizaki
14	DF	CAN	Sarah Rollins
17	MF	COD	Nyota Katembo (^[A])
18	MF	PHI	Ivymae Perez (^[A])
19	DF	CAN	Ashley Cathro
20	MF	CAN	Sonia Walk
21	GK	POR	Sierra Cota-Yarde (^[A])
22	MF	SKN	Cloey Uddenberg (^[A])
23	FW	NGA	Esther Okoronkwo
24	FW	CAN	Amanda West (on loan from Houston Dash )
31	MF	USA	Colby Barnett
94	MF	CAN	Victoria Pickett (on loan from North Carolina Courage )

Competitions

Northern Super League

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	AFC Toronto (S)	25	16	3	6	42	24	+18	51	Advance to playoffs
2	Ottawa Rapid	25	11	6	8	41	26	+15	39^[a]
3	Vancouver Rise	25	11	6	8	38	36	+2	39^[a]
4	Montreal Roses	25	10	6	9	30	23	+7	36
5	Calgary Wild	25	9	2	14	26	42	−16	29
6	Halifax Tides	25	3	7	15	17	43	−26	16

Source: NSL
Rules for classification: 1) Head-to-head points; 2) Head-to-head goal difference; 3) Overall goal difference; 4) Most wins; 5) Most goals scored; 6) Least goals conceded; 7) Least red cards; 8) Least yellow cards; 9) Drawing of lots.^[5]
(S) Supporters' Shield winner
Notes:

1 2 Head-to-head points tied 7–7; head-to-head goal difference: Ottawa Rapid +3, Vancouver Rise –3

Results by match

Match	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Ground	N	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	L	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	W
Position^[I]	5	5	5	5	4	3	5	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: #Matches
H = Home; N = Neutral; A = Away; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Playoffs

↑ 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	Boychuk 1' Bilbaut 66'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 14,518 Referee: Carly Marissa Shaw-MacLaren

April 272	Ottawa Rapid FC	2–1	AFC Toronto	Ottawa, Ontario
1pm ET	Lee 54' Scott 81'	Report	Hunter 90+3'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 8,467 Referee: Sheila Couture

May 13	AFC Toronto	2–1	Calgary Wild FC	Toronto, Ontario
7pm ET	Okoronkwo 25', 53', 71' Hong 75'	Report	Stordy 13' Moore 80', 85'	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 1,319 Referee: Salma Flores-Desrochers

May 114	AFC Toronto	1–1	Vancouver Rise FC	Toronto, Ontario
2pm ET	Kizaki 84' Small 86' Barnett 90+1'	Report	De Filippo 90+4'	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 2,258 Referee: Isabelle Duclos

May 175	Halifax Tides FC	0–1	AFC Toronto	Halifax, Nova Scotia
1pm ET	Lemire 34'	Report	Barnett 5' Hunter 27' Okoronkwo 44'	Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 3,823 Referee: Anne-Marie Canuel

May 226	Montreal Roses FC	0–2	AFC Toronto	Laval, Quebec
7pm ET	Leas 61'	Report	Okoronkwo 34' Small 65' Regan 72'	Stadium: Stade Boreale Attendance: 2,606 Referee: Sheila Couture

June 77	AFC Toronto	0–4	Ottawa Rapid FC	Toronto, Ontario
12pm ET		Report	Pridham 1', 20', 60', 43' Downing 27' Hyo-joo 50' Golen 80'	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 2,483 Referee: Sheila Couture

June 118	Vancouver Rise	2–3	AFC Toronto	Burnaby, British Columbia
22:00 ET	Sawan 27' Lee 68' Longhurst 79' Quinn 90+8'	Report	Regan 1', 78' Hunter 42' Cathro 51' Small 73' Rollins 90+7'	Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 3,343 Referee: Salma Flores-Desrochers

June 149	Calgary Wild FC	1–2	AFC Toronto	Calgary, Alberta
17:00 ET	Stordy 20' Dougherty Howard 43' Steer 53'	Report	Regan 14' Small 18', 26'	Stadium: McMahon Stadium Attendance: 3,977 Referee: Isabelle Duclos

June 2110	AFC Toronto	3–1	Halifax Tides	Toronto, Ontario
16:00 ET	Hunter 21', 48' Okoronkwo 52' Lantaigne 90+4'	Report	Rollins 5' (o.g.) Norkus 67'	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 3,098 Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren

Jul 1011	AFC Toronto	3–0	Ottawa Rapid FC	Toronto, Ontario
19:00 ET	Hunter 17', 24' Regan 45+1' Small 50' Manager 60' Uddenberg 90'	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	Leslie 26' Blouin 42'	Report	Rowe 79' Soto 87' Lantaigne 90+2'	Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 4,051 Referee: Anne-Marie Canuel

July 1813	AFC Toronto	1–2	Montreal Roses	Toronto, Ontario
19:30 ET	Pickett 77'	Report	Abdu 30' Schenk 37' Sauvé 62'68'	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	Chang 19', 35' Faulknor 21' De Filippo 42' Hagman 90+3'	Report	Hunter 9'	Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 3,911 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin

August 215	Calgary Wild FC	1-2	AFC Toronto	Calgary, Alberta
16:00 ET	Moore 8'	Report	Hunter 12' Regan 18'	Stadium: McMahon Stadium Attendance: 2,676 Referee: Sheila Couture

August 916	Montreal Roses	1-2	AFC Toronto	Laval, Quebec
13:00 ET	Hill 45+1'	Report	Small 23' Hunter 36'	Stadium: Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne Attendance: 2,150 Referee: Isabelle Duclos

August 1317	Ottawa Rapid FC	1-1	AFC Toronto	Ottawa, Ontario
19:00 ET	Gibson 11' Lee 42' Pridham 57'	Report	Hunter 21'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 2,887 Referee: Salma Flores-Desrochers

August 1718	AFC Toronto	0-1	Vancouver Rise	Toronto, Ontario
19:00 ET		Report	Spencer 29' 39' De Filippo 46' McAslan 90+4'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 7,771 Referee: Anne-Marie Canuel

August 3019	AFC Toronto	2-0	Calgary Wild FC	Toronto, Ontario
14:00 ET	Regan 45' Burns 45+1', 47'	Report		Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 2,589 Referee: Sheila Couture

September 620	Halifax Tides	0-1	AFC Toronto	Halifax, Nova Scotia
14:00 ET	Olai 37' Leslie 72' Kennedy 88'	Report	Okoronkwo 35'	Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 3,872 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin

September 1321	AFC Toronto	7-0	Vancouver Rise	Toronto, Ontario
14:00 ET	Okoronkwo 5', 64' Small 26' Hunter 45', 68' Hansen 45+5' Stratigakis 49' Kovacevic 85'	Report	De Filippo 9', 45+6' Wright 16' Cowart 38' Abdu 39' Lake 88'	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 2,917 Referee: Angelina Baldino

September 2122	AFC Toronto	1-1	Halifax Tides	Toronto, Ontario
14:00 ET	Okoronkwo 38'	Report	Olai 8' Cameron 27' Weichers 62'	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 2,825 Referee: Salma Flores-Desrochers

September 2623	Ottawa Rapid FC	0-1	AFC Toronto	Ottawa, Ontario
19:00 ET	Pridham 32'	Report	Hunter 32' Barnett 43'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 3,004 Referee: Isabelle Duclos

October 424	Calgary Wild FC	1–2	AFC Toronto	Calgary, Alberta
16:00 ET	O'Neill 21' Baucom 45+3'	Report	Hunter 19' Uddenberg 34' Novak 61' Regan 69'	Stadium: McMahon Stadium Attendance: 2,780 Referee: Anne-Marie Canuel

October 1825	AFC Toronto	2-1	Montreal Roses	Toronto, Ontario
12:00 ET	Stratigakis 42' Uddenberg 81' Small 86' Okoronkwo 90+6'	Report	Hess 10'	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 3,181 Referee: Myriam Marcotte

Playoffs

November 1, 2025 (2025-11-01)Semi-finals leg 1	Montreal Roses	2-0	AFC Toronto	Laval, Quebec
12:00 ET		Report	Small 7' Hunter 70'	Stadium: Stade Boréale Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin

November 9, 2025 (2025-11-09)Semi-finals leg 2	AFC Toronto	v	Montreal Roses	Toronto, Ontario
		Report		Stadium: York Lions Stadium

References

↑ "AFC Toronto gears up for start of historic 1st season next week". CBC.
↑ Molinaro, John (April 19, 2025). "AFC Toronto makes strong first impression despite loss to Montreal Roses". Sportsnet.ca.
↑ "AFC Toronto Welcomes Marko Milanovic and Sylvia Forbes as New Coaching Team". AFC Toronto. August 7, 2024.
↑ "Roster". AFC Toronto.
↑ "Six Seconds - The home of women's football in Canada". Six Seconds. Retrieved October 8, 2025.

External links

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[table_hth_OTT0.36483565734925-5] 1 2 Head-to-head points tied 7–7; head-to-head goal difference: Ottawa Rapid +3, Vancouver Rise –3

[7] 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.

[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.

[6] "Six Seconds - The home of women's football in Canada". Six Seconds. Retrieved October 8, 2025.

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