| Season | 2025 |
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| Dates | April 16 [1] – TBA |
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The 2025 Northern Super League season is the first season of the Northern Super League, the top level of women's Canadian soccer.
Six clubs will participate in the inaugural season.
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary Wild FC | Calgary | 35,400 |  Lydia Bedford | |
| Halifax Tides FC | Halifax | 6,500 |  Lewis Page | |
| Montreal Roses FC | Montreal | Various (TBA) |  Robert Rositoiu | |
| Ottawa Rapid FC | Ottawa | 24,000 |  Katrine Pedersen | |
| AFC Toronto | Toronto | 4,000 | Marko Milanović | |
| Vancouver Rise FC | Vancouver | 5,288 | Anja Heiner-Møller | |
Clubs will play 25 matches during the season, playing each club five times. [2] The top four clubs will advance to the two-legged semi-finals, with the winners advancing to a single championship match. [2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Playoff qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Toronto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Calgary Wild FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Halifax Tides FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Montreal Roses FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Ottawa Rapid FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Vancouver Rise FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Northern Super League rosters will consist of 20-25 players, of which a maximum of seven can be international players. [3]
The following international players are signed for the 2025 season. Note that players may be considered domestic for NSL purposes (Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or refugees) while still representing other countries in international competitions.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Player 7 | Former players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Toronto |  Hong Hye-ji |  Aoi Kizaki |  Sofia Manner |  Croix Soto | ||||
| Calgary Wild FC |  Meikayla Moore |  Mijke Roelfsema | ||||||
| Halifax Tides FC | Gianna Creighton | Kiley Norkus | ||||||
| Montreal Roses FC |  Charlotte Bilbault | |||||||
| Ottawa Rapid FC |  Susanne Haaland | Johanne Fridlund | ||||||
| Vancouver Rise FC |  Sofia Hagman |  Josie Longhurst | Nikki Stanton | Nedya Sawan | ||||
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