2026 Montreal Roses FC season

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Montreal Roses FC
2026 season
Owner
  • Isabèle Chevalier
  • Jean-François Crevier
PresidentAnnie Larouche
Head coach Robert Rositoiu
Stadium
  2025
2027 

The 2026 Montreal Roses FC season is the second in the club's history, as well as the second season in Northern Super League history.

Contents

Summary

During the 2025 season, Montreal Roses FC finished fourth in the league, and got to the playoff semi–finals. [1]

Team

Technical Team

As of October 19, 2025. [2]
PositionName
Sporting directorFlag of France.svg Marinette Pichon
Assistant to the Sporting directorFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adrien Moufflet
Head coachFlag of Romania.svg Robert Rositoiu
Assistant coach
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maryse Bard-Martel
  • Flag of France.svg Yannick Girard
  • Flag of France.svg Antoine Guldner
Goalkeeping coachFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maryse Bard-Martel
Performance coachFlag of France.svg Yannick Girard
Mental coachFlag of France.svg Antoine Guldner
Head of performance cultureFlag of France.svg Antoine Guldner
Team ManagerFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Laurence Hamel
Equipment ManagerFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mathilde Lefebvre Lalande
Head PhysiotherapistFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Christine Thériault-Loranger
ConsultantFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nick De Santis

Players

No.Nat.NameDate of birth (age)SinceSigned fromNotes
Goalkeepers
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Anna Karpenko 10 April 2002 (age 23)2025 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vaughan Azzurri
26 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabrielle Lambert 27 December 1993 (age 32)2024 Flag of Germany.svg SC Freiburg
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Anne-Marie Laroche 6 March 2000 (age 25)2025 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Royal-Sélect de Beauport
Defenders
2 Flag of the United States.svg Lucy Cappadona 13 April 2002 (age 23)2025 Flag of the United States.svg UConn Huskies INT
3 Flag of the United States.svg Hailey Whitaker 24 February 2000 (age 25)2025 Flag of Iceland.svg Valur INT
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stephanie Hill 26 December 2001 (age 24)2025 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg McGill University
5 Flag of the United States.svg Julia Leas 3 March 2001 (age 24)2025 Flag of Sweden.svg Vittsjö GIK INT
24 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Olivia Mbala 12 May 1992 (age 33)2025 Flag of France.svg Lille
Midfielders
6 Flag of the United States.svg Alexandria Hess 19 July 1996 (age 29)2025 Flag of Germany.svg MSV Duisburg INT
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mara Bouchard 20 April 2001 (age 24)2025 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg McGill University
15 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chloe Minas 12 April 2002 (age 23)2025 Flag of Sweden.svg Växjö
18 Flag of France.svg Charlotte Bilbault 5 June 1990 (age 35)2024 Flag of France.svg Montpellier INT
19 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lorie Thibault 19 March 2000 (age 25)2025 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal Carabins
23 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Félicia Roy 7 April 2006 (age 19)2025 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Collège Champlain Cavaliers
Forwards
7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Noémi Paquin 9 June 2001 (age 24)2025 Flag of the United States.svg FIU Panthers
11 Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Chae-rim 23 May 1998 (age 27)2025 Flag of the United States.svg Suwon INT
12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tanya Boychuk 20 June 2000 (age 25)2024 Flag of Sweden.svg Vittsjö GIK
14 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Claire Monyard 15 May 2000 (age 25)2025 Flag of the United States.svg Miami Athletic Club
20 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mégane Sauvé 6 April 1998 (age 27)2025 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Sporting C.P.
Players who made an appearance and/or had a squad number but left the team.

    Competitions

    Northern Super League

    Table

    PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPlayoff qualification
    1 Calgary Wild 00000000Advance to Playoffs
    2 Halifax Tides 00000000
    3 Montreal Roses 00000000
    4 Ottawa Rapid 00000000
    5 AFC Toronto 00000000
    6 Vancouver Rise 00000000
    First match(es) will be played: April 2026. 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. [3]

    Matches

    Transactions

    Contract operations

    DatePlayerPos.NotesRef.
    18 November 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Julia Leas DFContract option exercised [4]
    18 November 2025 Flag of France.svg Charlotte Bilbault DFContract option exercised [4]
    18 November 2025 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Anne-Marie Laroche GKContract option exercised [4]
    18 November 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Hailey Whitaker DFNew contract [4]
    18 November 2025 Flag of Germany.svg Lara Schenk DFContract not renewed for the 2026 season [4]
    18 November 2025 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mathilde Lachance DFContract not renewed for the 2026 season [4]
    9 December 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Jodi Smith DFMutual contract termination [5]

    Transfers in

    No.Pos.PlayerFrom clubFee/notesDateSource
    N/AMF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lisa Pechersky Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Rise FC Transfer13 January 2026 [6]
    N/AMF Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Han-bin Flag of South Korea.svg Korea University Transfer21 January 2026 [7]
    N/AMF Flag of Ghana.svg Evelyn Badu Flag of Norway.svg Molde Transfer28 January 2026 [8]

    Transfers out

    No.Pos.PlayerTo clubFee/notesDateSource

    Statistics

    References

    1. "2025 INAUGURAL SEASON REVIEW". en.rosesmtl.ca.
    2. "Technical Team". Montreal Roses FC. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
    3. "Six Seconds - The home of women's football in Canada". Six Seconds. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
    4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "ROSES ANNOUNCE ROSTER MOVES AHEAD OF 2026 SEASON". en.rosesmtl.ca.
    5. "MONTRÉAL ROSES RELEASE JODI SMITH". en.rosesmtl.ca.
    6. "MONTRÉAL ROSES SIGN MIDFIELDER LISA PECHERSKY". en.rosesmtl.ca.
    7. "SOUTH KOREAN INTERNATIONAL HANBIN CHOI JOINS MONTRÉAL ROSES". en.rosesmtl.ca.
    8. "23-YEAR-OLD CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GOLDEN BOOT JOINS MONTREAL". en.rosesmtl.ca.