2026 Northern Super League season

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Northern Super League
Season 2026
DatesTBD (regular season)
TBD (playoffs)
Matches75
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The 2026 Northern Super League season will be the second season of the Northern Super League, the top level of women's Canadian soccer.

Contents

Vancouver Rise FC is the defending league champion, while AFC Toronto are the defending regular season winners.

Teams

Six clubs will participate in the season.

Stadiums and locations

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Vancouver
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Calgary
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Toronto
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Halifax
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Montreal
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Ottawa
Location of the 2025 Northern Super League teams
TeamResultsLocationStadiumCapacity
Calgary Wild FC details Calgary, Alberta McMahon Stadium
35,400
Halifax Tides FC details Halifax, Nova Scotia Wanderers Grounds
7,500
Montreal Roses FC details Laval, Quebec Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne
5,581
Ottawa Rapid FC details Ottawa, Ontario TD Place Stadium
24,000
AFC Toronto details Toronto, Ontario York Lions Stadium/BMO Field
4,000/30,000
Vancouver Rise FC details Burnaby, British Columbia Swangard Stadium
4,500

    Personnel and sponsorship

    TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
    Calgary Wild Flag of England.svg Lydia Bedford Flag of the United States.svg Meggie Dougherty Howard Hummel [1] None
    Halifax Tides Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Stephen Hart IWK Foundation [2]
    Montreal Roses Flag of Romania.svg Robert Rositoiu Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tanya Boychuk None
    Ottawa Rapid Flag of Denmark.svg Katrine Pedersen None
    AFC Toronto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marko Milanović Desjardins [3]
    Vancouver Rise Flag of Denmark.svg Anja Heiner-Møller Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shannon Woeller None

    Regular season

    Format

    Each club will played 25 matches during the season, playing each other club five times. [4] The top four clubs will advance to the two-legged semifinals, with the winners advancing to a single championship match on November 15. [5] [4]

    Standings

    PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPlayoff qualification
    1 AFC Toronto 00000000Advance to Playoffs
    2 Calgary Wild FC 00000000
    3 Halifax Tides FC 00000000
    4 Montreal Roses FC 00000000
    5 Ottawa Rapid FC 00000000
    6 Vancouver Rise FC 00000000
    Updated to match(es) played on November 6, 2024. Source: [ citation needed ]

    Playoffs

    Semifinals
    TBD     		Final
    TBD
            
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    Foreign players

    Rosters consisted of 20–25 players, of which a maximum of eight could be international players. [6]

    The following international players were 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.

    ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Player 6Player 7Player 8InjuredFormer
    AFC Toronto Flag of the United States.svg Colby Barnett Flag of Finland.svg Sofia Manner Flag of the United States.svg Croix Soto
    Calgary Wild FC Flag of the United States.svg Jorian Baucom Ulster Banner.svg Jackie Burns Flag of the United States.svg Meggie Dougherty Howard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kahli Johnson Flag of New Zealand.svg Meikayla Moore Flag of Venezuela.svg Michelle Romero
    Halifax Tides FC Flag of France.svg Éva Frémaux Flag of Norway.svg Synne Moe Flag of Japan.svg Megumi Nakamura
    Montreal Roses FC Flag of France.svg Charlotte Bilbault Flag of the United States.svg Lucy Cappadona Flag of the United States.svg Alexandria Hess Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Chae-rim Flag of the United States.svg Julia Leas Flag of the United States.svg Hailey Whitaker
    Ottawa Rapid FC Flag of South Korea.svg Choo Hyo-joo Flag of Norway.svg Johanne Fridlund Flag of Norway.svg Susanne Haaland Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Min-a Flag of Nigeria.svg Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene
    Vancouver Rise FC Flag of the Philippines.svg Jessika Cowart Flag of the United States.svg Mariah Lee Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Josie Longhurst Flag of the United States.svg Nikki Stanton Flag of Japan.svg Yuka Okamoto

    Broadcasting

    All 75 Northern Super League regular season matches will be available nationally across multiple platforms, through TSN and CBC

    French-language coverage was available for all Montreal Roses matches, through RDS and ICI Radio-Canada Télé and ICI TOU.TV.

    In addition to linear broadcasts, a "Game of the Week" streamed on CBC Gem and NSL.ca, while additional matches will stream on TSN+ and NSL.ca. [7] [8]

    References

    1. ↑ "Northern Super League Names hummel as Official Kit Provider". Northern Super League. December 20, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
    2. ↑ Callum Smith (March 21, 2025). "Halifax Tides jersey partnership about a mission, not money". CTV News . Retrieved July 20, 2025.
    3. ↑ Maailah Blackwood (February 18, 2025). "AFC Toronto Announces Desjardins Group as founding partner". AFC Toronto . Retrieved July 20, 2025.
    4. 1 2 Davidson, Neil (September 12, 2024). "Northern Super League opens sales of season tickets for 2025 kickoff". CBC Sports .
    5. ↑
    6. ↑ Dunlop, Brendan (October 23, 2024). "Behind the Badge: NSL 101 - Everything You Need to Know About Canada's First Professional Women's Soccer League". NSL - Official site of the Northern Super League. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
    7. ↑ "A Season of Firsts: Breaking Down the 2025 NSL Schedule". NSL - Official site of the Northern Super League. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
    8. ↑ "All the Ways to Watch the NSL". NSL - Official site of the Northern Super League. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
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