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| Founded | May 30, 2024 |
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| Capacity | 35,400 |
| Chair | Deanna Zumwalt |
| League | Northern Super League |
| Website | calgarywildfc |
Calgary Wild FC is a professional women's soccer club based in Calgary, Alberta that competes in the Northern Super League, a league at the top of the Canadian soccer pyramid.
In December 2022, it was announced that Calgary Foothills WFC would be establishing a new franchise for the Northern Super League, which will begin play in 2025. [1] [2] [3] In May 2024, the club unveiled their name and branding, the first club in the league to do so. [4] [5] The club's logo consists of an owl made in red and violet, colours referencing the Calgary sky, with the rivers and mountains that make up Calgary's landscape are represented, and a W above the owl's eyes, with is five points representing the The Famous Five, a group of women who fought to have women recognized as persons under Canadian law and the five nations of Treaty 7. [6] [7] The club will play out of McMahon Stadium, with no seating capacity restrictions. [8]
In September 2024, it was announced that the club would assume the operations of the ASA High Performance program, operating them as their academy. [9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Board Chair | Deanna Zumwalt |
| Chief Executive Officer | Lara Murphy |
| Chief Financial & Operating Officer | Lisa Oldridge |
| Technical director | Alix Bruch |
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| Head coach | TBA |
| Assistant coach | TBA |
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