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2026 Northern Super League season

Northern Super League
Season2026
DatesApril – October (regular season)
October – November (playoffs)
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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.

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

Teams

Six clubs will participate in the season.

Stadiums and locations

2026 Northern Super League season is located in Canada
Vancouver
Vancouver
Calgary
Calgary
Toronto
Toronto
Halifax
Halifax
Montreal
Montreal
Ottawa
Ottawa
Location of the 2026 Northern Super League teams
Team Results Location Stadium Capacity
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

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Calgary Wild England Lydia Bedford United States Meggie Dougherty Howard Hummel[1] None
Halifax Tides Trinidad and Tobago Stephen Hart IWK Foundation[2]
Montreal Roses Romania Robert Rositoiu Canada Tanya Boychuk, Canada Megane Sauve None
Ottawa Rapid Denmark Katrine Pedersen None
AFC Toronto Canada Marko Milanović Desjardins[3]
Vancouver Rise Denmark Anja Heiner-Møller Canada Shannon Woeller None


Regular season

Format

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

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Playoff qualification
1 Calgary Wild 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Playoffs
2 Halifax Tides 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Montreal Roses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Ottawa Rapid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 AFC Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Vancouver Rise 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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.[5]

Results

Home \ Away CGY HFX MTL OTT TOR VAN
Calgary Wild May 24 Apr 25 Jul 22 May 31 Jul 11
Jun 27 May 16 Aug 15 Aug 1 Sep 27
Sep 12 Jul 17
Halifax Tides Jun 13 Sep 27 Apr 25 Jul 5 May 18
Oct 3 Oct 17 May 29 Aug 23 Jun 18
Aug 3 Sep 19
Montreal Roses Jun 21 Jul 12 Jun 25 Jul 23 May 2
Aug 23 Aug 7 Oct 2 Sep 10 May 30
Aug 29 Oct 23 Jul 4
Ottawa Rapid May 2 May 13 May 23 Jun 21 May 6
Jul 5 Jul 16 Sep 6 Aug 9 Aug 22
Sep 20 Oct 18
AFC Toronto Jul 28 May 3 May 10 Jul 11 Jul 18
Sep 6 Oct 26 Jun 13 Aug 30 Oct 4
Oct 18 Aug 16 Sep 26
Vancouver Rise Aug 8 Jul 25 Jul 29 Jun 14 Apr 24
Aug 29 Aug 15 Sep 19 Sep 13 May 23
Oct 25 Sep 5 Jun 28
Updated to match(es) played on February 6, 2026. Source: NSL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by matchweek

Team ╲ Week12345678910111213141516171819202122232425
Calgary Wild
Halifax Tides
Montreal Roses
Ottawa Rapid
AFC Toronto
Vancouver Rise
Updated to match(es) played on February 6, 2026. Source: NSL standings, NSL on Instagram
  = Playoffs

Playoffs

Semifinals
TBD 		Final
TBD
        
1  
4  
 
 
2  
3  

Foreign players

Rosters consist of 20–25 players, of which a maximum of eight can 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.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Injured Former
AFC Toronto United States Colby Barnett Finland Sofia Manner United States Croix Soto
Calgary Wild FC United States Jorian Baucom Northern Ireland Jackie Burns United States Meggie Dougherty Howard Australia Kahli Johnson New Zealand Meikayla Moore Venezuela Michelle Romero
Halifax Tides FC United States Sheyenne Allen France Éva Frémaux Norway Synne Moe Japan Megumi Nakamura
Montreal Roses FC France Charlotte Bilbault United States Lucy Cappadona South Korea Choi Han-bin United States Alexandria Hess South Korea Kang Chae-rim United States Julia Leas United States Hailey Whitaker
Ottawa Rapid FC South Korea Choo Hyo-joo Norway Johanne Fridlund Norway Susanne Haaland United States Jyllissa Harris South Korea Lee Min-a Nigeria Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene
Vancouver Rise FC Philippines Jessika Cowart United States Mariah Lee Wales Josie Longhurst Colombia Maithé López Colombia María Camila Reyes United States Nikki Stanton Japan 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 will be 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" will stream 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. ^ Davidson, Neil (September 12, 2024). "Northern Super League opens sales of season tickets for 2025 kickoff". CBC Sports.
  5. ^ "Six Seconds - The home of women's football in Canada". Six Seconds. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  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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