2025 Northern Super League season

Northern Super League
Season2025
DatesApril 16 – November 15
Matches played32
Goals scored78 (2.44 per match)
Top goalscorerDB Pridham
(9 goals)
Biggest home winOttawa Rapid 3–0 Vancouver Rise
(May 15)
AFC Toronto 3–0 Ottawa Rapid
(July 10)
Biggest away winAFC Toronto 0–4 Ottawa Rapid
(June 7)
Highest scoringHalifax Tides 1–4 Calgary Wild
(April 26)
Calgary Wild 3–2 Halifax Tides
(June 5)
Vancouver Rise 2–3 AFC Toronto
(June 11)
Longest winning run4 matches
AFC Toronto
(June 11 – present)
Longest unbeaten run4 matches
Montreal Roses
(April 19 – May 10)
AFC Toronto
(May 2 – May 22)
Ottawa Rapid
(May 11 – June 7)
Calgary Wild
(May 11 – June 5)
Montreal Roses
(May 25 – June 22)
AFC Toronto
(June 11 – present)
Longest winless run6 matches
Halifax Tides
(April 26 – June 5)
Longest losing run3 matches
Halifax Tides
(May 17 – June 5)
Calgary Wild
(June 14 – July 7)
Highest attendance14,518
AFC Toronto 0–1 Montreal Roses
(April 19)
Lowest attendance1,319
AFC Toronto 2–1 Calgary Wild
(May 1)
Total attendance112,910
Average attendance4,343
2026 →
All statistics correct as of July 12, 2025.

The 2025 Northern Super League season is the inaugural season of the Northern Super League, the top level of women's Canadian soccer. The season started on April 16 and will conclude with the final on November 15.[1]

Teams

Six clubs are participating in the inaugural season.

Vancouver
Calgary
Toronto
Halifax
Montreal
Ottawa
Location of the 2025 Northern Super League teams
Team Results City Stadium Capacity Head coach
Calgary Wild FC details Calgary, Alberta
McMahon Stadium
35,400
 Lydia Bedford
Halifax Tides FC details Halifax, Nova Scotia
Wanderers Grounds
6,500
 Stephen Hart (interim)
Montreal Roses FC details Laval, Quebec
CS Bois-de-Boulogne
5,581
 Robert Rositoiu
Ottawa Rapid FC details Ottawa, Ontario
TD Place Stadium
24,000
 Katrine Pedersen
AFC Toronto details Toronto, Ontario
York Lions Stadium
4,000
 Marko Milanović
Vancouver Rise FC details Burnaby, British Columbia
Swangard Stadium
4,500
 Anja Heiner-Møller

Coaching changes

Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment
Halifax Tides Lewis Page[2] Re-assigned June 29, 2025 6th Stephen Hart (interim)[2] June 30, 2025

Regular season

Format

Clubs will play 25 matches during the season, playing each club five times.[3] The top four clubs will advance to the two-legged semifinals, with the winners advancing to a single championship match on November 15.[1][3]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 AFC Toronto 11 7 1 3 18 13 +5 22 Advance to playoffs
2 Montreal Roses 11 5 3 3 11 8 +3 18
3 Ottawa Rapid 10 4 2 4 16 12 +4 14
4 Calgary Wild 11 4 2 5 14 14 0 14
5 Vancouver Rise 11 3 3 5 10 16 −6 12
6 Halifax Tides 10 3 1 6 9 15 −6 10
Updated to match(es) played on July 12, 2025. Source: NSL, NSL on Instagram

Results

Home \ Away CGY HFX MTL OTT TOR VAN CGY HFX MTL OTT TOR VAN CGY HFX MTL OTT TOR VAN
Calgary Wild 3–2 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 Aug 16 Sep 13 Jul 19 Aug 2 Oct 17 Oct 11 Sep 18 Oct 4
Halifax Tides 1–4 Aug 2 2–1 0–1 Jul 19 1–0 Oct 2 Sep 13 Jul 15 Aug 9 Oct 15 Sep 6 Sep 27
Montreal Roses Jul 27 0–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 Aug 23 0–1 Aug 16 Aug 9 Oct 11 Sep 27 Sep 18
Ottawa Rapid 3–1 Jul 26 1–1 2–1 3–0 Aug 9 Aug 29 1–2 Aug 14 Aug 24 Sep 7 Sep 27 Oct 9
AFC Toronto 2–1 3–1 0–1 0–4 1–1 Aug 30 Sep 21 Jul 19 3–0 Aug 18 Oct 18 Sep 13
Vancouver Rise 1–0 1–0 1–3 Aug 3 2–3 1–1 2–1 0–0 Sep 20 Jul 25 Sep 7 Aug 31
Updated to match(es) played on July 12, 2025. Source: NSL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by matchweek

Team ╲ Week1234568910131415161718192021222324252627
Calgary Wild623335345
Halifax Tides366666666
Montreal Roses111111112
Ottawa Rapid434424233
AFC Toronto555543521
Vancouver Rise242252454
Updated to match(es) played on June 14, 2025. Source: NSL standings, NSL on Instagram
  = Playoffs

Playoffs

Semifinals
TBD 		Final
November 15
        
1  
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2  
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Statistical leaders

As of July 12, 2025[4]

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 DB Pridham Ottawa Rapid 9
2 Kaylee Hunter AFC Toronto 6
3 Esther Okoronkwo AFC Toronto 4
4 Latifah Abdu Montreal Roses 3
Tanya Boychuk Montreal Roses
Kahli Johnson Calgary Wild
Mariah Lee Vancouver Rise
Megumi Nakamura Halifax Tides
Quinn Vancouver Rise
Nikayla Small AFC Toronto

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref
DB Pridham Ottawa Rapid AFC Toronto 4–0 (A) June 7 [5]

Top assists

Rank Player Club Assists
1 Melanie Forbes Ottawa Rapid 5
2 Nikayla Small AFC Toronto 4
3 Esther Okoronkwo AFC Toronto 3
Victoria Pickett AFC Toronto
5 Charlotte Bilbault Montreal Roses 2
Samantha Chang Vancouver Rise
Meggie Dougherty Howard Calgary Wild
Sarah Griffith Calgary Wild
Kaylee Hunter AFC Toronto
Mégane Sauvé Montreal Roses
Holly Ward Vancouver Rise

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Anna Karpenko Montreal Roses 3
Morgan McAslan Vancouver Rise
Anika Tóth Halifax Tides
3 Stephanie Bukovec Calgary Wild 2
Sierra Cota-Yarde AFC Toronto
Mollie Eriksson Ottawa Rapid

Attendance

As of June 22, 2025
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 AFC Toronto 24,033 14,518 1,319 4,807 n/a†
2 Calgary Wild 18,977 8,552 2,946 4,744 n/a†
3 Montreal Roses 8,904 5,049 3,855 4,452 n/a[a]
4 Vancouver Rise 30,769 14,018 1,900 4,396 n/a†
5 Halifax Tides 12,471 5,508 3,140 4,157 n/a†
6 Ottawa Rapid 17,756 6,980 2,142 3,551 n/a†
League total 112,910 14,518 1,319 4,343 n/a†

Source: NSL

  1. ^ Attendance for the home matches against Halifax on May 10 and against Toronto on May 22 not yet reported


Awards

Monthly Awards

Drive of the Month
Month Player Ref
May Colby Barnett (Toronto) [6]
June Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir (Halifax) [7]

Weekly Awards

Stars of the Week
Week First Star Second Star Third Star Ref
1 Anna Karpenko (Montreal) Holly Ward (Vancouver) Meggie Dougherty Howard (Calgary) [8]
2 Kahli Johnson (Calgary) Desiree Scott (Ottawa) Latifah Abdu (Montreal) [9]
3 Quinn (Vancouver) Tanya Boychuk (Montreal) Meikayla Moore (Calgary) [10]
4 Grace Stordy (Calgary) Kaylee Hunter (Toronto) Kiley Norkus (Halifax) [11]
5 Delaney Baie Pridham (Ottawa) Nikayla Small (Toronto) Jaclyn Sawicki (Calgary) [12]
6 Kahli Johnson (Calgary) Emma Regan (Toronto) Jyllissa Harris (Ottawa) [13]
8 Charlotte Bilbault (Montreal) Delaney Baie Pridham (Ottawa) Ally Green (Calgary) [14]
9 Nikayla Small (Toronto) Tanya Boychuk (Montreal) Grace Stordy (Calgary) [15]
10 Kaylee Hunter (Toronto) Lisa Pechersky (Vancouver) Nicola Golen (Ottawa) [16]

Foreign players

Northern Super League rosters consist of 20–25 players, of which a maximum of eight can be international players.[53]

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 Player 8 Former
AFC Toronto Colby Barnett Hong Hye-ji Aoi Kizaki Sofia Manner Esther Okoronkwo Croix Soto Shaina Ashouri
Calgary Wild FC Jackie Burns Meggie Dougherty Howard Ally Green Kahli Johnson Meikayla Moore Mijke Roelfsema Sarah Griffith
Halifax Tides FC Milly Clegg Gianna Creighton Éva Frémaux Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir Megumi Nakamura Kiley Norkus Sara Olai
Montreal Roses FC Charlotte Bilbault Lucy Cappadona Alexandria Hess Julia Leas Lara Schenk Jodi Smith Hailey Whitaker
Ottawa Rapid FC Choo Hyo-joo Johanne Fridlund Ellen Gibson Susanne Haaland Jyllissa Harris Lee Min-a Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene
Vancouver Rise FC Jessika Cowart Sofia Hagman Mariah Lee Josie Longhurst Nedya Sawan Jasmyne Spencer Nikki Stanton Sara Vidlund

Broadcasting

All 75 Northern Super League regular season matches will be available nationally across multiple platforms. TSN will air 20 regular season games, while CBC will broadcast 8.

French-language coverage will be available for all Montreal Roses matches. RDS will broadcast 21 matches, while 4 matches will air live on 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 24 additional matches will stream on TSN+ and NSL.ca.[54][55]

In the United States, ESPN+ will stream 40+ matches including select playoff games and the final.[56]

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