2025 Ottawa Rapid FC season

Ottawa Rapid FC
2025 season
Owners
Head coachKatrine Pedersen
Stadium

The 2025 Ottawa Rapid FC season was the first in the club's history, as well as first season in Northern Super League history.

Squad Information and Statistics

Coaching staff

As of October 23, 2024.[1][2][3][4][5]
Position Name
Head coach Katrine Pedersen
Assistant coach Søren Kiilerich
Performance analyst Carli Tingstad

Roster

As of January 24, 2025.
No. Nat. Name Date of birth (age) Since Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Mollie Eriksson (2000-07-23)July 23, 2000 (aged 24) 2025 North Mississauga SC
30 Melissa Dagenais (2000-12-07)December 7, 2000 (aged 24) 2025 Damaiense
Defenders
2 Susanne Haaland (1998-01-15)January 15, 1998 (aged 27) 2025 Kolbotn INT
18 Liv Scott (2001-03-23)March 23, 2001 (aged 23) 2025 Quinnipiac Bobcats
33 Jyllissa Harris (2000-04-08)April 8, 2000 (aged 24) 2025 Houston Dash INT, Loan
Midfielders
3 Kayla Adamek (1995-02-01)February 1, 1995 (aged 30) 2025 Reims
4 Miranda Smith (1996-03-26)March 26, 1996 (aged 28) 2025 Ottawa South United
5 Emily Amano (2000-08-28)August 28, 2000 (aged 24) 2025 Grótta
6 Julia Benati (1996-09-18)September 18, 1996 (aged 28) 2025 FC London
8 Ellen Gibson (1996-04-28)April 28, 1996 (aged 28) 2025 Hammarby INT
10 Florence Belzile (2004-04-09)April 9, 2004 (aged 20) 2025 Nebraska Cornhuskers
11 Desiree Scott (1987-07-31)July 31, 1987 (aged 37) 2025 Kansas City Current
13 Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene (1993-12-14)December 14, 1993 (aged 31) 2025 Levante Las Planas INT
14 Lee Min-a (1991-11-08)November 8, 1991 (aged 33) 2025 Hyundai Steel Red Angels INT
15 Nicola Golen (2003-11-29)November 29, 2003 (aged 21) 2025 Harvard Crimson
19 Choo Hyo-joo (2000-07-29)July 29, 2000 (aged 24) 2025 Hyundai Steel Red Angels INT
21 Melanie Forbes (1999-06-21)June 21, 1999 (aged 25) 2025 Keflavík
98 Stella Downing (2002-12-06)December 6, 2002 (aged 22) 2025 Creighton Blue Jays
Forwards
7 Johanne Fridlund (1996-07-24)July 24, 1996 (aged 28) 2025 Kolbotn INT
9 Jazmine Wilkinson (2002-03-08)March 8, 2002 (aged 23) 2025 Texas A&M Aggies
22 Delaney Baie Pridham (1997-09-01)September 1, 1997 (aged 27) 2025 Linköping FC

Statistics

Statistics as of 21 June 2025[6]

Goals and Appearances

No. Name NSL NSL Playoffs Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Mollie Eriksson 7 0 0 0 7 0
30 Melissa Dagenais 2 0 0 0 2 0
Defenders
2 Susanne Haaland 7 (5) 0 0 0 7 (5) 0
18 Liv Scott 8 1 0 0 8 1
33 Jyllissa Harris 9 0 0 0 9 0
Midfielders
3 Kayla Adamek 9 0 0 0 9 0
4 Miranda Smith 3 (2) 0 0 0 3 (2) 0
5 Emily Amano 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Julia Benati 9 (7) 1 0 0 9 (7) 1
8 Ellen Gibson 8 (1) 0 0 0 8 (1) 0
10 Florence Belzile 5 (5) 0 0 0 5 (5) 0
11 Desiree Scott 8 1 0 0 8 1
13 Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene 1 (1) 0 0 0 1 (1) 0
14 Lee Min-a 8 (1) 1 0 0 8 (1) 1
15 Nicola Golen 5 (3) 1 0 0 5 (3) 1
19 Choo Hyo-joo 9 0 0 0 9 0
21 Melanie Forbes 9 (3) 1 0 0 9 (3) 1
98 Stella Downing 9 (2) 1 0 0 9 (2) 1
Forwards
7 Johanne Fridlund 7 (4) 0 0 0 7 (4) 0
9 Jazmine Wilkinson 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Delaney Baie Pridham 9 9 0 0 9 9

Goalscorers

Rank No. Position Name NSL NSL Playoffs Total
1 22 FW Delaney Baie Pridham 9 0 9
2 6 MF Julia Benati 1 0 1
11 MF Desiree Scott 1 0 1
14 MF Lee Min-a 1 0 1
15 MF Nicola Golen 1 0 1
18 DF Liv Scott 1 0 1
21 MF Melanie Forbes 1 0 1
98 MF Stella Downing 1 0 1
Total 16 0 16

Clean sheets

Rank No. Name NSL NSL Playoffs Total
1 1 Mollie Eriksson 2 0 2
2 30 Melissa Dagenais 1 0 1
Total 3 0 3

Competitions

Northern Super League

Table

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 by match

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GroundHAAHHAAHHAAHAHHAHHHAAAHHA
ResultWLDWDWLLW
Position[I]344242343
Source: #Matches
H = Home; N = Neutral; A = Away; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Playoffs
  1. ^ Positions show the situation at the end of the week the match was played, not the position at the conclusion of matches or game days.

Matches

April 27 1 Ottawa Rapid 2-1 AFC Toronto Ottawa, Ontario
13:00 ET
  • Lee 55'
  • D. Scott 81'
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 6,980
Referee: Sheila Couture
May 3 2 Montreal Roses 2-1 Ottawa Rapid Laval, Quebec
13:30 ET
Stadium: CS Bois-de-Boulogne
Attendance: 5,049
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
May 11 3 Calgary Wild 0-0 Ottawa Rapid Calgary, Alberta
19:00 ET
Stadium: McMahon Stadium
Attendance: 8,556
Referee: Sheila Couture
May 15 4 Ottawa Rapid 3-0 Vancouver Rise Ottawa, Ontario
19:00 ET
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 2,142
Referee: Carly Shaw-Maclaren
May 25 5 Ottawa Rapid 1-1 Montreal Roses Ottawa, Ontario
14:00 ET
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 2,591
Referee: Isabelle Duclos
June 7 6 AFC Toronto 0-4 Ottawa Rapid Toronto, Ontario
12:00 ET
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 2,483
Referee: Sheila Couture
June 10 7 Halifax Tides 2-1 Ottawa Rapid Halifax, Nova Scotia
18:00 ET
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 3,140
Referee: Isabelle Duclos
June 14 8 Ottawa Rapid 1-2 Montreal Roses Ottawa, Ontario
14:00 ET
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 3,576
Referee: Anne-Marie Canuel
June 21 9 Ottawa Rapid 3-1 Calgary Wild Ottawa, Ontario
14:00 ET
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Referee: Sheila Couture
July 10 10 AFC Toronto v Ottawa Rapid Toronto, Ontario
19:00 ET Stadium: York Lions Stadium
July 19 11 Calgary Wild v Ottawa Rapid Calgary, Alberta
16:00 ET Stadium: McMahon Stadium
July 25 12 Ottawa Rapid v Halifax Tides Ottawa, Ontario
19:30 ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
August 2 13 Vancouver Rise v Ottawa Rapid Burnaby, British Columbia
19:00 ET Stadium: Swangard Stadium
August 9 14 Ottawa Rapid v Calgary Wild Ottawa, Ontario
16:00 ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
August 13 15 Ottawa Rapid v AFC Toronto Ottawa, Ontario
19:00 ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
August 16 16 Montreal Roses v Ottawa Rapid Laval, Quebec
14:00 ET Stadium: CS Bois-de-Boulogne
August 24 17 Ottawa Rapid v Vancouver Rise Ottawa, Ontario
14:00 ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
August 28 18 Ottawa Rapid v Halifax Tides Ottawa, Ontario
19:00 ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
September 7 19 Ottawa Rapid v Montreal Roses Ottawa, Ontario
12:00 ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
September 13 20 Halifax Tides v Ottawa Rapid Halifax, Nova Scotia
12:00 ET Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
September 17 21 Calgary Wild v Ottawa Rapid Calgary, Alberta
21:00 ET Stadium: McMahon Stadium
September 20 22 Vancouver Rise v Ottawa Rapid Burnaby, British Columbia
16:00 ET Stadium: Swangard Stadium
September 26 23 Ottawa Rapid v AFC Toronto Ottawa, Ontario
19:00 ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
October 8 24 Ottawa Rapid v Vancouver Rise Ottawa, Ontario
19:30 ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
October 15 25 Halifax Tides v Ottawa Rapid Halifax, Nova Scotia
17:30 ET Stadium: Wanderers Grounds

References

  1. ^ "Ottawa Rapid FC Name Katrine Pedersen As Head Coach". Ottawa Rapid FC. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  2. ^ Qadadia, Douaa (November 11, 2024). "New head coach for first pro women's soccer team in Ottawa". Capital Current. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  3. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  4. ^ "Brock women's soccer coach joins Ottawa Rapid FC". Brock University Athletics. February 11, 2025. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  5. ^ "Ottawa Rapid FC – A new professional women's soccer team in Ottawa" (PDF). PARG Sprott School of Business Carleton University (Brouard & Litalien). April 8, 2025. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  6. ^ "Stats". NSL - Official site of the Northern Super League.