2025 Vancouver Rise FC season

Vancouver Rise FC
2025 season
Owner
PresidentSinead King
Head coachAnja Heiner-Møller
Stadium
Northern Super League4th
Highest home attendance14,018 vs. Calgary Wild
(April 16)
Lowest home attendance1,900 vs. Halifax Tides
(May 21)
Average home league attendance4,396

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

Team

Coaching staff

As of January 10, 2025.[1][2][3]
Position Name
Head coach Anja Heiner-Møller
Assistant coach Katie Collar
Goalkeeper coach Erin McNulty

Roster

As of May 15, 2025.[4][5]
No. Nat. Name Date of birth (age) Since Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Kirstin Tynan (2002-03-11)March 11, 2002 (aged 23) 2025 TSS Rovers
13 Morgan McAslan (2000-02-22)February 22, 2000 (aged 25) 2025 Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
31 Jessica Wulf (2005-05-20)May 20, 2005 (aged 19) 2025 Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Defenders
2 Shannon Woeller (1990-01-31)January 31, 1990 (aged 35) 2025 Vittsjö GIK
3 Jasmyne Spencer (1990-08-27)August 27, 1990 (aged 34) 2025 Angel City INT
4 Kayla Gonçalves (2000-04-14)April 14, 2000 (aged 24) 2025 Famalicão
12 Jaylyn Wright (2003-08-01)August 1, 2003 (aged 21) 2025 Fresno State Bulldogs
15 Ariel Young (2001-08-30)August 30, 2001 (aged 23) 2025 Fortuna Hjørring
16 Kennedy Faulknor (1999-06-30)June 30, 1999 (aged 25) 2025 Minnesota Aurora
21 Jessika Cowart (1999-10-30)October 30, 1999 (aged 25) 2025 Perth Glory INT
38 Chloe Taylor – 2025 Vancouver Rise Academy YTH
Midfielders
5 Quinn (1995-08-11)August 11, 1995 (aged 29) 2025 Seattle Reign
6 Sofia Hagman (1997-03-21)March 21, 1997 (aged 27) 2025 Vittsjö GIK INT
7 Nikki Stanton (1990-10-26)October 26, 1990 (aged 34) 2025 Seattle Reign INT
8 Samantha Chang (2000-07-13)July 13, 2000 (aged 24) 2025 HB Køge
10 Lisa Pechersky (1998-06-29)June 29, 1998 (aged 26) 2025 Vittsjö GIK
17 Sara Lilja Vidlund (2001-09-12)September 12, 2001 (aged 23) 2025 Djurgårdens IF INT
24 Josie Longhurst (2002-02-24)February 24, 2002 (aged 23) 2025 Whitecaps FC Girls Elite INT
26 Anaïs Oularbi (2003-03-24)March 24, 2003 (aged 21) 2025 CS Mont-Royal Outremont
33 Sienna Gibson (2006-09-18)September 18, 2006 (aged 18) 2025 Altitude FC YTH, Loan
36 Emily Wong (2007-07-09)July 9, 2007 (aged 17) 2025 Vancouver Rise Academy YTH
Forwards
9 Mariah Lee (1996-06-30)June 30, 1996 (aged 28) 2025 DC Power INT
11 Jessica De Filippo (2001-04-20)April 20, 2001 (aged 23) 2025 Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
19 Holly Ward (2003-10-25)October 25, 2003 (aged 21) 2025 Burnaby FC
25 Nedya Sawan (2002-04-22)April 22, 2002 (aged 22) 2025 Westside Timbers INT
49 Jade Mitchell – 2025 Vancouver Rise Academy YTH

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
DF Shannon Woeller Vittsjö GIK Free December 17, 2024 [6]

Competitions

Northern Super League

Main article: 2025 Northern Super League season

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 10 5 3 2 11 7 +4 18
3 Ottawa Rapid 10 4 2 4 16 12 +4 14
4 Vancouver Rise 10 3 3 4 9 14 −5 12
5 Calgary Wild 10 3 2 5 12 13 −1 11
6 Halifax Tides 9 2 1 6 8 15 −7 7
Updated to match(es) played on July 10, 2025. Source: NSL, NSL on Instagram

Results by match

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ResultWLWDLWDLLD
Position[I]2422522454
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, or at the end of the gameday if more matches are played later in the week.

Matches

April 16 1 Vancouver Rise 1–0 Calgary Wild Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 PT
  • Quinn 22' (pen.)
  • Spencer  23'
  • Sawan  87'
 Report
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 14,018
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
Assistant referees: Marie-Han Gagnon
Assistant referees: Stéphanie Fortin
April 27 2 Vancouver Rise 1–3 Montreal Roses Burnaby, British Columbia
12:00 PT
Report
Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 2,544
Referee: Isabelle Duclos
Assistant referees: Camille Raymond
Assistant referees: Megan Opatril
May 5 3 Vancouver Rise 1–0 Halifax Tides Burnaby, British Columbia
19:00 PT
Report
Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 2,061
Referee: Sheila Couture
Assistant referees: Gabrielle Lemieux
Assistant referees: Megan Opatril
May 11 4 AFC Toronto 1–1 Vancouver Rise Toronto, Ontario
11:00 PT
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 2,615
Referee: Isabelle Duclos
Assistant referees: Melissa Snedden
Assistant referees: Natalie Berry
May 15 5 Ottawa Rapid 3–0 Vancouver Rise Ottawa, Ontario
16:00 PT
Report Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 2,143
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
Assistant referees: Allycia Carlucci
Assistant referees: Laura Hall
May 21 6 Vancouver Rise 2–1 Halifax Tides Burnaby, British Columbia
19:00 PT
Report
Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Salma Flores-Desrochers
Assistant referees: Allycia Carlucci
Assistant referees: Shukwia Tajik
May 24 7 Vancouver Rise 1–1 Calgary Wild Burnaby, British Columbia
16:00 PT
Report
Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 3,045
Referee: Anne-Marie Canuel
Assistant referees: Marie-Han Gagnon
Assistant referees: Megan Opatril
June 7 8 Montreal Roses 2–0 Vancouver Rise Laval, Quebec
11:00 PT
Report
Stadium: CS Bois-de-Boulogne
Attendance: 3,855
Referee: Isabelle Duclos
Assistant referees: Gabrielle Lemieux
Assistant referees: Megan Opatril
June 11 9 Vancouver Rise 2–3 AFC Toronto Burnaby, British Columbia
19:00 PT
Report
Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 3,343
Referee: Salma Flores-Desrochers
Assistant referees: Stéphanie Fortin
Assistant referees: Shukwia Tajik
June 22 10 Vancouver Rise 0–0 Montreal Roses Burnaby, British Columbia
13:00 PT Report
Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 3,858
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
Assistant referees: Allycia Carlucci
Assistant referees: Victoria Lafortune
July 12 11 Calgary Wild v Vancouver Rise Calgary, Alberta
16:00 PT Stadium: McMahon Stadium
July 19 12 Halifax Tides v Vancouver Rise Halifax, Nova Scotia
11:00 PT Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
July 24 13 Vancouver Rise v AFC Toronto Burnaby, British Columbia
19:00 PT Stadium: Swangard Stadium
August 2 14 Vancouver Rise v Ottawa Rapid Burnaby, British Columbia
16:00 PT Stadium: Swangard Stadium
August 9 15 Halifax Tides v Vancouver Rise Halifax, Nova Scotia
11:00 PT Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
August 17 16 AFC Toronto v Vancouver Rise Toronto, Ontario
16:00 PT Stadium: York Lions Stadium
August 24 17 Ottawa Rapid v Vancouver Rise Ottawa, Ontario
11:00 PT Stadium: TD Place Stadium
August 30 18 Vancouver Rise v Montreal Roses Burnaby, British Columbia
19:00 PT Stadium: Swangard Stadium
September 6 19 Vancouver Rise v Calgary Wild Burnaby, British Columbia
16:00 PT Stadium: Swangard Stadium
September 12 20 AFC Toronto v Vancouver Rise Toronto, Ontario
11:00 PT Stadium: York Lions Stadium
September 20 21 Vancouver Rise v Ottawa Rapid Burnaby, British Columbia
13:00 PT Stadium: Swangard Stadium
September 27 22 Halifax Tides v Vancouver Rise Halifax, Nova Scotia
11:00 PT Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
October 8 23 Ottawa Rapid v Vancouver Rise Ottawa, Ontario
16:30 PT Stadium: TD Place Stadium
October 11 24 Montreal Roses v Vancouver Rise Laval, Quebec
09:00 PT Stadium: CS Bois-de-Boulogne
October 16 25 Calgary Wild v Vancouver Rise Calgary, Alberta
18:00 PT Stadium: McMahon Stadium

Statistics

As of June 22, 2025

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total NSL
Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  CAN Kirstin Tynan 0 0 0 0
13 GK  CAN Morgan McAslan 10 0 10 0
31 GK  JPN Jessica Wulf 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF  CAN Shannon Woeller 10 0 10 0
3 DF  USA Jasmyne Spencer 10 1 10 1
4 DF  CAN Kayla Gonçalves 1 0 0+1 0
12 DF  CAN Jaylyn Wright 10 0 9+1 0
15 DF  CAN Ariel Young 6 0 2+4 0
16 DF  CAN Kennedy Faulknor 4 0 1+3 0
21 DF  PHI Jessika Cowart 7 0 5+2 0
38 MF  CAN Chloe Taylor 2 0 2 0
Midfielders
5 MF  CAN Quinn 7 3 6+1 3
6 MF  SWE Sofia Hagman 5 0 1+4 0
7 MF  USA Nikki Stanton 4 0 4 0
8 MF  CAN Samantha Chang 8 0 7+1 0
10 MF  CAN Lisa Pechersky 9 1 8+1 1
17 MF  SWE Sara Lilja Vidlund 1 0 0+1 0
24 MF  WAL Josie Longhurst 10 0 9+1 0
26 MF  ALG Anaïs Oularbi 3 0 0+3 0
33 MF  CAN Sienna Gibson 2 0 0+2 0
36 MF  CAN Emily Wong 5 0 3+2 0
Forwards
9 FW  USA Mariah Lee 10 3 10 3
11 FW  CAN Jessica De Filippo 8 1 1+7 1
19 FW  CAN Holly Ward 10 0 9+1 0
25 FW  EGY Nedya Sawan 5 0 2+3 0
49 FW  JAM Jade Mitchell 2 0 0+2 0

Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name NSL Total
1 9 FW Mariah Lee 3 3
5 MF Quinn 3
3 11 FW Jessica De Filippo 1 1
10 MF Lisa Pechersky 1
3 DF Jasmyne Spencer 1

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name NSL Total
1 13 GK Morgan McAslan 3 3
Totals 3 3

Disciplinary record

No. Pos Nat Player NSL Total
   
1 GK Kirstin Tynan 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK Morgan McAslan 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK Jessica Wulf 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Shannon Woeller 1 0 0 1 0 0
3 DF Jasmyne Spencer 2 0 0 2 0 0
4 DF Kayla Gonçalves 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF Jaylyn Wright 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Ariel Young 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF Kennedy Faulknor 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF Jessika Cowart 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF Chloe Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 MF Quinn 1 0 0 1 0 0
6 MF Sofia Hagman 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Nikki Stanton 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Samantha Chang 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Lisa Pechersky 1 0 0 1 0 0
17 MF Sara Lilja Vidlund 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF Josie Longhurst 1 0 0 1 0 0
26 MF Anaïs Oularbi 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF Sienna Gibson 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF Emily Wong 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Mariah Lee 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Jessica De Filippo 1 0 0 1 0 0
19 FW Holly Ward 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 FW Nedya Sawan 2 0 0 2 0 0
49 FW Jade Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 0

Honours

Stars of the Week

Week Player(s) Source
1
[7]
3
[8]
10
[9]

Rookie of the Week

Week Player(s) Source
3
[10]
6
[11]

Goal of the Week

Week Player(s) Source
1
[12]

Move of the Week

Week Player(s) Source
1
[13]
3
[14]

Save of the Week

Week Player(s) Source
4
[15]
10
[16]

References

  1. ^ "Vancouver Rise FC hires Anja Heiner-Moller as first head coach". Sportsnet.ca. The Canadian Press. November 21, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  2. ^ staff, Canadian Soccer Daily (January 10, 2025). "NSL's Vancouver Rise name ex-Whitecaps Girls Elite head coach Katie Collar as assistant manager". Canadian Soccer Daily. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  3. ^ "Katie Collar and Erin McNulty Join Vancouver Rise FC Coaching Staff". Vancouver Rise FC. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  4. ^ "Roster". Vancouver Rise FC. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  5. ^ "Vancouver Rise FC". instagram.com. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  6. ^ HAR (December 17, 2024). "Veteran first signing, Vancouver native Shannon Woeller to 'set tone' for NSL founding club Vancouver Rise". Canadian Soccer Daily. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  7. ^ "Shining brightest in Week 1". Bluesky. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  8. ^ "Lighting the way in Week 3". instagram.com. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  9. ^ "Locked in ⭐️⭐️⭐️". instagram.com. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
  10. ^ "Holly Ward rises to the occasion". instagram.com. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  11. ^ "Emily Wong stood out against Calgary and Halifax". instagram.com. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  12. ^ "The one that will forever be called the first". instagram.com. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  13. ^ "Holly Ward worked her magic in Week 1". instagram.com. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  14. ^ "Week 3 picks couldn't be separated". instagram.com. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  15. ^ "Can't get past Morgan McAslan". instagram.com. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  16. ^ "CHANCES DENIED ❌". instagram.com. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
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