2025 Northern Super League season
| Season | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 16[1] – TBA |
← Debut season 2026 → | |
The 2025 Northern Super League season is the first season of the Northern Super League, the top level of women's Canadian soccer.
Teams
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Six clubs will participate in the inaugural season.
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary Wild FC | Calgary | 35,400
|
 Lydia Bedford
| |
| Halifax Tides FC | Halifax | 6,500
|
 Lewis Page
| |
| Montreal Roses FC | Laval, Quebec | 5,581
|
 Robert Rositoiu
| |
| Ottawa Rapid FC | Ottawa | 24,000
|
 Katrine Pedersen
| |
| AFC Toronto | Toronto | 4,000
|
Marko Milanović
| |
| Vancouver Rise FC | Vancouver[a] | 4,500
|
Anja Heiner-Møller
|
- ^ Vancouver Rise FC are based in the city of Vancouver but will play their home games at Swangard Stadium which is located across the municipal border in adjacent Burnaby, British Columbia.
Season and format
[edit]Format
[edit]Clubs will play 25 matches during the season, playing each club five times.[2] The top four clubs will advance to the two-legged semi-finals, with the winners advancing to a single championship match.[2]
Standings
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calgary Wild FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Halifax Tides FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Montreal Roses FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Ottawa Rapid FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | AFC Toronto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Vancouver Rise FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs
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Foreign players
[edit]Northern Super League rosters will consist of 20-25 players, of which a maximum of eight can be international players.[4]
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.
References
[edit]- ^ "NSL co-founder Diana Matheson likes what she sees as new women's league countdown to kickoff hits 100 days". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. January 6, 2025. Archived from the original on January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
- ^ a b Davidson, Neil (September 12, 2024). "Northern Super League opens sales of season tickets for 2025 kickoff". CBC Sports.
- ^ Takeuchi, James. "The Northern Super League is set for kickoff in 2025". The Varsity. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
- ^ 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.
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