Northern Super League season-opening matches to have big stages in Vancouver, Toronto
Global News
Vancouver will host Calgary Wild FC on April 16 in the first fixture of the new women's pro league.
Vancouver Rise FC and AFC Toronto will kick off the Northern Super League with a bang — with opening games at B.C. Place Stadium and BMO Field, respectively.
Vancouver will host Calgary Wild FC on April 16 in the first fixture of the new women’s pro league, with Toronto entertaining Montreal Roses FC three days later in the second.
Both games are one-offs. Vancouver will stage its remaining home games at Swangard Stadium in suburban Burnaby, while Toronto will play the rest of its home schedule at York Lions Stadium, which is also home to the Canadian Premier League’s York United FC.
But the two stadium openers should make for impressive curtain-raisers, showcasing the new league in the two Canadian stadiums that will stage games during the 2026 World Cup.
“You’ve only got one chance to introduce yourself to Canada, so we wanted to make a splash from Day 1,” said NSL co-founder and chief growth office Diana Matheson.
“I think it’s pretty apt to be starting off in Vancouver. There’s been so many incredible women’s soccer moments at B.C. Place already,” added Matheson, who won 206 caps for Canada during her playing career. “And Vancouver was the first (NSL) team aboard.”
The rest of the schedule is to follow.
The six NSL teams — Halifax Tide FC and Ottawa Rapid FC are the other founding franchises — will each play a 25-game regular-season schedule from April to November, followed by playoffs and the championship game.
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Vancouver will host Calgary Wild FC on April 16 in the first fixture of the new women's pro league.
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