2026 Montreal Roses FC season

Montreal Roses FC
2026 season
Owner
  • Isabèle Chevalier
  • Jean-François Crevier
PresidentAnnie Larouche
Head coachRobert Rositoiu
Stadium

The 2026 Montreal Roses FC season is the second in the club's history, as well as the second season in Northern Super League history.

Summary

During the 2025 season, Montreal Roses finished fourth in the league, and got to the playoff semi–finals.[1]

On 15 February 2026, Montreal Roses announced their training camp roster, along with the signing of Marilou Harvey, who became the youngest player in club history.[2]

On 2 March 2026, Montreal Roses announced the technical staff ahead of the 2026 season.[3]

Team

Technical Team

As of October 19, 2025.[4][3]
Position Name
Sporting director Marinette Pichon
Assistant to the Sporting director Adrien Moufflet
Head coach Robert Rositoiu
Assistant coach
  • Maryse Bard-Martel
  • Antoine Guldner
  • Francisco Vela
Goalkeeping coach Maryse Bard-Martel
Performance coach Yannick Girard
Mental coach Antoine Guldner
Head of performance culture Antoine Guldner
Team Manager Mathilde Lefebvre Lalande
Equipment Manager Maude Desnoyers
Head Physiotherapist Christine Thériault-Loranger
Assistant Physiotherapist Maude Gohier
Consultant Nick De Santis

Players

No. Nat. Name Date of birth (age) Since Signed from Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Anna Karpenko (2002-04-10) 10 April 2002 2025 Vaughan Azzurri
26 Gabrielle Lambert (1993-12-27) 27 December 1993 2024 SC Freiburg
Anne-Marie Laroche (2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 2025 Royal-Sélect de Beauport
Defenders
2 Lucy Cappadona (2002-04-13) 13 April 2002 2025 UConn Huskies INT
3 Hailey Whitaker (2000-02-24) 24 February 2000 2025 Valur INT
4 Stephanie Hill (2001-12-26) 26 December 2001 2025 McGill University
5 Julia Leas (2001-03-03) 3 March 2001 2025 Vittsjö GIK INT
24 Olivia Mbala (1992-05-12) 12 May 1992 2025 Lille
Midfielders
6 Alexandria Hess (1996-07-19) 19 July 1996 2025 MSV Duisburg INT
8 Mara Bouchard (2001-04-20) 20 April 2001 2025 McGill University
15 Chloe Minas (2002-04-12) 12 April 2002 2025 Växjö
18 Charlotte Bilbault (1990-06-05) 5 June 1990 2024 Montpellier INT
19 Lorie Thibault (2000-03-19) 19 March 2000 2025 Montreal Carabins
23 Félicia Roy (2006-04-07) 7 April 2006 2025 Collège Champlain Cavaliers
Forwards
7 Noémi Paquin (2001-06-09) 9 June 2001 2025 FIU Panthers
11 Kang Chae-rim (1998-05-23) 23 May 1998 2025 Suwon INT
12 Tanya Boychuk (2000-06-20) 20 June 2000 2024 Vittsjö GIK
14 Claire Monyard (2000-05-15) 15 May 2000 2025 Miami Athletic Club
20 Mégane Sauvé (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 2025 Sporting C.P.
Players who made an appearance and/or had a squad number but left the team.

Competitions

Northern Super League

Main article: 2026 Northern Super League season

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Playoff qualification
1 Calgary Wild 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Playoffs
2 Halifax Tides 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Montreal Roses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Ottawa Rapid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 AFC Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Vancouver Rise 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: April 2026. Source: NSL
Rules for classification: 1) Head-to-head points; 2) Head-to-head goal difference; 3) Overall goal difference; 4) Most wins; 5) Most goals scored; 6) Least goals conceded; 7) Least red cards; 8) Least yellow cards; 9) Drawing of lots.[5]

Matches

April and May

April 25, 2026 1 Calgary Wild FC v Montreal Roses Calgary, Alberta
Stadium: McMahon Stadium
May 2, 2026 2 Montreal Roses v Vancouver Rise FC Laval, Quebec
Stadium: Stade Boréale
May 10, 2026 3 AFC Toronto v Montreal Roses Toronto, Ontario
Stadium: BMO Field
May 16, 2026 4 Calgary Wild FC v Montreal Roses Calgary, Alberta
Stadium: McMahon Stadium
May 23, 2026 5 Ottawa Rapid FC v Montreal Roses Ottawa, Ontario
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
May 30, 2026 6 Montreal Roses v Vancouver Rise FC Laval, Quebec
Stadium: Stade Boréale

June

June 13, 2026 7 AFC Toronto v Montreal Roses Toronto, Ontario
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
June 21, 2026 8 Montreal Roses v Calgary Wild FC Laval, Quebec
Stadium: Stade Boréale
June 25, 2026 9 Montreal Roses v Ottawa Rapid FC Laval, Quebec
Stadium: Stade Boréale

July

July 4, 2026 10 Montreal Roses v Vancouver Rise FC Laval, Quebec
Stadium: Stade Boréale
July 12, 2026 11 Montreal Roses v Halifax Tides FC Laval, Quebec
Stadium: Stade Boréale
July 17, 2026 12 Calgary Wild FC v Montreal Roses Calgary, Alberta
Stadium: McMahon Stadium
July 23, 2026 13 Montreal Roses v AFC Toronto Laval, Quebec
Stadium: Stade Boréale
July 29, 2026 14 Vancouver Rise FC v Montreal Roses Burnaby, British Columbia
Stadium: Swangard Stadium

August

August 7, 2026 15 Montreal Roses v Halifax Tides FC Laval, Quebec
Stadium: Stade Boréale
August 16, 2026 16 AFC Toronto v Montreal Roses Toronto, Ontario
Stadium: BMO Field
August 23, 2026 17 Montreal Roses v Calgary Wild FC Laval, Quebec
Stadium: Stade Boréale
August 29, 2026 18 Montreal Roses v Halifax Tides FC Laval, Quebec
Stadium: Stade Boréale

September

September 6, 2026 19 Ottawa Rapid FC v Montreal Roses Ottawa, Ontario
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
September 10, 2026 20 Montreal Roses v AFC Toronto Laval, Quebec
Stadium: Stade Boréale
September 19, 2026 21 Vancouver Rise FC v Montreal Roses Burnaby, British Columbia
Stadium: Swangard Stadium
September 27, 2026 22 Halifax Tides FC v Montreal Roses Halifax, Nova Scotia
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds

October

October 2, 2026 23 Montreal Roses v Ottawa Rapid FC Laval, Quebec
Stadium: Stade Boréale
October 17, 2026 24 Halifax Tides FC v Montreal Roses Halifax, Nova Scotia
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
October 23, 2026 25 Montreal Roses v Ottawa Rapid FC Laval, Quebec
Stadium: Stade Boréale

Transactions

Contract operations

Date Player Pos. Notes Ref.
18 November 2025 Julia Leas DF Contract option exercised [6]
18 November 2025 Charlotte Bilbault DF Contract option exercised [6]
18 November 2025 Anne-Marie Laroche GK Contract option exercised [6]
18 November 2025 Hailey Whitaker DF New contract [6]
18 November 2025 Lara Schenk DF Contract not renewed for the 2026 season [6]
18 November 2025 Mathilde Lachance DF Contract not renewed for the 2026 season [6]
9 December 2025 Jodi Smith DF Mutual contract termination [7]
12 February 2026 Allie Hess MF Mutual contract termination so Hess could join Calgary Wild FC [8]

Transfers in

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
N/A MF Lisa Pechersky Vancouver Rise FC Transfer 13 January 2026 [9]
N/A MF Choi Han-bin Korea University Transfer 21 January 2026 [10]
N/A MF Evelyn Badu Molde Transfer 28 January 2026 [11]
N/A FW Elyse Bennett Free agent 3 February 2026 [12]
N/A FW Marilou Harvey 15 February 2026 [2]

Transfers out

No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source

Statistics

As of match played
No. Pos Nat Player Total Northern Super League
Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  CAN Anna Karpenko 0 0 0 0
2 DF  USA Lucy Cappadona 0 0 0 0
3 DF  USA Hailey Whitaker 0 0 0 0
4 DF  CAN Stéphanie Hill 0 0 0 0
5 DF  USA Julia Leas 0 0 0 0
6 MF  USA Allie Hess 0 0 0 0
7 FW  CAN Noémi Paquin 0 0 0 0
8 MF  CAN Mara Bouchard 0 0 0 0
11 MF  KOR Kang Chae-rim 0 0 0 0
12 FW  UKR Tanya Boychuk 0 0 0 0
14 MF  CAN Claire Monyard 0 0 0 0
15 MF  CAN Chloe Minas 0 0 0 0
18 MF  FRA Charlotte Bilbault 0 0 0 0
19 DF  CAN Lorie Thibault 0 0 0 0
20 MF  CAN Mégane Sauvé 0 0 0 0
22 GK  CAN Anne-Marie Laroche 0 0 0 0
23 MF  CAN Félicia Roy 0 0 0 0
24 DF  CAN Olivia Mbala 0 0 0 0
26 GK  CAN Gabrielle Lambert 0 0 0 0
  • Source:

References

  1. ^ "2025 INAUGURAL SEASON REVIEW". en.rosesmtl.ca.
  2. ^ a b "ROSES UNVEIL 2026 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". en.rosesmtl.ca.
  3. ^ a b "MONTRÉAL ROSES ANNOUNCE 2026 TECHNICAL STAFF". en.rosesmtl.ca.
  4. ^ "Technical Team". Montreal Roses FC. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  5. ^ "Six Seconds - The home of women's football in Canada". Six Seconds. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "ROSES ANNOUNCE ROSTER MOVES AHEAD OF 2026 SEASON". en.rosesmtl.ca.
  7. ^ "MONTRÉAL ROSES RELEASE JODI SMITH". en.rosesmtl.ca.
  8. ^ "MONTRÉAL ROSES, HESS AGREE TO PART WAYS". en.rosesmtl.ca.
  9. ^ "MONTRÉAL ROSES SIGN MIDFIELDER LISA PECHERSKY". en.rosesmtl.ca.
  10. ^ "SOUTH KOREAN INTERNATIONAL HANBIN CHOI JOINS MONTRÉAL ROSES". en.rosesmtl.ca.
  11. ^ "23-YEAR-OLD CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GOLDEN BOOT JOINS MONTREAL". en.rosesmtl.ca.
  12. ^ "MONTRÉAL ROSES SIGN AMERICAN FORWARD BENNETT". en.rosesmtl.ca.
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