2026 Ottawa Rapid FC season

Ottawa Rapid FC
2026 season
Owners
Head coachKatrine Pedersen
Stadium

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

Summary

Ottawa Rapid finished 2nd in the league during the 2025 season.

On February 20, 2026, it was announced that as part of its preseason the Rapid would play a friendly against Bay FC at PayPal Park on April 17, 2026, the first-ever match open to the public between an NSL and an NWSL team.[1][2]

On March 6, 2026, it was announced that Arcadia MapleLeaf Soccer had become majority owners of Ottawa Rapid.[3]

Team

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Katrine Pedersen
Performance analyst Carli Tingstad

Roster

As of 12 February 2026
No. Nat. Name Date of birth (age) Since Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Mollie Eriksson (2000-07-23)July 23, 2000 (aged 25) 2025 North Mississauga SC
30 Melissa Dagenais (2000-12-07)December 7, 2000 (aged 25) 2025 Damaiense
Defenders
2 Susanne Haaland (1998-01-15)January 15, 1998 (aged 28) 2025 Kolbotn INT
18 Liv Scott (2001-03-23)March 23, 2001 (aged 24) 2025 Quinnipiac Bobcats
33 Jyllissa Harris (2000-04-08)April 8, 2000 (aged 25) 2025 Houston Dash INT, Loan
Midfielders
3 Kayla Adamek (1995-02-01)February 1, 1995 (aged 31) 2025 Reims
5 Emily Amano (2000-08-28)August 28, 2000 (aged 25) 2025 Grótta
10 Florence Belzile (2004-04-09)April 9, 2004 (aged 21) 2025 Nebraska Cornhuskers
13 Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene (1993-12-14)December 14, 1993 (aged 32) 2025 Levante Las Planas INT
14 Lee Min-a (1991-11-08)November 8, 1991 (aged 34) 2025 Hyundai Steel Red Angels INT
15 Nicola Golen (2003-11-29)November 29, 2003 (aged 22) 2025 Harvard Crimson
19 Choo Hyo-joo (2000-07-29)July 29, 2000 (aged 25) 2025 Hyundai Steel Red Angels INT
21 Melanie Forbes (1999-06-21)June 21, 1999 (aged 26) 2025 Keflavík
Sadie Waite (2004-10-21)October 21, 2004 (aged 21) 2026 Nebraska Cornhuskers
Jung Min-young (2000-09-28)September 28, 2000 (aged 25) 2026 Seoul City Hall
Caitlin Crichton (2003-02-07)February 7, 2003 (aged 23) 2026 KTP
Forwards
7 Johanne Fridlund (1996-07-24)July 24, 1996 (aged 29) 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 28) 2025 Linköping FC

Pre-season

April 17, 2026 Bay FC v Ottawa Rapid

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.[4]

Matches

April and May

April 25, 2026 1 Halifax Tides v Ottawa Rapid Halifax, Nova Scotia
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
May 2, 2026 2 Ottawa Rapid v Calgary Wild FC Ottawa, Ontario
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
May 6, 2026 3 Ottawa Rapid v Vancouver Rise FC Ottawa, Ontario
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
May 13, 2026 4 Ottawa Rapid v Halifax Tides FC Ottawa, Ontario
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
May 23, 2026 5 Ottawa Rapid v Montreal Roses FC Ottawa, Ontario
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
May 29, 2026 6 Halifax Tides FC v Ottawa Rapid Halifax, Nova Scotia
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds

June

June 14, 2026 7 Vancouver Rise FC v Ottawa Rapid Burnaby, British Columbia
Stadium: Swangard Stadium
June 21, 2026 8 Ottawa Rapid v AFC Toronto Ottawa, Ontario
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
June 25, 2026 9 Montreal Roses FC v Ottawa Rapid Laval, Quebec
Stadium: Stade Boréale

July

July 5, 2026 10 Ottawa Rapid v Calgary Wild FC Ottawa, Ontario
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
July 11, 2026 11 AFC Toronto v Ottawa Rapid Toronto, Ontario
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
July 16, 2026 12 Ottawa Rapid v Halifax Tides FC Ottawa, Ontario
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
July 22, 2026 13 Calgary Wild FC v Ottawa Rapid Calgary, Alberta
Stadium: McMahon Stadium

August

August 3, 2026 14 Halifax Tides FC v Ottawa Rapid Halifax, Nova Scotia
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
August 9, 2026 15 Ottawa Rapid v AFC Toronto Ottawa, Ontario
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
August 15, 2026 16 Calgary Wild FC v Ottawa Rapid Calgary, Alberta
Stadium: McMahon Stadium
August 22, 2026 17 Ottawa Rapid v Vancouver Rise FC Ottawa, Ontario
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
August 30, 2026 18 AFC Toronto v Ottawa Rapid Toronto, Ontario
Stadium: BMO Field

September

September 6, 2026 19 Ottawa Rapid v Montreal Roses FC Ottawa, Ontario
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
September 13, 2026 20 Vancouver Rise FC v Ottawa Rapid Burnaby, British Columbia
Stadium: Swangard Stadium
September 20, 2026 21 Ottawa Rapid v Calgary Wild FC Ottawa, Ontario
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
September 26, 2026 22 AFC Toronto v Ottawa Rapid Toronto, Ontario
Stadium: York Lions Stadium

October

October 2, 2026 23 Montreal Roses FC v Ottawa Rapid Laval, Quebec
Stadium: Stade Boréale
October 18, 2026 24 Ottawa Rapid v Vancouver Rise FC Ottawa, Ontario
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
October 23, 2026 25 Montreal Roses FC v Ottawa Rapid Laval, Quebec
Stadium: Stade Boréale

Transactions

Contract operations

Date Player Pos. Notes Ref.
28 November 2025 Choo Hyo-joo MF Contract through the 2026 season [5]
27 December 2025 Emily Amano MF Contract through the 2026 season [6]
6 January 2026 Nicola Golen MF Contract through the 2026 season [7]

Transfers in

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
N/A MF Sadie Waite Nebraska Cornhuskers Two year contract. 11 January 2026 [8]
N/A DF Jyllissa Harris Houston Dash Loan extension for the 2026 season 26 January 2026 [9]
N/A MF Jung Min-young Seoul City Hall 6 February 2026 [10]
N/A MF Caitlin Crichton KTP 12 February 2026 [11]

Statistics

References

  1. ^ "Bay FC to Take on Northern Super League's Ottawa Rapid FC in International Friendly Friday, April 17 at PayPal Park". Bay FC. February 20, 2026. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
  2. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. February 20, 2026. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
  3. ^ Pringle, Josh (March 6, 2026). "New ownership investment group joins Ottawa Rapid FC ahead of new season". CTV News. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  4. ^ "Six Seconds - The home of women's football in Canada". Six Seconds. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  5. ^ "Ottawa Rapid FC, Winger Choo Hyo-joo Agree to New Contract Through 2026". www.rapidfc.ca.
  6. ^ "Midfielder Emily Amano Extends Through 2026". www.rapidfc.ca.
  7. ^ "Nicola Golen Extends Through 2026". www.rapidfc.ca.
  8. ^ Lale, Brent (January 11, 2026). "Sadie Waite of St. Thomas, Ont. signs with Ottawa Rapid FC of Northern Super League". CTVNews.
  9. ^ "Houston Dash Extend Jyllissa Harris' Loan to Ottawa Rapid FC". Houston Dash. January 26, 2026. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  10. ^ Daily, The Chosun (January 24, 2026). "Jeong Min-young Challenges Abroad with Ottawa Rapid". The Chosun Daily.
  11. ^ "From her hometown to the professional stage - Ottawa Rapid FC is proud to welcome Caitlin Crichton to the club". www.instagram.com.
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