2026 Vancouver Rise FC season

Vancouver Rise FC
2026 season
Owner
PresidentSinead King
Head coachAnja Heiner-Møller
Stadium

The 2026 Vancouver Rise FC season is the second season in the club's history, playing in the Northern Super League (NSL), the top tier of women's soccer in Canada.

Background

See also: 2025 Vancouver Rise FC season

Vancouver Rise FC enters the season as the league's inaugural champions after defeating AFC Toronto 1–2 in the 2025 NSL Final.[1]

Team

Coaching staff

As of January 10, 2025.[2][3][4]
Position Name
Head coach Anja Heiner-Møller
Assistant coach Katie Collar
Goalkeeper coach Erin McNulty

Roster

As of February 6, 2026.[5][6][7]
No. Nat. Name Date of birth (age) Since Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Kirstin Tynan (2002-03-11)March 11, 2002 (aged 24) 2025 TSS Rovers
13 Morgan McAslan (2000-02-22)February 22, 2000 (aged 26) 2025 Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
31 Jessica Wulf (2005-05-20)May 20, 2005 (aged 20) 2025 Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Defenders
2 Shannon Woeller (1990-01-31)January 31, 1990 (aged 36) 2025 Vittsjö GIK
12 Jaylyn Wright (2003-08-01)August 1, 2003 (aged 22) 2025 Fresno State Bulldogs
15 Ariel Young (2001-08-30)August 30, 2001 (aged 24) 2025 Fortuna Hjørring
16 Kennedy Faulknor (1999-06-30)June 30, 1999 (aged 26) 2025 Minnesota Aurora
18 Yuka Okamoto (1997-09-20)September 20, 1997 (aged 28) 2025 AC Nagano Parceiro INT
21 Jessika Cowart (1999-10-30)October 30, 1999 (aged 26) 2025 Perth Glory INT
– Sura Yekka (1997-01-04)January 4, 1997 (aged 29) 2026 Djurgårdens IF
– Mia Pante (2003-03-25)March 25, 2003 (aged 23) 2026 AS Roma Loan
Midfielders
5 Quinn (1995-08-11)August 11, 1995 (aged 30) 2025 Seattle Reign DP
7 Nikki Stanton (1990-10-26)October 26, 1990 (aged 35) 2025 Seattle Reign INT
14 Anna Bout (2001-04-23)April 23, 2001 (aged 24) 2025 Odense Boldklub Q
24 Josie Longhurst (2002-02-24)February 24, 2002 (aged 24) 2025 Whitecaps FC Girls Elite INT
26 Anaïs Oularbi (2003-03-24)March 24, 2003 (aged 23) 2025 CS Mont-Royal Outremont
– Camila Reyes (2002-05-11)May 11, 2002 (aged 23) 2026 Santa Fe INT
Forwards
9 Mariah Lee (1996-06-30)June 30, 1996 (aged 29) 2025 DC Power INT
11 Jessica De Filippo (2001-04-20)April 20, 2001 (aged 24) 2025 Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
19 Holly Ward (2003-10-25)October 25, 2003 (aged 22) 2025 Burnaby FC
28 Jaime Perrault (2006-08-08)August 8, 2006 (aged 19) 2025 FC Nordsjælland
99 Latifah Abdu (2001-10-18)October 18, 2001 (aged 24) 2025 Montreal Roses
– Audrey Francois (2004-01-01)January 1, 2004 (aged 22) 2026 Harvard Crimson
– Maithé López (2007-01-24)January 24, 2007 (aged 19) 2026 Angel City Loan, INT

Competitions

Overview

Competition Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Norther Super League Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: January 10, 2025
Source: 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.[8]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: January 10, 2025.
Source: NSL

Results by match

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Result
Position[I]
Updated to match(es) played on January 10, 2026. 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 and May

April 24 1 Vancouver Rise v AFC Toronto Burnaby, British Columbia
TBA PT Stadium: Swangard Stadium
May 2 2 Montreal Roses v Vancouver Rise Laval, Quebec
TBA PT Stadium: CS Bois-de-Boulogne
May 6 3 Ottawa Rapid v Vancouver Rise Ottawa, Ontario
TBA PT Stadium: TD Place Stadium
May 18 4 Halifax Tides v Vancouver Rise Halifax, Nova Scotia
TBA PT Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
May 23 5 Vancouver Rise v AFC Toronto Burnaby, British Columbia
TBA PT Stadium: Swangard Stadium
May 30 6 Montreal Roses v Vancouver Rise Laval, Quebec
TBA PT Stadium: CS Bois-de-Boulogne

June

June 14 7 Vancouver Rise v Ottawa Rapid Burnaby, British Columbia
TBA PT Stadium: Swangard Stadium
June 18 8 Halifax Tides v Vancouver Rise Halifax, Nova Scotia
TBA PT Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
June 28 9 Vancouver Rise v AFC Toronto Burnaby, British Columbia
TBA PT Stadium: Swangard Stadium

July

July 4 10 Montreal Roses v Vancouver Rise Laval, Quebec
TBA PT Stadium: CS Bois-de-Boulogne
July 11 11 Calgary Wild v Vancouver Rise Calgary, Alberta
TBA PT Stadium: McMahon Stadium
July 18 12 AFC Toronto v Vancouver Rise Toronto, Ontario
TBA PT Stadium: York Lions Stadium
July 25 13 Vancouver Rise v Halifax Tides Burnaby, British Columbia
TBA PT Stadium: Swangard Stadium
July 29 14 Vancouver Rise v Montreal Roses Burnaby, British Columbia
TBA PT Stadium: Swangard Stadium

August

August 8 15 Vancouver Rise v Calgary Wild Burnaby, British Columbia
TBA PT Stadium: Swangard Stadium
August 15 16 Vancouver Rise v Halifax Tides Burnaby, British Columbia
TBA PT Stadium: Swangard Stadium
August 22 17 Ottawa Rapid v Vancouver Rise Ottawa, Ontario
TBA PT Stadium: TD Place Stadium
August 29 18 Vancouver Rise v Calgary Wild Burnaby, British Columbia
TBA PT Stadium: Swangard Stadium

September

September 5 19 Vancouver Rise v Halifax Tides Burnaby, British Columbia
TBA PT Stadium: Swangard Stadium
September 13 20 Vancouver Rise v Ottawa Rapid Burnaby, British Columbia
TBA PT Stadium: Swangard Stadium
September 19 21 Vancouver Rise v Montreal Roses Burnaby, British Columbia
TBA PT Stadium: Swangard Stadium
September 27 22 Calgary Wild v Vancouver Rise Calgary, Alberta
TBA PT Stadium: McMahon Stadium

October

October 4 23 AFC Toronto v Vancouver Rise Toronto, Ontario
TBA PT Stadium: York Lions Stadium
October 18 24 Ottawa Rapid v Vancouver Rise Ottawa, Ontario
TBA PT Stadium: TD Place Stadium
October 25 25 Vancouver Rise v Calgary Wild Burnaby, British Columbia
TBA PT Stadium: Swangard Stadium

Statistics

As of February 6, 2026

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 0 0 0 0
31 GK  JPN Jessica Wulf 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF  CAN Shannon Woeller 0 0 0 0
12 DF  CAN Jaylyn Wright 0 0 0 0
15 DF  CAN Ariel Young 0 0 0 0
16 DF  CAN Kennedy Faulknor 0 0 0 0
18 DF  JPN Yuka Okamoto 0 0 0 0
21 DF  PHI Jessika Cowart 0 0 0 0
– DF  CAN Sura Yekka 0 0 0 0
– DF  CAN Mia Pante 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 MF  CAN Quinn 0 0 0 0
7 MF  USA Nikki Stanton 0 0 0 0
14 MF  CAN Anna Bout 0 0 0 0
24 MF  WAL Josie Longhurst 0 0 0 0
26 MF  ALG Anaïs Oularbi 0 0 0 0
– MF  COL Camila Reyes 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW  USA Mariah Lee 0 0 0 0
11 FW  CAN Jessica De Filippo 0 0 0 0
19 FW  CAN Holly Ward 0 0 0 0
28 FW  CAN Jaime Perrault 0 0 0 0
99 FW  CAN Latifah Abdu 0 0 0 0
– FW  CAN Audrey Francois 0 0 0 0
– FW  COL Maithé López 0 0 0 0

Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name NSL Total

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name NSL Total

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 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
18 DF Yuka Okamoto 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF Jessika Cowart 0 0 0 0 0 0
– DF Sura Yekka 0 0 0 0 0 0
– DF Mia Pante 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 MF Quinn 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Nikki Stanton 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Anna Bout 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF Josie Longhurst 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Anaïs Oularbi 0 0 0 0 0 0
– MF Camila Reyes 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Mariah Lee 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Jessica De Filippo 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Holly Ward 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 FW Jaime Perrault 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 FW Latifah Abdu 0 0 0 0 0 0
– FW Audrey Francois 0 0 0 0 0 0
– FW Maithé López 0 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
– FW Audrey Francois Harvard Crimson January 14, 2026 [9]
– DF Sura Yekka Djurgårdens IF January 16, 2026 [10]
– FW Camila Reyes Santa Fe January 28, 2026 [11]

Loans in

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
– MF Maithé López Angel City January 29, 2026 [12]
– DF Mia Pante AS Roma February 6, 2026 [13]

Out

No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source
3 DF Jasmyne Spencer November 27, 2025 [14]
4 DF Kayla Gonçalves November 27, 2025 [14]
17 MF Sara Lilja Vidlund November 27, 2025 [14]
28 DF Rebecca Lake November 27, 2025 [14]
10 MF Lisa Pechersky Montreal Roses December 11, 2025 [15][16]
8 MF Samantha Chang AFC Toronto January 6, 2026 [17][18][19]
6 MF Sofia Hagman FK Bodø/Glimt Kvinner January 9, 2026 [20][21]
25 FW Nedya Sawan January 9, 2026 [6]


References

  1. ^ Elhilali, Rania (November 16, 2025). "Vancouver Rise FC Wins Inaugural Northern Super League Final 2-1 Against AFC Toronto". Northern Tribune. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  2. ^ "Vancouver Rise FC hires Anja Heiner-Moller as first head coach". Sportsnet.ca. The Canadian Press. November 21, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Katie Collar and Erin McNulty Join Vancouver Rise FC Coaching Staff". Vancouver Rise FC. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  5. ^ "Roster". Vancouver Rise FC. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Vancouver Rise FC". instagram.com. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  7. ^ "Our returning champions under contract for 2026 👏". instagram.com. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
  8. ^ "Six Seconds - The home of women's football in Canada". Six Seconds. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  9. ^ "Vancouver Rise FC Sign Canadian Attacker Audrey Francois". OurSports Central. January 14, 2026. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  10. ^ "Vancouver Rise FC Sign Canadian International Sura Yekka". Vancouver Rise FC. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  11. ^ "Vancouver Rise FC Sign Colombian International Camila Reyes". Vancouver Rise FC. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  12. ^ "Vancouver Rise FC Sign Colombian Forward Maithé Lopéz On Loan From Angel City FC". Vancouver Rise FC. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
  13. ^ "Vancouver Rise FC Sign Hometown Midfielder Mia Pante On-Loan From AS Roma". Vancouver Rise FC. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  14. ^ a b c d "Thank you for an incredible season 💚 Wishing our departing players the very best and thanking them for their belief and dedication to the club from day one. You'll always be Rise FC 2025 Champions ♾️🏆". instagram.com. November 27, 2025. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
  15. ^ "We want to thank Lisa Pechersky for the dedication and impact she brought to our inaugural season. Lisa finished the season with four goals, four assists, and 2,243 minutes played. Wishing her all the best for what's next. Forever a 2025 Rise FC Champ. Thank you, Lisa 🏆♾️". instagram.com. December 11, 2025. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
  16. ^ "MONTRÉAL ROSES SIGN MIDFIELDER LISA PECHERSKY". Montreal Roses FC. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  17. ^ "We want to thank Sam Chang for her leadership, drive, and impact on and off the field. Wearing the armband in the second half of the season, Sam captained us to the inaugural Northern Super League Championship, a moment forever etched in our club's history. We wish Sam the best for what's next. Forever a 2025 Rise FC Champion. Thank you, Sam 🏆♾️💚". instagram.com. January 6, 2026. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
  18. ^ Jacques, John (January 7, 2026). "'Eternally Grateful': Vancouver Rise Captain Samatha Chang Departs Club". Northern Tribune. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  19. ^ Jacques, John (January 8, 2026). "Homecoming: Rise Captain Samantha Chang Signs For AFC Toronto". Northern Tribune. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  20. ^ "We're proud to recognize Sofia Hagman for the dedication and heart she brought on and off the pitch this season. She trained hard, always bringing a genuine love for the team that made a real impact. Sofia stepped up in moments that counted, earning an assist on Jess De Filippo's last-minute equalizer against Toronto in May and scoring the winning penalty kick in Leg 2 of our semi-finals against Ottawa, a moment that will forever live in Rise FC history. Thank you for everything you've brought to Rise FC, Sofia. You'll forever be a 2025 Rise Champ 🏆♾️". instagram.com. January 9, 2026. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
  21. ^ Jacques, John (January 10, 2026). "Rise Midfielder Sofia Hagman Signs In Norway". Northern Tribune. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
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