2025 Montreal Roses FC season
| 2025 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner |
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| President | Annie Larouche |
| Head coach | Robert Rositoiu |
| Stadium | |
| Northern Super League | 4th |
| Top goalscorer | Latifah Abdu (8) |
| Highest home attendance | 5,049 (vs Ottawa Rapid, 3 May 2025) |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,100 (vs Ottawa Rapid, 16 August 2025) |
| Average home league attendance | 3,205 |
The 2025 Montreal Roses FC season is the first in the club's history, as well as first season in Northern Super League history.[1] The first match was a 1–0 win against AFC Toronto on April 19, 2025.[2]
Team
Administration
- As of October 19, 2025.[3]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Annie Larouche |
| Vice-President, Strategies and Communications | Nathalie Vachon |
| Marketing and Communications Manager | Cynthia Cianciusi |
| Content and Digital Platforms Manager | Patrick Lacson |
| Director, Events and Community | Sidney Ginchereau |
| Director, Culture and Finance | Andréanne Gagné |
| Director, Operations | Mélissa Beauchesne |
| Director, Partnerships | Baptiste Robert |
| Box Office Director | Antoine Chevalier |
| Specialist, Member Experience | Amanda Silva Marques |
| Specialist, Member Experience | Vanessa Beaupré |
| Coordinator, Boutique | Angelo Destounis |
| Ambassador | Amy Walsh |
Technical Team
- As of October 19, 2025.[4]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Sporting director | Marinette Pichon |
| Assistant to the Sporting director | Adrien Moufflet |
| Head coach | Robert Rositoiu |
| Assistant coach |
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| Goalkeeping coach | Maryse Bard-Martel |
| Performance coach | Yannick Girard |
| Mental coach | Antoine Guldner |
| Head of performance culture | Antoine Guldner |
| Team Manager | Laurence Hamel |
| Equipment Manager | Mathilde Lefebvre Lalande |
| Head Physiotherapist | Christine Thériault-Loranger |
| Consultant | Nick De Santis |
First team squad
- As of October 19, 2025[5]
| No. | Nat. | Name | Date of birth (age) | Since | Last Contract | Signed from | Notes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Anna Karpenko | 10 April 2002 | 2025 | February 2025[6] | Vaughan Azzurri | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Gabrielle Lambert | 27 December 1993 | 2024 | October 2024[7] | SC Freiburg | ||||||||||||
| Anne-Marie Laroche | 6 March 2000 | 2025 | January 2025[8] | Royal-Sélect de Beauport | |||||||||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Lucy Cappadona | 13 April 2002 | 2025 | February 2025[9] | UConn Huskies | INT | |||||||||||
| 3 | Hailey Whitaker | 24 February 2000 | 2025 | February 2025[9] | Valur | INT | |||||||||||
| 4 | Stephanie Hill | 26 December 2001 | 2025 | January 2025[10] | McGill University | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Julia Leas | 3 March 2001 | 2025 | February 2025[11] | Vittsjö GIK | INT | |||||||||||
| 16 | Lara Schenk | 20 January 2000 | 2025 | April 2025[12] | Sporting de Huelva | INT | |||||||||||
| 17 | Jodi Smith | 17 January 2003 | 2025 | January 2025[13] | Tormenta FC | INT | |||||||||||
| 21 | Mathilde Lachance | 2 July 2002 | 2025 | February 2025[14] | Université Laval | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Olivia Mbala | 12 May 1992 | 2025 | July 2025[15] | Lille | ||||||||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Alexandria Hess | 19 July 1996 | 2025 | January 2025[13] | MSV Duisburg | INT | |||||||||||
| 8 | Mara Bouchard | 20 April 2001 | 2025 | January 2025[16] | McGill University | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Chloe Minas | 12 April 2002 | 2025 | August 2025[17] | Växjö | ||||||||||||
| 18 | Charlotte Bilbault | 5 June 1990 | 2024 | October 2024[7] | Montpellier | INT | |||||||||||
| 19 | Lorie Thibault | 19 March 2000 | 2025 | January 2025[16] | Montreal Carabins | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Félicia Roy | 7 April 2006 | 2025 | January 2025[16] | Collège Champlain Cavaliers | ||||||||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Noémi Paquin | 9 June 2001 | 2025 | January 2025[18] | FIU Panthers | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Kang Chae-rim | 23 May 1998 | 2025 | August 2025[19] | Suwon | INT | |||||||||||
| 12 | Tanya Boychuk | 20 June 2000 | 2024 | December 2024[20] | Vittsjö GIK | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Claire Monyard | 15 May 2000 | 2025 | January 2025[8] | Miami Athletic Club | ||||||||||||
| 20 | Mégane Sauvé | 6 April 1998 | 2025 | January 2025[21] | Sporting C.P. | ||||||||||||
| Players who made an appearance and/or had a squad number but left the team. | |||||||||||||||||
| 99 | Latifah Abdu | 18 October 2001 | 2024 | December 2024[22] | Guingamp | ||||||||||||
Competitions
Northern Super League
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Toronto (S) | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 51 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Ottawa Rapid | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 39[a] | |
| 3 | Vancouver Rise (C) | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 39[a] | |
| 4 | Montreal Roses | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 36 | |
| 5 | Calgary Wild | 25 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 29 | |
| 6 | Halifax Tides | 25 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 43 | −26 | 16 |
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.[23]
(C) Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield winner
Notes:
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.[23]
(C) Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield winner
Notes:
Results by match
- ^ Positions show the situation at the end of the week the match was played, not the position at the conclusion of matches or game days.
Matches
| April 19 1 | AFC Toronto | 0–1 | Montreal Roses | Toronto, Ontario |
| 16:00 ET | Report | Stadium: BMO Field Referee: Carly Marissa Shaw-MacLaren Assistant referees: Gabrielle Lemieux, Melissa Snedden |
| April 27 2 | Vancouver Rise | 1–3 | Montreal Roses | Burnaby, British Columbia |
| 15:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Swangard Stadium Referee: Isabelle Duclos Assistant referees: Camille Raymond, Megan Opatril |
| May 3 3 | Montreal Roses | 2–1 | Ottawa Rapid | Laval, Quebec |
| 19:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Stade Boréale Attendance: 5,049 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin Assistant referees: Stéphanie Fortin, Allycia Carlucci |
| May 10 4 | Montreal Roses | 0–0 | Halifax Tides | Laval, Quebec |
| 13:00 ET | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Boréale Referee: Anne-Marie Canuel Assistant referees: Marie-Han Gagnon, Gabrielle Lemieux |
| May 18 5 | Calgary Wild | 1–0 | Montreal Roses | Calgary, Alberta |
| 17:00 ET |
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Report | Stadium: McMahon Stadium Attendance: 3,502 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin Assistant referees: Megan Opatril, Heather Lloyd |
| May 22 6 | Montreal Roses | 0–2 | AFC Toronto | Laval, Quebec |
| 19:00 ET |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Boréale Attendance: 2,606 Referee: Sheila Couture Assistant referees: Camille Raymond, Amanda Kwan |
| May 25 7 | Ottawa Rapid | 1–1 | Montreal Roses | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 14:00 ET |
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Report | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 2,591 Referee: Isabelle Duclos Assistant referees: Allycia Carlucci, Laura Hall |
| June 7 8 | Montreal Roses | 2–0 | Vancouver Rise | Laval, Quebec |
| 14:00 ET | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Boréale Attendance: 3,855 Referee: Isabelle Duclos Assistant referees: Gabrielle Lemieux, Megan Opatril |
| June 14 9 | Ottawa Rapid | 1–2 | Montreal Roses | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 15:00 ET | Report | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 3,576 Referee: Anne-Marie Canuel Assistant referees: Marie-Han Gagnon, Natalie Berry |
| June 22 10 | Vancouver Rise | 0–0 | Montreal Roses | Burnaby, British Columbia |
| 16:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 3,858 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin Assistant referees: Allycia Carlucci Victoria Lafortune |
| July 12 11 | Montreal Roses | 0–1 | Halifax Tides | Laval, Quebec |
| 17:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Stade Boréale Attendance: 2,900 Referee: Isabelle Duclos Assistant referees: Stéphanie Fortin, Megan Opatril |
| July 18 12 | AFC Toronto | 1–2 | Montreal Roses | Toronto, Ontario |
| 19:30 ET |
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Report | Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 2,873 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin Assistant referees: Gabrielle Lemieux, Amanda Kwan |
| July 26 13 | Montreal Roses | 2–0 | Calgary Wild | Laval, Quebec |
| 19:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Stade Boréale Attendance: 3,250 Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren Assistant referees: Camille Raymond, Allycia Carlucci |
| August 2 14 | Halifax Tides | 1-1 | Montreal Roses | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 14:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Salma Flores-Desrochers Assistant referees: Stéphanie Fortin, Natalie Berry |
| August 9 15 | Montreal Roses | 1-2 | AFC Toronto | Laval, Quebec |
| 13:00 ET |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Boréale Attendance: 2,150 Referee: Isabelle Duclos Assistant referees: Victoria Lafortune, Amanda Kwan |
| August 16 16 | Montreal Roses | 0-2 | Ottawa Rapid | Laval, Quebec |
| 14:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Stade Boréale Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Sheila Couture Assistant referees: Allycia Carlucci, Victoria Lafortune |
| August 23 17 | Montreal Roses | 2-0 | Calgary Wild | Laval, Quebec |
| 12:30 ET |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Boréale Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin Assistant referees: Gabrielle Lemieux, Laura Hall |
| August 30 18 | Vancouver Rise | 2–1 | Montreal Roses | Burnaby, British Columbia |
| 22:00 ET |
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Report | Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 4,013 Referee: Anne-Marie Canuel Assistant referees: Melissa Snedden, Shukwia Tajik |
| September 7 19 | Ottawa Rapid | 0-0 | Montreal Roses | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 12:00 ET | Report | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 3,722 Referee: Anne-Marie Canuel Assistant referees: Melissa Snedden, Shukwia Tajik |
| September 13 20 | Calgary Wild | 0-5 | Montreal Roses | Calgary, Alberta |
| 16:00 ET |
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Report | Stadium: McMahon Stadium Attendance: 3,672 Referee: Salma Flores-Desrochers Assistant referees: Allycia Carlucci, Megan Opatril |
| September 18 21 | Montreal Roses | 2-0 | Halifax Tides | Laval, Quebec |
| 19:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Stade Boréale Attendance: 3,053 Referee: Anne-Marie Canuel Assistant referees: Gabrielle Lemieux, Allycia Carlucci |
| September 27 22 | Montreal Roses | 0-2 | Calgary Wild | Laval, Quebec |
| 12:00 ET | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Boréale Attendance: 4,576 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin Assistant referees: Victoria Lafortune, Megan Opatril |
| October 2 23 | Halifax Tides | 2-2 | Montreal Roses | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 18:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Referee: Salma Flores-Desrochers Assistant referees: Laura Hall, Natalie Berry |
| October 11 24 | Montreal Roses | 0-1 | Vancouver Rise | Laval, Quebec |
| 12:00 ET | Report |
|
Stadium: Stade Boréale Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin Assistant referees: Laura Hall, Camille Raymond |
| October 18 25 | AFC Toronto | 2-1 | Montreal Roses | Toronto, Ontario |
| 12:00 ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Myriam Marcotte Assistant referees: Camille Raymond, Amanda Kwan |
Playoffs
The Roses finished the regular season in fourth place and qualified for the NSL playoffs as the fourth seed of four teams.
| November 1, 2025 Semi-finals | Montreal Roses | 0-2 | AFC Toronto | Laval, Quebec |
| 12:00 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Stade Boréale Attendance: 2,296 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin Assistant referees: Melissa Snedden, Camille Raymond |
| November 9, 2025 Semi-finals | AFC Toronto | 4–1 | Montreal Roses | Toronto, Ontario |
| 2:00 p.m. EST |
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Report | Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren Assistant referees: Melissa Snedden, Allycia Carlucci |
References
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- ^ "Montreal Roses hold on to edge AFC Toronto in second outing for Northern Super League". St. Albert Gazette. April 19, 2025.
- ^ "Administration". Montreal Roses FC. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
- ^ "Technical Team". Montreal Roses FC. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
- ^ "Roster". Montreal Roses FC. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ^ "ANNA KARPENKO: MONTRÉAL ROSES SIGN A GOALKEEPER ON THE RISE IN CANADIAN SOCCER". Montreal Roses. February 28, 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
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- ^ a b "MONTRÉAL ROSES GROW THEIR TEAM WITH TWO INSPIRING NEW PLAYERS: ANNE-MARIE LAROCHE AND CLAIRE MONYARD". Montreal Roses. January 23, 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ^ a b "HAILEY WHITAKER AND LUCY CAPPADONA JOIN THE MONTRÉAL ROSES, AS TRAINING CAMP APPROACHES". Montreal Roses. February 6, 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
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- ^ "A NEW TALENTED RECRUIT FOR THE MONTRÉAL ROSES: JULIA LEAS". Montreal Roses. February 7, 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ^ "Three New Players Join the Squad, and the Roses Name Co-Captains". Montreal Roses. April 16, 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
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- ^ "Bienvenue à notre nouvelle Rose, Mathilde Lachance 🌹". Montreal Roses. February 11, 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
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- ^ "THE MONTRÉAL ROSES WELCOME MÉGANE SAUVÉ: A CHAMPION DETERMINED TO MAKE WOMEN'S SOCCER SHINE IN HER OWN COUNTRY". Montreal Roses. January 14, 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ^ "A RISING STAR COMES BACK TO SHINE IN HER HOMETOWN! FORWARD LATIFAH ABDU JOINS THE MONTRÉAL ROSES". Montreal Roses. December 18, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
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