2025 Ottawa Rapid FC season

Ottawa Rapid FC
2025 season
Owners	Thomas Gilbert; Diana Matheson;
Head coach	Katrine Pedersen
Stadium	TD Place Stadium; Ottawa, Ontario;

The 2025 Ottawa Rapid FC season was the first in the club's history, as well as first season in Northern Super League history.

Squad Information and Statistics

Coaching staff

As of October 23, 2024.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Position	Name
Head coach	Katrine Pedersen
Assistant coach	Søren Kiilerich
Performance analyst	Carli Tingstad

Roster

As of July 31, 2025.

No.	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
12	Kelly Chiavaro	(1996-07-03)July 3, 1996 (aged 29)	2025	3B da Amazônia
30	Melissa Dagenais	(2000-12-07)December 7, 2000 (aged 24)	2025	Damaiense
Defenders
2	Susanne Haaland	(1998-01-15)January 15, 1998 (aged 27)	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 30)	2025	Reims
4	Miranda Smith	(1996-03-26)March 26, 1996 (aged 29)	2025	Ottawa South United
5	Emily Amano	(2000-08-28)August 28, 2000 (aged 24)	2025	Grótta
6	Julia Benati	(1996-09-18)September 18, 1996 (aged 28)	2025	FC London
8	Ellen Gibson	(1996-04-28)April 28, 1996 (aged 29)	2025	Hammarby	INT
10	Florence Belzile	(2004-04-09)April 9, 2004 (aged 21)	2025	Nebraska Cornhuskers
11	Desiree Scott	(1987-07-31)July 31, 1987 (aged 38)	2025	Kansas City Current
13	Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene	(1993-12-14)December 14, 1993 (aged 31)	2025	Levante Las Planas	INT
14	Lee Min-a	(1991-11-08)November 8, 1991 (aged 33)	2025	Hyundai Steel Red Angels	INT
15	Nicola Golen	(2003-11-29)November 29, 2003 (aged 21)	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
98	Stella Downing	(2002-12-06)December 6, 2002 (aged 22)	2025	Creighton Blue Jays
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 27)	2025	Linköping FC

Statistics

Statistics as of 8 November 2025^[6]

Goals and Appearances

No.	Name	NSL		NSL Playoffs		Total
No.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Mollie Eriksson	8	0	0	0	8	0
30	Melissa Dagenais	17	0	2	0	19	0
Defenders
2	Susanne Haaland	21 (10)	0	1 (1)	0	22 (11)	0
3	Kayla Adamek	24 (5)	0	2	0	26 (5)	0
18	Liv Scott	24 (1)	3	2	0	26 (1)	3
19	Choo Hyo-joo	23 (1)	1	2	0	25 (1)	1
31	Naomi Lofthouse	5 (5)	0	0	0	5 (5)	0
33	Jyllissa Harris	25	0	2	0	27	0
Midfielders
4	Miranda Smith	4 (3)	0	0	0	4 (3)	0
5	Emily Amano	6 (6)	0	2 (2)	0	8 (8)	0
6	Julia Benati	24 (19)	3	2 (2)	0	26 (21)	3
8	Ellen Gibson	24 (1)	0	2	0	26 (1)	0
10	Florence Belzile	20 (11)	2	2 (2)	0	22 (13)	1
11	Desiree Scott	22	1	2	0	24	1
13	Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene	1 (1)	0	0	0	1 (1)	0
14	Lee Min-a	23 (1)	3	2	0	25 (1)	3
15	Nicola Golen	20 (16)	1	2 (1)	0	22 (17)	1
21	Melanie Forbes	23 (10)	2	1	1	24 (10)	3
98	Stella Downing	21 (8)	3	2 (1)	0	23 (9)	3
Forwards
7	Johanne Fridlund	22 (11)	1	2	0	24 (11)	1
9	Jazmine Wilkinson	8 (8)	1	0	0	8 (8)	1
22	Delaney Baie Pridham	25	18	2	2	27	20

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Position	Name	NSL	NSL Playoffs	Total
1	22	FW	Delaney Baie Pridham	18	2	20
2	18	DF	Liv Scott	3	0	3
	6	MF	Julia Benati	3	0	3
	14	MF	Lee Min-a	3	0	3
	21	MF	Melanie Forbes	2	1	3
	98	MF	Stella Downing	3	0	3
7	10	MF	Florence Belzile	2	0	2
8	7	FW	Johanne Fridlund	1	0	1
	9	FW	Jazmine Wilkinson	1	0	1
	11	MF	Desiree Scott	1	0	1
	15	MF	Nicola Golen	1	0	1
	19	DF	Choo Hyo-joo	1	0	1
Own goal				2	0	2
Total				41	3	44

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Name	NSL	Total
1	30	Melissa Dagenais	7	7
2	1	Mollie Eriksson	2	2
Total			9	9

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.^[7]
(C) Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield winner
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points tied 7–7; head-to-head goal difference: Ottawa Rapid +3, Vancouver Rise –3

Results by match

Match	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A
Result	W	L	D	W	D	W	L	L	W	L	W	W	D	L	D	W	L	W	D	D	W	W	L	L	W
Position^[I]	3	4	4	2	4	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	3												2

Source: #Matches
H = Home; N = Neutral; A = Away; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Playoffs

^ 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 27 1	Ottawa Rapid	2–1	AFC Toronto	Ottawa, Ontario
13:00 ET	Lee 55' D. Scott 81'		Hunter 90+3'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 6,980 Referee: Sheila Couture

May 3 2	Montreal Roses	2–1	Ottawa Rapid	Laval, Quebec
13:30 ET	Abdu 51', 57' Boychuk 69'		Lee 37' Pridham 39'	Stadium: CS Bois-de-Boulogne Attendance: 5,049 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin

May 11 3	Calgary Wild	0–0	Ottawa Rapid	Calgary, Alberta
19:00 ET			D. Scott 38' Choo 85'	Stadium: McMahon Stadium Attendance: 8,556 Referee: Sheila Couture

May 15 4	Ottawa Rapid	3–0	Vancouver Rise	Ottawa, Ontario
19:00 ET	Pridham 14', 51' Benati 75'			Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 2,142 Referee: Carly Shaw-Maclaren

May 25 5	Ottawa Rapid	1–1	Montreal Roses	Ottawa, Ontario
14:00 ET	Lee 24' Pridham 90+2' (pen.)		Hill 53'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 2,591 Referee: Isabelle Duclos

June 7 6	AFC Toronto	0–4	Ottawa Rapid	Toronto, Ontario
12:00 ET			Pridham 1', 20', 60' 43' Downing 27' Choo 50' Golen 80'	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 2,483 Referee: Sheila Couture

June 10 7	Halifax Tides	2–1	Ottawa Rapid	Halifax, Nova Scotia
18:00 ET	Frémaux 43' Nakamura 57' Kennedy 67' Jónsdóttir 74'		O. Scott 14'	Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 3,140 Referee: Isabelle Duclos

June 14 8	Ottawa Rapid	1–2	Montreal Roses	Ottawa, Ontario
14:00 ET	O. Scott 26' Pridham 57' 75'		Abdu 23' Boychuk 65' Monyard 83'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 3,576 Referee: Anne-Marie Canuel

June 21 9	Ottawa Rapid	3–1	Calgary Wild	Ottawa, Ontario
14:00 ET	Pridham 32' Forbes 65' Adamek 81' Golen 87'		Moore 52' O'Neill 83'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Referee: Sheila Couture

July 10 10	AFC Toronto	3–0	Ottawa Rapid	Toronto, Ontario
19:00 ET	Hunter 17' 24' Regan 45+1' Small 50' Uddenberg 90'			Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Salma Flores-Desrochers

July 19 11	Calgary Wild	0–3	Ottawa Rapid	Calgary, Alberta
16:00 ET	Stordy 45+1'		Belzile 12' Pridham 22' Moore 48' (o.g.)	Stadium: McMahon Stadium Referee: Carly Shaw-Maclaren

July 25 12	Ottawa Rapid	1–0	Halifax Tides	Ottawa, Ontario
19:30 ET	O. Scott 41'		Guay 37' Allen 45+2' Frémaux 45+2'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 3,006 Referee: Isabelle Duclos

August 2 13	Vancouver Rise	3–3	Ottawa Rapid	Burnaby, British Columbia
19:00 ET	Quinn 15' Pechersky 38' Ward 58' Stanton 66'		Pridham 13', 90+7' Choo 21' Haaland 80'	Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 3,988 Referee: Carly Shaw-Maclaren

August 9 14	Ottawa Rapid	0–1	Calgary Wild	Ottawa, Ontario
16:00 ET	Hyo-joo 66' Scott 67'	Report	Sawicki 76'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 2,666 Referee: Anne-Marie Canuel

August 13 15	Ottawa Rapid	1–1	AFC Toronto	Ottawa, Ontario
19:00 ET	Gibson 11' Lee 42' Pridham 57'	Report	Hunter 21'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 2,887 Referee: Salma Flores-Desrochers

August 16 16	Montreal Roses	0–2	Ottawa Rapid	Laval, Quebec
14:00 ET		Report	Pridham 8', 16' Lee Min-a 23' Haaland 61'	Stadium: CS Bois-de-Boulogne Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Sheila Couture

August 24 17	Ottawa Rapid	2–3	Vancouver Rise	Ottawa, Ontario
14:00 ET	Pridham 56' Benati 88'	Report	Chang 24', 89' Okamoto 43' Ward 75'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 2,651 Referee: Salma Flores-Desrochers

August 28 18	Ottawa Rapid	5–0	Halifax Tides	Ottawa, Ontario
19:00 ET	Pridham 10' Lee Min-A 46' Scott 66' Forbes 77' Downing 83'	Report	Weichers 26'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 953 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin

September 7 19	Ottawa Rapid	0–0	Montreal Roses	Ottawa, Ontario
12:00 ET	Belzile 41' Lee Min-A 43' Downing 49'	Report	Hill 39' Boychuk 80'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 3,722 Referee: Anne-Marie Canuel

September 13 20	Halifax Tides	1–1	Ottawa Rapid	Halifax, Nova Scotia
12:00 ET	Olai 7' Nakamura 40' Taylor 56'	Report	Belzile 47'	Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 3,501 Referee: Isabelle Duclos

September 17 21	Calgary Wild	1–2	Ottawa Rapid	Calgary, Alberta
21:00 ET	Haaland 15' (o.g.) Stordy 41'	Report	Benati 42' Hyo-joo 44' Forbes 45' Adamek 80' Pridham 90+2' Golen 90+5'	Stadium: McMahon Stadium Attendance: 2,428 Referee: Angelina Baldino

September 20 22	Vancouver Rise	0–3	Ottawa Rapid	Burnaby, British Columbia
16:00 ET	Stanton 62'	Report	Belzile 22' Gibson 36' Downing 37', 48' Pridham 76' Wilkinson 83'	Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 4,358 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin

September 26 23	Ottawa Rapid	0–1	AFC Toronto	Ottawa, Ontario
19:00 ET	Pridham 32'	Report	Hunter 32' Barnett 43'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 3,004 Referee: Isabelle Duclos

October 8 24	Ottawa Rapid	0–2	Vancouver Rise	Ottawa, Ontario
19:30 ET	Golen 76' Haaland 83' Pridham 86' Harris 90+4'	Report	Abdu 14' De Filippo 17' Lee 87'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 2,906 Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren

October 15 25	Halifax Tides	1–2	Ottawa Rapid	Halifax, Nova Scotia
17:30 ET	Nakamura 72'	Report	Fridlund 30' Adamek 42' Jónsdóttir 45+1' (o.g.) Amano 35'	Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 4,226 Referee: Anne-Marie Canuel

Playoffs

November 4 Semi-final leg 1	Vancouver Rise	2–1	Ottawa Rapid	Burnaby, British Columbia
19:00 PT	Abdu 14', 21' McAslan 90+4'	Report	Pridham 66' Fridlund 77' Adamek 90+5'	Stadium: Swangard Stadium Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren Assistant referees: Stéphanie Fortin Assistant referees: Shukwia Tajik

November 8 Semi-final leg 2	Ottawa Rapid	2–1 (4–5 p)	Vancouver Rise	Ottawa, Ontario
12:00 PT	Pridham 27', 90+4' Golen 45+1' Forbes 49' Scott 63' Lee 76' Ellen Gibson 113'	Report	Ward 84' Abdu 112' Chang 112'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 3,068 Referee: Salma Flores-Desrochers Assistant referees: Gabrielle Lemieux Assistant referees: Camille Raymond
	Penalties
	Pridham Harris Forbes Amano Haaland Benati		Pechersky Stanton Sawan Lee Abdu Hagman

References

^ "Ottawa Rapid FC Name Katrine Pedersen As Head Coach". Ottawa Rapid FC. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
^ Qadadia, Douaa (November 11, 2024). "New head coach for first pro women's soccer team in Ottawa". Capital Current. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
^ "Brock women's soccer coach joins Ottawa Rapid FC". Brock University Athletics. February 11, 2025. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
^ "Ottawa Rapid FC – A new professional women's soccer team in Ottawa" (PDF). PARG Sprott School of Business Carleton University (Brouard & Litalien). April 8, 2025. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
^ "Stats". NSL - Official site of the Northern Super League.
^ "Six Seconds - The home of women's football in Canada". Six Seconds. Retrieved October 8, 2025.

External links

Official website

[table_hth_OTT0.36127509193554-7] Head-to-head points tied 7–7; head-to-head goal difference: Ottawa Rapid +3, Vancouver Rise –3

[9] 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.

[1] "Ottawa Rapid FC Name Katrine Pedersen As Head Coach". Ottawa Rapid FC. Retrieved April 19, 2025.

[2] Qadadia, Douaa (November 11, 2024). "New head coach for first pro women's soccer team in Ottawa". Capital Current. Retrieved April 19, 2025.

[3] "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved April 19, 2025.

[4] "Brock women's soccer coach joins Ottawa Rapid FC". Brock University Athletics. February 11, 2025. Retrieved April 19, 2025.

[5] "Ottawa Rapid FC – A new professional women's soccer team in Ottawa" (PDF). PARG Sprott School of Business Carleton University (Brouard & Litalien). April 8, 2025. Retrieved June 14, 2025.

[6] "Stats". NSL - Official site of the Northern Super League.

[8] "Six Seconds - The home of women's football in Canada". Six Seconds. Retrieved October 8, 2025.

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