2025 Ottawa Rapid FC season

Ottawa Rapid FC
2025 season
Owners
Head coachKatrine Pedersen
Stadium

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. Nat. Name Date of birth (age) Since Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Sweden Mollie Eriksson (2000-07-23)July 23, 2000 (aged 25) 2025 United States North Mississauga SC
12 Italy Kelly Chiavaro (1996-07-03)July 3, 1996 (aged 29) 2025 Brazil 3B da Amazônia
30 Canada Melissa Dagenais (2000-12-07)December 7, 2000 (aged 24) 2025 Portugal Damaiense
Defenders
2 Norway Susanne Haaland (1998-01-15)January 15, 1998 (aged 27) 2025 Norway Kolbotn INT
18 Canada Liv Scott (2001-03-23)March 23, 2001 (aged 24) 2025 United States Quinnipiac Bobcats
33 United States Jyllissa Harris (2000-04-08)April 8, 2000 (aged 25) 2025 United States Houston Dash INT, Loan
Midfielders
3 Poland Kayla Adamek (1995-02-01)February 1, 1995 (aged 30) 2025 France Reims
4 Canada Miranda Smith (1996-03-26)March 26, 1996 (aged 29) 2025 Canada Ottawa South United
5 Canada Emily Amano (2000-08-28)August 28, 2000 (aged 24) 2025 Iceland Grótta
6 Canada Julia Benati (1996-09-18)September 18, 1996 (aged 28) 2025 Canada FC London
8 Sweden Ellen Gibson (1996-04-28)April 28, 1996 (aged 29) 2025 Sweden Hammarby INT
10 Canada Florence Belzile (2004-04-09)April 9, 2004 (aged 21) 2025 United States Nebraska Cornhuskers
11 Canada Desiree Scott (1987-07-31)July 31, 1987 (aged 38) 2025 United States Kansas City Current
13 Nigeria Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene (1993-12-14)December 14, 1993 (aged 31) 2025 Spain Levante Las Planas INT
14 South Korea Lee Min-a (1991-11-08)November 8, 1991 (aged 33) 2025 South Korea Hyundai Steel Red Angels INT
15 Canada Nicola Golen (2003-11-29)November 29, 2003 (aged 21) 2025 United States Harvard Crimson
19 South Korea Choo Hyo-joo (2000-07-29)July 29, 2000 (aged 25) 2025 South Korea Hyundai Steel Red Angels INT
21 United States Melanie Forbes (1999-06-21)June 21, 1999 (aged 26) 2025 Iceland Keflavík
98 Canada Stella Downing (2002-12-06)December 6, 2002 (aged 22) 2025 United States Creighton Blue Jays
Forwards
7 Norway Johanne Fridlund (1996-07-24)July 24, 1996 (aged 29) 2025 Norway Kolbotn INT
9 Canada Jazmine Wilkinson (2002-03-08)March 8, 2002 (aged 23) 2025 United States Texas A&M Aggies
22 United States Delaney Baie Pridham (1997-09-01)September 1, 1997 (aged 27) 2025 Sweden Linköping FC

Statistics

Statistics as of 2 August 2025[6]

Goals and Appearances

No. Name NSL NSL Playoffs Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Sweden Mollie Eriksson 8 0 0 0 8 0
30 Canada Melissa Dagenais 5 0 0 0 5 0
Defenders
2 Norway Susanne Haaland 11 (5) 0 0 0 11 (5) 0
18 Canada Liv Scott 12 2 0 0 12 2
33 United States Jyllissa Harris 13 0 0 0 13 0
Midfielders
3 Poland Kayla Adamek 12 (1) 0 0 0 12 (1) 0
4 Canada Miranda Smith 4 (3) 0 0 0 4 (3) 0
5 Canada Emily Amano 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Canada Julia Benati 13 (11) 1 0 0 13 (11) 1
8 Sweden Ellen Gibson 12 (1) 0 0 0 12 (1) 0
10 Canada Florence Belzile 9 (7) 1 0 0 9 (7) 1
11 Canada Desiree Scott 12 1 0 0 12 1
13 Nigeria Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene 1 (1) 0 0 0 1 (1) 0
14 South Korea Lee Min-a 12 (1) 1 0 0 12 (1) 1
15 Canada Nicola Golen 9 (6) 1 0 0 9 (6) 1
19 South Korea Choo Hyo-joo 11 (1) 1 0 0 11 (1) 1
21 United States Melanie Forbes 12 (4) 1 0 0 12 (4) 1
98 Canada Stella Downing 13 (4) 1 0 0 13 (4) 1
Forwards
7 Norway Johanne Fridlund 10 (5) 0 0 0 10 (5) 0
9 Canada Jazmine Wilkinson 2 (2) 0 0 0 2 (2) 0
22 United States Delaney Baie Pridham 13 12 0 0 13 12

Goalscorers

Rank No. Position Name NSL NSL Playoffs Total
1 22 FW United States Delaney Baie Pridham 12 0 12
2 18 DF Canada Liv Scott 2 0 2
3 6 MF Canada Julia Benati 1 0 1
10 MF Canada Florence Belzile 1 0 1
11 MF Canada Desiree Scott 1 0 1
14 MF South Korea Lee Min-a 1 0 1
15 MF Canada Nicola Golen 1 0 1
19 DF South Korea Choo Hyo-joo 1 0 1
21 MF Canada Melanie Forbes 1 0 1
98 MF Canada Stella Downing 1 0 1
Own goal 1 0 1
Total 23 0 23

Clean sheets

Rank No. Name NSL NSL Playoffs Total
1 30 Canada Melissa Dagenais 3 0 3
2 1 Sweden Mollie Eriksson 2 0 2
Total 5 0 5

Competitions

Northern Super League

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 AFC Toronto 18 10 2 6 26 21 +5 32 Advance to playoffs
2 Ottawa Rapid 16 7 4 5 26 17 +9 25
3 Montreal Roses 16 7 4 5 17 14 +3 25
4 Vancouver Rise 16 6 5 5 22 20 +2 23
5 Calgary Wild 16 6 2 8 17 21 −4 20
6 Halifax Tides 16 3 3 10 10 25 −15 12
Updated to match(es) played on August 17, 2025. Source: NSL, NSL on Instagram

Results by match

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ResultWLDWDWLLWLWWD
Position[I]3442423433333
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, 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'
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 6,980
Referee: Sheila Couture
May 3 2 Montreal Roses 2-1 Ottawa Rapid Laval, Quebec
13:30 ET
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
Stadium: McMahon Stadium
Attendance: 8,556
Referee: Sheila Couture
May 15 4 Ottawa Rapid 3-0 Vancouver Rise Ottawa, Ontario
19:00 ET
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
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 2,591
Referee: Isabelle Duclos
June 7 6 AFC Toronto 0-4 Ottawa Rapid Toronto, Ontario
12:00 ET
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
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 3,140
Referee: Isabelle Duclos
June 14 8 Ottawa Rapid 1-2 Montreal Roses Ottawa, Ontario
14:00 ET
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
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Referee: Sheila Couture
July 10 10 AFC Toronto 3-0 Ottawa Rapid Toronto, Ontario
19:00 ET
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Referee: Salma Flores-Desrochers
July 19 11 Calgary Wild 0-3 Ottawa Rapid Calgary, Alberta
16:00 ET
Stadium: McMahon Stadium
Referee: Carly Shaw-Maclaren
July 25 12 Ottawa Rapid 1-0 Halifax Tides Ottawa, Ontario
19:30 ET
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
Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 3,988
Referee: Carly Shaw-Maclaren
August 9 14 Ottawa Rapid v Calgary Wild Ottawa, Ontario
16:00 ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
August 13 15 Ottawa Rapid v AFC Toronto Ottawa, Ontario
19:00 ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
August 16 16 Montreal Roses v Ottawa Rapid Laval, Quebec
14:00 ET Stadium: CS Bois-de-Boulogne
August 24 17 Ottawa Rapid v Vancouver Rise Ottawa, Ontario
14:00 ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
August 28 18 Ottawa Rapid v Halifax Tides Ottawa, Ontario
19:00 ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
September 7 19 Ottawa Rapid v Montreal Roses Ottawa, Ontario
12:00 ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
September 13 20 Halifax Tides v Ottawa Rapid Halifax, Nova Scotia
12:00 ET Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
September 17 21 Calgary Wild v Ottawa Rapid Calgary, Alberta
21:00 ET Stadium: McMahon Stadium
September 20 22 Vancouver Rise v Ottawa Rapid Burnaby, British Columbia
16:00 ET Stadium: Swangard Stadium
September 26 23 Ottawa Rapid v AFC Toronto Ottawa, Ontario
19:00 ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
October 8 24 Ottawa Rapid v Vancouver Rise Ottawa, Ontario
19:30 ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
October 15 25 Halifax Tides v Ottawa Rapid Halifax, Nova Scotia
17:30 ET Stadium: Wanderers Grounds

References

  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.