2025 Vancouver Rise FC season

Vancouver Rise FC
2025 season
Owner
PresidentSinead King
Head coachAnja Heiner-Møller
Stadium
Northern Super League4th
Highest home attendance14,018 vs. Calgary Wild
(April 16)
Lowest home attendance1,900 vs. Halifax Tides
(May 21)
Average home league attendance4,296

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

Team

Coaching staff

As of January 10, 2025.[1][2][3]
Position Name
Head coach Anja Heiner-Møller
Assistant coach Katie Collar
Goalkeeper coach Erin McNulty

Roster

As of August 16, 2025.[4][5]
No. Nat. Name Date of birth (age) Since Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Canada Kirstin Tynan (2002-03-11)March 11, 2002 (aged 23) 2025 Canada TSS Rovers
13 Canada Morgan McAslan (2000-02-22)February 22, 2000 (aged 25) 2025 Canada Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
31 Japan Jessica Wulf (2005-05-20)May 20, 2005 (aged 19) 2025 Japan Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Defenders
2 Canada Shannon Woeller (1990-01-31)January 31, 1990 (aged 35) 2025 Sweden Vittsjö GIK
3 United States Jasmyne Spencer (1990-08-27)August 27, 1990 (aged 34) 2025 United States Angel City INT
4 Canada Kayla Gonçalves (2000-04-14)April 14, 2000 (aged 24) 2025 Portugal Famalicão
12 Canada Jaylyn Wright (2003-08-01)August 1, 2003 (aged 21) 2025 United States Fresno State Bulldogs
15 Canada Ariel Young (2001-08-30)August 30, 2001 (aged 23) 2025 Denmark Fortuna Hjørring
16 Canada Kennedy Faulknor (1999-06-30)June 30, 1999 (aged 25) 2025 United States Minnesota Aurora
18 Japan Yuka Okamoto (1997-09-20)September 20, 1997 (aged 27) 2025 Japan AC Nagano Parceiro INT
21 Philippines Jessika Cowart (1999-10-30)October 30, 1999 (aged 25) 2025 Australia Perth Glory INT
34 Canada Bridget Mutipula 2025 Canada Vancouver Rise Academy YTH
38 Canada Chloe Taylor 2025 Canada Vancouver Rise Academy YTH
Midfielders
5 Canada Quinn (1995-08-11)August 11, 1995 (aged 29) 2025 United States Seattle Reign DP
6 Sweden Sofia Hagman (1997-03-21)March 21, 1997 (aged 27) 2025 Sweden Vittsjö GIK INT
7 United States Nikki Stanton (1990-10-26)October 26, 1990 (aged 34) 2025 United States Seattle Reign INT
8 Canada Samantha Chang (2000-07-13)July 13, 2000 (aged 24) 2025 Denmark HB Køge
10 Canada Lisa Pechersky (1998-06-29)June 29, 1998 (aged 26) 2025 Sweden Vittsjö GIK
14 Canada Anna Bout (2001-04-23)April 23, 2001 (aged 23) 2025 Denmark Odense Boldklub Q
17 Sweden Sara Lilja Vidlund (2001-09-12)September 12, 2001 (aged 23) 2025 Sweden Djurgårdens IF INT
24 Wales Josie Longhurst (2002-02-24)February 24, 2002 (aged 23) 2025 Canada Whitecaps FC Girls Elite INT
26 Algeria Anaïs Oularbi (2003-03-24)March 24, 2003 (aged 21) 2025 Canada CS Mont-Royal Outremont
33 Canada Sienna Gibson (2006-09-18)September 18, 2006 (aged 18) 2025 Canada Altitude FC YTH, Loan
36 Canada Emily Wong (2007-07-09)July 9, 2007 (aged 17) 2025 Canada Vancouver Rise Academy YTH
Forwards
9 United States Mariah Lee (1996-06-30)June 30, 1996 (aged 28) 2025 United States DC Power INT
11 Canada Jessica De Filippo (2001-04-20)April 20, 2001 (aged 23) 2025 Canada Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
19 Canada Holly Ward (2003-10-25)October 25, 2003 (aged 21) 2025 Canada Burnaby FC
25 Egypt Nedya Sawan (2002-04-22)April 22, 2002 (aged 22) 2025 United States Westside Timbers INT
49 JamaicaCanada Jade Mitchell 2025 Canada Vancouver Rise Academy YTH

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 summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
16 6 5 5 22 20  +2 23 4 3 2 13 12  +1 2 2 3 9 8  +1

Last updated: August 17, 2025.
Source: NSL

Results by match

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GroundHHHAAHHAHHAAHHAAAHHAHAAAA
ResultWLWDLWDLLDLWWDDW
Position[I]2422522454544444
Updated to match(es) played on August 2, 2025. 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 16 1 Vancouver Rise 1–0 Calgary Wild Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 PT
  • Quinn 22' (pen.)
  • Spencer Yellow card 23'
  • Sawan Yellow card 87'
Report
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 14,018
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
Assistant referees: Marie-Han Gagnon
Assistant referees: Stéphanie Fortin
April 27 2 Vancouver Rise 1–3 Montreal Roses Burnaby, British Columbia
12:00 PT
Report
Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 2,544
Referee: Isabelle Duclos
Assistant referees: Camille Raymond
Assistant referees: Megan Opatril
May 5 3 Vancouver Rise 1–0 Halifax Tides Burnaby, British Columbia
19:00 PT
Report
Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 2,061
Referee: Sheila Couture
Assistant referees: Gabrielle Lemieux
Assistant referees: Megan Opatril
May 11 4 AFC Toronto 1–1 Vancouver Rise Toronto, Ontario
11:00 PT
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 2,615
Referee: Isabelle Duclos
Assistant referees: Melissa Snedden
Assistant referees: Natalie Berry
May 15 5 Ottawa Rapid 3–0 Vancouver Rise Ottawa, Ontario
16:00 PT
Report Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 2,143
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
Assistant referees: Allycia Carlucci
Assistant referees: Laura Hall
May 21 6 Vancouver Rise 2–1 Halifax Tides Burnaby, British Columbia
19:00 PT
Report
Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Salma Flores-Desrochers
Assistant referees: Allycia Carlucci
Assistant referees: Shukwia Tajik
May 24 7 Vancouver Rise 1–1 Calgary Wild Burnaby, British Columbia
16:00 PT
Report
Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 3,045
Referee: Anne-Marie Canuel
Assistant referees: Marie-Han Gagnon
Assistant referees: Megan Opatril
June 7 8 Montreal Roses 2–0 Vancouver Rise Laval, Quebec
11:00 PT
Report
Stadium: CS Bois-de-Boulogne
Attendance: 3,855
Referee: Isabelle Duclos
Assistant referees: Gabrielle Lemieux
Assistant referees: Megan Opatril
June 11 9 Vancouver Rise 2–3 AFC Toronto Burnaby, British Columbia
19:00 PT
Report
Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 3,343
Referee: Salma Flores-Desrochers
Assistant referees: Stéphanie Fortin
Assistant referees: Shukwia Tajik
June 22 10 Vancouver Rise 0–0 Montreal Roses Burnaby, British Columbia
13:00 PT Report
Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 3,858
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
Assistant referees: Allycia Carlucci
Assistant referees: Victoria Lafortune
July 12 11 Calgary Wild 2–1 Vancouver Rise Calgary, Alberta
16:00 PT
Report
Stadium: McMahon Stadium
Attendance: 3,061
Referee: Angelina Baldino
Assistant referees: Melissa Snedden
Assistant referees: Allycia Carlucci
July 19 12 Halifax Tides 0–6 Vancouver Rise Halifax, Nova Scotia
15:00 PT
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 4,255
Referee: Sheila Couture
Assistant referees: Melissa Snedden
Assistant referees: Laura Hall
July 24 13 Vancouver Rise 2–1 AFC Toronto Burnaby, British Columbia
19:00 PT
Report
Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 3,911
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
Assistant referees: Stéphanie Fortin
Assistant referees: Shukwia Tajik
August 2 14 Vancouver Rise 3–3 Ottawa Rapid Burnaby, British Columbia
16:00 PT
Report
Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 3,988
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
Assistant referees: Allycia Carlucci
Assistant referees: Megan Opatril
August 9 15 Halifax Tides 0–0 Vancouver Rise Halifax, Nova Scotia
11:00 PT Report Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 4,142
Referee: Angelina Baldino
Assistant referees: Melissa Snedden
Assistant referees: Natalie Berry
August 17 16 AFC Toronto 0–1 Vancouver Rise Toronto, Ontario
16:00 PT Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 7,771
Referee: Anne-Marie Canuel
Assistant referees: Melissa Snedden
Assistant referees: Amanda Kwan
August 24 17 Ottawa Rapid v Vancouver Rise Ottawa, Ontario
11:00 PT Stadium: TD Place Stadium
August 30 18 Vancouver Rise v Montreal Roses Burnaby, British Columbia
19:00 PT Stadium: Swangard Stadium
September 6 19 Vancouver Rise v Calgary Wild Burnaby, British Columbia
16:00 PT Stadium: Swangard Stadium
September 12 20 AFC Toronto v Vancouver Rise Toronto, Ontario
11:00 PT Stadium: York Lions Stadium
September 20 21 Vancouver Rise v Ottawa Rapid Burnaby, British Columbia
13:00 PT Stadium: Swangard Stadium
September 27 22 Halifax Tides v Vancouver Rise Halifax, Nova Scotia
11:00 PT Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
October 8 23 Ottawa Rapid v Vancouver Rise Ottawa, Ontario
16:30 PT Stadium: TD Place Stadium
October 11 24 Montreal Roses v Vancouver Rise Laval, Quebec
09:00 PT Stadium: CS Bois-de-Boulogne
October 16 25 Calgary Wild v Vancouver Rise Calgary, Alberta
18:00 PT Stadium: McMahon Stadium

Statistics

As of August 17, 2025

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total NSL
Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Canada CAN Kirstin Tynan 1 0 1 0
13 GK Canada CAN Morgan McAslan 15 0 15 0
31 GK Japan JPN Jessica Wulf 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Canada CAN Shannon Woeller 14 0 14 0
3 DF United States USA Jasmyne Spencer 16 2 16 2
4 DF Canada CAN Kayla Gonçalves 2 0 0+2 0
12 DF Canada CAN Jaylyn Wright 16 0 13+3 0
15 DF Canada CAN Ariel Young 9 0 5+4 0
16 DF Canada CAN Kennedy Faulknor 10 0 4+6 0
18 DF Japan JPN Yuka Okamoto 4 0 2+2 0
21 DF Philippines PHI Jessika Cowart 11 0 7+4 0
34 MF Canada CAN Bridget Mutipula 2 0 0+2 0
38 MF Canada CAN Chloe Taylor 3 0 3 0
Midfielders
5 MF Canada CAN Quinn 12 5 11+1 5
6 MF Sweden SWE Sofia Hagman 7 0 1+6 0
7 MF United States USA Nikki Stanton 10 1 6+4 1
8 MF Canada CAN Samantha Chang 14 2 13+1 2
10 MF Canada CAN Lisa Pechersky 15 2 14+1 2
14 MF Canada CAN Anna Bout 0 0 0 0
17 MF Sweden SWE Sara Lilja Vidlund 1 0 0+1 0
24 MF Wales WAL Josie Longhurst 16 0 14+2 0
26 MF Algeria ALG Anaïs Oularbi 3 0 0+3 0
33 MF Canada CAN Sienna Gibson 2 0 0+2 0
36 MF Canada CAN Emily Wong 5 0 3+2 0
Forwards
9 FW United States USA Mariah Lee 16 4 12+4 4
11 FW Canada CAN Jessica De Filippo 14 3 5+9 3
19 FW Canada CAN Holly Ward 16 3 15+1 3
25 FW Egypt EGY Nedya Sawan 6 0 2+4 0
49 FW Jamaica JAM Jade Mitchell 2 0 0+2 0

Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name NSL Total
1 5 MF Canada Quinn 5 5
2 9 FW United States Mariah Lee 4 4
3 11 FW Canada Jessica De Filippo 3 3
19 FW Canada Holly Ward 3
5 8 MF Canada Samantha Chang 2 2
10 FW Canada Lisa Pechersky 2
3 DF United States Jasmyne Spencer 2
8 7 MF United States Nikki Stanton 1 1

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name NSL Total
1 13 GK Canada Morgan McAslan 6 6
Totals 6 6

Disciplinary record

No. Pos Nat Player NSL Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 GK Canada Kirstin Tynan 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK Canada Morgan McAslan 1 0 0 1 0 0
31 GK Canada Jessica Wulf 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Canada Shannon Woeller 1 0 0 1 0 0
3 DF United States Jasmyne Spencer 2 1 0 2 1 0
4 DF Canada Kayla Gonçalves 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF Canada Jaylyn Wright 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Canada Ariel Young 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF Canada Kennedy Faulknor 1 0 0 1 0 0
18 DF Japan Yuka Okamoto 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF Philippines Jessika Cowart 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF Canada Bridget Mutipula 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF Canada Chloe Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 MF Canada Quinn 1 0 0 1 0 0
6 MF Sweden Sofia Hagman 1 0 0 1 0 0
7 MF United States Nikki Stanton 2 0 0 2 0 0
8 MF Canada Samantha Chang 1 0 0 1 0 0
10 MF Canada Lisa Pechersky 1 0 0 1 0 0
14 MF Canada Anna Bout 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Sweden Sara Lilja Vidlund 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF Wales Josie Longhurst 1 0 0 1 0 0
26 MF Algeria Anaïs Oularbi 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF Canada Sienna Gibson 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF Canada Emily Wong 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW United States Mariah Lee 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Canada Jessica De Filippo 2 0 0 2 0 0
19 FW Canada Holly Ward 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 FW Egypt Nedya Sawan 2 0 0 2 0 0
49 FW Jamaica Jade Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 0

Honours

Monthly Honours

Intact Impact Award
Month Player Source
July Shannon Woeller [6]

Weekly Honours

Stars of the Week
Week Player(s) Source
1 [7]
3 [8]
10 [9]
14
  • Holly Ward (2)
[10]
15 [11]
16
  • Holly Ward (3)
[12]

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
2 DF Canada Shannon Woeller Sweden Vittsjö GIK December 17, 2024 [22]
11 FW Canada Jessica De Filippo Canada Whitecaps FC Girls Elite December 17, 2024 [23]
24 MF Wales Josie Longhurst Canada Whitecaps FC Girls Elite December 19, 2024 [24]
13 GK Canada Morgan McAslan Canada Whitecaps FC Girls Elite December 19, 2024 [25]
15 DF Canada Ariel Young Denmark Fortuna Hjørring December 20, 2024 [26]
1 GK Canada Kirstin Tynan Canada TSS Rovers January 8, 2025 [27]
7 MF United States Nikki Stanton United States Seattle Reign Free January 9, 2025 [28][29]
5 MF Canada Quinn United States Seattle Reign Free, Designated player January 16, 2025 [30][31][29]
25 FW Egypt Nedya Sawan United States Westside Timbers January 21, 2025 [32]
6 MF Sweden Sofia Hagman Sweden Vittsjö GIK January 22, 2025 [33]
8 MF Canada Samantha Chang Denmark HB Køge Fee undisclosed January 23, 2025 [34]
4 DF Canada Kayla Gonçalves Portugal Famalicão January 28, 2025 [35]
31 GK Japan Jessica Wulf Japan Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza February 1, 2025 [36]
3 DF United States Jasmyne Spencer United States Angel City February 3, 2025 [37]
21 DF Philippines Jessika Cowart Australia Perth Glory February 4, 2025 [38]
12 DF Canada Jaylyn Wright United States Fresno State Bulldogs February 5, 2025 [39]
10 MF Canada Lisa Pechersky Sweden Vittsjö GIK February 5, 2025 [40]
9 FW United States Mariah Lee United States DC Power February 6, 2025 [41]
17 MF Sweden Sara Lilja Vidlund Sweden Djurgårdens IF February 6, 2025 [42]
16 DF Canada Kennedy Faulknor United States Minnesota Aurora February 12, 2025 [43]
19 FW Canada Holly Ward Canada Burnaby FC February 14, 2025 [44]
26 MF Algeria Anaïs Oularbi Canada CS Mont-Royal Outremont February 17, 2025 [45]
33 MF Canada Sienna Gibson Canada Altitude FC Youth development permit April 27, 2025 [46]
36 MF Canada Emily Wong Canada Vancouver Rise Academy Youth development permit May 15, 2025 [47]
38 DF Canada Chloe Taylor Canada Vancouver Rise Academy Youth development permit May 15, 2025 [47]
49 FW Jamaica Jade Mitchell Canada Vancouver Rise Academy Youth development permit May 15, 2025 [47]
18 DF Japan Yuka Okamoto Japan AC Nagano Parceiro July 22, 2025 [48]
34 MF Canada Bridget Mutipula Canada Vancouver Rise Academy Youth development permit August 9, 2025 [49][50]
14 MF Canada Anna Bout Denmark Odense Boldklub Q August 16, 2025 [51]

Injuries

No. Pos. Player Injury Date Status Source
17 MF Sweden Sara Lilja Vidlund Suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury during training. May 10, 2025 Season-ending [52]
5 MF Canada Quinn Suffered an injury between May 11 and May 15. May 11, 2025 Returned June 7, 2025 in the match against Montreal Roses.
7 MF United States Nikki Stanton Suffered an injury between May 11 and May 15. May 11, 2025 Returned July 12, 2025 in the match against Calgary Wild.
15 DF Canada Ariel Young Suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in the match against AFC Toronto. July 24, 2025 Season-ending [53]
2 DF Canada Shannon Woeller Suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in the match against Ottawa Rapid. August 2, 2025 Season-ending [54]

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