2025 Montreal Roses FC season

Montreal Roses FC
2025 season
Owner
  • Isabèle Chevalier
  • Jean-François Crevier
PresidentAnnie Larouche
Head coachRobert Rositoiu
Stadium

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

Coaching staff

As of April 20, 2025.[3]
Position Name
Head coach Robert Rositoiu
Assistant coach
  • Maryse Bard-Martel
  • Yannick Girard
  • Antoine Guldner
Goalkeeping coach Maryse Bard-Martel
Performance coach Yannick Girard
Mental coach Antoine Guldner
Head of performance culture Antoine Guldner
Sporting director Marinette Pichon

First team squad

As of April 20, 2025.
No. Nat. Name Date of birth (age) Since Last Contract Signed from Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Canada Anna Karpenko (2002-04-10) 10 April 2002 2025 February 2025[4] Canada Vaughan Azzurri
26 Canada Gabrielle Lambert (1993-12-27) 27 December 1993 2024 October 2024[5] Germany SC Freiburg
Canada Anne-Marie Laroche (2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 2025 January 2025[6] Canada Royal-Sélect de Beauport
Defenders
2 United States Lucy Cappadona (2002-04-13) 13 April 2002 2025 February 2025[7] United States UConn Huskies INT
3 United States Hailey Whitaker (2000-02-24) 24 February 2000 2025 February 2025[7] Iceland Valur INT
4 Canada Stephanie Hill (2001-12-26) 26 December 2001 2025 January 2025[8] Canada McGill University
5 United States Julia Leas (2001-03-03) 3 March 2001 2025 February 2025[9] Sweden Vittsjö GIK INT
17 United States Jodi Smith (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 2025 January 2025[10] United States Tormenta FC INT
21 Canada Mathilde Lachance (2002-07-02) 2 July 2002 2025 February 2025[11] Canada Université Laval
Germany Lara Schenk (2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 2025 April 2025[12] Spain Sporting de Huelva INT
Midfielders
6 United States Alexandria Hess (1996-07-19) 19 July 1996 2025 January 2025[10] Germany MSV Duisburg INT
8 Canada Mara Bouchard (2001-04-20) 20 April 2001 2025 January 2025[13] Canada McGill University
14 Canada Claire Monyard (2000-05-15) 15 May 2000 2025 January 2025[6] United States Miami Athletic Club
18 France Charlotte Bilbault (1990-06-05) 5 June 1990 2024 October 2024[5] France Montpellier INT
19 Canada Lorie Thibault (2000-03-19) 19 March 2000 2025 January 2025[13] Canada Montreal Carabins
20 Canada Mégane Sauvé (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 2025 January 2025[14] Portugal Sporting C.P.
23 Canada Félicia Roy (2006-04-07) 7 April 2006 2025 January 2025[13] Canada Collège Champlain Cavaliers
Forwards
7 Canada Noémi Paquin (2001-06-09) 9 June 2001 2025 January 2025[15] United States FIU Panthers
12 Canada Tanya Boychuk (2000-06-20) 20 June 2000 2024 December 2024[16] Sweden Vittsjö GIK
99 Canada Latifah Abdu (2001-10-18) 18 October 2001 2024 December 2024[17] France Guingamp

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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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 19 1 AFC Toronto 0–1 Montreal Roses Toronto, Ontario
16:00 ET Report
  • Boychuk 2'
  • Bilbault Yellow card 66'
Stadium: BMO Field
Referee: Carly Marissa Shaw-MacLaren
Assistant referees: Gabrielle Lemieux
Assistant referees: 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
Assistant referees: Megan Opatril
May 3 3 Montreal Roses 2–1 Ottawa Rapid Laval, Quebec
19:00 ET
Report
Stadium: CS Bois-de-Boulogne
Attendance: 5,049
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
May 10 4 Montreal Roses 0–0 Halifax Tides Laval, Quebec
13:00 ET Report
Stadium: CS Bois-de-Boulogne
Referee: Anne-Marie Canuel
May 18 5 Calgary Wild 1–0 Montreal Roses Calgary, Alberta
17:00 ET
Report
Stadium: McMahon Stadium
Attendance: 3,502
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
May 22 6 Montreal Roses 0–2 AFC Toronto Laval, Quebec
19:00 ET
Report
Stadium: CS Bois-de-Boulogne
Referee: Sheila Couture
May 25 7 Ottawa Rapid 1–1 Montreal Roses Ottawa, Ontario
14:00 ET Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 2,591
Referee: Isabelle Duclos
June 7 8 Montreal Roses 2–0 Vancouver Rise Laval, Quebec
14:00 ET
Report
Stadium: CS Bois-de-Boulogne
Attendance: 3,855
Referee: Isabelle Duclos
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
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
July 12 11 Montreal Roses 0–1 Halifax Tides Laval, Quebec
17:00 ET
Report
Stadium: CS Bois-de-Boulogne
Attendance: 2,900
Referee: Isabelle Duclos
July 18 12 AFC Toronto 1–2 Montreal Roses Toronto, Ontario
19:30 ET
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 2,873
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
July 26 13 Montreal Roses 2–0 Calgary Wild Laval, Quebec
19:00 ET
Report
Stadium: CS Bois-de-Boulogne
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
August 2 14 Halifax Tides v Montreal Roses Halifax, Nova Scotia
14:00 ET Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
August 9 15 Montreal Roses v AFC Toronto Laval, Quebec
13:00 ET Stadium: CS Bois-de-Boulogne
August 16 16 Montreal Roses v Ottawa Rapid Laval, Quebec
14:00 ET Stadium: CS Bois-de-Boulogne
August 23 17 Montreal Roses v Calgary Wild Laval, Quebec
12:30 ET Stadium: CS Bois-de-Boulogne
August 30 18 Vancouver Rise v Montreal Roses Burnaby, British Columbia
22:00 ET Stadium: Swangard Stadium
September 7 19 Ottawa Rapid v Montreal Roses Ottawa, Ontario
12:00 ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
September 13 20 Calgary Wild v Montreal Roses Calgary, Alberta
16:00 ET Stadium: McMahon Stadium
September 18 21 Montreal Roses v Halifax Tides Laval, Quebec
19:00 ET Stadium: CS Bois-de-Boulogne
September 27 22 Montreal Roses v Calgary Wild Laval, Quebec
12:00 ET Stadium: CS Bois-de-Boulogne
October 2 23 Halifax Tides v Montreal Roses Halifax, Nova Scotia
18:00 ET Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
October 11 24 Montreal Roses v Vancouver Rise Laval, Quebec
12:00 ET Stadium: CS Bois-de-Boulogne
October 18 25 AFC Toronto v Montreal Roses Toronto, Ontario
12:00 ET Stadium: York Lions Stadium

References

  1. ^ "Northern Super League Unveils Inaugural Season Schedule". CBC.
  2. ^ "Montreal Roses hold on to edge AFC Toronto in second outing for Northern Super League". St. Albert Gazette. April 19, 2025.
  3. ^ "Technical Staff". Montreal Roses FC. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  4. ^ "ANNA KARPENKO: MONTRÉAL ROSES SIGN A GOALKEEPER ON THE RISE IN CANADIAN SOCCER". Montreal Roses. February 28, 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "The Montréal Roses introduce their first two players: Gabrielle Lambert and Charlotte Bilbault". Montreal Roses. October 21, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b "HAILEY WHITAKER AND LUCY CAPPADONA JOIN THE MONTRÉAL ROSES, AS TRAINING CAMP APPROACHES". Montreal Roses. February 6, 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  8. ^ "FOUR NEW PLAYERS FROM QUEBEC SIGNED: STÉPHANIE HILL, MARA BOUCHARD, FÉLICIA ROY AND LORIE THIBAULT". Montreal Roses. January 9, 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  9. ^ "A NEW TALENTED RECRUIT FOR THE MONTRÉAL ROSES: JULIA LEAS". Montreal Roses. February 7, 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  10. ^ a b "MONTRÉAL ROSES WELCOME ALEXANDRIA HESS, FORMER BUNDESLIGA CAPTAIN, AND JODI SMITH, ACCLAIMED COLLEGE DEFENDER". Montreal Roses. January 22, 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  11. ^ "Bienvenue à notre nouvelle Rose, Mathilde Lachance 🌹". Montreal Roses. February 11, 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  12. ^ "Three New Players Join the Squad, and the Roses Name Co-Captains". Montreal Roses. April 16, 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  13. ^ a b c "FOUR NEW PLAYERS FROM QUEBEC SIGNED: STÉPHANIE HILL, MARA BOUCHARD, FÉLICIA ROY AND LORIE THIBAULT". Montreal Roses. January 9, 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "THE MONTRÉAL ROSES WELCOME NOÉMI PAQUIN: A PROMISING FORWARD MAKING HER GRAND RETURN TO QUÉBEC". Montreal Roses. January 16, 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  16. ^ "THE MONTRÉAL ROSES ADD A DYNAMIC FORWARD TO THEIR ROSTER! TANYA BOYCHUK READY TO MAKE HER MARK IN THE NORTHERN SUPER LEAGUE". Montreal Roses. December 20, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  17. ^ "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.