2025 Vancouver Rise FC season

Vancouver Rise FC
2025 season
Owner	Greg Kerfoot (majority); Christine Sinclair;
President	Sinead King
Head coach	Anja Heiner-Møller
Stadium	Swangard Stadium; Burnaby, British Columbia;
	2026 →

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 April 16, 2025.^[4]

No.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Since	Previous club	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Kirstin Tynan	(2002-03-11)March 11, 2002 (aged 23)	2025	TSS Rovers
13	Morgan McAslan	(2000-02-22)February 22, 2000 (aged 25)	2025	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
31	Jessica Wulf	(2005-05-20)May 20, 2005 (aged 19)	2025	Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Defenders
2	Shannon Woeller	(1990-01-31)January 31, 1990 (aged 35)	2025	Vittsjö GIK
3	Jasmyne Spencer	(1990-08-27)August 27, 1990 (aged 34)	2025	Angel City	INT
4	Kayla Gonçalves	(2000-04-14)April 14, 2000 (aged 24)	2025	Famalicão
12	Jaylyn Wright	(2003-08-01)August 1, 2003 (aged 21)	2025	Fresno State Bulldogs
15	Ariel Young	(2001-08-30)August 30, 2001 (aged 23)	2025	Fortuna Hjørring
16	Kennedy Faulknor	(1999-06-30)June 30, 1999 (aged 25)	2025	Minnesota Aurora
21	Jessika Cowart	(1999-10-30)October 30, 1999 (aged 25)	2025	Perth Glory	INT
Midfielders
5	Quinn	(1995-08-11)August 11, 1995 (aged 29)	2025	Seattle Reign
6	Sofia Hagman	(1997-03-21)March 21, 1997 (aged 27)	2025	Vittsjö GIK	INT
7	Nikki Stanton	(1990-10-26)October 26, 1990 (aged 34)	2025	Seattle Reign	INT
8	Samantha Chang	(2000-07-13)July 13, 2000 (aged 24)	2025	HB Køge
10	Lisa Pechersky	(1998-06-29)June 29, 1998 (aged 26)	2025	Vittsjö GIK
17	Sara Lilja Vidlund	(2001-09-12)September 12, 2001 (aged 23)	2025	Djurgårdens IF	INT
24	Josie Longhurst	(2002-02-24)February 24, 2002 (aged 23)	2025	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite	INT
26	Anaïs Oularbi	(2003-03-24)March 24, 2003 (aged 21)	2025	CS Mont-Royal Outremont
Forwards
9	Mariah Lee	(1996-06-30)June 30, 1996 (aged 28)	2025	DC Power	INT
11	Jessica De Filippo	(2001-04-20)April 20, 2001 (aged 23)	2025	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
19	Holly Ward	(2003-10-25)October 25, 2003 (aged 21)	2025	Burnaby FC
25	Nedya Sawan	(2002-04-22)April 22, 2002 (aged 22)	2025	Westside Timbers	INT

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	From club	Fee/notes	Date	Source
	DF	Shannon Woeller	Vittsjö GIK	Free	December 17, 2024	^[5]

Competitions

Northern Super League

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Montreal Roses	1	1	0	1	0	+1	3	Advance to playoffs
2	Vancouver Rise	1	1	0	1	0	+1	3
3	Halifax Tides	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Ottawa Rapid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	AFC Toronto	1	0	1	0	1	−1	0
6	Calgary Wild	1	0	1	0	1	−1	0

Updated to match(es) played on April 19, 2025. Source: NSL

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	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	A
Result	W
Position^[I]	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 16 1	Vancouver Rise	1–0	Calgary Wild	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 PT	Quinn 22' (pen.) Spencer 23' Sawan 87'	Report	Moore 14' Dougherty Howard 39'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 14,018 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin

April 27 2	Vancouver Rise	v	Montreal Roses	Burnaby, British Columbia
12:00 PT				Stadium: Swangard Stadium

May 5 3	Vancouver Rise	v	Halifax Tides	Burnaby, British Columbia
19:00 PT				Stadium: Swangard Stadium

May 11 4	AFC Toronto	v	Vancouver Rise	Toronto, Ontario
11:00 PT				Stadium: York Lions Stadium

May 15 5	Ottawa Rapid	v	Vancouver Rise	Ottawa, Ontario
16:00 PT				Stadium: TD Place Stadium

May 21 6	Vancouver Rise	v	Halifax Tides	Burnaby, British Columbia
19:00 PT				Stadium: Swangard Stadium

May 24 7	Vancouver Rise	v	Calgary Wild	Burnaby, British Columbia
16:00 PT				Stadium: Swangard Stadium

June 7 8	Montreal Roses	v	Vancouver Rise	Laval, Quebec
11:00 PT				Stadium: CS Bois-de-Boulogne

June 11 9	Vancouver Rise	v	AFC Toronto	Burnaby, British Columbia
19:00 PT				Stadium: Swangard Stadium

June 22 10	Vancouver Rise	v	Montreal Roses	Burnaby, British Columbia
13:00 PT				Stadium: Swangard Stadium

July 12 11	Calgary Wild	v	Vancouver Rise	Calgary, Alberta
16:00 PT				Stadium: McMahon Stadium

July 19 12	Halifax Tides	v	Vancouver Rise	Halifax, Nova Scotia
11:00 PT				Stadium: Wanderers Grounds

July 24 13	Vancouver Rise	v	AFC Toronto	Burnaby, British Columbia
19:00 PT				Stadium: Swangard Stadium

August 2 14	Vancouver Rise	v	Ottawa Rapid	Burnaby, British Columbia
16:00 PT				Stadium: Swangard Stadium

August 9 15	Halifax Tides	v	Vancouver Rise	Halifax, Nova Scotia
11:00 PT				Stadium: Wanderers Grounds

August 17 16	AFC Toronto	v	Vancouver Rise	Toronto, Ontario
16:00 PT				Stadium: York Lions Stadium

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 April 16, 2025

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		NSL
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	CAN	Kirstin Tynan McAslan	0	0	0	0
13	GK	CAN	Morgan McAslan	1	0	1	0
31	GK	JPN	Jessica Wulf	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	CAN	Shannon Woeller	1	0	1	0
3	DF	USA	Jasmyne Spencer	1	0	1	0
4	DF	CAN	Kayla Gonçalves	0	0	0	0
12	DF	CAN	Kaylyn Wright	1	0	1	0
15	DF	CAN	Ariel Young	0	0	0	0
16	DF	CAN	Kennedy Faulknor	1	0	0+1	0
21	DF	PHI	Jessika Cowart	1	0	1	0
Midfielders
5	MF	CAN	Quinn	1	0	1	0
6	MF	SWE	Sofia Hagman	1	0	0+1	0
7	MF	USA	Nikki Stanton	1	0	1	0
8	MF	CAN	Samantha Chang	0	0	0	0
10	MF	CAN	Lisa Pechersky	1	0	1	0
17	MF	SWE	Sara Lilja Vidlund	1	0	0+1	0
24	MF	WAL	Josie Longhurst	1	0	1	0
26	MF	ALG	Anaïs Oularbi	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	USA	Mariah Lee	1	0	1	0
11	FW	CAN	Jessica De Filippo	0	0	0	0
19	FW	CAN	Holly Ward	1	0	1	0
25	FW	EGY	Nedya Sawan	1	0	0+1	0

Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	NSL	Total
1	24	FW		Quinn	1	1

Clean sheets

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

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	NSL			Total
No.	Pos	Nat	Player
1	GK		Kirstin Tynan	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK		Morgan McAslan	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	GK		Jessica Wulf	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Shannon Woeller	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Jasmyne Spencer	1	0	0	1	0	0
4	DF		Kayla Gonçalves	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF		Jaylyn Wright	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF		Ariel Young	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF		Kennedy Faulknor	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF		Jessika Cowart	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	MF		Quinn	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF		Sofia Hagman	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF		Nikki Stanton	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Samantha Chang	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF		Lisa Pechersky	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF		Sara Lilja Vidlund	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF		Josie Longhurst	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF		Anaïs Oularbi	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Mariah Lee	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW		Jessica De Filippo	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW		Holly Ward	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	FW		Nedya Sawan	1	0	0	1	0	0

Honours

Stars of the Week

The Stars of the Week is presented by SportChek.


Week	Player(s)	Source
1	Holly Ward	^[6]

Goal of the Week

The Goal of the Week is presented by Powerade.


Week	Player(s)	Source
1	Quinn	^[7]

Move of the Week

The Move of the Week is presented by Intact Insurance.


Week	Player(s)	Source
1	Holly Ward	^[8]

References

^ Press, Canadian (November 21, 2024). "Vancouver Rise FC hires Anja Heiner-Moller as first head coach". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ staff, Canadian Soccer Daily (January 10, 2025). "NSL's Vancouver Rise name ex-Whitecaps Girls Elite head coach Katie Collar as assistant manager". Canadian Soccer Daily. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ "Katie Collar and Erin McNulty Join Vancouver Rise FC Coaching Staff". Vancouver Rise FC. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ "Roster". Vancouver Rise FC. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ HAR (December 17, 2024). "Veteran first signing, Vancouver native Shannon Woeller to 'set tone' for NSL founding club Vancouver Rise". Canadian Soccer Daily. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ "Shining brightest in Week 1". Bluesky. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
^ "The one that will forever be called the first". instagram.com. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
^ "Holly Ward worked her magic in Week 1". instagram.com. Retrieved April 24, 2025.

External links

Official website
Vancouver Rise FC at the Northern Super League

[6] 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] Press, Canadian (November 21, 2024). "Vancouver Rise FC hires Anja Heiner-Moller as first head coach". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[2] staff, Canadian Soccer Daily (January 10, 2025). "NSL's Vancouver Rise name ex-Whitecaps Girls Elite head coach Katie Collar as assistant manager". Canadian Soccer Daily. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[3] "Katie Collar and Erin McNulty Join Vancouver Rise FC Coaching Staff". Vancouver Rise FC. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[roster-4] "Roster". Vancouver Rise FC. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[5] HAR (December 17, 2024). "Veteran first signing, Vancouver native Shannon Woeller to 'set tone' for NSL founding club Vancouver Rise". Canadian Soccer Daily. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[7] "Shining brightest in Week 1". Bluesky. Retrieved April 22, 2025.

[8] "The one that will forever be called the first". instagram.com. Retrieved April 24, 2025.

[9] "Holly Ward worked her magic in Week 1". instagram.com. Retrieved April 24, 2025.

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