Vancouver Rise FC and AFC Toronto will kick off the Northern Super League with a bang B次元官网网址� with opening games at B.C. Place Stadium and BMO Field, respectively.

Vancouver will host Calgary Wild FC on April 16 in the first fixture of the new womenB次元官网网址檚 pro league, with Toronto entertaining Montreal Roses FC three days later in the second.

Both games are one-offs. Vancouver will stage its remaining home games at Swangard Stadium in suburban Burnaby, while Toronto will play the rest of its home schedule at York Lions Stadium, which is also home to the Canadian Premier LeagueB次元官网网址檚 York United FC.

But the two stadium openers should make for impressive curtain-raisers, showcasing the new league in the two Canadian stadiums that will stage games during the 2026 World Cup.

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The rest of the schedule is to follow.

The six NSL teams B次元官网网址� Halifax Tide FC and Ottawa Rapid FC are the other founding franchises B次元官网网址� will each play a 25-game regular-season schedule from April to November, followed by playoffs and the championship game.

Each team will face the other clubs five times with the top four sides making the post-season.

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B次元官网网址淜icking off the NSL in Vancouver feels especially meaningful, given the cityB次元官网网址檚 passion for soccer and the key role our ownership played in bringing the league to life,B次元官网网址� she added in a statement.

The game at BMO Field is a partnership with Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, which owns Major League SoccerB次元官网网址檚 Toronto FC and operates the city-owned BMO Field.

B次元官网网址淢LSE and AFC Toronto aim to inspire and better our community through sport and we are proud to bring this dream to life at our inaugural game,B次元官网网址� AFC Toronto co-founder and CEO Helen Ruken said in a statement. B次元官网网址淭ogether, we are enhancing the landscape of womenB次元官网网址檚 sports and encourage supporters to seize the opportunity to witness the beginning at BMO Field this April.B次元官网网址�

Added MLS COO Nick Eaves: B次元官网网址淲e will continually look for ways to support the exciting growth of womenB次元官网网址檚 professional sports to create opportunity for todayB次元官网网址檚 athletes, and just as importantly, to inspire future generations of girls who dream of playing their respective sports at the professional level.B次元官网网址�

Ruken declined to provide details of the partnership with MLSE.