Vancouver Rise FC and AFC Toronto will kick off the Northern Super League with a bang 91裸聊视频� 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 women91裸聊视频檚 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 League91裸聊视频檚 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.

91裸聊视频淵ou91裸聊视频檝e only got one chance to introduce yourself to Canada, so we wanted to make a splash from Day 1,91裸聊视频� said NSL co-founder and chief growth office Diana Matheson.

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The rest of the schedule is to follow.

The six NSL teams 91裸聊视频� Halifax Tide FC and Ottawa Rapid FC are the other founding franchises 91裸聊视频� 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.

It will all start at B.C. Place 91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频渁n incredibly exciting moment for our team and the league,91裸聊视频� said Vancouver Rise president Sinead King.

91裸聊视频淜icking off the NSL in Vancouver feels especially meaningful, given the city91裸聊视频檚 passion for soccer and the key role our ownership played in bringing the league to life,91裸聊视频� she added in a statement.

The game at BMO Field is a partnership with Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, which owns Major League Soccer91裸聊视频檚 Toronto FC and operates the city-owned BMO Field.

91裸聊视频淢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,91裸聊视频� AFC Toronto co-founder and CEO Helen Ruken said in a statement. 91裸聊视频淭ogether, we are enhancing the landscape of women91裸聊视频檚 sports and encourage supporters to seize the opportunity to witness the beginning at BMO Field this April.91裸聊视频�

Added MLS COO Nick Eaves: 91裸聊视频淲e will continually look for ways to support the exciting growth of women91裸聊视频檚 professional sports to create opportunity for today91裸聊视频檚 athletes, and just as importantly, to inspire future generations of girls who dream of playing their respective sports at the professional level.91裸聊视频�

Ruken declined to provide details of the partnership with MLSE.