2026 AFC Toronto season

AFC Toronto
2026 season
CEO	Helena Ruken
Head coach	Marko Milanović
Stadium	York Lions Stadium; North York, Ontario;

The 2026 AFC Toronto season is the second in the club's history, as well as the second season in Northern Super League history.

Summary

During the 2025 season, AFC Toronto won the 2025 Supporters' Shield.^[1]

On February 2, 2026, AFC Toronto announced its 2026 preseason roster, featuring 19 returning players who had been part of the squad during the 2025 season, with head coach Marko Milanović saying “Having a strong core returning from last year allows us to build more quickly and raise standards. The additions we’ve made give us flexibility and competition across the group as we prepare for the season.”^[2]

On 22 April 2026, AFC Toronto announced that Nikayla Small would be captain for the 2026 season.^[3]

Team

Coaching staff

As of August 7, 2024^[4]

Position	Name
Head coach	Marko Milanović
Assistant coach	Sylvia Forbes
Goalkeeping coach	Rasih Pala
Head Athletic Therapist	Karla Leong
Sports Science & Performance coach	Mariana Gonzalez Moreno
Athletic therapist	Kia Halsall

Roster

As of April 21, 2026.^[5]

No.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Since	Previous club	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Sofia Manner	(1997-09-11) 11 September 1997	2025	Orlando Pride	INT
13	Sierra Cota-Yarde	(2003-07-04) 4 July 2003	2025	North Toronto Nitros
33	Danielle Krzyzaniak	(1996-09-21) 21 September 1996	2025	Newcastle Jets
Defenders
3	Jordan Brewster	(1999-09-27) 27 September 1999	2026	Club América	INT
5	Croix Soto	(2001-01-02) 2 January 2001	2025	Houston Dash	INT
6	Kaela Hansen	(2000-04-13) 13 April 2000	2025	KuPS
14	Sarah Rollins	(2005-03-15) 15 March 2005	2025	North Toronto Nitros
19	Ashley Cathro	(2000-01-19) 19 January 2000	2025	Free agent
94	Victoria Pickett	(1996-08-12) 12 August 1996	2025	North Carolina Courage
Midfielders
2	April Lantaigne	(2006-04-21) 21 April 2006	2025	South Alabama Jaguars
4	Nikayla Small	(2003-03-24) 24 March 2003	2025	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	CAP
8	Samantha Chang	(2000-07-13) 13 July 2000	2026	Vancouver Rise FC
10	Sarah Stratigakis	(1999-03-07) 7 March 1999	2025	Saint-Étienne
12	Zoe Burns	(2002-01-05) 5 January 2002	2025	Fleury
16	Olivia Chisholm	(2008-12-05) 5 December 2008	2025	NDC Ontario
17	Nyota Katembo	(2001-01-07) 7 January 2001	2025	Indy Eleven
22	Cloey Uddenberg	(2002-11-13) 13 November 2002	2025	Simcoe County Rovers FC
31	Colby Barnett	(2003-02-13) 13 February 2003	2025	Santa Clara Broncos	INT
Forwards
7	Kaila Novak	(2002-03-24) 24 March 2002	2025	Durham
9	Esther Okoronkwo	(1997-03-27) 27 March 1997	2025	Changchun Dazhong Zhuoyue	INT
11	Kaylee Hunter	(2008-01-22) 22 January 2008	2025	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
21	Mia Fontana	(2001-06-19) 19 June 2001	2026		INT
77	Lauren Rowe	(2004-07-03) 3 July 2004	2025	North Toronto Nitros

Competitions

Northern Super League

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Playoff qualification
1	Ottawa Rapid	17	10	3	4	38	28	+10	33	Advance to playoffs
2	Montreal Roses	17	9	4	4	32	19	+13	31
3	AFC Toronto	17	8	4	5	28	17	+11	28
4	Vancouver Rise	17	7	1	9	32	39	−7	22
5	Halifax Tides	17	6	3	8	19	18	+1	21
6	Calgary Wild	17	2	3	12	18	46	−28	9

Updated to match(es) played on August 23, 2026. Source: NSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Wins; 6) Goals scored; 7) Goals conceded; 8) Least red cards; 9) Least yellow cards; 10) Drawing of lots.^[6]

Matches

April and May

April 24, 2026 1	Vancouver Rise FC	2–3	AFC Toronto	Burnaby, British Columbia
	Reyes 17' 45' Abdu 40' Stanton 63' Wright 78'	Report	Burns 7' Stratigakis 60' 64' Okoronkwo 71'	Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 4,723 Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren

May 3, 2026 2	AFC Toronto	0–0	Halifax Tides	Toronto, Ontario
		Report	Cardoza 45'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 6,476 Referee: Shelia Couture

May 10, 2026 3	AFC Toronto	0–1	Montreal Roses FC	Toronto, Ontario
			Bennett 88'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 3,153 Referee: Scott Bowman

May 23, 2026 4	Vancouver Rise FC	2–1	AFC Toronto	Burnaby, British Columbia
	Abdu 11' Quinn 33' (pen.) Filippo 41'	Report	Uddenberg 90+2'	Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 3,526 Referee: Alain Ruch

May 31, 2026 5	Calgary Wild FC	0–4	AFC Toronto	Calgary, Alberta
	Johnson 52'	Report	Rowe 12' Hunter 48' Stratigakis 68' 74' Chisholm 77' Novak 90+1'	Stadium: McMahon Stadium Attendance: 2,718 Referee: Roberto D'Alesio

June

June 13, 2026 7	AFC Toronto	1–1	Montreal Roses	Toronto, Ontario
	Brewster 56' Rowe 68' Hunter 85' Fontana 89'	Report	Cappadona 83'	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 2,554 Referee: Myriam Marcotte

June 21, 2026 7	Ottawa Rapid FC	1–1	AFC Toronto	Ottawa, Ontario
	Pridham 3' Melenhorst 45+1' Choo 57' Belzile 78'	Report	Rowe 7' Stratigakis 33'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 3,069 Referee: Isabelle Duclos

June 28, 2026 8	Vancouver Rise FC	1–3	AFC Toronto	Burnaby, British Columbia
	Oularbi 37' Stanton 60' De Filippo 67'	Report	Cowart 34' (o.g.) Rowe 62' Hunter 90+2'	Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 3,451 Referee: Myriam Marcotte

July

July 5, 2026 9	Halifax Tides FC	0–1	AFC Toronto	Halifax, Nova Scotia
		Report	Hunter 12' 85' Small 71' Owusu Ansah 90+1'	Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 3,913 Referee: Salma Flores-Desrochers

July 11, 2026 10	AFC Toronto	1–2	Ottawa Rapid FC	Toronto, Ontario
	Rowe 2' Barnett 59'	Report	Lee 12' Melenhorst 62' Baie Pridham 87'	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 2,519 Referee: Angelina Baldino

July 18, 2026 11	AFC Toronto	0–3	Vancouver Rise	Toronto, Ontario
	Small 37' Brewster 82' Rowe 90+11'	Report	Bout 2' De Filippo 9' Tumeth 11' López 13' Stanton 90+2'	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Salma Flores-Desrochers

July 23, 2026 12	Montreal Roses	0–2	AFC Toronto	Laval, Quebec
	Minas 32' 73'	Report	Rollins 19' Uddenberg 29' Rowe 49' Small 52' Zadorsky 70' Hunter 74'	Stadium: Stade Boréale Referee: Sheila Couture

July 28, 2026 13	AFC Toronto	1–0	Calgary Wild FC	Toronto, Ontario
	Hunter 50' Chisholm 77'	Report		Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 2,682 Referee: Mario Alayass

August

August 1, 2026 14	Calgary Wild FC	0–6	AFC Toronto	Calgary, Alberta
	Stordy 33'	Report	Hunter 21', 33', 54' Rowe 36' Barnett 41' Rollins 58' Novak 90+1'	Stadium: McMahon Stadium Attendance: 2,232 Referee: Isabelle Duclos

August 9, 2026 15	Ottawa Rapid FC	2–2	AFC Toronto	Ottawa, Ontario
	Forbes 13' Adamek 55' Hyo-Joo 62' Golen 90+1'	Report	Stratigakis 34' Uddenberg 62' Zadorsky 77'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 3,152 Referee: Scott Bowman

August 16, 2026 16	AFC Toronto	1–2	Montreal Roses	Toronto, Ontario
	Zadorsky 68'	Report	Alidou 55' Bennett 74'	Stadium: BMO Field Referee: Anne-Marie Canuel

August 23, 2026 17	Halifax Tides FC	v	AFC Toronto	Halifax, Nova Scotia
				Stadium: Wanderers Grounds

August 30, 2026 18	AFC Toronto	v	Ottawa Rapid FC	Toronto, Ontario
				Stadium: BMO Field

September

September 6, 2026 19	AFC Toronto	v	Calgary Wild FC	Toronto, Ontario
				Stadium: BMO Field

September 10, 2026 20	Montreal Roses FC	v	AFC Toronto	Laval, Quebec
				Stadium: Stade Boréale

September 19, 2026 21	Halifax Tides FC	v	AFC Toronto	Halifax, Nova Scotia
				Stadium: Wanderers Grounds

September 26, 2026 22	AFC Toronto	v	Ottawa Rapid FC	Toronto, Ontario
				Stadium: York Lions Stadium

October

October 4, 2026 23^[a]	AFC Toronto	v	Vancouver Rise FC	Toronto, Ontario
				Stadium: York Lions Stadium

October 18, 2026 24	AFC Toronto	v	Calgary Wild FC	Toronto, Ontario
				Stadium: BMO Field

October 26, 2026 25	AFC Toronto	v	Halifax Tides FC	Toronto, Ontario
				Stadium: BMO Field

↑ This game will also double as a quarter-final match in the 2026–27 W Canadian Championship.

Transactions

Contract operations

Date	Player	Pos.	Notes	Ref.
17 December 2025	Sierra Cota-Yarde	GK	Contract extension through 2027	^[7]
	Danielle Krzyzaniak	GK	Contract extension through 2026	^[7]
	Kaela Hansen	DF	2026 club option exercised	^[7]
	Ashley Cathro	DF	2026 club option exercised	^[7]
	April Lantaigne	MF	2026 club option exercised	^[7]
	Nikayla Small	MF	Contract extension through 2027	^[7]
	Sarah Stratigakis	MF	Contract extension through 2027	^[7]
	Cloey Uddenberg	MF	2026 Club Option exercised	^[7]
	Kaylee Hunter	FW	Contract extension through 2027 + 2028 Club Option	^[7]
15 January 2026	Zoe Burns	DF	Contract extension through 2027	^[8]
	Kaila Novak	FW	Contract extension through 2026	^[8]
	Esther Okoronkwo	FW	Contract extension through 2027	^[8]
	Lauren Rowe	MF	Contract extension through 2027	^[8]

Transfers in

No.	Pos.	Player	From club	Fee/notes	Date	Source
n/a	MF	Samantha Chang	Vancouver Rise FC		8 January 2026	^[9]
94	MF	Victoria Pickett	North Carolina Courage	Transfer	12 January 2026	^[10]
n/a	MF	Olivia Chisholm	NDC Ontario	Promoted to the first team	20 January 2026	^[11]
n/a	DF	Jordan Brewster	Free agent		17 April 2026	^[12]
n/a	FW	Mia Fontana	University of California, Berkeley		17 April 2026	^[13]
	GK	Sabrina D'Angelo	Aston Villa		26 June 2026	^[14]
	DF	Shelina Zadorsky	West Ham		8 July 2026	^[15]

Transfers out

No.	Pos.	Player	To club	Fee/notes	Date	Source
9	FW	Jade Kovacevic		Retirement	11 December 2025	^[16]
3	DF	Hong Hye-ji			15 December 2025	^[17]
13	MF	Aoi Kizaki			15 December 2025	^[17]
7	FW	Mya Jones		End of loan spell	15 December 2025	^[17]
10	FW	Leah Pais			15 December 2025	^[17]
20	MF	Sonia Walk			15 December 2025	^[17]
8	DF	Emma Regan	Denver Summit FC	Transfer	14 January 2026	^[18]

References

↑ "AFC Toronto Concludes Historic Inaugural Season with Record-Breaking Impact On and Off the Pitch". www.afctoronto.ca.
↑ "AFC Toronto Announces 2026 Preseason Roster". AFC Toronto. February 2, 2026. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
↑ "Nikayla Small to Lead AFC Toronto as Captain in 2026". www.afctoronto.ca.
↑ "AFC Toronto Welcomes Marko Milanovic and Sylvia Forbes as New Coaching Team". AFC Toronto. August 7, 2024.
↑ "Roster". Calgary Wild FC. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
↑ "Six Seconds - The home of women's football in Canada". Six Seconds. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "AFC Toronto Confirms Roster Updates for 2026 Season". www.afctoronto.ca.
1 2 3 4 "AFC Toronto Confirms Additional Roster Updates for 2026 Season". www.afctoronto.ca.
↑ Jacques, John (January 8, 2026). "Homecoming: Rise Captain Samantha Chang Signs For AFC Toronto". Northern Tribune. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
↑ "Victoria Pickett Commits to AFC Toronto Ahead of 2026 Season". www.afctoronto.ca.
↑ "AFC Toronto Signs Olivia Chisholm". www.afctoronto.ca.
↑ "AFC Toronto Signs Defender Jordan Brewster". Toronto AFC. April 17, 2026. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
↑ "AFC Toronto Adds Attacking Talent with Signing of Mia Fontana". www.afctoronto.ca.
↑ "Canadian International Sabrina D'Angelo Comes Home to AFC Toronto". AFC Toronto. June 26, 2026. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
↑ "Olympic Gold Medallist Shelina Zadorsky Signs with AFC Toronto". AFC Toronto. July 8, 2026. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
↑ "Jade Kovacevic Announces Her Retirement from Professional Soccer". www.afctoronoto.ca.
1 2 3 4 5 "AFC Toronto Announces End-of-Season Departures". www.afctoronto.ca.
↑ "Denver Summit FC Signs Canada International Emma Regan". Denver Summit FC. January 14, 2026. Retrieved January 15, 2026.

External links

Official website

[7] This game will also double as a quarter-final match in the 2026–27 W Canadian Championship.

[1] "AFC Toronto Concludes Historic Inaugural Season with Record-Breaking Impact On and Off the Pitch". www.afctoronto.ca.

[2] "AFC Toronto Announces 2026 Preseason Roster". AFC Toronto. February 2, 2026. Retrieved February 2, 2026.

[3] "Nikayla Small to Lead AFC Toronto as Captain in 2026". www.afctoronto.ca.

[4] "AFC Toronto Welcomes Marko Milanovic and Sylvia Forbes as New Coaching Team". AFC Toronto. August 7, 2024.

[5] "Roster". Calgary Wild FC. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[6] "Six Seconds - The home of women's football in Canada". Six Seconds. Retrieved October 8, 2025.

[December_17_Roster_Updates-8] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "AFC Toronto Confirms Roster Updates for 2026 Season". www.afctoronto.ca.

[January_15_Roster_Updates-9] 1 2 3 4 "AFC Toronto Confirms Additional Roster Updates for 2026 Season". www.afctoronto.ca.

[10] Jacques, John (January 8, 2026). "Homecoming: Rise Captain Samantha Chang Signs For AFC Toronto". Northern Tribune. Retrieved January 11, 2026.

[11] "Victoria Pickett Commits to AFC Toronto Ahead of 2026 Season". www.afctoronto.ca.

[12] "AFC Toronto Signs Olivia Chisholm". www.afctoronto.ca.

[13] "AFC Toronto Signs Defender Jordan Brewster". Toronto AFC. April 17, 2026. Retrieved April 17, 2026.

[14] "AFC Toronto Adds Attacking Talent with Signing of Mia Fontana". www.afctoronto.ca.

[15] "Canadian International Sabrina D'Angelo Comes Home to AFC Toronto". AFC Toronto. June 26, 2026. Retrieved June 26, 2026.

[16] "Olympic Gold Medallist Shelina Zadorsky Signs with AFC Toronto". AFC Toronto. July 8, 2026. Retrieved July 8, 2026.

[17] "Jade Kovacevic Announces Her Retirement from Professional Soccer". www.afctoronoto.ca.

[December_Contract_Updates-18] 1 2 3 4 5 "AFC Toronto Announces End-of-Season Departures". www.afctoronto.ca.

[19] "Denver Summit FC Signs Canada International Emma Regan". Denver Summit FC. January 14, 2026. Retrieved January 15, 2026.

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