Last updated: October 15 2026
Ottawa Rapid FC is Ottawa’s club in the Northern Super League (NSL). It plays its home matches at TD Place, Lansdowne Park. Its next home match is on Sunday October 18 2026 at 4:00 pm against Vancouver Rise FC, the last home match of the regular season.
The club has qualified for the 2026 NSL playoffs. TD Place hosts the NSL Final on Saturday November 14 2026. The NSL’s Final page and the club’s playoff-berth article give the kickoff as 2:00 pm ET. TD Place’s event page shows no time.
Ottawa Rapid FC at a glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| League | Northern Super League, women’s professional soccer. Six clubs in 2026: Calgary Wild FC, Halifax Tides FC, Montréal Roses FC, Ottawa Rapid FC, AFC Toronto and Vancouver Rise FC |
| Home venue | TD Place, Lansdowne Park. TD Place’s event pages name The Stadium at TD Place. The site address is 1015 Bank Street |
| Record, as of October 15 2026 | 11 wins, 4 draws, 8 losses. 37 points. Third of six clubs (NSL standings; club match report, October 2 2026) |
| Playoffs, as of October 15 2026 | Qualified. Opponent, dates and venues not set |
| Next home match | Sunday October 18 2026, Vancouver Rise FC. Doors 3:00 pm, kickoff 4:00 pm |
| Gates | Open 1 hour before kickoff |
| NSL Final | Saturday November 14 2026, The Stadium at TD Place. Kickoff 2:00 pm ET, per the NSL’s Final page and the club’s playoff-berth article. TD Place’s event page shows no time |
| Single-match tickets | From $25, through Ticketmaster |
| Head coach | Katrine Pedersen |
| Season the NSL’s club feature names | 2025. The feature refers to “when the season kicks off in 2025” |
The 2026 season
The club plays 25 regular-season matches in 2026, 12 of them at home, according to its schedule release of February 5 2026.
After its match on October 2 2026 the club said it was 4 points behind first-place Montréal Roses FC with 2 regular-season matches left.
Latest results, as of October 15 2026:
- October 2 2026, away: Montréal Roses FC 0, Ottawa Rapid FC 0.
- September 20 2026: Ottawa Rapid FC 3, Calgary Wild FC 1, TSN reported that day.
Matches left in the regular season:
- Sunday October 18 2026, 4:00 pm: Vancouver Rise FC, at The Stadium at TD Place. The club calls it Fan Appreciation night and says it carries a tribute to Katrine Pedersen. Sources differ on the start. TD Place and the club give a 4:00 pm kickoff. The Glebe BIA’s listing gives a 3:00 pm start.
- Friday October 23 2026: away at Montréal Roses FC. The club and the Roses show no kickoff time.
The playoffs
This is the second year in a row that the club has qualified. Its place was secured when Halifax Tides FC and Montréal Roses FC drew 0-0, which guaranteed Ottawa a top-four finish.
The NSL playoffs are for the top four regular-season teams. Each semi-final is played over two legs: the first legs are on October 31 and November 1 2026, and the return legs on November 7 and 8 2026. A one-match Final follows.
The club’s opponent, its seeding and the match locations depend on the final standings. TD Place’s upcoming events list, read on October 15 2026, shows no NSL match between October 18 and the Final. Season-seat holders get priority access to home playoff tickets. The club shows no on-sale date or price.
The NSL Final at TD Place
The Final is a single match for the Diana B. Matheson Cup. The league named Ottawa as host on August 9 2026. The finalists are not set as of October 15 2026.
Tickets are sold through the NSL’s Final page and Ticketmaster. The league, the club and TD Place show no single-ticket price. For groups of 10 or more the NSL lists prices per seat, taxes and fees included: $28.75, $46.75, $55.25 and $60.50 in its four price levels, $113.25 in its Field category and $176.50 in its Club category.
The club’s season-seat renewal page lists 50 per cent off 2026 Finals tickets for season-seat holders, for the same number of seats they hold.
Tickets
Single-match tickets are mobile tickets and vary in price by section and by match. The club’s tickets page shows no price list by section, and TD Place’s page for the October 18 2026 match shows no price.
A child sitting on an adult’s lap enters free, and everyone else needs a ticket. Accessible seats with companion seats are on every level, through Ticketmaster or the club.
Season seats give the same seat for every regular-season home match. The club’s renewal page for 2027 shows no prices and no deadline.
The club’s tickets page gives info@rapidfc.ca for general questions, sales@rapidfc.ca for tickets to upcoming matches and tickets@rapidfc.ca for season seat members, and shows no phone number.
Getting to a match
TD Place has a Rapid FC game-day page.
Getting to Lansdowne Park: transit, parking, cycling and what is open.
Transit. OC Transpo routes 6 and 7 stop at TD Place. Transit is free for ticket holders from 3 hours before the event to 3 hours after. OC Transpo gives the same window and asks riders to show the event ticket to the operator. At O-Train stations, ticket holders use the video chat on the ticket machines. STO routes are not free for some TD Place events, and TD Place’s stadium guide does not say which.
Sources differ on the 450-series event buses. TD Place’s Rapid FC page says they run only on REDBLACKS game days. OC Transpo says they run for major stadium events and does not name the events.
Parking. The underground garage holds more than 1,000 vehicles. TD Place encourages buying parking in advance through Ticketmaster, and its Rapid FC page shows no price. The price varies by event, and TD Place says to check which events offer advance parking. Prepaid parking has no in-and-out privileges. On event days accessible parking is limited and first come, first served, and a permit is required.
Cycling and drop-off. TD Place’s Rapid FC page counts 285 bike rings around Lansdowne Park. The City of Ottawa reports more than 600 bike parking spaces across the site. The taxi and drop-off zone on event days is on Paul Askin Way. Para Transpo picks up and drops off near Gate 1 for stadium events.
Driving. Two downtown Highway 417 ramps are closed. TD Place advises drivers to avoid the 417 eastbound ramp to Bronson on the way in and the 417 westbound ramp to Lyon on the way out.
At the gate. Bags are inspected, must be soft-sided and must fit under the seat. Outside food and drink are not allowed, with exceptions that the stadium guide lists. The guide says TD Place will be going entirely cashless and that debit and credit are accepted.
Lansdowne 2.0 and Rapid FC
Major events continue at Lansdowne during construction, NSL games among them.
The City’s schedule has three stages: the Event Centre from the fourth quarter of 2025 to the third quarter of 2028, the stadium’s north side stands from the fourth quarter of 2028 to the fourth quarter of 2030, and the mixed-use development from 2031. The City’s Q&A gives the new north side stands a capacity of 12,400, with more than 300 accessible seats and no roof, and adds that an upper-deck overhang gives some protection. 3DownNation reported on August 26 2026 that the stadium will hold about 24,000 after the rebuild, down from about 25,000.
The City’s project page and Q&A give no stadium capacity or seating plan for soccer while the stands are rebuilt. No page read on the club’s website on October 7 2026 mentions Lansdowne 2.0 or the north side stands.
Lansdowne 2.0: the timeline, the cost and every construction notice.
How to watch
In Canada, NSL matches are on TSN and CBC on television, on CBC Gem as a free stream and on TSN+ as a subscription stream. Matches not on television are on NSL.ca. In the United States, select matches are on ESPN+ and the rest on NSL.ca. Elsewhere, matches are on NSL.ca.
The October 18 2026 home match is on TSN and ESPN+. The October 23 2026 match is on CBC Gem, according to the Montréal Roses FC schedule. The NSL’s Final page names no broadcaster for the Final.
Head coach
On July 17 2026 the club announced that Katrine Pedersen leaves after the 2026 season ends, including any playoff matches. The announcement calls her the club’s first head coach.
On August 10 2026 the club named Carmelina Moscato as its next head coach, through the 2028 season. The announcement says she joins the club later in 2026 and takes over the team following the current campaign. It describes Moscato as a former Canada defender with 94 caps who played three seasons with the Ottawa Fury.
Club history
The club’s name and logo were unveiled at TD Place on August 15 2024, The Canadian Press reported that day. The logo shows a peregrine falcon and the club’s colours are shades of blue, according to the same report.
The NSL calls Ottawa one of its six founding clubs. In 2025 the club reached the playoffs and lost its semi-final to Vancouver Rise FC on penalties, and Vancouver won the 2025 championship, according to the club’s schedule release of February 5 2026.
The club says it was founded by Diana Matheson and Thomas Gilbert of Project 8, who also led the creation of the NSL. On March 6 2026 the club announced a majority ownership investment by Arcadia MapleLeaf Soccer. The club’s French name is CF Rapide Ottawa.
Sources
- Ottawa Rapid FC, schedule page. Home matches at TD Place, Lansdowne Park; the playoffs are for the top four regular-season teams; gates open 1 hour before kickoff; priority access to home playoff tickets. Read October 7 2026.
- Ottawa Rapid FC, tickets page. Tickets from $25, mobile tickets, children, accessible seating, season seats, priority access to playoff tickets, info@, sales@ and tickets@rapidfc.ca, no phone number shown. Read October 15 2026.
- Ottawa Rapid FC, season-seat renewal page. 50 per cent off 2026 Finals tickets for the same number of seats held; no 2027 prices or deadline shown. Read October 7 2026.
- Ottawa Rapid FC, technical staff page. Katrine Pedersen listed as head coach. Read October 7 2026.
- Ottawa Rapid FC, playoff-berth article. The playoff berth, the second year in a row, how it was secured, seeding and locations depending on the final standings, October 18 as the last regular-season home match, the October 18 theme night and tribute, the October 23 away match, the Final on Saturday November 14 at 2:00 pm ET. Read October 7 2026.
- Ottawa Rapid FC, match report. The record, points and position; 4 points behind first with 2 matches left; the 0-0 result; October 18 at 4:00 pm. Published October 2 2026.
- Ottawa Rapid FC, announcement on Katrine Pedersen. Katrine Pedersen leaves after the 2026 season, including any playoff matches; the club’s first head coach. Published July 17 2026.
- Ottawa Rapid FC, announcement on Carmelina Moscato. Carmelina Moscato appointed the club’s next head coach through the 2028 season; she joins later in 2026 and takes over following the current campaign; her background. Published August 10 2026.
- Ottawa Rapid FC, ownership release. The founders, the Arcadia MapleLeaf Soccer investment, the French name. Published March 6 2026.
- Ottawa Rapid FC, schedule release, as republished by OurSports Central. 25 matches, 12 at home; the 2025 semi-final; Vancouver as 2025 champion. Published February 5 2026.
- NSL, home page. The league and its six clubs in 2026. Read October 7 2026.
- NSL, standings. The record, points and position; the page’s season selector shows 2026. Read October 15 2026.
- NSL, schedule. The October 18 2026 broadcast on TSN and ESPN+. Read October 7 2026.
- NSL, schedule release. Two-leg semi-finals and their four dates. Published February 5 2026.
- NSL, Final page. The Final’s date and 2:00 pm ET kickoff, the Diana B. Matheson Cup, ticket sales, no single-ticket price, no broadcaster named. Read October 15 2026.
- NSL, release naming the Final’s host. Ottawa named host of the Final. Published August 9 2026.
- NSL, group prices for the Final. The six group prices per seat. Read October 7 2026.
- NSL, where to watch. Broadcasters and streams by country. Read October 7 2026.
- NSL, club feature. “when the season kicks off in 2025”; one of six founding clubs. Read October 7 2026.
- TD Place, October 18 2026 event page. The date, doors at 3:00 pm, kickoff at 4:00 pm, The Stadium at TD Place, no price shown. Read October 15 2026.
- TD Place, NSL Final event page. The date and venue of the Final, no time shown, no price shown. Read October 7 2026; the upcoming events listing, read October 15 2026, still shows no time.
- TD Place, upcoming events. No NSL match listed between October 18 and November 14 2026. Read October 15 2026.
- TD Place, Rapid FC game-day page. Gates open 1 hour before kickoff, routes 6 and 7, the free transit window, the video chat on the O-Train ticket machines, the 450-series routes, the garage size, advance parking, bike rings, the drop-off zone, Para Transpo, the Highway 417 ramps. Read October 7 2026.
- TD Place, parking. The price varies by event, check which events offer advance parking, no in-and-out privileges, accessible parking. Read October 7 2026.
- TD Place, stadium guide. The STO exception, bag rules, no outside food or drink with listed exceptions, “will be going entirely cashless”, debit and credit. Read October 7 2026.
- TD Place, directions. The site address, 1015 Bank Street. Read October 6 2026.
- OC Transpo, Lansdowne. The free ride window, showing the ticket to the operator. Read October 7 2026.
- OC Transpo, TD Place. The 450-series routes run for major stadium events. Read October 7 2026.
- City of Ottawa, Lansdowne Park facility page. More than 600 bike parking spaces. Read October 7 2026.
- City of Ottawa, Lansdowne 2.0 project page. NSL games continue during construction; the three stages. Read October 7 2026.
- City of Ottawa, Lansdowne 2.0 Q&A. North side stands: 12,400 capacity, more than 300 accessible seats, no roof, an upper-deck overhang that gives some protection. Read October 7 2026.
- 3DownNation. The stadium capacity after the rebuild. Published August 26 2026.
- TSN, carrying The Canadian Press. Ottawa Rapid FC 3, Calgary Wild FC 1. Published September 20 2026.
- Montréal Roses FC, schedule. The October 23 2026 match on CBC Gem; no kickoff time shown. Read October 7 2026.
- Glebe BIA, event listing. A 3:00 pm start for October 18 2026. Read October 15 2026.
- The Canadian Press, carried by SooToday. The name and logo unveiled at TD Place; the falcon; the colours. Published August 15 2024.
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