The NSL season is only five matches in, and yet the Vancouver Rise has already hit the first barrel roll of their rollercoaster. Seasons are like that. Five matches are also 20 per cent of the NSL season, so perhaps…
The Vancouver Rise returned from their three-match road trip to take on AFC Toronto, and they did not disappoint, securing a 2-1 win in front of their fans at Swangard Stadium. The win meant the Rise leapfrogged over Toronto in…
The Vancouver Rise were still looking for their first win of 2026. The defending NSL champions travelled out east to take on the Halifax Tides. The Rise were dead last in the NSL with three straight losses to start the…
It was supposed to be a night of celebration for Vancouver Rise FC, but instead, AFC Toronto dampened the mood with a 3-2 win over the defending NSL champions. In front of a sell-out crowd of 4,732 fans who got…
Vancouver Rise FC announced earlier today that they have transferred winger Holly Ward to NWSL club Seattle Reign for an undisclosed fee. It is the first transfer of an academy graduate for the Rise. Ward was an integral part of…
While last year’s playoff triumph remains fresh in the minds of the Vancouver Rise, both players and coaches recognize that the expectations of this season have been ramped up. Last season, clubs throughout the Northern Super League had a lot…
In any competition, there is only ever one first. For the Northern Super League, that first champion is Vancouver Rise FC, who beat AFTC Toronto 2-1 in a weather-battled BMO Field. Holly Ward slotted in the game-winner midway through the…
Next game wins. That’s what is left for Vancouver Rise FC and AFC Toronto. Both clubs are the last one in each other’s way for the NSL Final and the honours of hoisting the inaugural Diana B. Matheson Cup as…
The Vancouver Rise will play in the first-ever Northern Super League final. The first leg at Swangard Stadium was intense. But the second leg at Ottawa’s TD Place Stadium was a thriller. In the NSL’s young history, this was one…
In the first playoff match of their young but growing history, Vancouver Rise grabbed a scrappy 2-1 win over Ottawa Rapid. A first-half brace from Latifah Abdu put the Rise on the path to victory; however, that was halved by…