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.
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.”
On 22 April 2026, AFC Toronto announced that Nikayla Small would be captain for the 2026 season.
Team Coaching staff
PositionName
Roster
NameDate of birth (age)Previous clubNotesGoalkeepers 13 Sierra Cota-Yarde 2025 North Toronto Nitros 18 Sabrina D'Angelo 2026 Aston Villa 33 Danielle Krzyzaniak 2025 Newcastle JetsDefenders 5 Croix Soto 2025 Houston Dash 12 Zoe Burns 2025 Fleury 14 Sarah Rollins 2025 North Toronto Nitros 19 Ashley Cathro 2025 Free agent 23 Jasmine Vilgrain 2026 24 Shelina Zadorsky 2026 West Ham United 94 Victoria Pickett 2025 North Carolina CourageMidfielders 2 April Lantaigne 2025 South Alabama Jaguars 4 Nikayla Small 2025 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 8 Samantha Chang 2026 Vancouver Rise FC 10 Sarah Stratigakis 2025 Saint-Étienne 16 Olivia Chisholm 2025 NDC Ontario 17 Nyota Katembo 2025 Indy Eleven 20 Zoe Hasenauer 2026 1. FC Köln 22 Cloey Uddenberg 2025 Simcoe County Rovers FC 31 Colby Barnett 2025 Santa Clara Broncos 53 Linda Owusu Ansah 2026 Ampem Darkoa Ladies F.C. Forwards 7 Kaila Novak 2025 Durham 9 Esther Okoronkwo 2025 Changchun Dazhong Zhuoyue 11 Kaylee Hunter 2025 Whitecaps FC Girls Elite 21 Mia Fontana 2026 28 Lena Silano 2026 Free agent 77 Lauren Rowe 2025 North Toronto NitrosLeft during the season 1 Sofia Manner 2025 Orlando Pride 3 Jordan Brewster 2026 Club América 6 Kaela Hansen 2025 KuPS
Competitions Northern Super League
Table
Matches
April and May
June
July
August
September
October
Playoffs
W Canadian Championship
Transactions Contract operations DatePlayerNotes 17 December 2025 Sierra Cota-YardeGKContract extension through 2027 Danielle KrzyzaniakGKContract extension through 2026 Kaela HansenDF2026 club option exercised Ashley CathroDF2026 club option exercised April LantaigneMF2026 club option exercised Nikayla SmallMFContract extension through 2027 Sarah StratigakisMFContract extension through 2027 Cloey UddenbergMF2026 Club Option exercised Kaylee HunterFWContract extension through 2027 + 2028 Club Option 15 January 2026 Zoe BurnsDFContract extension through 2027 Kaila NovakFWContract extension through 2026 Esther OkoronkwoFWContract extension through 2027 Lauren RoweMFContract extension through 202717 July 2026 Sofia MannerGKMutual contract termination
Transfers in
No.Pos.PlayerFrom clubFee/notesDateSource8MF Samantha Chang Vancouver Rise FC8 January 202694MF Victoria Pickett North Carolina CourageTransfer12 January 202616MF Olivia Chisholm NDC OntarioPromoted to the first team20 January 20263DF Jordan BrewsterFree agent17 April 202621FW Mia Fontana University of California, Berkeley17 April 202653MF Linda Owusu Ansah Ampem Darkoa Ladies F.C.22 May 202618GK Sabrina D'Angelo Aston Villa26 June 202624DF Shelina Zadorsky West Ham8 July 202628FW Lena SilanoFree agent17 July 202623DF Jasmine VilgrainFree agent 5 September 202620MF Zoe Hasenauer 1. FC Köln
Transfers out No.Pos.PlayerTo clubFee/notesDateSource9FW Jade KovacevicRetirement11 December 20253DF Hong Hye-ji15 December 202513MF Aoi Kizaki Stomilanki Olsztyn15 December 202510FW Leah Pais15 December 202520MF Sonia Walk15 December 20258DF Emma Regan Denver Summit FCTransfer14 January 20266DF Kaela Hansen Vancouver Rise FCTransfer13 August 20263DF Jordan Brewster Houston DashTransfer5 September 2026
References
External links Official website