Vancouver Rise uncovered as identify of metropolis’s brand-new females’s soccer group

The identify and emblem design of Vancouver’s professional females’s soccer group have been uncovered on Monday, and the Vancouver Rise is at present readied to face for town within the Northern Super League.

The group, which will definitely begin its inaugural interval following April, will definitely see professional females’s soccer return to town larger than a years after the Vancouver Whitecaps folded its professional females’s program.

Team head of state Sinead King and Whitecaps females’s exhibiting off supervisor Stephanie Labb é uncovered the identify and emblem design of the Rise at an event Monday.

In a declaration, the group claims that the tag signifies “a beacon of empowerment and progress, inspiring the next generation to rise above and chase their dreams.”

A teal shield-shaped emblem design was moreover uncovered, topped with 3 snow-capped hills and consisting of a breaking gold daylight.

Franchises in Ottawa, Montreal, Vancouver, Toronto, Halifax and Calgary will definitely open up the NSL with a 25-game routine following April, adhered to by playoffs and a championship recreation within the lack of 2025.

Ottawa Rapid FC, Halifax Tides FC and Calgary Wild FC have really at present revealed their names and emblem designs.

Teams are anticipated to run with a primary wage cap of $1.5 million for 20 to 25 avid gamers on a lineup, with a $50,000 minimal wage.

Each membership will definitely be permitted roughly 7 worldwide avid gamers and one marquee gamer whose wage will simply signify $75,000 versus the cap. More data on the lineups and make-up of the group are anticipated within the coming weeks.

“Vancouver has always had incredible support for the women’s game, and now the city finally has a team to call their own,” Labb é claimed in a declaration.

“After months of consulting with fans and stakeholders, we are proud to announce the identity of this club that we are building together. Vancouver Rise FC will be a team that will inspire generations to come, and we can’t wait to welcome everyone to be a part of it.”