The Montreal team in the Northern Women’s Soccer Super League will officially be called Roses FC.
The club unveiled its name and logo on Tuesday evening, displaying the colors blue, red and gold at an event near the Old Port.
There were women’s hockey star Marie-Philip Poulin, Super Bowl champion Laurent Duvernay-Tardif and CF Montreal captain Samuel Piette, among others.
The team crest features a blue rose with “ROSES”, “MTL” and “FC” in gold letters above it.
Team president Annie Larouche said the process of naming the team took several months and involved two committees — one focusing on the brand and the other to get input from various sociocultural profiles.
“When the agencies proposed this name to us, it fit perfectly,” she said. It’s bilingual, it’s feminine, it’s powerful. Roses and thorns: exactly what we want to establish. »
The leaders of the team said that the team will also be called the Montreal Roses (Montreal Roses in English).
Other teams in the league are Vancouver Rise FC, Ottawa Rapid FC, Halifax Tides FC, Calgary Wild FC and AFC Toronto.
The Roses have not revealed where they will play, but it is expected to be announced by the end of the year.
We could take inspiration from the recently named Victoire (LPHF) which, in its first season, played at the Verdun Auditorium, Place Bell and the Bell Centre.
“It could be like this for the first season or more,” Larouche said. We just want to make sure we find the right place for us. »
Former distinguished player, Marinette Pichon will be the sports director, while the position of head coach has been entrusted to Robert Rositoiu.
The SLN will begin an inaugural season of 25 matches in April 2025.
Each club should have a salary cap of $1.5 million for 20 to 25 players; the minimum salary will be $50,000.