CBC will broadcast the first-ever Northern Super League final, which will be held at Toronto’s BMO Field on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. ET.
The league made the announcement during halftime of Saturday’s match between AFC Toronto and the Montreal Roses, which featured the two clubs leading the NSL standings.
The game will mark the first time a women’s professional sports team championship will be held in Canada at a neutral-site venue.
“This moment is for the players, coaches and clubs who have given everything to build this league from the ground up — the long days, the early mornings, and the sacrifices they’ve made, all with one goal in mind: to win the NSL Final,” Diana Matheson, Founder & Chief Growth Officer of Northern Super League, said in a statement.
“The final is our chance to celebrate everything they’ve accomplished and to show the world what our athletes are truly capable of. It will be a historic moment — but also the start of something even bigger. We can’t wait to share it with Canadians.”
The game will also be broadcast nationally on TSN and RDS, with international coverage on ESPN+ and the NSL’s official YouTube channel.
The long-awaited Canadian women’s professional soccer league kicked off a 25-game regular season in April with six founding franchises: Montreal, Toronto, Calgary Wild FC, Halifax Tides FC, Ottawa Rapid FC and Vancouver Rise FC.
The league’s playoff format will see the top four teams at the end of the regular season compete in a home-and-away semifinal series.
The two clubs with the highest aggregate scores will advance to the championship match at BMO Field, which will be hosted in partnership with host city club AFC Toronto.
BMO Field will also host six games at next summer’s FIFA World Cup.
Before Friday’s action, Toronto (8-3-1) topped the NSL standings with 25 points, seven more than second-place Montreal (5-3-3) with one additional game played.
Ottawa (4-4-2) and Calgary (4-5-2) rounded out the top four with 14 points apiece, while Vancouver (3-5-3) and Halifax (3-7-1) ranked fifth and sixth, respectively.
“Along with our top players, all of clubs to our partners and sponsors, and especially with fans from across the country, the NSL fiinal and Changemakers Summit will be a powerful celebration of excellence in Canadian women’s soccer and the movement around women’s sports in Canada,” said NSL president Christina Litz in a statement.
“This is the beginning of a new tradition – and is a once in a lifetime opportunity to mark this historic occasion of the first-ever Canadian professional women’s sports national championship and you don’t want to miss it.”
Tickets for the final go on public sale in early September.