Calgary Wild FC

Calgary Wild FC is a professional women's soccer club based in Calgary, Alberta, that competes in the Northern Super League, a league at the top of the women's Canadian soccer pyramid.

Calgary Wild FC

Founded	May 30, 2024; 11 months ago (May 30, 2024)
Stadium	McMahon Stadium Calgary, Alberta
Capacity	35,400
Chair	Deanna Zumwalt
Head Coach	Lydia Bedford
League	Northern Super League
Website	www.calgarywildfc.com
Home colours
Current season

History

In December 2022, it was announced that Calgary Foothills WFC would be establishing a new franchise for the Northern Super League, which began play in 2025.^[1][2][3] In May 2024, the club unveiled their name and branding, the first club in the league to do so.^[4][5] The club's logo consists of an owl made in red and violet, colours referencing the Calgary sky, with the rivers and mountains that make up Calgary's landscape are represented, and a W above the owl's eyes, with its five points representing the Famous Five (a group of women who fought to have women recognized as persons under Canadian law) and the five nations of Treaty 7.^[6][7] The club plays out of McMahon Stadium, with no seating capacity restrictions.^[8]

In September 2024, it was announced that the club would assume the operations of the ASA High Performance program, operating them as their academy.^[9]

On April 16, 2025, the Wild played their first game, the inaugural game of the Northern Super League, a 1–0 loss to the Vancouver Rise.^[10] The Wild played their first home game on May 11, 2025, drawing 0-0 with Ottawa Rapid FC in front of 8,556 fans.^[11]

Players and staff

Players

As of April 16, 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  CRO Stephanie Bukovec ([A]) 2 DF  CAN Grace Stordy 3 DF  NZL Ally Green 5 DF  NZL Meikayla Moore 6 MF  PHI Jaclyn Sawicki ([A]) 7 DF  CAN Caleigh Boeckx 8 MF  VEN Sonia O'Neill ([A]) 9 DF  NED Mijke Roelfsema 10 MF  AFG Farkhunda Muhtaj ([A]) 11 DF  CAN Tilly James 12 FW  CAN Christie Gray 14 MF  CAN Madison Wilson

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 FW  AUS Kahli Johnson 16 MF  CAN Jenaya Robertson 17 FW  CAN Danielle Steer 18 FW  CAN Serita Thurton 19 MF  WAL Keelyn Stewart ([A]) 20 MF  USA Sarah Griffith 25 GK  NIR Jackie Burns 26 GK  CAN Sarah Keilty-Dilling 28 MF  USA Meggie Dougherty Howard 30 MF  WAL Taegan Stewart ([A]) 44 DF  CAN Talia White

1. ^
   Counts as a domestic player as she also holds Canadian nationality

Current staff

As of October 25, 2024^[12]

Executive
Board Chair	Deanna Zumwalt
Chief Executive Officer	Lara Murphy
Chief Financial & Operating Officer	Lisa Oldridge
Sporting Director	Alix Bruch
Coaching staff
Head coach	Lydia Bedford
Assistant coach	Sinead McSharry

Colours and uniform

The home kit is primarily purple, with the secondary red logo and numbers. The deep purple is a symbol of ambition and power, and the red is a reference to the city of Calgary.^[13]

Supporters

The main fan organization for the Calgary Wild is the Wild Roses Supporters Group.^[14]