{"id":10439,"date":"2026-07-15T04:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T08:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=10439"},"modified":"2026-07-15T07:16:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T11:16:24","slug":"winnipeg-to-join-northern-super-league-expansion-as-seventh-franchise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/winnipeg-to-join-northern-super-league-expansion-as-seventh-franchise","title":{"rendered":"Major Milestone: Winnipeg Gets Northern Super League Expansion Franchise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Summary<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Winnipeg has been awarded the Northern Super League&#8217;s seventh franchise and will begin play in the 2027 season.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Former Canada star Desiree Scott will serve as the club&#8217;s vice president of community and player experience.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The league wishes to expand to eight teams by 2028 following a $30 million investment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Northern Super League<\/strong> (NSL) has announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/manitoba\">Manitoba<\/a>&#8216;s capital has officially received the league&#8217;s seventh franchise. This represents an important major milestone for women&#8217;s sports in Canada, bringing professional soccer to the province for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"scott-co-founder-and-vp-of-player-experience\">Scott, Co-Founder and VP of Player Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The expansion club is set to begin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/northern-super-league-eyes-expansion-in-2027\">play in the 2027 season, just two years after the Northern Super League launched<\/a> its inaugural campaign in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For former Canadian national team star <strong>Desiree Scott<\/strong>, the announcement carries special significance. A Winnipeg native who earned 188 caps for Canada and won Olympic gold, Scott spent much of her playing career explaining where she came from and advocating for soccer opportunities in Manitoba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Often, in my career, I had to defend where I came from. People didn&#8217;t know where I lived, &#8216;Winnipeg, where is that?&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scott will serve as the club&#8217;s co-founder and vice president of community and player experience, with no current plans to go back to the pitch herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The magnificent seventh. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rafYSKyLtw\">pic.twitter.com\/rafYSKyLtw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Northern Super League (@NorthernSuperLg) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NorthernSuperLg\/status\/2077019333490844014?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"gale-twice-in-a-lifetime-opportunity\">Gale: \u201cTwice-in-a-Lifetime\u201d Opportunity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joining her in the ownership group is chief sporting officer <strong>Rob Gale<\/strong>, who previously played a key role in launching <strong>Valor FC <\/strong>of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/soccer\">Canadian Premier League<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gale described the opportunity as a &#8220;<em>twice-in-a-lifetime<\/em>&#8221; chance to establish another professional soccer club in Winnipeg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Northern Super League&#8217;s president, <strong>Christina Litz<\/strong>, said Winnipeg was a natural choice for expansion as the league seeks to establish a stronger presence across Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<em>From the very beginning, Winnipeg showed its desire to have a team here<\/em>&#8220;, Litz said, adding that the city had long been missing a women&#8217;s professional sports franchise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team&#8217;s official name, colors, crest, and home venue are expected to be announced in the coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rapid expansion has been <strong>aided by a recent $30 million investment from APEX<\/strong>, a Europe-based athlete-backed sports private equity firm. 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