OttawaThe Canadian Premier League and Northern Super League wrapped up their respective regular seasons over the weekend. Both of Ottawa’s soccer teams now have their sights set on playoff success.Both teams placed high in regular seasonCBC News · Posted: Oct 19, 2025 8:48 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours agoOttawa Rapid FC’s Ellen Gibson, right, checks Calgary Wild’s Kahli Johnson during a game in May. Rapid FC found out this weekend they’d finished second in the Northern Super League standings after AFC Toronto beat the Montreal Roses on the last day of the season. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)The Canadian Premier League and Northern Super League both wrapped up their regular seasons over the weekend, and both of Ottawa’s clubs now have their eyes set on big playoff runs.Here’s a glimpse at what lies ahead.Atlético OttawaAtlético Ottawa’s beat the Halifax Wanderers 1-0 in their final game of the CPL season Saturday, finishing their campaign in second place. They’ll now face the regular season winners, Forge FC Hamilton, in the championship semifinal next Sunday.If Ottawa wins that, they’ll host the CPL final on Nov. 9. If they lose, they’re not out of it: they can still make the final by winning the contender semifinal on Nov. 1.The CPL also announced this weekend that Atlético Ottawa striker Sam Salter had won the league’s Golden Boot award. Salter scored 19 goals in 2025, breaking the previous record of 14 held by former Halifax Wanderers player João Morelli.Salter’s the first player in Atlético Ottawa’s history to win the award.The achievement comes as Salter’s time in Ottawa is nearing an end, as the 25-year-old from Laval, Que., has signed a pre-contract with Swedish first-tier club Göteborgs Atlet- och Idrottssällskap (GAIS) and will be playing there next year.Atlético Ottawa’s Samuel Salter fights for the ball during Saturday’s final regular season game against Halifax. Salter scored 19 goals this year and won the CPL’s Golden Boot award. (Trevor MacMillan/HFX Wanderers FC)Ottawa RapidIn the Northern Super League, Ottawa Rapid FC will be headed into the playoffs as the second seed.Rapid FC won their final regular season game against the Halifax Tides on Wednesday, but they had to wait until this weekend to find out where they’d finish in the NSL table.With AFC Toronto beating the Montreal Roses on Sunday, Ottawa locked up the second overall spot.It also means they’ll take on third-place Vancouver Rise FC in a home-and-away semifinal series starting Nov. 4.A win there means Rapid FC will book their spot in the inaugural NSL final on Nov. 15.
Atlético Ottawa, Ottawa Rapid both set to make playoff push
