Montreal Roses FC
{{Short description|Women's soccer club in Montreal, Quebec}}
{{Redirect|Roses FC|other similarly-named soccer clubs|Association football club names#Rose}}
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{{Infobox football club
| title = Roses FC
| clubname =
| image = Montreal Roses FC.svg
| upright = 0.7
| alt = A black shield, with a blue rose on the bottom and "Roses", "MTL", and "FC" written in gold on top.
| founded = {{Start date and age|2023|July}}
| stadium = {{Ubl|Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne|Laval, Quebec}}
| owner = {{Ubl|Isabèle Chevalier|Jean-François Crevier}}
| chrtitle = President
| chairman = Annie Larouche
| manager = Marinette Pichon
| coach = Robert Rositoiu
| league = Northern Super League
| season =
| position =
| website = {{URL|https://en.rosesmtl.ca}}
| current = 2025 Montreal Roses FC season
}}
Roses FC (also known as the Montreal Roses; {{langx|fr|Roses de Montréal}}) is a professional women's soccer club based in Montreal, Quebec, that competes in the Northern Super League, in the top flight of the Canadian soccer league system. One of two professional soccer clubs in the province of Quebec alongside CF Montréal, it is owned by Isabèle Chevalier and Jean-François Crevier, led by Annie Larouche, and managed by Marinette Pichon. The club is symbolized by a blue rose, and its colours are black, blue, gold, red, and white.
Roses FC was founded in July 2023 by Chevalier and Crevier, who both sought involvement in the Northern Super League after its formation the previous year. It was one of the last two charter members of the league, alongside the Ottawa Rapid. In lieu of a tenancy deal with a venue in Montreal, the club will play its home games at various venues. Its first season will be played in 2025, with Robert Rositoiu as its head coach.
History
Roses FC were co-founded by Quebecer entrepreneurs Isabèle Chevalier and Jean-François Crevier, who bought a licence for a team in the Northern Super League, then tentatively known as Project 8, in July 2023.{{Cite web |last1=Brideau |first1=Alec |last2=Davidson |first2=Neil |last3=Servant |first3=Simon |title=New pro women's soccer league will have a team in Montreal |url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/soccer/new-pro-womens-soccer-league-will-have-a-team-in-montreal |website=The Gazette |access-date=23 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528171959/https://montrealgazette.com/sports/soccer/new-pro-womens-soccer-league-will-have-a-team-in-montreal |archive-date=28 May 2024 |date=28 May 2024 |url-status=live |url-access=limited |quote=Co-founders Jean-François Crevier and Isabèle Chevalier purchased the Montreal team in July 2023, but it was only last Friday that the deal with the new league was signed.}} Chevalier, who gained notoriety as a "dragon" on both the French and French-Canadian adaptations of Dragons' Den, sought a team in the league as a passion project inspired by her advocacy for women's sports; while Crevier, whose companies manufacture and distribute lubricants, sought involvement in the league after news reports covering its establishment piqued his interest.{{Harvnb|Brideau|Davidson|Servant|2024|loc="Chevalier said this new league was not only an investment, but also a passion project. Crevier said he saw an article in March last year about the league that co-founder Diana Matheson wanted to start."}}{{Cite web |last=Houpt |first=Simon |title=New Northern Super League takes women's soccer pro in Canada, with room to grow |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/article-project-8-shrinks-to-original-six-as-new-northern-super-league/ |website=The Globe and Mail |access-date=23 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528181912/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/article-project-8-shrinks-to-original-six-as-new-northern-super-league/ |archive-date=28 May 2024 |date=28 May 2024 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |quote=The Montreal NSL team owners include Jean-François Crevier, the president of a commercial lubricant distribution company, and Isabèle Chevalier [...] one of the "dragons" on the Radio-Canada's edition of Dragon's Den.}}{{cite web |last1=Jaques |first1=John |title=Women's Pro Soccer To Plant Flag In Montreal |url=https://northerntribune.ca/montreal-womens-professional-soccer-team/ |website=Northern Tribune |access-date=23 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528141144/https://northerntribune.ca/montreal-womens-professional-soccer-team/ |archive-date=28 May 2024 |date=28 May 2024 |url-status=live}} Their acquisition, along with regulatory approval by Canada Soccer, was achieved in May 2024,{{cite web |last1=Davidson |first1=Neil |title=Project 8 says three more clubs have asked to join proposed women's pro league |url=https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/sports/project-8-says-three-more-clubs-have-asked-to-join-proposed-womens-pro-league/article_e28e5f39-8a58-5914-8616-aaa13e4c820a.html |website=The Canadian Press |access-date=9 October 2024 |date=4 April 2024}} and the league publicly announced Roses FC and Ottawa Rapid FC as the last two of its six charter members at the espnW Summit Canada shortly after.{{Efn|At the time of this announcement, the clubs were known by their tentative names, SLN Montreal and NSL Ottawa.{{cite web |title=Montreal, Ottawa join newly named Northern Super League pro women's soccer circuit |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/northern-super-league-name-announcement-1.7215577 |website=CBC Sports |access-date=23 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528182937/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/northern-super-league-name-announcement-1.7215577 |archive-date=28 May 2024 |date=28 May 2024 |url-status=live}}}}{{Harvnb|Houpt|2024|loc="In fact, the four teams previously announced will be joined only by Montreal and Ottawa, which were unveiled Tuesday at the ESPNW Summit..."}}{{cite web |last1=Kerry |first1=Gillespie |title=Canadian women's pro soccer league has a name, the Northern Super League, and two more teams |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/canadian-womens-pro-soccer-league-has-a-name-the-northern-super-league-and-two-more/article_0dce5d12-1ced-11ef-8643-2bf7fb720220.html |website=Toronto Star |access-date=23 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529020217/https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/canadian-womens-pro-soccer-league-has-a-name-the-northern-super-league-and-two-more/article_0dce5d12-1ced-11ef-8643-2bf7fb720220.html |archive-date=29 May 2024 |date=28 May 2024 |quote=At the espnW Canada conference in Toronto, Matheson also announced Ottawa and Montreal have signed on to join previously announced clubs... |url-status=live |url-access=limited}}
During the club's development, Chevalier and Crevier sought advice from former Laval Comets and Canadian national team player Amy Walsh, and former Montreal Alouettes president Patrick Boivin. They appointed former Montréal Alouettes and Montreal Alliance executive Annie Larouche as the first president of Roses FC, and former Juvisy and French national team player Marinette Pichon as its first sporting director.{{cite news |last1=Arcand |first1=Jean-Philippe |title=Les nombreux chantiers d'Annie Larouche et de Marinette Pichon |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/sports/soccer/2024-06-19/super-ligue-du-nord/les-nombreux-chantiers-d-annie-larouche-et-de-marinette-pichon.php |website=La Presse |access-date=23 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620004339/https://www.lapresse.ca/sports/soccer/2024-06-19/super-ligue-du-nord/les-nombreux-chantiers-d-annie-larouche-et-de-marinette-pichon.php |archive-date=20 June 2024 |language=fr |trans-title=The many challenges of Annie Larouche and Marinette Pichon |date=19 June 2024 |quote=...la nomination d'Annie Larouche à titre de présidente du club, tandis que l'ex-gloire du soccer français Marinette Pichon en sera la directrice sportive. |url-status=live |url-access=limited}}{{cite web |last1=Richard |first1=Mylène |title=En mode séduction pour dénicher des joueuses et un entraîneur de soccer |url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2024/06/19/en-mode-seduction-pour-denicher-des-joueuses-et-un-entraineur-de-soccer |website=Le Journal de Montréal |access-date=23 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823150305/https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2024/06/19/en-mode-seduction-pour-denicher-des-joueuses-et-un-entraineur-de-soccer |archive-date=23 August 2024 |language=fr |trans-title=In seduction mode to find soccer players and a coach |date=19 June 2024 |url-status=live}} Larouche, who was still an executive at the Alliance when she was nominated, served out the rest of her tenure at the Alliance to the end of the 2024 CEBL season.{{cite web |author1=The Canadian Press |author1-link=The Canadian Press |title=Annie Larouche leaves Montreal Alliance to head new local soccer team |url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/soccer/annie-larouche-leaves-montreal-alliance-to-head-new-local-soccer-team |website=The Gazette |access-date=23 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619191545/https://montrealgazette.com/sports/soccer/annie-larouche-leaves-montreal-alliance-to-head-new-local-soccer-team |archive-date=19 June 2024 |date=19 June 2024 |quote=Larouche leaves her position with the Montreal Alliance of the Canadian Elite Basketball League, at the end of this season [...] After her sporting career, [Pichon] was general manager at FCF Juvisy Essonne... |url-status=live |url-access=limited}} Pichon had immigrated to Quebec in 2019, following her tenure as Juvisy's general manager, and participated in the local soccer scene prior to her appointment.{{cite web |last1=Dunlop |first1=Brendan |title=Behind the Badge: Find Out How NSL Montréal is Ready to Elevate the Game in Quebec |url=https://www.nsl.ca/news/behind-the-badge-find-out-how-nsl-montréal-is-ready-to-elevate-the-game-in-quebec |website=Northern Super League |access-date=12 September 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240912065806/https://www.nsl.ca/news/behind-the-badge-find-out-how-nsl-montr%C3%A9al-is-ready-to-elevate-the-game-in-quebec |archive-date=12 September 2024 |date=9 September 2024 |url-status=live}} Pichon appointed Robert Rositoiu, who achieved a League1 Canada treble as coach of A.S. Blainville Féminin in 2022, as Roses FC's first ever head coach.{{cite web |last1=Jaques |first1=John |title=Rositoiu To Coach Montreal's NSL Club |url=https://northerntribune.ca/northern-super-league-montreal-coach-robert-rositoiu/ |website=Northern Tribune |access-date=12 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912070247/https://northerntribune.ca/northern-super-league-montreal-coach-robert-rositoiu/ |archive-date=12 September 2024 |date=11 September 2024 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |author1=The Canadian Press |author1-link=The Canadian Press |title=Montreal's Northern Super League club names Robert Rositoiu as head coach |url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/soccer/montreals-northern-super-league-club-names-robert-rositoiu-as-head-coach |website=The Gazette |access-date=12 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912070512/https://montrealgazette.com/sports/soccer/montreals-northern-super-league-club-names-robert-rositoiu-as-head-coach |archive-date=12 September 2024 |date=11 September 2024 |quote=Rositoiu is well known in the world of women's soccer, having won three trophies with AS Blainville in Ligue1 Québec [...] Rositoiu's appointment was the result of a meticulous selection process led by Pichon... |url-status=live |url-access=limited}} Fifteen investors were secured for the club, some of which were appointed as brand ambassadors under the title of investor-ambassadors.{{cite web |last1=Téotonio |first1=Jean-François |title=La floraison des Roses de Montréal |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/sports/soccer/2024-10-08/equipe-professionnelle-de-soccer-feminin/la-floraison-des-roses-de-montreal.php |website=La Presse |access-date=9 October 2024 |language=fr |trans-title=The flowering of the Montreal Roses |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241010002746/https://www.lapresse.ca/sports/soccer/2024-10-08/equipe-professionnelle-de-soccer-feminin/la-floraison-des-roses-de-montreal.php |archive-date=10 October 2024 |date=8 October 2024 |url-status=live |url-access=limited |quote=Les seules autres surprises annoncées mardi soir ont été les noms de cinq nouveaux investisseurs-ambassadeurs [...] la fondatrice de la plateforme Femmes d'hockey, Isabelle Éthier, l'actrice Julie Du Page, ainsi que le gardien de l'équipe masculine de soccer Maxime Crépeau.}}{{cite web |last1=Bombardier |first1=Junior |title=Unveiling of Montreal's Northern Super League professional club's name and branding |url=https://en.rosesmtl.ca/news/unveiling-of-montreals-northern-super-league-professional-clubs-name-and-branding |website=Roses FC |access-date=30 October 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241030230727/https://en.rosesmtl.ca/news/unveiling-of-montreals-northern-super-league-professional-clubs-name-and-branding |archive-date=30 October 2024 |date=8 October 2024 |url-status=live}}
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Roses FC were the last of the six charter members of the league to unveil their branding, and did so at a high-profile event held at Dalhousie station in Old Montreal on 8 October 2024,{{cite web |last1=Richard |first1=Mylène |title=Soccer féminin: les Roses de Montréal voient le jour |url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2024/10/08/soccer-feminin-les-roses-de-montreal-voient-le-jour |website=Le Journal de Montréal |access-date=10 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241010020413/https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2024/10/08/soccer-feminin-les-roses-de-montreal-voient-le-jour |archive-date=10 October 2024 |language=fr |trans-title= Women's soccer: the Montreal Roses are born |date=8 October 2024 |url-status=live}}{{Harvnb|Téotonio|2024|loc="...l'évènement organisé à la gare Dalhousie, dans le Vieux-Montréal. Environ 550 personnes étaient présentes en soirée [...] la ministre Isabelle Charest, même des représentantes de la Victoire de Montréal ont assisté à la présentation."}} attended by around 550 people including Isabelle Charest, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, members of the Montreal Victoire and Canada men's national soccer team, and various club and league executives and investors.{{cite web |last1=Rainbird |first1=Daniel |title=Roses FC unveiled as Montreal’s Northern Super League franchise |url=https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/sports/roses-fc-unveiled-as-montreal-s-northern-super-league-franchise/article_c48561fe-ae69-5c6b-be4d-8b46c397a2ed.html |website=The Canadian Press |access-date=10 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241010021008/https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/sports/roses-fc-unveiled-as-montreal-s-northern-super-league-franchise/article_c48561fe-ae69-5c6b-be4d-8b46c397a2ed.html |archive-date=10 October 2024 |date=8 October 2024 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Specter |first1=Heidi |title=Roses FC Is the Name of Montreal's Northern Super League Team |url=https://www.betting.ca/news/montreal-roses-fc-is-the-name-of-montreals-northern-super-league-team |website=Betting.ca |access-date=10 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241010012330/https://www.betting.ca/news/montreal-roses-fc-is-the-name-of-montreals-northern-super-league-team |archive-date=10 October 2024 |date=9 October 2024 |url-status=live}} The first player signings were announced a few weeks later – French defensive midfielder Charlotte Bilbault and Canadian goalkeeper Gabrielle Lambert, who both transferred from European clubs to join Roses FC.{{cite web |last1=Davidson |first1=Neil |title=Montreal's Roses FC signs first players, Charlotte Bilbault and Gabrielle Lambert |url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/soccer/montreals-roses-fc-signs-first-players-charlotte-bilbault-and-gabrielle-lambert |website=The Gazette |publisher=The Canadian Press |access-date=22 October 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241022192647/https://montrealgazette.com/sports/soccer/montreals-roses-fc-signs-first-players-charlotte-bilbault-and-gabrielle-lambert |archive-date=22 October 2024 |date=21 October 2024 |quote=Defensive midfielder Bilbault comes from Montpellier's team in France, while goalkeeper Lambert of St-Hyacinthe is with SC Freiburg. |url-status=live |url-access=limited}} The club initially found difficulty in securing a long-term tenancy at a venue in Montreal, and will adopt a touring model for their inaugural 2025 season, in which their home games will be played in various venues.{{cite web |last1=Jaques |first1=John |title=Everything We Know About All Six NSL Launch Teams |url=https://northerntribune.ca/northern-super-league-inaugural-teams/ |website=Northern Tribune |access-date=23 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530200034/https://northerntribune.ca/northern-super-league-inaugural-teams/ |archive-date=30 May 2024 |date=30 May 2024 |url-status=live}}
Identity
File:RS-bluerose1.jpgs (pictured) are prominently featured in the club's branding, intended to illustrate "making the impossible possible."]]
The official name of the club is Roses FC,{{cite web |author1=CBC News Staff |title=Montreal's new pro women's soccer team now has its name and logo |url=https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6531824 |website=CBC News |access-date=10 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241010022855/https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6531824 |archive-date=10 October 2024 |date=9 October 2024 |url-status=live}} though Montreal Roses and Roses de Montréal are also used by the club in English- and French-language media, respectively.{{Harvnb|Téotonio|2024|loc="Les Roses de Montréal, Roses FC, Montreal Roses, « tu prends [l’appellation] qui te plaît ! », nous dit la femme d’affaires Isabèle Chevalier, copropriétaire de l'équipe de la nouvelle Super Ligue du Nord (SLN). Elle est assise au côté de son comparse et autre copropriétaire, Jean-François Crevier."}} Roses were chosen as the central motif in the club's identity for their bilingual name, and recognition as symbols of femininity and of Montreal itself – being featured in the city's coat of arms, flag, and logo.{{Harvnb|Téotonio|2024|loc="...puisqu'il s'inspire de la rosace du logo officiel de la Ville de Montréal. « La rose, c'est féminin, mais c'est puissant. » Plus sérieusement, la rose bleue au centre de l'image de marque, « c’est impossible dans la nature […] Donc ce logo-là rend l'impossible possible. »"}}{{cite web |last1=Roger |first1=Christine |title=Les Roses FC de Montréal voient le jour dans la Super Ligue du Nord |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/sports/2110882/soccer-feminin-roses-montreal-super-ligue-nord |website=Radio-Canada Sports |access-date=9 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009021302/https://ici.radio-canada.ca/sports/2110882/soccer-feminin-roses-montreal-super-ligue-nord |archive-date=9 October 2024 |language=fr |trans-title=Montreal Roses FC are born in the Northern Super League |date=8 October 2024 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Cook |first1=Glenn |title=Roses de Montréal Aim To Be a Thorn in the Side of Fellow NSL Clubs |url=https://news.sportslogos.net/2024/10/08/roses-de-montreal-aim-to-be-a-thorn-in-the-side-of-fellow-nsl-clubs/ |website=SportsLogos.net |access-date=10 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241010012916/https://news.sportslogos.net/2024/10/08/roses-de-montreal-aim-to-be-a-thorn-in-the-side-of-fellow-nsl-clubs/ |archive-date=10 October 2024 |date=8 October 2024 |url-status=live}} The club's branding was workshopped with Quebec-based advertising agencies Cossette and GRDN from over forty ideas.{{Harvnb|Téotonio|2024|loc="Les agences GRDN et Cossette ont été impliquées dans le processus de sélection. [...] portaient tous l'écharpe bleu, blanc et rouge des Roses en cette soirée de grand dévoilement. Des couleurs qui rappellent évidemment le monde du sport montréalais. « On a pris des rouges et des bleus un peu plus vifs, différents des autres équipes. »"}} It primarily uses hues of blue and red, symbolizing the "diverse cultural heritage shared between Quebec and Canada," that intentionally differ from blue and red hues traditionally used by Montreal sports teams. Black, gold, and white are also used in the club's colours. A blue rose, which does not occur naturally, features prominently on the club's crest – intended to evoke perseverance, resilience, and the idea of "[making] the impossible possible." The typography used in the club's branding, inspired by the Farine Five Roses sign, was designed to resemble thorns on the stems of roses.
Stadium
Roses FC initially planned to have no permanent home ground, and to play their home games at various venues. Its training ground is the Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne in Laval, Quebec, which will undertake two rounds of renovations to accommodate the club. In January 2025, it was announced that a modular stadium will be built on the same land as their training ground to have a single home for their debut season.{{cite web |title=Montréal Roses to Play Their Inaugural Season at Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne |url=https://en.rosesmtl.ca/news/montr%C3%A9al-roses-to-play-their-inaugural-season-at-centre-sportif-bois-de-boulogne |website=Montreal Roses |access-date=30 January 2025}}
Organization
Roses FC are independently owned by Isabèle Chevalier and Jean-François Crevier. It is led by Annie Larouche as its president, while Marinette Pichon manages the club as its sporting director.
The club's board of directors also includes Mélissa Beauchesne in the operations portfolio,{{Cite tweet|number=1839726720682807660 |user=rosemtlfc |title=We're thrilled to announce Mélissa Beauchesne as our Director of Operations! |author=Montreal Roses FC |date=27 September 2024 |access-date=9 October 2024}} Antoine Chevalier in ticketing,{{Cite tweet|number=1842263543401345334 |user=rosemtlfc |title=Antoine Chevalier is stepping into the role of our Ticketing Director! |author=Montreal Roses FC |date=4 October 2024 |access-date=9 October 2024}} Andréanne Gagné in culture and finance,{{Cite tweet|number=1837236091419513286 |user=rosemtlfc |title=En tant que Directrice Culture & Finances, Andréanne apporte une riche expérience et une vision novatrice à notre organisation. |author=Montreal Roses FC |date=20 September 2024 |language=fr |trans-title=As Director of Culture & Finance, Andréanne brings a rich experience and an innovative vision to our organisation. |access-date=9 October 2024}} Baptiste Robert in partnerships,{{Cite tweet|number=1842958086559969319 |user=rosemtlfc |title=Meet Baptiste Robert, our new Director of Partnerships! Welcome to the squad, Baptiste! |author=Montreal Roses FC |date=6 October 2024 |access-date=9 October 2024}} and Nathalie Vachon in strategy and communications.{{Cite tweet|number=1840828972164096386 |user=rosemtlfc |title=Welcome Nathalie Vachon, our VP of Strategy and Communications! |author=Montreal Roses FC |date=30 September 2024 |access-date=9 October 2024}} A number of investors hold shares in the club, some of which also serve as brand ambassadors for the club under the title of investor-ambassadors ({{Langx|fr|investisseur-ambassadeurs}}). Notable investors include: LCI Education, Patrice Bernier, Maxime Crépeau, Julie du Page, Mark Pathy, Samuel Piette, and Bruny Surin.{{Cite tweet|number=1839413802934092260 |user=rosemtlfc |title=Represented by Caroline Comeau, Chief Revenue Officer and Executive Vice-President, LCI Education joins the group of investors in Montreal's Northern Super League club! |author=Montreal Roses FC |date=26 September 2024 |access-date=8 October 2024}}{{cite web |title=Sam Piette joins Canada teammate Max Crépeau as investor in Roses de Montréal NSL team |url=https://canadiansoccerdaily.com/2024/11/13/sam-piette-joins-canada-teammate-max-crepeau-as-investor-in-roses-de-montreal-nsl-team/ |website=Canadian Soccer Daily |access-date=15 November 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241115104449/https://canadiansoccerdaily.com/2024/11/13/sam-piette-joins-canada-teammate-max-crepeau-as-investor-in-roses-de-montreal-nsl-team/ |archive-date=15 November 2024 |date=13 November 2024 |url-status=live}}
Players and staff
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{{Fs player|no=16|pos=DF|nat=GER|name=Lara Schenk}}
{{Fs player|no=17|pos=DF|nat=USA|name=Jodi Smith}}
{{Fs player|no=18|pos=MF|nat=FRA|name=Charlotte Bilbault}}
{{Fs player|no=19|pos=MF|nat=CAN|name=Lorie Thibault}}
{{Fs player|no=20|pos=MF|nat=CAN|name=Mégane Sauvé|other=captain}}
{{Fs player|no=21|pos=DF|nat=CAN|name=Mathilde Lachance}}
{{Fs player|no=22|pos=GK|nat=CAN|name=Anne-Marie Laroche}}
{{Fs player|no=23|pos=MF|nat=CAN|name=Félicia Roy}}
{{Fs player|no=26|pos=GK|nat=CAN|name=Gabrielle Lambert}}
{{Fs player|no=37|nat=CAN|pos=FW|name=Natelle El Mokbel|other=Developmental roster}}
{{Fs player|no=99|pos=FW|nat=CAN|name=Latifah Abdu}}
{{Fs end}}
=Coaching staff=
{{Updated|23 November 2024}}{{cite web|title=Technical Team|url=https://en.rosesmtl.ca/technical-team|website=Montreal Roses|access-date=23 November 2024}}
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Position
! Name |
---|
Head Coach |
rowspan="3" |Assistant coaches
| Maryse Bard-Martel |
Yannick Girard |
Antoine Guldner |
Goalkeeping coach
| Maryse Bard-Martel |
Performance coach
| Yannick Girard |
Mental coach
| Antoine Guldner |
Head of Performance Culture
| Antoine Guldner |
Sporting Director |
=Administration=
{{Updated|23 November 2024}}{{cite web|title=Administration|url=https://en.rosesmtl.ca/administration|website=Montreal Roses|access-date=23 November 2024}}
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Position
! Name |
---|
President
| Annie Larouche |
Vice President, Strategies and Communications
| Nathalie Vachon |
Director, Events and Community
| Sidney Ginchereau |
Director, Culture and Finance
| Andréanne Gagné |
Director, Operations
| Mélissa Beauchesne |
Director, Partnerships
| Baptiste Robert |
Box Office Director
| Antoine Chevalier |
Marketing and Communications Manager
| Cynthia Cianciusi |
Assistant, Sporting Management
| Mateo Cabanettes |
Content and Digital Platforms Manager
| Patrick Lacson |
See also
{{Portal|Women's association football}}
References
Notes
{{Notelist}}
Citations
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://en.rosesmtl.ca/ Official website] ([https://rosesmtl.ca/ French])
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