Toronto named 3rd franchise in Canadian women's pro soccer league set to start in 2025

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For Diana Matheson, “this one’s a little personal.”

The Canadian professional women’s soccer league, set to kick off in 2025, announced its third franchise on Wednesday: A.F.C. Toronto City.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC and the Calgary Foothills, the other two teams, were announced in December alongside the league itself, which is being spearheaded by a company called Project 8, of which Matheson is co-founder and CEO.

Matheson, of Oakville, Ont., called Toronto a “hub for sport.”

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“I know how impactful it would have been for me as a young girl growing up playing soccer in Oakville to have a pro women’s team down the road,” the

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