Halifax Tides FC

Halifax Tides FC is a professional women's soccer club based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It will compete in the Northern Super League, in the top tier of the Canadian soccer league system, and is one of two professional soccer clubs in Atlantic Canada, alongside the HFX Wanderers of the men's Canadian Premier League. The club's head coach is Lewis Page.

History
After discussions between a consortium of Halifax businesspeople and the Northern Super League (NSL) – which was then provisionally known as Project 8 – began in late 2023, the club was first incorporated as Atlantic Women's FC Limited in early 2024, as one of the NSL's six founding franchises. Its status as an NSL club was publicly announced by the league in April, becoming its fourth member after Vancouver, the Calgary Wild, and AFC Toronto. The club's branding was unveiled through an event in downtown Halifax celebrating the club's "launch" on 13 June.

Identity
The Tides' colours are "ocean cyan", "granite purple", and "ship grey". Its crest depicts the saltire on the flag of Nova Scotia as a pair of colliding waves in front of a ship's bow. The ship forms the outline of the crest "as a reminder to always propel forward", while the Moon is depicted at its centre, allegorising the club's intended impact on the local community to the Moon's tides. Four vertical stripes decorate the base of the crest, representing the four predecessors of the Halifax Regional Municipality prior to their amalgamation in 1996: Halifax, Bedford, Dartmouth, and Halifax County. The crest was first registered with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office in April 2024.

Stadium


The Halifax Tides are in discussions with the Halifax Regional Municipality to play their home games at the Wanderers Grounds in downtown Halifax. The Wanderers Grounds is a grass field located between the Citadel Hill and the Halifax Public Gardens, upon which a 6,500-seat "pop up" stadium was built in 2018 for the HFX Wanderers of the Canadian Premier League. The Wanderers are proposing a CA$40 million upgrade of the venue with 8,500-seat permanent grandstands.

Organization
Courtney Sherlock, a veterinarian and entrepreneur, serves as the Halifax Tides' chief executive officer (CEO). She was one of the co-founders of the club alongside former national team player Mary Beth Bowie, and businesspeople Adam Baggs, Tara Larsen, Andrea Thompson, Amanda Sparkes, and Miriam Zitner. Sherlock was introduced to Zitner through a mutual friend who recognized that both families had children who played soccer. Despite not having an interest in soccer herself, Sherlock was quickly motivated to offer her leadership after joining the club. Val Malone serves as the club's president, while Acadia Axewomen head coach Amit Batra serves as its sporting director.

Players and personnel
Lewis Page, who previously served as head coach of the UPEI Panthers' men's and women's teams for 25 years, is the head coach of the Halifax Tides.