The 2026 Ottawa Rapid FC season is the second in the club's history, as well as the second season in Northern Super League history.
Ottawa Rapid finished 2nd in the league during the 2025 season.
On February 20, 2026, it was announced that as part of its preseason the Rapid would play a friendly against Bay FC at PayPal Park on April 17, 2026, the first-ever match open to the public between an NSL and an NWSL team.
On March 6, 2026, it was announced that Arcadia MapleLeaf Soccer had become majority owners of Ottawa Rapid.
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