Nickname(s) | The Canucks Les Rouges (The Reds) | ||
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Association | Canadian Soccer Association | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
Head coach | Andrew Olivieri | ||
Most caps | David Edgar (27) | ||
Top scorer | Iain Hume (7) | ||
FIFA code | CAN | ||
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First international | |||
Nicaragua 1–1 Canada (Puebla, Mexico; February 20, 1973) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Canada 9–0 Dominican Republic (Tegucigalpa, Honduras; November 26, 1978) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
United States 5–0 Canada (Sunrise, Florida, United States; December 18, 2010) Cameroon 5–0 Canada (Niamey, Niger; December 6, 2005) Niger 6–1 Canada (Niamey, Niger; December 8, 2005)[ citation needed ] | |||
FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 8 (first in 1979 ) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals (2003) | ||
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship | |||
Appearances | 24 (first in 1973 ) | ||
Best result | Champions (1986, 1996) |
The Canada U-20 men's national soccer team (also known as Canada Under-20s or Canada U-20s) represents Canada in international soccer at this age level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association, the governing body for soccer in Canada.
It plays a large role in the development of Canadian soccer, and is considered to be the feeder team for the Canada men's national soccer team. The team has qualified for eight out of nineteen FIFA U-20 World Cups. Their best result came in 2003 where they reached the quarterfinals.
The team also competes in the CONCACAF U-20 Championship, which they won in 1986 and 1996.
Canada's most significant accomplishments at youth level are winning the CONCACAF U-20 Championship and Francophone Games twice, reaching quarterfinals of the 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and defeating Brazil U-20 2-1 in a friendly on May 19, 2006, at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta.
Canada's Under-20 soccer team was created in 1976 as Canada's response to the newly created World youth Championship. The team failed to qualify for the inaugural tournament in 1977 in Tunisia, but they qualified for the following tournament two years later in Japan. They finished last in their group with two points, but they did manage to defeat Portugal 3–1. The next time the team qualified for a World youth Championship was in 1985, in the USSR, again they came last in their group with only one point. In the 1987 WYC in Chile, Canada's Under-20 soccer team put up a good effort scoring four goals, and tying Italy, however they still did not manage to get out of the group stage.
In 1997, after failing to qualify for four World Youth Championships (as the event was known until 2005) in a row, Canada made it past the group stage. The team progressed to the second round after a 2–1 win against Hungary in which a young Dwayne De Rosario scored a goal. They lost the round of 16 game against Spain 2–0. After missing the tournament in 1999, Canada qualified for Argentina 2001 after winning the qualifying tournament based on home soil in Vancouver, British Columbia. At the finals, they finished last and were eliminated from a group including Brazil, Germany and Iraq.
Canada once again appeared in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship in United Arab Emirates. They qualified to the round of 16 where they blanked Burkina Faso 1–0, and in a rematch against 1997 conquerors Spain, Canada lost in the quarter-finals. Iain Hume scored three goals for Canada including a direct free kick against Spain while Atiba Hutchinson was an impressive performer in midfield.
At the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championships in the Netherlands, Canada were eliminated in the group stage after tying once and losing twice. One bright side of the tournament was Jaime Peters' and Marcel De Jong's goals.
In the build-up to the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, as the tournament came to be known, Canada's defeated Brazil in the first game of a three-game series, winning 2- in front of 14 000+ at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton on May 19, 2006. David Edgar and Will Johnson scored and Stephen Lumley made goal-line clearance to preserve Canada's first win over a Brazilian men's team at any level. Canada lost the remaining two matches 3–1. Despite an impressive run in friendlies leading up to the competition, Canada went winless in first round play without scoring a goal on home soil.
The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. [1] [2]
Win Draw Loss
February 23 2024 Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers Group D | Canada | 8–0 | Dominica | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
16:00 (15:00 EST) |
| Report | Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis) |
February 25 2024 Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers Group D | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0–4 | Canada | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
16:00 (15:00 EST) | Report |
| Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium Referee: Okeito Nicholson (Jamaica) |
February 27 2024 Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers Group D | Trinidad and Tobago | 0–3 | Canada | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
19:00 (18:00 EST) | Report | Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium Referee: Shavin Greene (Guyana) |
The following 21 players were called up for 2024 CONCACAF U20 Championship qualifying. [3]
Caps and goals as of February 27, 2024, after the match against Trinidad and Tobago.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Grégoire Świderski | October 5, 2005 | 2 | 0 | Bordeaux U19 |
16 | GK | Ivan Pavela | March 3, 2005 | 1 | 0 | Hajduk Split U19 |
18 | GK | Nathaniel Abraham | April 23, 2007 | 0 | 0 | Toronto FC Academy |
2 | DF | Theo Rigopoulos | October 29, 2006 | 2 | 0 | Toronto FC II |
3 | DF | Christian Greco-Taylor | February 20, 2005 | 3 | 0 | Unattached |
5 | DF | Sergei Kozlovskiy | June 18, 2008 | 2 | 2 | CF Montréal |
6 | DF | Lazar Stefanovic | October 8, 2006 | 3 | 0 | Toronto FC II |
12 | DF | James Cameron | January 24, 2005 | 3 | 0 | Vancouver FC |
14 | DF | Ethan Schilte-Brown | June 1, 2005 | 3 | 0 | Kilmarnock |
15 | DF | Adam Pearlman | April 5, 2005 | 2 | 0 | Toronto FC |
4 | MF | Alessandro Biello | July 20, 2005 | 3 | 1 | CF Montréal |
7 | MF | Tiago Codinha | April 7, 2006 | 2 | 0 | Twente |
8 | MF | Jeevan Badwal | March 11, 2006 | 2 | 0 | Whitecaps FC 2 |
10 | MF | Jessé Costa (captain) | April 28, 2005 | 7 | 1 | VfL Wolfsburg |
13 | MF | Matteo Schiavoni | April 9, 2005 | 2 | 0 | CF Montréal |
21 | MF | Myles Morgan | June 20, 2005 | 2 | 4 | Unattached |
9 | FW | Oumar Diallo | February 27, 2005 | 3 | 0 | Inter Milan |
11 | FW | Kimani Stewart-Baynes | January 17, 2005 | 3 | 0 | Colorado Rapids |
17 | FW | Kevaughn Tavernier | February 24, 2006 | 2 | 2 | Forge FC |
19 | FW | Tavio Ciccarelli | February 16, 2005 | 2 | 3 | Sheffield United |
20 | FW | Santiago López | June 10, 2005 | 3 | 3 | UNAM |
The following players have previously been called up to the U-20 team, and are still eligible to play for Canada in the current U-20 World Cup cycle.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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DF | Luc de Fougerolles | October 12, 2005 | 0 | 0 | Fulham | 2022 CONCACAF U20 Championship PRE |
DF | Joshua Gordon | July 24, 2005 | 0 | 0 | University of Kentucky | 2022 CONCACAF U20 Championship PRE |
DF | Kundai Mawoko | February 11, 2005 | 0 | 0 | Toronto FC II | 2022 CONCACAF U20 Championship PRE |
FW | Mataeo Bunbury | June 13, 2005 | 1 | 0 | Columbus Crew 2 | 2022 CONCACAF U20 Championship PRE |
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U-20 World Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1977 | did not qualify | ||||||||
1979 | Group stage | 13th of 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
1981 | did not qualify | ||||||||
1983 | |||||||||
1985 | Group stage | 14th of 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
1987 | Group stage | 12th of 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
1989 | did not qualify | ||||||||
1991 | |||||||||
1993 | |||||||||
1995 | |||||||||
1997 | Round of 16 | 13th of 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
1999 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2001 | Group stage | 24th of 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |
2003 | Quarter-finals | 8th of 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
2005 | Group stage | 21st of 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
2007 | Group stage | 24th of 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
2009 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2011 | |||||||||
2013 | |||||||||
2015 | |||||||||
2017 | |||||||||
2019 | |||||||||
2021 | Cancelled | ||||||||
2023 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2025 | to be determined | ||||||||
Total | Quarter-finals | 8/24 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 50 |
CONCACAF U-20 Championship record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1962 | did not enter | ||||||||
1964 | |||||||||
1970 | |||||||||
1973 | Fourth place | 4th of 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
1974 | Quarter-finals | 4th of 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | |
1976 | Second round | 5th of 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | |
1978 | Runner-up | 2nd of 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 4 | |
1980 | Semi-finals | 4th of 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
1982 | Second round | 5th of 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | |
1984 | Runner-up | 2nd of 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | |
1986 | Champions | 1st of 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
1988 | Group stage | 6th of 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
1990 | Group stage | 5th of 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
1992 | Third place | 3rd of 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | |
1994 | Third place | 3rd of 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 10 | |
1996 | Champions | 1st of 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
1998 | Group stage | 6th of 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
2001 | Group stage | 3rd of 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2003 | Group stage | 2nd of 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
2005 | Group stage | 2nd of 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
2007 | did not enter | ||||||||
2009 | Group stage | 5th of 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
2011 | Quarter-finals | 7th of 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
2013 | Quarter-finals | 6th of 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | |
2015 | Group stage | 9th of 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | |
2017 | Group stage | 9th of 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
2018 | Group stage | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | ||
2020 | Cancelled | ||||||||
2022 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | ||
Total | 2 Titles | 24/28 | 106 | 51 | 20 | 35 | 197 | 119 |
Jeux de la Francophonie record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1989 | Gold medal | 1st of 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
1994 | Group stage | 5th of 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
1997 | Gold medal | 1st of 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
2001 | Quarter-finals | 6th of 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
2005 | Group stage | 12th of 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | |
2009 | Fourth place | 4th of 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
2013 | Group stage | 10th of 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
2017 | Group stage | 7th of 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Total | 2 Titles | 8/8 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 50 |
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