Canada men's national under-20 soccer team

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Canada Under-20
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Nickname(s) The Canucks
Les Rouges (The Reds)
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 colours
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First international
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 1–1 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
(Puebla, Mexico; February 20, 1973)
Biggest win
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 9–0 Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg
(Tegucigalpa, Honduras; November 26, 1978)
Biggest defeat
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5–0 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
(Sunrise, Florida, United States; December 18, 2010)
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 5–0 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
(Niamey, Niger; December 6, 2005)
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 6–1 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
(Niamey, Niger; December 8, 2005)[ citation needed ]
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1979 )
Best resultQuarter-finals (2003)
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Appearances24 (first in 1973 )
Best resultChampions (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.

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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.

History

1976–1996

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.

1997–2004

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.

2005–present

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.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last twelve months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. [1] [2]

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2024

February 23 Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers Group D Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg8–0Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
16:00 (15:00 EST)
Report Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium
Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
June 21 Friendly Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svgCancelledFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada La Calera, Chile
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June 23 Friendly Peru  Flag of Peru.svgCancelledFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada La Calera, Chile
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June 23 Friendly Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg1–2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Santiago, Chile
Report
Stadium: Predio ANFP

Coaching history

NameYears
Barrie Clarke 1979–80
Bob Bearpark 1985–94
Bruce Twamley 1994–97
Paul James 1998–2001
Stephen Hart 2002
Dale Mitchell 2002–07
Tony Fonseca 2007–10
Valerio Gazzola [3] 2010–11
Nick Dasovic 2011–13
Rob Gale 2014–18
Andrew Olivieri 2018–22
Mauro Biello 2022–23
Andrew Olivieri 2023–present

Players

Current squad

The following 21 players were called up for the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. [4]

Caps and goals as of July 30, 2024, after the match against Panama.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Grégoire Świderski (2005-10-05) October 5, 2005 (age 19)60 Flag of Spain.svg Deportivo Alavés B
181 GK Nathaniel Abraham (2007-04-23) April 23, 2007 (age 17)00 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC
161 GK Isaiah Goldson (2005-08-21) August 21, 2005 (age 19)00 Flag of the United States.svg University of Michigan

122 DF James Cameron (2005-01-24) January 24, 2005 (age 20)70 Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Rapids
22 DF Theo Rigopoulos (2006-10-29) October 29, 2006 (age 18)70 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC II
142 DF Ethan Schilte-Brown (2005-06-01) June 1, 2005 (age 19)60 Flag of Scotland.svg Kilmarnock
32 DF Christian Greco-Taylor (2005-02-20) February 20, 2005 (age 20)60 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pacific FC
52 DF Adam Pearlman (2005-04-05) April 5, 2005 (age 19)50 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg HFX Wanderers
132 DF Richard Chukwu (2008-02-25) February 25, 2008 (age 17)30 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC II
212 DF Immanuel Mathe (2006-01-27) January 27, 2006 (age 19)20 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Whitecaps FC 2

103 MF Jessé Costa (captain) (2005-04-28) April 28, 2005 (age 19)111 Flag of Brazil.svg SC Corinthians U20
83 MF Jeevan Badwal (2006-03-11) March 11, 2006 (age 18)60 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Whitecaps FC 2
43 MF Alessandro Biello (2005-07-20) July 20, 2005 (age 19)61 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg HFX Wanderers
203 MF Andrei Dumitru (2006-10-28) October 28, 2006 (age 18)30 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC II
63 MF Khadim Kane (2005-05-17) May 17, 2005 (age 19)20 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Forge FC

74 FW Santiago López (2005-06-10) June 10, 2005 (age 19)76 Flag of Mexico.svg UNAM
194 FW Tavio Ciccarelli (2006-07-24) July 24, 2006 (age 18)64 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg HFX Wanderers
154 FW Oumar Diallo (2005-02-27) February 27, 2005 (age 20)60 Flag of Austria.svg LASK
94 FW Myles Morgan (2005-06-20) June 20, 2005 (age 19)65 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Whitecaps FC 2
114 FW Kimani Stewart-Baynes (2005-01-17) January 17, 2005 (age 20)60 Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Rapids
174 FW Mataeo Bunbury (2005-06-13) June 13, 2005 (age 19)41 Flag of the United States.svg Portland Timbers 2

Recent call-ups

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 if they qualify.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GK Ivan Pavela (2005-03-03) March 3, 2005 (age 19)10 Flag of Croatia.svg Hajduk Split v. Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay, June 23, 2024

DF Lazar Stefanovic (2006-10-08) October 8, 2006 (age 18)30 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC II v. Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay, June 23, 2024
DF Sergei Kozlovskiy (2008-06-18) June 18, 2008 (age 16)22 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CF Montréal 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying
DF Luc de Fougerolles (2005-10-12) October 12, 2005 (age 19)00 Flag of England.svg Fulham 2022 CONCACAF U20 Championship PRE
DF Joshua Gordon (2005-07-24) July 24, 2005 (age 19)00 Flag of the United States.svg University of Kentucky 2022 CONCACAF U20 Championship PRE
DF Kundai Mawoko (2005-02-11) February 11, 2005 (age 20)00 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC II 2022 CONCACAF U20 Championship PRE

MF Jovan Ivanisevic (2005-01-19) January 19, 2005 (age 20)10 Flag of Italy.svg Bologna Primavera v. Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay, June 23, 2024
MF Luka Juricic (2005-08-23) August 23, 2005 (age 19)00 Flag of Hungary.svg Puskás Akadémia v. Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay, June 23, 2024
MF Adrian Pacheco (2005-07-02) July 2, 2005 (age 19)00 Flag of Bolivia.svg Jorge Wilstermann v. Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay, June 23, 2024
MF Tiago Codinha (2006-04-07) April 7, 2006 (age 18)20 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Twente 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying
MF Matteo Schiavoni (2005-04-09) April 9, 2005 (age 19)20 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Forge FC 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying

FW Kevaughn Tavernier (2006-02-24) February 24, 2006 (age 19)22 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Forge FC 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying

  • ALT = Alternate player
  • INJ = Injured player
  • PRE = Preliminary squad

Previous Canada U-20 squads

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

U-20 World Cup record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Tunisia.svg 1977 did not qualify
Flag of Japan.svg 1979 Group stage13th of 16310235
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1981 did not qualify
Flag of Mexico.svg 1983
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1985 Group stage14th of 16301207
Flag of Chile.svg 1987 Group stage12th of 16302145
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1989 did not qualify
Flag of Portugal.svg 1991
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1993
Flag of Qatar.svg 1995
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1997 Round of 1613th of 24411235
Flag of Nigeria.svg 1999 did not qualify
Flag of Argentina.svg 2001 Group stage24th of 24300309
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2003 Quarter-finals8th of 24520346
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2005 Group stage21st of 24301227
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2007 Group stage24th of 24300306
Flag of Egypt.svg 2009 did not qualify
Flag of Colombia.svg 2011
Flag of Turkey.svg 2013
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2015
Flag of South Korea.svg 2017
Flag of Poland.svg 2019
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2021 Cancelled
Flag of Argentina.svg 2023 did not qualify
Flag of Chile.svg 2025
TotalQuarter-finals8/242745181650

CONCACAF U-20 Championship

CONCACAF U-20 Championship record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Panama.svg 1962 did not enter
Flag of Guatemala.svg 1964
Flag of Cuba.svg 1970
Flag of Mexico.svg 1973 Fourth place4th of 6401326
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1974 Quarter-finals4th of 124310134
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg 1976 Second round5th of 1562131413
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 1978 Runner-up2nd of 137313164
Flag of the United States.svg 1980 Semi-finals4th of 18523062
Flag of Guatemala.svg 1982 Second round5th of 125212108
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 1984 Runner-up2nd of 168431134
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 1986 Champions1st of 107610232
Flag of Guatemala.svg 1988 Group stage6th of 10411244
Flag of Guatemala.svg 1990 Group stage5th of 12211010
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1992 Third place3rd of 115311126
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 1994 Third place3rd of 1263031810
Flag of Mexico.svg 1996 Champions1st of 125410102
Flag of Guatemala.svg Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 1998 Group stage6th of 8310247
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 2001 Group stage3rd of 8321020
Flag of Panama.svg Flag of the United States.svg 2003 Group stage2nd of 8321052
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 2005 Group stage2nd of 8330041
Flag of Panama.svg Flag of Mexico.svg 2007 did not enter
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 2009 Group stage5th of 8310233
Flag of Guatemala.svg 2011 Quarter-finals7th of 12310227
Flag of Mexico.svg 2013 Quarter-finals6th of 12310287
Flag of Jamaica.svg 2015 Group stage9th of 125104811
Flag of Costa Rica.svg 2017 Group stage9th of 12310226
Flag of the United States.svg 2018 Group stage5302106
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 2020 Cancelled
Flag of Honduras.svg 2022 Round of 1611th of 20412174
Flag of Mexico.svg 2024 Quarter-finals6th of 12421165
Total2 Titles25/29110532136203124

Jeux de la Francophonie

Jeux de la Francophonie record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Morocco.svg 1989 Gold medal1st of 10431093
Flag of France.svg 1994 Group stage5th of 9210165
Flag of Madagascar.svg 1997 Gold medal1st of 10522132
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2001 Quarter-finals6th of 12411247
Flag of Niger.svg 2005 Group stage12th of 123003113
Flag of Lebanon.svg 2009 Fourth place4th of 9411249
Flag of France.svg 2013 Group stage10th of 14310237
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 2017 Group stage7th of 16320134
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 2023 Group stageWithdrew
Total2 Titles8/928115123350

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Canada's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Honours

See also

References

  1. "Draw reveals groups for 2024 Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers". CONCACAF . October 11, 2023. Archived from the original on October 11, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  2. "CONCACAF Under-20 Championship - Match Schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF . Archived (PDF) from the original on October 11, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  3. Canadian soccer names new U20 coach
  4. "CANM20 Squad announced for 2024 Concacaf U-20 Championship". Canada Soccer. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.