Canada national junior football team

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Canada U20 Football Team
Full name Football Canada World Junior Team
NicknamesTrue North
Short nameTeam Canada/Equipe Canada
SportAmerican Football/Canadian Football
FoundedU20 team: 2000
League IFAF
Division IFAF Americas
Location Ottawa, Ontario
Colours   
Anthem O Canada
Fight song: The Maple Leaf Forever
OwnerNon-profit
President Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jim Mullin
Managing director Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kevin McDonald
Head coach Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Warren Craney
Manager Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jamie Geisler
Overall record NFL Global Junior Championship: 22-4, IFAF Junior World Championship: 17-3, Overall: 39-7
ChampionshipsNFL Global Junior Championship: 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, IFAF Junior World Championship: 2012, 2016, 2018, 2024
Broadcasters IFAF.tv, TSN
Websitefootballcanada.com
Canada national junior football team
Medal record
Men's American football
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NFL Global Junior Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2000 United StatesTeam
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2001 United StatesTeam
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2002 United StatesTeam
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2003 United StatesTeam
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2004 United StatesTeam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2005 United StatesTeam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2006 United StatesTeam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2007 United StatesTeam
World Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 United States Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 United States Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Kuwait Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 China Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Mexico Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Canada Team

The Canada national football junior team a.k.a. the Football Canada World Junior Team represent Canada in international gridiron football competitions. The football program is part of the football development program and is controlled by Football Canada and is recognized by the International Federation of American Football (IFAF). It is the premiere team in male development for the organization. While Football Canada is the governing body for amateur Canadian football, IFAF-sponsored games are played using American football rules. Team Canada first competed on the world stage in the NFL Global Junior Championship in 2000 with a championship victory over Team Europe. They competed for their first IFAF Junior World Championship in 2009. [1]

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Canada developed the Football Canada World Junior Team as an elite program which participated in IFAF Under-19 World Championship which was held every two years from 2012 until 2020.

The IFAF U20 World Junior Championship replaced the U19 format and was staged in June 2024 in Edmonton, Canada. [2] With the 2020 championship cancelled due to COVID-19, there were efforts to restage that event in 2021 as a U20 aged event in Vancouver, but was still subject to pandemic cancellations. [3]

History

Football Canada became a full member of the IFAF in 2004. [4] Thereafter Canada competed in international junior, flag, and women's football events. [5]

Team Canada is the most successful team at the IFAF World Junior Championships, with four gold and two silver medals. Canada is the only national team to win three consecutive championships in 2016 in Harbin, China over the United States, followed up with a 2018 win over the Mexico, and a 2024 win over Japan. [6]

The roster of the Canada national football junior team is players aged 20 and under and are typically from U SPORTS, Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL), Quebec-based CEGEP schools, high school or community football programs. The head coach for the program is selected by Football Canada and appointed prior to selecting the remainder of the tournaments coaching staff or players. Warren Craney was appointed head coach of the 2024 team, reprising his role from 2016. Craney is the most decorated coach in IFAF football with two gold medals as a head coach (2016, 2024), one gold as an offensive coordinator in 2012, and two slivers (2009, 2014). In the 2024 World Junior Championship, Canada "B" Team named Canada II, coached by former McGill Redbirds head coach Ronald Hilaire, finished at the fifth place.

IFAF World Junior Championship Games

WCWinnerLoserGameDate and location
2009Canada55New Zealand0QuarterfinalJune 27, 2009 at Canton, Ohio
Canada38Japan35SemifinalJuly 1, 2009 at Canton, Ohio
United States41Canada3FinalJuly 4, 2009 at Canton, Ohio
2012Canada43Sweden0QuarterfinalJune 30, 2012 at Austin, Texas
Canada33Japan24SemifinalJuly 4, 2012 at Austin, Texas
Canada23USA17FinalJuly 7, 2012 at Austin, Texas
2014Canada91Kuwait0Pool gameJuly 7, 2014 at Kuwait City
Canada56France0Pool gameJuly 10, 2014 at Kuwait City
Canada36Austria7Pool gameJuly 13, 2014 at Kuwait City
United States40Canada17FinalJuly 16, 2014 at Kuwait City
2016Canada30Mexico16Pool gameJune 30, 2016 at Harbin, China
United States32Canada14Pool gameJuly 3, 2016 at Harbin, China
Canada28Mexico21SemifinalJuly 7, 2016 at Harbin, China
Canada (2)24United States6FinalJuly 10, 2016 at Harbin, China
2018Canada60Sweden0QuarterfinalJuly 15, 2018 at Mexico City
Canada28Japan22SemifinalJuly 18, 2018 at Mexico City
Canada (3)13Mexico7FinalJuly 21, 2018 at Mexico City
2024Canada110Brazil0QuarterfinalJune 22, 2024 at Edmonton, Alberta
Canada27Austria20SemifinalJune 26, 2024 at Edmonton, Alberta
Canada (4)20Japan9FinalJune 30, 2024 at Edmonton, Alberta

References

  1. ↑ "2009 Junior National Team". footballcanada.com. Football Canada. Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "New-style IFAF World Under-20 Championships heading for Canada in 2024". 28 February 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-12-12. Retrieved 2020-08-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "A Brief History of Football Canada". footballcanada.com. Football Canada. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Canada". ifaf.com. International Federation of American Football. 2011. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
  6. ↑ https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/canada-defeats-team-mexico-wins-gold-medal-at-2018-ifaf-u19-world-championships/#:~:text=U19%20World%20Championships-,Canada%20defeats%20Team%20Mexico%2C%20wins%20gold%20medal,2018%20IFAF%20U19%20World%20Championships&text=Team%20Canada%20defeated%20Mexico%2013,Mexico%20City's%2068%20Olympic%20Stadium Archived 2020-08-08 at the Wayback Machine .
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