Canada men's national under-20 soccer team

Canada Under-20
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
First colours	Second colours
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.

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.

Coaching history

Name	Years
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^[1]	2010–11
Nick Dasovic	2011–13
Rob Gale	2014–18
Andrew Olivieri	2018–22
Mauro Biello	2022–23
Andrew Olivieri	2023–present

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.^[2]^[3]

Win Draw Loss

2024

February 23 Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers Group D	Canada	8–0	Dominica	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
16:00 (15:00 EST)	Morgan 8', 36', 47' López 26', 65' Tavernier 27' Kozlovskiy 87', 90 4'	Report		Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

February 25 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	Ciccarelli 23', 54', 89' (pen.) Biello 51'	Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium Referee: Okeito Nicholson (Jamaica)

February 27 Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers Group D	Trinidad and Tobago	0–3	Canada	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
19:00 (18:00 EST)		Report	Morgan 10' López 54' Tavernier 79'	Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium Referee: Shavin Greene (Guyana)

June 19 Friendly	Chile	1–0	Canada	La Calera, Chile
7:30PM EST	Loyola 75'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar

June 21 Friendly	Ecuador	Cancelled	Canada	La Calera, Chile
		Report

June 23 Friendly	Peru	Cancelled	Canada	La Calera, Chile
		Report

June 23 Friendly	Paraguay	1–2	Canada	Santiago, Chile
	Baruja 9' (pen.)	Report	Costa 26' Morgan 75'	Stadium: Predio ANFP

July 20 Concacaf U-20 Championship Group B	Honduras	2–2	Canada	Irapuato, Mexico
20:06 CST (UTC−6)	Villatoro 55' Osorto 90 4'	Report	López 17' Morgan 43'	Stadium: Estadio Sergio León Chávez Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

July 23 Concacaf U-20 Championship Group B	Canada	1–0	Dominican Republic	Irapuato, Mexico
17:06 CST (UTC−6)	Ciccarelli 86'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Sergio León Chávez Referee: David Gómez (Costa Rica)

July 26 Concacaf U-20 Championship Group B	El Salvador	1–2	Canada	Irapuato, Mexico
16:06 CST (UTC−6)	Castillo 77'	Report	López 21' Bunbury 90 3'	Stadium: Estadio Sergio León Chávez Referee: Fernando Morón (Panama)

July 30 Concacaf U-20 Championship QF	Panama	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Canada	Léon, Mexico
20:06 CST (UTC−6)	Mosquera 68' (pen.) Modelo 95'	Report	López 78'	Stadium: Estadio León Referee: Hakeem Harvey (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

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.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Grégoire Świderski	(2005-10-05) October 5, 2005 (age 19)	6	0	Deportivo Alavés B
18	1GK	Nathaniel Abraham	(2007-04-23) April 23, 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Toronto FC
16	1GK	Isaiah Goldson	(2005-08-21) August 21, 2005 (age 19)	0	0	University of Michigan

12	2DF	James Cameron	(2005-01-24) January 24, 2005 (age 19)	7	0	Vancouver FC
2	2DF	Theo Rigopoulos	(2006-10-29) October 29, 2006 (age 18)	7	0	Toronto FC II
14	2DF	Ethan Schilte-Brown	(2005-06-01) June 1, 2005 (age 19)	6	0	Kilmarnock
3	2DF	Christian Greco-Taylor	(2005-02-20) February 20, 2005 (age 19)	6	0	Pacific FC
5	2DF	Adam Pearlman	(2005-04-05) April 5, 2005 (age 19)	5	0	Toronto FC
13	2DF	Richard Chukwu	(2008-02-25) February 25, 2008 (age 16)	3	0	Toronto FC II
21	2DF	Immanuel Mathe	(2006-01-27) January 27, 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Whitecaps FC 2

10	3MF	Jessé Costa (captain)	(2005-04-28) April 28, 2005 (age 19)	11	1	SC Corinthians U20
8	3MF	Jeevan Badwal	(2006-03-11) March 11, 2006 (age 18)	6	0	Whitecaps FC 2
4	3MF	Alessandro Biello	(2005-07-20) July 20, 2005 (age 19)	6	1	CF Montréal
20	3MF	Andrei Dumitru	(2006-10-28) October 28, 2006 (age 18)	3	0	Toronto FC II
6	3MF	Khadim Kane	(2005-05-17) May 17, 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Forge FC

7	4FW	Santiago López	(2005-06-10) June 10, 2005 (age 19)	7	6	UNAM
19	4FW	Tavio Ciccarelli	(2006-07-24) July 24, 2006 (age 18)	6	4	HFX Wanderers
15	4FW	Oumar Diallo	(2005-02-27) February 27, 2005 (age 19)	6	0	LASK
9	4FW	Myles Morgan	(2005-06-20) June 20, 2005 (age 19)	6	5	Whitecaps FC 2
11	4FW	Kimani Stewart-Baynes	(2005-01-17) January 17, 2005 (age 19)	6	0	Colorado Rapids
17	4FW	Mataeo Bunbury	(2005-06-13) June 13, 2005 (age 19)	4	1	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.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Ivan Pavela	(2005-03-03) March 3, 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Hajduk Split	v. Paraguay, June 23, 2024

DF	Lazar Stefanovic	(2006-10-08) October 8, 2006 (age 18)	3	0	Toronto FC II	v. Paraguay, June 23, 2024
DF	Sergei Kozlovskiy	(2008-06-18) June 18, 2008 (age 16)	2	2	CF Montréal	2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying
DF	Luc de Fougerolles	(2005-10-12) October 12, 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Fulham	2022 CONCACAF U20 Championship^PRE
DF	Joshua Gordon	(2005-07-24) July 24, 2005 (age 19)	0	0	University of Kentucky	2022 CONCACAF U20 Championship^PRE
DF	Kundai Mawoko	(2005-02-11) February 11, 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Toronto FC II	2022 CONCACAF U20 Championship^PRE

MF	Jovan Ivanisevic	(2005-01-19) January 19, 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Istra 1961	v. Paraguay, June 23, 2024
MF	Luka Juricic	(2005-08-23) August 23, 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Puskás Akadémia	v. Paraguay, June 23, 2024
MF	Adrian Pacheco	(2005-07-02) July 2, 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Jorge Wilstermann	v. Paraguay, June 23, 2024
MF	Tiago Codinha	(2006-04-07) April 7, 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Twente	2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying
MF	Matteo Schiavoni	(2005-04-09) April 9, 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Forge FC	2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying

FW	Kevaughn Tavernier	(2006-02-24) February 24, 2006 (age 18)	2	2	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
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	did not qualify
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	did not qualify
Total	Quarter-finals	8/24	27	4	5	18	16	50

CONCACAF U-20 Championship

CONCACAF U-20 Championship record
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	11th of 20	4	1	2	1	7	4
2024	Quarter-finals	6th of 12	4	2	1	1	6	5
Total	2 Titles	25/29	110	53	21	36	203	124

Jeux de la Francophonie

Jeux de la Francophonie record
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
2023	Group stage	Withdrew
Total	2 Titles	8/9	28	11	5	12	33	50

Honours

CONCACAF U-20 Championship
- Winners (2): 1986, 1996
- Runners-up (2): 1978, 1984
- Third place (3): 1992, 1994, 2001
Football at the Jeux de la Francophonie
- Winners (2): 1989, 1997

References

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

External links

Head-to-head record

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

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Argentina	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Australia	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Austria	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Brazil	3	0	0	3	0	5	−5	000.00
Burkina Faso	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	100.00
Chile	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Colombia	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Congo	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Czech Republic	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	100.00
Germany	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	000.00
Hungary	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	100.00
Iraq	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Italy	2	0	1	1	3	6	−3	000.00
Nigeria	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2	000.00
Paraguay	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Portugal	1	1	0	0	3	1	2	100.00
South Korea	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Soviet Union	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	000.00
Spain	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	000.00
Syria	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	000.00
Total	27	4	5	18	16	50	−34	014.81

[1] Canadian soccer names new U20 coach

[2] "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.

[3] "CONCACAF Under-20 Championship - Match Schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 11, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

[4] "CANM20 Squad announced for 2024 Concacaf U-20 Championship". Canada Soccer. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.

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