Canada men's national under-23 soccer team
Nickname(s) | The Canucks, Les Rouges (The Reds) | ||
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Association | Canadian Soccer Association | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
Head coach | Mauro Biello | ||
Top scorer | Rob Friend (12) | ||
FIFA code | CAN | ||
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First international | |||
Canada 3–0 Trinidad and Tobago (Burnaby, Canada; May 5, 1991) |
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Biggest win | |||
Canada 14–0 US Virgin Islands (Saint John, Canada; September 10, 2003) |
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Biggest defeat | |||
Australia 5–0 Canada (Sydney, Australia; June 2, 1996) |
The Canada men's national under-23 soccer team or the Canada Olympic soccer team represents Canada in international soccer at this age level and is controlled by the Canadian Soccer Association, the governing body for soccer in Canada.[1]
Unlike UEFA member associations that use U-21 regional competitions as Olympic qualifying, as a member of CONCACAF, Canada's U-23 team competes in regional qualifying in the same year as the summer Olympics and its call-ups are traditionally only limited to players under 23 years of age.
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History[edit]
2008 qualifying[edit]
Known for his vocal antics on the touchline, Nick Dasovic led Canada through Olympic qualifying in 2008, drawing Mexico 1–1 and helping to eliminate the heavily favoured Mexican side in the process. After a highly promising 5–0 win over Guatemala on a night when Mexico had to better that result against Haiti but could only win 5–1, Canada fell to the United States 3–0 in the semifinal, losing out on a spot in Beijing at the Olympics that summer. Canada recovered to defeat Guatemala in the third-place playoff, a rematch of their first round game, winning on penalties (5–3) after a scoreless draw through 120 minutes.
2012 qualifying[edit]
Tony Fonseca led Canada to an opening game 0–0 draw against El Salvador. Following this, Canada stunned the United States 2–0, contributing to their surprising early elimination on home soil. Canada disappointed in their final group stage game with a 1–1 tie versus Cuba, setting up a more difficult semi-final for them against Mexico, which they would lose 3–1.
2016 qualifying[edit]
It was announced in August 2015 that Canada head coach Benito Floro would be in charge of the Olympic team. The final squad for qualification was announced on September 18, 2015.[2]
Schedule and recent results[edit]
- As of March 18, 2017[3]
Win Draw Loss
2017[edit]
March 25 Aspire U-23 Tournament | Uzbekistan | 0–1 | Canada | Doha, Qatar |
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12:00 ET | Report | Elva | Stadium: Al-Khor Stadium |
March 28 Aspire U-23 Tournament | Qatar | 0–2 | Canada | Doha, Qatar |
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12:00 ET | [citation needed] | Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium |
Players[edit]
Current squad[edit]
The following players were named to the roster for the camp and friendlies against club teams S.I.M.A. and Atlético Nacional from January 9-18, 2018.[4]
Caps and goals as of March 28th, 2017, after the game against the Qatar.
Competitive record[edit]
Summer Olympics[edit]
Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics Qualification record |
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1992 | Did not qualify | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | ||||||||
1996 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||
2000 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
2004 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
2008 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||
2012 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
2016 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |||||||||
2020 | To be determined | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Total | – | 0/7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 39 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 48 | 53 |
Pan American Games[edit]
Pan American Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1995 | Did not participate | ||||||||
1999 | Fourth place | 4th of 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
2003 | Did not participate | ||||||||
2007 | |||||||||
2011 | |||||||||
2015 | Group stage | 7th of 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
Total | Fourth place | 2/6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
References[edit]
- ^ National Post (2012-03-28). "Canada will face Mexico for Olympic soccer berth". Retrieved 2012-03-29.
- ^ "Canada M23 picks players for CONCACAF Olympic Qualifiers". September 18, 2015.
- ^ "Canada to compete in Aspire U-23 Tournament".
- ^ "Canada Soccer's Men's National Team Program announces U-23 camp squad". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 9 January 2018.