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 ; (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]

The Canada U-20 men's national soccer team, also known as Canada Under-20s or Canada U-20s, is a youth team for national 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.

Team 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.

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following 20 players were named to the squad for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.^[1]

Caps and goals as of November 10, 2018, after the game against Martinique.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Alessandro Busti	(2000-06-30) June 30, 2000 (age 21)	3	0	ASD Valdruento
18	1GK	Thomas Hasal	(1999-07-09) July 9, 1999 (age 22)	5	0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC

2	2DF	Émile Legault	(2000-04-10) April 10, 2000 (age 21)	4	0	CS Mont-Royal Outremont
3	2DF	Daniel Kinumbe	(1999-03-15) March 15, 1999 (age 22)	3	0	HFX Wanderers FC
5	2DF	Julian Dunn-Johnson	(2000-07-11) July 11, 2000 (age 21)	4	0	Toronto FC
13	2DF	Terique Mohammed	(2000-01-27) January 27, 2000 (age 21)	2	0	York United FC
16	2DF	Rocco Romeo	(2000-03-25) March 25, 2000 (age 21)	3	0	Valour FC

4	3MF	Michael Baldisimo	(2000-04-13) April 13, 2000 (age 21)	3	0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
6	3MF	Yohan Le Bourhis	(2000-03-09) March 9, 2000 (age 21)	3	0	unattached
7	3MF	Clément Bayiha	(1999-03-08) March 8, 1999 (age 22)	5	1	CF Montréal
8	3MF	Noble Okello	(2000-07-20) July 20, 2000 (age 21)	5	3	Toronto FC
10	3MF	Mathieu Choinière	(1999-02-07) February 7, 1999 (age 22)	5	1	CF Montréal
11	3MF	Noah Verhoeven	(1999-06-15) June 15, 1999 (age 22)	5	0	York United
12	3MF	Dante Campbell	(1999-05-22) May 22, 1999 (age 22)	5	0	Toronto FC II
14	3MF	Benson Fazili	(2000-01-12) January 12, 2000 (age 21)	1	0	unattached
20	3MF	Steffen Yeates	(2000-01-04) January 4, 2000 (age 21)	1	1	Toronto FC II

9	4FW	Theo Bair	(1999-08-27) August 27, 1999 (age 22)	5	1	Hamarkameratene
15	4FW	José Hernández	(2000-03-19) March 19, 2000 (age 21)	3	1	Cavalry FC
17	4FW	Adonijah Reid	(1999-08-13) August 13, 1999 (age 22)	5	1	Miami FC
19	4FW	Jordan Perruzza	(2001-01-16) January 16, 2001 (age 20)	4	1	Toronto FC

Recent call-ups[]

The following players have been called up within the last 12 months and are still eligible at U20 level.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Axel Desjardins	(2000-01-13) January 13, 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Unattached	2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship ^TRA

DF	Justin Yarde	(2001-05-20) May 20, 2001 (age 20)	0	0	Ridgebacks	2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship ^TRA

MF	Calin Calaidjoglu	(2001-01-18) January 18, 2001 (age 20)	0	0	Unattached	2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship ^TRA
MF	Mohamed Omar	(1999-08-09) August 9, 1999 (age 22)	0	0	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship ^TRA
MF	Jacob Shaffelburg	(1999-11-26) November 26, 1999 (age 21)	0	0	Toronto FC	2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship ^TRA

Notes:

TRA = Training player

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	To be determined
Total	Quarter-finals	8/23	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	qualified
Total	2 Titles	24/28	102	50	18	34	190	115

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
Total	2 Titles	8/8	28	11	5	12	33	50

Honours[]

CONCACAF U-20 Championship

Winners (2): 1986, 1996

Football at the Jeux de la Francophonie

Winners (2): 1989, 1997

References[]

^ "Canada announces squad for the Concacaf Men's Under-20 Championship". CanadaSoccer.com. October 24, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.

External links[]

[1] "Canada announces squad for the Concacaf Men's Under-20 Championship". CanadaSoccer.com. October 24, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.

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show v t National under-20 association football teams of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
North America	Canada Mexico United States
Central America	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama
Caribbean	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bermuda¹ ³ Cuba Curaçao Dominica ^{2 3} ³ Guyana² Haiti Jamaica ³ Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis ³ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ³ Suriname² Trinidad and Tobago U.S. Virgin Islands
Defunct	Netherlands Antilles
1: Inside the North American zone, but CFU member. 2: South American country, but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU. 3: Full CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.