Canada men's national under-20 soccer team

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 first under-20 soccer squad 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.

According to Canada Soccer's record book, many of the squads from this era were actually classified as under-19 at the time.

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.

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Coaching history

Name YearsAlan Ross1973Barrie Clarke1979–80Bob Bearpark1985–94Bruce Twamley1994–97Paul James1998–2001Stephen Hart2002Dale Mitchell2002–07Tony Fonseca 2007–10Valerio GazzolaCanadian soccer names new U20 coach2010–11Nick Dasovic2011–13Rob Gale 2014–18Andrew Olivieri 2018–22Mauro Biello2022–23Andrew Olivieri 2023–present

Players Current U20 squad Canada Soccer has announced its 21-player squad for the 2026 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. The tournament runs from 24 July to 9 August in Mexico. Canada was drawn into Group C alongside Honduras, Panama, and Jamaica. The team opens play against Panama on Saturday, 25 July. This will be followed by a match against Honduras on Tuesday, 29 July, and Jamaica on August 1st.

Caps and goals as of August 8, 2026, after the match against Mexico.

= Alternate player Players in bold have been already capped with the senior team.

Recent U20 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.

= Alternate player = Injured player = Preliminary squad = Withdrew for non-injury reason

Current U18 squad The following 22 players were called up for the Men's U-18 National Team squad for a preparation camp in Finland from August 30 to September 8, 2025. As part of the camp, CANM18 will face Finland on 5 September and Switzerland on 7 September. The camp is a step in the lead-up to the 2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup™, with the qualification matches beginning in 2026. Caps and goals as of September 7, 2025, after the match against Switzerland.

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= Withdrew due to injury = No longer eligible. Switched allegiance to another nation. = Preliminary squad = Retired from the national team = Withdrew for non-injury reason

Previous squads

FIFA U-20 World Cup 1979 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad 1985 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad 1987 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad 1997 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad 2001 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad

CONCACAF U-20 Championship 2001 CONCACAF U-20 Championship squad 2003 CONCACAF U-20 Championship squad 2005 CONCACAF U-20 Championship squad 2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship squad 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship squad 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship squad 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship squad 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship squad 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship squad 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship squad 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship squad 2026 CONCACAF U-20 Championship squad

Jeux de la Francophonie 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie squad 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie squad

Competitive record Champions Runners-up Third place Tournament played fully or partially on home soil

FIFA U-20 World Cup FIFA U-20 World Cup recordYearResultPosition 1977Did not qualify 1979Group stage13th of 16310235 1981Did not qualify 1983 1985Group stage14th of 16301207 1987Group stage12th of 16302145 1989Did not qualify 1991 1993 1995 1997Round of 1613th of 24411235 1999Did not qualify 2001Group stage24th of 24300309 2003Quarter-finals8th of 24520346 2005Group stage21st of 24301227 2007Group stage24th of 24300306 2009Did not qualify 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021Cancelled 2023Did not qualify 2025 2027Qualified 2029To be determinedTotal Quarter-finals 9/26 27 4 5 18 16 50

CONCACAF U-20 Championship CONCACAF U-20 Championship recordYearResultPosition 1962Did not enter 1964 1970 1973Fourth place4th of 6401326 1974Quarter-finals4th of 124310134 1976Second round5th of 1562131413 1978Runner-up2nd of 137313164 1980Semi-finals3rd of 18523062 1982Second round5th of 125212108 1984Runner-up2nd of 168431134 1986Champions1st of 107610232 1988Group stage6th of 10411244 1990Group stage5th of 12211010 1992Third place3rd of 115311126 1994Third place3rd of 1263031810 1996Champions1st of 125410102 1998Group stage6th of 8310247 2001Group stage3rd of 8321020 2003Group stage2nd of 8321052 2005Group stage2nd of 8330041 2007Did not enter 2009Group stage5th of 8310233 2011Quarter-finals7th of 12310227 2013Quarter-finals6th of 12310287 2015Group stage9th of 125104811 2017Group stage9th of 12310226 2018Group stage–5302106 2020Cancelled 2022Round of 1611th of 20412174 2024Quarter-finals6th of 12421165 2026Semi-finals3rd of 125221106Total 2 Titles 25/30 115 55 23 37 213 130

Jeux de la Francophonie Jeux de la Francophonie recordYearResultPosition 1989Gold medal1st of 10431093 1994Group stage5th of 9210165 1997Gold medal1st of 10522132 2001Quarter-finals6th of 12411247 2005Group stage12th of 123003113 2009Fourth place4th of 9411249 2013Group stage10th of 14310237 2017Group stage7th of 16320134 2023Group stageWithdrewTotal 2 Titles 8/9 28 11 5 12 33 50

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

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

Canada men's national under-20 soccer team

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