Canada men's national under-17 soccer team
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The Canada U-17 men's national soccer team (also known as Canada Under-17s or Canada U-17s) represents Canada in international soccer at this age level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association, the governing body for soccer in Canada.
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| Nickname(s) | The Canucks, Les Rouges (The Reds) | ||
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| Association | Canadian Soccer Association | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
| Head coach | Andrew Olivieri | ||
| FIFA code | CAN | ||
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| First international | |||
 Canada 3–3 Costa Rica  (Mexico City, Mexico; May 13, 1985) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Canada 10–0 Nicaragua  (San Salvador, El Salvador; November 2, 1994) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Canada 0-5 Brazil  (Itu, Brazil; October 1, 2023) | |||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1987) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 2011, 2013, 2019, 2023) | ||
| CONCACAF Under-17 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 18 (first in 1985) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2011) | ||
Many of Canada's current internationals have played at one or more of these age levels early in their career, often working with the same coaches and teammates throughout their progression into the senior squad.
The team has qualified for eight out of nineteen FIFA U-17 World Cups.
The team also competes in the CONCACAF U-17 Championship.
- As of September 29, 2023.[1]
| Position | Name | Nation |
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| Head coach | Andrew Olivieri | Canada |
- Caretaker managers are listed in italics.
- Brian Hughes (1985–1987)
- Bert Goldberger (1987–1994)
- Tony Taylor (1995–1996)
- Stephen Hart (2002–2007)
- Sean Fleming (2011)
- Paul Stalteri (2016–2017)
- Andrew Olivieri (2019–present)
Fixtures and recent results
The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss
| December 15 Copa México de Naciones Sub-17 | Costa Rica | 1–2 | Canada | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 5:00PM EST | Report |
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Stadium: Centro de Alto Rendimiento de la Federación Mexicana de Fútbol | |
| Note: Conflicting reports show the result as 0–2 with both goals scored by Liam MacKenzie.[2] | ||||
| December 19 Copa México de Naciones Sub-17 | Mexico | 3–0 | Canada | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 10:30AM CST |
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Report | Stadium: Cancha 1 - Centro de Alto Rendimiento de la Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Referee: Luis López (Mexico) |
Current Canada U17 squad
The following 23 players were named in the final squad for the FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Indonesia from November 12 to December 2, 2023.[3]
Caps and goals as of November 16, 2023, after the match against the Mali under-17 football team.
Recent Canada U17 call-ups
The following players have been called up for the team within the last twelve months.[4]
Current Canada U15 squad
The following 22 players have been named in the final Canada Under-15 roster for the CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship held in Curaçao and the Dominican Republic in August, 2023.[5]
Caps and goals as of August 10, 2023, after the match against the Haiti U15 Soccer Team.
Coach: Mike Vitulano
Previous Canada U17 squads
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| FIFA U-17 World Cup record | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1985 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1987 | Group stage | 16th of 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| 1989 | Group stage | 16th of 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
| 1991 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1993 | Group stage | 16th of 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | |
| 1995 | Group stage | 16th of 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1997 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
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| 2011 | Group stage | 19th of 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2013 | Group stage | 18th of 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2017 | |||||||||
| 2019 | Group stage | 22nd of 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2023 | Group stage | 22nd of 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2025 | to be determined | ||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 8/20 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 70 | |
CONCACAF U-17 Championship
| CONCACAF U-17 Championship record | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1983 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 1985 | Third place | 3rd of 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | |
| 1987 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 1988 | Third place | 3rd of 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | |
| 1991 | Group stage | 6th of 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1992 | Third place | 3rd of 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | |
| 1994 | Third place | 3rd of 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 4 | |
| 1996 | Fourth place | 4th of 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1999 | Group stage | 6th of 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
| 2001 | Group stage | 4th of 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
| 2003 | Group stage | 5th of 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2005 | Group stage | 5th of 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2007 | Group stage | 6th of 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
| 2009 | Group stage | 7th of 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2011 | Runners-up | 2nd of 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | |
| 2013 | Third place | 3rd of 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | |
| 2015 | Playoff round | 5th of 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | |
| 2017 | Group stage | 7th of 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2019 | Semi-finals | 4th of 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | |
| 2023 | Semi-finals | 4th of 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | |
| Total | Runners-up | 18/20 | 84 | 38 | 16 | 30 | 154 | 102 | |
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup - Staff". canadasoccer.com. Canada Soccer.
- ^ Jimenez, Gustavo (December 15, 2022). "Gira de fogueos en México sigue dejando valiosas lecciones a la Sele Sub 17" [Blank tour in Mexico continues to teach the Sele Sub 17 valuable lessons]. Costa Rica national football team (in Spanish). Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ "CANADA ANNOUNCES SQUAD FOR THE FIFA U-17 WORLD CUP INDONESIA 2023™". canadasoccer.com. Canada Soccer. November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- ^ "Canada Soccer announces Men's U-17 camp for domestic camp in Montréal". CanadaSoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. October 1, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- ^ "Canada at the Concacaf Boys' Under-15 Championship". canadasoccer.com. Canada Soccer. August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.