Canada women's national under-20 soccer team

Canada U-20s

Nickname(s)	The Canucks, Les Rouges (The Reds)
Association	Canadian Soccer Association
Head coach	Cindy Tye
First colours Second colours
CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Appearances	8 (first in 2004)
Best result	Winners (2004, 2008)
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Appearances	8 (first in 2002)
Best result	Runners-up (2002)

The Canada U-20 women's national soccer team is a youth soccer team operated under the Canadian Soccer Association. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the full women's national team. Their most recent major competition was the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.

History

Canada hosted the inaugural FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in 2002 (U-19 prior to 2006). They won silver led by future star Christine Sinclair, finishing runner-up to the United States in a close 0–1 extra time defeat. Two years later, Canada won the 2004 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, again on home soil in another final contested against the Americans. They would repeat the feat four years later in Mexico, defeating the United States to capture their second CONCACAF Women's U-20 title.

At the 2010 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, Canada lost a critical third place match to Costa Rica, eliminating them from World Cup qualification for the first time.

Fixtures and results

See also: 2024 in association football and 2024 in sports by month

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2022

Canada v Saint Kitts and Nevis

25 February 2022 (2022-02-25) 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship GS	Canada	7–0	Saint Kitts and Nevis	San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
19:00 AST (UTC–4)	Small 9', 33' Smith 17', 30' Ward 21', 44' Courtnall 89'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Panamericano Referee: Tori Penso (United States)

El Salvador v Canada

27 February 2022 (2022-02-27) 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship GS	El Salvador	0–4	Canada	San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
19:00 AST (UTC–4)		Report	Grant-Clavijo 26' Smith 53' Thurton 63', 77'	Stadium: Estadio Panamericano Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)

Canada v Trinidad and Tobago

1 March 2022 (2022-03-01) 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship GS	Canada	5–0	Trinidad and Tobago	San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
19:00 AST (UTC–4)	Ward 37' Thurton 49' Melenhorst 58' Jourde 64' Novak 90'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Panamericano Referee: Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)

Canada v Cayman Islands

4 March 2022 (2022-03-04) 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship R16	Canada	13–0	Cayman Islands	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
19:00 AST (UTC–4)	Novak 5', 51' Smith 7', 15', 45+2', 47' Grant-Clavijo 39', 73' Burns 60' Courtnall 69' Pante 74' Melenhorst 76' Jourde 85'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Diana Pérez (Mexico)

Canada v Panama

8 March 2022 (2022-03-08) 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship QF	Canada	1–0	Panama	San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
19:00 AST (UTC–4)	Ward 29' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Panamericano Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)

Canada v Mexico

10 March 2022 (2022-03-10) 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship SF	Canada	0–1	Mexico	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
19:00 AST (UTC–4)		Report	Vázquez 27'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)

Puerto Rico v Canada

12 March 2022 (2022-03-12) 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship 3P	Puerto Rico	0–2	Canada	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
13:40 AST (UTC–4)		Report	Burns 38' (pen.) Jourde 39'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Katia García (Mexico)

Canada v South Korea

11 August 2022 (2022-08-11) 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS	Canada	0–2	South Korea	San José, Costa Rica
20:30 CST (UTC–6)		Report	Courtnall 53' (o.g.) Mun 62'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica Attendance: 839 Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

France v Canada

14 August 2022 (2022-08-14) 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS	France	3–1	Canada	San José, Costa Rica
20:00 CST (UTC–6)	Folquet 51', 66' Mbakem-Niaro 89'	Report	Smith 90+6'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica Attendance: 1327 Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

Nigeria v Canada

17 August 2022 (2022-08-17) 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS	Nigeria	3–1	Canada	Alajuela, Costa Rica
20:00 CST (UTC–6)	Onyenezide 24' (pen.), 32' (pen.) Olise 90+1'	Report	Novak 2'	Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Attendance: 973 Referee: Lara Lee (Australia)

Players

Current roster

The following players were named to the squad for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Anna Karpenko	(2002-04-10)April 10, 2002 (aged 19)	10	0	Harvard University
20	1GK	Sierra Giorgio	(2003-10-09)October 9, 2003 (aged 18)	7	0	Syracuse University
21	1GK	Coralie Lallier	(2005-05-26)May 26, 2005 (aged 16)	0	0	NDC-CDN Québec
3	2DF	Mia Pante	(2003-03-25)March 25, 2003 (aged 18)	7	1	Texas A&M University
4	2DF	Jade Rose	(2003-02-12)February 12, 2003 (aged 18)	12	0	Harvard University
5	2DF	Annika Leslie	(2003-04-22)April 22, 2003 (aged 18)	7	0	West Virginia University
12	2DF	Vivianne Bessette	(2002-06-23)June 23, 2002 (aged 19)	7	0	University of South Florida
14	2DF	Brooklyn Courtnall	(2002-12-28)December 28, 2002 (aged 19)	7	2	University of Southern California
15	2DF	Lou Tse	(2002-12-07)December 7, 2002 (aged 19)	7	0	Southern Methodist University
2	3MF	Zoe Burns	(2002-01-05)January 5, 2002 (aged 19)	7	2	University of Southern California
6	3MF	Maya Ladhani	(2002-09-06)September 6, 2002 (aged 19)	3	1	Avaldsnes
7	3MF	Florianne Jourde	(2004-11-05)November 5, 2004 (aged 17)	7	3	NDC-CDN Québec
8	3MF	Sonia Walk	(2002-08-12)August 12, 2002 (aged 19)	12	0	Boston College
10	3MF	Nikayla Small	(2003-03-24)March 24, 2003 (aged 18)	7	2	Wake Forest University
13	3MF	Simi Awujo	(2003-09-23)September 23, 2003 (aged 18)	7	0	University of Southern California
16	3MF	Keera Melenhorst	(2003-05-02)May 2, 2003 (aged 18)	7	2	University of Oklahoma
9	4FW	Miya Grant-Claviji	(2003-06-17)June 17, 2003 (aged 18)	7	3	Brown University
11	4FW	Kaila Novak	(2002-03-24)March 24, 2002 (aged 19)	11	4	UCLA
17	4FW	Holly Ward	(2003-10-25)October 25, 2003 (aged 18)	7	4	University of Texas
18	4FW	Olivia Smith	(2004-08-05)August 5, 2004 (aged 17)	7	7	Florida State University
19	4FW	Serita Thurton	(2002-01-16)January 16, 2002 (aged 19)	7	3	University of South Florida

Previous rosters

• 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
• 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
• 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
• 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record

Main article: FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
2002	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	16	6
2004	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	13	7
2006	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	4
2008	Group stage	3	1	0	2	5	4
2010	Did not qualify
2012	Group stage	3	1	0	2	8	4
2014	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	4	5
2016	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	13
2018	Did not qualify
2022	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	8
Total	8/10	29	12	1	16	53	51

CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship record

Main article: CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship

Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
2002		Did not participate
2004	Champions	5	5	0	0	20	1
2006	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	20	7
2008	Champions	5	5	0	0	12	2
2010	Fourth place	5	3	0	2	6	3
2012	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	15	2
2014		Did not participate
2015	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	11	1
2018	Fourth place	5	3	0	2	12	4
2020	Quarter-finals	5	2	1	2	9	7
2022	Third place	7	6	0	1	32	1
Total	9/11	47	36	1	10	137	28

See also

• Canada women's national under-17 soccer team
• Canada men's national youth soccer teams
• Soccer in Canada