Canada men's national soccer team

Canada

Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	The Canucks Les Rouges (The Reds)
Association	Canadian Soccer Association
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach	Stephen Hart (interim)
Captain	Paul Stalteri
Most caps	Randy Samuel (82)
Top scorer	Dale Mitchell (19)
FIFA code	CAN
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	92
Highest	40 (December 1996)
Lowest	103 (March 2007)
First international
Unofficial: United States 0 – 1 Canada (Newark, USA; November 28, 1885) Official: Australia 3 – 2 Canada (Brisbane, Australia; June 7, 1924)
Biggest win
Unofficial: United States 0 – 7 Canada (St. Louis, USA; November 16, 1904) Official: Malaysia 0 – 5 Canada (Singapore; August 24, 1986)
Biggest defeat
Mexico 8 – 0 Canada (Mexico City, Mexico; June 18, 1993)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 1986)
Best result	Round 1, 1986
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1977)
Best result	Winners, 1985, 2000
FIFA Confederations Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2001)
Best result	Round 1, 2001

Olympic medal record
Representing Canada
Men’s Soccer
	1904 St. Louis	Team

The Canadian men's national soccer team represent Canada in international competitions at the senior men's level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association.

Their most significant achievements include qualifying for the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico and winning the CONCACAF Championship in 1985 and CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2000.

History

Early years

Soccer was being played in Canada before rules were formalized in Britain, with the Dominion Football Association (1877) and Western Football Association (1880) acting as precursors to the modern-day Canadian Soccer Association. In 1885, the WFA sent a representative team to New Jersey to take on a side put forth by the American Football Association, the then-unofficial governing body of the sport in the United States. In an unofficial friendly, Canada defeated their hosts 1-0 in East Newark, New Jersey. The American team won 3–2 in a return match one year later. In 1888, a team represented the WFA in a tour of the British Isles, earning a record of nine wins, five draws, and nine losses. The squad comprised 16 Canadian-born players with the only exception being tour organizer David Forsyth, who had immigrated to Canada one year after his birth.

In 1904 Galt Football Club represented the WFA at the Olympic Games in St Louis, Missouri. As just one of three teams competing, Galt defeated two American clubs, Christian Brothers College (7-0) and St. Rose (4-0) to win the tournament. No medals were awarded at the time as the competition was a demonstration event, but the IOC subsequently awarded Canada a gold medal and upgraded the status of the competition to an official event.

In 1905, a British team of touring amateurs nicknamed the "Pilgrims" toured Canada, with their match against Galt billed as the "championship of the world". The match was played in front of almost 4000 fans in Galt, now part of Cambridge, Ontario, and ended in a 3-3 draw.

The Canadian national team toured Australia in 1924, playing a series of "test" friendlies against their hosts, including their first official match, a 3-2 friendly defeat to the Australian national football team in Brisbane on June 24, 1924. In 1925, Canada played their old rivals, the United States, in Montreal, winning 1-0 on Ed McLaine's goal. In a return match in November of 1925 in Brooklyn, New York, Canada was defeated 1-5. One year later, Canada lost 2-6 to the Americans in the same city before playing four internationals in a 1927 tour of New Zealand.

1957 to 1986

Following the lead of British football associations, Canada withdrew from FIFA in 1928 over a dispute regarding broken time payments to amateur players. They rejoined the confederation in 1946 and took part in World Cup qualifying in the North American Football Confederation (NAFC) (a precursor to CONCACAF) for the first time in 1957, the first time they had played as a national team in 30 years. Under the guidance of head coach Don Petrie, Canada defeated the USA in Toronto 5-1 in their opening game, but lost two games in Mexico (failing to play a home game due to financial reasons) 0-2 and 0-3 before defeating the USA 3-2 in St. Louis. Mexico advanced as group winners, meaning that Canada missed out on the World Cup in 1958 in Sweden.

Canada withdrew from World Cup qualifying for 1962 and did not enter a team for 1966. They did compete in soccer however at the Football at the 1967 Pan American Games, their first time to do so in the sixth edition of the games, which they hosted in Winnipeg. Canada finished a respectable fourth place, helped somewhat by defending champion Brazil's absence.

A 0-0 draw away to Bermuda meant the Canadians, under manager Peter Dinsdale, could not advance out of the first round of qualifying for the 1970 World Cup. Dinsdale was replaced by Frank Pike. In their second participation in soccer at the Pan Am games, held in Cali, Canada did well to finish second in their opening round group (to hosts Colombia). In the final group round however, they managed only one win (over Columbia) and finished next to last.

Canada again failed at the first hurdle in qualifying for the 1974 World Cup. Under German manager Eckhard Krautzun, they finished second in a home and away qualifying group for the 1973 CONCACAF Championship (to Mexico). For the 1975 Pan Am Games, Canada, along with most of the larger Pan Am countries, sent their Olympic team, which was amateur (and senior aged), to compete. After narrowing qualifying out of the first round, the Canucks were soundly defeated by Costa Rica, Cuba, and Mexico, conceding a total of 14 goals while scoring none. At the Summer Olympics the following year, under head coach Colin Morris, Canada failed to get out of the first round, losing both of their games. This despite the brillant play of Jimmy Douglas, who scored a wonder goal against the U.S.S.R. and another goal against North Korea, Canada's only two goals for the tournament.

At the 1977 CONCACAF Championship, with both group winners and runners-up now advancing, Canada, again under head coach Krautzun, qualified as runners-up after defeating the Americans 3-0 in a neutral site one-match play-off, played in Port-au-Prince. In the championship, played in Monterrey and Mexico City, Mexico won all five of their matches with a plus 15 goals difference to win the tournament handily. Canada finished fourth.

Matters were different however at the next CONCACAF championship, in 1981, played in Tegucigalpa. Canada entered the tournament raising eyebrows by winning their qualifying group over Mexico and the States. In tournament play, the Canadians opened strongly with a 1-0 win over El Salvador, with Mike Stojanovic the goal-scorer, and a 1-1 tie against Haiti, with Stojanovic scoring again. They next lost to the hosts Honduras 1-2 and then drew with Mexico 1-1. A win in their final game against Cuba would have put them through to Spain, but they were held to a 2-2 draw, allowing El Salvador to qualify as tournament runners-up.

1981 through 1985 saw Canada develop under the guidance of English manager Tony Waiters. So close in 1981, Waiters would see the Maple Leafs through to their first World Cup finals appearance in 1985. A 1-1 away draw to Guatemala was key in allowing them to edge out Los Chapines in the first round group. The second round was also closely contested, in part as this Canadian squad was strong defensively but had limited ability to score goals. The Canucks managed to eke out a 1-0 away win over Honduras, thanks to a George Pakos winner, hold Costa Rica scoreless in San José, and then in their final game, one they needed to draw to qualify, beat Los Catrachos a second time, 2-1 in St. John's, Newfoundland, with Pakos and Igor Vrablic the goal scorers. The victory not only secured their first World Cup finals birth, but also the crown of CONCACAF champions for the first time, although Mexico did not compete, having already qualified automatically for the World Cup as hosts.

At the finals, Canada impressed defensively in their first game, allowing few chances and conceding a late Jean-Pierre Papin goal to lose to France 0-1. They lost their next two matches to both Hungary and the USSR 0-2, however, to finish at the bottom of their group.

1990s

Qualification for 1990 lasted all of two matches for Canada, a home-and-away series with Guatemala, played in October 1988. The Central Americans won the first game 1-0 in Guatemala City while Canada prevailed in Vancouver 3-2. Tied on goal difference, Los Chapines advanced on away goal rule.

1990 saw Canada take part in the first North American Nations Cup, hosting the three-team tournament. Mexico and Canada sent their full squads, but the USA sent a 'B' team. Canada won the tournament after a 1-0 win over the United States on May 6 and a 2-1 win over Mexico on May 13. All three Canadian goals were scored by John Catliff, the tournament's top scorer.

Canada came close to qualifying for the World Cup again in 1994 under the guidance of a defender on the 1986 team, Bob Lenarduzzi. They entered the tournament at the second round stage and advanced as group runners-up. Canada competed strongly in the final qualifying round, drawing their first match in Tegucigalpa, winning their next two, over El Salvador and Honduras in Vancouver, losing convincingly at Azteca Stadium, and winning 2-1 in San Salvador. They went into their final group match against Mexico, in Toronto, needing a win to win the group and thus qualify directly for the World Cup. Canada went up 1-0 on a goal credited to Alex Bunbury off a corner, but Mexico scored twice in the second half to win, 2-1. The loss meant Canada finished second and advanced to an intercontinental play-off series where they needed to win two rounds to qualify for the USA 94 World Cup. The Reds went up against Oceania Football Confederation's champions Australia. Canada won the first leg 2-1 in Edmonton. Australia led the second leg 2-1 at the end of 90 minutes, sending the tie to extra time. There was no score in the extra 30 minutes, meaning the series was decided by a penalty shootout which Australia won 4-1 to eliminate Canada from contention. Australia went on to lose 2-1 on aggregate to Argentina, who advanced to the World Cup.

With the World Cup to be played in the U.S., Canada had the opportunity to play a number of high-profile squads in tune-up matches. The highlight of this set of matches - played against Morocco, Brazil, Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands all within 13 days - was Canada holding eventual World Cup champions Brazil to a 1-1 draw at Commonwealth Stadium, on 69th minute equalizer by Eddy Berdusco, on Canada's only real scoring chance in the game. Also memorable were accusations by Dutch players after their match of the Canadians tackling too aggressively for a friendly.

With three countries set to qualify out of CONCACAF for the 1998 World Cup, and with Canada handily winning their second round group over El Salvador, Panama, and Cuba, expectations were high for a second qualification in 12 years in the spring of 1997. The Canucks, however, fared miserably, losing their opening game to Mexico 0-4 and the following one to the U.S. 0-3. At home in their next two matches to El Salvador and Jamaica they could only manage two 0-0 draws as they finished bottom of the group with 6 points from 10 games and a -15 goal difference. Having overseen two consecutive World Cup campaigns end in the side failing to qualify, Lenarduzzi stepped down in 1997 and was replaced by interim manager Bruce Twamley.

21st Century

The Canadian Soccer Association turned to another German to lead the senior national team in 1999 with the signing to the post of Holger Osieck. Success came rather quickly with Canada winning the CONCACAF Gold Cup in February 2000. After emerging from the first-round on a coin-toss tiebreaker with invited side Republic of Korea, the Canucks scored a quarter-final extra-time upset win over Mexico on Richard Hastings' golden goal set the stage for an unprecedented run to the final, where Canada defeated Colombia 2-0 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. Canada swept the awards ceremony, with goalkeeper Craig Forrest winning MVP honours, Carlo Corazzin securing the Golden Boot and Hastings named Rookie of the Tournament.

Expectations were again high following the winter's result, but the campaign quickly and thoroughly sputtered, as several had done before. A positive 1-0 away result in Havana in June was followed by a listless 0-0 home draw against Cuba. For the semi-final round two out of four teams advanced. The Dwight Yorke-led Trinidad and Tobago showed in their game against Canada, the opening one for both squads, that they were contenders, defeating the les Rouges 0-2 in Edmonton. Canada managed just one goal in 6 games while conceding 8 to finish third in the standings, well adrift of advancing sides T&T and Mexico.

Winning the Gold Cup, however, did earn Canada a place in the 2001 Confederations Cup, where the highlight was holding Brazil to a 0-0 draw. The Gold Cup victory also won them an invitation to compete in the Copa América 2001. When security concerns prompted the cancellation of the tournament, Canada disbanded their training camp and Canadian players returned to their club teams. The tournament was then reinstated and held on schedule. The CSA announced they would not be able to participate in the reinstated tournament.

Canada had another strong showing in the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup, losing to the United States in the semi-finals in penalities, and then defeating South Korea in the third-place game, 2-1. There was a Gold Cup held the following year as so as to hold the event in years between the World Cup and the Olympics, and Canada were eliminated in the first round on goal difference. Head coach Osieck had seen the side progress but was unable to secure the inclusion of Canada's top scorer Tomasz Radzinski into the squad. The manager resigned in September 2003 and former players Colin Miller was put in charge as an interim.

2004 marked the beginning of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup, and a new era under the guidance of former Canadian skipper Frank Yallop. He seemed just the man for the job after seeing the San Jose Earthquakes to two MLS championships in three years. Things began brightly, with the Canadians dispatching of Belize handily in the Premilinary Round, 8-0 on aggregate, in a home-and-home series. Matters turned, however, just as they had done four years earlier, with Canada finishing bottom in a group featuring Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras. They managed only 5 points from 6 matches and a -4 goal difference.

Hard times continued under Yallop as the Canucks again went out at the first barrier in the Gold Cup, losing to both the U.S. and Costa Rica, while defeating Cuba. The manager stayed on through 2005 into the following summer, overseeing a series a friendlies against European sides. He resigned June 7, 2006 to become head coach of the Los Angeles Galaxy, finishing with a win-lose record of 8-9-3.

Things turned around under interim coach Stephen Hart's guidance. Hart oversaw Canada play more free-flowing, attacking football with more accurate and elaborate passing, and better scoring opportunities, as it became apparent that the technical skill-level of the country's top players such as Julian de Guzman and Dwayne De Rosario was trully world-class. Canada opened their 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign with a 2-1 win over Costa Rica. A 1-2 upset lose to upstarts Guadeloupe was followed by a convincing 2-0 victory over Haiti, securing Canada first-place for group play. They next trounced Guatemala 3-0 in their quarter-final match setting up a semi-final showdown with the host Americans at Soldier Field. Frankie Hejduk scored first in the 39th minute and Landon Donovan added to the tally when Canadian goalkeeper Pat Onstad, who had a strong tournament, tripped a U.S. player in the penalty box. The bringing on of Iain Hume in the second half seemed to energize the Canadians. He scored in the 76th minute and then defensively, a few minutes later, cleared a sure goal off the line. Canada pressed for the equalizer and seemed to score it in stoppage time through Atiba Hutchinson, but he was ruled to be off-side; incorrectly so, as television replay showed.

Prior to the Gold Cup, May 18, the CSA had named former national team player Dale Mitchell as the new head coach of the senior team. Mitchell had previously served as an assistant coach under coach Frank Yallop and head coach of the men's U-20 squad at three FIFA U-20 World Cups, including the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada where the home side went scoreless and were eliminated in first round play. Rsults dipped somewhat under Mitchell, as Canada could only manage, in friendlies, a draw with Iceland away and against Costa Rica at home, a comprehensive 0-2 to South Africa in Durban, a 1-0 win over Martinique, and a 0-2 defeat to Estonia in Tallinn. Optimism grew however as Canada played well in a 2-3 loss to Brazil, in a match played at Qwest Field.

Despite defeating Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7-1 on aggregate in a second round series - they had had a bye in the first - Canada did not play at the level they had showed at the Gold Cup, at were easily eliminated from qualifying for the 2010 World Cup. They conceded an equalizer shortly after scoring the opening goal in a 1-1 draw to Jamaica at BMO Field, conceded two second half goals in quick succession in a 1-2 home loss to Honduras at Saputo Stadium (played on an atrocious pitch), and then, as expected lost away to Mexico and Honduras. They finished last in the four-team group with just 2 points from 6 matches.

On March 27th, 2009, head coach Dale Mitchell was fired. The president of the Canadian Soccer Association, Dominic Maestracci, said that "[the CSA is] committed to the future of our men’s national team program. We have made this decision to move the program in a new direction". Technical director Stephen Hart was renamed as interim head coach.

Stadium

Soccer-specific stadiums in Canada include BMO Field (formerly named the National Soccer Stadium) in Toronto (home to Toronto FC) and Saputo Stadium in Montreal (home to Montreal Impact). In 2008, Canada played its home games at BMO Field, Saputo Stadium, and Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton.

Recent results

Colors indicate result, Red = Loss, Green = Win, Tan = Tie

Date	Tournament	Location	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Scorers
July 7, 2009	2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup	Columbus, USA	El Salvador	0–1	Canada	Gerba 32'
July 3, 2009	2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup	Carson, USA	Canada	1–0	Jamaica	Gerba 75'
June 30, 2009	Friendly	Oxnard, USA	Guatemala	0–3	Canada	Gerba 4' 67' (pen.), Bernier 55'
May 30, 2009	Friendly	Larnaca, Cyprus	Cyprus	0–1	Canada	Jackson 53'
November 19, 2008	2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification	Kingston, Jamaica	Jamaica	3–0	Canada
October 15, 2008	2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification	Edmonton, Canada	Canada	2–2	Mexico	Gerba 12', Radzinski 50'
October 11, 2008	2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification	San Pedro Sula, Honduras	Honduras	3–1	Canada	Hainault 54'
September 10, 2008	2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification	Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico	Mexico	2–1	Canada	Gerba 70'
September 6, 2008	2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification	Montreal, Canada	Canada	1–2	Honduras	Serioux 4'
August 20, 2008	2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification	Toronto, Canada	Canada	1–1	Jamaica	de Guzman 47'

Upcoming fixtures

Date	Tournament	Location	Home Team	Away Team
July 10, 2009	2009 Gold Cup	FIU Stadium, Miami, USA	Costa Rica	Canada

Current squad

The following 23-man squad has been named for the 2009 Gold Cup. Caps and goals as of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup victory over Jamaica on July 3, 2009.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Greg Sutton	(1977-04-19) April 19, 1977	13	0	unattached
2	2DF	Adrian Cann	(1980-09-19) September 19, 1980	6	0	Esbjerg fB
3	2DF	Mike Klukowski	(1981-05-27) May 27, 1981	22	0	Club Brugge
4	2DF	André Hainault	(1986-06-17) June 17, 1986	14	1	Houston Dynamo
5	2DF	Kevin McKenna	(1980-01-22) January 22, 1980	41	9	Köln
6	3MF	Julian de Guzman	(1981-03-25) March 25, 1981	38	4	Deportivo La Coruña
7	2DF	Paul Stalteri (captain)	(1977-10-18) October 18, 1977	75	7	Borussia Mönchengladbach
8	3MF	Marcel de Jong	(1986-10-15) October 15, 1986	9	0	Roda JC
9	4FW	Ali Gerba	(1981-09-04) September 4, 1981	25	15	Toronto FC
10	4FW	Will Johnson	(1987-01-21) January 21, 1987	7	0	Real Salt Lake
11	2DF	Richard Hastings	(1977-05-18) May 18, 1977	55	1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle
12	3MF	Issey Nakajima-Farran	(1984-05-16) May 16, 1984	18	1	Nordsjælland
13	3MF	Atiba Hutchinson	(1983-02-08) February 8, 1983	42	2	Copenhagen
14	2DF	Dejan Jakovic		3	0	DC United
15	3MF	Josh Simpson	(1983-05-15) May 15, 1983	21	0	Manisaspor
16	4FW	Simeon Jackson	(1987-03-28) March 28, 1987	3	1	Gillingham
17	3MF	Jaime Peters	(1987-05-04) May 4, 1987	17	1	Ipswich Town
18	1GK	Josh Wagenaar	(1985-02-26) February 26, 1985	2	0	Yeovil Town F.C.
19	3MF	Kevin Harmse	(1984-06-17) June 17, 1984	9	0	Chivas USA
20	3MF	Patrice Bernier	(1979-09-23) September 23, 1979	39	1	Nordsjælland
21	2DF	Chris Pozniak	(1981-01-10) January 10, 1981	24	0	Toronto FC
22	1GK	Kenny Stamatopoulos	(1979-08-28) August 28, 1979	5	0	Lyn Oslo
23	4FW	Charles Gbeke	(1978-03-13) March 13, 1978	3	0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the national squad within the last twelve months. Updated 24 May 2009.

Goalkeepers

Player	Date of birth	Club	Caps (clean sheets)	Most Recent Call up
Pat Onstad	1/13/1968	Houston Dynamo	56 (21)	v Mexico, September 10, 2008
Lars Hirschfeld	10/17/1978	Energie Cottbus	28 (7)	v Cyprus, May 30, 2009

Defenders

Player	Date of birth	Club	Caps (goals)	Most Recent Call up
David Edgar	5/19/1987	Burnley	0 (0)	v Jamaica, November 19, 2008
Chris Williams	6/1/1981	Charleston Battery	2 (0)	v Jamaica, November 19, 2008
Marco Reda	6/22/1977	Vancouver Whitecaps	7 (0)	v Martinique, January 30, 2008

Midfielders

Player	Date of birth	Club	Caps (goals)	Most Recent Call up
Martin Nash	12/27/1975	Vancouver Whitecaps	38 (2)	v Martinique, January 30, 2008
Tam Nsaliwa	1/28/1982	AEK Athens	13 (1)	v Panama, June 4, 2008
António Ribeiro	10/8/1980	San Jose Earthquakes	2 (0)	v Martinique, January 30, 2008
Tyler Rosenlund	9/13/1986	Unattached	1 (0)	v Martinique, January 30, 2008

Strikers

Player	Date of birth	Club	Caps (goals)	Most Recent Call up
Rob Friend	1/23/1981	Borussia Mönchengladbach	22 (2)	v Honduras, October 11, 2008
Iain Hume	10/30/1983	Barnsley	26 (2)	v Mexico, October 15, 2008
Tomasz Radzinski	12/14/1973	Lierse	46 (10)	v Mexico, October 15, 2008

Coaching staff

Name	Nat	Position
Stephen Hart		Head coach
Nick Dasovic		Assistant coach
Paul Dolan		Goalkeeping coach
Djamel Laarabi		Goalkeeping coach
Morgan Quarry		Manager
Mike Moretto		Equipment manager
Ted Tilbury		Physiotherapist
Eddie Cannon		Physiotherapist
Dave Foley		Physiotherapist
Dr. Michael Campbell		Team doctor
Garret Kusch		Massage therapist
Vic Mendes		Video coach
Vincent Ursini		Head of delegation

World Cup record

World Cup record
Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1930	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1934	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1938	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1950	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1954	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1958	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1962	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-
1966	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1970	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1974	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1978	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1982	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1986	Round 1	3	0	0	3	0	5
1990	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2006	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	1/18	3	0	0	3	0	5

Confederations Cup Record

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1992	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001	Round 1	3	0	1	2	0	5
2003	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total		3	0	1	2	0	5

Gold Cup record

CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup
Total: 2 Titles
Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1963	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1965	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1967	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1969	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1971	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1973	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1977	Fourth place	5	2	1	2	7	8
1981	Fourth place	5	1	3	1	6	6
1985	Champions	4	2	2	0	4	2
1989	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991	Round 1	3	1	0	2	6	9
1993	Round 1	3	0	2	1	3	11
1996	Round 1	2	1	0	1	4	5
1998	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000	Champions	5	3	2	0	7	3
2002	Third place	5	2	2	1	5	4
2003	Round 1	2	1	0	1	1	2
2005	Round 1	3	1	0	2	2	4
2007	Semi-Finals	5	3	0	2	9	5
2009	Qualified
Total	2 Titles	42	17	12	13	54	59

Most capped Canadian players

#	Name	Career	Caps	Goals
1	Randy Samuel	1983–1997	82	0
2	Mark Watson	1994–2004	78	3
3	Paul Stalteri	1997–	75	7
4	Lyndon Hooper	1986–1997	67	3
5	Alex Bunbury	1986–1997	64	16
6	Nick Dasovic	1992–2004	63	2
7	Colin Miller	1983–1997	61	5
	Mike Sweeney	1980–1991	61	1
9	Carlo Corazzin	1994–2004	59	11
10	Craig Forrest	1988–2002	56	0
	Pat Onstad	1988–2008	56	0

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Top goalscorers

#	Name	Career	Caps	Goals
1	Dale Mitchell	1980–1993	55	19
2	John Catliff	1984–1994	44	18
3	Alex Bunbury	1986–1997	64	16
4	Dwayne de Rosario	1998–	52	15
5	Ali Gerba	2005–	25	15
6	Igor Vrablic	1984–1986	35	12
7	Carlo Corazzin	1994–2004	59	11
	Paul Peschisolido	1992–2004	53	11
9	Tomasz Radzinski	1995–	45	10
10	Kevin McKenna	2000–	41	9

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Manager history

Name	From	To
Don Petrie	1957	1957
Peter Dinsdale	1968	1970
Frank Pike	1970	1973
Bill McAllister	1973	1973
Eckhard Krautzun	1973	1975
Bill McAllister	1975	1975
Eckhard Krautzun	1975	1977
Barrie Clarke	1979	1981
Tony Waiters	1981	1985
Bruce Wilson (interim)	1985	1985
Tony Waiters	1985	1986
Bob Bearpark	1986	1987
Tony Taylor	1988	1989
Bob Lenarduzzi	1989	1990
Tony Waiters	1990	1991
Bob Lenarduzzi	1992	1997
Bruce Twamley (interim)	1998	1998
Holger Osieck	1999	2003
Colin Miller (interim)	Fall 2003	Fall 2003
Frank Yallop	2004	June 2006
Stephen Hart (interim)	July 2006	June 2007
Dale Mitchell	June 2007	March 2009
Stephen Hart (interim)	April 2009

Bruce Wilson coached two matches at the 1985 President's Cup in the Republic of Korea during Tony Waiters' first reign.

Honours

• Third place: 2002, 2007

Note

*Prior to 1991, the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying cycle doubled as the regional championship and is considered the precursor to the modern Gold Cup. Mexico had qualified automatically in 1985 as World Cup 1986 hosts and did not take part in qualifying. Canada earned the remaining CONCACAF spot and were named continental champions without lifting a trophy.

See also

• Canada women's national soccer team
• List of Canadian international soccer players
• 1986 FIFA World Cup squad
• Canada men's national soccer team records
• The Voyageurs
• Canada men's national youth soccer teams

External links

• Canadian Soccer Association
• Canucks Abroad
• Record International Players
• International Results until 1999
• History of soccer in Canada
• Players from Canada