Canada men's national under-23 soccer team

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Canada Under-23
Nickname(s)The Canucks, Les Rouges (The Reds)
AssociationCanadian Soccer Association
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Head coachBenito Floro
Top scorerRob Friend (12)
FIFA codeCAN
First colours
Second colours
First international
Canada Canada 3–0 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
(Burnaby, Canada; May 5, 1991)
Biggest win
Canada Canada 14–0 US Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands
(Saint John, Canada; September 10, 2003)
Biggest defeat
Australia Australia 5–0 Canada Canada
(Sydney, Australia; June 2, 1996)

The Canada men's national under-23 soccer team or the Canada Olympic soccer team represents Canada in international soccer at this age level and is controlled by the Canadian Soccer Association, the governing body for soccer in Canada.[1]

Unlike UEFA member associations that use U-21 regional competitions as Olympic qualifying, as a member of CONCACAF, Canada's U-23 team competes in regional qualifying in the same year as the summer Olympics and its call-ups are traditionally only limited to players under 23 years of age.

History

2008 qualifying

Known for his vocal antics on the touchline, Nick Dasovic led Canada through Olympic qualifying in 2008, drawing Mexico 1–1 and helping to eliminate the heavily favoured Mexican side in the process. After a highly promising 5–0 win over Guatemala on a night when Mexico had to better that result against Haiti but could only win 5–1, Canada fell to the United States 3–0 in the semifinal, losing out on a spot in Beijing at the Olympics that summer. Canada recovered to defeat Guatemala in the third-place playoff, a rematch of their first round game, winning on penalties (5–3) after a scoreless draw through 120 minutes.

2012 qualifying

Tony Fonseca led Canada to an opening game 0–0 draw against El Salvador. Following this, Canada stunned the United States 2–0, contributing to their surprising early elimination on home soil. Canada disappointed in their final group stage game with a 1–1 tie versus Cuba, setting up a more difficult semi-final for them against Mexico, which they would lose 3–1.

2016 qualifying

It was announced in August 2015 that Canada head coach Benito Floro would be in charge of the Olympic team. The final squad for qualification was announced on September 18, 2015.[2]

Schedule and recent results

As of October 13, 2015[3]

  Win   Draw   Loss

2015

July 12 2015 Pan American Games Canada  1–4  Brazil Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
20:35 EST (UTC-4) Babouli 58' Report Luciano 7'
Rômulo 38'
Clayton 47'
Erik 89'		 Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Stadium
Attendance: 19,100
Referee: José Peñaloza (Mexico)
July 16 2015 Pan American Games Canada  0–0  Panama Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
20:35 EST (UTC-4) Report Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Stadium
Attendance: 11,972
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)
July 20 2015 Pan American Games Canada  0–2  Peru Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
20:35 EST (UTC-4) Report Rodas 12'
James 68' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Stadium
Attendance: 11,213
Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)
October 1 2015 CONCACAF Oly Q United States  3–1  Canada Kansas City, Kansas, United States
20:00 CDT (UTC-5) Morris 1', 73'
Gil 90+2' (pen.)		 Report Petrasso 81' Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 3,827
Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras)
October 3 2015 CONCACAF Oly Q Canada  3–1  Panama Kansas City, Kansas, United States
13:30 CDT (UTC-5) Petrasso 30'
Thomas 35'
Fisk 74'		 Report Barcenas 61' Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 3,755
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)
October 6 2015 CONCACAF Oly Q Canada  2–2  Cuba Commerce City, Colorado, United States
17:00 MDT (UTC-6) Petrasso 26'
Babouli 52'		 Report Hernández 33', 87' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Referee: Adrián Skeete (Barbados)
October 10 2015 CONCACAF Oly Q Mexico  2–0  Canada Sandy, Utah, United States
16:00 MDT (UTC-6) Torres 6'
Lozano 57'		 Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica)
October 13 2015 CONCACAF Oly Q United States  2–0  Canada Sandy, Utah, United States
17:00 MDT (UTC-6) Pelosi 69'
Kiesewetter 84' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Referee: Luis Santander (Mexico)

Players

Current squad

The following players were named to the roster for the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.
Caps and goals as of October 13, 2015, after the game against the United States.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Maxime Crépeau (1994-04-11) April 11, 1994 (age 30) 7 0 Canada Montreal Impact
18 1GK Ricky Gomes (1993-06-19) June 19, 1993 (age 30) 1 0 Portugal AC Malveira
12 1GK Quillan Roberts (1994-09-13) September 13, 1994 (age 29) 0 0 Canada Toronto FC
2 2DF Jonathan Grant (1993-10-15) October 15, 1993 (age 30) 6 0 Canada FC Montreal
19 2DF Skylar Thomas (1993-07-27) July 27, 1993 (age 30) 5 1 Canada Toronto FC II
4 2DF Jackson Farmer (1995-05-03) May 3, 1995 (age 29) 5 0 Canada Whitecaps FC 2
5 2DF Luca Gasparotto (1995-08-05) August 5, 1995 (age 28) 5 0 Scotland Falkirk
3 2DF Giuliano Frano (1993-05-16) May 16, 1993 (age 30) 2 0 United States Seattle Sounders FC 2
11 3MF Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé (1995-03-09) March 9, 1995 (age 29) 8 0 Canada Ottawa Fury
14 3MF Samuel Piette (1994-11-12) November 12, 1994 (age 29) 8 0 Spain Racing de Ferrol
6 3MF Chris Mannella (1994-06-07) June 7, 1994 (age 29) 7 0 Canada Toronto FC
13 3MF Michael Petrasso (1995-07-09) July 9, 1995 (age 28) 5 3 England Queens Park Rangers
17 3MF Hanson Boakai (1996-10-28) October 28, 1996 (age 27) 5 0 Canada FC Edmonton
7 3MF Mauro Eustáquio (1993-02-18) February 18, 1993 (age 31) 4 0 Canada Ottawa Fury
8 3MF Jay Chapman (1994-01-01) January 1, 1994 (age 30) 4 0 Canada Toronto FC
20 3MF Dylan Carreiro (1995-01-20) January 20, 1995 (age 29) 2 0 Scotland Dundee
16 4FW Molham Babouli (1993-02-01) February 1, 1993 (age 31) 6 2 Canada Toronto FC II
10 4FW Caleb Clarke (1993-06-23) June 23, 1993 (age 30) 6 0 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
15 4FW Ben Fisk (1993-02-04) February 4, 1993 (age 31) 5 1 Spain Deportivo B
9 4FW Anthony Jackson-Hamel (1993-08-02) August 2, 1993 (age 30) 5 0 Canada Montreal Impact

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record Summer Olympics
Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Spain 1992 Did not qualify 10 4 2 4 18 16
United States 1996 7 2 3 2 9 10
Australia 2000 5 2 2 1 3 2
Greece 2004 3 0 0 3 1 5
China 2008 5 1 2 2 7 6
United Kingdom 2012 4 1 2 1 4 4
Brazil 2016 5 1 1 3 6 10
Japan 2020 To be determined 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total – 0/7 – – – – – – 39 11 12 16 48 53

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Argentina 1995 Did not participate
Canada 1999 Fourth place 4th of 10 6 2 2 2 6 6
Dominican Republic 2003 Did not participate
Brazil 2007
Mexico 2011
Canada 2015 Group stage 7th of 8 3 0 1 2 1 6
Total Fourth place 2/6 9 2 3 4 7 12

References

  1. ^ National Post (2012-03-28). "Canada will face Mexico for Olympic soccer berth". Retrieved 2012-03-29.
  2. ^ "Canada M23 picks players for CONCACAF Olympic Qualifiers". September 18, 2015.
  3. ^ "Canada Soccer". Retrieved October 2, 2015.

See also

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