The Canada U-23 men's national soccer team (also known as Canada Olympic soccer team) represents Canada in international soccer at this age level. They are overseen 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.
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 qualifyingEdit
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 qualifyingEdit
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]
^National Post (March 28, 2012). "Canada will face Mexico for Olympic soccer berth". Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
^"Canada M23 picks players for CONCACAF Olympic Qualifiers". September 18, 2015.
^"Canada Soccer announces squad for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
October 21, 2023
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The Canada U 23 men s national soccer team also known as Canada Olympic soccer team represents Canada in international soccer at this age level They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association the governing body for soccer in Canada 1 Canada U 23Nickname s The CanucksLes Rouges The Reds AssociationCanadian Soccer AssociationConfederationCONCACAF North America Head coachMauro BielloTop scorerRob Friend 12 FIFA codeCANFirst coloursSecond coloursFirst internationalUnofficial San Marino 0 1 Canada Serravalle San Marino 28 March 1986 Official Canada 3 0 Trinidad and Tobago Burnaby Canada May 5 1991 Biggest winCanada 14 0 U S Virgin Islands Saint John Canada September 10 2003 Biggest defeatAustralia 5 0 Canada Sydney Australia June 2 1996 Pan American GamesAppearances2 first in 1999 Best resultFourth place 1999 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 Contents 1 History 1 1 2008 qualifying 1 2 2012 qualifying 1 3 2016 qualifying 1 4 Coaching history 2 Results amp fixtures 2 1 2021 3 Players 3 1 Current squad 3 2 Recent call ups 3 3 Previous squads 4 Competitive record 4 1 Summer Olympics 4 2 Pan American Games 5 Honours 6 See also 7 ReferencesHistory Edit2008 qualifying Edit 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 Edit 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 Edit 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 Coaching history Edit nbsp Tony Fonseca 2009 2012 nbsp Benito Floro 2013 2015 nbsp John Herdman 2018 nbsp Mauro Biello 2022 Results amp fixtures Edit2021 Edit Canada nbsp v nbsp El Salvador March 19 2020 CONCACAF Olympic qualifyingCanada nbsp 2 0 nbsp El SalvadorGuadalajara Mexico13 30 Buchanan nbsp 17 21 Report Stadium Estadio Jalisco Referee Fernando Guerrero Mexico Haiti nbsp v nbsp Canada March 22 2020 CONCACAF Olympic qualifyingHaiti nbsp 0 0 nbsp CanadaZapopan Mexico16 00 Report Stadium Estadio Akron Referee Juan Gabriel Calderon Costa Rica Honduras nbsp v nbsp Canada March 25 2020 CONCACAF Olympic qualifyingHonduras nbsp 1 1 nbsp CanadaGuadalajara Mexico19 30 Cornelius nbsp 28 Report Maldonado nbsp 30 Stadium Estadio Jalisco Attendance Cesar Ramos Mexico Mexico nbsp v nbsp Canada March 28 2020 CONCACAF Olympic qualifyingMexico nbsp 2 0 nbsp CanadaGuadalajara Mexico21 00 Antuna nbsp 58 Vasquez nbsp 65 Report Stadium Estadio Jalisco Referee Juan Gabriel CalderonPlayers EditCurrent squad Edit Players in bold have been capped with the senior team The following 20 players were named to the squad for the 2020 CONCACAF Men s Olympic Qualifying Championship 3 Caps and goals as of March 28 2021 after the game against Mexico No Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club1 1 GK James Pantemis 1997 02 21 February 21 1997 age 26 7 0 nbsp CF Montreal18 1 GK Matthew Nogueira 1998 03 18 March 18 1998 age 25 0 0 Unattached19 1 GK Sebastian Breza 1998 03 15 March 15 1998 age 25 0 0 nbsp Yverdon2 2 DF Zachary Brault Guillard 1998 12 30 December 30 1998 age 24 4 0 nbsp CF Montreal3 2 DF Zorhan Bassong 1999 05 07 May 7 1999 age 24 3 0 nbsp Farul Constanța4 2 DF Diyaeddine Abzi 1998 11 23 November 23 1998 age 24 1 0 nbsp Leganes5 2 DF Derek Cornelius 1997 11 25 November 25 1997 age 25 7 1 nbsp Malmo FF13 2 DF Marcus Godinho 1997 06 28 June 28 1997 age 26 4 0 nbsp Korona Kielce16 2 DF Callum Montgomery 1997 05 14 May 14 1997 age 26 2 0 nbsp Cavalry FC6 3 MF Michael Baldisimo 2000 04 13 April 13 2000 age 23 5 0 nbsp San Jose Earthquakes8 3 MF David Norman Jr 1998 05 31 May 31 1998 age 25 9 0 nbsp St Patrick s Athletic10 3 MF Aidan Daniels 1998 09 06 September 6 1998 age 25 8 0 nbsp HFX Wanderers FC14 3 MF Ryan Raposo 1999 03 05 March 5 1999 age 24 4 0 nbsp Vancouver Whitecaps FC17 3 MF Patrick Metcalfe 1998 11 11 November 11 1998 age 24 4 0 nbsp Fredrikstad20 3 MF Lucas Dias 2003 01 18 January 18 2003 age 20 4 0 nbsp Sporting CP B7 4 FW Tajon Buchanan 1999 02 08 February 8 1999 age 24 4 2 nbsp Club Brugge9 4 FW Charles Andreas Brym 1998 08 08 August 8 1998 age 25 4 0 nbsp Sparta Rotterdam11 4 FW Ballou Tabla 1999 03 31 March 31 1999 age 24 4 0 nbsp Manisa F K 12 4 FW Mohamed Farsi 1999 12 16 December 16 1999 age 23 2 0 nbsp Columbus Crew15 4 FW Theo Bair 1999 08 27 August 27 1999 age 24 8 1 nbsp MotherwellRecent call ups Edit The following players have been called up within the last 12 months and are still eligible at U23 level Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club Latest call upDF Thomas Meilleur Giguere 1997 11 13 November 13 1997 age 25 0 0 nbsp Pacific FC 2020 CONCACAF Olympic QualifyingFW Kris Twardek 1997 03 08 March 8 1997 age 26 4 0 nbsp Bohemian 2020 CONCACAF Olympic QualifyingPrevious squads Edit CONCACAF Men s Olympic Qualifying Championship1996 CONCACAF Men s Olympic Qualifying Championship squad 2000 CONCACAF Men s Olympic Qualifying Championship squad 2004 CONCACAF Men s Olympic Qualifying Championship squad 2008 CONCACAF Men s Olympic Qualifying Championship squad 2012 CONCACAF Men s Olympic Qualifying Championship squad 2015 CONCACAF Men s Olympic Qualifying Championship squad 2020 CONCACAF Men s Olympic Qualifying Championship squadCompetitive record EditSummer Olympics Edit Summer Olympics record Summer OlympicsQualification recordYear Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA nbsp 1992 did not qualify 10 4 2 4 18 16 nbsp 1996 7 2 3 2 9 10 nbsp 2000 5 2 2 1 3 2 nbsp 2004 3 0 0 3 1 5 nbsp 2008 5 1 2 2 7 6 nbsp 2012 4 1 2 1 4 4 nbsp 2016 5 1 1 3 6 10 nbsp 2020 4 1 2 1 3 3 nbsp 2024 Played by U 20 teamTotal 0 9 43 12 14 17 51 56Pan American Games Edit Pan American Games recordYear Result Position Pld W D L GF GA nbsp 1995 did not participate nbsp 1999 Fourth place 4th of 10 6 2 2 2 6 6 nbsp 2003 did not participate nbsp 2007 nbsp 2011 nbsp 2015 Group stage 7th of 8 3 0 1 2 1 6 nbsp 2019 did not participateTotal Fourth place 2 7 9 2 3 4 7 12Honours EditCONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament Runners up 1996See also Edit nbsp Sports portal nbsp Canada portalCanada men s national soccer team Canada men s national under 20 soccer team Canada men s national under 17 soccer team Canada men s national futsal team Soccer in CanadaReferences Edit National Post March 28 2012 Canada will face Mexico for Olympic soccer berth Archived from the original on January 29 2013 Retrieved March 29 2012 Canada M23 picks players for CONCACAF Olympic Qualifiers September 18 2015 Canada Soccer announces squad for Concacaf Men s Olympic Qualifying Canada Soccer March 10 2021 Retrieved March 10 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Canada men 27s national under 23 soccer team amp oldid 1181157564, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
