Canada's men's national soccer teams compete at various age levels, including under-23 (or Olympic), under-20, and under-17. 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.
[edit] U-20 Team
Canada's under-20 compete at the FIFA U-20 World Cup level, a tournament that Canada hosted in 2007, going scoreless and winless in first-round play. In 2001, Canada hosted a group in the CONCACAF qualifying cycle for the tournament in Argentina later that year, winning their group at Swangard Stadium in Vancouver.
[edit] U-23 Team
Nick Dasovic coaches the under-23 while working as an assistant coach at Major League Soccer side Toronto FC. Unlike UEFA member associations that use under-21 regional competitions as Olympic qualifying, as a member of CONCACAF, Canada's under-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.
Canada won the football competition at the 1904 Summer Olympics in the United States, represented by Galt Football Club in St. Louis. The club side from modern-day Cambridge area defeated two American colleges to claim the gold medal several years before football at the Olympics was organized into competition between national sides and decades before age restrictions were put into place. The International Olympic Committee recognizes the 1900, 1904 and 1906 editions of the tournament as official international results while FIFA does not. Canada hosted the 1976 Summer Olympics, where the standing record for attendance at a soccer match in the country was set[1].
[edit] 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.
[edit] Current U-23 National Team Members
Head coach: 
Nick Dasovic
[edit] U-17 team
[edit] Current U-17 National Team Members
Head coach: Sean Fleming
Team Chef: Ian Bridge
Assistant Coach: Michael Findlay
Goalkeeper Coach: Kevin Muldoon
Athletic Therapist: 
Garo Demerdjian
Kit Manager: 
Daniel Michelucci
[edit] Recent call-ups
All call-ups updated to June 1, 2008.
- Goalkeepers
- Defenders
- Midfielders
- Strikers
[edit] Past U-17 national team members
| No. | Pos. | Player | DoB/Age | Caps | Club | | 1 | GK | Jordan Campbell | 13 February 1991 | | Golden Goal Soccer Academy | | 2 | DF | Jeff Wreaks | 7 January 1991 | | Brantford City F.C. | | 3 | DF | Chris Merriman | 22 January 1991 | | Victoria Highlanders F.C. | | 4 | MF | Olivier Prud’Homme | 31 January 1991 | | St-Jean-Sur-Le-Richelieu Celtix | | 5 | DF | Ethan Gage | 8 May 1991 | | Vancouver Whitecaps | | 6 | MF | Ashtone Morgan | 9 February 1991 | | TFC Academy | | 7 | MF | James Stamopoulos | 24 June 1991 | | Erin Mills S.C. | | 8 | MF | Manvir Brar | 30 August 1991 | | Brampton East Chargers | | 9 | DF | Ian Greedy | 19 April 1991 | | Dartmouth United S.C. | | 10 | MF | Eanok Yu | 22 February 1991 | |  Sunny Hills High School | | 11 | FW | Mircea Ilcu | 1 April 1991 | | Lakers Lac St-Louis | | 12 | DF | Brandon Ho | 22 November 1991 | | Peace Arch S.C. | | 13 | MF | Brayden Gant | 26 March 1991 | | Whitecaps FC Prospects | | 14 | DF | Kostantine Dekaneas | 13 July 1991 | 5 | Toronto Lynx | | 15 | DF | Domenico Grasso | 9 February 1991 | | University of Vermont | | 16 | GK | Justin Baarts | 21 February 1991 | | North Delta S.C. | | 17 | MF | Indrek Romet | 18 March 1991 | | Lakers Lac St-Louis | | 18 | FW | David Velastegui | 1 April 1991 | | Mississauga Dixie Blue Devils | | 19 | MF | Riley Newport | 10 January 1991 | | Whitecaps FC Prospects | | 20 | FW | Damien Rolon Mérette | 11 February 1991 | | Nepean City S.C. | | 21 | MF | Matt Berrigan | 7 February 1991 | | Dartmouth United S.C. | | 22 | MF | Ryan Crowell | 4 March 1991 | | Valley United | | 23 | DF | Ben Hemphill | 17 January 1991 | | Whitecaps FC Prospects | | GK | Jason Blackley | 10 February 1990 | ? | Saskatoon United Home: Regina, SK | | MF | Cardin Davis | 16 January 1990 | ? | Trinity Western University Home: Saltspring Island, BC | | FW | William Hyde | 25 October 1990 | ? | Oakville Bluestars Home: Oakville, ON | | DF | Olivier Lacoste-Lebuis | 28 August 1990 | ? |  RC Strasbourg Home: Montreal, QU | | DF | Colin Parenteau-Michon | 15 July 1990 | 1 | Trois-Rivières Attak | | MF | Andrew Barsalona | 03 August 1990 | ? | Cardinal Newman Catholic Secondary School Home: Stoney Creek, ON | | MF | David-Antonio Piedimonte | 12 July 1990 | ? | Lakeshore Soccer Club Home: Montreal, QC | | FW | Devin Gunenc | 11 February 1990 | ? | North Shore Selects Home: Vancouver, BC | | MF | Daniel Kijowski | 19 May 1990 | ? | NTC Ontario Home: Montreal, QC | | DF | Mohamed Sylla | 14 April 1990 | ? | Trois-Rivières Attak Home: Pierrefonds, QC | | FW | Teal Bunbury | 27 February 1990 | ? | St. Mary's High School Home: Minneapolis, MN | | FW | Cristobal Robles | 23 January 1990 | ? | Vancouver Selects Home: Vancouver, BC | | DF | Kyle Bekker | 02 September 1990 | ? | Oakville Soccer Club Home: Oakville, ON | | FW | Marcus Johnstone | 27 March 1990 | ? | Edmonton Scottish Soccer Club Home: Edmonton, AB | | DF | Greg Smith | 07 March 1990 | ? | FC Blaze Home: North Vancouver, BC | | DF | Daniel Tannous | 13 April 1990 | ? | NTC Ontario Home: Thornhill, ON | | GK | Karem Shergill | 24 January 1990 | ? | Surrey United Home: Surrey BC | | GK | Julien Latendresse Lévesque | 27 February 1991 | 3 | Montreal Impact | | FW | Randy Edwini-Bonsu | 20 April 1990 | 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps Residency | | DF | Drew Beckie | 30 September 1990 | 1 | Regina Roadrunners | | GK | Adam Street | 07 July 1991 | 1 |  West Ham United | | MF | Alex Semenets | 10 March 1990 | 5 | Vancouver Whitecaps Residency | | DF | Gagandeep Dosanjh | 01 November 1990 | 4 | Vancouver Whitecaps Residency | | DF | Adam Straith | 11 September 1990 | 5 | Vancouver Whitecaps Residency | | MF | Vince Petrasso | 04 November 1989 | 1 | Toronto Lynx | | DF | Colin Parenteau-Michon | 15 July 1990 | 1 | Trois-Rivières Attak | | FW | Sherif El-Masri | 02 May 1990 | 5 | Toronto Lynx | | MF | William Hyde | 25 October 1990 | 4 | Vancouver Whitecaps Residency | | FW | Jarek Whiteman | 28 June 1990 | 5 | Brampton Lions | | MF | Philippe Davies | 12 December 1990 | 5 | Vancouver Whitecaps Residency | | MF | Cédric Carrié | 16 August 1990 | 1 | Trois-Rivières Attak | | MF | Kevin Chan-Yu-Tin | 11 July 1990 | 8 | Lakers Lac St-Louis | | DF | Eric Leal | 23 August 1990 | 1 | Vaughan S.C. | |
[edit] U-17 Staff
[edit] U-18 National Development Team
[edit] Current U-18 National Team Members
[edit] Former U-18 National Team Members
| No. | Pos. | Player | DoB/Age | Caps | Club | | - | GK | Andrew Kowan | 01 April 1989 | ? | Trinity Western University Home: Richmond, BC | | - | GK | David Monslave | 21 December 1988 | ? | Toronto FC Home: Brampton, ON | | - | DF | Marcus Haber | 11 January 1989 | ? |  FC Groningen Home: Vancouver, BC | | - | FW | Jorge Angel-Mira | 05 Ferbuary 1989 | ? | University of British Columbia Home: Burnaby BC | | - | MF | Keegan Ayre | 04 July 1988 | ? |  Hibernian F.C. Home: Coquitlam, BC | | - | MF | Alpha Bah | 03 April 1987 | ? | Trois-Rivières Attak Home: Montreal, QC | | - | MF | Gabe Gala | 29 June 1989 | ? | Brampton East S.C. Home: Toronto, QC | | - | MF | Rob Giezen | 10 March 1989 | ? | FC Groningen Home: Vancouver, BC | | - | FW | Josue Jaramillo | 28 November 1988 | ? | Italia Shooters Home: Toronto, QC | | - | MF | Amuri Kapongo | 01 January 1988 | ? | Edmonton Green & Gold Home: Edmonton, AB | | - | DF | Adam Lang | 09 February 1988 | ? | University of Washington Home: Chilliwack, BC | | - | DF | Stephen Leslie | 23 October 1987 | ? | Trinity Western University Home: Vancouver, BC | | - | DF | Stephen Lumley | 16 April 1987 | ? | North Mississauga S.C. Home: Mississauga, ON | | - | DF | Alex Marrello | 28 September 1988 | ? | University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Home: Burnaby, BC | | - | MF | Ibrahim Baldeh | 24 December 1987 | ? | Trois-Rivières Attak Home: Coquitlam BC | | - | GK | Kevin Murphy | 16 March 1987 | ? | Utica College Home: Regina, SK | | - | DF | Liam Smith | 01 January 1989 | ? | Simon Fraser University Home: Surrey, BC | | - | MF | Kennedy Owusu-Ansah | 20 July 1989 | ? | Weston S.C. Home: Toronto, ON | |
Staff
Head Coach
Assistant Coach
Goalkeeper Coach
Athletic Therapist
Equipment Manager
Team Manager
[edit] Past U-17 National Team Members
[edit] References
[edit] External links
