Canada national football junior team

The Canada National Football Junior Team a.k.a. the Football Canada World Junior Team represent Canada in international gridiron football competitions. The football program is part of the football development program and is controlled by Football Canada and is recognized by the International Federation of American Football (IFAF). It is the premiere team in male development for the organization. While Football Canada is the governing body for amateur Canadian football, IFAF-sponsored games are played using American football rules. Team Canada first competed on the world stage in the NFL Global Junior Championship in 2000 with a championship victory over Team Europe. They competed for their first IFAF Junior World Cup in 2009.[1]

Canada U20 Football Team
Full nameFootball Canada World Junior Team
NicknamesTrue North
Short nameTeam Canada/Equipe Canada
FoundedOrganization 1880, U20 Team 2000
LeagueIFAF
DivisionIFAF Americas
LocationHeadquartered in Ottawa, Ontario
AnthemO Canada, Fight song: The Maple Leaf Forever
OwnerNon-profit
President Jim Mullin
Managing director Shannon Donovan
Head coachSteve Sumarah
Manager Aaron Geisler
Overall recordNFL Global Junior Championship: 29-7, IFAF: 14-3, Overall: 43-10
ChampionshipsNFL Global Junior Championship: 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, IFAF: 2012, 2016, 2018.
BroadcastersTBD
Websitefootballcanada.com
Canada national football junior team
Medal record
Men's American football
Representing  Canada
NFL Global Junior Championship
2000 United StatesTeam Competition
2001 United StatesTeam Competition
2002 United StatesTeam Competition
2003 United StatesTeam Competition
2004 United StatesTeam Competition
2005 United StatesTeam Competition
2006 United StatesTeam Competition
2007 United StatesTeam Competition
World Championship
2009 United StatesTeam Competition
2012 United StatesTeam Competition
2014 KuwaitTeam Competition
2016 ChinaTeam Competition
2018 MexicoTeam Competition

Canada developed the Football Canada World Junior Team as an elite program which participated in the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Under-19 World Championship which was scheduled held every two years from 2012 until 2020. This tournament was previously known as the IFAF Junior World Cup.

The IFAF U20 World Junior Championship will replace the U19 format and will be staged once every four years starting in 2024 in Edmonton, Canada[2]. With the 2020 championship cancelled due to COVID-19, there are efforts to restage that event in 2021 as a U20 aged event[3].

History

Football Canada became a full member of the IFAF in 2004.[4] Thereafter Canada competed in international junior, flag, and women's football events.[5]

Team Canada is the most successful team at the IFAF World Junior Championships, with three championships and two silver medals. Canada is the only national team to win back-to-back championships in 2016 in Harbin, China over the United States, followed up with a 2018 win in Mexico, 13-7 over the host Mexicans in front of 30,515 at Mexico 68 Estadio Olympico[6].

The roster of the Canada national football junior team is players aged 20 and under and are typically from U SPORTS, Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL), Quebec-based CEGEP schools, high school or community football programs. The head coach for the program is selected by Football Canada and appointed prior to selecting the remainder of the tournaments coaching staff or players.

IFAF World Junior Championship Games
WC winner loser game date and location
2009 Canada 55 New Zealand 0 Quarterfinal June 27, 2009 at Canton, Ohio
2009 Canada 38 Japan 35 Semifinal July 1, 2009 at Canton, Ohio
2009 United States 41 Canada 3 Final July 4, 2009 at Canton, Ohio
2012 Canada 43 Sweden 0 Quarterfinal June 30, 2012 at Austin, Texas
2012 Canada 33 Japan 24 Semifinal July 4, 2012 at Austin, Texas
2012 Canada 23 USA 17 Final July 7, 2012 at Austin, Texas
2014 Canada 91 Kuwait 0 Pool game July 7, 2014 at Kuwait City
2014 Canada 56 France 0 Pool game July 10, 2014 at Kuwait City
2014 Canada 36 Austria 7 Pool game July 13, 2014 at Kuwait City
2014 United States 40 Canada 17 Final July 16, 2014 at Kuwait City
2016 Canada 30 Mexico 16 Pool game June 30, 2016 at Harbin, China
2016 United States 32 Canada 14 Pool game July 3, 2016 at Harbin, China
2016 Canada 28 Mexico 21 Semifinal July 7, 2016 at Harbin, China
2016 Canada(2) 24 United States 6 Final July 10, 2016 at Harbin, China
2018 Canada 60 Sweden 0 Quarterfinal July 15, 2018 at Mexico City
2018 Canada 28 Japan 22 Semifinal July 18, 2018 at Mexico City
2018 Canada(3) 13 Mexico 7 Final July 21, 2018 at Mexico City

References
  1. "2009 Junior National Team". footballcanada.com. Football Canada. Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  2. https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1076057/new-style-ifaf-world-under-20-championships-heading-for-canada-in-2024
  3. http://footballcanada.com/ifaf-postpones-2020-world-junior-and-world-flag-championships/
  4. "A Brief History of Football Canada". footballcanada.com. Football Canada. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
  5. "Canada". ifaf.com. International Federation of American Football. 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
  6. https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/canada-defeats-team-mexico-wins-gold-medal-at-2018-ifaf-u19-world-championships/#:~:text=U19%20World%20Championships-,Canada%20defeats%20Team%20Mexico%2C%20wins%20gold%20medal,2018%20IFAF%20U19%20World%20Championships&text=Team%20Canada%20defeated%20Mexico%2013,Mexico%20City's%2068%20Olympic%20Stadium.
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