Canada men's national under-23 soccer team
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]
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| Association | Canadian Soccer Association | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
| Head coach | Mauro Biello | ||
| Top scorer | Rob Friend (12) | ||
| FIFA code | CAN | ||
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| First international | |||
.svg.png){kind=small}  (Burnaby, Canada; May 5, 1991) | |||
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 (Saint John, Canada; September 10, 2003) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
.svg.png){kind=small} (Sydney, Australia; June 2, 1996) | |||
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
2020
| March 21 2020 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying | Canada | v |  | Guadalajara, Mexico |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Jalisco |
| March 24 2020 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying | Haiti  | v | | Guadalajara, Mexico |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Akron |
| March 27 2020 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying | Honduras .svg.png){kind=small} | v | | Guadalajara, Mexico |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Jalisco |
Players
Current squad
The following 50 players were named to the provisional squad for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.[3]
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Competitive record
Summer Olympics
| Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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Did not qualify | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | ||||||||
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7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
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5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |||||||||
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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 | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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Did not participate | ||||||||
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Fourth place | 4th of 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
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Group stage | 7th of 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Total | Fourth place | 2/6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | |
See also
References
- 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 Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
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