St. John’s to host 2025 Toyota National Championships

Historic King George V Park in St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador will be the venue for Canada Soccer’s 2025 Toyota National Championships when the best amateur clubs across the country lift the men’s Challenge Trophy and women’s Jubilee Trophy. Scheduled for the week leading into Thanksgiving Day 2025, this will mark the first time since 2019 that Canada Soccer’s premier amateur competition is hosted in St. John’s.

“We’re delighted that St. John’s Soccer Club will be hosting the prestigious Challenge Trophy and Jubillee Trophy competitions in 2025 as part of Canada Soccer’s Toyota National Championships,” said Mathieu Chamberland, Canada Soccer’s Chief Operating Officer. “The City of St. John’s, St. John’s Soccer Club and the Newfoundland Labrador Soccer Association have been great host to Canada Soccer competitions over the years, creating lasting memories for players, coaches, officials and supporters. We are confident that the 2025 edition will be no exception.”

St. John’s Soccer Club are the selected hosts for the men’s and women’s amateur competitions in 2025. Canada Soccer’s Toyota National Championships are hosted each October across six divisions in three venues: the premier adult competition for the men’s Challenge Trophy and women’s Jubilee Trophy; the U-17 Cup competition for boys and girls; the U-15 Cup competition for boys and girls.

As Canada Soccer’s largest national event featuring clubs from coast to coast, the Toyota National Championships have served as the nation’s primary amateur soccer competition for more than 100 years, with the men’s competition inaugurated in 1913, the youth competition inaugurated in 1966, and the women’s competition inaugurated in 1982. At all age levels, the Toyota National Championships provide a meaningful week-long soccer experience for host cities and participating teams, as well as the players, coaches, support staff, officials, and volunteers.

Since Canada Soccer introduced host cities for the final group of clubs competing in the Toyota National Championships back in 1973, King George V Park has been the venue in which the Challenge Trophy and Jubilee Trophy have been lifted more often than in any other city or stadium. In all, the province of Newfoundland & Labrador has hosted Canada Soccer’s premier amateur competition eight times before 2025: seven times in St. John’s (1973, 1974, 1989, 2002, 2008, 2016, 2019) and once in St. Lawrence (1977).

Next year will mark the eighth time that the Challenge Trophy has been lifted at King George V Park and the sixth time that the Jubilee Trophy has been lifted in the same stadium (since 1989). Incidentally, next year will also mark the 40th anniversary of when King George V Park hosted the final match of the 1985 Concacaf Championship when Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team lifted their first confederation title (the Gabriel Kafaty Cup) and qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.

Before the 2025 Toyota National Championships, St. John’s Soccer Club will host Canada Soccer’s 2024 Men’s Masters East competition in September (with Surrey, British Columbia hosting the Women’s and Men’s Masters West competition). Additional hosts for Canada Soccer’s 2025 national amateur competitions including the Futsal Canadian Championship, Player-Development Program Championship and Toyota National Championships will be announced in the coming months.

Canada Soccer’s 2024 Toyota National Championships will be hosted in Surrey, British Columbia (Challenge Trophy and Jubilee Trophy), Cape Breton, Nova Scotia (U-17 Cup) and Quinte West, Ontario (U-15 Cup) from 9 to 14 October.

Welcome to St. John’s

Canada Soccer’s 2025 Toyota National Championships Challenge Trophy and Jubilee Trophy competitions will be based out of historic King George V pitch on the shores of Quidi Vidi Lake – the place where the Canada qualified for the men’s 1986 FIFA World Cup and the place where countless local, national, and international soccer battles have been won and lost. King George V pitch will host the championship matches for both the men’s Challenge Trophy and women’s Jubilee Trophy in 2025. Additional matches will be hosted at pitches around the St. John’s metro region.

St. John’s is an exciting destination, with wonderful places to eat, shop, relax and explore. We’re a hotbed for storytelling, music and artistry. From our beautiful downtown to our bustling business centres, St. John’s offers something for everyone and is an ideal base camp to check out the surrounding areas. Be sure to take in one of our beautiful parks or museums, visit iconic Signal Hill, hike the internationally recognized East Coast Trail, or stand on the edge of the continent at Cape Spear.

Whatever the colour of your jersey, we look forward to making you feel at home.

Photos by the City of St. John’s (Cape Spear by Troy Maher; housing by Barrett & MacKay)