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Canada Soccer has confirmed the 32 squad lists for the second edition of the Player-Development Program Championship that will feature four youth divisions for boys and girls across the PDP U-17 Cup and PDP U-15 Cup. In all, 601 youth players will participate in the competition from 27 to 31 August in Vaughan, Ontario.
Tickets to the PDP Championship are now on sale through Ontario Soccer with matches to be played on four different fields at the Zanchin Automotive Soccer Centre and Vaughan Grove. Matches have been scheduled for Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday (Finals Day) with a four-day pass available at the pre-sale rate of just $30 up until 22 August. On site, a four-day pass is available for $35 while a single-day pass is available for $10.
As part of Canada Soccer’s Youth Competitions Network, the annual PDP Championship brings together the top youth teams from Canada’s four standards-based leagues: the BC Soccer Premier League, the Alberta Player-Development League, the Ontario Player-Development League, and the Québec Youth Soccer Premier League (PLSJQ).
This year’s 32 qualified teams advanced from a group of 210 youth teams competing in the four divisions across the four leagues. The 32 teams represent 24 different clubs including former national youth champions Burnaby FC, Calgary Blizzard SC, Calgary Foothills SC, Coastal FC, Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC, Lakeshore SC, CS Longueuil, Pickering SC, St. Albert Impact FC, CS Saint-Laurent, CS St-Hubert, and Woodbridge SC. This marks the first time ever that Canada Soccer has hosted as many as 32 youth teams in one venue for a national competition.
Canada Soccer’s Player-Development Program features a network of standards-based programs that represent high-level amateur youth soccer in Canada. Participating organisations, both clubs and academies, all meet the requirements for standards-based programming including recognition as an active National Youth Club Licensee.
Alongside the 32 qualified youth teams, the PDP Championship will feature some of Canada Soccer’s best young referees from the Elite Referee Development Program. With 64 matches across the four divisions, the referees will be working alongside top referee prospects from the host province Ontario Soccer.
Across the first four years of the competition, Canada Soccer will host the PDP Championship alongside the four provincial member associations in which Canada’s standards-based youth leagues are played: Alberta in 2024, Ontario in 2025, Québec in 2026, and British Columbia in 2027.
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