All 48 youth teams qualified for National Championships

All 48 youth teams are now qualified for the 2025 National Championships that will crown four youth champions on Thanksgiving Monday 13 October. The last four teams qualified on Saturday 20 September as the groups and schedules were finalised for the U-17 Cup in Kamloops, British Columbia and the U-15 Cup in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

As part of Canada Soccer’s Youth Competitions Network, the youth National Championships in October (competitive clubs from across the country) complements the Player-Development Championship in August (clubs from Canada’s four standards-based leagues). This year, Canada Soccer will welcome 80 youth teams that will qualify through their respective provincial and league competitions with more than 750 teams expected to compete in the eight youth divisions across the two age groups in two streams.

2025 BOYS’ U-17 CUP / COUPE U-17 MASCULINE

2025 GIRLS’ U-17 CUP / COUPE U-17 FÉMININE

2025 BOYS’ U-15 CUP / COUPE U-15 MASCULINE

2025 GIRLS’ U-15 CUP / COUPE U-15 FÉMININE

With 12 teams in each division (four groups per division), the youth National Championships will feature group matches from Wednesday through Friday. The elimination and ranking matches will all take place from Saturday through Thanksgiving Monday. This year, only the medal matches will take place on Monday 13 October, with all other ranking matches scheduled for Sunday 12 October.

Complete match schedules with kickoff times are published at canadasoccer.com/competitions within each division’s respective landing page alongside the list of qualified teams (qualifiers run from September 2024 through September 2025).

In Kamloops, the two U-17 Cup Finals will be played at McArthur Island Park on Monday 13 October. The Boys’ U-17 Cup Final kicks off at 10.40 local (13.40 ET / 10.40 PT) while the Girls’ U-17 Cup Final kicks off at 13.30 local (16.30 ET / 13.30 PT). Across the week, all 52 matches will be played at McArthur Island Park.

In Charlottetown, the two U-15 Cup Finals will be played at UPEI Field on Monday 13 October. The Girls’ U-15 Cup Final kicks off at 10.30 local (09.30 ET / 06.30 PT) while the Boys’ U-15 Cup Final kicks off at 13.00 local (12.00 ET / 09.00 PT). Across the week, the 52 matches will be played at UPEI Field, Terry Fox Sports Complex in Cornwall, and Parkman Soccer Complex also in Charlottetown.

Canada Soccer’s National Championships serve as the pinnacle event to the 2025 season, bringing together the best amateur clubs from across the country. This year marks the biggest year ever for Canada Soccer’s national amateur competitions with a record 128 qualified amateur teams set to take part in 14 divisions from the Futsal Canadian Championship in April to the Player-Development Program Championship in August and then the National Championships in October. Those 128 teams will qualify from a group of more than 1,100 teams taking part in competitive leagues and cup competitions from across the country.