Match officials appointed for the Youth National Championships

Canada Soccer has appointed match officials for the 2025 Youth National Championships from 8 to 13 October. Match officials will be assigned across 104 competitive matches in the U-17 Cup in Kamloops, British Columbia and U-15 Cup in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. For many of these officials, the National Championships serve as an important stepping stone toward higher-level appointments, both within Canada and on the international stage.

Canada Soccer’s National Championships serve as the pinnacle event to the 2025 season, bringing together the best amateur clubs from across the country. As Canada’s most accessible sport, more than 1,100 teams took part in competitive leagues and cup competitions on the road to the 2025 National Championships in the adult, U-17 and U-15 divisions.

Complete match schedules with kickoff times for this year’s National Championships are published at canadasoccer.com/competitions.

As Canada Soccer’s largest national event featuring clubs from coast to coast, the 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 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.

This year marks the biggest year ever for Canada Soccer’s national amateur competitions with a record 128 qualified amateur teams taking 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. As Canada’s most accessible sport, qualifying for this year’s national amateur competitions featured more than 1,100 teams taking part in leagues and cup competitions across 14 different divisions.