Eight youth teams reach Finals at the 2025 National Championships

Eight youth teams have reached the four division Finals at Canada Soccer’s 2025 National Championships in Kamloops and Charlottetown. Those eight youth teams represent six different provinces that have reached the final match in their respective divisions on Thanksgiving Monday 13 October.

Canada Soccer’s National Championships serve as a pinnacle event to the 2025 season, bringing together amateur clubs from across the country. In Kamloops, the U-17 Cup Finals are scheduled back-to-back at McArthur Island Park starting at 10.40 local time (with a live broadcast on CanadaSoccerTV). In Charlottetown, the U-15 Cup Finals are scheduled back-to-back at UPEI Field starting at 10.30 local time (also with a live broadcast on CanadaSoccerTV).

Monday’s first Final in Charlottetown will feature Winnipeg Phoenix FC against CS Optimum Victoriaville in the Girls’ U-15 Cup division. That Final will be followed by Milton Magic FC and Saguenay Lac-Saint-Jean in the Boys’ U-15 Cup division. All four clubs are vying for their first national title.

In Kamloops, defending champions Saskatoon Alliance will face Nova Scotia’s Suburban FC in the Boys’ U-17 Cup division. That Final will be followed by Glen Shields Juventus FC against PEI FC from Charlottetown in the Girls’ U-17 Cup division. Aside from Saskatoon, the other three clubs are all vying for their first national title.

Canada Soccer’s Youth Competitions Network supports the pathway of young Canadian players from the amateur game to the professional and international levels. Like the PDP Championship in August, the youth National Championships in October provides a terrific growth opportunity for Canada’s bright young players from across the country.

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.