Schedules announced for youth National Championships

Canada Soccer has confirmed the dates and kickoff times for this year’s youth National Championships that will be played in Kamloops and Charlottetown from 8-13 October 2025. Both schedules feature an exciting new format with 12 teams in each division: the U-17 Cup for boys and girls in Kamloops, British Columbia and the U-15 Cup for boys and girls in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

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 have served as the nation’s primary amateur soccer competition for more than 100 years. Across six divisions in three age categories, the competition features qualified teams from coast to coast across the country. 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.

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.