Youth talent on display at National Championships

As the Quarterfinals get underway at the youth National Championships in Kamloops and Charlottetown, Canada’s young talent will be on display as teams vie for a spot in Monday’s four youth Finals in the U-17 Cup and U-15 Cup. In all, there are 881 youth players registered for the two age categories at this year National Championships from 7 to 13 October 2025.

Canada Soccer’s National Championships serve as a pinnacle event to the 2025 season, bringing together amateur clubs from across the country. As part of Canada Soccer’s Youth Competitions Network, 580 amateur teams took part in declared qualifying competitions for the youth National Championships from September 2024 through September 2025.

As part of the Youth Competitions Network, Canada Soccer’s National Teams will have representatives watching the four divisions through the Talent ID Network. 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).

In Kamloops, the Boys’ U-17 Cup Quarterfinals features: Suburban FC (Bedford) against Kamloops United FC; North Vancouver FC against PEI FC (Charlottetown); Winnipeg South End United FC against Saskatoon Alliance; Edmonton Juventus against Cherry Beach SC. The Girls’ U-17 Cup Quarterfinals features: Paradise SC against PEI FC; Winnipeg AK SA against CS Roussillon; Glen Shields Juventus FC against Edmonton BTB SC; and Inter Halifax SC against Fredericton DSA.

In Charlottetown, the Boys’ U-15 Cup Quarterfinals features: Milton Magic FC against Winnipeg 1v1 Futbol Dreams; Edmonton Northside United FC against Vancouver Athletic FC; Winnipeg AK SA against PEI FC; and Saguenay Lac-Saint-Jean against Saskatoon Alliance. The Girls’ U-15 Cup Quarterfinals features: Okanagan FC (Kelowna) against United Dartmouth FC; Moncton Codiac FC against Winnipeg Phoenix FC; Mount Hamilton YSC against Saskatoon Alliance; and CS Optimum Victoriaville against Edmonton Selects FC.

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.

As part of the Pre-Competition Meeting before this year’s youth National Championships in Kamloops and Charlottetown, Canada Soccer highlighted two recent examples of U-15 Cup graduates who have moved forward in the international and professional game. Since the 2022 U-15 Cup in Charlottetown, Bridget Mutipula (Halifax Dunbrack SC) has made her professional debut with Vancouver Rise FC and will soon represent Canada at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. Rayan Elloumi (Edmonton BTB SC) has made his professional debut with Vancouver Whitecaps FC and recently lifted the Voyageurs Cup as a 2025 Canadian Championship winner.

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.