Youth teams win 2025 APDL Cup titles

Alberta Soccer youth teams were crowned 2025 APDL Cup winners on the road to Canada Soccer’s 2025 Player-Development Program Championship. In all, eight youth teams were crowned winners on the 12-13 July weekend in boys’ and girls’ divisions from U-14 to U-17, with both the U-15 and U-17 age categories leading towards berths in the national competition.

On Saturday, Edmonton Scottish won the Boys’ U-17 APDL Cup with a 3-0 win over St. Albert Impact while Calgary Foothills won the Boys’ U-15 APDL Cup with a 5-1 win over Calgary Blizzard.

On Sunday, Edmonton Scottish won the Girls’ U-17 APDL Cup with a 3-0 win over the Calgary Rangers while the Calgary Blizzard won the Girls’ U-15 APDL Cup with a 2-1 win over St. Albert Impact.

The two other Saturday winners in the boys’ divisions were the St. Albert Impact U-16 and Edmonton Scottish U-14 teams. The two other Sunday winners in the girls’ divisions were the St. Albert Impact U-16 and Calgary Blizzard U-14 teams.

As part of Canada Soccer’s Youth Competitions Network, the PDP Championship features four divisions across the PDP U-17 Cup and PDP U-15 Cup (boys and girls in each age category). With eight teams in each division, the PDP Championship will feature group matches from Wednesday 27 August through Saturday 30 August followed by medal and ranking matches for all 32 teams on Sunday 31 August.

Launched in 2024, new Canada Soccer Player-Development Program Championship strengthens the connection between standards-based programs and showcases their quality of play. The 2025 competition will feature clubs from the BC Soccer Premier League, the Alberta Player Development League, the Ontario Player Development League, and the Québec Youth Soccer Premier League (Première Ligue de Soccer Juvénile du Québec).

Canada Soccer’s Player-Development Program features a network of standards-based programs that represent high-level amateur youth soccer in Canada. Participating organisations, both clubs and academies, all meet the requirements for standards-based programming including recognition as an active National Youth Club Licensee.