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Laval’s Sheraton Hotel was the scene for the 35th annual Sports-Québec gala, which took place on Wednesday, 19 December, and was broadcast live on RDS (Réseau des Sports). The gala celebrated the exceptional achievements of Québec athletes between 1 September 2006 and 31 August 2007. Québec’s soccer community collected top honours in four of the categories.
Québec’s soccer federation, the Fédération de soccer du Québec, had the perfect end to an exceptional year when it was awarded the “Maurice”, which is presented annually to the province’s best sporting association. The Organizing Committee of the FIFA U-20 World Cup was presented with the “International Event of the Year” prize, while Francis Millien received the prestigious “Dollard-Morin National Volunteer Award” and the Lac St-Louis Lakers Boys Under 18 team came away with top prize in the “Club Team” category.
With results of yesterday’s final FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking for the 2007 season, Canada came out as the best mover in their confederation for the calendar year. Canada picked up 177 points in 2007 and moved up 27 places, the most of any CONCACAF nation.
African nation Mozambique was FIFA’s Best Mover 2007 with 245 points gained (and 75 places in the rankings). Norway (Europe) was second with 240 points and New Caledonia (Oceania) was third with 220 points. Canada ranked ninth overall with its 177 points.
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) has announced that the draw for the Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament has been postponed until January 2008. CONCACAF also postponed draws for the CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship and the CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship.
The draws for the CONCACAF Under-23 Championship (men’s Olympic qualification) and CONCACAF Champions’ Cup will take place on Tuesday 18 January as previously scheduled. Results from the draw will be announced at 14.00 (ET).
L’Association de football de la confédération du Nord, d’Amérique centrale et de la Caraïbe (CONCACAF) a annoncé que le tirage au sort en vue des Éliminatoires de la CONCACAF pour le Tournoi olympique de football féminin sera remporté jusqu’au mois de janvier 2008. La CONCACAF a également remporté le tirage pour le Championnat féminin U20 de la CONCACAF ainsi que le Championnat féminin U17 de la CONCACAF.
Canada’s men’s national team held onto fourth position amongst CONCACAF countries in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings. The latest rankings, released today, have Canada two points (and two places) behind Honduras in the overall rankings: Canada’s 578 points from the past four years are ranked 55th amongst all FIFA national associations.
México (15th in the world) and the United States (19th) remain one-two amongst CONCACAF countries. Behind Honduras (53rd) and Canada (55th), next on the CONCACAF tree are Panama (67th), Haiti (69th), Costa Rica (70th) and Cuba (71st). Trinidad & Tobago (81st), Jamaica (97th), St. Vincent & the Grenadines (101st) and Guatemala (106th) round out the CONCACAF top-12.
The British Columbia Soccer Association announced their annual award winners at their 2007 Awards Banquet today. Joe Scigliano and Sophie Schmidt were announced the 2007 senior players of the year while Sahil Sandhu and Monica Lam-Feist were named the 2007 youth players of the year.
Scigliano won a silver medal with the Columbus Clan at the 2007 BMO National Championships Senior Men’s Challenge Cup in Halifax, NS (the Hyundai Cup). Scigliano is a former member of Canada’s youth (U-20) team. Eleven years ago, he helped Canada win the 1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament in México, leading Canada to qualify for the FIFA World Youth Championship for the first time in 10 years.
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced that the draw for the Women’s Olympic Qualifications Tournament will take place next Tuesday 18 December 2007 in New York, NY. The draw is expected to seed the six qualified teams into two groups for next April’s tournament.
The CONCACAF Olympic Qualification Tournament will take place 2-13 April 2008 in Chihuahua, Mexico. Hosts Mexico will be joined by Canada, the United States, Costa Rica, Trinidad & Tobago and recently-qualified Jamaica. The top-two teams in the tournament will advance to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
La Confédération des associations de football de l’Amérique du Nord, de l’Amérique centrale et des Caraïbes (CONCACAF) vient de dévoiler la date à laquelle aura lieu le tirage au sort officiel pour le Tournoi Olympique de Football Féminin. C’est le mardi 18 décembre 2007, à New York (New York), que l’équipe canadienne olympique apprendra son sort. On prévoit que les six équipes qualifiées seront réparties en deux groupes en vue de participer au tournoi, qui se déroulera en avril 2008.
Le Tournoi de qualification de la CONCACAF pour les Jeux Olympiques se déroulera du 2 au 13 avril 2008 à Chihuahua, au Mexique. On retrouvera aux côtés du Mexique, l’équipe hôtesse, le Canada, les États-Unis, le Costa Rica, Trinité-et-Tobago et la Jamaïque, le dernier pays à se qualifier. Les deux équipes occupant le premier rang du classement des deux groupes progresseront aux Jeux Olympiques d’été de 2008, qui se dérouleront à Beijing, en Chine.
With the results from today’s 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Qualification draw, Canada’s men’s senior team now know their potential opponents for the 2008 season. Canada was drawn into Sub-Group 2/D with an automatic bye from Stage One. Canada will face Saint Vincent & the Grenadines in Stage Two in a home-and-home series in June 2008.
“From our point of view, it is all about us and how we play,” says head coach Dale Mitchell. “You have to beat good teams to advance to the FIFA World Cup. We have to be ready in June.”
