Canada national junior football team

The Canada National Football Junior Team a.k.a. the Football Canada World Junior Team represent Canada in international gridiron football competitions. The football program is part of the football development program and is controlled by Football Canada and is recognized by the International Federation of American Football (IFAF). It is the premiere team in male development for the organization. While Football Canada is the governing body for amateur Canadian football, IFAF-sponsored games are played using American football rules. Team Canada first competed on the world stage in the NFL Global Junior Championship in 2000 with a championship victory over Team Europe. They competed for their first IFAF Junior World Cup in 2009.[1]

Canada U20 Football Team
Full nameFootball Canada World Junior Team
NicknamesTrue North
Short nameTeam Canada/Equipe Canada
SportAmerican Football/Canadian Football
FoundedOrganization 1880, U20 Team 2000
LeagueIFAF
DivisionIFAF Americas
LocationHeadquartered in Ottawa, Ontario
Colours     
AnthemO Canada, Fight song: The Maple Leaf Forever
OwnerNon-profit
PresidentCanada Jim Mullin
Managing directorCanada Shannon Donovan
Head coachCanada Steve Sumarah
ManagerCanada Aaron Geisler
Overall recordNFL Global Junior Championship: 22-4, IFAF: 14-3, Overall: 36-7
ChampionshipsNFL Global Junior Championship: 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, IFAF: 2012, 2016, 2018.
BroadcastersTBD
Websitefootballcanada.com
Canada national junior football team
Medal record
Men's American football
Representing  Canada
NFL Global Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place2000 United StatesTeam Competition
Silver medal – second place2001 United StatesTeam Competition
Silver medal – second place2002 United StatesTeam Competition
Silver medal – second place2003 United StatesTeam Competition
Silver medal – second place2004 United StatesTeam Competition
Gold medal – first place2005 United StatesTeam Competition
Gold medal – first place2006 United StatesTeam Competition
Gold medal – first place2007 United StatesTeam Competition
World Championship
Silver medal – second place2009 United StatesTeam Competition
Gold medal – first place2012 United StatesTeam Competition
Silver medal – second place2014 KuwaitTeam Competition
Gold medal – first place2016 ChinaTeam Competition
Gold medal – first place2018 MexicoTeam Competition

Canada developed the Football Canada World Junior Team as an elite program which participated in the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Under-19 World Championship which was scheduled held every two years from 2012 until 2020. This tournament was previously known as the IFAF Junior World Cup.

The IFAF U20 World Junior Championship will replace the U19 format and will be staged once every four years starting in 2024 in Edmonton, Canada.[2] With the 2020 championship cancelled due to COVID-19, there are efforts to restage that event in 2021 as a U20 aged event.[3]

History

Football Canada became a full member of the IFAF in 2004.[4] Thereafter Canada competed in international junior, flag, and women's football events.[5]

Team Canada is the most successful team at the IFAF World Junior Championships, with three championships and two silver medals. Canada is the only national team to win back-to-back championships in 2016 in Harbin, China over the United States, followed up with a 2018 win in Mexico, 13–7 over the host Mexicans in front of 30,515 at Mexico 68 Estadio Olympico.[6]

The roster of the Canada national football junior team is players aged 20 and under and are typically from U SPORTS, Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL), Quebec-based CEGEP schools, high school or community football programs. The head coach for the program is selected by Football Canada and appointed prior to selecting the remainder of the tournaments coaching staff or players.

IFAF World Junior Championship Games
WC winner loser game date and location
2009 Canada 55 New Zealand 0 Quarterfinal June 27, 2009 at Canton, Ohio
Canada 38 Japan 35 Semifinal July 1, 2009 at Canton, Ohio
United States 41 Canada 3 Final July 4, 2009 at Canton, Ohio
2012 Canada 43 Sweden 0 Quarterfinal June 30, 2012 at Austin, Texas
Canada 33 Japan 24 Semifinal July 4, 2012 at Austin, Texas
Canada 23 USA 17 Final July 7, 2012 at Austin, Texas
2014 Canada 91 Kuwait 0 Pool game July 7, 2014 at Kuwait City
Canada 56 France 0 Pool game July 10, 2014 at Kuwait City
Canada 36 Austria 7 Pool game July 13, 2014 at Kuwait City
United States 40 Canada 17 Final July 16, 2014 at Kuwait City
2016 Canada 30 Mexico 16 Pool game June 30, 2016 at Harbin, China
United States 32 Canada 14 Pool game July 3, 2016 at Harbin, China
Canada 28 Mexico 21 Semifinal July 7, 2016 at Harbin, China
Canada(2) 24 United States 6 Final July 10, 2016 at Harbin, China
2018 Canada 60 Sweden 0 Quarterfinal July 15, 2018 at Mexico City
Canada 28 Japan 22 Semifinal July 18, 2018 at Mexico City
Canada(3) 13 Mexico 7 Final July 21, 2018 at Mexico City

References
  1. "2009 Junior National Team". footballcanada.com. Football Canada. Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  2. "New-style IFAF World Under-20 Championships heading for Canada in 2024". 28 February 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-12-12. Retrieved 2020-08-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "A Brief History of Football Canada". footballcanada.com. Football Canada. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
  5. "Canada". ifaf.com. International Federation of American Football. 2011. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
  6. https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/canada-defeats-team-mexico-wins-gold-medal-at-2018-ifaf-u19-world-championships/#:~:text=U19%20World%20Championships-,Canada%20defeats%20Team%20Mexico%2C%20wins%20gold%20medal,2018%20IFAF%20U19%20World%20Championships&text=Team%20Canada%20defeated%20Mexico%2013,Mexico%20City's%2068%20Olympic%20Stadium Archived 2020-08-08 at the Wayback Machine.
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