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Canada men's national under-23 soccer team

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Summary

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Field	Value
Name	Canada U-23
Badge	Canadian Olympic Committee logo.svg
FIFA Trigramme	CAN
Nickname
Association	Canadian Soccer Association
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Coach	Mauro Biello
Top scorer	Rob Friend (12)
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First game	Unofficial
0–1
(Serravalle, San Marino; 28 March 1986)
Official
3–0
(Burnaby, Canada; 5 May 1991)
Largest win	14–0
(Saint John, Canada; 10 September 2003)
Largest loss	5–0
(Sydney, Australia; 2 June 1996)
2ndRegional cup apps	2	2ndRegional name=Pan American Games	2ndRegional cup first=1999	2ndRegional cup best=Fourth place (1999)

0–1 (Serravalle, San Marino; 28 March 1986) Official 3–0 (Burnaby, Canada; 5 May 1991) (Saint John, Canada; 10 September 2003) (Sydney, Australia; 2 June 1996)

The Canada U-23 men's national soccer team (also known as Canada Olympic soccer team) represents Canada in international soccer at this age level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association, the governing body for soccer in Canada.

Unlike UEFA member associations that use U-21 regional competitions as Olympic qualifying, as a member of CONCACAF, Canada's U-23 team competes in regional qualifying in the same year as the Summer Olympics, and its call-ups are traditionally only limited to players under 23 years of age.

History

2008 qualifying

Known for his vocal antics on the touchline, Nick Dasovic led Canada through Olympic qualifying in 2008, drawing Mexico 1–1 and helping to eliminate the heavily favoured Mexican side in the process. After a highly promising 5–0 win over Guatemala on a night when Mexico had to better that result against Haiti but could only win 5–1, Canada fell to the United States 3–0 in the semifinal, losing out on a spot in Beijing at the Olympics that summer. Canada recovered to defeat Guatemala in the third-place playoff, a rematch of their first-round game, winning on penalties (5–3) after a scoreless draw through 120 minutes.

2012 qualifying

Tony Fonseca led Canada to an opening game 0–0 draw against El Salvador. Following this, Canada stunned the United States 2–0, contributing to their surprising early elimination on home soil. Canada disappointed in their final group stage game with a 1–1 tie versus Cuba, setting up a more difficult semi-final for them against Mexico, which they would lose 3–1.

2016 qualifying

It was announced in August 2015 that Canada head coach Benito Floro would be in charge of the Olympic team. The final squad for qualification was announced on September 18, 2015.

Coaching history

Portugal Tony Fonseca (2009–2012)
Spain Benito Floro (2013–2015)
England John Herdman (2018)
Canada Mauro Biello (2022)

Results & fixtures

2021

Vásquez

Players

Current squad

Players in bold have been capped with the senior team.

– designated overage player.

The following 20 players were named to the squad for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship. Caps and goals as of March 28, 2021, after the game against Mexico.

INJ = Withdrew due to injury
NE = No longer eligible. Switched allegiance to another nation.
PRE = Preliminary squad
RET = Retired from the national team
WD = Withdrew for non-injury reason

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last 12 months and are still eligible at U23 level.

Previous squads

;CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record	Summer Olympics
Qualification record	Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
ESP 1992	did not qualify	10	4	2	4	18	16
USA 1996	7	2	3	2	9	10
Australia 2000	5	2	2	1	3	2
GRE 2004	3	0	0	3	1	5
PRC 2008	5	1	2	2	7	6
GBR 2012	4	1	2	1	4	4
BRA 2016	5	1	1	3	6	10
JPN 2020	4	1	2	1	3	3
FRA 2024	Played by U–20 team
Total	–	0/9	–	–	–	–	–	–	43	12	14	17	51	56

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record	Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF
ARG 1995	did not participate
CAN 1999	Fourth place	4th of 10	6	2	2	2	6	6
DOM 2003	did not participate
BRA 2007
MEX 2011
CAN 2015	Group stage	7th of 8	3	0	1	2	1	6
PER 2019	did not participate
Total	Fourth place	2/7	9	2	3	4	7	12

Honours

CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament
- Runners-up: 1996

References

''[[National Post]]''. (March 28, 2012). "Canada will face Mexico for Olympic soccer berth".
(September 18, 2015). "Canada M23 picks players for CONCACAF Olympic Qualifiers".
(10 March 2021). "Canada Soccer announces squad for Concacaf Men’s Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer.

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