Canada men's national soccer team

Canada
Nickname(s) The Canucks, Les Rouges (The Reds)
Association Canadian Soccer Association
Confederation CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach Flag of Canada Dale Mitchell
Most caps Randy Samuel (82)
Top scorer Dale Mitchell (19)
Home stadium National Soccer Stadium
FIFA code CAN
FIFA ranking 81
Highest FIFA ranking 40 (December 1996)
Lowest FIFA ranking 103 (March 2007)
Elo ranking 61
Highest Elo ranking 32 (May-June 2000)
Lowest Elo ranking 92 (May 1979)
Team colours Team colours Team colours
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Home colours
Team colours Team colours Team colours
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Team colours
Away colours
First international
Unofficial: US flag 38 stars.svg United States 0 – 1 Canada
(Newark, USA; November 28, 1885)
Official: Flag of Australia.svg Australia 3 – 2 Canada Flag of Canada
(Brisbane, Australia; June 7, 1924)
Biggest win
Unofficial: US flag 45 stars.svg United States 0 – 7 Canada
(St. Louis, USA; November 16, 1904)
Official: Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 0 – 5 Canada Flag of Canada
(Singapore; August 24, 1986)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 8 – 0 Canada Flag of Canada
(Mexico City, Mexico; June 18, 1993)
World Cup
Appearances 1 (First in 1986)
Best result Round 1 (1986)
CONCACAF Championship &
Gold Cup
Appearances 11 (First in 1977)
Best result Winners (1985, 2000)
Confederations Cup
Appearances 1 (First in 2001)
Best result Round 1 (2001)
Olympic medal record
Men’s Soccer
Gold 1904 St. Louis Team

The Canadian men's national soccer team is overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and represents Canada in international competitions at the senior men's level. Their most notable past achievements include winning the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2000, and qualifying for the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. The side has traditionally struggled to earn recognition at home and abroad while experiencing little international success. The Canadian women's national soccer team has enjoyed more international success, and both national teams languish to a large extent in the shadow of the country's highly successful ice hockey teams, as hockey is Canada's de facto national sport, and despite the popularity of youth soccer, there are limited professional avenues for young players within Canada.

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History

For more details on this topic, see Canadian Soccer Association#History.

Early years

Soccer was being played in Canada before rules were formalized in Britain, with the Dominion Football Association (1877) and Western Football Association (1880) acting as precursors to the modern-day Canadian Soccer Association. In 1885, the WFA sent a representative team to New Jersey to take on a side put forth by the American Football Association, the then-unofficial governing body of the sport in the United States. In an unofficial friendly, Canada defeated their hosts 1-0 in East Newark, New Jersey. The American team won 3-2 in a return match one year later. In 1888, a team represented the WFA in a tour of the British Isles, earning a record of nine wins, five draws, and nine losses. The squad comprised 16 Canadian-born players with the only exception being tour organizer David Forsyth, who had immigrated to Canada one year after his birth.[1]

In 1904 Galt Football Club represented the WFA at the Olympic Games in St. Louis, Miss. As just one of three teams competing, Galt defeated two American clubs, Christian Brothers College (7-0) and St. Rose (4-0) to win the tournament. No medals were awarded at the time as the competition was a demonstration event, but the IOC subsequently awarded Canada a gold medal and upgraded the status of the competition to an official event.

In 1905, a British team of touring amateurs nicknamed the Pilgrims toured Canada, with their match against Galt billed as the "championship of the world". The match was played in front of almost 4000 fans in Galt, now part of Cambridge, Ontario, and ended in a 3-3 draw.[1]

The Canadian national team toured Australia in 1924, playing a series of "test" friendlies against their hosts, including their first official match, a 3-2 friendly defeat to Australia in Brisbane on June 24, 1924. In 1925, Canada played their old rivals the United States in Montreal, winning 1-0 on Ed McLaine's goal. In a return match in November of 1925 in Brooklyn, New York, Canada was defeated 5-1. One year later, Canada lost 6-2 to the United States in the same city before playing four internationals in a 1927 tour of New Zealand.[1]

World Cup qualifying 1957 to 1985

Following the lead of British football associations, Canada withdrew from FIFA in 1928 over a dispute regarding broken time payments to amateur players. They rejoined the confederation in 1946 and took part in World Cup qualifying in the North American Football Confederation (a precursor to CONCACAF) for the first time in 1957, the first time they had played as a national team in 30 years. In their first qualifier, Canada defeated the USA in Toronto 5-1, but lost two games in Mexico (failing to play a home game due to financial reasons) 2-0 and 3-0 before defeating the USA 3-2 in St. Louis. Mexico advanced as group winners, meaning that Canada missed out on the World Cup in 1958 in Sweden.[1]

Canada secured qualification for the 1986 World Cup after beating Honduras 2-1 in St. John's, Newfoundland in 1985.[2] Mexico had qualified as hosts, with Canada earning the remaining CONCACAF spot and the de facto title as CONCACAF champions. At the finals in Mexico in 1986, Canada impressed in a 1-0 loss to France in the first round before losing to both Hungary and the USSR 2-0, finishing at the bottom of the group.

1990s

In 1990, Canada took part in the NAFC Championship for the first time, hosting the three-team tournament. Mexico and Canada sent their full squads, but the USA sent a 'B' team. Canada won the tournament after a 1-0 win over the United States on May 6 and a 2-1 win over Mexico on May 13. All three Canadian goals were scored by John Catliff, the tournament's top scorer.

In 1993 Canada finished second in the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying and advanced to a playoff against the Oceania Football Confederation's top team, Australia.

Canada won the first leg 2-1 in Edmonton. Australia led the second leg 2-1 at the end of 90 minutes, sending the tie to extra time. There was no score in the extra 30 minutes and Australian won a Penalty shootout to eliminate Canada from contention for the USA 94 World Cup.

The team failed to qualify for France 98, losing out in the final stage of CONCACAF qualifying.

2000 Gold Cup

In 2000, Canada won the CONCACAF Gold Cup after emerging from the first-round on a coin-toss tiebreaker with invited side the Republic of Korea. A quarter-final extra-time upset over Mexico on Richard Hastings' golden goal set the stage for an unprecedented run to the final, where Canada defeated Colombia 2-0 at Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, Calif. Canada swept the awards ceremony, with goalkeeper Craig Forrest winning MVP honours, Carlo Corazzin securing the Golden Boot, and Hastings named "Rookie of the Tournament".

Winning this tournament earned Canada a place in the 2001 Confederations Cup and the Copa América 2001.

21st Century

Canada has enjoyed relative success in the Gold Cup, with semi-final appearances in 2002 and 2007 on either side of disappointing first round exits in 2003 and 2005. In 2007, under interim coach Stephen Hart, Canada won their group before losing in the semi-final to the USA. After the United States were reduced to ten men, Canada were controversially denied a stoppage-time equalizer on a play incorrectly flagged offside by linesman Ricardo Louisville.

In qualifying for both the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cup, Canada was unable to capitalize on their Gold Cup successes, failing to reach the final stage of CONCACAF qualifying on both occasions.

On June 7, 2006, head coach Frank Yallop resigned for a job with the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. Yallop, whose record with Canada was 8-9-3 since his hiring as national team manager on December 16, 2003, returned to the league where he began his coaching career as an assistant in 1999 with the Tampa Bay Mutiny. The former Canadian international had won MLS Cup titles with the San Jose Earthquakes in 2001 and 2003. On May 18, 2007 the CSA named Dale Mitchell as the new head coach of the senior team. He took over after coaching the under-20 side to three defeats in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada in July of 2007.

Members of the media [3] and former national team players, including Rogers Sportsnet commentator and 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup MVP Craig Forrest[4], have stated that the Canadian national program and player development system is in need of a major overhaul. In 2007, the Canadian Soccer Supporters United organized a campaign to have spectators wear black "Sack the CSA" t-shirts at the friendly between Canada and Costa Rica at the National Soccer Stadium.[5]

Canada failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup, finishing fourth in their group behind Honduras, Mexico and Jamaica.

Stadium

Canada's national stadium is the National Soccer Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, known as BMO Field when local resident Toronto FC of Major League Soccer play at home. However, the squad has expressed a preference for a natrual grass surface.[6][7] Only one of Canada's three home games in the third round of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2010 World Cup was played at the National Soccer Stadium. Other stadia that have hosted national team matches include:

Supporters' group

Recent results

Colors indicate result, Red = Loss, Green = Win, Tan = Tie

Date Tournament Location Home Team Score Away Team Scorers
October 15, 2008
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Edmonton, Canada
Flag of Canada Canada
2–2
Flag of Mexico Mexico
Gerba Scored in the 12th minute 12', Radzinski Scored in the 50th minute 50'
October 11, 2008
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Flag of Honduras Honduras
3–1
Flag of Canada Canada
Hainault Scored in the 54th minute 54'
September 10, 2008
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico
Flag of Mexico Mexico
2–1
Flag of Canada Canada
Gerba Scored in the 70th minute 70'
September 6, 2008
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Montréal, Canada
Flag of Canada Canada
1–2
Flag of Honduras Honduras
Serioux Scored in the 4th minute 4'
August 20, 2008
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Toronto, Canada
Flag of Canada Canada
1–1
Flag of Jamaica Jamaica
de Guzman Scored in the 47th minute 47'
June 20, 2008
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Montreal, Canada
Flag of Canada Canada
4–1
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
De Rosario Scored in the 29th minute 29', Scored in the 50th minute 50', Gerba Scored in the 38th minute 38', Scored in the 63rd minute 63'
June 15, 2008
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Kingstown, Saint Vincent
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
0–3
Flag of Canada Canada
Nakajima-Farran Scored in the 32nd minute 32', Gerba Scored in the 42nd minute 42', Scored in the 88th minute 88'
June 4, 2008
Friendly
Fort Lauderdale, USA
Flag of Panama Panama
2–2
Flag of Canada Canada
PetersScored in the 20th minute 20', Jazić Scored in the 80th minute 80'
May 31, 2008
Friendly
Seattle, USA
Flag of Brazil Brazil
3–2
Flag of Canada Canada
FriendScored in the 10th minute 10', de Guzman Scored in the 56th minute 56'
March 26, 2008
Friendly
Tallinn, Estonia
Flag of Estonia Estonia
2–0
Flag of Canada Canada
February 3, 2008
Friendly
Ft. Lauderdale, USA
Flag of Canada Canada
2–0
Flag of Denmark Vejle Boldklub
Gbeke Scored in the 10th minute 10', Nakajima-Farran Scored in the 44th minute 44'
January 30, 2008
Friendly
Fort-de-France, Martinique
Flag of Martinique.svg Martinique
0–1
Flag of Canada Canada
De Rosario Scored in the 25th minute 25'
November 20, 2007
Friendly
Durban, South Africa
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
2–0
Flag of Canada Canada
September 12, 2007
Friendly
Toronto, Canada
Flag of Canada Canada
1–1
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica
De Rosario Scored in the 54th minute 54'
August 22, 2007
Friendly
Reykjavík, Iceland
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland
1–1
Flag of Canada Canada
Occean Scored in the 75th minute 75'
June 21, 2007
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Chicago, USA
Flag of Canada Canada
1–2
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Hume Scored in the 76th minute 76'
June 16, 2007
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Foxborough, USA
Flag of Canada Canada
3–0
Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala
De Rosario Scored in the 17th minute 17', Gerba Scored in the 33rd minute 33', Scored in the 44th minute 44'
June 11, 2007
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Miami, USA
Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti
0–2
Flag of Canada Canada
De Rosario Scored in the 31st minute 31', Scored in the 35th minute 35'
June 9, 2007
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Miami, USA
Flag of Canada Canada
1–2
Flag of France.svg Guadeloupe
Gerba Scored in the 35th minute 35'
June 6, 2007
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Miami, USA
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica
1–2
Flag of Canada Canada
de Guzmán Scored in the 57th minute 57', Scored in the 73rd minute 73'

Upcoming fixtures

Date Tournament Location Home Team Away Team
November 19, 2008
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Kingston, Jamaica
Flag of Jamaica Jamaica Flag of Canada Canada

Current members

Recent squad

Canadian squad announced to play against Jamaica in World Cup qualifying on November 19.

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
GK Asmir Begovic June 20, 1987 (1987-06-20) (age 22) 0 0 Flag of England Yeovil Town
GK Lars Hirschfeld October 7, 1978 (1978-10-07) (age 31) 20 0 Flag of Romania CFR Cluj
DF Adrian Cann September 19, 1980 (1980-09-19) (age 29) 1 0 Flag of Denmark Esbjerg fB
DF David Edgar May 19, 1987 (1987-05-19) (age 22) 0 0 Flag of England Newcastle United
DF Andrew Hainault June 16, 1986 (1986-06-16) (age 23) 11 0 Flag of the Czech Republic FK Siad Most
DF Kevin Harmse June 4, 1984 (1984-06-04) (age 25) 5 0 Flag of Canada Toronto FC
DF Dejan Jakovic July 16, 1985 (1985-07-16) (age 24) 1 0 Flag of Serbia Red Star Belgrade
DF Paul Stalteri (captain) October 18, 1977 (1977-10-18) (age 32) 68 7 Flag of England Tottenham
DF Chris Pozniak January 10, 1981 (1981-01-10) (age 28) 21 0 Flag of Scotland Dundee FC
DF Chris Williams June 1, 1981 (1981-06-01) (age 28) 2 0 Flag of the United States Charleston Battery
MF Marcel de Jong October 15, 1986 (1986-10-15) (age 23) 4 0 Flag of the Netherlands Roda JC
MF Sandro Grande September 29, 1977 (1977-09-29) (age 32) 12 1 Flag of Canada Montreal Impact
MF Nikolas Ledgerwood January 16, 1985 (1985-01-16) (age 24) 1 0 Flag of Germany 1860 München
MF Issey Nakajima-Farran May 16, 1984 (1984-05-16) (age 25) 15 2 Flag of Denmark FC Nordsjælland
MF Andrew Ornoch August 21, 1985 (1985-08-21) (age 24) 1 0 Flag of Denmark Esbjerg fB
FW Simeon Jackson March 28, 1987 (1987-03-28) (age 22) 0 0 Flag of England Gillingham
FW Will Johnson January 21, 1987 (1987-01-21) (age 22) 5 0 Flag of the United States Real Salt Lake
FW Charles Gbeke March 13, 1978 (1978-03-13) (age 31) 1 0 Flag of Canada Vancouver Whitecaps

Recent call-ups

All call-ups updated to August 13, 2008.

Goalkeepers
Player Date of birth Club Caps (clean sheets) Most Recent Call up
Asmir Begović 6/20/1987 Flag of England Yeovil Town (on loan from Flag of England Portsmouth) 0 (0) v Iceland, August 22, 2007
Pat Onstad 1/13/1968 Flag of the United States Houston Dynamo 55 (21) v Honduras, September 6, 2008
Kenny Stamatopoulos 8/28/1979 Flag of Norway Tromsø IL 5 (2) v Estonia, March 26, 2008
Greg Sutton 4/19/1977 Flag of Canada Toronto FC 11 (4) v Honduras, September 6, 2008
Defenders
Player Date of birth Club Caps (goals) Most Recent Call up
Jim Brennan 5/8/1977 Flag of Canada Toronto FC 47 (6) v Honduras, September 6, 2008
Adrian Cann 9/19/1980 Flag of Denmark Esbjerg fB 3 (0) v St. Vincent & the Grenadines, June 20, 2008
Ante Jazić 2/26/1976 Flag of the United States Los Angeles Galaxy 23 (1) v Honduras, September 6, 2008
Marco Reda 6/22/1977 Flag of the United States Charleston Battery 7 (0) v Martinique, January 30, 2008
Midfielders
Player Date of birth Club Caps (goals) Most Recent Call up
Rhian Dodds 10/3/1979 Flag of Scotland Kilmarnock 0 (0) v Iceland, August 22, 2007
Daniel Imhof 11/22/1977 Flag of Germany Bochum 35 (0) v Honduras, September 6, 2008
Nik Ledgerwood 1/16/1985 Flag of Germany 1860 München 1 (0) v Iceland, August 22, 2007
Issey Nakajima-Farran 5/16/1984 Flag of Denmark FC Nordsjælland 14 (1) v Honduras, September 6, 2008
Martin Nash 12/27/1975 Flag of Canada Vancouver Whitecaps 38 (2) v Martinique, January 30, 2008
Tam Nsaliwa 1/28/1982 Flag of Greece AEK 13 (1) v Panama, June 4, 2008
Jaime Peters 5/4/1987 Flag of England Ipswich Town 15 (1) v Panama, June 4, 2008
Antonio Ribeiro 10/8/1980 Flag of Canada Montreal Impact 2 (0) v Martinique, January 30, 2008
Tyler Rosenlund 9/13/1986 Flag of Canada Toronto FC 1 (0) v Martinique, January 30, 2008
Josh Simpson 5/15/1983 Flag of Germany Kaiserslautern 16 (0) v Estonia, March 26, 2008
Strikers
Player Date of birth Club Caps (goals) Most Recent Call up
Charles Gbeke 3/13/1978 Flag of Canada Vancouver Whitecaps 2 (1) v Vejle Boldklub, February 3, 2008
Will Johnson 1/21/1987 Flag of the United States Real Salt Lake 3 (0) v South Africa, November 20, 2007
Olivier Occean 10/23/1981 Flag of Norway Lillestrøm S.K. 16 (2) v Honduras, September 6, 2008

Youth teams

Main article: Canada men's national youth soccer teams

Coaching staff

As of the Brazil, Panama, and St. Vincent & the Grenadines games in May and June 2008.

Name Nat Position
Dale Mitchell Flag of Canada Head coach
Stephen Hart Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Assistant coach
Nick Dasovic Flag of Canada Assistant coach
Paul Dolan Flag of Canada Goalkeeping coach
Djamel Laarabi Flag of Algeria Goalkeeping coach
Morgan Quarry Flag of Canada Manager
Mike Moretto Flag of Canada Equipment manager
Ted Tilbury Flag of Canada Physiotherapist
Eddie Cannon Flag of Canada Physiotherapist
Dave Foley Flag of Canada Physiotherapist
Dr. Michael Campbell Flag of Canada Team doctor
Garret Kusch Flag of Canada Massage therapist
Vic Mendes Flag of Canada Video coach
Vincent Ursini Flag of Canada Head of delegation

Historic squads

1986 FIFA World Cup

Competitive record

For more details on this topic, see Canada men's national soccer team records.

World Cup record

World Cup record
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Flag of Uruguay 1930 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
Flag of Italy 1934 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
Flag of France 1938 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
Flag of Brazil 1950 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
Flag of Switzerland 1954 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
Flag of Sweden 1958 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Flag of Chile 1962 Withdrew - - - - - -
Flag of England 1966 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
Flag of Mexico 1970 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Flag of West Germany 1974 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Flag of Argentina 1978 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Flag of Spain 1982 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Flag of Mexico 1986 Round 1 3 0 0 3 0 5
Flag of Italy 1990 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Flag of the United States 1994 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Flag of France 1998 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Flag of South KoreaFlag of Japan 2002 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Flag of Germany 2006 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Flag of South Africa 2010 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Total 1/18 3 0 0 3 0 5

Gold Cup record

CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup
Total: 2 Titles
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Flag of El Salvador 1963 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
Flag of Guatemala 1965 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
Flag of Honduras 1967 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
Flag of Costa Rica 1969 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago 1971 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
Flag of Haiti 1973 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Flag of Mexico 1977 Fourth place 5 2 1 2 7 8
Flag of Honduras 1981 Fourth place 5 1 3 1 6 6
1985 Champions 4 2 2 0 4 2
1989 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Flag of the United States 1991 Round 1 3 1 0 2 6 9
Flag of the United StatesFlag of Mexico 1993 Round 1 3 0 2 1 3 11
Flag of the United States 1996 Round 1 2 1 0 1 4 5
Flag of the United States 1998 Withdrew - - - - - -
Flag of the United States 2000 Champions 5 3 2 0 7 3
Flag of the United States 2002 Third place 5 2 2 1 5 4
Flag of the United StatesFlag of Mexico 2003 Round 1 2 1 0 1 1 2
Flag of the United States 2005 Round 1 3 1 0 2 2 4
Flag of the United States 2007 Semi-Finals 5 3 0 2 9 5
Total 2 Titles 42 17 12 13 54 59

Confederations Cup Record

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
Flag of Saudi Arabia 1992 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Flag of Saudi Arabia 1995 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Flag of Saudi Arabia 1997 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Flag of Mexico 1999 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Flag of South KoreaFlag of Japan 2001 Round 1 3 0 1 2 0 5
Flag of France 2003 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Flag of Germany 2005 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Flag of South Africa 2009 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Total 3 0 1 2 0 5

Most capped Canadian players

# Name Career Caps Goals
1 Randy Samuel 1983–1997 82 0
2 Mark Watson 1994–2004 78 3
3 Lyndon Hooper 1986–1997 67 3
Paul Stalteri 1997– 67 7
5 Alex Bunbury 1986–1999 64 16
6 Nick Dasovic 1994–2004 63 2
7 Colin Miller 1983–1997 61 5
Mike Sweeney 1980–1991 61 1
9 Carlo Corazzin 1994–2004 59 11
10 Craig Forrest 1988–2002 56 0

Top goalscorers

# Name Career Caps Goals
1 Dale Mitchell 1980–1993 55 19
2 John Catliff 1984–1994 44 18
3 Alex Bunbury 1986–1999 64 16
4 Dwayne de Rosario 1998– 49 15
5 Igor Vrablic 1984–1986 35 12
6 Ali Gerba 2005– 23 11
Carlo Corazzin 1994–2004 59 11
Paul Peschisolido 1994–2004 53 11
8 Kevin McKenna 2000– 37 9
Tomasz Radzinski 1995– 41 9

Manager history

Name From To
Flag of Canada Don Petrie 1957 1957
Flag of England Peter Dinsdale 1968 1970
Flag of England Frank Pike 1970 1973
Flag of Canada Bill McAllister 1973 1973
Flag of Germany Eckhard Krautzun 1973 1975
Flag of Canada Bill McAllister 1975 1975
Flag of Germany Eckhard Krautzun 1975 1977
Flag of Canada Barrie Clarke 1979 1981
Flag of England Tony Waiters 1981 1985
Flag of Canada Bruce Wilson (interim) 1985 1985
Flag of England Tony Waiters 1985 1986
Flag of England Bob Bearpark 1986 1987
Flag of Scotland Tony Taylor 1988 1989
Flag of Canada Bob Lenarduzzi 1989 1990
Flag of England Tony Waiters 1990 1991
Flag of Canada Bob Lenarduzzi 1992 1997
Flag of Canada Bruce Twamley (interim) 1998 1998
Flag of GermanyHolger Osieck 1999 2003
Flag of Canada Colin Miller (interim) Fall 2003 Fall 2003
Flag of Canada Frank Yallop 2004 June 2006
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Stephen Hart (interim) July 2006 June 2007
Flag of Canada Dale Mitchell June 2007 present

Bruce Wilson coached two matches at the 1985 President's Cup in the Republic of Korea during Tony Waiters' first reign; while Stephen Hart's time in charge, intended to be in an interim capacity, lasted through the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Honours

CONCACAF Gold Cup:

  • Champions
1985 1985* 20002000
  • Third place: 2002, 2007

Men's Olympic Soccer:

  • Champions
1904 Olympics 1904

NAFC Championship:

  • Champions
1990

Note

*Prior to 1991, the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying cycle doubled as the regional championship and is considered the precursor to the modern Gold Cup. Mexico had qualified automatically in 1985 as World Cup 1986 hosts and did not take part in qualifying. Canada earned the remaining CONCACAF spot and were named continental champions without lifting a trophy.

See also

  • Canada women's national soccer team
  • List of soccer clubs in Canada
  • Canadian Soccer Association
  • List of Canadian international soccer players (by decade)
  • List of Canadian international soccer players (alphabetical)

References

External links

Preceded by
1981 Honduras Flag of Honduras.svg
North American Champions
1985 (First title)
Succeeded by
1989 Costa Rica Flag of Costa Rica.svg
Preceded by
1998 Mexico Flag of Mexico.svg
North American Champions
2000 (Second title)
Succeeded by
2002 United States Flag of the United States.svg