Canada men's national soccer team

Canada
Nickname(s) The Canucks, Les Rouges (The Reds)
Association Canadian Soccer Association
Confederation CONCACAF
Head coach Benito Floro
Captain Julian de Guzman
Most caps Paul Stalteri (84)
Top scorer Dwayne De Rosario (22)
FIFA code CAN
FIFA ranking 114 Increase 2 (9 April 2015)
Highest FIFA ranking 40 (December 1996)
Lowest FIFA ranking 122 (August 2014)
Elo ranking 79 (31 March 2015)
Highest Elo ranking 32 (May 30, 2000)
Lowest Elo ranking 92 (May 1979, June 2014)
First colours
Second colours
First international
Unofficial:
  Canada 1–0 United States 
(Newark, United States; November 28, 1885)
Official:
  Australia 3–2 Canada 
(Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; June 7, 1924)
Biggest win
Unofficial:
  Canada 7–0 United States 
(St. Louis, United States; November 16, 1904)
Official:
  Canada 7–0 Saint Lucia 
(Gros Islet, St. Lucia; October 7, 2011)
Biggest defeat
 Mexico 8–0 Canada 
(Mexico City, Mexico; June 18, 1993)
World Cup
Appearances 1 (First in 1986)
Best result Round 1, 1986
CONCACAF Championship &
Gold Cup
Appearances 12 (First in 1977)
Best result Winners  : 1985, 2000
Confederations Cup
Appearances 1 (First in 2001)
Best result Round 1, 2001

The Canada men's national soccer team represents Canada in international soccer competitions at the senior men's level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and compete in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF).

Their most significant achievements are winning the 1985 CONCACAF Championship to qualify for the 1986 FIFA World Cup and winning the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup to qualify for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup. Canada also won a gold medal in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

History

Early years

Soccer was being played in Canada 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, Missouri. 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. The Toronto Mail and Empire of November 18, 1904 reports that "Immediately after the game, the Galt aggregation, numbering about 50 persons, retired to the office of James W. Sullivan, chief of the Department of Physical Culture, where they received their prize. After a short talk by Mr. James E. Conlon of the Physical Culture Department, Mayor Mundy, of the City of Galt, presented each player on the winning team with a beautiful gold medal." The medals are clearly engraved with the name of the company in St. Louis that made them.

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. Earlier the Pilgrims had been beaten 2–1 by Berlin Rangers, in the city now known as Kitchener.

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 the Australian national football team in Brisbane, Queensland on June 7, 1924. Canada also played Australia at the Jubilee Oval, Adelaide on Saturday July 12, 1924 and defeated them by 4 goals to 1.[2] 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 1925 in Brooklyn, New York, Canada was defeated 1–5. One year later, Canada lost 2–6 to the Americans in the same city before playing four internationals in a 1927 tour of New Zealand.[1]

1924 Canadian Soccer Team

1957 to 1986

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 (NAFC) (a precursor to CONCACAF) for the first time in 1957, the first time they had played as a national team in 30 years. Under the guidance of head coach Don Petrie, Canada defeated the USA in Toronto 5–1 in their opening game, but lost two games in Mexico (failing to play a home game due to financial reasons) 0–2 and 0–3 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 withdrew from World Cup qualifying for 1962 and did not enter a team for 1966. They did compete in soccer however at the 1967 Pan American Games, their first time to do so in the sixth edition of the games, which they hosted in Winnipeg. Canada finished a respectable fourth place, helped somewhat by defending champion Brazil's absence.

A 0–0 draw away to Bermuda meant the Canadians, under manager Peter Dinsdale, could not advance out of the first round of qualifying for the 1970 World Cup. Dinsdale was replaced by Frank Pike. In their second participation in soccer at the Pan Am games, held in Cali, Canada did well to finish second in their opening round group (to hosts Colombia). In the final group round however, they managed only one win (over Colombia) and finished next to last.

Canada again failed at the first hurdle in qualifying for the 1974 World Cup. Under German manager Eckhard Krautzun, they finished second in a home and away qualifying group for the 1973 CONCACAF Championship (to Mexico). For the 1975 Pan Am Games, Canada, along with most of the larger Pan Am countries, sent their Olympic team, which was amateur (and senior aged), to compete. After narrowing qualifying out of the first round, the Canucks were soundly defeated by Costa Rica, Cuba, and Mexico, conceding a total of 14 goals while scoring none. At the Summer Olympics the following year, under head coach Colin Morris, Canada failed to get out of the first round, losing both of their games. This despite the brilliant play of Jimmy Douglas, who scored a wonder goal against the U.S.S.R. and another goal against North Korea, Canada's only two goals for the tournament.

At the 1977 CONCACAF Championship, with both group winners and runners-up now advancing, Canada, again under head coach Krautzun, qualified as runners-up after defeating the Americans 3–0 in a neutral site one-match play-off, played in Port-au-Prince. In the championship, played in Monterrey and Mexico City, Mexico won all five of their matches with a plus 15 goals difference to win the tournament handily. Canada finished fourth.

Matters were different however at the next CONCACAF championship, in 1981, played in Tegucigalpa. Canada entered the tournament raising eyebrows by winning their qualifying group over Mexico and the States. In tournament play, the Canadians opened strongly with a 1–0 win over El Salvador, with Mike Stojanovic the goal-scorer, and a 1–1 draw with Haiti, with Stojanovic scoring again. They next lost to the hosts Honduras 1–2 and then drew with Mexico 1–1. A win in their final game against Cuba would have put them through to Spain, but they were held to a 2–2 draw, allowing El Salvador to qualify as tournament runners-up.

1981 through 1985 saw Canada develop under the guidance of English manager Tony Waiters. So close in 1981, Waiters would see the Maple Leafs through to their first World Cup finals appearance in 1985. A 1–1 away draw to Guatemala was key in allowing them to eliminate Los Chapines in the first round group. The second round was also closely contested, in part as this Canadian squad was strong defensively but had limited ability to score goals. The Canucks managed to eke out a 1–0 away win over Honduras, thanks to a George Pakos winner, hold Costa Rica scoreless in San José, and then in their final game, one they needed to draw to qualify, beat Los Catrachos a second time, 2–1 in St. John's, Newfoundland, with Pakos and Igor Vrablic the goal scorers. The victory not only secured their first World Cup finals berth,[3] but also the crown of CONCACAF champions for the first time, although Mexico did not compete, having already qualified automatically for the World Cup as hosts.

At the 1986 FIFA World Cup, Canada impressed defensively in their first game, allowing few chances and conceding a late Jean-Pierre Papin goal to lose to France 0–1. They lost their next two matches to both Hungary and the USSR 0–2, however, to finish at the bottom of their group.

1990s

Qualification for 1990 lasted all of two matches for Canada, a home-and-away series with Guatemala, played in October 1988. The Central Americans won the first game 1–0 in Guatemala City while Canada prevailed in Vancouver 3–2. Tied on goal difference, Los Chapines advanced on away goal rule.

1990 saw Canada take part in the first North American Nations Cup, 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.

Canada came close to qualifying for the World Cup again in 1994 under the guidance of a defender on the 1986 team, Bob Lenarduzzi. They entered the tournament at the second round stage and advanced as group runners-up. Canada competed strongly in the final qualifying round, drawing their first match in Tegucigalpa after a controversial penalty allowed the Hondurans to draw even, winning their next two, over El Salvador and Honduras in Vancouver, losing convincingly at Azteca Stadium, and winning 2–1 in San Salvador. They went into their final group match against Mexico, in Toronto, needing a win to win the group and thus qualify directly for the World Cup. Canada went up 1–0 on a goal credited to Alex Bunbury off a corner, but Mexico scored twice in the second half to win, 2–1. The loss meant Canada finished second and advanced to an intercontinental play-off series where they needed to win two rounds to qualify for the USA 94 World Cup. The Reds went up against Oceania Football Confederation's champions 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, meaning the series was decided by a penalty shootout which Australia won 4–1 to eliminate Canada from contention. Australia went on to lose 2–1 on aggregate to Argentina, who advanced to the World Cup.

With the World Cup to be played in the U.S., Canada had the opportunity to play a number of high-profile squads in tune-up matches. The highlight of this set of matches—played against Morocco, Brazil, Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands all within 13 days—was Canada holding eventual World Cup champions Brazil to a 1–1 draw at Commonwealth Stadium, on 69th minute equalizer by Eddy Berdusco, on Canada's only real scoring chance in the game. Also memorable were accusations by Dutch players after their match of the Canadians tackling too aggressively for a friendly.

With three countries set to qualify out of CONCACAF for the 1998 World Cup, and with Canada handily winning their second round group over El Salvador, Panama, and Cuba, expectations were high for a second qualification in 12 years in the spring of 1997. The Canadians, however, fared miserably, losing their opening game to Mexico 0–4 and the following one to the U.S. 0–3. At home in their next two matches to El Salvador and Jamaica they could only manage two 0–0 draws as they finished bottom of the group with 6 points from 10 games and a −15 goal difference. Having overseen two consecutive World Cup campaigns end in the side failing to qualify, Lenarduzzi stepped down in 1997 and was replaced by interim manager Bruce Twamley.

2000s

The Canadian Soccer Association turned to another German to lead the senior national team in 1999 with the signing to the post of Holger Osieck. Success came rather quickly with Canada winning the CONCACAF Gold Cup in February 2000. After emerging from the first round on a coin-toss tiebreaker with invited side Republic of Korea, the Canucks scored a quarter-final extra-time upset win over Mexico on Richard Hastings' golden goal. The win set the stage for an unprecedented run to the final, where Canada defeated Colombia 2–0 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. 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.

Expectations were again high following the winter's result, but the campaign quickly and thoroughly sputtered, as several had done before. A positive 1–0 away result in Havana in June was followed by a listless 0–0 home draw against Cuba. For the semi-final round two out of four teams advanced. The Dwight Yorke-led Trinidad and Tobago showed in their game against Canada that they were contenders, defeating Canada 0–2 in Edmonton. Canada managed just one goal in 6 games while conceding 8 to finish third in the standings, well adrift of advancing sides T&T and Mexico.

Winning the Gold Cup earned Canada a place in the 2001 Confederations Cup, where the highlight was holding Brazil to a 0–0 draw. The Gold Cup victory also won them an invitation to compete in the Copa América 2001. When security concerns prompted the cancellation of the tournament, Canada disbanded their training camp and Canadian players returned to their club teams. The tournament was then reinstated and held on schedule. The Canadian Soccer Association announced they would not be able to participate in the reinstated tournament.[4]

Canada had another strong showing in the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup, losing to the United States in the semi-finals in penalties, and then defeating South Korea in the third-place game, 2–1. There was a Gold Cup held the following year so as to hold the event in years between the World Cup and the Olympics, and Canada was eliminated in the first round on goal difference. Head coach Osieck had seen the side progress but was unable to secure the inclusion of Canada's top scorer Tomasz Radzinski into the squad. The manager resigned in September 2003 and former player Colin Miller was put in charge as an interim.

2004 marked the beginning of 2006 World Cup qualification and a new era under the guidance of former Canadian skipper Frank Yallop. He seemed just the man for the job after seeing the San Jose Earthquakes to two Major League Soccer championships in three years. Things began brightly, with the Canadians dispatching of Belize handily in the Premilinary Round, 8–0 on aggregate, in a home-and-home series. Matters turned, however, just as they had done four years earlier, with Canada finishing bottom in a group featuring Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras. They managed only 5 points from 6 matches and a −4 goal difference. Hard times continued under Yallop as the Canucks again went out at the first barrier in the Gold Cup, losing to both the U.S. and Costa Rica, while defeating Cuba. The manager stayed on through 2005 into the following summer, overseeing a series a friendlies against European sides. He resigned on June 7, 2006 to become head coach of the Los Angeles Galaxy, finishing with a win-lose record of 8–9–3.

Things turned around under interim coach Stephen Hart's guidance. Canada opened their 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign with a 2–1 win over Costa Rica. A 1–2 upset loss to upstarts Guadeloupe was followed by a 2–0 victory over Haiti, securing Canada first-place in their group. They next beat Guatemala 3–0 in their quarter-final match setting up a semi-final showdown with the host Americans at Soldier Field. Frankie Hejduk scored first in the 39th minute and Landon Donovan added to the American tally, scoring on a penalty. Substitute Iain Hume scored for Canada in the 76th minute. After the United States were reduced to ten men, Canada pressed for the equalizer but were denied when Atiba Hutchinson's stoppage-time goal was incorrectly flagged offside by linesman Ricardo Louisville.

The team faced criticism for its poor handling of goalkeeper Greg Sutton, who suffered a concussion during a practice in Miami prior to the start of the Gold Cup in May. Without a doctor accompanying the team, Sutton instead saw a local physician who cleared him to practice, resulting in Sutton suffering post-concussion syndrome. Sutton was lost to his professional club Toronto FC for nearly a year.[5]

Prior to the Gold Cup on May 18, 2007, the Canadian Soccer Association announced that former national team player Dale Mitchell would take over as head coach of the senior team after the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Mitchell had previously served as an assistant coach under coach Frank Yallop. Mitchell was head coach of the men's U-20 squad at three U-20 World Cups. Under Mitchell, Canada drew friendlies with Iceland away and against Costa Rica at home, lost 0–2 to South Africa in Durban, had a 1–0 win over Martinique, and a 0–2 defeat to Estonia in Tallinn. Optimism grew however as Canada played well in a 2–3 loss to Brazil, in a match played at Qwest Field.

Despite defeating Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7–1 on aggregate in a second round series—they had had a bye in the first—Canada did not play at the level they had showed at the Gold Cup and were eliminated from qualifying for the 2010 World Cup. They conceded an equalizer shortly after scoring the opening goal in a 1–1 draw to Jamaica at BMO Field, conceded two second half goals in quick succession in a 1–2 home loss to Honduras at Saputo Stadium, and then lost away to Mexico and Honduras. They finished last in the four-team group with just 2 points from 6 matches. On March 27, 2009, head coach Dale Mitchell was fired. The president of the Canadian Soccer Association, Dominic Maestracci, said that "the Canadian Soccer Association is committed to the future of our men’s national team program. We have made this decision to move the program in a new direction."[6] Technical director Stephen Hart was renamed as interim head coach. On December 9, 2009, Hart was named as head coach.

2010s

Stephen Hart's first competitive action as the full-time head coach was a poor showing at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, not managing to get out of the group stage. However, during the early stages qualifying for the 2014 World Cup, Canada put up a string of good results. They topped their group in the second round but were eliminated in the third round of CONCACAF qualifying, finishing one point behind Honduras and Panama after losing 8–1 in Honduras on the final match day.

After a series of interim coaching changes following Stephen Hart's dismissal on October 12, 2012 Benito Floro replaced Colin Miller as Canada's coach on August 1, 2013.[7] Being a coach with top-flight management experience in La Liga, he is expected to help Canada raise its competitiveness prior to 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. In the midst of Floro's player identification and restructuring phase, the team experienced many difficulties including a 958-minute goal-scoring drought, which was finally broken by Atiba Hutchinson in a 1–1 draw with Bulgaria on May 23, 2014. Despite showing improvement with two draws in Europe, Canada continued to shed FIFA points having gone winless for nearly two years, and sank to their lowest ever FIFA ranking of 122 in August 2014. Canada ended a 16-match winless streak on September 10, 2014 defeating Jamaica 3–1 in Toronto.[8] Canada learned their qualifying path to the 2018 FIFA World Cup on January 15, 2015. Canada was drawn into the second round of qualifying against Dominica, who had won a home and away series against British Virgin Islands, in June 2015.[9]

Stadiums

Soccer-specific stadiums in Canada include BMO Field in Toronto (home to Toronto FC) and Saputo Stadium in Montreal (home to Montreal Impact). A 2003 FIFA report refers to BMO Field as Canada's national stadium.[10] Canada played its 2010 World Cup qualification home games at BMO Field, Saputo Stadium, and Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton. Since 2011 Canada has played all home games at BMO Field in Toronto except for a friendly against Costa Rica at Commonwealth Stadium.

Schedule and recent results

As of January 19, 2015[11]

      Win       Draw       Loss

2014

2015

Coaching staff

Name Nation Position
Benito Floro  Spain Head coach
Antonio Floro  Spain Assistant coach
Rafael Carbajal  Uruguay Assistant coach
Michael Findlay  Canada Assistant coach
Claudio Castro  Canada Video coordinator
Morgan Quarry  Canada General manager
Mike Moretto  Canada Equipment manager
Scott Fenwick  Canada Physiotherapist
Paul Fenwick  Canada Physiotherapist

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for friendlies against Guatemala and Puerto Rico on March 27 and 30, 2015.
Caps and goals as of March 30, 2015 after the game against Puerto Rico.

# Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
18 GK Milan Borjan October 23, 1987 23 0 Serbia Radnički Niš
22 GK Kenny Stamatopoulos August 28, 1979 12 0 Sweden AIK
1 GK Quillan Roberts September 13, 1994 1 0 Canada Toronto FC II
17 DF Marcel de Jong October 15, 1986 33 2 United States Sporting Kansas City
5 DF David Edgar May 19, 1987 28 2 England Huddersfield Town
12 DF Dejan Jaković July 16, 1985 22 0 Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
20 DF Karl Ouimette June 18, 1992 8 0 United States New York Red Bulls
23 DF Manjrekar James August 5, 1993 2 0 Hungary Pécs
14 DF Luca Gasparotto March 9, 1995 0 0 Scotland Airdrieonians
4 DF Jonathan Grant October 15, 1993 0 0 Canada Sigma FC
3 DF Tyler Pasher April 27, 1994 0 0 United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds
6 MF Julian de Guzman March 25, 1981 78 4 Canada Ottawa Fury FC
2 MF Nikolas Ledgerwood January 16, 1985 39 0 Germany Energie Cottbus
8 MF Kyle Bekker September 2, 1990 15 0 United States FC Dallas
13 MF Samuel Piette November 12, 1994 13 0 Spain Deportivo La Coruña B
7 MF Russell Teibert December 22, 1992 12 0 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
16 MF Maxim Tissot May 13, 1992 4 0 Canada Montreal Impact
15 MF Chris Mannella June 7, 1994 3 0 Canada Toronto FC II
10 FW Simeon Jackson March 28, 1987 44 6 England Coventry City
9 FW Tosaint Ricketts August 6, 1987 37 8 Israel Hapoel Haifa
11 FW Marcus Haber January 11, 1989 14 2 England Crewe Alexandra
19 FW Randy Edwini-Bonsu April 20, 1990 9 1 Germany Stuttgarter Kickers
21 FW Cyle Larin April 17, 1995 5 1 United States Orlando City

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Sean Melvin July 9, 1994 0 0 United States UNC Wilmington v.  Iceland; January 19, 2015
GK Lars Hirschfeld October 17, 1978 48 0 Norway Vålerenga v.  Panama; November 18, 2014
GK Ricky Gomes July 19, 1993 0 0 Unattached v.  Moldova; May 27, 2014
GK Roberto Stillo March 15, 1991 0 0 Italy Parma v.  Moldova; May 27, 2014
DF André Hainault June 17, 1986 41 2 Germany VfR Aalen v.  Guatemala; March 27, 2015
DF Sam Adekugbe January 16, 1995 0 0 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC v.  Guatemala; March 27, 2015
DF Adam Straith September 11, 1990 22 0 Norway Fredrikstad v.  Iceland; January 19, 2015
DF Ashtone Morgan February 9, 1991 12 0 Canada Toronto FC II v.  Iceland; January 19, 2015
DF Nana Attakora March 27, 1989 9 0 United States San Antonio Scorpions v.  Iceland; January 19, 2015
DF Kevon Black February 11, 1996 0 0 United States Duke University v.  Iceland; January 19, 2015
DF Doneil Henry April 20, 1993 14 0 England West Ham United v.  Panama; November 18, 2014
DF Jackson Farmer May 3, 1995 1 0 Canada Whitecaps FC 2 v.  Moldova; May 27, 2014
MF Patrice Bernier September 23, 1979 53 2 Canada Montreal Impact v.  Iceland; January 19, 2015
MF Issey Nakajima-Farran May 16, 1984 36 1 Malaysia Terengganu v.  Iceland; January 19, 2015
MF Jonathan Osorio June 12, 1992 10 0 Canada Toronto FC v.  Iceland; January 19, 2015
MF Daniel Stanese January 21, 1994 1 0 Germany FC Augsburg II v.  Iceland; January 19, 2015
MF Atiba Hutchinson February 8, 1983 69 5 Turkey Beşiktaş v.  Panama; November 18, 2014
MF Bryce Alderson February 5, 1994 0 0 Republic of Ireland Cork City v.  Panama; November 18, 2014
MF Pedro Pacheco June 27, 1984 19 0 Portugal Santa Clara v.  Colombia; October 14, 2014
MF Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé March 9, 1995 5 0 Canada Montreal Impact v.  Colombia; October 14, 2014
MF Manny Aparicio September 17, 1995 1 0 Canada Toronto FC II v.  Colombia; October 14, 2014
MF Hanson Boakai October 28, 1996 0 0 Canada FC Edmonton v.  Colombia; October 14, 2014
MF Dylan Carreiro January 20, 1995 0 0 Scotland Arbroath v.  Colombia; October 14, 2014
MF Daniel Haber April 4, 1992 5 0 Cyprus Ayia Napa v.  Moldova; May 27, 2014
MF Keven Alemán March 25, 1994 3 0 Costa Rica Belén v.  Moldova; May 27, 2014
FW Iain Hume October 30, 1983 41 6 England Tranmere Rovers v.  Iceland; January 19, 2015
FW Kyle Porter January 19, 1990 7 0 United States Atlanta Silverbacks v.  Iceland; January 19, 2015
FW Caleb Clarke June 23, 1993 2 0 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC v.  Iceland; January 19, 2015
FW Jordan Hamilton March 17, 1996 1 0 Canada Toronto FC II v.  Colombia; October 14, 2014
FW Ben Fisk February 4, 1993 0 0 Spain Coruxo v.  Moldova; May 27, 2014

Most capped and top scorers

Bold notes player is still active with the national team.

Caps and goals updated as January 19, 2015.

Rank Name Career Caps Goals
1 Paul Stalteri 1997–2010 84 7
2 Randy Samuel 1983–1997 82 0
3 Dwayne De Rosario 1997–2015 81 22
4 Mark Watson 1994–2004 78 3
5 Julian de Guzman 2002– 76 4
6 Atiba Hutchinson 2003– 69 5
7 Lyndon Hooper 1986–1997 67 3
8 Alex Bunbury 1986–1997 66 16
9 Nick Dasovic 1992–2004 63 2
Kevin McKenna 2000–2012 63 11
Rank Name Career Caps Goals
1 Dwayne De Rosario 1997–2015 81 22
2 Dale Mitchell 1980–1993 55 19
3 John Catliff 1984–1994 44 18
4 Alex Bunbury 1986–1997 66 16
5 Ali Gerba 2005–2012 31 15
6 Igor Vrablic 1984–1986 36 12
7 Carlo Corazzin 1994–2004 59 11
Kevin McKenna 2000–2012 63 11
9 Tomasz Radzinski 1995–2009 46 10
Paul Peschisolido 1992–2004 53 10

Manager history

Name Nation From To
Don Petrie  Canada 1957 1957
Peter Dinsdale  England 1968 1970
Frank Pike  England 1970 1973
Eckhard Krautzun  West Germany 1973 1977
Barrie Clarke  Canada 1979 1981
Tony Waiters  England 1981 1985
Bruce Wilson (interim)  Canada 1985 1985
Tony Waiters  England 1985 1986
Bob Bearpark  England 1986 1987
Tony Taylor  Scotland 1988 1989
Bob Lenarduzzi  Canada 1989 1990
Tony Waiters  England 1990 1991
Bob Lenarduzzi  Canada 1992 1997
Bruce Twamley (interim)  Canada 1998 1998
Holger Osieck  Germany 1999 2003
Colin Miller (interim)  Canada Fall 2003 Fall 2003
Frank Yallop  Canada 2004 June 2006
Stephen Hart (interim)  Trinidad and Tobago July 2006 June 2007
Dale Mitchell  Canada June 2007 March 2009
Stephen Hart (interim)  Trinidad and Tobago April 2009 December 2009
Stephen Hart  Trinidad and Tobago December 2009 October 2012
Colin Miller (interim)  Canada January 2013 January 2013
Tony Fonseca (interim)  Portugal March 2013 March 2013
Colin Miller (interim)  Canada May 2013 July 2013
Benito Floro  Spain August 2013

Bruce Wilson coached two matches at the 1985 President's Cup in the Republic of Korea during Tony Waiters' first term.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup
Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1930 Did not participate – – – – – –
1934 – – – – – –
1938 – – – – – –
1950 – – – – – –
1954 – – – – – –
1958 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 8 8
1962 Withdrew – – – – – –
1966 Did not enter – – – – – –
1970 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 8 9
1974 4 1 1 2 6 7
1978 10 4 3 3 12 11
1982 9 2 6 1 10 9
1986 Group Stage 24th 3 0 0 3 0 5 8 5 3 0 11 4
1990 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 3 3
1994 14 6 4 4 22 20
1998 16 6 4 6 15 21
2002 8 2 3 3 2 8
2006 8 3 2 3 12 8
2010 8 2 2 4 13 14
2014 12 7 3 2 24 11
2018 To be determined
Total Group Stage 1/22 3 0 0 3 0 5

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA Squad
1992 Did Not Qualify
1995
1997
1999 Withdrew from 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup[12]
2001 Group Stage 7th 3 0 1 2 0 5 Squad
2003 Did Not Qualify
2005
2009
2013
Total Group Stage 1/11 3 0 1 2 0 5 -

CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup Record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1963Did Not Enter
1965
1967
1969
1971
1973Did not Qualify
1977Fourth Place4th521278
1981Fourth Place4th513166
1985Champions1st422042
1989Did Not Qualify
1991Group Stage6th310269
1993Group Stage6th3021311
1996Group Stage5th210145
1998Withdrew
2000Champions1st532073
2002Third Place3rd522154
2003Group Stage9th210112
2005Group Stage9th310224
2007Semi-Finals3rd530295
2009Quarter-Finals5th421143
2011Group Stage9th311123
2013Group Stage11th301203
Total 14/22 2 Titles 52 20 15 17 60 68

CONMEBOL Copa América

CONMEBOL Copa América Record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
2001 Withdrew

Honours

Trophies

* In 1985, Canada won the George Kafaty Trophy for top CONCACAF nation in World Cup qualifying (as hosts, Mexico did not participate).

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "History of Soccer in Canada"
  2. ↑ "The Register". INTERNATIONAL SOCCER. Canada Defeats Australia. 14 July 1924. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Canada cracks the World Cup". CBC Sports. May 30, 1986. Retrieved July 16, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Copa America 2001". Usatoday.com. July 30, 2001. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
  5. ↑ "CANOE - SLAM! Sports - Soccer - MLS Toronto FC: Mo's loans were costly". Slam.canoe.ca. September 5, 2007. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Mitchell out as Canadian men's soccer coach". CBC Sports. March 27, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Canadian Soccer Association announces Benito Floro as new men's national team head coach". Canada Soccer. July 5, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Canadian men end 16-game winless soccer streak with 3-1 win over Jamaica". Edmonton Journal. September 10, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Canada enters 2018 World Cup qualifying in June against British Virgin Islands or Dominica". MLSSoccer.com. January 15, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Canada: Development Activities". FIFA. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Canada Soccer". Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  12. ↑ Did Not Qualify through 1998 FIFA World Cup

External links

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1981 Honduras 		 CONCACAF Champions
1985 (first title) 		Succeeded by
1989 Costa Rica 
Preceded by
1998 Mexico 		 CONCACAF Champions
2000 (second title) 		Succeeded by
2002 United States 
Preceded by
Inaugural		 North American Champions
(CONCACAF era)
1990 (first title) 		Succeeded by
1991 Mexico