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.
| Full name | Football Canada World Junior Team |
|---|---|
| Nicknames | True North |
| Short name | Team Canada/Equipe Canada |
| Sport | American Football/Canadian Football |
| Founded | Organization 1882, U20 Team 2000 |
| League | IFAF |
| Division | IFAF Americas |
| Location | Headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario |
| Colours | |
| Anthem | O Canada, Fight song: The Maple Leaf Forever |
| Owner | Non-profit |
| President | Jim Mullin |
| Managing director | Joey Swarbrick |
| Head coach | Warren Craney |
| Manager | Jamie Geisler |
| Divisions | IFAF Americas |
| Affiliation(s) | IFAF |
| Overall record | NFL Global Junior Championship: 22-4, IFAF: 14-3, Overall: 36-7 |
| Championships | NFL Global Junior Championship: 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, IFAF: 2012, 2016, 2018. |
| Broadcasters | TBD |
| Website | footballcanada.com |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's American football | ||
| Representing Canada | ||
| NFL Global Junior Championship | ||
| 2000 United States | Team Competition | |
| 2001 United States | Team Competition | |
| 2002 United States | Team Competition | |
| 2003 United States | Team Competition | |
| 2004 United States | Team Competition | |
| 2005 United States | Team Competition | |
| 2006 United States | Team Competition | |
| 2007 United States | Team Competition | |
| World Championship | ||
| 2009 United States | Team Competition | |
| 2012 United States | Team Competition | |
| 2014 Kuwait | Team Competition | |
| 2016 China | Team Competition | |
| 2018 Mexico | Team 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 replaced the U19 format and is staged once every four years starting in 2024 in Edmonton, Canada. With the 2020 championship cancelled due to COVID-19, there were efforts to restage that event in 2021 as a U20 aged event in Vancouver, but was still subject to Pandemic cancellations.