Canada men's national football team

The Canada Men's National Football Team represent Canada in Senior Men's international gridiron football competitions. It is governed and managed by Football Canada and is recognized by the International Federation of American Football (IFAF). Football Canada is the governing body for amateur Canadian football, however, IFAF-sponsored games are played using American football rules. They competed for their first and only IFAF World Championship in 2011.[1]

For the team that represents Canada in association football, see Canada men's national soccer team.

Canada
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Team Canada (Équipe Canada)
AssociationFootball Canada
Head coachvacant
Most gamesSeveral Players (3)
Top scorerMatt Walter (6 TDs)
Most pointsMatt Walter (36)
Team colours     
First international
Canada Canada 45–10 France 
(Graz, Austria; July 9, 2011)
Biggest win
Canada Canada 45–10 France 
(Graz, Austria; July 9, 2011)
Biggest defeat
 United States 50–7 Canada Canada
(Vienna, Austria; July 16, 2011)
IFAF World Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2011)
Best resultRunner-up (in 2011)
International record (W–L–T)
3–1–0
Canada men's national football team
Medal record
Men's American football
Representing  Canada
World Championship
Silver medal – second place2011 AustriaTeam Competition

There are currently no plans for Canada to field a senior men's team for the 2023 World Championships in Germany.

Since the 2011 senior event, Canada's flagship men's tackle program is the Canada national football junior team, an elite U20 developmental program that participates in the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Under-19 World Championship, which was a biennial championship until 2020, then moved to a quadrennial event. The next IFAF World Junior Football Tournament is scheduled for Edmonton, Alberta in July 2024. Canada is the most successful team at the WJFC. They won the 2012 Under-19 championship, upsetting the favourite and host team, the United States, to give the US national team its first loss to date in international competition. They won the 2016 championship in China, then defended their championship with a 2018 title in Mexico. The 2020 tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

History

Football Canada became a full member of the IFAF in 2004.[2] Thereafter Canada competed in international junior, flag, and women's football events.[3] In 2011 it was announced that Canada would organize a senior men's team for international competition. They made their international debut at the 2011 IFAF World Cup.[1] The team's head coach was Larry Haylor, the former head coach of the University of Western Ontario Mustangs who retired from the program as the winningest coach in the history of USPORTS football.[1]

Unlike the US national team, active professional players are allowed to participate, and a handful of Canadian Football League players participated on the national squad, although the fact that the CFL's season overlapped with the 2011 World Championship prevented most of the best non-import players in that league from participating.

IFAF World Championship record
Year Position GP W L PF PA
Italy 1999Did not participate
Germany 2003
Japan 2007
Austria 20112nd431119101
United States 2015Qualified, withdrew

References
  1. "Canada will make its first appearance at the Senior Men's World Championship in Austria". footballcanada.com. Football Canada. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
  2. "A Brief History of Football Canada". footballcanada.com. Football Canada. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
  3. "Canada". ifaf.com. International Federation of American Football. 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
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