{
    "title": "Montr\u00e9al venues confirmed for the 2026 PDP Championship",
    "modified_at": "2026-06-16 17:33:46",
    "published_at": "2026-06-11 05:00:00",
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    "body": "<p>Canada Soccer&rsquo;s 2026 PDP Championship will be played across four fields at three Montr&eacute;al venues this summer with the four youth Canadian Finals to played on Sunday 30 August. As the preeminent week to Canada Soccer&rsquo;s Player-Development Program, the annual PDP Championship brings together Canada&rsquo;s bright young talents from four competing leagues in four divisions for boys and girls in the U-17 and U-15 age divisions.</p><p>Hosted this year with Soccer Qu&eacute;bec, the 2026 PDP Championship will be played in the Montr&eacute;al borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro and its neighbouring City of Pointe-Claire from 26-30 August. Sixty-four matches will be played across Parc George-Springate, Parc Grier (both in Pierrefonds-Roxboro) and Terra-Cotta Natural Park (two fields in Pointe-Claire). Sixteen matches will be played on each of Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, while off-field sessions including presentations from Canada Soccer&rsquo;s National Teams Program are scheduled for the Friday.</p><p>Sunday&rsquo;s Canadian Youth Finals will be played at two of the three venues. The two PDP U-15 Cup Finals will be played at Terra-Cotta Natural Park (11.15 and 13.00 local) while the two PDP U-17 Cup Finals will be played at Parc George-Springate (16.15 and 19.00 local). The four Canadian Youth Finals (along with 44 other matches) will be broadcast live through FIFA+ on DAZN.</p><p>Now in its third year, the PDP Championship will feature 32 qualified teams from a group of 236 youth teams competing in the four divisions across four standards-based leagues: the BC Soccer Premier League (BCSPL), the Alberta Player Development League (APDL), the Ontario Player Development League (OPDL), and the Qu&eacute;bec Premier Youth League (PLSJQ).</p><p>Alongside the 32 qualified youth teams, the 2026 PDP Championship will feature some of Canada Soccer&rsquo;s best young referees from the Elite Referee Development Program. With 64 matches across the four divisions, the referees will be working alongside top referee prospects from the host province Soccer Qu&eacute;bec.</p><p>Canada Soccer&rsquo;s Player-Development Program features a network of standards-based programs that represent high-level amateur youth soccer in Canada. Participating organisations, both clubs and academies, all meet the requirements for standards-based programming including recognition as an active National Youth Club Licensee.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>",
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