{
    "title": "Youth teams win titles at the 2026 National Championships",
    "modified_at": "2026-10-14 21:47:07",
    "published_at": "2026-10-13 03:00:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/youth-teams-win-titles-at-the-2026-national-championships",
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    "body": "<p>Glen Shields Juventus FC (F17), Burlington Force SA (M17), London Alliance FC (F15) and AS Blainville (M15) all won national youth titles on Thanksgiving Monday at the 2026 National Championships. Glen Shields (2025, 2026) and Burlington (2024, 2026) both won their second national youth titles while both London and Blainville both won their first national youth titles.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">Canada Soccer&rsquo;s National Championships serve as a pinnacle event to the 2026 season, bringing together amateur clubs from across the country. As part of the Youth Competitions Network, the youth National Championships in October provides a terrific growth opportunity for Canada&rsquo;s bright young players from across the country. Canada Soccer&rsquo;s Youth Competitions Network supports the pathway of young Canadian players from the amateur game to the professional and international levels.</p><div class=\"release-content-embed release-content-embed--rich release-content-embed--contained\" id=\"embed-8b80d7ea-2208-4c0c-b809-c2c6d944958b\"><div><div style=\"left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 125%;\"><iframe data-iframely-url=\"https://iframely.net/api/iframe?app=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fplugins%2Fpost.php%3Fhref%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.facebook.com%252Fcanadasoccer%252Fposts%252Fpfbid0cwFk6rnuDffuc3Yu6fiGmG9AZZdnV68ZBUhAeqMftmrMbEHerLGkSEYFMCvvPqtsl%26show_text%3Dtrue%26width%3D500%23_cb1792004150&key=8fe6cdec03482ac31f27a6ae8ea2fb3f\" style=\"top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;\" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></div><script async src=\"https://iframely.net/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script></div><p style=\"text-align: left\">In St. John&#039;s at the U-17 Cup, the two Canadian Finals were played at King George V Park on Thanksgiving Monday.</p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span>In the Girls&#039; U-17 Cup Final, Glen Shields Juventus FC (F17) won 1:0 over Suburban FC (Bedford, NS) with the lone goal scored by Cristiana Mamone on a penalty midway through the first half. Centre forward Ta&rsquo;naya Famutimi-Ranglin was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament.</span></li><li><span>In the Boys&#039; U-17 Cup Final, Burlington Force SA (M17) won 1:0 over CS Montr&eacute;al Centre after Hunter van den Akker scored the match winner in added time after a neat pass from Jeronimo Ramirez Toro. The Kitchener midfielder van den Akker was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament.</span></li></ul><p style=\"text-align: left\">Out west in Surrey at the U-15 Cup, the two Canadian Finals were played at Newton Athletic Park on Thanksgiving Monday.</p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span>In the Boys&#039; U-15 Cup Final, AS Blainville (M15) won 2:1 over CTSA Scarborough GS Yellow. Centre back Mathis Medeiros (named Most Valuable Player of the tournament) scored the Blainville opener while Keyan Hazoume (named player of the match) scored the second-half match winner.</span></li><li><span>In the Girls&#039; U-15 Cup Final, London Alliance FC (F15) won 2:0 over CS Mistral Sherbrooke on goals by Andie Silcox and Charlotte Dewan. Silcox, who also had an assist, was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament.</span></li></ul><p style=\"text-align: left\">Complete schedules and results from this year&rsquo;s National Championships are published at canadasoccer.com/competitions. At all age levels, the National Championships provide a meaningful week-long soccer experience for host cities and participating teams, as well as the players, coaches, support staff, officials, and volunteers.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">As Canada&rsquo;s most accessible sport, soccer welcomes more than 750,000 registered players across the nation. This year, 771 youth teams took part in qualifying for both the PDP Championship and National Championships across eight divisions in two competitive streams (U-17 and U-15 age categories). There were 32 qualified youth teams at the PDP Championship in August and 48 qualified youth teams at the Youth National Championships in October.</p><p>Four teams won national youth titles at Canada Soccer&#039;s 2026 Player-Development Program Championship in Montr&eacute;al. Featuring clubs from Canada&#039;s four PDP leagues, the PDP U-17 Cup was lifted by Vaughan SC (M17) and Woodbridge SC (F17) while the PDP U-15 Cup was lifted by Woodbridge SC (M15) and North Mississauga SC (F15).</p><p>Next year&#039;s PDP Championship will be played in British Columbia from 25-29 August 2027. 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