The Canada U-17 women's national soccer team is a youth soccer team operated under the

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. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the senior national team. The team's most recent major tournament was the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, which was postponed after Canada had played one match due to civil unrest in Nicaragua. Following the resumption of the tournament, Canada placed third and qualified for the

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History

At the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Canada advanced out of group stage where they were defeated by

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in the

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. Canada won the

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after beating

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in the

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, but were eliminated at group stage of the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. At the

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, Canada matched their best appearance, dropping their

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game to North Korea.

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took over duties from Bryan Rosenfeld in 2013 to direct the new Women's Excel Program (U-14/U-17). Priestman previously assisted Canada's senior coach, John Herdman, when both coached in the New Zealand women's program. Qualifying second out of CONCACAF, Canada was drawn into the "

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" at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup with European champions Germany, African champions Ghana, and Asian runners-up North Korea. Canada tied their first two games and secured a quarterfinal birth by defeating group winners Ghana in the final group stage game. Canada lost their quarterfinal match 3–2 to Venezuela.

Fixtures and results

;Legend

2022

Players

Current roster

The following 20 players were called up for the

2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship The 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship was the 7th edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONCACAF for the women's under-17 national teams of the North, Central ...

Previous squads

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2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship The 2013 CONCACAF Under-17 Women's Championship is the fourth edition of the U-17 women's championship in football for the CONCACAF region. The tournament was hosted by Jamaica from 30 October to 9 November 2013. The United States were the defen ...

'' *'' 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup'' *'' 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship'' *''

2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup The 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tourna ...

'' *'' 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship'' *''

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

CONCACAF Championship

References

{{National sports teams of Canada National youth sports teams of Canada Women's national under-17 association football teams