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2023 In Canadian Soccer
The following are events related to Canadian soccer in the year 2023. National teams Men's Senior = Friendlies = = 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League = Group C Finals = 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League = Quarter-finals = Gold Cup = Group D Knock out U-17 =Friendlies= = 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship = Group F Knockout stage = 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup = The 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup will be hosted by Indonesia. Canada qualified for the tournament on February 22, 2023 by defeating Puerto Rico national under-17 football team, Puerto Rico in the quarter-finals of the 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. On September 15, 2023, Canada were drawn into Group B with Spain national under-17 football team, Spain, Mali national under-17 football team, Mali, and Uzbekistan national under-17 football team, Uzbekistan. Group B Women's Senior . =Friendlies= =SheBelieves Cup= source =2023 FIFA Women's Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 In Association Football
The following are the scheduled events of association football (soccer) for the calendar year 2023 throughout the world. This includes the following: * In countries whose league seasons fall within a single calendar year, the 2023 season. * In countries which crown one champion in a season that spans two calendar years, the 2022–23 season. * In countries which split their league season into two championships, a system often known in Latin America as Apertura and Clausura, all championships awarded in calendar 2023. Events Men's national teams FIFA * 20 May – 11 June: 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in ** : ** : ** : ** 4th: * 10 November – 2 December: 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in ** : ** : ** : ** 4th: AFC * 1–18 March: 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup in ** : ** : * 16–26 March: 2023 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup in ** : ** : ** : ** 4th: * 15 June – 2 July: 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup in ** : ** : * 19 September – 7 October: Football at the 2022 Asian Games – M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Challenge Trophy
The 2023 Challenge Trophy (, part of the Toyota National Championships for sponsorship reasons) was the 99th edition of the Challenge Trophy, an annual cup competition contested by amateur teams in men's Canadian soccer. Ten teams participated in the tournament, which took place in Halifax, Nova Scotia from 4–9 October 2023. The West Ottawa Warriors won the Challenge Trophy on their debut, defeating host team Western Halifax FC 1–0 in the final. Teams Teams were seeded on the basis of their Provincial/Territorial Associations team's final standing in the previous year's championship. Teams Each of Canada Soccer's thirteen provincial and territorial associations can send one representative to the Challenge Trophy, with teams generally qualifying through a regional preliminary series such as an open cup or league competition. For the 2023 tournament, nine provincial associations confirmed their participation, with Nova Scotia fielding two teams as the host. :1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keito Nakamura
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Ligue 2 club Reims and the Japan national team. He plays either as a left winger or a forward. Club career Gamba Osaka Nakamura joined Gamba Osaka from Kantō Soccer League side Mitsubishi Yowa ahead of the 2018 J1 League season. He made his senior debut at the age of 17 on 24 February 2018 in a 3–2 home defeat by Nagoya Grampus in which replaced Hwang Ui-jo in the 69th minute and 10 minutes later crossed for Shun Nagasawa to head home and make the score 2–2. In total he played 17 J1 League games during his debut campaign and netted 1 goal, the winner in a 2–1 win over V-Varen Nagasaki on 24 November. He also scored once in 7 J.League Cup games and made one substitute appearance in the Emperor's Cup, a shock home defeat to Kwansei Gakuin University. Nakamura spent a large part of the second half of the season with Gamba's Under-23 side in J3 League where he netted 4 times in 15 appearances with the goals coming aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphonso Davies
Alphonso Boyle Davies (born November 2, 2000) is a professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for club Bayern Munich and captains the Canada national team. Regarded as one of the best full-backs in the world, Davies has earned the nickname "''the'' ''Roadrunner"'' for his pace, dribbling ability, and creativity. Davies was the first player born in the 2000s to play in a Major League Soccer match. He joined Bayern in January 2019 from MLS side Vancouver Whitecaps FC on a contract lasting until 2023 for a then-record MLS transfer fee and in February 2025 signed a new contract with Bayern Munich until June 2030. Davies was named the Bundesliga Rookie of the Season for 2019–20. In that season he also was part of the team winning the continental treble after Bayern won the Bundesliga, the UEFA Champions League and the DFB-Pokal. His performances led him to be a finalist of 2020 Golden Boy award. Born a Liberian refugee in Ghana, Davies and his family relocated to Canad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ao Tanaka
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for club Leeds United and the Japan national team. Club career Kawasaki Frontale Raised for a decade in the youth ranks of hometown club Kawasaki Frontale, Tanaka made his J1 League debut in September 2018 against Consadole Sapporo, scoring his first professional goal just six minutes after he was subbed on. As injuries struck the midfield options of Kawasaki Frontale during the 2019 season, he earned more starts with his club, participating in 24 J1 League matches throughout the season, accumulating 31 matches in total during the year, across five different competitions. As his performances continuously caught the eyes of many, and his manager's approval, he was then awarded the 2019 J.League Rookie of the Year Award in his first full professional season. With this feat, he is the only Kawasaki Frontale player ever to win this award. Fortuna Düsseldorf On 26 June 2021, after two and a half professiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Standard Time
, or , is the standard time zone in Japan, 9 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+09:00). Japan does not observe daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated on several occasions. During World War II, the time zone was often referred to as Tokyo Standard Time. Japan Standard Time is equivalent to Time in South Korea, Korean Standard Time, Time in North Korea, Pyongyang Time (North Korea), Time in Indonesia, Eastern Indonesia Standard Time, Time in East Timor, East-Timorese Standard Time, Time in Palau, Palau Time, and Yakutsk Time (Russia). History Before the Meiji (era), Meiji era (1868–1912), each local region had its own time zone in which noon was when the sun was exactly at its culmination. As modern transportation methods, such as trains, were adopted, this practice became a source of confusion. For example, there is a difference of about 5 degrees longitude between Tokyo and Osaka and because of this, a train that departed from Tokyo would arrive at Osaka 20 minu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular field called a Football pitch, pitch. The objective of the game is to Scoring in association football, score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed Goal (sport), goal defended by the opposing team. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is the world's most popular sport. Association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 and maintained by the International Football Association Board, IFAB since 1886. The game is pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Jubilee Trophy
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious and cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 League1 Canada Season
The 2023 League1 Canada season is the second edition of League1 Canada, the 3rd division soccer in Canada. It includes league competitions from its three member leagues, and an inter-provincial championship for select teams from the women's divisions. Men's competitions Provincial leagues Provincial playoffs British Columbia and Ontario use a post-season playoff competition to determine a regional league champion. Quebec however does not have a playoff competition and uses the regular season standings to determine their league champion. League1 BC League1 Ontario Provincial league cups Coupe L1QC 2024 Canadian Championship qualification In the men's divisions, Victoria Highlanders FC (L1BC), Simcoe County Rovers FC (L1O), and CS Saint-Laurent (L1Q) qualified for the 2024 Canadian Championship as the sole representatives from their respective leagues. However, the Highlanders withdrew prior to the start of the competition; the club was replaced by TSS FC Rovers. Women's c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
The Canada Soccer National Development Centre and Canada Soccer EXCEL programs are full-time women's soccer development programs run by the Canadian Soccer Association in partnership with the various provincial associations to develop Canadian women's soccer players as part of the Canadian women's soccer pathway. There are three National Development Centres in Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia and Regional EXCEL programs in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The four National Development Centres enter teams in each of the four regions of Canada's tier 3 League1 Canada leagues: League1 Ontario (women), League1 Ontario, League1 British Columbia, Ligue1 Québec (women), Ligue1 Québec, and League1 Alberta. Alberta Calgary Wild FC U21 (formerly ASA High Performance) is a Canadian soccer team that plays in League1 Alberta. In November 2023, it was announced that Canada Soccer and the Alberta Soccer Association would open a national development c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
