Canada men's national soccer team records and statistics

Canada's men's national soccer team and its players hold the following competitive records.[1][2]

Honours

Senior Team

Major Competitions

  • CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup:
    • Winners (2): 1985, 2000
    • Third place: 2002
  • CONCACAF Nations League:

North American Competition

Olympic Games

Individual records

As of March 23, 2024[3][4]
Players in bold are still active with Canada.

Most capped players

Atiba Hutchinson is Canada's most capped player with 105 appearances
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Atiba Hutchinson 105 9 2003–2023
2 Julián de Guzmán 89 4 2002–2016
3 Paul Stalteri 84 7 1997–2010
4 Randy Samuel 82 0 1983–1997
5 Dwayne De Rosario 81 22 1998–2015
6 Milan Borjan 80 0 2011–present
7 Mark Watson 78 3 1991–2004
8 Jonathan Osorio 71 9 2013–present
9 Lyndon Hooper 68 3 1986–1997
Samuel Piette 68 0 2012–present
Cyle Larin is Canada's top scorer with 29 goals

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Cyle Larin 29 66 0.44 2014–present
2 Jonathan David 26 46 0.57 2018–present
3 Dwayne De Rosario (list) 22 81 0.27 1998–2015
4 Lucas Cavallini 19 40 0.48 2012–present
John Catliff 19 43 0.44 1984–1994
Dale Mitchell 19 55 0.35 1980–1993
7 Tosaint Ricketts 17 61 0.28 2011–2020
8 Junior Hoilett 16 62 0.26 2015–present
Alex Bunbury 16 66 0.25 1986–1997
10 Ali Gerba 15 30 0.5 2005–2011
Alphonso Davies 15 45 0.33 2017–present

Most appearances
105 – Atiba Hutchinson
Longest international career
22 years – Pat Onstad from 1988 to 2010
Most goals
29 – Cyle Larin
Most goals in one game
3 – John Catliff vs  Jamaica in 1988, Alex Bunbury vs  Bermuda in 1992, Simeon Jackson vs  Saint Lucia in 2011, Lucas Cavallini vs  Cuba in 2019, Jonathan David vs  Cuba in 2019, Junior Hoilett vs  Cuba in 2019, Cyle Larin vs  Bermuda in 2021, Lucas Cavallini vs  Cayman Islands in 2021, and Jonathan David vs  Suriname in 2021

Most goals in one year
14 – Cyle Larin in 2021
Most consecutive games with at least one goal
4 – Dale Mitchell, Ali Gerba, Cyle Larin
Most consecutive games with at least two goals
2 – Tom Kouzmanis vs  Jamaica and  Trinidad and Tobago in 1995, Ali Gerba vs  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (twice) in 2008, and Lucas Cavallini vs  Cayman Islands and  Aruba in 2021
Most braces (2 goals in one game)
5 – Dale Mitchell vs  New Zealand in 1980,  Trinidad and Tobago in 1981,  Guatemala in 1985 and 1988, and  Honduras in 1991
Most penalty kicks scored
7 – Dwayne De Rosario
Least amount of time in between two consecutive goals
1 minute – Tom Kouzmanis vs  Jamaica in 1995
Longest amount of time between first and last goals
17 years, 3 months, and 24 days – Atiba Hutchinson vs  Honduras in 2004 and  El Salvador in 2022
Most appearances before scoring a first international goal
49 – Nik Ledgerwood vs  El Salvador in 2016
Fastest goal from kickoff
2nd minute – Bob Lenarduzzi vs  New Zealand in 1980, Alphonso Davies vs  Croatia in 2022
Latest goal in regulation time
90+5th minute – Sam Adekugbe vs  United States in 2022, Lucas Cavallini vs  Japan in 2022
Latest goal in extra time
120th minute – John Catliff vs  Mexico in 1990
Most goals in a debut
2 – Art Hughes, Dale Mitchell, Nick Papadakis, Tom Kouzmanis, Jonathan David

Team records

First game
2–3 loss to  Australia June 7, 1924
First win
1–0 win against  Australia June 14, 1924
Biggest win
11–0 vs  Cayman Islands on March 29, 2021
Biggest loss
0–8 vs  Mexico June 18, 1993
Most goals scored in one game
11 vs  Cayman Islands on March 29, 2021
Longest winning streak
8 games – from March 25, 2021, vs  Bermuda to July 15, 2021, vs  Haiti
Longest undefeated streak
15 games – from September 2, 1999, vs  Jamaica to June 4, 2000, vs  Cuba
Longest losing streak
8 games – from October 31, 1974, vs  Poland to August 10, 1975, vs  Hungary
Longest winless streak
16 games – from October 16, 2012, vs  Honduras to May 27, 2014, vs  Moldova
Longest goalless streak
959 minutes – from March 22, 2013, vs  Japan to May 23, 2014, vs  Bulgaria
Longest clean sheet streak
567 minutes – from January 19, 2015, vs  Iceland to July 11, 2015, vs  Jamaica

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958 Did not qualify
Chile 1962 Did not enter
England 1966
Mexico 1970 Did not qualify
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 5
Italy 1990 Did not qualify
United States 1994
France 1998
South Korea Japan 2002
Germany 2006
South Africa 2010
Brazil 2014
Russia 2018
Qatar 2022 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 7
Canada Mexico United States 2026 Qualified as co-hosts
Total 3/23 6 0 0 6 2 12
FIFA World Cup history
First match  Canada 0–1 France 
(June 1, 1986; León, Mexico)
Biggest win
Biggest defeat  Croatia 4–1 Canada 
(November 27, 2022; Al Rayyan, Qatar)
Best result Group stage in 1986, 2022
Worst result

CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup record

CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup record
Total: 2 titles
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
El Salvador 1963 Did not enter
Guatemala 1965
Honduras 1967
Costa Rica 1969
Trinidad and Tobago 1971
Haiti 1973 Did not qualify
Mexico 1977 Fourth place 5 2 1 2 7 8
Honduras 1981 Fourth place 5 1 3 1 6 6
1985 Champions 8 5 3 0 11 4
1989 Did not qualify
United States 1991 Group stage 3 1 0 2 6 9
Mexico United States 1993 Group stage 3 0 2 1 3 11
United States 1996 Group stage 2 1 0 1 4 5
United States 1998 Withdrew
United States 2000 Champions 5 3 2 0 7 3
United States 2002 Third place 5 2 2 1 5 4
Mexico United States 2003 Group stage 2 1 0 1 1 2
United States 2005 Group stage 3 1 0 2 2 4
United States 2007 Semi-finals 5 3 0 2 9 5
United States 2009 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 4 3
United States 2011 Group stage 3 1 1 1 2 3
United States 2013 Group stage 3 0 1 2 0 3
Canada United States 2015 Group stage 3 0 2 1 0 1
United States 2017 Quarter-finals 4 1 2 1 6 5
Costa Rica Jamaica United States 2019 Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 14 6
United States 2021 Semi-finals 5 3 0 2 11 5
Canada United States 2023 Quarter-finals 4 1 3 0 8 6
Total (19/27) 2 titles 76 30 23 23 106 93
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup history
First match  Canada 1–2 El Salvador 
(October 8, 1977; Monterrey, Mexico)
Biggest win  Canada 7–0  Cuba
(June 23, 2019; Charlotte, United States)
Biggest defeat  Mexico 8–0 Canada 
(July 18, 1993; Mexico City, Mexico)
Best result Champions in 1985, 2000
Worst result Group stage in 1991, 1993, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2015


CONCACAF Nations League record

CONCACAF Nations League record
Season Division Group Pld W D* L GF GA P/R Rank
United States 2019−20 A A 4 3 0 1 10 4 Same position 5th
United States 2022–23 A C 6 4 0 2 13 5 Same position 2nd
United States 2023−24 A Bye 2 1 0 1 4 4 Same position 5th
Total 12 8 0 4 27 13 2nd
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
CONCACAF Nations League history
First match  Canada 6–0 Cuba 
(September 7, 2019; Toronto, Canada)
Biggest win  Canada 6–0 Cuba 
(September 7, 2019; Toronto, Canada)
Biggest defeat  United States 4–1 Canada 
(November 15, 2019; Orlando, United States)
Best result Runners-up in 2022–23
Worst result 5th place in 2019–20, 2023–24

FIFA Confederations Cup record

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
Saudi Arabia 1992 to Mexico 1999 Did not qualify
South Korea Japan 2001 Group stage 3 0 1 2 0 5
France 2003 to Russia 2017 Did not qualify
Total 1/10 3 0 1 2 0 5
FIFA Confederations Cup history
First Match  Japan 3–0 Canada 
(May 31, 2001; Niigata, Japan)
Biggest win
Biggest defeat  Japan 3–0 Canada 
(May 31, 2001; Niigata, Japan)
Best result Group stage in 2001
Worst result
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Silver background colour indicates that the tournament was held on home soil. Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.

Pan American Games record

  • 1951 – did not enter
  • 1955 – did not enter
  • 1959 – did not enter
  • 1963 – did not enter
  • 1967 – fourth place
  • 1971 – fifth place
  • 1975 – round 2
  • 1979 – did not enter
  • 1983 – did not enter
  • 1987 – round 1
  • 1991 – round 1
  • 1995 – did not enter
  • 1999 – fourth place
  • 2003 – did not enter
  • 2007 – did not enter

NAFC Championship record

  • 1947 – did not enter
  • 1949 – did not enter
  • 1990champions
  • 1991 – third place

Olympic Games record

Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
France 1900 Did not qualify
United States 1904 Gold medallists 2 2 0 0 11 0
United Kingdom 1908 to Japan 1964 Did not enter
Mexico 1968 to West Germany 1972 Did not qualify
Canada 1976 Group stage 2 0 0 2 2 5
Soviet Union 1980 Did not qualify
United States 1984 Quarter-finals 4 1 2 1 5 4
South Korea 1988 to France 2024 Did not qualify
Total 3/28 8 3 2 3 18 9
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Olympic medal record
Men's Soccer
Gold medal – first place 1904 St. Louis Team

Copa América

Copa América record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Argentina 1916 to Paraguay 1999 Ineligible
Colombia 2001 Originally invited but withdrew
Peru 2004 to Chile 2015 Ineligible
United States 2016 Did not qualify
Brazil 2019 Ineligible
Brazil 2021
United States 2024 Qualified
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0

Head-to-head record

Key
  Positive balance (more wins than losses)
  Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
  Negative balance (more losses than wins)

The following table shows Canada's all-time official international record per opponent:

As of March 23, 2024[5]
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD W% Confederation
 Algeria 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0.00 CAF
 Argentina 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5 0.00 CONMEBOL
 Aruba 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7 100.00 CONCACAF
 Armenia 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0.00 UEFA
 Australia 9 3 1 5 11 15 −4 33.33 AFC
 Austria 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00 UEFA
 Azerbaijan 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00 UEFA
 Bahrain 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0.00 AFC
 Barbados 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 100.00 CONCACAF
 Belarus 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 50.00 UEFA
 Belgium 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0.00 UEFA
 Belize 4 3 1 0 12 1 +11 75.00 CONCACAF
 Bermuda 11 6 4 1 22 8 +14 54.54 CONCACAF
 Brazil 4 0 2 2 4 8 −4 0.00 CONMEBOL
 Bulgaria 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00 UEFA
 Cayman Islands 1 1 0 0 11 0 +11 100.00 CONCACAF
 Cameroon 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0.00 CAF
 Chile 4 1 1 2 2 4 −2 25.00 CONMEBOL
 China 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 50.00 AFC
 Colombia 4 1 0 3 2 5 −3 25.00 CONMEBOL
 Costa Rica 24 6 9 9 18 22 −4 25.00 CONCACAF
 Croatia 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 0.00 UEFA
 Cuba 15 10 3 2 31 11 +20 66.67 CONCACAF
 Curaçao 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 100.00 CONCACAF
 Cyprus 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 50.00 UEFA
 Czech Republic 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0.00 UEFA
 Denmark 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0.00 UEFA
 Dominica 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 100.00 CONCACAF
 East Germany 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0.00 UEFA
 Ecuador 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 0.00 CONMEBOL
 Egypt 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0.00 CAF
 El Salvador 20 10 4 6 25 18 +7 50.00 CONCACAF
 England 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0.00 UEFA
 Estonia 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0.00 UEFA
 Faroe Islands 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 50.00 UEFA
 Finland 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 0.00 UEFA
 France 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0.00 UEFA
 French Guiana 2 2 0 0 8 3 +5 100.00 CONCACAF
 Germany 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0.00 UEFA
 Ghana 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 50.00 CAF
 Greece 4 0 1 3 0 5 −5 0.00 UEFA
 Guadeloupe 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 33.33 CONCACAF
 Guatemala 15 10 3 2 22 10 +12 66.67 CONCACAF
 Haiti 14 10 2 2 25 12 +13 71.43 CONCACAF
 Honduras 29 9 8 12 36 44 −8 31.03 CONCACAF
 Hong Kong 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00 AFC
 Hungary 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 0.00 UEFA
 Iceland 4 0 2 2 3 5 −2 0.00 UEFA
 Indonesia 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00 AFC
 Iran 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 33.33 AFC
 Iraq 1 0 0 1 1 6 −5 0.00 AFC
 Italy 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0.00 UEFA
 Jamaica 26 11 7 8 33 23 +10 42.31 CONCACAF
 Japan 4 1 0 3 4 10 −6 25.00 AFC
 Libya 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 100.00 CAF
 Luxembourg 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00 UEFA
 Malaysia 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00 AFC
 Malta 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0.00 UEFA
 Martinique 6 3 2 1 12 5 +7 50.00 CONCACAF
 Mauritania 3 1 1 1 4 1 +3 33.33 CAF
 Mexico 38 4 10 24 26 87 −61 10.53 CONCACAF
 Morocco 4 0 1 3 4 10 −6 0.00 CAF
 Moldova 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00 UEFA
 Netherlands 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0.00 UEFA
 New Zealand 7 5 1 1 16 5 +11 71.43 OFC
 Northern Ireland 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 66.67 UEFA
 North Korea 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 0.00 AFC
 North Macedonia 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 50.00 UEFA
 Panama 13 5 6 2 14 8 +6 38.46 CONCACAF
 Paraguay 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 CONMEBOL
 Peru 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 50.00 CONMEBOL
 Poland 4 0 0 4 2 8 −6 0.00 UEFA
 Portugal 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 0.00 UEFA
 Puerto Rico 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6 66.67 CONCACAF
 Qatar 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00 AFC
 Republic of Ireland 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0.00 UEFA
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 66.67 CONCACAF
 Saint Lucia 2 2 0 0 11 1 +10 100.00 CONCACAF
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 100.00 CONCACAF
 Saudi Arabia 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0.00 AFC
 Scotland 6 0 1 5 3 14 −11 0.00 UEFA
 Singapore 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00 AFC
 Slovenia 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0.00 UEFA
 South Africa 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0.00 CAF
 South Korea 5 2 1 2 4 5 −1 33.33 AFC
 Spain 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0.00 UEFA
 Soviet Union 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0.00 UEFA
 Suriname 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 100.00 CONCACAF
  Switzerland 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00 UEFA
 Trinidad and Tobago 12 8 2 2 18 12 +6 66.67 CONCACAF
 Tunisia 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0.00 CAF
 Turkey 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0.00 UEFA
 Ukraine 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0.00 UEFA
 Uruguay 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0.00 CONMEBOL
 United States 41 10 12 19 45 65 −20 27.91 CONCACAF
 U.S. Virgin Islands 1 1 0 0 8 0 +8 100.00 CONCACAF
 Uzbekistan 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00 AFC
 Venezuela 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 0.00 CONMEBOL
 Wales 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 33.33 UEFA
Total 452 168 104 180 577 583 −6 37.17

See also

References

  1. ^ CanadaSoccer.com | Official Site of the Canadian Soccer Association[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Canadian Scoring Stats..."[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Search profiles". canadasoccer.com.
  4. ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Canada - Record International Players". RSSSF.
  5. ^ "Canada national football team statistics and records: All-time record". 11v11.com.

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