Canada national junior football team

Football Canada became a full member of the IFAF in 2004. Thereafter Canada competed in international junior, flag, and women's football events. Team Canada is the most successful team at the IFAF World Junior Championships, with four gold and two silver medals. Canada is the only national team to win three consecutive championships in 2016 in Harbin, China over the United States, followed up with a 2018 win over the Mexico, and a 2024 win over Japan. The roster of the Canada national football junior team is players aged 20 and under and are typically from U SPORTS, Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL), Quebec-based CEGEP schools, high school or community football programs. The head coach for the program is selected by Football Canada and appointed prior to selecting the remainder of the tournaments coaching staff or players. Warren Craney was appointed head coach of the 2024 team, reprising his role from 2016. Craney is the most decorated coach in IFAF football with two gold medals as a head coach (2016, 2024), one gold as an offensive coordinator in 2012, and two slivers (2009, 2014). In the 2024 World Junior Championship, Canada "B" Team named Canada II, coached by former McGill Redbirds head coach Ronald Hilaire, finished at the fifth place. ==IFAF World Junior Championship Games==