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Canada Soccer has picked the City of Kamloops as the hosts for the 2025 Toyota National Championships U-17 Cup next October.
The six-day tournament will feature amateur youth teams from across Canada with matches in both the boys and girls divisions to be played going into the Thanksgiving long weekend.
“We’re delighted that Kamloops will be hosting the Toyota National Championships U-17 Cup in 2025,” Mathieu Chamberland, Canada Soccer’s Chief Operating Officer, said, in a statement.
“We are convinced that Kamloops will help elevate the standards of our premier amateur competition while also showcasing the beauty of the region.”
Kamloops last hosted the event in 2013 when it was classified as the U-16 Cup.
Since then, the Tournament Capital of Canada has hosted a number of national events including the 2016 IIHF Women’s World Hockey Championship, the 2018 Canada Basketball U-15/U-17 Championship, the 2019 Canadian Artistic Swimming Championship, the 2022 U-Sport Men’s Soccer Championship, the 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, and the 2023 Memorial Cup.
“We are excited to host the 2025 Toyota National Championships U-17 Cup,” a statement from the City of Kamloops said. “We can’t wait to welcome top youth soccer talent to Canada’s Tournament Capital and showcase our amazing city once again.”
The Toyota National Championships are hosted each October across six divisions in three venues – the premier adult competition for the men’s Challenge Trophy and women’s Jubilee Trophy, the U-17 Cup competition for boys and girls, and the U-15 Cup competition for boys and girls.
“As Canada Soccer’s largest national event featuring clubs from coast to coast, the Toyota National Championships have served as the nation’s primary amateur soccer competition for more than 100 years, with the men’s competition inaugurated in 1913, the youth competition inaugurated in 1966, and the women’s competition inaugurated in 1982,” the statement from Canada Soccer said.
“At all age levels, the Toyota 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.”
The 2024 men’s Challenge Trophy and women’s Jubilee Trophy will be hosted in Surrey this October.