As a follow up to our April 15 release announcing the bulk of Provincial Xcel rosters, Ontario Soccer is proud to release the remainder of teams for the 2024 Program. The squads included in today’s announcement are the U14 Boys and Girls, while the U15, U16 and U17s were include in the April 15 announcement.

The 2024 Provincial Xcel Showcase kicked off a few weeks ago with the U16 division which saw the Boys take on TFC Academy and the Girls take on Canada Soccer’s National Development Centre Ontario Next Gen in a two game series. Click here to read a recap of the exciting series.

On behalf of Canada Soccer, we are grateful to Ontario Soccer for organizing a seamless Team Ontario event, said Joey Lombardi, Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Youth EXCEL Director & National Development Centre Ontario Director. The provinces dedication towards talent identification ensures a robust player pathway, aligning the development from grassroots, national licensed clubs to Youth National Team programs.

The U14 teams will play an all-star series with the best players in the province, while the remaining groups, the U15’s and U17’s, will participate in a showcase series against Soccer Québec’s Provincial Teams at the Zanchin Automotive Soccer Centre in Vaughan, Ontario from May 17-19. To view the full Showcase schedule, visit ontariosoccer.net/provincial-program.

Ontario Soccer’s coverage of the 2024 Ontario-Québec Series will include a livestream of each participating age group (there will be FOUR TOTAL games livestreamed). Ontario Soccer will also be releasing a special 2024 Provincial Xcel themed spotlight series, showcasing some of the amazing talents, on-and-off the pitch, involved in the program.

Details about the broadcast and wider coverage of the 2024 Provincial Xcel Showcase will be released at a later date.