The Provincial Xcel Program is available to all Ontario Soccer registered players who are eligible to compete at either an U14, U15, U16, or U17 age groups for current cycle.

The Ontario Player Development League (OPDL) is the primary venue in which potential Provincial Team Players are detected. There are however, alternative player detection options for those Ontario Soccer registered players who do not compete within the OPDL.

The Provincial Program will focus on player screening, talent identification and benchmarking of players through competition.

The U14, U15, U16 and U17 Provincial Screening Competitions will take place from March and April.

It is at the U15 and U17 Boys and Girls inter-Provincial Competition in May where the Canada Soccer Excel Technical Staff will be present to scout the players for potential invite to Canada Soccer National Excel Environments.

GOALS:

1. To provide players with an inspirational experience in the Provincial program to ignite their ambition to represent Canada at the international level
2. Talent Identification and benchmarking of player performance through quality competition 
3. Provide the opportunity for possible new Ontario players to be selected for future Regional & National EXCEL Environments
4. Provide opportunity for the top Ontario players to be exposed to more post-secondary opportunities, locally and abroad, in a best with best environment

Schedules for the U14, U15, U16 & U17 Provincial Xcel Teams are to be confirmed and subject to change.

The Provincial Screening Competition is an annual Provincial Xcel Talent Identification event for male and female players who are eligible for the U14, U15, U16 and U17 Provincial Xcel Teams.  Dates for the events are communicated annually but are typically held on weekends within March and/or April.

Players who are invited and compete at the PSC have been scouted and detected from within the OPDL, League1 Ontario and specific players who are identified through Talent on Location Day (ToLD) Recommendation Process.

The top players who have been scouted and detected are then invited to participate in the PSC.  The event is run in the form of 11v11 matches where players are divided into 4 teams and play multiple matches within their age and gender over the course of the event.  Players identified in the PSC will be invited to attend their respective Provincial Xcel Preparation Weekends and potentially selected to Provincial Xcel Teams.

2025 Provincial Screening Competition Dates: Click Here

2025 Provincial Xcel Rosters: TBD

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