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28-523: Expectations that Edmonton could support an A-League team were high, as the city had recently hosted the inaugural FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship at Commonwealth Stadium to tremendous success and similarly had success in hosting a number of the Canadian men's international games. The group that brought the Aviators to Edmonton claimed that they were in it for the long haul, believing that they could keep

56-573: A World Cup since the 2008 competition, making its name consistent with FIFA's other worldwide competitions for national teams. Starting with the 2010 edition, tournaments held in years immediately preceding the FIFA Women's World Cup are awarded as part of the bidding process for the Women's World Cup. In those years, the U-20 Women's World Cup serves as a test event for the host nation of the Women's World Cup,

84-506: A capacity of 3,500 spectators. The East Field also features a four-lane, 125 m warm-up runway. In 2007, the field's older Astroturf surface was replaced with a newer type of hybrid artificial surface made by Astroturf LLC, called PureGrass. The West Field is designed for track-and-field training and competition. It features a 400 m Beynon Sports running track, as well as separate areas for long jump / triple jump , high jump , pole vault , discus , hammer , shot put , and javelin . Inside

112-408: A number of highly regarded local players such as U-20 National Team player Chris Lemire . To round out the roster, internationals Claudio Salinas , Jaime Lopresti , and Jose Luis Campi were added. There was great hope and optimism for the local team's success. The team was dogged by a number of problems: According to the local press, one of the main problems was the venue. Commonwealth Stadium

140-491: A role similar to that of the former FIFA Confederations Cup in the men's game. The current champions are North Korea , who won their third title at the 2024 tournament in Colombia. Each continental governing body has its own qualifying tournament, but Africa does not determine a champion. The first women's world championship at the youth level, held as the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship , with an age limit of 19,

168-461: Is an international association football tournament, organized by FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), for national teams of women under the age of 20. The tournament is held in even-numbered years. It was first held in 2002 as the FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship with an upper age limit of 19. In 2006, the age limit was raised to the current 20. The event was renamed as

196-456: The COVID-19 pandemic it has been postponed to January 2021, to be solely hosted by Costa Rica. Due to having the highest COVID-19 cases and deaths in the region, Panama withdrew from hosting this event along with the 2022 Central American and Caribbean Games . The tournament was initially postponed to 2021, subject to further monitoring. On 17 November 2020, FIFA announced that the 2020 edition of

224-519: The Aviators did not move there until late in the season. Also, as a result of the venue choice, the Aviators were unsuccessful at getting weekend dates for their games. Only 3 out of 11 matches were scheduled for the weekend, owing to previous bookings for the Edmonton Eskimos , the local CFL football team, and the international rugby tournament, the Churchill Cup . Moreover, the men's team had

252-509: The Edmonton Sun (July 4, 2004), the centre of this dispute was the requirement that approximately half of the team had to consist of local players. As a consequence, Titus was released by the Aviators in mid-season, eventually joining the Toronto Lynx . Shortly thereafter, Titus attempted to amend this area of difficulty but as was reported, Joe Petrone , then heading the club, maintained that

280-565: The Golden Shoe went to Kim Un-hwa of North Korea. The 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was held in Canada from 5–25 August 2014, who reprised its role as host after a Zimbabwean bid withdrew leaving the Canadian bid unopposed. The Golden Ball and Golden Shoe awards both went to Asisat Oshoala of Nigeria. The 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was expected to be held in South Africa, but due to

308-591: The best goalkeeper. For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.    — Hosts are from this confederation Foote Field Foote Field is a multi-purpose sports facility on the University of Alberta South Campus in Edmonton , Alberta , Canada, built as a legacy facility for the 2001 World Championships in Athletics . It

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336-528: The country's withdrawal, a new host was chosen on 19 March 2015, and it was Papua New Guinea. The 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was held in France from 5–24 August 2018; a year later France would host the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup . The Golden Ball and Golden Shoe awards both went to Patricia Guijarro of Spain. The 2020 edition was initially to be hosted jointly by Costa Rica and Panama in August 2020. Due to

364-565: The damage was done and that the player was not going to be accepted back. In the same atmosphere, as noted in the Edmonton Sun (July 6, 2004), Waldemar Dutra , a promising local goal-scorer who trained with the Aviators, left for Schweinfurt , a Third Division team in Germany. Further, as cited in the Edmonton Journal (July 20, 2004, p. A4), the business plan of the team's owners was a source of some concern for local soccer officials. As noted in

392-462: The league average of 3000 people, the EPSL was suffering large operating losses. The club's 19-person ownership refused to provide immediate cash injection to keep both the men and women's teams afloat, and chose to see the franchise fold. As a consequence, the league took over operation of the Aviators, renaming the team Edmonton F.C. as the old owners took the rights to the Aviators name with them. The team

420-419: The press, with lower attendance than expected and higher costs than anticipated, the owners returned their franchise on August 15, after it failed to meet its revenue expectations for the three months it existed. The club's ownership group, Edmonton Professional Soccer (EPSL) Ltd admitted to the league that the business plan, put in place at the start of the franchise, was flawed. With ticket sales much closer to

448-643: The team in Edmonton for three years at a minimum, offering both men's and women's soccer to the city of Edmonton. However, the owners were planning for average crowds of 11,000 at Commonwealth Stadium, which some members of the local press held as unrealistic. This would have placed the Aviators, a mere expansion team, near the top of the A-League in attendance. On April 29, 2004, they announced their men's roster, including former Drillers Kurt Bosch , Rick Titus , Nikola Vignjevic , Eric Munoz , and Sipho Sibiya , as well as

476-447: The tournament would be cancelled. Following the cancellation of the 2020 edition, Costa Rica were appointed as hosts of the tournament in 2022 . As of 2024 the tournament will be expanded from 16 to 24 teams. Colombia was selected as host on 23 June 2023. Poland was selected as host on 17 December 2023. Below are the award winners. Awarded to the best player of the tournament. The topscorer award. Awarded to

504-518: The track is a natural-turf soccer field. Like the East Field, the West Field features a press box, electronic scoreboard, and has a capacity of 1,500 spectators. Between the two fields is a multi-purpose indoor facility, which includes locker rooms, press box, and concession area. Other indoor facilities include classroom space, meeting rooms, and a high-performance weight-training area. The fitness centre

532-464: The trophy with a 2–1 win over defending champions Korea DPR . The Golden Ball and the Golden Shoe went to Sydney Leroux of the United States . The 2010 edition of the tournament was held in Germany from 13 July to 1 August 2010. The host nation defeated Nigeria in the final to claim its second championship. It was the first time that an African nation had advanced as far as the semifinals. It

560-444: The worst performance in the league, as might be expected for a new team, but still to the displeasure of Edmonton sports fans. The team's performance was not helped by difficulties between the players and the team's administration.  Rick Titus , one of the veteran players, encountered some friction between him and the former president Wylie Stafford , through to head coach Ross Ongaro , and on down to several teammates. According to

588-486: Was also the first tournament in which four different confederations were represented in the semifinals. The Golden Ball and Golden Shoe awards both went to Alexandra Popp of Germany. The 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was played in Japan from 19 August to 8 September, after initially having a hosting bid from Vietnam withdrawn and a bid from Uzbekistan rejected. The Golden Ball went to Dzsenifer Marozsán of Germany, while

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616-441: Was arranged from the outset. The team's only coach was Ross Ongaro . Steve O'Boyle The Team 1260 now TSN 1260 would announce games before the franchise's demise. copyrighted vs. Toronto Lynx , 26 August 2004 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. FIFA U-20 Women%27s World Championship The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

644-635: Was held in Thailand . For the second time in a row, the current holders of the senior World Cup , Germany , won the youth competition. The Golden Ball went to Brazilian star, Marta , while for the second time the Golden Boot went to a Canadian, Brittany Timko . FIFA raised the women's youth championship age limit to 20 to match the men's, beginning with the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship , held in Russia from 17 August through 3 September. The competition

672-510: Was held in four Moscow stadiums ( Dinamo , Lokomotiv , Podmoskovie Stadium and Torpedo Stadion ) and one in St. Petersburg ( Petrovskiy Stadion ). Korea DPR won the final 5–0 over China PR . The 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship was held in Chile , from 20 November to 7 December 2008. Six years after winning their first championship at the youth level in 2002, the United States reclaimed

700-467: Was hosted by Canada. The final, held at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton , drew a surprisingly large crowd of 47,000 to watch the hosts play the United States . The US defeated Canada 1–0 on a golden goal by Lindsay Tarpley . Canada's Christine Sinclair was the adidas Golden Ball recipient, as tournament MVP , and the Golden Shoe (10 goals) winner. The 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship

728-503: Was named for University of Alberta alumnus, former varsity track athlete, and philanthropist Eldon Foote, who donated $ 2 million toward the construction costs. Foote Field features two separate athletic fields on either side of a multi-purpose indoor facility. The East Field is a fully lit stadium that serves as home for the Alberta Golden Bears football . It features a CFL -sized surface, press box, electronic scoreboard, and has

756-404: Was run on a shoestring budget, transferring away what few skilled players the Aviators had acquired and moving to the much smaller Foote Field where, incidentally, attendance was noticeably better. The team was folded by the league after the 2004 season. After the club's folding was announced, it was speculated by some in the local press that the team could have worked if a better business model

784-411: Was the home of the Canadian national soccer teams, but with a seating capacity over 60,000 people, the smaller crowds were utterly dwarfed by the large stadium. Rent was extremely high, and the Edmonton Eskimos had priority with Commonwealth's facilities. As a result, the Aviators were constantly restricted in what they could do at Commonwealth. Smaller Clarke Stadium was just across the street, but

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