The Indoor Nations Cup was introduced in 2015 and is held annually as a competition to bridge the gap between Indoor and Outdoor seasons. It is an opportunity to recognize the cultural diversity that exists locally within the sport of soccer. This tournament provides a unique concept of grouping players based on their ethnic backgrounds and countries of origin, creating an exciting atmosphere that provides a stage for people throughout the community to express their pride in their heritage. An Outdoor Nations Cup occurred from 2006 to 2019 in memory of Davinder Singh Kajla. There is more information here.
PLAYERS LOOKING FOR A TEAM 2026
Experienced goalkeeper looking for a team - O35. Either as an import or can prove nationalities for England or Canada. Contact Jim 587-572-1773
Looking to join Canada O45 team. Nolin Maurier - 53 years old, been playing as an adult for over 25 years. played major league for many years. top shape fast and physical player as well. quality of play is there. Contact Nolin - 403-302-2882 or nolin@realtyexpertsgroup.com. Can prove heritage for Canada.
Experienced Division 1 goalkeeper looking to join any team as an import. Contact Saman Faghieh 403-667-2967 or email sfaghieh1@gmail.com.
My name is Sabab Alam. I play mid and am playing for Rangers in Masters 1. I am eligible to play for Canada or as an import. Been playing for over 20 years now and can play with the O35 team or with the young ones too. Contact me at sabab.alam@gmail.com.
TEAM POSTINGS
Men's
- Canada - looking for players for Nations Cup 2026. We are having tryouts and player evaluations in the month of January. Please contact Dwayne at 403-903-5372 or email dwayne_bee@hotmail.com for more details.
- Ghana - calling all quality Ghana Players for Nations Cup 2026, if you are from the nation of Ghana and you are an amazing player, we would love to hear from you. Please Contact Coach Victor at 825-431-0326
- Mexico - We are looking for players with Mexican heritage preferable that are interested in representing Mexico in the 2026 Nations Cup. We are having tryouts during the month of February. If you are interested contact Carlos Gamboa at 403-803-4663.
- Eritrea O45 - Looking to add two players and one goalkeeper for the upcoming for Nation Cup 2026 tournament. Both Eritrean and non-Eritrean players are welcome. Dawit (Bolona): 403-667-5028 Fitsum (Sawa): 403-903-6684
- Bosnia - We are looking for a striker and defender to join our team in the Nations Cup. Please email Adnan or Haris at adocekic18@outlook.com or harisalukic@shaw.ca.
- Ecuador O35 - we are looking for players with Ecuadorian heritage interested in representing Ecuador in the 2026 Nations Cup. Players with Masters or Competitive Experience encouraged. For more information, contact Pablo Vasquez - 403-966-7277. We have two more practices/tryouts before the tournament:
- Saturday March 21 - 9 pm (Charlie Field)
- Tuesday March 24 - 9 pm (Delta Field)
Women's Open
- Chile - we are looking for players with Chilean heritage and import players that are interested in representing team Chile in the 2026 Nations Cup. If you or anyone you know would be interested in playing, please contact us for tryout info at chilewomensnationscupyyc@gmail.com.
- Calling all players of Scottish or Portuguese descent to contact Alejandra Correa at (403) 200-3671 or coachalejandracorrea@gmail.com. Our goal is to enter the Nations Cup this year, or prepare for next year.
- All Nations: A volunteer within the Women's soccer community is gathering player information and heritage to a "database" of players who want to play and their nation of heritage. The goal is to gather together names of players who may not know each other otherwise, to work towards building nation teams for future tournaments. Please contact jelena.mcalinden@hotmail.com for more information.
SPONSORSHIPS
Be part of the Nations Cup action and consider a sponsorship with CUSA for Maximum Impact for your brand. Please learn more here
Currently we are pleased to have sponsorship from the Cavalry, the Wild, World of Soccer, 1Up Soccer, and SantiMed Family and Walkin Clinic






Click Images Above to View the Nations Cup Groups
2026 Nations Cup Registered Teams
Bigger and better than ever, the Men's Open, Masters and Over 45 divisions all grew by 4 teams for 2026!
| | Mens Open | Womens Open | Mens Masters Over 35 | Mens Over 45 |
| 1 | Afghanistan | Canada | Canada | Canada |
| 2 | Bosnia | Chile | Chile | Chile |
| 3 | Brazil | El Salvador | China PR | Colombia |
| 4 | Canada | England | Colombia | Egypt |
| 5 | Chile | Italy | Croatia | El Salvador |
| 6 | Colombia | Lebanon | Ecuador | England |
| 7 | Croatia | Netherlands | El Salvador | Eritrea |
| 8 | El Salvador | Scotland | England | Italy |
| 9 | England | | Eritrea | Mexico |
| 10 | Eritrea | | Hong Kong | Poland |
| 11 | Ethiopia | | Italy | Romania |
| 12 | Ghana | | Jamaica | Serbia |
| 13 | Hong Kong, China | | Mexico | |
| 14 | India | | Nigeria | |
| 15 | Iraq | | Scotland | |
| 16 | Italy | | Ukraine | |
| 17 | Jamaica | | | |
| 18 | Japan | | | |
| 19 | Lebanon | | | |
| 20 | Mexico | | | |
| 21 | Morocco | | | |
| 22 | Nicaragua | | | |
| 23 | Nigeria | | | |
| 24 | Palestine | | | |
| 25 | Poland | | | |
| 26 | Romania | | | |
| 27 | Serbia | | | |
| 28 | Somalia | | | |
| 29 | Sudan | | | |
| 30 | Turkey | | | |
| 31 | Ukraine | | | |
| 32 | Venezuela | | | |


Tournament Details
WHEN: March 29 to April 15, 2026
WHERE: Maxwell Soccer Centre (formerly Calgary Soccer Centre) - All games in the MAIN Building
FEE: $600/Team
Player Registration Deadline: March 16th, 2026
- Team, player and team official registration will be completed online using the same process as CUSA league. Prior to player registration opening, the Team Manager will be provided with the instructions for player registration and how to provide proof of heritage.
- All players must provide proof of heritage to CUSA. Players only need to provide this documentation the first time they play in the tournament. CUSA will request additional documentation should a player appear on a countries roster that is different from tournament records.
- Players can declare a maximum of 2 nations. For example, a player who played with Team Canada in 2023 and then played with Team Chile in 2024, will not be allowed to play for anyone but Canada or Chile in 2025 and beyond. See More Information