OTTAWA - Canada Soccer has selected Kitchener and Waterloo as the host cities of the 2020 Toyota National Championships U15 Cup.

The successful bid from the two cities featured a collaboration between the Kitchener Soccer Club, the Waterloo Minor Soccer Association and the South-West Regional Association, along with representatives from both cities and the Regional Sport Tourism Office (RSTO). The tournament will be staged Oct. 7-12 and feature teams from across the country.

On Tuesday, Canada Soccer revealed a full slate of host cities for tournaments in 2020 and 2021 that will host either U15, U17 or adult competition. The other host cities for the 2020 national championships are Halifax for the Challenge Trophy & Jubilee Trophy competitions and Moncton, N.B., for the U-17 Cup. Host cities for the 2021 national championships are Surrey, B.C., for the Challenge Trophy and Jubilee Trophy competitions, Montreal for the U-17 Cup, and Ottawa for the U-15 Cup.

In 2018, close to 600 teams have entered provincial or territorial playdowns to qualify for Toyota National Championships. The U-15 championships will be hosted in Edmonton this year and move to Laval, Que., next year.