Mike Sweeney

Date of birth25 December 1959
Place of birthDuncan, British Colombia
NationalityCanadian
Height1.70 m
PositionDefender/Midfielder

In 2012 as part of the Canadian Soccer Association's centennial celebration, Mike Sweeney was named to the all-time Canada XI men's team.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1978-79 Canada CONYC 5
1978-79 Canada Olympics 1
1
1978-79 Canada Pan American Games and Olympics 1
1978-79 Canada Panamerican Games 2
1980-81 Canada B v League 1
1980-81 Canada FIFA World Cup 1
3
1980-81 Canada International Friendly 3
1981-82 Canada FIFA World Cup 4
1
1981-82 Canada International Friendly 1
1982-83 Canada International Friendly 2
1983-84 Canada International Friendly 3
1983-84 Canada Olympics 6
2
1984-85 Canada FIFA World Cup 1
1
1984-85 Canada Olympics 4
1984-85 Canada President`s Cup 3
1985-86 Canada FIFA World Cup 4
1
1
1985-86 Canada International Friendly 2
1986-87 Canada Merlion Cup 6
1987-88 Canada International Friendly 1
1987-88 Canada Stanley Matthews Cup 3
1988-89 Canada FIFA World Cup 2
1988-89 Canada International Friendly 2
1989-90 Canada North American Championship 2
1992-93 Canada FIFA World Cup 12
1992-93 Canada International Friendly 4
1993-94 Canada FIFA World Cup 2
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
07 Dec 1978 Canada v USA D 0-0 CONYC 2nd round
10 Dec 1978 Honduras v Canada L 1-0 CONYC 2nd round
12 Dec 1978 Canada v Trinidad and Tobago W 3-0 CONYC 2nd round
14 Dec 1978 Canada v Costa Rica W 4-0 CONYC Semi-final
17 Dec 1978 Mexico v Canada L 1-0 CONYC Final
01 Apr 1979 Bermuda v Canada L 3-0 PAG + OLY
05 Apr 1979 USA v Canada D 0-0 Panamerican Games
08 Apr 1979 Canada v Mexico W 3-2 Panamerican Games
27 May 1979 Canada v Bermuda L 2-5 Olympics
17 Sep 1980 Canada v New Zealand W 3-0 International Friendly
20 Sep 1980 Canada v Irish League L 1-3 B v League
18 Oct 1980 Canada v Mexico D 1-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF Northern Zone
25 Oct 1980 USA v Canada D 0-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF Northern Zone
01 Nov 1980 Canada v USA W 2-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF Northern Zone
09 Nov 1980 Honduras v Canada L 2-0 International Friendly
11 Nov 1980 Guatemala v Canada W 0-1 International Friendly
16 Nov 1980 Mexico v Canada D 1-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF Northern Zone
12 Oct 1981 Trinidad and Tobago v Canada W 2-4 International Friendly
02 Nov 1981 Canada v El Salvador W 1-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF group final
06 Nov 1981 Haiti v Canada D 1-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF group final
12 Nov 1981 Honduras v Canada L 2-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF group final
15 Nov 1981 Mexico v Canada D 1-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF group final
21 Nov 1981 Cuba v Canada D 2-2 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF group final
12 Jun 1983 Canada v Scotland L 0-2 International Friendly
16 Jun 1983 Canada v Scotland L 0-3 International Friendly
23 Oct 1983 Canada v Mexico W 1-0 Olympics North and Central America round 2
06 Nov 1983 Mexico v Canada L 2-1 Olympics North and Central America round 2
14 Dec 1983 Honduras v Canada L 1-0 International Friendly
20 Dec 1983 Canada v Mexico W 1-0 Olympics North and Central America 2nd round
28 Mar 1984 Haiti v Canada W 0-1 International Friendly
01 Apr 1984 Costa Rica v Canada D 0-0 Olympics North and Central America final group
14 Apr 1984 Canada v Cuba W 3-0 Olympics North and Central America final group
18 Apr 1984 Canada v Costa Rica D 0-0 Olympics North and Central America final group
26 May 1984 Canada v Italy L 0-2 International Friendly
30 Jul 1984 Canada v Iraq D 1-1 Olympics Group B
01 Aug 1984 Yugoslavia v Canada L 1-0 Olympics Group B
03 Aug 1984 Cameroon v Canada W 1-3 Olympics Group B
06 Aug 1984 Brazil v Canada L 1-1 (2-4) Olympics Quarter-final
13 Feb 1985 Canada v Haiti W 2-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 2nd round
02 Jun 1985 Ghana v Canada W 1-2 PRESIDENTS CUP D
09 Jun 1985 Canada v Iraq L 1-6 PRESIDENTS CUP 2B
10 Jun 1985 Korea Republic v Canada L 1-0 PRESIDENTS CUP 2B
17 Aug 1985 Canada v Costa Rica D 1-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 3rd round
25 Aug 1985 Honduras v Canada W 0-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 3rd round
01 Sep 1985 Costa Rica v Canada D 0-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 3rd round
19 May 1986 Canada v Wales L 0-3 International Friendly
24 May 1986 Canada v England L 0-1 International Friendly
01 Jun 1986 France v Canada L 1-0 FIFA World Cup Finals Group C
06 Jun 1986 Hungary v Canada L 2-0 FIFA World Cup Finals Group C
24 Aug 1986 Singapore v Canada W 0-1 MERLION CUP
25 Aug 1986 Malaysia v Canada W 0-5 MERLION CUP
27 Aug 1986 Korea DPR v Canada D 0-0 MERLION CUP
31 Aug 1986 China PR v Canada L 1-0 MERLION CUP
04 Sep 1986 Korea DPR v Canada L 2-0 MERLION CUP Semi-final
06 Sep 1986 Singapore v Canada W 0-1 MERLION CUP 3rd place
22 May 1988 Canada v Greece L 0-3 Stanley Matthew Cup
25 May 1988 Canada v Chile W 1-0 Stanley Matthew Cup
27 May 1988 Canada v Greece W 0-0 (4-2) Stanley Matthew Cup
17 Jun 1988 Canada v Costa Rica L 0-1 International Friendly
15 Jul 1988 Canada v Poland L 1-2 International Friendly
02 Oct 1988 Trinidad and Tobago v Canada W 1-2 International Friendly
09 Oct 1988 Guatemala v Canada L 1-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 2nd round
15 Oct 1988 Canada v Guatemala W 3-2 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 2nd round
06 May 1990 Canada v USA W 1-0 North American Championship
13 May 1990 Canada v Mexico W 2-1 North American Championship
03 Sep 1992 Canada v USA L 0-2 International Friendly
09 Oct 1992 USA v Canada D 0-0 International Friendly
18 Oct 1992 Jamaica v Canada D 1-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 2 group B
25 Oct 1992 El Salvador v Canada D 1-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 2 group B
01 Nov 1992 Canada v Jamaica W 1-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 2 group B
08 Nov 1992 Canada v El Salvador L 2-3 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 2 group B
15 Nov 1992 Canada v Bermuda W 4-2 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 2 group B
06 Dec 1992 Bermuda v Canada D 0-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 2 group B
03 Mar 1993 USA v Canada D 2-2 International Friendly
23 Mar 1993 Costa Rica v Canada W 0-1 International Friendly
04 Apr 1993 Honduras v Canada D 2-2 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final
11 Apr 1993 Canada v El Salvador W 2-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final
18 Apr 1993 Canada v Honduras W 3-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final
25 Apr 1993 Mexico v Canada L 4-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final
02 May 1993 El Salvador v Canada W 1-2 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final
09 May 1993 Canada v Mexico L 1-2 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final
31 Jul 1993 Canada v Australia W 2-1 FIFA World Cup Play-off
15 Aug 1993 Australia v Canada L 2-1 (1-4) FIFA World Cup Play-off


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.