2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying

The qualifying competitions for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship were handled by two regional of CONCACAF's bodies; the Caribbean Football Union (Caribbean zone) and the Central American Football Union (Central American zone).

Representative teams from Canada, Mexico and the United States automatically qualified for the final competition.

Caribbean zone

2016 CFU Men's U-20 Tournament
Tournament details
Host countriesSt. Maarten
Trinidad and Tobago
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Curaçao (final round)
Dates15 June – 30 October 2016
Teams17 (total) (from 1 sub-confederation)
Final positions
Champions Haiti
Runners-up Antigua and Barbuda
Third place Bermuda
Fourth place Trinidad and Tobago
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Goals scored146 (3.65 per match)
Top scorer(s)Haiti Ronaldo Damus (6 goals)[1]
Best player(s)Haiti Roberto Louima[1]
Best goalkeeperHaiti Jhon Paris[1]
← 2015
2020 →

The details were announced in April 2016.[2]

Teams

Seeding Teams No. of teams
No participation
14
Group stage entrants
16
Final round entrants 1

First round

Group 1

To be held 15–19 June 2016 and hosted in St. Maarten.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Antigua and Barbuda 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7 Final round
2  Cuba 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3  Puerto Rico 3 1 1 1 11 3 +8 4
4  Sint Maarten (H) 3 0 0 3 0 20 −20 0
Source: CFU
(H) Hosts
Antigua and Barbuda 2–1 Cuba
Stevens 15', 24' Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)		 Yasmani 41'
Referee: Juniel Adelina (Curaçao)
Sint Maarten 0–9 Puerto Rico
Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)		 De la Rosa 3', 47'
Rodríguez 12'
Rivera 45+2'
Osorio 60', 70'
O'Neill 68'
Carrillo 76' (pen.), 84'
Referee: Tristley Bassue (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Sint Maarten 0–6 Antigua and Barbuda
Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)		 Browne 27'
V.Allen 30' (pen.)
Henry 49', 51'
Wildin 79'
Hall 90+2'
Referee: Mike Van de Sande (Curaçao)
Sint Maarten 0–5 Cuba
Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)		 E.Puga 7'
Yasmani 9'
Morejon 68', 80'
Godinez 82'
Referee: Mike Van de Sande (Curaçao)

Group 2

To be held 15–19 June 2016 and hosted in Trinidad and Tobago.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Trinidad and Tobago (H) 3 2 1 0 13 1 +12 7 Final round
2  Saint Lucia 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
3  Guadeloupe 3 1 0 2 5 2 +3 3
4  Turks and Caicos Islands 3 0 0 3 0 18 −18 0
Source: CFU
(H) Hosts
Turks and Caicos Islands 0–2 Saint Lucia
Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)		 Wilfred 57'
Winter 70'
Referee: Michel Raynel Rodríguez Roque (Cuba)
Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 Guadeloupe
Dass 48' Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)
Referee: Johannes Dolaini (Suriname)
Saint Lucia 1–0 Guadeloupe
Maryat 47' Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)
Referee: Kerry Skepple (Antigua and Barbuda)
Trinidad and Tobago 11–0 Turks and Caicos Islands
Dillon 11', 29', 49', 62', 65'
Hudson 15', 58'
Mason 46'
Powder 51'
Lansiquot 72'
Bruce-de-Rouche 83'		 Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)
Referee: Veralton Nembhard (Jamaica)
Guadeloupe 5–0 Turks and Caicos Islands
Macon 17', 30', 48'
Dupalan 51'
Bolivar 53'		 Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)
Referee: Michel Raynel Rodríguez Roque (Cuba)
Trinidad and Tobago 1–1 Saint Lucia
Hudson 64' Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)		 Joseph 39'
Referee: Kerry Skepple (Antigua and Barbuda)

Group 3

To be held 29 June – 3 July 2016 and hosted in Haiti.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Haiti (H) 3 3 0 0 16 0 +16 9 Final round
2  Bermuda 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 6
3  Cayman Islands 3 1 0 2 4 9 −5 3
4  Anguilla 3 0 0 3 1 19 −18 0
Source: CFU
(H) Hosts
Bermuda 3–0 Cayman Islands
Evans 20', 89'
Smith 53'		 Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)
Referee: Keon Yorke (Trinidad and Tobago)
Haiti 8–0 Anguilla
Dede 21'
Richardson 29' (o.g.)
Pierre 36'
Louima 45', 50'
Damus 48', 77'
Jerome 90+2'		 Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)
Referee: Dwight Royal (Jamaica)
Cayman Islands 4–1 Anguilla
Scott 25'
Martinez 31'
Cruz 39'
Thomas 62'		 Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)		 Lake 90+3'
Referee: Rodphin Harris (Trinidad and Tobago)
Haiti 3–0 Bermuda
Louima 24'
Guillaume 34'
Chery 83'		 Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)
Referee: Juan Carlos Hidalgo (Dominican Republic)
Anguilla 0–7 Bermuda
Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)		 Smith 2', 28'
Douglas 13'
Swan 54'
Bascome 59' (pen.)
Jones 86'
Furbert 90+1'
Referee: Juan Carlos Hidalgo (Dominican Republic)
Haiti 5–0 Cayman Islands
Dede 44', 90+4'
Louima 60'
Guillaume 66'
Francois 84'		 Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)
Referee: Rodphin Harris (Trinidad and Tobago)

Group 4

To be held 15–19 June 2016 and hosted in Dominican Republic.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6 Final round
2  Dominican Republic (H) 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3  Jamaica 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
4  Dominica 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0
Source: CFU
(H) Hosts
Jamaica 2–1 Dominica
Nicholson 46', 61' Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)		 Lander 24'
Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)
Jamaica 0–2 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)		 Hanley 60', 83'
Referee: Adzer Arisnat (Haiti)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 4–2 Dominica
Amory 14'
Archibald 43'
Hanley 72'
Sutton 77'		 Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)		 Jolly 68'
Augustine 70'
Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)

Ranking of second-placed teams

Three runners-up from the group stage (best three group runners-up) will also qualify for the final round.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 2  Saint Lucia 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Final round
2 3  Bermuda 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 6
3 1  Cuba 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
4 4  Dominican Republic 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
Source: CFU

Final round

To be held 21–30 October 2016 and hosted in Curaçao.[3]

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Antigua and Barbuda 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7 Semi-finals and
2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2  Bermuda 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
3  Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
4  Curaçao (H) 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: CFU
(H) Hosts
Bermuda 3–1 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Scott 26'
Tyrell 30', 37'		 Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)		 Hanley 17'
Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)
Curaçao 0–1 Antigua and Barbuda
Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)		 Stevens 86'
Referee: Rodphin Harris (Trinidad and Tobago)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2–2 Antigua and Barbuda
Hodge 9'
Hanley 48'		 Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)		 Stevens 23'
Wildin 86'
Referee: Owen Dolaini (Suriname)
Curaçao 1–1 Bermuda
Schores 32' Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)		 Tyrell 79'
Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica)
Antigua and Barbuda 3–2 Bermuda
Hakeem 1', 11'
Stevens 40'		 Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)		 Burchall 53', 86'
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)
Curaçao 1–3 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Cijntje 42' Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)		 Sutton 23'
Hodge 67'
Phipps 76'
Referee: Rodphin Harris (Trinidad and Tobago)
Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Haiti 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Semi-finals and
2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2  Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 2 0 4 0 +4 5
3  Cuba 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4  Saint Lucia 3 0 1 2 2 10 −8 1
Source: CFU
Haiti 5–1 Saint Lucia
Louima 6'
Damus 23', 83', 86'
Dede 78'		 Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)		 Lionel 80'
Referee: Wilson Da Costa (Bahamas)
Trinidad and Tobago 0–0 Cuba
Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)
Saint Lucia 0–4 Trinidad and Tobago
Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)		 Dillon 5', 28', 70'
Power 65'
Referee: Swason Owen (Cayman Islands)
Haiti 2–1 Cuba
Sanon 6'
Désiré 80'		 Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)		 Tuero 68'
Referee: Sandy Vasquez Vargas (Dominican Republic)
Cuba 1–1 Saint Lucia
Guerra 21' Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)		 Aranda 84' (o.g.)
Referee: Wilson Da Costa (Bahamas)
Trinidad and Tobago 0–0 Haiti
Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)
Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)

Ranking of third-placed teams

The best third-placed team from the final round group stage also qualified for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A  Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2 B  Cuba 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source: CFU

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
28 October - Ergilio Hato Stadium
 
 
 Antigua and Barbuda (p)0 (5)
 
30 October - Ergilio Hato Stadium
 
 Trinidad and Tobago0 (4)
 
 Antigua and Barbuda0
 
28 October - Ergilio Hato Stadium
 
 Haiti4
 
 Haiti3
 
 
 Bermuda0
 
Third place
 
 
30 October - Ergilio Hato Stadium
 
 
 Trinidad and Tobago1
 
 
 Bermuda2
Semi-finals
Antigua and Barbuda 0–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)
Penalties
5–4
Referee: Swason Owen (Cayman Islands)
Haiti 3–0 Bermuda
Désiré 6'
Damus 47'
Louima 63'		 Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)
Referee: Rodphin Harris (Trinidad and Tobago)
Third-place playoff
Trinidad and Tobago 1–2 Bermuda
Toussaint 49' Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)		 Scott 44'
Thomas 88'
Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)
Final
Antigua and Barbuda 0–4 Haiti
Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CFU)		 Louima 21', 38'
Damus 47', 85'
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)[4]

Awards

Golden Boot of Finals
MVP
Golden Glove
Golden Boot of Tournaments

Goalscorers

8 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals
  • Anguilla Keanu Richardson (against Trinidad)
  • Cuba Ronald Aranda (against Saint Lucia)

Central American zone

2016 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying
(Central American zone)
Tournament details
Host country Panama
Dates8–16 July 2016
Teams6 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Final positions
Champions Honduras
Runners-up El Salvador
Third place Guatemala
Fourth place Panama
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored29 (2.9 per match)
Top scorer(s)Panama Leandro Ávila (3 goals)
← 2015

The format is a single round-robin stage.[5] Costa Rica qualified for the CONCACAF U-20 Championship as hosts and did not enter the qualifying competition. Belize withdrew.[6] Guatemala were prevented from entering the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship due to FIFA suspending National Football Federation of Guatemala.[7] Fourth place Panama qualified in their place.[8]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Honduras 4 2 2 0 7 4 +3 8 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2  El Salvador 4 2 1 1 9 4 +5 7
3  Guatemala 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5 Disqualified due to FIFA suspension
4  Panama (H) 4 1 1 2 7 4 +3 4 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
5  Nicaragua 4 1 0 3 1 12 −11 3
6  Belize 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: UNCAF
(H) Hosts
Panama 6–0 Nicaragua
Blackman 36'
L. Ávila 48', 53', 56'
Hinestroza 67', 89'		 Report (CONCACAF)
Report (UNCAF)
Referee: Marlon Mejia (El Salvador)
Honduras 2–1 El Salvador
Ávila 10'
Reyes 68'		 Report (CONCACAF)
Report (UNCAF)		 Contreras 25'
Referee: Oscar Davila (Nicaragua)
Panama 0–1 Guatemala
Report (CONCACAF)
Report (UNCAF)		 Reyes 68' (pen.)
Referee: Oscar Moncada (Honduras)
Nicaragua 0–2 Honduras
Report (CONCACAF)
Report (UNCAF)		 Cruz 73'
Álvarez 88'
Referee: Juan Guerra (Guatemala)
Guatemala 2–2 El Salvador
Altán 29'
Martínez 54' (pen.)		 Report (CONCACAF)
Report (UNCAF)		 Márquez 22' (pen.)
Paz 79'
Referee: Oscar Moncada (Honduras)
El Salvador 4–0 Nicaragua
Rodríguez 26'
Castro 32'
Reyes 63'
Domínguez 71'		 Report (CONCACAF)
Report (UNCAF)
Referee: Allen Quiroz (Costa Rica)
Panama 1–1 Honduras
R. Ávila 65' (pen.) Report (CONCACAF)
Report (UNCAF)		 Flores 78' (pen.)
Referee: Oscar Davila (Nicaragua)
Nicaragua 1–0 Guatemala
Jarquín 72' Report (CONCACAF)
Report (UNCAF)
Referee: Marlon Mejia (El Salvador)
Panama 0–2 El Salvador
Report (CONCACAF)
Report (UNCAF)		 Rosales 16'
Domínguez 59' (pen.)
Referee: Juan Guerra (Guatemala)

References

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  2. ^ Morales, Kevin. "Cayman set for CFU Under-20 Championship". Cayman27. Archived from the original on 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  3. ^ "CFU Men's U20 2016 Draw Results". Caribbean Football Union. 12 April 2016. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  4. ^ "2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship - Caribbean Zone Qualifyer (Final Round) - Final". 30 October 2016.
  5. ^ "FEPAFUT, UNCAF Y PANDEPORTES se reúnen de cara al eliminatorio Sub 20" (in Spanish). fepafut.com. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  6. ^ "UNCAF da a conocer el Calendario de la Eliminatoria Sub-20 masculina que se jugara en Panama". UNCAF. 21 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-07-29. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  7. ^ "Suspension of the Guatemala Football Association". FIFA.com. 28 October 2016. Archived from the original on October 31, 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Field Set and Official Draw Confirmed for CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Costa Rica 2017". CONCACAF.com. 22 November 2016. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016.