2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship

The 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship was a scheduled age-restricted international association football tournament organised by CONCACAF. The competition was used to determine the four CONCACAF representatives at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile. The competition was hosted by Honduras.[1]

2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryHonduras
CitySan Pedro Sula
Dates27 February – 15 March
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (6th title)
Runners-up Honduras
Third place Costa Rica
 United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played33
Goals scored113 (3.42 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ronaldo Córdoba
(6 goals)

Qualified teams

Team Qualification Appearances Previous best performances FIFA U-17 World Cup
Participations
North American zone
 Canada Automatic 15th Runners-up (2011) 6
 Mexico (TH) Automatic 15th Champions (1985, 1987, 1991, 1996, 2013) 11
 United States Automatic 16th Champions (1983, 1992, 2011) 14
Central American zone qualified through the Central America qualifying
 Honduras Host 16th Fourth place (1983, 1985, 1987, 2013) 3
 Costa Rica Triangular 1 winner 15th Champions (1994) 8
 Panama Triangular 2 winner 7th Runners-up (2013) 2
 Guatemala Repechage playoff winner 10th Quarterfinals (2013) 0
Caribbean zone qualified through the Caribbean qualifying
 Haiti Group A winner 6th Final round group winner (2007) 1
 Saint Lucia Group A runner-up 2nd Group stage (1988) 0
 Jamaica Group B winner 12th Final round group winner (1999) 2
 Cuba Group B runner-up 9th Champions (1988) 2
 Trinidad and Tobago Best third place 13th Runners-up (1983) 2

Note: no titles or runners-up between 1999 and 2007.
Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting the event.

Venues

San Pedro Sula
Estadio Francisco Morazán Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 37,325
15.50750°N 88.03333°W / 15.50750; -88.03333 (Estadio General Francisco Morazán) 15.47009°N 88.00693°W / 15.47009; -88.00693 (Estadio Maracaná)
San Pedro Sula

New format

Previously there were four groups of three teams during the group stage of the competition, each team played a minimum of two games and the previous format had a total of 20 matches. As from 2015 there will be two groups of six teams, each team will play a minimum of five games and the competition will have a total of 33 matches. CONCACAF stated that the new format would aid development and competition.[1]

The knockout phase, which included eight matches, consisted of four quarterfinals, two semifinals, a third-place playoff and a final, has been replaced with two playoff games and a final.

Draw

The draw took place on 8 December at the Chamber of Commerce and Industries of Cortés, Honduras.[2]

On 2 December 2014, CONCACAF announced the procedure of the draw.[3] The 12 teams were divided into three differing pots:

Pot Teams
Pot 1 (Central America)
Pot 2 (Caribbean)
Pot 3 (North America)
Pot A (Seeding for Group A)Six balls with a group positions, 1-6
Pot B (Seeding for Group B)Six balls with a group positions, 1-6

Prior to the draw, hosts Honduras were assigned to position A1. The remaining teams in Pot 1 were drawn, alternating between groups A and B. Teams were assigned a position from Pot A (Group A) or Pot B (Group B). After all teams had been drawn from Pot 1, the draw proceeded (continuing to alternate between Groups A and B) to Pot 2, then Pot 3.[3]

Squads

Only players born on or after 1 January 1998 are eligible to play in the tournament. Each participating national association must provide a provisional list of 20-30 players to CONCACAF 30 days before their first match. A final 20-man selection must be provided upon arrival in the venue.[4]

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Honduras (H) 5 3 2 0 9 4 +5 11 Final and 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2  Jamaica 5 3 1 1 9 5 +4 10 Playoff stage
3  United States 5 3 1 1 13 4 +9 10
4  Guatemala 5 1 1 3 7 9 2 4
5  Cuba 5 0 4 1 4 9 5 4
6  Trinidad and Tobago 5 0 1 4 4 16 12 1
First match(es) will be played on 27 February 2015. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
27 February 2015 (2015-02-27) Guatemala  4–1  Trinidad and Tobago Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
14:30 Raymundo  2', 54'
Valdez  10'
Lemus  45+2'
Report Noel  39'
Julien  45'
Hudson  74'
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
27 February 2015 (2015-02-27) United States  5–0  Cuba Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
17:00 Arellano  5'
Gallardo  40', 65', 88'
Zendejas  43'  51'
Wright  70'
Report Hurtado  38' Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau (Canada)
27 February 2015 (2015-02-27) Honduras  2–0  Jamaica Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
19:30 Vuelto  12'
Rivera  62'
Alvarez  78'
Matamoros  90'
Report Brown  20'
Beckford  81'
Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
2 March 2015 (2015-03-02) Jamaica  2–1  Guatemala Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
14:30 Adamolekun  13'  67'
Vassell  45+2'
Brown  82'
Dawkins  90'
Report Mendez  26' Referee: Drew Fisher (Canada)
2 March 2015 (2015-03-02) Trinidad and Tobago  0–2  United States Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
17:00 Burnett  78' Report Gallardo  31'
Wright  71'
McCabe  74'
Olosunde  86'
Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)
2 March 2015 (2015-03-02) Cuba  1–1  Honduras Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
19:30 Herrera  78' Report Grant  50'
Arias  90+2'
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
5 March 2015 (2015-03-05) Cuba  1–1  Jamaica Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
14:30 Puga  47'  76' Report Marshall  40'
Adamolekun  53'
Bartley  54'
James  84'  90+3'
Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
5 March 2015 (2015-03-05) Guatemala  1–4  United States Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
17:00 Soto  65'
Rodas  69'
Garcia  73'
Report Perez  10', 20', 45+1'
DaSilva  48'
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
5 March 2015 (2015-03-05) Honduras  2–0  Trinidad and Tobago Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
19:30 Rivera  50'
Andrade  53'
Quaye  90'
Report Patrick  13'
Alexander  90+4'
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau (Canada)
8 March 2015 (2015-03-08) Trinidad and Tobago  1–5  Jamaica Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
14:30 Hoyce  18'
Powder  44'
Report Williams  36'
Vassell  39'
Senior  42'
Adamolekun  45+3'
Brown  80', 85'
Hammond  87'
Dawkins  90'
Referee: Drew Fisher (Canada)
8 March 2015 (2015-03-08) Cuba  0–0  Guatemala Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
17:00 Hurtado  29'
Hernandez  65'
Report Raymundo  61'
Behrens  81'
Diaz  90+3'
Referee: Jose Antonio Kellys Marquez (Panama)
8 March 2015 (2015-03-08) United States  2–2  Honduras Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
19:30 de la Torre  23'
Perez  32'
Gallardo  45'
Arellano  65'
Report Matamoros  16'
Maldonado  38'
Sanchez  87'
Alvarez  90'
Arias  90+'
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
11 March 2015 (2015-03-11) Trinidad and Tobago  2–2  Cuba Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
14:30 Riley  65'
Powder  71'
Burnett  82'
Report Puga  6'
Ramirez  61'
Borromeo  84'  90+2'
Referee: William Anderson (Puerto Rico)
11 March 2015 (2015-03-11) United States  0–1  Jamaica Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
17:00 Arellano  56' Report Grant  44'
Nelson  57' (pen.)  85'
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
11 March 2015 (2015-03-11) Honduras  2–1  Guatemala Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
19:30 Rivera  8' (pen.)
Vuelto  38'
Quaye  73'
Report Lemus  6'
Rodas  7'
Garcia  26'
Orellana  78'
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau (Canada)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 5 3 2 0 13 3 +10 11 Final and 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2  Canada 5 3 1 1 10 6 +4 10 Playoff stage
3  Costa Rica 5 3 1 1 13 5 +8 10
4  Panama 5 3 0 2 15 7 +8 9
5  Haiti 5 1 0 4 6 17 11 3
6  Saint Lucia 5 0 0 5 4 23 19 0
First match(es) will be played on 28 February 2015. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
28 February 2015 (2015-02-28) Panama  1–3  Mexico Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
14:30 Córdoba  37'
Arias  28'
Report Zamudio  5'
Chanis  25' (o.g.)
López  45'
Aguirre  54'
Cortés  58'
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)
28 February 2015 (2015-02-28) Saint Lucia  0–4  Costa Rica Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
17:00 Myers  24'
Doxilly  90'
Report Reyes  31', 52'
Córdoba  43'
Masis  49', 68'
Referee: Karl Tyrell (Jamaica)
28 February 2015 (2015-02-28) Canada  3–1  Haiti Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
19:30 Tabla  4'
Ewart  34'
Baldisimo  45+2'
Chung  73'
Report Damus  32'
Jerome  41'
Joseph  51'
Jeudy  90+3'
Referee: Christopher Reid (Belize)
3 March 2015 (2015-03-03) Haiti  0–7  Panama Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
14:30 Thermidor  28'
Damus  35'
Joseph  42'
Report Córdoba  9', 20'
Avila  13', 51'
Beckles  19'
Carrasquilla  44'
Rodríguez  79'
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (United States)
3 March 2015 (2015-03-03) Mexico  6–0  Saint Lucia Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
17:00 Galindo  22'
Torres  43', 90+4'
Magaña  58'
Gurrola  61', 76'
Kevin Lara  72'
Report Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
3 March 2015 (2015-03-03) Costa Rica  2–3  Canada Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
19:30 Martínez  17' (pen.)
Villegas  19'
Reyes  47'
Arboine  56'
Report Baldisimo  16'
Ewart  31'
Sagno  57' (pen.)
Sadiki  64'  67'
Tabla  83'
Trasolinin  89'
Referee: William Anderson (Puerto Rico)
6 March 2015 (2015-03-06) Costa Rica  4–1  Haiti Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
14:30 Daly  3', 8'
Smith  45'
Reyes  67'
González  69'
Report Dede  21'
Pierre  28'  35' 
Referee: Christopher Reid (Belize)
6 March 2015 (2015-03-06) Panama  6–2  Saint Lucia Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
17:00 Córdoba  17', 18', 33'
Beckles  36', 40'
Blackman  55'
Del Busto  62'
Picart  74'
Gutiérrez  89'
Report Philip  12'
Joseph  76'
Nicholas  82'
Referee: Karl Tyrell (Jamaica)
6 March 2015 (2015-03-06) Canada  1–1  Mexico Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
19:30 Sadiki  36'
Borges  41'
Report Torres  19' Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)
9 March 2015 (2015-03-09) Mexico  2–0  Haiti Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
14:30 Venegas  34'  71'
López  38' (pen.)
Report Charles  29'
Dede  90+2'
Referee: Tristley Bassue (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
9 March 2015 (2015-03-09) Costa Rica  2–0  Panama Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
17:00 Blackman  77' (o.g.)
Reyes  80'
Córdoba  84'
Daly  87'
Juárez  90+2'
Report Del Busto  6'
Arias  13'
Chanis  41'
Rodríguez  90'
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (United States)
9 March 2015 (2015-03-09) Saint Lucia  1–3  Canada Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
19:30 Winter  44' Report Sagno  34'
Ewart  35'
Tabla  57'
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
12 March 2015 (2015-03-12) Mexico  1–1  Costa Rica Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
14:30 Esquivel  34'
Zamudio  50'
Aguirre  58'
Report Masis  57'
Sequeira  85'
Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)
12 March 2015 (2015-03-12) Saint Lucia  1–4  Haiti Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
17:00 Nicholas  2'
Simon  14'
Report Damus  9', 31', 45'
Jeudy  64'
Referee: Jose Antonio Kellys Marquez (Panama)
12 March 2015 (2015-03-12) Canada  0–1  Panama Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
19:30 Johnson  80'
Ewart  90+2'
Report Santos  9'
Gutiérrez  14'
Nelson  69'
Referee: Karl Tyrell (Jamaica)

Final stage

In the final stage, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner (no extra time is played).[4]

Playoff stage

The second-and third-place teams from each group are re-seeded by group stage results, with the best team facing the fourth-best team, and the second-best team facing the third-best team.

Ranking of second and third-placed teams

Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 A  United States 5 3 1 1 13 4 +9 10
2 B  Costa Rica 5 3 1 1 13 5 +8 10
3 B  Canada 5 3 1 1 10 6 +4 10
4 A  Jamaica 5 3 1 1 9 5 +4 10
First match(es) will be played on 27 February 2015. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Because all four teams finished with the same number of points and not all of them faced each other, the first playoff tiebreaker used for reseeding was goal differential in all group matches. Because two teams were tied on goal differential, the No. 3 and 4 seeds were determined based on total goals scored in the tournament.[5] This resulted in both third-place teams being ranked ahead of both second-place teams.

Costa Rica 3−0 Canada
Hernández  18'
Reyes  27'
Sakiki  74' (o.g.)
Report

United States 0−0 Jamaica
Report
Penalties
Pulisic
Gallardo
Barbir
Zendejas
Nelson
Velela
5−4 Nelson
Hinds
Hammond
Senior
Talbott
Marshall

Costa Rica and the United States qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Final

Honduras 0−3 Mexico
Report Magaña  7'
Zamudio  15'
Torres  50'

Both Honduras and Mexico qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Top goal scorers

Players with three or more goals:[6]

References

  1. "Honduras to Host CONCACAF Under-17 Championship in 2015". CONCACAF.com. July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  2. "Draw Determines Groups and Schedule for CONCACAF Under-17 Championship Honduras 2015". CONCACAF.com. December 8, 2014. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  3. "Official Draw Confirmed for the CONCACAF Under-17 Championship Honduras 2015". CONCACAF.com. 2 December 2014. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  4. "2015 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship Regulations". CONCACAF (via issuu.com). 2 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  5. http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2015/03/12/22/14/150312-u17mnt-sunday-playoff-rel
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-10. Retrieved 2015-03-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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