2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying

The qualifying competitions for the 2015 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
2014 CFU Men's U-20 Tournament
2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying (Caribbean zone)
The official logo of the U-20 Tournament
Tournament details
Host countriesCuba
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Aruba
Curaçao (first round groups)
Trinidad and Tobago (finals)
Dates25 June – 3 August (first round)
12–19 September 2014 (finals)
Teams20 (total)
8 (finals) (from 1 sub-confederation)
Final positions
Champions Trinidad and Tobago
Runners-up Haiti
Third place Cuba
Fourth place Aruba
Tournament statistics
Matches played41
Goals scored161 (3.93 per match)
Top scorer(s) Travis Meril
(total; 8 goals)
Kadeem Corbin
(finals; 5 goals)
Best player(s) Kadeem Corbin
Best goalkeeper Jean Marc Antersijn
Fair play award Aruba

The Caribbean qualification competition (2014 CFU Men's U-20 Tournament) was organised by the Caribbean Football Union (CFU).

All match times are UTC−4.

Teams

A total of 20 teams entered the competition.

Round Teams entering round No. of teams
Did not enter
11
First round
19
Second round 1
Notes
  1. Jamaica were withdrawn from the Second round, they are to host the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.

First round

The teams taking part in the first round were announced on 21 June 2014.[1] The group winners and the two best runners-up advanced to the final round.

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cuba (H) 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5 Qualify to Final round
2  Martinique 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
3  Barbados 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
4  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source: CFU
(H) Host.
Barbados 1–1 Martinique
Hunte  52' Report Sellaye  5'
Referee: Alain Georges (Haiti)
Cuba 1–1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Lopez  46' Report Ledger  90+1'
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
Martinique 2–1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Defrel  10'
Thimon  35'		 Report Solomon  80'
Referee: Ameth Sanchez (Panama)
Cuba 2–2 Barbados
Lopez  46', 90+2' Report Boyce  43', 55' (pen.)
Referee: Dwight Royal (Jamaica)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0–0 Barbados
Report
Referee: Dwight Royal (Jamaica)
Cuba 3–1 Martinique
Lopez  39', 61'
Rosales  85'		 Report Thimon  90'
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Dominican Republic (H) 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6 Qualify to Final round
2  Antigua and Barbuda 3 1 1 1 3 1 +2 4
3  Bermuda 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4  Guadeloupe 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
Source: CFU
(H) Host.
Guadeloupe 3–4 Bermuda
Malpon  16', 84'
Antoine  74'		 Report Ratteray-Smith  17'
Simons  40', 50', 65'
Referee: Allan Jacques (Haiti)
Dominican Republic 0–3 Antigua and Barbuda
Report Harriette  15', 76'
Stevens  63'
Referee: Wilson Da Costa (Bahamas)
Antigua and Barbuda 0–1 Guadeloupe
Report Annerose  83'
Referee: Walner Laventure (Haiti)
Dominican Republic 2–0 Bermuda
Feliz  7'
Quezada  90+4'		 Report
Referee: Vivian Robinson (Saint Lucia)
Bermuda 0–0 Antigua and Barbuda
Report
Referee: Walner Laventure (Haiti)
Dominican Republic 1–0 Guadeloupe
Puello  39' Report
Referee: Wilson Da Costa (Bahamas)

Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Haiti (H) 3 3 0 0 16 1 +15 9 Qualify to Final round
2  Suriname 3 2 0 1 14 5 +9 6
3  Saint Lucia 3 1 0 2 20 10 +10 3
4  Turks and Caicos Islands 3 0 0 3 0 34 −34 0
Source: CFU
(H) Host.
Suriname 7–0 Turks and Caicos Islands
Faerber  20', 60' (pen.), 72'
Fer  31'
Asoman  48'
Slagveer  75'
Khoen Khoen  90'		 Report
Referee: Juan Carlos Hidalgo (Domicican Republic)
Haiti 4–0 Saint Lucia
Valerius  10'
Campoy  34'
Saint-Vil  36'
Cherenfant  43'		 Report
Referee: William Anderson (Puerto Rico)
Suriname 6–3 Saint Lucia
Faerber  7', 29' (pen.)
Asoman  36'
Khoen Khoen  47'
Fer  66'
Rozenblad  80'		 Report Goodman  5'
Joseph  65'
Meril  71'
Referee: William Anderson (Puerto Rico)
Haiti 10–0 Turks and Caicos Islands
Valerius  6'
Louima  10'
Herivaux  17'
Salvant  23', 31'
Joseph  36', 60'
St. Fort  47'
St. Jean  73'
Désiré  84'		 Report
Referee: Yadel Martinez Pupo (Cuba)
Saint Lucia 17–0 Turks and Caicos Islands
Myers  4'
Meril  6', 7', 15', 27', 39', 55', 70'
Abraham  12'
Goodman  17'
Neptune  22', 33', 38', 54', 86'
Joseph  79', 81'		 Report
Referee: Yadel Martinez Pupo (Cuba)
Haiti 2–1 Suriname
Joseph  10'
Campoy  58'		 Report Asoman  3'
Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica)

Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Aruba (H) 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6 Qualify to Final round
2  Grenada 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
3  Dominica 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source: CFU
(H) Host.
Dominica 1–3 Grenada
Soanes  88' Report Charles  43', 57'
Frank  85'
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)
Aruba 1–0 Grenada
Homoet  7' Report
Referee: Leo Clarke (Saint Lucia)
Aruba 1–0 Dominica
Homoet  42' Report
Referee: Leo Clarke (Saint Lucia)

Group 5
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Curaçao (H) 3 2 0 1 12 1 +11 6 Qualify to Final round
2  Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 2 0 1 12 4 +8 6
3  Cayman Islands 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
4  Anguilla 3 0 0 3 0 21 −21 0
Source: CFU
(H) Host.
Anguilla 0–7 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Report T. Isaac  3', 62'
Saunders  12'
Nelson  23' (pen.), 47' (pen.)
Bertie  61'
Hanley  77'
Referee: Stanley Lancaster (Guyana)
Curaçao 0–1 Cayman Islands
Report Webb  45+1'
Referee: Sherwin Johnson (Guyana)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 5–1 Cayman Islands
Barnes  15'
Z. Isaac  28'
Nelson  60'
Francis  83'
T. Isaac  90+3'		 Report Suberan  70'
Referee: William Anderson (Puerto-Rico)
Curaçao 9–0 Anguilla
Fortin  9'
Stokkel  17'
Marselina  35', 42', 85'
Felomina  39'
Christina  41'
Martis  51', 88'		 Report
Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)
Cayman Islands 5–0 Anguilla
Connelly  10'
Suberan  43'
Wilson  65'
Webb  70' (pen.)
Nelson  83'		 Report
Referee: William Anderson (Puerto-Rico)
Curaçao 3–0 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Albertus  58'
Marselina  65', 71'		 Report
Referee: Stanley Lancaster (Guyana)

Ranking of runners-up

On 22 June 2014, CFU published that the best ranked runner-up also qualifies for the Second round.[1] On 26 June 2014, CONCACAF published that the best and second best ranked runner-up qualifier for the Second Round.[2] Since Group 4 contains three teams, only the results against the first and third placed teams are counted.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Antigua and Barbuda 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 4
2  Suriname 2 1 0 1 7 5 +2 3 Qualify to Final round
3  Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3
4  Grenada 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
5  Martinique 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
Source: CFU

Final round

The final round was hosted in Trinidad and Tobago.[1]

On 22 June 2014, CFU announced that Jamaica would also receive a bye to the Second round,[1] however four days later CONCACAF published that the second-best ranked runner-up would be taking part in the Second round.[2]

The groups and resulting fixtures were changed at a later date. Antigua and Barbuda were removed and Saint Kitts and Nevis added (no explanation given).[3] The top two from each group advanced to the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Trinidad and Tobago (H) 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Qualify to CONCACAF U-20 Championship & Final
2  Cuba 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4 Qualify to CONCACAF U-20 Championship & Third place playoff
3  Curaçao 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3[lower-alpha 1]
4  Suriname 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3[lower-alpha 1]
Source: CFU
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. Curacao wins hth
Curaçao 0–1 Cuba
Report Saname  51'
Referee: Wilson Da Costa (Bahamas)
Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 Suriname
Fortune  27' (pen.)
Mitchell  78'		 Report Faerber  5'
Referee: Leo Clarke (Saint Lucia)
Cuba 0–1 Suriname
Report Faerber  45+1'
Referee: Walner Laventure (Haiti)
Trinidad and Tobago 4–0 Curaçao
Mitchell  33'
Corbin  45' (pen.), 60'
Andrews  84'		 Report
Referee: Kimbell Ward (St Kitts & Nevis)
Suriname 2–3 Curaçao
Faerber  15'
Grando  27'		 Report Marselia  22', 53', 80'
Referee: Wilson Da Costa (Bahamas)
Trinidad and Tobago 1–1 Cuba
Trimmingham  88' Report Lopez  10'
Referee: Leo Clarke (Saint Lucia)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Haiti 3 3 0 0 9 4 +5 9 Qualify to CONCACAF U-20 Championship & Final
2  Aruba 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6 Qualify to CONCACAF U-20 Championship & Third place playoff
3  Dominican Republic 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
4  Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 0 0 3 4 10 −6 0
Source: CFU
Haiti 2–1 Dominican Republic
Joseph  20', 36' Report Matos  68'
Referee: Yadel Martinez Pupo (Cuba)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 1–2 Aruba
Hanley  79' Report Ruiz  33' (pen.)
Wernet  55'
Referee: Moeth Gaymes (St Vincent & Grenadines)
Dominican Republic 3–1 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Feliz  33', 45'
Llanos  78'		 Report Mckoy  4'
Referee: William Anderson (Puerto Rico)
Aruba 1–2 Haiti
Hodge  78' Report Fernander  14'
Campoy  20'
Referee: Johannes Dolaini (Suriname)
Dominican Republic 1–2 Aruba
Puello  10' Report Wernet  83'
Geerman  90+2'
Referee: Moeth Gaymes (St Vincent & Grenadines)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2–5 Haiti
Bertie  74', 76' Report Cherenfant  4', 28'
Monpremier  7'
Désiré  17', 42'
Referee: Yadel Martinez Pupo (Cuba)

Third place playoff
Cuba 2–1 Aruba
Saname  54'
Lopez  88'		 Report Hodge  85'
Referee: Leo Clarke (Saint Lucia)

Final
Trinidad and Tobago 3–0 Haiti
Corbin  35', 82', 86' Report
Referee: Yadel Martinez Pupo (Cuba)

Awards
Golden Boot
  • Kadeem Corbin
MVP
  • Kadeem Corbin
Golden Glove
  • Jean Marc Antersijn
Fair Play Award

Source:[4]

Central American zone
2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying
(Central American zone)
Tournament details
Host countryEl Salvador
Dates17 July 2014 – 29 July 2014
Teams7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Final positions
Champions Panama
Runners-up El Salvador
Third place Honduras
Fourth place Guatemala
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored78 (3.71 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ismael Díaz
Mauro Portillo
(5 goals each)

The Central American qualification competition was organised by the Central American Football Union (UNCAF). The competition was contested by the seven UNCAF teams in a round-robin tournament, hosted in El Salvador,[5] where the top four teams qualified for the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[6][7]

By winning this tournament, Panama qualified for the 2015 Pan American Games men's football tournament.[8]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Panama 6 5 0 1 18 7 +11 15 Qualify to CONCACAF U-20 Championship and Pan American Games
2  El Salvador (H) 6 3 2 1 18 6 +12 11 Qualify to CONCACAF U-20 Championship
3  Honduras 6 3 2 1 13 6 +7 11
4  Guatemala 6 3 1 2 10 6 +4 10[lower-alpha 1]
5  Costa Rica 6 3 1 2 13 6 +7 10[lower-alpha 1]
6  Nicaragua 6 1 0 5 6 21 −15 3
7  Belize 6 0 0 6 0 23 −23 0
Source: UNCAF
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. Guatemala wins head-to-head

All match times are UTC−6.

Guatemala 1–0 Costa Rica
Diego Palma  12' Report
Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras)
Honduras 3–4 Panama
Rembrandt Flores  16'
Elis  20'
Fredy Medina  85'		 Report Ismael Santos  6' (o.g.)
Josue Hormecha  51'
Fidel Escobar  63'
Díaz  90+1'
Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica)
El Salvador 6–0 Belize
Barahona  3' (pen.)
Roberto Domínguez  44'
Bryan Pérez  62'
Josué Hernández  78', 89'
Bryan Tamacas  90+2'		 Report
Referee: Óscar Reyna (Guatemala)
Panama 5–0 Nicaragua
Josue Hormecha  2'
Díaz  21', 43'
Carlos Small  32'
Rubén Barrow  74'		 Report
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)
Honduras 1–1 Costa Rica
Deybi Flores  23' Report Berny Burke  20'
Referee: Jhon Pitti (Panama)
El Salvador 2–2 Guatemala
Barahona  63' (pen.)
Josué Hernández  78' (pen.)		 Report Diego Palma  70'
Mauro Portillo  89' (pen.)
Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)
Belize 0–4 Nicaragua
Report Serapio  6'
Ariagner Smith  65'
Hermes Navarette  74'
Bryan Garcia  83'
Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica)
Costa Rica 2–3 Panama
Kenneth Cerdas  71'
Víctor Murillo  90+1'		 Report Díaz  1', 50'
Fidel Escobar  84'
Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras)
El Salvador 0–0 Honduras
Report
Referee: Óscar Reyna (Guatemala)
Belize 0–2 Panama
Report Carlos Small  17'
Fidel Escobar  45+1'
Referee: Óscar Davilla (Nicaragua)
Nicaragua 0–2 Costa Rica
Report Kenneth Cerdas  66'
Randall Leal  90+1'
Referee: Jhon Pitti (Panama)
Guatemala 0–1 Honduras
Report Junior Lacayo  40'
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)
Honduras 5–0 Belize
Junior Lacayo  42'
Rolin Alvarez  45'
Róchez  65', 74' (pen.)
Fredy Medina  71'		 Report
Referee: Óscar Reyna (Guatemala)
Panama 3–0 Guatemala
Jhamal Rodríguez  8'
Ervin Zorrilla  67'
Jesús González  85'		 Report
Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras)
El Salvador 7–1 Nicaragua
Bryan Pérez  13' (pen.)
Denis Pineda  28', 46'
Romilio Hernández  34', 44'
Bryan Landaverde  71'
Ronald Ventura  78'		 Report Yaser Ortiz  37'
Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)
Costa Rica 6–0 Belize
Randy Chirino  36', 85', 90+2'
Rene Miranda  38', 61'
Marcelo González  47'		 Report
Referee: Óscar Davilla (Nicaragua)
Nicaragua 0–4 Guatemala
Report Christopher Paolo Ortíz  69'
Mauro Portillo  82', 85'
Pablo Aguilar  90+3'
Referee: Jhon Pitti (Panama)
El Salvador 2–1 Panama
Denis Pineda  31'
Roberto Domínguez  82'		 Report Bryan Tamacas  86' (o.g.)
Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica)
Guatemala 3–0 Belize
Pablo Aguilar  26'
Mauro Portillo  36', 63'		 Report
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)
Honduras 3–1 Nicaragua
Róchez  4'
Junior Lacayo  11'
Deybi Flores  54'		 Report Yaser Ortiz  43'
Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)
El Salvador 1–2 Costa Rica
Denis Pineda  57' Report Alberth Villalobos  45'
Juan Vargas  79' (pen.)
Referee: Oscar Reyna (Guatemala)

Qualified teams

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