See main article: 2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. The 2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship qualification tournaments took place in 2008 to qualify national teams for the 2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, which was played in Mexico from 21 April to 9 May 2009.[1]
Matches in Group A were hosted by Panama's association football governing body, FEPAFUT, the Federación Panameña de Fútbol. All matches took place at Estadio Virgilio Tejeira in the city of Penonomé.
| Team | GP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | -15 | 0 | |
Matches in Group B were hosted by El Salvador's association football governing body, Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol. All matches too place in the Estadio Cuscatlán in the city of San Salvador.
| Team | GP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | -25 | 0 | |
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The runner-up from each Central American group played a two-legged playoff to determine the 8th and final team to qualify for the tournament proper.[2] Guatemala won the two-legged playoff 2:1 on aggregate score.[3] ----
Caribbean qualifying was determined in the 2008 CFU Youth Cup. Cuba qualified with Trinidad and Tobago by reaching the final.