2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship qualifying explained

The qualifying competitions for the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 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

Tourney Name:CFU Men's U-17 Tournament
Year:2014
Other Titles:2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship qualifying (Caribbean zone)
Size:250px
Country:Jamaica
Country2:Saint Lucia
Country3:Dominican Republic
Country4:Bahamas
Country5:Cuba (first round groups)
Country6:Haiti (finals)
Dates:18 July – 27 August 2014 (first round)
19–26 October 2014 (finals)
Num Teams:20 (total)
8 (finals)
Sub-Confederations:1
Matches:41
Goals:142
Top Scorer: Nicholas Nelson
(total; 10 goals
finals; 6 goals)
Player: Alex Marshall
Goalkeeper: Emmanuel Chery
Prevseason:2013
Nextseason:2017

The Caribbean qualification competition (2014 CFU Men's U-17 Tournament) was organised by the Caribbean Football Union (CFU).

All match times are UTC−4, except Group 1 which are UTC−5.

Teams

A total of 20 teams entered the competition.

RoundTeams entering roundNo. of teams
Did not enter11
First round19
Second round1

First round

The group winners and the two best runners-up advanced to the final round.

Group 1

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Group 2

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Group 3

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Group 4

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Group 5

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Ranking of runners-up

Since Group 5 contains three teams, only the results against the first and third placed teams are counted. The Dominican Republic were given the tie-breaker over Suriname and would play in the final round of qualifying.

Final round

The final round was hosted in Haiti.

The CFU released a new fixtures list. Guadeloupe were given the spot assumed to be given to Suriname or The Dominican Republic. The dates of the matches were changed from late September to October 19–26.[1] [2] The top two from each group and the best third placed team advanced to the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[3]

Group A

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Group B

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Awards

Golden Boot
MVP
Golden Glove
Fair Play Award

Source:[4]

Central American zone

Tourney Name:CONCACAF U-17 Championship qualifying
(Central American zone)
Year:2015
Country:Costa Rica
Country2:Panama
Dates:4–30 July 2014 (first round)
17–24 January 2015 (play-off)
Num Teams:6
Sub-Confederations:1
Matches:8
Goals:29
Top Scorer: Ronaldo Córdoba
Carlos Herrera
(3 goals each)
Prevseason:2013
Nextseason:2017

The Central American qualification competition was organised by the Central American Football Union (UNCAF). Honduras, host of the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, did not participate in the qualifying tournament. The remaining six UNCAF teams were drawn on 19 May 2014 into two triangulars, which were hosted in Costa Rica and Panama, respectively. The first-place teams from each triangular qualified for the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, while the second-place teams contested a repechage playoff for the final UNCAF berth.[5] [6]

All match times are UTC−6, except Triangular 2 which are UTC−5.

Triangular 1

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Triangular 2

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Repechage playoff

The two triangular runners-up played a two-legged repechage playoff to determine the last qualifier. The draw for the order of legs was held on 25 November 2014.[7]

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----Guatemala won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.

Qualified teams

North American zone
Central American zone
Caribbean zone

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CFU's Boys Under 17 Fixtures Released. CFU. 26 September 2014.
  2. Web site: CFU U-17 Championship postponed to October 19. socawarriors.net. 29 September 2014.
  3. Web site: Honduras to Host CONCACAF under-17 championship in 2015. CONCACAF. 20 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140803001450/http://www.concacaf.com/article/honduras-to-host-concacaf-under-17-championship-in-2015. 3 August 2014. dead.
  4. Web site: Haiti are CFU Under 17 Champions. CFUFootball.org. 27 October 2014.
  5. Web site: Central American Under-17 qualifying draw held. CONCACAF. 20 August 2014. 20 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140825073511/http://www.concacaf.com/article/central-american-under-17-qualifying-draw-held. 25 August 2014. dead.
  6. Web site: UNCAF da a conocer el calendario de la Eliminatoria Sub-17. UNCAF. 9 October 2014. 27 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141027231710/http://www.uncafut.com/web/futbol-masculino/masculino-sub17/5926-uncaf-da-a-conocer-el-calendario-de-la-eliminatoria-sub-17. 27 October 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  7. Web site: Se definen las fechas para el Repechaje de la Eliminatoria Sub-17. UNCAF. 26 November 2014. 26 November 2014. https://archive.today/20141126062226/http://www.uncafut.com/web/futbol-masculino/masculino-sub17/6087-se-definen-las-fechas-para-el-repechaje-de-la-eliminatoria-sub-17. 26 November 2014. dead. dmy-all.