2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying explained

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

Tourney Name:CFU Men's U-20 Tournament
Year:2014
Other Titles:2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying (Caribbean zone)
Size:250px
Country:Cuba
Country2:Dominican Republic
Country3:Haiti
Country4:Aruba
Country5:Curaçao (first round groups)
Country6:Trinidad and Tobago (finals)
Dates:25 June – 3 August (first round)
12–19 September 2014 (finals)
Num Teams:20 (total)
8 (finals)
Sub-Confederations:1
Matches:41
Goals:161
Top Scorer: Travis Meril
(total; 8 goals)
Kadeem Corbin
(finals; 5 goals)
Player: Kadeem Corbin
Goalkeeper: Jean-Marc Antersijn
Prevseason:2013
Nextseason:2017

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.

RoundTeams entering roundNo. of teams
Did not enter 11
First round19
Second round1
Notes

First round

The teams taking part in the first round were announced on 21 June 2014.[2] 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

On 22 June 2014, CFU published that the best ranked runner-up also qualifies for the Second round.[2] On 26 June 2014, CONCACAF published that the best and second best ranked runner-up qualifier for the Second Round.[3] Since Group 4 contains three teams, only the results against the first and third placed teams are counted.

Final round

The final round was hosted in Trinidad and Tobago.[2]

On 22 June 2014, CFU announced that Jamaica would also receive a bye to the Second round,[2] however four days later CONCACAF published that the second-best ranked runner-up would be taking part in the Second round.[3]

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).[4] The top two from each group advanced to the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.

Group A

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Group B

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Awards

Golden Boot
MVP
Golden Glove
Fair Play Award

Source:[5]

Central American zone

Tourney Name:CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying
(Central American zone)
Year:2015
Country:El Salvador
Dates:17 July 2014 – 29 July 2014
Num Teams:7
Sub-Confederations:1
Matches:21
Goals:78
Top Scorer: Ismael Díaz
Mauro Portillo
(5 goals each)
Prevseason:2013
Nextseason:2017

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,[6] where the top four teams qualified for the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[7] [8]

By winning this tournament, Panama qualified for the 2015 Pan American Games men's football tournament.[9]

All match times are UTC−6.

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Qualified teams

North American zone
Central American zone
Caribbean zone

External links

Notes and References

  1. Jamaica were withdrawn from the Second round, they are to host the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.
  2. Web site: CFU Men's Under 20 Teams Prepare For Battle. Caribbean Football Union. 22 June 2014. 21 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202306/http://www.cfufootball.org/index.php/latest-news/9431-cfu-men-s-under-20-teams-prepare-for-battle. 23 September 2015. dead.
  3. Web site: Caribbean Under-20 Qualifying: Results & Scorers. concacaf.com. 26 June 2014. 26 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140630062736/http://www.concacaf.com/article/caribbean-under-20-qualifying-results-scorers. 30 June 2014. dead.
  4. Web site: CFU Under 20 Finals About To Kick Off. CFU. 12 Sep 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140913032650/http://cfufootball.org/index.php/men-s-u20/9503-cfu-under-20-finals-about-to-kick-off. 13 September 2014. dead.
  5. Web site: Trinidad and Tobago Win CFU Under 20 Championship. cfufootball.org. 20 September 2014. 20 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140922130648/http://www.cfufootball.org/index.php/men-s-u20/9518-trinidad-and-tobago-win-cfu-under-20-championship. 22 September 2014. dead.
  6. Web site: Ponce. Franklin. El Salvador, sede del Eliminatorio Uncaf Sub 20. edhdeportes.com. 11 April 2014. Spanish. 14 February 2014.
  7. Web site: Hernandez . Elisa . El Eliminatorio UNCAF sub 20 arranca el jueves . El Grafico . 15 July 2014 . Spanish . 15 July 2014.
  8. Web site: El Salvador to host UNCAF U-20 qualifying . Concacaf . 20 June 2014 . 20 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140623043350/http://www.concacaf.com/article/el-salvador-to-host-uncaf-u-20-q . 23 June 2014 . dead .
  9. Web site: Panama U20s seal CONCACAF, Pan Am Games berths. CONCACAF.com. 27 July 2014. 26 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140802223948/http://www.concacaf.com/article/panama-u20s-seal-concacaf-pan-am-games-berths. 2014-08-02. dead.