2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying explained

The qualifying competitions for the 2017 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:2016
Country:St. Maarten
Country2:Trinidad and Tobago
Country3:Haiti
Country4:Dominican Republic
Country5:Curaçao (final round)
Dates:15 June – 30 October 2016
Num Teams:17 (total)
Sub-Confederations:1
Matches:40
Goals:146
Top Scorer: Ronaldo Damus (6 goals)[1]
Player: Roberto Louima
Goalkeeper: Jhon Paris
Prevseason:2015
Nextseason:2020

The details were announced in April 2016.[2]

Teams

SeedingTeamsNo. of teams
No participation14
Group stage entrants16
Final round entrants1

First round

Group 1

To be held 15–19 June 2016 and hosted in St. Maarten.--------

Group 2

To be held 15–19 June 2016 and hosted in Trinidad and Tobago.--------

Group 3

To be held 29 June – 3 July 2016 and hosted in Haiti.--------

Group 4

To be held 15–19 June 2016 and hosted in Dominican Republic.--------

Ranking of second-placed teams

Three runners-up from the group stage (best three group runners-up) will also qualify for the final round.

Final round

To be held 21–30 October 2016 and hosted in Curaçao.[3]

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Ranking of third-placed teams

The best third-placed team from the final round group stage also qualified for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Final

Awards

Golden Boot of Finals
MVP
Golden Glove
Golden Boot of Tournaments

Goalscorers

8 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

Central American zone

Tourney Name:CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying
(Central American zone)
Year:2016
Dates:8–16 July 2016
Num Teams:6
Sub-Confederations:1
Matches:10
Goals:29
Prevseason:2015

The format is a single round-robin stage.[4] Costa Rica qualified for the CONCACAF U-20 Championship as hosts and did not enter the qualifying competition. Belize withdrew.[5] Guatemala were prevented from entering the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship due to FIFA suspending National Football Federation of Guatemala.[6] Fourth place Panama qualified in their place.[7] ----------------

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Haiti - U20 Football : The Grenadiers won the Caribbean Cup - HaitiLibre.com : Haiti news 7/7. HaitiLibre.com. 19 February 2017.
  2. Web site: Morales. Kevin. Cayman set for CFU Under-20 Championship. Cayman27. en-US. 2016-04-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20160413064145/http://cayman27.ky/2016/04/cayman-set-for-cfu-under-20-championship/. 2016-04-13. dead.
  3. Web site: CFU Men's U20 2016 Draw Results. Caribbean Football Union. 12 April 2016. 16 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20190126164452/http://www.cfufootball.org/index.php/men-s-u20/9815-cfu-men-s-u20-2016-draw-results. 26 January 2019. dead.
  4. Web site: FEPAFUT, UNCAF Y PANDEPORTES se reúnen de cara al eliminatorio Sub 20. fepafut.com. 22 April 2016. Spanish. 21 April 2016.
  5. Web site: UNCAF da a conocer el Calendario de la Eliminatoria Sub-20 masculina que se jugara en Panama. UNCAF. 21 May 2016. 2016-07-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20160729223554/http://uncafut.com/web/index.php/futbol-masculino/masculino-sub20/7143-uncaf-da-a-conocer-el-calendario-de-la-eliminatoria-sub-20-masculina-que-se-jugara-en-panama. 2016-07-29. dead.
  6. Web site: Suspension of the Guatemala Football Association. https://web.archive.org/web/20161031025713/http://www.fifa.com/governance/news/y=2016/m=10/news=suspension-of-the-guatemala-football-association-2847078.html. dead. October 31, 2016. FIFA.com. 22 November 2016. 28 October 2016.
  7. Web site: Field Set and Official Draw Confirmed for CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Costa Rica 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20161123201621/http://www.concacaf.com/article/field-set-and-official-draw-confirmed-for-concacaf-under-20-championship-costa-rica-2017. dead. 23 November 2016. CONCACAF.com. 22 November 2016.