2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship qualifying

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

2014 CFU Men's U-17 Tournament
2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship qualifying (Caribbean zone)
Tournament details
Host countries Jamaica
Saint Lucia
Dominican Republic
Bahamas
Cuba (first round groups)
Haiti (finals)
Dates 18 July – 27 August 2014 (first round)
19–26 October 2014 (finals)
Teams 20 (total)
8 (finals) (from 1 sub-confederation)
Final positions
Champions  Haiti
Runners-up  Jamaica
Third place  Cuba
Fourth place  Saint Lucia
Tournament statistics
Matches played 41
Goals scored 142 (3.46 per match)
Top scorer(s) Jamaica Nicholas Nelson
(total; 10 goals
finals; 6 goals)
Best player Jamaica Alex Marshall
Best goalkeeper Haiti Emmanuel Chery
Fair play award  Guadeloupe

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.

Round Teams entering round No. of teams
Did not enter
  •  Anguilla
  •  Aruba
  •  Bonaire
  •  British Virgin Islands
  •  French Guiana
  •  Montserrat
  •  Saint Kitts and Nevis
  •  Saint-Martin
  •  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  •  Sint Maarten
  •  Turks and Caicos Islands
 11
First round
19
Second round 1

First round

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  Jamaica (H) 3 3 0 0 27 3 +24 9 Qualify to Final round
2  Guadeloupe 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3  Cayman Islands 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
4  U.S. Virgin Islands 3 0 0 3 0 26 −26 0
Source: CFU
(H) Host.

23 August 2014
16:00
Guadeloupe  3–0  Cayman Islands
Julius  54'
Fumont  79' (pen.)
Bordin  80' 		Report
Anthony Spalding Sports Complex, Kingston
Referee: Moeth Gaymes (St Vincent & Grenadines)

23 August 2014
19:00
Jamaica  19–0  U.S. Virgin Islands
Dawkins  5', 32', 43', 67', 70', 86', 89'
McMaster  9', 36', 50', 60'
Marshall  15', 20', 23'
Brown  29'
Nelson  68', 79'
Talbot  74', 90' 		Report
Anthony Spalding Sports Complex, Kingston
Referee: Kimbell Ward (St Kitts & Nevis)

25 August 2014
16:00
U.S. Virgin Islands  0–5  Guadeloupe
Report Zelateur  26', 31', 78'
Adelaide  72'
Luissint  90+2'
Anthony Spalding Sports Complex, Kingston
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad & Tobago)

25 August 2014
19:00
Jamaica  5–3  Cayman Islands
Marshall  15', 62' (pen.), 90'
Brown  18'
Talbot  74' 		Report Ebanks  5'
Seymour  7'
Scott  25'
Anthony Spalding Sports Complex, Kingston
Referee: Moeth Gaymes (St Vincent & Grenadines)

27 August 2014
16:00
Cayman Islands  2–0  U.S. Virgin Islands
Ryan Jackson  45'
Thomas  55' 		Report
Anthony Spalding Sports Complex, Kingston
Referee: Kimbell Ward (St Kitts & Nevis)

27 August 2014
19:00
Jamaica  3–0  Guadeloupe
Nelson  23', 33'
Dawkins  55' 		Report
Anthony Spalding Sports Complex, Kingston
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad & Tobago)

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Trinidad and Tobago 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Qualify to Final round
2  Saint Lucia (H) 3 2 0 1 10 5 +5 6
3  Grenada 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
4  Curaçao 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0
Source: CFU
(H) Host.

20 August 2014
18:00
Trinidad and Tobago  2–0  Grenada
Hoyce  4'
Daniel  65' 		Report

20 August 2014
20:00
Saint Lucia  4–2  Curaçao
Nicholas  15', 45'
Winter  19'
Prospere  33' 		Report Lodovica  90+3'
Fransinet  90+5'
Beausejour Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
Referee: Johannes Dolaini (Surinam)

22 August 2014
18:00
Curaçao  0–2  Trinidad and Tobago
Report Mason  47'
Celestine  84'
Beausejour Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
Referee: Bryan Willett (Antigua & Barbuda)

22 August 2014
20:00
Saint Lucia  4–0  Grenada
Winter  15', 50'
Joseph  67'
Albertine  87' 		Report
Beausejour Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)

24 August 2014
18:00
Grenada  4–1  Curaçao
Beausejour Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
Referee: Johannes Dolaini (Surinam)

24 August 2014
20:00
Saint Lucia  2–3  Trinidad and Tobago

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Barbados 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Qualify to Final round
2  Dominican Republic (H) 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3  Guyana 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
4  Antigua and Barbuda 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: CFU
(H) Host.

18 July 2014
14:00
Guyana  1–1  Barbados
Keno Washington  61' Report Antoine Greaves  49'
Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad & Tobago)

18 July 2014
16:30
Dominican Republic  0–0  Antigua and Barbuda
Report
Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto-Rico)

20 July 2014
14:00
Antigua and Barbuda  2–3  Guyana
Javorn Stevens  30'
Dennie Henry  79' 		Report Joel Dick  6', 37'
Keno Washington  90+2'
Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal
Referee: Walner Laventure (Haiti)

20 July 2014
16:30
Dominican Republic  0–2  Barbados
Report Rajohn Esworth  80'
Michael Forde  90+4'
Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal
Referee: Wilson Da Costa (Bahamas)

22 July 2014
14:00
Barbados  2–0  Antigua and Barbuda
Torian Went  34', 57' Report
Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto-Rico)

22 July 2014
16:30
Dominican Republic  3–0  Guyana
Jeudy Marte  45+2', 52', 66' Report
Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad & Tobago)

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Martinique 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Qualify to Final round
2  Bermuda 3 1 2 0 5 1 +4 5
3  Puerto Rico 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
4  Bahamas (H) 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
Source: CFU
(H) Host.

23 July 2014
17:00
Puerto Rico  0–2  Martinique
Report Andrew Sainte-Marie  79'
Kendrick Agot  90'
Roscow A. L. Davies Soccer Field, Nassau
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)

23 July 2014
19:30
Bahamas  0–4  Bermuda
Report Jerome Bailey  42', 51'
Osagi Bascome  76' (pen.)
Kacy Butterfield  90+3'
Roscow A. L. Davies Soccer Field, Nassau
Referee: Alain Georges (Haiti)

25 July 2014
17:00
Bermuda  0–0  Puerto Rico
Report
Roscow A. L. Davies Soccer Field, Nassau
Referee: Dwight Royal (Jamaica)

25 July 2014
19:30
Bahamas  0–2  Martinique
Report Ahlinvi Matteo  49'
Marie Andrew  58'
Roscow A. L. Davies Soccer Field, Nassau
Referee: Alain Georges (Haiti)

27 July 2014
15:00
Martinique  1–1  Bermuda
Rudy Corteau  20' Report Oneko Lowe  8'
Roscow A. L. Davies Soccer Field, Nassau
Referee: Alain Georges (Haiti)

27 July 2014
17:30
Bahamas  0–4  Puerto Rico
Report Marco Arocha  17', 90+3'
Andre Rivera  76'
Alex Martinez  88'
Roscow A. L. Davies Soccer Field, Nassau
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cuba (H) 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 6 Qualify to Final round
2  Suriname 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
3  Dominica 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0
Source: CFU
(H) Host.

25 July 2014
17:00
Dominica  0–4  Cuba
Report Jansiel Blanco  14'
Carlos Borromeo  37', 90+3'
Yosniel Gonzalez  70'

27 July 2014
17:00
Dominica  0–3  Suriname
Report Stefano MacDonald  17' (pen.)
Enferny Schmeltz  46' (pen.)
Renaldo Tolud  90+' (pen.)

29 July 2014
16:00
Cuba  2–0  Suriname
Carlos Borromeo  15' (pen.)
Serguey Campillo  45+1' 		Report

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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saint Lucia 2 1 0 1 6 3 +3 3 Qualify to Final round
2  Dominican Republic 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
3  Suriname 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
4  Guadeloupe 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3 Qualify to Final round
5  Bermuda 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
Source: CFU

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Haiti (H) 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 9 Qualify to CONCACAF U-17 Championship & Final
2  Saint Lucia 3 1 1 1 4 7 −3 4 Qualify to CONCACAF U-17 Championship & Third place playoff
3  Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3 Qualify to CONCACAF U-17 Championship
4  Barbados 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: CFU
(H) Host.

19 October 2014
17:00
Saint Lucia  2–0  Trinidad and Tobago
Noah Nicholas  25', 53' Report
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Referee: Dwight Royal (Jamaica)

19 October 2014
19:30
Haiti  2–0  Barbados
Denilson Pierre  5'
Denson Ulysse  34' 		Report
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Referee: Yadel Martinez Pupo (Cuba)

21 October 2014
17:00
Trinidad and Tobago  3–0  Barbados
Anthony Herbert  19'
Tekay Hoyce  50'
Dareem Daniel  77' 		Report
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Referee: Marco Brea Despaigne (Cuba)

21 October 2014
19:30
Haiti  6–1  Saint Lucia
Johnson Jeudy  17'
Ronaldo Damus  31'
Bicou Bissainthe  45'
Jude Maitre  49', 64', 83' 		Report Noah Nicholas  61'
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Referee: Wilson Da Costa (Bahamas)

23 October 2014
17:00
Barbados  1–1  Saint Lucia
Omani Leacock  55' Report Antoine Wilfred  72'
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Referee: Wilson Da Costa (Bahamas)

23 October 2014
19:30
Haiti  3–0  Trinidad and Tobago
Jacques Saul Metellus  14'
Davidson Claude  56', 69' 		Report
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Referee: Yadel Martinez Pupo (Cuba)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jamaica 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 9 Qualify to CONCACAF U-17 Championship & Final
2  Cuba 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6 Qualify to CONCACAF U-17 Championship & Third place playoff
3  Guadeloupe 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3
4  Martinique 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Source: CFU

20 October 2014
17:00
Cuba  5–0  Guadeloupe
Yordan Sanchez  23'
Serguey Campillo  41'
Raycharle Herrera  45'
Carlos Borromeo  47'
Omar Romero  69' 		Report
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Referee: Leo Clarke (St Lucia)

20 October 2014
19:30
Jamaica  4–0  Martinique
Alex Marshall  16'
Fabian Grant  75'
Nicholas Nelson  84'
Deshane Beckford  90' 		Report
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Referee: Sherwin Johnson (Guyana)

22 October 2014
17:00
Martinique  0–1  Cuba
Yosniel Gonzalez  60'
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Referee: Kimbell Ward (St Kitts & Nevis)

22 October 2014
19:30
Jamaica  3–2  Guadeloupe
Nicholas Nelson  3', 26', 80'
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)

24 October 2014
17:00
Guadeloupe  1–0  Martinique
Ludovic Zelateur  17' Report
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Referee: Kimbell Ward (St Kitts & Nevis)

24 October 2014
19:30
Cuba  0–3  Jamaica
Report Peter Vassell  24'
Nicholas Nelson  81' (pen.), 83'
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Referee: Leo Clarke (St Lucia)

Third place playoff

26 October 2014
17:00
Saint Lucia  0–2  Cuba
Report Carlos Cerbranco  16'
Raycharle Herrera  37'
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Referee: Kimbell Ward (St Kitts & Nevis)

Final

26 October 2014
19:30
Haiti  2–0  Jamaica
Jacques Saul Metellus  20', 75' Report
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Referee: Yadel Martinez Pupo (Cuba)

Awards

Golden Boot
MVP
Golden Glove
Fair Play Award

Source:[4]

Central American zone

2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship qualifying
(Central American zone)
Tournament details
Host countries Costa Rica
Panama
Dates 4–30 November 2014 (first round)
17–24 January 2015 (play-off)
Teams 6 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 8
Goals scored 29 (3.63 per match)
Top scorer(s) Panama Ronaldo Córdoba
El Salvador Carlos Herrera
(3 goals each)

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 August 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica (H) 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6 Qualify to CONCACAF U-17 Championship
2  El Salvador 2 1 0 1 8 2 +6 3 Repechage playoff
3  Belize 2 0 0 2 1 10 −9 0
Source: UNCAF
(H) Host.

4 November 2014
15:00
Costa Rica  3–1  Belize
Jonathan Martínez  64' (pen.), 72' (pen.)
Andy Reyes  88' 		Report Alvin Sifontes  2'
Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño, Liberia
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

6 November 2014
15:00
Belize  0–7  El Salvador
Report Alexis Montes  8'
Jordi Bonilla  41', 43'
Carlos Herrera  66', 86'
Levin Espinal  71'
Josué Meléndez  76' (pen.)
Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño, Liberia
Referee: Ariel Sánchez (Panama)

8 November 2014
15:00
Costa Rica  2–1  El Salvador
José Palomo  18' (o.g.)
Luis Hernández  67' 		Report Carlos Herrera  42'
Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño, Liberia
Referee: Oscar Moncada (Honduras)

Triangular 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Panama (H) 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8 6 Qualify to CONCACAF U-17 Championship
2  Guatemala 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3 Repechage playoff
3  Nicaragua 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0
Source: UNCAF
(H) Host.

26 November 2014
20:00
Panama  5–0  Nicaragua
Dámaso Santos  41'
Leandro Ávila  74'
Carlos Kirtoon  83'
Ronaldo Córdoba  89'
Adalberto Carrasquilla  90+1' 		Report
Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
Referee: Christopher Reid (Belize)

28 November 2014
20:00
Nicaragua  0–2  Guatemala
Report John Méndez  38' (pen.)
Esteban García  71'
Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
Referee: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)

30 November 2014
18:00
Panama  4–1  Guatemala
Chamell Asprilla  2'
Ronaldo Córdoba  27', 74'
José Luis Rodríguez  83' 		Report Abel Lemus  80'
Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

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]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guatemala  2–1  El Salvador 0–1 2–0

17 January 2015
15:00
Guatemala  0–1  El Salvador
Report Carlos Menendez  8'
Estadio Julio Armando Cobar, San Miguel Petapa
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)

24 January 2015
15:00
El Salvador  0–2  Guatemala
Report Diego Fernando Raymundo Lima  21'
Esteban García  51'
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Attendance: 9,374
Referee: Oscar Moncada (Honduras)

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

References

  1. ↑ "CFU's Boys Under 17 Fixtures Released". CFU. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "CFU U-17 Championship postponed to October 19". socawarriors.net. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Honduras to Host CONCACAF under-17 championship in 2015". CONCACAF. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Haiti are CFU Under 17 Champions". CFUFootball.org. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Central American Under-17 qualifying draw held". CONCACAF. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "UNCAF da a conocer el calendario de la Eliminatoria Sub-17". UNCAF. 9 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Se definen las fechas para el Repechaje de la Eliminatoria Sub-17". UNCAF. 26 November 2014.

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