2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Campeonato Sub-20 de CONCACAF (in Spanish)
Tournament details
Host country Jamaica
Dates 9–24 January 2015
Teams 12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Mexico (13th title)
Runners-up  Panama
Third place  Honduras
 United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played 33
Goals scored 102 (3.09 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mexico Hirving Lozano
United States Romain Gall
(5 goals each)
Best player Panama Luís Pereira
Best goalkeeper Panama Jaime De Gracia
Fair play award  United States

The 2015 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was an association football tournament that took place from 9 to 24 January 2015 in Jamaica. It determined the four CONCACAF teams that will participate at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.[1]

Qualification

Team Qualification Appearances Previous best performances FIFA U-20 World Cup
Participations
North American zone
 Canada Automatic 21st Champions (1986, 1996) 8
 Mexico (TH) Automatic 24th Champions (1962, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1992, 2011, 2013) 13
 United States Automatic 22nd Runners-up (1980, 1982, 1986, 1992, 2009, 2013) 13
Central American zone qualified through the Central America qualifying
 Panama First place 9th Fourth place (2011) 4
 El Salvador Second place 15th Champions (1964) 1
 Honduras Third place 17th Champions (1982, 1994) 5
 Guatemala Fourth place 18th Runners-up (1962, 1973) 1
Caribbean zone qualified through the Caribbean qualifying
 Jamaica Host 19th Third Place (1970) 1
 Trinidad and Tobago Group A winner 18th Runners-up (1990) 2
 Cuba Group A runner-up 12th Runners-up (1970, 1974) 1
 Haiti Group B winner 7th Second Round (1978) 0
 Aruba Group B runner-up 1st 0

Note: no titles or runners-up between 1998 and 2007.
Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting the event.

Venues

In March 2014, Enrique Sanz invited nations to bid for the hosting rights of the tournament. The deadline for submissions was 14 April 2014.[2] On 23 July, it was announced that Jamaica would be the host nation.[3]

Kingston
Kingston
Montego Bay
 Montego Bay
Independence Park Montego Bay Sports Complex
18°00′05″N 76°46′21″W / 18.001429°N 76.772525°W / 18.001429; -76.772525 (Independence Park) 18°27′29″N 77°55′17″W / 18.457930°N 77.921388°W / 18.457930; -77.921388 (Montego Bay Sports Complex)
Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 7,000

New format

Previously there were four groups of three teams during the group stage of the competition, each team played a minimum of two games and the previous format had a total of 20 matches. For this tournament, there was two groups of six teams, each team played a minimum of five games and the competition had a total of 33 matches. CONCACAF stated that the new format would aid development and competition.[3]

The knockout phase, which included eight matches, comprised four quarter finals, two semi-finals, a third-place playoff and a final games was replaced with two playoff games and a final.

Draw

The draw took place on 30 October at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica.[4]

On 28 October 2014, CONCACAF announced the procedure of the draw.[5] The 12 teams were divided into three differing pots:

Pot Teams
Pot 1 (Caribbean)
Pot 2 (Central America)
Pot 3 (North America)
Pot A (Seeding for Group A) Six balls with a group positions, 1-6
Pot B (Seeding for Group B) Six balls with a group positions, 1-6

Prior to the draw, hosts Jamaica were assigned to position A1. Teams were grouped according to the order in which they were drawn, the odd numbered drawn teams were assigned a position from Pot A (Group A) and the even numbered draws were assigned a position from Pot B (Group B).[5]

Squads

Only players born on or after 1 January 1995 were eligible to play in the tournament. Each participating national association were required to provide a provisional list of 20-30 players to CONCACAF before 10 December 2014, and a final 20-man selection was required by 30 December 2014.[6]

Group stage

All times local: UTC−05:00.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Panama 5 5 0 0 9 0 +9 15 Final and 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2  United States 5 3 1 1 12 2 +10 10 Playoff stage
3  Guatemala 5 3 1 1 6 2 +4 10
4  Trinidad and Tobago 5 1 1 3 7 7 0 4
5  Jamaica (H) 5 0 2 3 2 7 −5 2
6  Aruba 5 0 1 4 1 19 −18 1
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.

9 January 2015 (2015-01-09)
15:00
Aruba  0–4  Panama
Report Díaz  19', 51'
Zorrilla  30'
Samms  36'

9 January 2015 (2015-01-09)
17:30
United States  1–1  Guatemala
Carter-Vickers  59' Report Ruiz  90'

9 January 2015 (2015-01-09)
20:00
Jamaica  2–2  Trinidad and Tobago
Smith  68'
Flemmings  90+4'		 Report Andrews  7'
Corbin  15'
Independence Park, Kingston
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

11 January 2015 (2015-01-11)
15:00
Trinidad and Tobago  5–1  Aruba
Mitchell  3', 78' (pen.)
Andrews  16'
Corbin  29' (pen.)
Muckette  58'		 Report Homoet  90+2'
Independence Park, Kingston
Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras)

11 January 2015 (2015-01-11)
17:30
Panama  1–0  United States
Small  78' Report
Independence Park, Kingston
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)

11 January 2015 (2015-01-11)
20:00
Jamaica  0–1  Guatemala
Report Robles  27'
Independence Park, Kingston
Referee: Marlon Mejía (El Salvador)

14 January 2015 (2015-01-14)
15:00
Guatemala  2–0  Trinidad and Tobago
Watson  25' (o.g.)
Portillo  88'		 Report

14 January 2015 (2015-01-14)
17:30
Aruba  0–8  United States
Report Gall  16', 23' (pen.), 32'
Spencer  18'
Thompson  26'
Hyndman  30'
Jamieson  48'
Moreno  84'
Independence Park, Kingston
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

14 January 2015 (2015-01-14)
20:00
Jamaica  0–2  Panama
Report Samms  56'
Díaz  86'

18 January 2015 (2015-01-18)
15:00
Panama  1–0  Trinidad and Tobago
Murillo  78' Report

18 January 2015 (2015-01-18)
17:30
Guatemala  2–0  Aruba
Estrada  42'
Bordon  60'		 Report
Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)

18 January 2015 (2015-01-18)
20:00
Jamaica  0–2  United States
Report Gall  33' (pen.), 70' (pen.)

21 January 2015 (2015-01-21)
15:00
Panama  1–0  Guatemala
Díaz  65' Report

21 January 2015 (2015-01-21)
20:00
Jamaica  0–0  Aruba
Report

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 5 4 1 0 18 3 +15 13 Final and 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2  Honduras 5 3 1 1 11 9 +2 10 Playoff stage
3  El Salvador 5 2 2 1 9 8 +1 8
4  Cuba 5 1 1 3 5 17 −12 4
5  Canada 5 1 0 4 8 11 −3 3
6  Haiti 5 0 3 2 7 10 −3 3
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

10 January 2015 (2015-01-10)
15:00
Mexico  9–1  Cuba
Díaz  1', 20'
Martínez  6', 65' (pen.)
Lozano  37', 40'
Ramírez  42', 47'
Márquez  70'		 Report Sanamé  3'

10 January 2015 (2015-01-10)
17:30
Honduras  2–2  El Salvador
Róchez  6' (pen.)
Elis  28'		 Report Barahona  84'
Villavicencio  90' (pen.)

10 January 2015 (2015-01-10)
20:00
Haiti  1–3  Canada
Désiré  29' Report Hamilton  11', 18'
Petrasso  70' (pen.)

12 January 2015 (2015-01-12)
15:00
Canada  0–2  Mexico
Report Lozano  30'
Pineda  90+2'

12 January 2015 (2015-01-12)
17:30
Cuba  0–3  Honduras
Report Elis  60'
Suazo  65'
Benavidez  83'

12 January 2015 (2015-01-12)
20:00
El Salvador  1–1  Haiti
Villavicencio  27' Report Désiré  89' (pen.)

15 January 2015 (2015-01-15)
15:00
El Salvador  3–2  Canada
Pérez  43'
Villavicencio  77'
Hernández  90+4'		 Report Boakai  47'
Froese  79'

15 January 2015 (2015-01-15)
17:30
Mexico  3–0  Honduras
Díaz  15' (pen.)
Lozano  31'
Guzmán  89'		 Report

15 January 2015 (2015-01-15)
20:00
Haiti  2–2  Cuba
Fernander  57'
Cherenfant  79'		 Report Caballero  28'
Torres  90+2'

19 January 2015 (2015-01-19)
15:00
Cuba  2–1  Canada
López  5', 40' Report Farmer  53'

19 January 2015 (2015-01-19)
17:30
El Salvador  1–3  Mexico
Moreno  89' Report Ramírez  62'
Díaz  65'
Lozano  68' (pen.)

19 January 2015 (2015-01-19)
20:00
Haiti  2–3  Honduras
Désiré  40', 69' Report Elis  5'
Chirinos  38'
Róchez  72'

22 January 2015 (2015-01-22)
15:00
Cuba  0–2  El Salvador
Report Barahona  57', 87'

22 January 2015 (2015-01-22)
17:30
Honduras  3–2  Canada
Róchez  23', 83'
Castillo  68'		 Report Bustos  19'
Hamilton  41'
Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

22 January 2015 (2015-01-22)
20:00
Haiti  1–1  Mexico
Saint-Vil  53' Report Laínez  39'

Final stage

In the final stage, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.[6]

Playoff stage

The second-and third-place teams from each group were re-seeded by group stage results, with the best team facing the fourth-best team, and the second-best team facing the third-best team.

Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 A  United States 5 3 1 1 12 2 +10 10
2 A  Guatemala 5 3 1 1 6 2 +4 10
3 B  Honduras 5 3 1 1 11 9 +2 10
4 B  El Salvador 5 2 2 1 9 8 +1 8
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

24 January 2015 (2015-01-24)
14:00
Guatemala  1–2  Honduras
Álvarez  74' Report Chirinos  39'
Elis  56'

24 January 2015 (2015-01-24)
17:00
United States  2–0  El Salvador
Spencer  37'
Arriola  68'		 Report
Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

Honduras and the United States qualified to the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Final

24 January 2015 (2015-01-24)
20:00
Panama  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Mexico
Escobar  73' (pen.) Report Martínez  50'
  Penalties  
Díaz
Escobar
Samms
Small 		2–4 Martínez
Díaz
Aguirre
Robles
Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)

Both Mexico and Panama qualified to the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Awards

Golden Ball
Golden Boot

The award was shared.[7]

Golden Glove
Fair Play Award
Best XI

Top goal scorers

Players with three or more goals:[8]

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals

Final Ranking

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Mexico 6 4 2 0 19 4 +15 14 Champions
2  Panama 6 5 1 0 10 1 +9 16 Runners-up
3  United States 6 4 1 1 14 2 +12 13 Won in
Qualifying Round
4  Honduras 6 4 1 1 13 10 +3 13
5  Guatemala 6 3 1 2 7 4 +3 10 Lost in
Qualifying Round
6  El Salvador 6 2 2 2 9 10 −1 8
7  Trinidad and Tobago 5 1 1 3 7 7 0 4 Eliminated in
Group stage
8  Cuba 5 1 1 3 5 17 −12 4
9  Canada 5 1 0 4 8 11 −3 3
10  Haiti 5 0 3 2 7 10 −3 3
11  Jamaica (H) 5 0 2 3 2 7 −5 2
12  Aruba 5 0 1 4 1 19 −18 1
Source: CONCACAF.com
(H) Host.

Note: Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup: Qualifiers". fifa.com. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Costa Rica podría ser sede de un torneo juvenil de CONCACAF". Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Jamaica Set to Host CONCACAF Under-20 Championships in January". CONCACAF.com. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Under-20 Championship draw held in Montego Bay". CONCACAF.com. October 30, 2014.
  5. 1 2 "U-20 Championship draw Thursday in Montego Bay". CONCACAF.com. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  6. 1 2 "2015 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Regulations". CONCACAF (via issuu.com). 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "TSG announces CU20 Best XI, Awards". concacaf.com. 25 January 2015.
  8. ↑ http://www.concacaf.com/category/under-20s-men/stats
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