2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship

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2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
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Tournament details
Host countryHonduras
CitySan Pedro Sula
Dates27 February – 15 March
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (6th title)
Runners-up Honduras
Tournament statistics
Matches played33
Goals scored113 (3.42 per match)
Top scorer(s)Panama Ronaldo Córdoba
(6 goals)
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The 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship was a scheduled age-restricted international association football tournament organised by CONCACAF. The competition was used to determine the four CONCACAF representatives at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile. The competition was hosted by Honduras.[1]

Qualified teams[]

Further information: 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship qualifying
Team Qualification Appearances Previous best performances FIFA U-17 World Cup
Participations
North American zone
 Canada Automatic 15th Runners-up (2011) 6
 Mexico (TH) Automatic 15th Champions (1985, 1987, 1991, 1996, 2013) 11
 United States Automatic 16th Champions (1983, 1992, 2011) 14
Central American zone qualified through the Central America qualifying
 Honduras Host 16th Fourth place (1983, 1985, 1987, 2013) 3
 Costa Rica Triangular 1 winner 15th Champions (1994) 8
 Panama Triangular 2 winner 7th Runners-up (2013) 2
 Guatemala Repechage playoff winner 10th Quarterfinals (2013) 0
Caribbean zone qualified through the Caribbean qualifying
 Haiti Group A winner 6th Final round group winner (2007) 1
 Saint Lucia Group A runner-up 2nd Group stage (1988) 0
 Jamaica Group B winner 12th Final round group winner (1999) 2
 Cuba Group B runner-up 9th Champions (1988) 2
 Trinidad and Tobago Best third place 13th Runners-up (1983) 2

Note: no titles or runners-up between 1999 and 2007.
Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting the event.

Venues[]

 San Pedro Sula
Estadio Franciso Morazán Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 37,325
Morazan Stadium Platense Olimpia 2015.jpg Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano de San Pedro Sula 2017 04.jpg

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. As from 2015 there will be two groups of six teams, each team will play a minimum of five games and the competition will have a total of 33 matches. CONCACAF stated that the new format would aid development and competition.[1]

The knockout phase, which included eight matches, consisted of four quarterfinals, two semifinals, a third-place playoff and a final, has been replaced with two playoff games and a final.

Draw[]

The draw took place on 8 December at the Chamber of Commerce and Industries of Cortés, Honduras.[2]

On 2 December 2014, CONCACAF announced the procedure of the draw.[3] The 12 teams were divided into three differing pots:

Pot Teams
Pot 1 (Central America)
Pot 2 (Caribbean)
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 Honduras were assigned to position A1. The remaining teams in Pot 1 were drawn, alternating between groups A and B. Teams were assigned a position from Pot A (Group A) or Pot B (Group B). After all teams had been drawn from Pot 1, the draw proceeded (continuing to alternate between Groups A and B) to Pot 2, then Pot 3.[3]

Squads[]

Further information: 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship squads

Only players born on or after 1 January 1998 were eligible to play in the tournament. Each participating national association had to provide a provisional list of twenty to thirty players to CONCACAF thirty days before their first match. A final twenty-man selection had to be provided upon arrival in the venue.[4]

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Honduras (H) 5 3 2 0 9 4 +5 11 Final and 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2  Jamaica 5 3 1 1 9 5 +4 10 Playoff stage
3  United States 5 3 1 1 13 4 +9 10
4  Guatemala 5 1 1 3 7 9 −2 4
5  Cuba 5 0 4 1 4 9 −5 4
6  Trinidad and Tobago 5 0 1 4 4 15 −11 1
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
27 February 2015 (2015-02-27) Guatemala  4–1  Trinidad and Tobago Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
14:30 Goal 2', 54'
Valdez Goal 10'
Goal 45+2'		 Report Red card 39'
Julien Goal 45'
Hudson Yellow card 74'		 Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
27 February 2015 (2015-02-27) United States  5–0  Cuba Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
17:00 Arellano Goal 5'
Gallardo Goal 40', 65', 88'
Zendejas Goal 43' Yellow card 51'
Wright Yellow card 70'		 Report Yellow card 38' Referee: (Canada)
27 February 2015 (2015-02-27) Honduras  2–0  Jamaica Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
19:30 Vuelto Goal 12'
Yellow card 62'
Goal 78'
Yellow card 90'		 Report Yellow card 20'
Beckford Yellow card 81'		 Referee: (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
2 March 2015 (2015-03-02) Jamaica  2–1  Guatemala Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
14:30 Adamolekun Goal 13' Yellow card 67'
Vassell Yellow card 45+2'
Yellow card 82'
Goal 90'		 Report Goal 26' Referee: (Canada)
2 March 2015 (2015-03-02) Trinidad and Tobago  0–2  United States Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
17:00 Yellow card 78' Report Gallardo Goal 31'
Wright Goal 71'
McCabe Yellow card 74'
Olosunde Yellow card 86'		 Referee: (Barbados)
2 March 2015 (2015-03-02) Cuba  1–1  Honduras Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
19:30 Goal 78' Report Goal 50'
Yellow card 90+2'		 Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
5 March 2015 (2015-03-05) Cuba  1–1  Jamaica Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
14:30 Goal 47' Yellow card 76' Report Marshall Yellow card 40'
Adamolekun Goal 53'
Bartley Yellow card 54'
Yellow card 84' Red card 90+3'		 Referee: (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
5 March 2015 (2015-03-05) Guatemala  1–4  United States Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
17:00 Goal 65'
Yellow card 69'
Yellow card 73'		 Report Pérez Goal 10', 20', 45+1'
DaSilva Goal 48'		 Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
5 March 2015 (2015-03-05) Honduras  2–0  Trinidad and Tobago Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
19:30 Yellow card 50'
Andrade Goal 53'
Quaye Goal 90'		 Report Yellow card 13'
Yellow card 90+4'		 Referee: (Canada)
8 March 2015 (2015-03-08) Trinidad and Tobago  1–5  Jamaica Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
14:30 Yellow card 18'
Powder Goal 44'		 Report Yellow card 36'
Vassell Goal 39'
Senior Yellow card 42'
Adamolekun Goal 45+3'
Goal 80', 85'
Yellow card 87'
Goal 90'		 Referee: (Canada)
8 March 2015 (2015-03-08) Cuba  0–0  Guatemala Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
17:00 Yellow card 29'
Yellow card 65'		 Report Yellow card 61'
Yellow card 81'
Red card 90+3'		 Referee: Jose Antonio Kellys Marquez (Panama)
8 March 2015 (2015-03-08) United States  2–2  Honduras Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
19:30 De la Torre Goal 23'
Pérez Goal 32'
Gallardo Yellow card 45'
Arellano Yellow card 65'		 Report Goal 16'
Maldonado Yellow card 38'
Goal 87'
Red card 90'
Yellow card 90+'		 Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
11 March 2015 (2015-03-11) Trinidad and Tobago  2–2  Cuba Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
14:30 Goal 65'
Powder Goal 71'
Yellow card 82'		 Report Goal 6'
Yellow card 61'
Goal 84' Yellow card 90+2'		 Referee: (Puerto Rico)
11 March 2015 (2015-03-11) United States  0–1  Jamaica Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
17:00 Yellow card 56' Report Yellow card 44'
Goal 57' (pen.) Yellow card 85'		 Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
11 March 2015 (2015-03-11) Honduras  2–1  Guatemala Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
19:30 Goal 8' (pen.)
Vuelto Goal 38'
Quaye Yellow card 73'		 Report Yellow card 6'
Red card 7'
Goal 26'
Yellow card 78'		 Referee: (Canada)

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 5 3 2 0 13 3 +10 11 Final and 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2  Canada 5 3 1 1 10 6 +4 10 Playoff stage
3  Costa Rica 5 3 1 1 13 5 +8 10
4  Panama 5 3 0 2 15 7 +8 9
5  Haiti 5 1 0 4 6 17 −11 3
6  Saint Lucia 5 0 0 5 4 23 −19 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
28 February 2015 (2015-02-28) Panama  1–3  Mexico Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
14:30 Córdoba Goal 37'
Yellow card 28'		 Report Goal 5'
Goal 25' (o.g.)
López Yellow card 45'
Aguirre Goal 54'
Cortés Yellow card 58'		 Referee: (Honduras)
28 February 2015 (2015-02-28) Saint Lucia  0–4  Costa Rica Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
17:00 Yellow card 24'
Yellow card 90'		 Report Reyes Goal 31', 52'
Córdoba Yellow card 43'
Goal 49', 68'		 Referee: (Jamaica)
28 February 2015 (2015-02-28) Canada  3–1  Haiti Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
19:30 Tabla Yellow card 4'
Ewart Goal 34'
Baldisimo Goal 45+2'
Chung Goal 73'		 Report Damus Goal 32'
Yellow card 41'
Yellow card 51'
Yellow card 90+3'		 Referee: (Belize)
3 March 2015 (2015-03-03) Haiti  0–7  Panama Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
14:30 Yellow card 28'
Damus Yellow card 35'
Red card 42'		 Report Córdoba Goal 9', 20'
Goal 13', 51'
Goal 19'
Carrasquilla Goal 44'
Rodríguez Goal 79'		 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (United States)
3 March 2015 (2015-03-03) Mexico  6–0  Saint Lucia Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
17:00 A. Zamudio Yellow card 22'
Torres Goal 43', 90+4'
Magaña Goal 58'
Gurrola Goal 61', 76'
K. Lara Goal 72'		 Report Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
3 March 2015 (2015-03-03) Costa Rica  2–3  Canada Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
19:30 Goal 17' (pen.)
Yellow card 19'
Reyes Goal 47'
Arboine Yellow card 56'		 Report Baldisimo Yellow card 16'
Ewart Goal 31'
Goal 57' (pen.)
Sadiki Yellow card 64' Goal 67'
Tabla Yellow card 83'
Yellow card 89'		 Referee: (Puerto Rico)
6 March 2015 (2015-03-06) Costa Rica  4–1  Haiti Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
14:30 Goal 3', 8'
Yellow card 45'
Reyes Goal 67'
Goal 69'		 Report Goal 21'
Yellow card 28' Yellow card 35' Red card		 Referee: (Belize)
6 March 2015 (2015-03-06) Panama  6–2  Saint Lucia Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
17:00 Córdoba Goal 17', 18', 33'
Goal 36', 40'
Blackman Yellow card 55'
Yellow card 62'
Goal 74'
Yellow card 89'		 Report Goal 12'
Yellow card 76'
Goal 82'		 Referee: (Jamaica)
6 March 2015 (2015-03-06) Canada  1–1  Mexico Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
19:30 Sadiki Yellow card 36'
Borges Goal 41'		 Report Torres Goal 19' Referee: (Honduras)
9 March 2015 (2015-03-09) Mexico  2–0  Haiti Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
14:30 Venegas Yellow card 34' Goal 71'
López Goal 38' (pen.)		 Report Yellow card 29'
Yellow card 90+2'		 Referee: (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
9 March 2015 (2015-03-09) Costa Rica  2–0  Panama Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
17:00 Blackman Goal 77' (o.g.)
Reyes Yellow card 80'
Córdoba Yellow card 84'
Goal 87'
Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Yellow card 6'
Yellow card 13'
Yellow card 41'
Rodríguez Red card 90'		 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (United States)
9 March 2015 (2015-03-09) Saint Lucia  1–3  Canada Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
19:30 Goal 44' Report Goal 34'
Ewart Goal 35'
Tabla Goal 57'		 Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
12 March 2015 (2015-03-12) Mexico  1–1  Costa Rica Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
14:30 Esquivel Yellow card 34'
Goal 50'
Aguirre Yellow card 58'		 Report Yellow card 57'
Sequeira Goal 85'		 Referee: (Barbados)
12 March 2015 (2015-03-12) Saint Lucia  1–4  Haiti Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
17:00 Goal 2'
Yellow card 14'		 Report Damus Goal 9', 31', 45'
Goal 64'		 Referee: Jose Antonio Kellys Marquez (Panama)
12 March 2015 (2015-03-12) Canada  0–1  Panama Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
19:30 Johnson Yellow card 80'
Ewart Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Goal 9'
Yellow card 14'
Yellow card 69'		 Referee: (Jamaica)

Final stage[]

In the final stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (no extra time was played).[4]

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.

Ranking of second and third-placed teams

Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 A  United States 5 3 1 1 13 4 +9 10
2 B  Costa Rica 5 3 1 1 13 5 +8 10
3 B  Canada 5 3 1 1 10 6 +4 10
4 A  Jamaica 5 3 1 1 9 5 +4 10
First match(es) will be played on 27 February 2015. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Because all four teams finished with the same number of points and not all of them faced each other, the first playoff tiebreaker used for reseeding was goal differential in all group matches. Because two teams were tied on goal differential, the No. 3 and 4 seeds were determined based on total goals scored in the tournament.[5] This resulted in both third-place teams being ranked ahead of both second-place teams.

Costa Rica 3−0 Canada
Hernández Goal 18'
Reyes Goal 27'
Goal 74' (o.g.)		 Report
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
United States 0−0 Jamaica
Report
Penalties
C. Pulisic Penalty missed
Gallardo Penalty scored
Barbir Penalty scored
Zendejas Penalty scored
Nelson Penalty scored
Velela Penalty scored		 5−4 Penalty scored
Penalty missed
Penalty scored
Penalty scored Senior
Penalty scored Talbott
Penalty missed Marshall
Referee: (Honduras)

Costa Rica and the United States qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Final[]

Honduras 0−3 Mexico
Report Magaña Goal 7'
Goal 15'
Torres Goal 50'

Both Honduras and Mexico qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Top goalscorers[]

Players with three or more goals:[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Honduras to Host CONCACAF Under-17 Championship in 2015". CONCACAF.com. July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  2. ^ "Draw Determines Groups and Schedule for CONCACAF Under-17 Championship Honduras 2015". CONCACAF.com. December 8, 2014. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Official Draw Confirmed for the CONCACAF Under-17 Championship Honduras 2015". CONCACAF.com. 2 December 2014. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  4. ^ a b "2015 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship Regulations". CONCACAF (via issuu.com). 2 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  5. ^ "News & Stories | U.S. Soccer Official Website".
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-10. Retrieved 2015-03-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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