2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
Premundial CONCACAF Sub-17 2017 (in Spanish)
Tournament details
Host country Panama
Dates21 April – 7 May
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (7th title)
Runners-up United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored93 (3.72 per match)
Top scorer(s)Honduras Carlos Mejía
(7 goals)
Best player(s)Mexico Jairo Torres
Best goalkeeperUnited States Justin Garces
Fair play award Mexico
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The 2017 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship was the 5th edition of the CONCACAF Under-17 Championship (18th edition if all eras included), the men's under-17 international football tournament organized by CONCACAF. It was hosted in Panama between 21 April and 7 May 2017.[1][2]

The competition was used to determine the four CONCACAF representatives at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India.

Qualified teams

Main article: 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship qualifying

The qualifying competition for the tournament began in July 2016.

Team Qualification Appearances Previous best performances FIFA U-17 World Cup
Participations
North American zone
 Mexico (TH) Automatic 16th Champions (1985, 1987, 1991, 1996, 2013, 2015) 12
 United States Automatic 17th Champions (1983, 1992, 2011) 15
 Canada Automatic 16th Runners-up (2011) 6
Central American zone qualified through the Central America qualifying
 Panama Host 8th Runners-up (2013) 2
 Costa Rica First place 16th Champions (1994) 9
 Honduras Second place 17th Runners-up (2015) 4
 El Salvador Third place 14th Final round play-off (1999) 0
Caribbean zone qualified through the Caribbean qualifying
 Haiti Group A winner 7th Final round group winner (2007) 1
 Jamaica Group A runner-up 13th Final round group winner (1999) 2
 Cuba Group B winner 10th Champions (1988) 2
 Curaçao Group B runner-up 6th First round 0
 Suriname Best third place 1st — 0

Note: no titles or runners-up between 1999 and 2007.
All previous appearances of Curaçao as the former Netherlands Antilles.
Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting the event.

Venues

Panama City
Estadio Rommel Fernández Estadio Maracaná
Capacity: 32,000 Capacity: 5,500

Draw

The draw took place on December 13, 2016 at 19:00 EST (UTC−5) at Sheraton Grand Panama, Panama City, Panama, and was streamed live via CONCACAF.com.[3]

Different from previous tournaments, the 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four teams in the group stage. Panama, Mexico and Costa Rica were seeded into each of the three groups.

The remaining nine teams were allocated to pots 2–4 designed to ensure balanced and competitive groups weighted equally by region. They were drawn in order and placed in the group position drawn from Pots A, B and C.[4]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

The top two teams from each group in the group stage advance to the classification stage, where the six teams are drawn into two groups of three teams. The positions of each group winner and runner-up from the group stage were then drawn in group pairs, randomly into the two groups (D and E) for the classification stage.

The top two teams from each group in the classification stage qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, with the group winners also advancing to the final to decide the champions of the CONCACAF U-17 Championship.

Referees

Squads

Main article: 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship squads

Each squad could contain 20 players (including two goalkeepers).[5]

Group stage

The top two teams from each group in the group stage advanced to the classification stage.

Tiebreakers (for both group stage and classification stage)

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:[5]

  1. Greater number of points in matches between the tied teams;
  2. Greater goal difference in matches between the tied teams (if more than two teams finish equal on points);
  3. Greater number of goals scored in matches among the tied teams (if more than two teams finished equal on points);
  4. Greater goal difference in all group matches;
  5. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches;
  6. Drawing of lots.

All times are local, EST (UTC−5).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Panama (H) 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Classification stage
2  Honduras 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
3  Curaçao 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3 3
4  Haiti 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Curaçao 1–0 Haiti
Bernadina 43' Report
Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
Referee: Michel Rodríguez (Cuba)
Panama 4–2 Honduras
Guerrero 21', 24'
Orelien 87' (pen.), 89'		 Report Palma 16'
Mejía 49' (pen.)
Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
Honduras 3–0 Curaçao
Mejía 50', 52'
Cardona 90+3'		 Report
Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
Referee: Juan Calderón (Costa Rica)
Panama 0–0 Haiti
Report
Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)
Honduras 3–1 Haiti
López 70'
Mejía 82'
Palma 88'		 Report Leveille 10'
Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
Panama 1–0 Curaçao
Guerrero 35' Report
Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
Referee: Adrián Skeete (Barbados)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Classification stage
2  Cuba 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
3  Canada 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4  Suriname 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Cuba 1–1 Suriname
Rendón 57' Report Hoever 83'
Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
Referee: Gladwyn Johnson (Guyana)
Costa Rica 2–1 Canada
Alfaro 44', 90+5' Report Romeo 51'
Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
Canada 1–2 Cuba
Hojabrpour 71' Report Romero 26'
Cruz 59'
Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
Costa Rica 3–0 Suriname
Cordero 14'
Abarca 64'
Montero 80'		 Report
Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)
Canada 2–0 Suriname
David 13', 56' Report
Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)
Costa Rica 3–1 Cuba
Coll 37' (o.g.)
Gómez 68'
Jarquin 71'		 Report Savigne 49'
Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 9 Classification stage
2  Mexico 3 2 0 1 14 5 +9 6
3  Jamaica 3 1 0 2 4 11 −7 3
4  El Salvador 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Jamaica 0–5 United States
Report Durkin 53'
Weah 77'
Sargent 87'
Akinola 88', 90+2'
Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
Referee: Adrián Skeete (Barbados)
Mexico 6–0 El Salvador
Menjívar 1' (o.g.)
Olivas 31'
López 35', 46'
Ávila 41' (o.g.)
Maeda 75'		 Report
Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)
El Salvador 1–3 Jamaica
Cerritos 53' (pen.) Report McIntosh 18'
Parris 83', 90+1'
Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
Referee: Rodphin Harris (Trinidad and Tobago)
Mexico 3–4 United States
De la Rosa 6', 44'
Lindsey 90+2' (o.g.)		 Report Sargent 26', 40'
Ferri 51'
Akinola 84'
Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
Referee: José Kellys Marquez (Panama)
El Salvador 0–1 United States
Report Jones 52'
Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
Referee: Michel Rodríguez (Cuba)
Mexico 5–1 Jamaica
Torres 24', 35'
López 32', 62'
Vázquez 61'		 Report Verley 71'
Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
Referee: Juan Calderón (Costa Rica)

Classification stage

The top two teams from each group in the classification stage qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, with the group winners also advancing to the final to decide the champions of the CONCACAF U-17 Championship.

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 2 2 0 0 9 2 +7 6 Final and 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2  Honduras 2 1 0 1 7 4 +3 3 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup
3  Cuba 2 0 0 2 3 13 −10 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Cuba 1–7 Honduras
Savigne 87' Report Mejía 11', 36', 42'
Palacios 16', 31', 73'
Pérez 24'
Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
Referee: José Kellys Marquez (Panama)
Honduras 0–3 United States
Report Sargent 25', 82'
Akinola 65'
Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)
Cuba 2–6 United States
Savigne 19'
Vasquez 47' (o.g.)		 Report Vassilev 16'
Coll 37' (o.g.)
Carleton 39'
Jones 49'
Reynolds 84'
Weah 88'
Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6 Final and 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2  Costa Rica 2 1 0 1 3 7 −4 3 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup
3  Panama (H) 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Costa Rica 2–1 Panama
Alfaro 31'
Arce 41'		 Report Guerrero 44'
Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
Panama 0–1 Mexico
Report Torres 32'
Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
Costa Rica 1–6 Mexico
Abarca 4' Report Olivas 2', 40' (pen.)
De la Rosa 20'
López 30', 51'
Sandoval 80'
Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)

Final

If the final was level at the end of 90 minutes, no extra time would be played and the match would be decided by a penalty shoot-out.[5]

United States 1–1 Mexico
Carleton 62' Report Robles 90+2'
Penalties
 4–5
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

Awards

Winners

 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship winners 

Mexico
Seventh title

Individual awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[6]

Golden Ball
Golden Boot
Golden Glove
Fair Play Award

Best XI

Goalscorers

7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
2 own goals
1 own goal

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup

The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[7]

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 Mexico 3 May 2017 12 (1985, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
 United States 5 May 2017 15 (1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015)
 Honduras 3 May 2017 4 (2007, 2009, 2013, 2015)
 Costa Rica 3 May 2017 9 (1985, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

References

  1. ^ "Panamá organizará premundial Sub-17 de la CONCACAF en abril del 2017" (in Spanish). FEPAFUT. 9 March 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Panama Named Host for 2017 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship". CONCACAF.com. 25 July 2016. Archived from the original on 27 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Field Set and Official Draw Confirmed for CONCACAF Under-17 Championship Panama 2017". CONCACAF.com. 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 8 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  4. ^ "CONCACAF Under-17 Championship draw produces groups, schedule". CONCACAF.com. 13 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  5. ^ a b c "Regulations" (pdf). CONCACAF vis issuu.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  6. ^ "TSG reveals CU17 Best XI, award winners". CONCACAF.com. May 8, 2017. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  7. ^ "USA join trio in qualifying for India". FIFA.com. 5 May 2017. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017.

External links

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