2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying
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The qualifying competitions for the 2015 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.
Teams
| 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying (Caribbean zone) | |
|---|---|
 The official logo of the U-20 Tournament | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host countries | Cuba Dominican Republic Haiti Aruba Curaçao (first round groups) Trinidad and Tobago (finals) |
| Dates | 25 June – 3 August (first round) 12–19 September 2014 (finals) |
| Teams | 20 (total) 8 (finals) (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| Runners-up |  Haiti |
| Third place |  Cuba |
| Fourth place |  Aruba |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 41 |
| Goals scored | 161 (3.93 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Travis Meril(total; 8 goals) Kadeem Corbin(finals; 5 goals) |
| Best player | Kadeem Corbin |
| Best goalkeeper | Jean-Marc Antersijn |
| Fair play award | Aruba |
← 2013 2017 → | |
International football competition
The Caribbean qualification competition (2014 CFU Men's U-20 Tournament) was organised by the Caribbean Football Union (CFU).
All match times are UTC−4.
A total of 20 teams entered the competition.
| Round | Teams entering round | No. of teams |
|---|---|---|
| Did not enter | 11 | |
| First round | 19 | |
| Second round | 1 |
- Notes
- ↑ Jamaica were withdrawn from the Second round, they are to host the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.
First round
The teams taking part in the first round were announced on 21 June 2014.[1] 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 | Cuba (H) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | Qualify to Final round |
| 2 |  Martinique |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Barbados |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| Barbados | 1–1 | Martinique |
|---|---|---|
Hunte  52' |
Report | Sellaye 5' |
Referee: Alain Georges (Haiti)
| Cuba | 1–1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
|---|---|---|
| Lopez 46' |
Report | Ledger 90+1' |
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
| Martinique | 2–1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
|---|---|---|
| Defrel 10' Thimon 35' |
Report | Solomon 80' |
Referee: Ameth Sanchez (Panama)
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0–0 | Barbados |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Dwight Royal (Jamaica)
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dominican Republic (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Qualify to Final round |
| 2 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Bermuda |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Guadeloupe |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
| Guadeloupe | 3–4 | Bermuda |
|---|---|---|
| Malpon 16', 84' Antoine 74' |
Report | Ratteray-Smith 17' Simons 40', 50', 65' |
Referee: Allan Jacques (Haiti)
| Dominican Republic | 0–3 | Antigua and Barbuda |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Harriette 15', 76' Stevens 63' |
Referee: Wilson Da Costa (Bahamas)
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0–1 | Guadeloupe |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Annerose 83' |
Referee: Walner Laventure (Haiti)
| Dominican Republic | 2–0 | Bermuda |
|---|---|---|
| Feliz 7' Quezada 90+4' |
Report |
Referee: Vivian Robinson (Saint Lucia)
| Bermuda | 0–0 | Antigua and Barbuda |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Walner Laventure (Haiti)
| Dominican Republic | 1–0 | Guadeloupe |
|---|---|---|
| Puello 39' |
Report |
Referee: Wilson Da Costa (Bahamas)
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 9 | Qualify to Final round |
| 2 |  Suriname |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 6 | |
| 3 | Saint Lucia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Turks and Caicos Islands |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | −34 | 0 |
| Suriname | 7–0 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Faerber 20', 60' (pen.), 72' Fer 31'Asoman 48'Slagveer 75'Khoen Khoen 90' |
Report |
Referee: Juan Carlos Hidalgo (Domicican Republic)
| Haiti | 4–0 | Saint Lucia |
|---|---|---|
| Valerius 10' Campoy 34'Saint-Vil 36'Cherenfant 43' |
Report |
Referee: William Anderson (Puerto Rico)
| Suriname | 6–3 | Saint Lucia |
|---|---|---|
| Faerber 7', 29' (pen.) Asoman 36'Khoen Khoen 47'Fer 66'Rozenblad 80' |
Report | Goodman 5' Joseph 65'Meril 71' |
Referee: William Anderson (Puerto Rico)
| Haiti | 10–0 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Valerius 6' Louima 10'Herivaux 17'Salvant 23', 31'Joseph 36', 60'St. Fort 47'St. Jean 73'Désiré 84' |
Report |
Referee: Yadel Martinez Pupo (Cuba)
| Saint Lucia | 17–0 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Myers 4' Meril 6', 7', 15', 27', 39', 55', 70'Abraham 12'Goodman 17'Neptune 22', 33', 38', 54', 86'Joseph 79', 81' |
Report |
Referee: Yadel Martinez Pupo (Cuba)
Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aruba (H) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | Qualify to Final round |
| 2 |  Grenada |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Dominica |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
Group 5
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Curaçao (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 6 | Qualify to Final round |
| 2 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Cayman Islands |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Anguilla |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | −21 | 0 |
| Anguilla | 0–7 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
|---|---|---|
| Report | T. Isaac 3', 62' Saunders 12'Nelson 23' (pen.), 47' (pen.)Bertie 61'Hanley 77' |
Referee: Stanley Lancaster (Guyana)
| Curaçao | 0–1 | Cayman Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Webb 45+1' |
Referee: Sherwin Johnson (Guyana)
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5–1 | Cayman Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Barnes 15' Z. Isaac 28'Nelson 60'Francis 83'T. Isaac 90+3' |
Report | Suberan 70' |
Referee: William Anderson (Puerto-Rico)
| Curaçao | 9–0 | Anguilla |
|---|---|---|
| Fortin 9' Stokkel 17'Marselina 35', 42', 85'Felomina 39'Christina 41'Martis 51', 88' |
Report |
Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)
| Cayman Islands | 5–0 | Anguilla |
|---|---|---|
| Connelly 10' Suberan 43'Wilson 65'Webb 70' (pen.)Nelson 83' |
Report |
Referee: William Anderson (Puerto-Rico)
| Curaçao | 3–0 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
|---|---|---|
| Albertus 58' Marselina 65', 71' |
Report |
Referee: Stanley Lancaster (Guyana)
Ranking of runners-up
On 22 June 2014, CFU published that the best ranked runner-up also qualifies for the Second round.[1] On 26 June 2014, CONCACAF published that the best and second best ranked runner-up qualifier for the Second Round.[2] Since Group 4 contains three teams, only the results against the first and third placed teams are counted.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | |
| 2 | Suriname |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 3 | Qualify to Final round |
| 3 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Grenada |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
| 5 | Martinique |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Source: CFU
Final round
The final round was hosted in Trinidad and Tobago.[1]
On 22 June 2014, CFU announced that Jamaica would also receive a bye to the Second round,[1] however four days later CONCACAF published that the second-best ranked runner-up would be taking part in the Second round.[2]
The groups and resulting fixtures were changed at a later date. Antigua and Barbuda were removed and Saint Kitts and Nevis added (no explanation given).[3] The top two from each group advanced to the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Qualify to CONCACAF U-20 Championship & Final |
| 2 | Cuba |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Qualify to CONCACAF U-20 Championship & Third place playoff |
| 3 | Curaçao |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3[a] | |
| 4 | Suriname |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3[a] |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2–1 | Suriname |
|---|---|---|
| Fortune 27' (pen.) Mitchell 78' |
Report | Faerber 5' |
Referee: Leo Clarke (Saint Lucia)
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4–0 | Curaçao |
|---|---|---|
| Mitchell 33' Corbin 45' (pen.), 60'Andrews 84' |
Report |
Referee: Kimbell Ward (St Kitts & Nevis)
| Suriname | 2–3 | Curaçao |
|---|---|---|
| Faerber 15' Grando 27' |
Report | Marselia 22', 53', 80' |
Referee: Wilson Da Costa (Bahamas)
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1–1 | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| Trimmingham 88' |
Report | Lopez 10' |
Referee: Leo Clarke (Saint Lucia)
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9 | Qualify to CONCACAF U-20 Championship & Final |
| 2 | Aruba |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Qualify to CONCACAF U-20 Championship & Third place playoff |
| 3 | Dominican Republic |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 |
Source: CFU
| Haiti | 2–1 | Dominican Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph 20', 36' |
Report | Matos 68' |
Referee: Yadel Martinez Pupo (Cuba)
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1–2 | Aruba |
|---|---|---|
| Hanley 79' |
Report | Ruiz 33' (pen.) Wernet 55' |
Referee: Moeth Gaymes (St Vincent & Grenadines)
| Dominican Republic | 3–1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
|---|---|---|
| Feliz 33', 45' Llanos 78' |
Report | Mckoy 4' |
Referee: William Anderson (Puerto Rico)
| Dominican Republic | 1–2 | Aruba |
|---|---|---|
| Puello 10' |
Report | Wernet 83' Geerman 90+2' |
Referee: Moeth Gaymes (St Vincent & Grenadines)
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2–5 | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Bertie 74', 76' |
Report | Cherenfant 4', 28' Monpremier 7'Désiré 17', 42' |
Referee: Yadel Martinez Pupo (Cuba)
Third place playoff
Final
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3–0 | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Corbin 35', 82', 86' |
Report |
Referee: Yadel Martinez Pupo (Cuba)
Awards
- Golden Boot
Kadeem Corbin
- MVP
- Kadeem Corbin
- Golden Glove
- Fair Play Award
Source:[4]
Central American zone
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | El Salvador |
| Dates | 17 July 2014 – 29 July 2014 |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Panama |
| Runners-up |  El Salvador |
| Third place |  Honduras |
| Fourth place |  Guatemala |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 78 (3.71 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ismael Díaz Mauro Portillo (5 goals each) |
← 2013 2017 → | |
International football competition
The Central American qualification competition was organised by the Central American Football Union (UNCAF). The competition was contested by the seven UNCAF teams in a round-robin tournament, hosted in El Salvador,[5] where the top four teams qualified for the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[6][7]
By winning this tournament, Panama qualified for the 2015 Pan American Games men's football tournament.[8]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 15 | Qualify to CONCACAF U-20 Championship and Pan American Games |
| 2 | El Salvador (H) |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 11 | Qualify to CONCACAF U-20 Championship |
| 3 | Honduras |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 11 | |
| 4 | Guatemala |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 10[a] | |
| 5 |  Costa Rica |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 10[a] | |
| 6 |  Nicaragua |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 3 | |
| 7 |  Belize |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23 | −23 | 0 |
All match times are UTC−6.
| Guatemala | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Diego Palma 12' |
Report |
Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras)
| Honduras | 3–4 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Rembrandt Flores 16' Elis 20'Fredy Medina 85' |
Report | Ismael Santos 6' (o.g.) Josue Hormecha 51'Fidel Escobar 63'Díaz 90+1' |
Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica)
| El Salvador | 6–0 | Belize |
|---|---|---|
| Barahona 3' (pen.) Roberto Domínguez 44'Bryan Pérez 62'Josué Hernández 78', 89'Bryan Tamacas 90+2' |
Report |
Referee: Óscar Reyna (Guatemala)
| Panama | 5–0 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Josue Hormecha 2' Díaz 21', 43'Carlos Small 32'Rubén Barrow 74' |
Report |
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)
| Honduras | 1–1 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Deybi Flores 23' |
Report | Berny Burke 20' |
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
| El Salvador | 2–2 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Barahona 63' (pen.) Josué Hernández 78' (pen.) |
Report | Diego Palma 70' Mauro Portillo 89' (pen.) |
Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)
| Belize | 0–4 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Serapio 6' Ariagner Smith 65'Hermes Navarette 74'Bryan Garcia 83' |
Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica)
| Costa Rica | 2–3 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Cerdas 71' Víctor Murillo 90+1' |
Report | Díaz 1', 50' Fidel Escobar 84' |
Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras)
| El Salvador | 0–0 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Óscar Reyna (Guatemala)
| Nicaragua | 0–2 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kenneth Cerdas 66' Randall Leal 90+1' |
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
| Honduras | 5–0 | Belize |
|---|---|---|
| Junior Lacayo 42' Rolin Alvarez 45'Róchez 65', 74' (pen.)Fredy Medina 71' |
Report |
Referee: Óscar Reyna (Guatemala)
| Panama | 3–0 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Jhamal Rodríguez 8' Ervin Zorrilla 67'Jesús González 85' |
Report |
Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras)
| El Salvador | 7–1 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Bryan Pérez 13' (pen.) Denis Pineda 28', 46'Romilio Hernández 34', 44'Bryan Landaverde 71'Ronald Ventura 78' |
Report | Yaser Ortiz 37' |
Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)
| Costa Rica | 6–0 | Belize |
|---|---|---|
| Randy Chirino 36', 85', 90+2' Rene Miranda 38', 61'Marcelo González 47' |
Report |
Referee: Óscar Davilla (Nicaragua)
| Nicaragua | 0–4 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Christopher Paolo Ortíz 69' Mauro Portillo 82', 85'Pablo Aguilar 90+3' |
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
| El Salvador | 2–1 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Denis Pineda 31' Roberto Domínguez 82' |
Report | Bryan Tamacas 86' (o.g.) |
Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica)
| Guatemala | 3–0 | Belize |
|---|---|---|
| Pablo Aguilar 26' Mauro Portillo 36', 63' |
Report |
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)
| Honduras | 3–1 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Róchez 4' Junior Lacayo 11'Deybi Flores 54' |
Report | Yaser Ortiz 43' |
Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)
| El Salvador | 1–2 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Denis Pineda 57' |
Report | Alberth Villalobos 45' Juan Vargas 79' (pen.) |
Referee: Oscar Reyna (Guatemala)
Qualified teams
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References
- 1 2 3 4 "CFU Men's Under 20 Teams Prepare For Battle". Caribbean Football Union. 21 June 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- 1 2 "Caribbean Under-20 Qualifying: Results & Scorers". concacaf.com. 26 June 2014. Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ↑ "CFU Under 20 Finals About To Kick Off". CFU. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 12 Sep 2014.
- ↑ "Trinidad and Tobago Win CFU Under 20 Championship". cfufootball.org. 20 September 2014. Archived from the original on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ Ponce, Franklin (14 February 2014). "El Salvador, sede del Eliminatorio Uncaf Sub 20" (in Spanish). edhdeportes.com. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ↑ Hernandez, Elisa (15 July 2014). "El Eliminatorio UNCAF sub 20 arranca el jueves" (in Spanish). El Grafico. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ↑ "El Salvador to host UNCAF U-20 qualifying". Concacaf. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ↑ "Panama U20s seal CONCACAF, Pan Am Games berths". CONCACAF.com. 26 July 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-08-02. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
External links
- Under 20s – Men, CONCACAF.com
- Fútbol Masculino Sub-20, UNCAFut.com (in Spanish)
- Men's U20, CFUfootball.org
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