2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship qualifying

The qualifiers of the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship took place between 16–25 March and 1–7 April 2019. All matches were played at the IMG Academy campus in Bradenton, Florida, United States.

2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship qualifying
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
CityBradenton, Florida
DatesMarch 16 – April 7, 2019
Teams19 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored107 (3.34 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nicaragua Patrick Huete (4 goals)
2017
2022

Teams edit

The 41 CONCACAF teams were ranked based on the CONCACAF Men’s Under-17 Ranking as of May 2017. A total of 35 teams entered the tournament. The highest-ranked 16 entrants were exempt from qualifying and advanced directly to the group stage of the final tournament, while the lowest-ranked 19 entrants had to participate in qualifying.

May 2017 rankings[1]
Exempt from qualifying (16 teams)
Rank Team Points
1   Mexico 7,311
2   United States 5,632
3   Honduras 5,059
4   Costa Rica 4,848
5   Panama 3,842
6   Canada 3,650
7   Jamaica 3,360
9   Haiti 2,406
10   Trinidad and Tobago 1,970
11   Guatemala 1,909
12   El Salvador 1,517
13   Suriname 1,163
14   Curaçao 1,144
15   Barbados 1,115
17   Bermuda 636
18   Guyana 606
Participating in qualifying (19 teams)
Rank Team Points
19   Nicaragua 593
20   Dominican Republic 575
21   Guadeloupe 523
22   Saint Kitts and Nevis 511
23   Antigua and Barbuda 437
24   Puerto Rico 391
25   Bahamas 328
26   Grenada 323
27   Aruba 316
28   Cayman Islands 265
29   Martinique 229
30   Belize 192
31   Anguilla 126
32   U.S. Virgin Islands 121
33   Saint Martin 115
35   Dominica 108
36   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 86
37   Bonaire 0
39   Montserrat 0
Did not enter (6 teams)
Rank Team Points
8   Cuba 2,944
16   Saint Lucia 922
34   British Virgin Islands 111
38   French Guiana 0
40   Sint Maarten 0
41   Turks and Caicos Islands 0

Draw edit

The draw for the qualifying round took place on 19 February 2019, 11:00 EST (UTC−5), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami. The 19 teams were drawn into four groups: three groups of five teams and one group of four teams.[2][3] Based on the CONCACAF Men's Under-17 Ranking, the top four ranked teams were seeded into position one of each group, while the remaining 15 teams were distributed in the other pots, as follows:[4]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5

Qualifying round edit

The winners of each group qualify for the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, where they enter the round of 16 of the knockout stage.

All times are local, EDT (UTC−4).[5]

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Nicaragua 4 3 0 1 12 2 +10 9 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
2   Cayman Islands 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 7
3   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7
4   Grenada 4 2 0 2 4 7 −3 6
5   U.S. Virgin Islands 4 0 0 4 0 11 −11 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tie-breakers
U.S. Virgin Islands  0–1  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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  • Hunte   76'
Referee: Filip Dujic (Canada)
Cayman Islands  2–0  Grenada
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Referee: Ariel Ameth Sánchez (Panama)

U.S. Virgin Islands  0–3  Cayman Islands
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Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  2–0  Nicaragua
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Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  1–2  Grenada
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Referee: Nikolai Nyron (Trinidad and Tobago)
Nicaragua  5–0  U.S. Virgin Islands
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Referee: Ariel Ameth Sánchez (Panama)

Grenada  0–4  Nicaragua
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Referee: Malik Badawi (United States)
Cayman Islands  1–1  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Referee: Benbito Celima (Haiti)

Nicaragua  3–0  Cayman Islands
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Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)
Grenada  2–0  U.S. Virgin Islands
  • Ettienne   11', 28'
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Referee: Brayan Cruz (Costa Rica)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Dominican Republic 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
2   Antigua and Barbuda 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 6
3   Belize 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
4   Dominica 3 0 1 2 1 11 −10 1
5   Montserrat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tie-breakers
Belize  1–1  Dominica
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Referee: Cole Shoemaker (Canada)

Antigua and Barbuda  2–1  Belize
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Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago)
Dominica  0–3  Dominican Republic
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Referee: Tristley Bassue (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Belize  1–3  Dominican Republic
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Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
Dominica  0–7  Antigua and Barbuda
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Dominican Republic  2–0  Antigua and Barbuda
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Referee: Diego Montaño Robles (Mexico)

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Guadeloupe 4 4 0 0 15 1 +14 12 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
2   Bonaire 4 2 1 1 5 9 −4 7
3   Aruba 4 2 0 2 6 4 +2 6
4   Bahamas 4 1 0 3 4 12 −8 3
5   Saint Martin 4 0 1 3 1 5 −4 1
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tie-breakers
Saint Martin  0–0  Bonaire
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Referee: Nikolai Nyron (Trinidad and Tobago)
Aruba  3–0  Bahamas
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Referee: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)

Saint Martin  1–3  Aruba
Report
Referee: Benbito Celima (Haiti)
Bonaire  0–7  Guadeloupe
Report
Referee: Malik Badawi (United States)

Bonaire  4–2  Bahamas
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  • Lowe   32'
  • Davis   79'
Referee: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)
Guadeloupe  1–0  Saint Martin
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Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)

Bahamas  1–5  Guadeloupe
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Referee: Filip Dujic (Canada)
Aruba  0–1  Bonaire
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Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

Guadeloupe  2–0  Aruba
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Referee: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)
Bahamas  1–0  Saint Martin
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Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Puerto Rico 3 2 1 0 10 0 +10 7 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
2   Martinique 3 2 0 1 14 2 +12 6
3   Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 1 1 1 4 1 +3 4
4   Anguilla 3 0 0 3 0 25 −25 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tie-breakers
Saint Kitts and Nevis  0–0  Puerto Rico
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Referee: Bryan López Castellanos (Guatemala)
Martinique  13–0  Anguilla
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Referee: José Raul Eduarte (Costa Rica)

Puerto Rico  2–0  Martinique
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Referee: Wilson Da Costa (Bahamas)
Anguilla  0–4  Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Referee: Reinaldo Sequeira (Costa Rica)

Martinique  1–0  Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Referee: Bryan López Castellanos (Guatemala)
Anguilla  0–8  Puerto Rico
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Referee: Melvin Herrera (Honduras)

Goalscorers edit

There were 107 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 3.34 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  •   Sedu Bradshaw (against Saint Kitts and Nevis)
  •   Kareem Sealey (against Nicaragua)

References edit

  1. ^ "Concacaf Men's Under-17 Ranking". CONCACAF.com.
  2. ^ "Venue and Dates Confirmed for the 2019 Concacaf Under-17 Championship". CONCACAF. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Draw Reveals Groups for the 2019 Concacaf Under-17 Championship". CONCACAF. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Official draw – 2019 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship".
  5. ^ "CONCACAF Under-17 Championship 2019 Match Schedule (Qualifying Stage)" (PDF). CONCACAF.

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