The qualifying competitions for the 2017 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.

Caribbean zone

The details were announced in April 2016.

Teams

SeedingTeamsNo. of teams
No participationAruba Bahamas Barbados Bonaire British Virgin Islands French Guiana Grenada Guyana Martinique Montserrat Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Martin Suriname U.S. Virgin Islands14
Group stage entrantsAnguilla Antigua and Barbuda Bermuda Cayman Islands Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Guadeloupe Haiti Jamaica Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Sint Maarten Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands16
Final round entrantsCuraçao1

First round

Group 1

To be held 15–19 June 2016 and hosted in St. Maarten.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Antigua and Barbuda321092+77Final round
2Cuba320183+56
3Puerto Rico3111113+84
4Sint Maarten (H)3003020−200
Antigua and Barbuda2–1Cuba
Stevens 15', 24'Yasmani 41'
Sint Maarten0–9Puerto Rico
De la Rosa 3', 47' Rodríguez 12' Rivera 45+2' Osorio 60', 70' O'Neill 68' Carrillo 76' (pen.), 84'

Cuba2–1Puerto Rico
Diaz 1' Godinez 70'Cardona 18' (pen.)
Sint Maarten0–6Antigua and Barbuda
Browne 27' V.Allen 30' (pen.) Henry 49', 51' Wildin 79' Hall 90+2'

Puerto Rico1–1Antigua and Barbuda
Osorio 21'Stevens 2'
Sint Maarten0–5Cuba
E.Puga 7' Yasmani 9' Morejon 68', 80' Godinez 82'

Group 2

To be held 15–19 June 2016 and hosted in Trinidad and Tobago.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Trinidad and Tobago (H)3210131+127Final round
2Saint Lucia321041+37
3Guadeloupe310252+33
4Turks and Caicos Islands3003018−180
Turks and Caicos Islands0–2Saint Lucia
Wilfred 57' Winter 70'
Trinidad and Tobago1–0Guadeloupe
Dass 48'

Saint Lucia1–0Guadeloupe
Maryat 47'
Trinidad and Tobago11–0Turks and Caicos Islands
Dillon 11', 29', 49', 62', 65' Hudson 15', 58' Mason 46' Powder 51' Lansiquot 72' Bruce-de-Rouche 83'

Guadeloupe5–0Turks and Caicos Islands
Macon 17', 30', 48' Dupalan 51' Bolivar 53'
Trinidad and Tobago1–1Saint Lucia
Hudson 64'Joseph 39'

Group 3

To be held 29 June – 3 July 2016 and hosted in Haiti.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Haiti (H)3300160+169Final round
2Bermuda3201103+76
3Cayman Islands310249−53
4Anguilla3003119−180
Bermuda3–0Cayman Islands
Evans 20', 89' Smith 53'
Haiti8–0Anguilla
Dede 21' Richardson 29' (o.g.) Pierre 36' Louima 45', 50' Damus 48', 77' Jerome 90+2'

Cayman Islands4–1Anguilla
Scott 25' Martinez 31' Cruz 39' Thomas 62'Lake 90+3'
Haiti3–0Bermuda
Louima 24' Guillaume 34' Chery 83'

Anguilla0–7Bermuda
Smith 2', 28' Douglas 13' Swan 54' Bascome 59' (pen.) Jones 86' Furbert 90+1'
Haiti5–0Cayman Islands
Dede 44', 90+4' Louima 60' Guillaume 66' Francois 84'

Group 4

To be held 15–19 June 2016 and hosted in Dominican Republic.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Saint Kitts and Nevis320174+36Final round
2Dominican Republic (H)320163+36
3Jamaica32014406
4Dominica300339−60
Jamaica2–1Dominica
Nicholson 46', 61'Lander 24'
Dominican Republic2–1Saint Kitts and Nevis
Rodríguez 52' Jiménez 74'Hanley42'

Jamaica0–2Saint Kitts and Nevis
Hanley 60', 83'
Dominican Republic3–0Dominica
Rodríguez 62' Polanco 86' Japa 90'

Saint Kitts and Nevis4–2Dominica
Amory 14' Archibald 43' Hanley 72' Sutton 77'Jolly 68' Augustine 70'
Dominican Republic1–2Jamaica
Polanco 86'Nicholson 19' Adamolekun 70'

Ranking of second-placed teams

Three runners-up from the group stage (best three group runners-up) will also qualify for the final round.

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
12Saint Lucia321041+37Final round
23Bermuda3201103+76
31Cuba320183+56
44Dominican Republic320163+36

Final round

To be held 21–30 October 2016 and hosted in Curaçao.

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Antigua and Barbuda321064+27Semi-finals and 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2Bermuda311165+14
3Saint Kitts and Nevis311166042017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
4Curaçao (H)301225−31
Bermuda3–1Saint Kitts and Nevis
Scott 26' Tyrell 30', 37'Hanley 17'
Curaçao0–1Antigua and Barbuda
Stevens 86'

Saint Kitts and Nevis2–2Antigua and Barbuda
Hodge 9' Hanley 48'Stevens 23' Wildin 86'
Curaçao1–1Bermuda
Schores 32'Tyrell 79'

Antigua and Barbuda3–2Bermuda
Hakeem 1', 11' Stevens 40'Burchall 53', 86'
Curaçao1–3Saint Kitts and Nevis
Cijntje 42'Sutton 23' Hodge 67' Phipps 76'

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Haiti321072+57Semi-finals and 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2Trinidad and Tobago312040+45
3Cuba302123−12
4Saint Lucia3012210−81
Haiti5–1Saint Lucia
Louima 6' Damus 23', 83', 86' Dede 78'Lionel 80'
Trinidad and Tobago0–0Cuba

Saint Lucia0–4Trinidad and Tobago
Dillon 5', 28', 70' Power 65'
Haiti2–1Cuba
Sanon 6' Désiré 80'Tuero 68'

Cuba1–1Saint Lucia
Guerra 21'Aranda 84' (o.g.)
Trinidad and Tobago0–0Haiti

Ranking of third-placed teams

The best third-placed team from the final round group stage also qualified for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1ASaint Kitts and Nevis311166042017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2BCuba302123−12

Knockout stage

Semi-finalsFinal
28 October - Ergilio Hato Stadium
Antigua and Barbuda (p)0 (5)
30 October - Ergilio Hato Stadium
Trinidad and Tobago0 (4)
Antigua and Barbuda0
28 October - Ergilio Hato Stadium
Haiti4
Haiti3
Bermuda0
Third place
30 October - Ergilio Hato Stadium
Trinidad and Tobago1
Bermuda2

Semi-finals

Antigua and Barbuda0–0Trinidad and Tobago
Penalties
5–4

Haiti3–0Bermuda
Désiré 6' Damus 47' Louima 63'

Third-place playoff

Trinidad and Tobago1–2Bermuda
Toussaint 49'Scott 44' Thomas 88'

Final

Antigua and Barbuda0–4Haiti
Louima 21', 38' Damus 47', 85'

Awards

Golden Boot of Finals

MVP

Golden Glove

Golden Boot of Tournaments

Goalscorers

8 goals

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

  • Anguilla Keanu Richardson (against Trinidad)
  • Cuba Ronald Aranda (against Saint Lucia)

Central American zone

The format is a single round-robin stage. Costa Rica qualified for the CONCACAF U-20 Championship as hosts and did not enter the qualifying competition. Belize withdrew. Guatemala were prevented from entering the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship due to FIFA suspending National Football Federation of Guatemala. Fourth place Panama qualified in their place.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Honduras422074+382017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2El Salvador421194+57
3Guatemala41215505Disqualified due to FIFA suspension
4Panama (H)411274+342017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
5Nicaragua4103112−113
6Belize00000000Withdrew
Guatemala2–2Honduras
Valdizon 5' García 42'Grant 45+1' Cruz 47'
Panama6–0Nicaragua
Blackman 36' L. Ávila 48', 53', 56' Hinestroza 67', 89'

Honduras2–1El Salvador
Ávila 10' Reyes 68'Contreras 25'
Panama0–1Guatemala
Reyes 68' (pen.)

Nicaragua0–2Honduras
Cruz 73' Álvarez 88'
Guatemala2–2El Salvador
Altán 29' Martínez 54' (pen.)Márquez 22' (pen.) Paz 79'

El Salvador4–0Nicaragua
Rodríguez 26' Castro 32' Reyes 63' Domínguez 71'
Panama1–1Honduras
R. Ávila 65' (pen.)Flores 78' (pen.)

Nicaragua1–0Guatemala
Jarquín 72'
Panama0–2El Salvador
Rosales 16' Domínguez 59' (pen.)

External links

  • , CONCACAF.com
  • , UNCAFut.com (in Spanish)
  • , CFUfootball.org