2023_CONCACAF_U-17_Championship

2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship

2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship

Association football tournament for under-17 national teams


The 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship was the 7th edition of the CONCACAF Under-17 Championship (20th edition if all eras included), the men's under-17 international football tournament organized by CONCACAF.[1] It was hosted by Guatemala between 11 February and 26 February 2023.[2][3] The top four teams qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia as CONCACAF representatives.

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Mexico were the defending champions, and won a fifth consecutive title.

Qualified teams

The 41 CONCACAF teams were ranked based on the CONCACAF Men's Under-17 Ranking as of December 2019.[4] A total of 38 teams entered the tournament. The sixteen highest-ranked entrants were exempt from qualifying and advanced directly to the group stage of the final tournament, while the lowest-ranked twenty-two entrants had to participate in qualifying, where the four group winners advanced to the round of 16 of the knockout stage of the final tournament.[5]

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Notes
  1. Also final group winner in 1999 and 2005.
  2. Also final group winner in 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2007.
  3. Also final group winner in 2001 and 2003.
  4. Includes five appearances as the Netherlands Antilles before 2010.

Venues


More information Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala City ...

Match officials

On 31 January 2023, CONCACAF announced the list of 18 referees and 16 assistant referees appointed for the tournament.[6]

Referees

  • Antigua and Barbuda Ken Pennyfeather
  • Curaçao Norberto Da Silva
  • Dominican Republic Adonis Carrasco
  • El Salvador Filiberto Martínez
  • Guatemala José Fuentes
  • Guyana Shavin Greene
  • Honduras Jefferson Escobar
  • Jamaica Christopher Mason
  • Jamaica Okeito Nicholson
  • Mexico Víctor Cáceres
  • Mexico Daniel Quintero
  • Panama Fernando Morón
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis Sanchez Bass
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis Reginald Gumbs
  • Suriname Sergio Rozenhaut
  • Trinidad and Tobago Kwinsi Williams
  • United States Joseph Dickerson
  • United States Víctor Rivas

Assistant referees

  • Costa Rica William Chow
  • Cuba Leonel Garcia
  • Dominican Republic Lendy Taveras
  • El Salvador Carlos Vargas
  • Guatemala Cristian Alvarado
  • Guatemala Aczel Perez
  • Honduras Luis Paz
  • Jamaica Kemar Gayle
  • Jamaica Joshua Jackson
  • Jamaica McKenzie Ricardo
  • Nicaragua Berman Bermudez
  • Mexico Marco Bisguerra
  • Mexico Leonardo Castillo
  • Mexico Michel Espinoza
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis Jaden Rouse
  • United States Jose Da Silva

Draw

The draw for the group stage took place on 29 September 2022, at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami. The sixteen teams were drawn into four groups of four teams.[5] 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 twelve teams were distributed in the other pots, as follows:

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Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2006 are eligible to compete.

Group stage

The top three teams in each group advanced to the round of 16, where they will be joined by the four teams advancing from the qualifying round. The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers will be applied in the following order:[7]

  1. Greater goal difference in all group matches;
  2. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches;
  3. Greater number of points in matches between the tied teams;
  4. Greater goal difference in matches between the tied teams (if more than two teams finished equal on points);
  5. Greater number of goals scored in matches among the tied teams (if more than two teams finished equal in points);
  6. The lower number of points based on the number of yellow and red cards in all group matches is considered according to the following additions:
    • Yellow card: −1 point;
    • Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
    • Direct red card: −4 points;
    • Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
  7. Drawing of lots.

All times are in GTT (UTC−6).[8][9]

Group E

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tie-breakers
(H) Hosts
More information Mexico, 9–0 ...
More information Panama, 1–0 ...

More information Curaçao, 0–4 ...
More information Guatemala, 0–2 ...

More information Mexico, 1–1 ...
More information Guatemala, 8–3 ...

Group F

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Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tie-breakers
More information Canada, 3–2 ...
More information United States, 5–0 ...
Referee: Okeito Nicholson (Jamaica)

More information Barbados, 0–2 ...
More information Trinidad and Tobago, 1–3 ...
Referee: Víctor Cáceres (Mexico)

More information Trinidad and Tobago, 1–1 ...
More information United States, 1–0 ...
Referee: Fernando Morón (Panama)

Group G

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tie-breakers
More information Jamaica, 4–2 ...
More information Costa Rica, 2–1 ...

More information Guadeloupe, 2–1 ...
More information Cuba, 0–4 ...

More information Cuba, 4–0 ...
More information Costa Rica, 2–2 ...

Group H

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Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tie-breakers
More information Haiti, 1–3 ...
Referee: Norberto Da Silva (Curaçao)
More information Honduras, 6–1 ...

More information Suriname, 0–3 ...
Referee: Christopher Mason (Jamaica)
More information El Salvador, 1–4 ...
Referee: Daniel Quintero (Mexico)

More information El Salvador, 4–0 ...
Referee: Okeito Nicholson (Jamaica)
More information Honduras, 1–0 ...

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
18 February
 
 
 Mexico6
 
21 February
 
 Nicaragua0
 
 Mexico3
 
19 February
 
 El Salvador0
 
 El Salvador (a.e.t.)3
 
24 February
 
 Trinidad and Tobago2
 
 Mexico5
 
19 February
 
 Panama0
 
 Panama2
 
22 February
 
 Cuba0
 
 Panama2
 
19 February
 
 Honduras1
 
 Honduras6
 
26 February
 
 Bermuda0
 
 Mexico3
 
19 February
 
 United States1
 
 Costa Rica1 (2)
 
22 February
 
 Puerto Rico (p)1 (4)
 
 Puerto Rico0
 
18 February
 
 Canada3
 
 Canada3
 
24 February
 
 Haiti0
 
 Canada0
 
18 February
 
 United States2
 
 Jamaica1
 
21 February
 
 Guatemala2
 
 Guatemala3
 
18 February
 
 United States5
 
 United States7
 
 
 Dominican Republic0
 

Round of 16

More information Mexico, 6–0 ...

More information Jamaica, 1–2 ...

More information United States, 7–0 ...
Referee: Daniel Quintero (Mexico)

More information Canada, 3–0 ...
Referee: Víctor Cáceres (Mexico)

More information Costa Rica, 1–1 (a.e.t.) ...

More information Panama, 2–0 ...

More information Honduras, 6–0 ...
Referee: Christopher Mason (Jamaica)

More information El Salvador, 3–2 (a.e.t.) ...

Quarter-finals

Winners qualified for 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

More information Mexico, 3–0 ...

More information Guatemala, 3–5 ...

More information Puerto Rico, 0–3 ...

More information Panama, 2–1 ...

Semi-finals

More information Mexico, 5–0 ...

More information Canada, 0–2 ...

Final

More information Mexico, 3–1 ...

Awards

Winners

 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship winners 

Mexico
Ninth title


The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[10]

Golden Ball
Golden Boot
Golden Glove
  • Mexico Norberto Bedolla
Fair Play
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Goalscorers

There were 158 goals scored in 39 matches, for an average of 4.05 goals per match.

8 goals

7 goals

5 goals

  • Mexico José Urias

4 goals

  • Guatemala Olger Escobar
  • Honduras Edwin Munguía
  • Panama Kevin Walder

3 goals

2 goals

  • Canada Antoine N’Diaye
  • Costa Rica Sean Albriton
  • Costa Rica Roy Bustos
  • Costa Rica Akheem Wilson
  • El Salvador Bryan Vasquez
  • Guatemala Santiago Garzaro
  • Guatemala Selvin Sagastume
  • Guatemala Gabino Vásquez
  • Honduras Nixon Cruz
  • Honduras Jordan Garcia
  • Honduras Roberto Osorto
  • Jamaica Ronaldo Barrett
  • Jamaica Orane Watson
  • Mexico Gael Álvarez
  • Mexico Isaac Martínez
  • Trinidad and Tobago Lindell Sween
  • Trinidad and Tobago Malachai Webb
  • United States Christopher Aquino
  • United States Ezekiel Soto

1 goal

  • Barbados Shamari Harewood
  • Canada Alessandro Biello
  • Canada Liam MacKenzie
  • Canada Chimere Omeze
  • Canada Lucas Ozimec
  • Canada Erik Pop
  • Canada Lazar Stefanovic
  • Costa Rica Víctor Maroto
  • Costa Rica Andry Narajo
  • Costa Rica Andryk Sandi
  • Cuba Lizardo Hernández
  • Cuba Yansiel Reinoso
  • Cuba Hanoy Sosa
  • Curaçao Luigi Inesia
  • Curaçao Giandro Sambo
  • El Salvador Cristopher Arias
  • El Salvador Nelson Diaz
  • El Salvador Elder Figueroa
  • El Salvador Walter Menjívar
  • El Salvador Michael Ventura
  • Guadeloupe Yanis Bienville
  • Guadeloupe Willan Jacques
  • Guadeloupe Ylan Moloza
  • Guatemala Carlos Aguilar
  • Guatemala Nicolás Chinchilla
  • Guatemala Oseas Guerra
  • Haiti Sebatien Joseph
  • Haiti Samuel Lamare
  • Haiti Schneilorens Lebrun
  • Haiti Kaief Tomlison
  • Honduras David Herrera
  • Honduras Bryan Saenz
  • Jamaica Jahmani Bell
  • Jamaica Alexavier Gooden
  • Jamaica Ashton Gordon
  • Jamaica Adrian Reid
  • Mexico José Arroyo
  • Mexico Yerar Azcarate
  • Mexico Kevin García
  • Mexico Brandon Lomelí
  • Mexico Joaquín Moxica
  • Mexico Luis Navarrete
  • Mexico José Suárez
  • Mexico Álex Valencia
  • Panama Erick Díaz
  • Panama Juan Hall
  • Panama Joshua Pierre
  • Panama Hector Rios
  • Panama Anel Ryce
  • Puerto Rico Samuel Byron
  • Suriname Jemairo Goodett
  • Trinidad and Tobago Rio Cardines
  • Trinidad and Tobago Derrel Garcia
  • United States Aiden Harangi
  • United States Brian Romero
  • United States Paulo Rudisill
  • United States Pedro Soma

1 own goal

  • Guatemala Ariel Lon (against Curaçao)
  • Honduras Jonathan Bueso (against El Salvador)
  • Honduras Brayan Vaquedano (against Panama)
  • Panama Martín Krug (against Mexico)

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup

The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia.

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1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References

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  2. "Guatemala named host for 2023 Concacaf U-17 Championship". CONCACAF. 16 August 2022. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  3. "Guatemala to host 2023 Concacaf U-17 finals, pre-qualification groups start end August". Insidefootball.com. 16 August 2022. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  4. "Men's Under-17 Ranking". CONCACAF. 15 December 2020. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  5. "Draw reveals groups for 2023 Concacaf U-17 Championship". CONCACAF. 29 September 2022. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  6. "2023 Concacaf Men's Under-17 Championship Match Officials" (PDF). CONCACAF. 31 January 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  7. "2023 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-12-20. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  8. "CONCACAF Under-17 Championship 2023 Match Schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF. 5 October 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  9. "CONCACAF Under-17 Championship 2023 Match Schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF. 15 December 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  10. "TSG announces the 2023 CU17 individual awards". CONCACAF. 26 February 2023. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  11. "Figueroa, Bedolla and Urias star in CMU17 Best XI". CONCACAF.com. CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

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