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2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
Premundial CONCACAF Sub-17 2023 (in Spanish)
Tournament details
Host countryGuatemala
Dates11–26 February
Teams20 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (9th title)
Runners-up United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played39
Goals scored158 (4.05 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexico Stephano Carrillo
(8 goals)
Best player(s)Mexico Gael Álvarez
Best goalkeeperMexico Norberto Bedolla
Fair play award Mexico
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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.

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

Qualified teams

Further information: 2022 CONCACAF U-17 Championship qualifying

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]

Round Team Qualification Appearance Previous best performance Previous FIFA U-17 World Cup appearances
Group stage  Mexico (title holders) 1st ranked entrant 18th Champions (1985, 1987, 1991, 1996, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)[a] 14
 United States 2nd ranked entrant 19th Champions (1983, 1992, 2011)[b] 17
 Costa Rica 3rd ranked entrant 18th Champions (1994)[c] 10
 Honduras 4th ranked entrant 19th Runners-up (2015) 5
 Canada 5th ranked entrant 18th Runners-up (2011) 7
 Panama 6th ranked entrant 10th Runners-up (2013) 2
 Haiti 7th ranked entrant 9th Final group winner (2007) 2
 Jamaica 8th ranked entrant 15th Final group winner (1999) 2
 Cuba 9th ranked entrant 11th Champions (1988) 2
 El Salvador 10th ranked entrant 16th Fourth place (1999) 0
 Trinidad and Tobago 11th ranked entrant 15th Runners-up (1983) 2
 Guatemala (host) 12th ranked entrant 12th Quarter-finals (2013) 0
 Curaçao[d] 13th ranked entrant 8th Round of 16 (2019) 0
 Suriname 14th ranked entrant 3rd First round (2017, 2019) 0
 Barbados 15th ranked entrant 4th First round (2011, 2013, 2019) 0
 Guadeloupe 16th ranked entrant 2nd Round of 16 (2019) 0
Round of 16  Bermuda Qualifying Group A winner 3rd First round (1996, 2019) 0
 Puerto Rico Qualifying Group B winner 4th Round of 16 (2019) 0
 Dominican Republic Qualifying Group C winner 4th Round of 16 (2019) 0
 Nicaragua Qualifying Group D winner 3rd Round of 16 (2019) 0
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

 Antigua Guatemala Guatemala City
Estadio Pensativo Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 26,000

Match officials

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

Referees

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:

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Squads

Further information: 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 3 2 1 0 12 1 +11 7 Round of 16
2  Panama 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
3  Guatemala (H) 3 1 0 2 8 6 +2 3
4  Curaçao 3 0 0 3 3 21 −18 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tie-breakers
(H) Hosts
Mexico 9–0 Curaçao
 Report
Panama 1–0 Guatemala
 Report
Curaçao 0–4 Panama
Report
Guatemala 0–2 Mexico
Report
Mexico 1–1 Panama
 Report
Guatemala 8–3 Curaçao
 Report

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Round of 16
2  Canada 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 1 2 4 7 −3 1
4  Barbados 3 0 1 2 1 8 −7 1
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tie-breakers
Canada 3–2 Trinidad and Tobago
 Report
United States 5–0 Barbados
 Report
Barbados 0–2 Canada
Report
Trinidad and Tobago 1–3 United States
 Report
Trinidad and Tobago 1–1 Barbados
 Report
United States 1–0 Canada
 Report

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7 Round of 16
2  Jamaica 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4
3  Cuba 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
4  Guadeloupe 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tie-breakers
Jamaica 4–2 Cuba
 Report
Costa Rica 2–1 Guadeloupe
 Report
Guadeloupe 2–1 Jamaica
 Report
Cuba 0–4 Costa Rica
Report
Cuba 4–0 Guadeloupe
 Report
Costa Rica 2–2 Jamaica
 Report

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Honduras 3 3 0 0 11 2 +9 9 Round of 16
2  El Salvador 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
3  Haiti 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4  Suriname 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tie-breakers
Haiti 1–3 El Salvador
 Report
Honduras 6–1 Suriname
 Report
Suriname 0–3 Haiti
Report
El Salvador 1–4 Honduras
 Report
El Salvador 4–0 Suriname
 Report
Honduras 1–0 Haiti
 Report

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

Mexico 6–0 Nicaragua
 Report
Jamaica 1–2 Guatemala
 Report
United States 7–0 Dominican Republic
 Report
Canada 3–0 Haiti
 Report
Costa Rica 1–1 (a.e.t.) Puerto Rico
 Report
Penalties
 2–4
Panama 2–0 Cuba
 Report
Honduras 6–0 Bermuda
 Report
El Salvador 3–2 (a.e.t.) Trinidad and Tobago
 Report

Quarter-finals

Winners qualified for 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Mexico 3–0 El Salvador
 Report
Guatemala 3–5 United States
 Report
Puerto Rico 0–3 Canada
Report
Panama 2–1 Honduras
 Report

Semi-finals

Mexico 5–0 Panama
 Report
Canada 0–2 United States
Report

Final

Mexico 3–1 United States
 Report

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
Fair Play
Best XI[11]
Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Mexico Norberto Bedolla

Goalscorers

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

8 goals

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

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.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 World Cup1
 Mexico 21 February 2023 14 (1985, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
 United States 21 February 2023 17 (1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019)
 Canada 22 February 2023 7 (1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 2011, 2013, 2019)
 Panama 22 February 2023 2 (2011, 2013)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

External links

References

  1. ^ "Guatemala host to 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship". International Soccerway. 3 July 2017. Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  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. ^ a b "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.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_CONCACAF_U-17_Championship

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