2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship


The 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship was the 6th edition of the CONCACAF Under-17 Championship, the men's under-17 international football tournament organized by CONCACAF. It was hosted in the United States between [|1] May and 16 May 2019. The top four teams qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil as CONCACAF representatives.
Mexico are the defending champions.

Qualified teams

The format for qualification has changed since the 2017 edition. The qualifying competition no longer features Caribbean and Central American zones.
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, where the four group winners advanced to the round of 16 of the knockout stage of the final tournament.
RoundTeamQualificationAppearancePrevious best performancePrevious FIFA U-17 World Cup appearances
Group stage 17thChampions 13
Group stage 18thChampions 16
Group stage18thRunners-up 5
Group stage17thChampions 10
Group stage9thRunners-up 2
Group stage17thRunners-up 6
Group stage14thFinal group winner 2
Group stage8thFinal group winner 1
Group stage14thRunners-up 2
Group stage11thQuarter-finals 0
Group stage15thFourth place 0
Group stage2ndFirst round 0
Group stage7thFirst round 0
Group stage3rdFirst round 0
Group stage2ndFirst round 0
Group stage1stDebut0
Round of 162ndFirst round 0
Round of 163rdFirst round 0
Round of 161stDebut0
Round of 163rdFirst round 0

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Venues

Matches were played at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida:
Bradenton, Florida
IMG Academy
Capacity: 5,000

Match officials

Referees
The draw for the group stage took place on 19 February 2019, 11:00 EST, at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. 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 12 teams were distributed in the other pots, as follows:
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2002 are eligible to compete.

Group stage

The top three teams in each group will advance to the round of 16, where they are joined by the four teams advancing from the qualifying round.
The teams are ranked according to points. If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Greater number of points in matches between the tied teams;
  2. Greater goal difference in matches between the tied teams ;
  3. Greater number of goals scored in matches among the tied teams ;
  4. Greater goal difference in all group matches;
  5. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches;
  6. Drawing of lots.
All times are local, EDT.

Group E

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Group F

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Group G

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Group H

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Knockout stage

Bracket

Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

Winners qualify for 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
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Semi-finals

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Final

Awards

Individual awards

;Fair Play:
;Golden Glove
;Golden Boot
;Golden Ball

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup

The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA U-17 World Cup1
6
16
13
1