2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

The 2015 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was an association football tournament that took place from 9 to 24 January 2015 in Jamaica. It determined the four CONCACAF teams that would participate at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.^[1]

2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

Campeonato Sub-20 de CONCACAF (in Spanish)
Tournament details
Host country	Jamaica
Dates	9–24 January
Teams	12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Mexico (13th title)
Runners-up	Panama
Third place	Honduras  United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played	33
Goals scored	102 (3.09 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Hirving Lozano Romain Gall (5 goals each)
Best player(s)	Luís Pereira
Best goalkeeper	Jaime De Gracia
Fair play award	United States
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Qualification

Further information: 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying

Team	Qualification	Appearances	Previous best performances	FIFA U-20 World Cup Participations
North American zone
Canada	Automatic	21st	Champions (1986, 1996)	8
Mexico (TH)	Automatic	24th	Champions (1962, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1992, 2011, 2013)	13
United States	Automatic	22nd	Runners-up (1980, 1982, 1986, 1992, 2009, 2013)	13
Central American zone qualified through the Central America qualifying
Panama	First place	9th	Fourth place (2011)	4
El Salvador	Second place	15th	Champions (1964)	1
Honduras	Third place	17th	Champions (1982, 1994)	5
Guatemala	Fourth place	18th	Runners-up (1962, 1973)	1
Caribbean zone qualified through the Caribbean qualifying
Jamaica	Host	19th	Third Place (1970)	1
Trinidad and Tobago	Group A winner	18th	Runners-up (1990)	2
Cuba	Group A runner-up	12th	Runners-up (1970, 1974)	1
Haiti	Group B winner	7th	Second Round (1978)	0
Aruba	Group B runner-up	1st		0

Note: no titles or runners-up between 1998 and 2007.
Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting the event.

Venues

In March 2014, Enrique Sanz invited nations to bid for the hosting rights of the tournament. The deadline for submissions was 14 April 2014.^[2] On 23 July, it was announced that Jamaica would be the host nation.^[3]

Kingston Montego Bay	Kingston	Montego Bay
	Independence Park	Montego Bay Sports Complex
	Capacity: 35,000	Capacity: 7,000

New format

Previously there were four groups of three teams during the group stage of the competition, each team played a minimum of two games and the previous format had a total of 20 matches. For this tournament, there was two groups of six teams, each team played a minimum of five games and the competition had a total of 33 matches. CONCACAF stated that the new format would aid development and competition.^[3]

The knockout phase, which included eight matches, comprised four quarter finals, two semi-finals, a third-place playoff and a final games was replaced with two playoff games and a final.

Draw

The draw took place on 30 October at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica.^[4]

On 28 October 2014, CONCACAF announced the procedure of the draw.^[5] The 12 teams were divided into three differing pots:

Pot	Teams
Pot 1 (Caribbean)	Jamaica  Aruba  Cuba  Haiti  Trinidad and Tobago
Pot 2 (Central America)	El Salvador  Guatemala  Honduras  Panama
Pot 3 (North America)	Canada  Mexico  United States
Pot A (Seeding for Group A)	Six balls with a group positions, 1-6
Pot B (Seeding for Group B)	Six balls with a group positions, 1-6

Prior to the draw, hosts Jamaica were assigned to position A1. Teams were grouped according to the order in which they were drawn, the odd numbered drawn teams were assigned a position from Pot A (Group A) and the even numbered draws were assigned a position from Pot B (Group B).^[5]

Squads

Further information: 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship squads

Only players born on or after 1 January 1995 were eligible to play in the tournament. Each participating national association were required to provide a provisional list of 20-30 players to CONCACAF before 10 December 2014, and a final 20-man selection was required by 30 December 2014.^[6]

Group stage

All times local: UTC−05:00.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Panama	5	5	0	0	9	0	+9	15	Final and 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2	United States	5	3	1	1	12	2	+10	10	Playoff stage
3	Guatemala	5	3	1	1	6	2	+4	10
4	Trinidad and Tobago	5	1	1	3	7	7	0	4
5	Jamaica (H)	5	0	2	3	2	7	−5	2
6	Aruba	5	0	1	4	1	19	−18	1

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Aruba	0–4	Panama
	Report	Díaz 19', 51' Zorrilla 30' Samms 36'

9 January 2015 (2015-01-09)

15:00

Independence Park, Kingston

Referee: David Gantar (Canada)

United States	1–1	Guatemala
Carter-Vickers 59'	Report	Ruiz 90'

9 January 2015 (2015-01-09)

17:30

Independence Park, Kingston

Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

Jamaica	2–2	Trinidad and Tobago
Smith 68' Flemmings 90+4'	Report	Andrews 7' Corbin 15'

9 January 2015 (2015-01-09)

20:00

Independence Park, Kingston

Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

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Trinidad and Tobago	5–1	Aruba
Mitchell 3', 78' (pen.) Andrews 16' Corbin 29' (pen.) Muckette 58'	Report	Homoet 90+2'

11 January 2015 (2015-01-11)

15:00

Independence Park, Kingston

Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras)

Panama	1–0	United States
Small 78'	Report

11 January 2015 (2015-01-11)

17:30

Independence Park, Kingston

Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)

Jamaica	0–1	Guatemala
	Report	Robles 27'

11 January 2015 (2015-01-11)

20:00

Independence Park, Kingston

Referee: Marlon Mejía (El Salvador)

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Guatemala	2–0	Trinidad and Tobago
Watson 25' (o.g.) Portillo 88'	Report

14 January 2015 (2015-01-14)

15:00

Independence Park, Kingston

Referee: David Gantar (Canada)

Aruba	0–8	United States
	Report	Gall 16', 23' (pen.), 32' Spencer 18' Thompson 26' Hyndman 30' Jamieson 48' Moreno 84'

14 January 2015 (2015-01-14)

17:30

Independence Park, Kingston

Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

Jamaica	0–2	Panama
	Report	Samms 56' Díaz 86'

14 January 2015 (2015-01-14)

20:00

Independence Park, Kingston

Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

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Panama	1–0	Trinidad and Tobago
Murillo 78'	Report

18 January 2015 (2015-01-18)

15:00

Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras)

Guatemala	2–0	Aruba
Estrada 42' Bordon 60'	Report

18 January 2015 (2015-01-18)

17:30

Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)

Jamaica	0–2	United States
	Report	Gall 33' (pen.), 70' (pen.)

18 January 2015 (2015-01-18)

20:00

Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

Referee: Marlon Mejía (El Salvador)

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Panama	1–0	Guatemala
Díaz 65'	Report

21 January 2015 (2015-01-21)

15:00

Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica)

United States	1–0	Trinidad and Tobago
Jamieson 78'	Report

21 January 2015 (2015-01-21)

17:30

Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

Jamaica	0–0	Aruba
	Report

21 January 2015 (2015-01-21)

20:00

Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mexico	5	4	1	0	18	3	+15	13	Final and 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2	Honduras	5	3	1	1	11	9	+2	10	Playoff stage
3	El Salvador	5	2	2	1	9	8	+1	8
4	Cuba	5	1	1	3	5	17	−12	4
5	Canada	5	1	0	4	8	11	−3	3
6	Haiti	5	0	3	2	7	10	−3	3

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Mexico	9–1	Cuba
Díaz 1', 20' Martínez 6', 65' (pen.) Lozano 37', 40' Ramírez 42', 47' Márquez 70'	Report	Sanamé 3'

10 January 2015 (2015-01-10)

15:00

Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

Honduras	2–2	El Salvador
Róchez 6' (pen.) Elis 28'	Report	Barahona 84' Villavicencio 90' (pen.)

10 January 2015 (2015-01-10)

17:30

Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica)

Haiti	1–3	Canada
Désiré 29'	Report	Hamilton 11', 18' Petrasso 70' (pen.)

10 January 2015 (2015-01-10)

20:00

Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

Referee: Leo Clarke (Saint Lucia)

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Canada	0–2	Mexico
	Report	Lozano 30' Pineda 90+2'

12 January 2015 (2015-01-12)

15:00

Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

Referee: Oscar Reyna (Guatemala)

Cuba	0–3	Honduras
	Report	Elis 60' Suazo 65' Benavidez 83'

12 January 2015 (2015-01-12)

17:30

Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)

El Salvador	1–1	Haiti
Villavicencio 27'	Report	Désiré 89' (pen.)

12 January 2015 (2015-01-12)

20:00

Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

Referee: Sandy Vásquez (Dominican Republic)

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El Salvador	3–2	Canada
Pérez 43' Villavicencio 77' Hernández 90+4'	Report	Boakai 47' Froese 79'

15 January 2015 (2015-01-15)

15:00

Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)

Mexico	3–0	Honduras
Díaz 15' (pen.) Lozano 31' Guzmán 89'	Report

15 January 2015 (2015-01-15)

17:30

Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

Haiti	2–2	Cuba
Fernander 57' Cherenfant 79'	Report	Caballero 28' Torres 90+2'

15 January 2015 (2015-01-15)

20:00

Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica)

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Cuba	2–1	Canada
López 5', 40'	Report	Farmer 53'

19 January 2015 (2015-01-19)

15:00

Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

Referee: Sandy Vásquez (Dominican Republic)

El Salvador	1–3	Mexico
Moreno 89'	Report	Ramírez 62' Díaz 65' Lozano 68' (pen.)

19 January 2015 (2015-01-19)

17:30

Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)

Haiti	2–3	Honduras
Désiré 40', 69'	Report	Elis 5' Chirinos 38' Róchez 72'

19 January 2015 (2015-01-19)

20:00

Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

Referee: Oscar Reyna (Guatemala)

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Cuba	0–2	El Salvador
	Report	Barahona 57', 87'

22 January 2015 (2015-01-22)

15:00

Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

Referee: David Gantar (Canada)

Honduras	3–2	Canada
Róchez 23', 83' Castillo 68'	Report	Bustos 19' Hamilton 41'

22 January 2015 (2015-01-22)

17:30

Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

Haiti	1–1	Mexico
Saint-Vil 53'	Report	Laínez 39'

22 January 2015 (2015-01-22)

20:00

Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)

Final stage

In the final stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of fifteen minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.^[6]

Playoff stage

The second-and third-place teams from each group were re-seeded by group stage results, with the best team facing the fourth-best team, and the second-best team facing the third-best team.

Seed	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	A	United States	5	3	1	1	12	2	+10	10
2	A	Guatemala	5	3	1	1	6	2	+4	10
3	B	Honduras	5	3	1	1	11	9	+2	10
4	B	El Salvador	5	2	2	1	9	8	+1	8

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Guatemala	1–2	Honduras
Álvarez 74'	Report	Chirinos 39' Elis 56'

24 January 2015 (2015-01-24)

14:00

Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

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United States	2–0	El Salvador
Spencer 37' Arriola 68'	Report

24 January 2015 (2015-01-24)

17:00

Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

Honduras and the United States qualified to the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Final

Panama	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Mexico
Escobar 73' (pen.)	Report	Martínez 50'
Penalties
Díaz Escobar Samms Small	2–4	Martínez Díaz Aguirre Robles

24 January 2015 (2015-01-24)

20:00

Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)

Both Mexico and Panama qualified to the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Awards

Golden Ball

• Luis Pereira^[7]

Golden Boot

The award was shared.^[7]

• Romain Gall
• Hirving Lozano

Golden Glove

• Jaime De Gracia^[7]

Fair Play Award

•  United States^[7]

Best XI

• Goalkeeper: Jaime De Gracia
• Right Defender: Shaquell Moore
• Central Defender: Rodrigo González
• Central Defender: Chin Hormechea
• Left Defender: Kevin Galván
• Right Midfielder: Hirving Lozano
• Central Midfielder: Erick Gutiérrez
• Central Midfielder: Luís Pereira
• Left Midfielder: Romain Gall
• Forward: Alejandro Díaz
• Forward: Ismael Díaz

Top goal scorers

Players with three or more goals:^[8]

5 goals

• Hirving Lozano
• Romain Gall

4 goals

• Jonel Désiré
• Alberth Elis
• Bryan Róchez
• Alejandro Díaz
• Ismael Díaz

3 goals

• Jordan Hamilton
• Juan Barahona
• José Villavicencio
• Guillermo Martínez
• José Ramírez

Final ranking

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Mexico	6	4	2	0	19	4	+15	14	Champions
2	Panama	6	5	1	0	10	1	+9	16	Runners-up
3	United States	6	4	1	1	14	2	+12	13	Won in Qualifying Round
4	Honduras	6	4	1	1	13	10	+3	13
5	Guatemala	6	3	1	2	7	4	+3	10	Lost in Qualifying Round
6	El Salvador	6	2	2	2	9	10	−1	8
7	Trinidad and Tobago	5	1	1	3	7	7	0	4	Eliminated in Group stage
8	Cuba	5	1	1	3	5	17	−12	4
9	Canada	5	1	0	4	8	11	−3	3
10	Haiti	5	0	3	2	7	10	−3	3
11	Jamaica (H)	5	0	2	3	2	7	−5	2
12	Aruba	5	0	1	4	1	19	−18	1

Source: CONCACAF.com
(H) Hosts

Note: Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.