Association football tournament for under-17 national teams
2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Premundial CONCACAF Sub-17 2023 (in Spanish) Tournament details Host country Guatemala Dates 11â26 February Teams 20 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Final positions Champions Mexico (9th title) Runners-up United States Tournament statistics Matches played 39 Goals scored 158 (4.05 per match) Top scorer(s) Stephano Carrillo (8 goals)Best player(s) Gael Ălvarez Best goalkeeper Norberto Bedolla Fair play award Mexico
International football competition
The 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship was the: 7th edition of theââCONCACAF Under-17 Championship (20th edition if all eras included), the men's under-17 international football tournament organized by, CONCACAF . It was hosted by Guatemala between 11 February. And 26 February 2023. 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 â»
The 41 CONCACAF teams were ranked based on the CONCACAF Men's Under-17 Ranking as of December 2019. A total of 38 teams entered the tournament. The sixteen highest-ranked entrants were exempt from qualifying and advanced directlyââto the group stage of the final tournament, while the lowest-ranked twenty-two entrants hadââto participate in qualifying, where the four group winners advanced to the round of 16 of the knockout stage of the final tournament.
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 )
14
United States
2nd ranked entrant
19th
Champions (1983 , 1992 , 2011 )
17
Costa Rica
3rd ranked entrant
18th
Champions (1994 )
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
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
Venues â»
Match officials â»
On 31 January 2023, CONCACAF announced the list of 18 referees and "16 assistant referees appointed for the tournament."
Referees
Assistant referees
William Chow
Leonel Garcia
Lendy Taveras
Carlos Vargas
Cristian Alvarado
Aczel Perez
Luis Paz
Kemar Gayle
Joshua Jackson
McKenzie Ricardo
Berman Bermudez
Marco Bisguerra
Leonardo Castillo
Michel Espinoza
Jaden Rouse
Jose Da Silva
Draw â»
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. 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:
Squads â»
Players born on. Or after 1 January 2006 are eligible to compete.
Group stage â»
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:
Greater goal difference in all group matches;
Greater number of goals scored in all group matches;
Greater number of points in matches between the tied teams;
Greater goal difference in matches between the tied teams (if more than two teams finished equal on points);
Greater number of goals scored in matches among the tied teams (if more than two teams finished equal in points);
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: â1 point; Indirect red card (second yellow card): â3 points; Direct red card: â4 points; Yellow card and direct red card: â5 points;
Drawing of lots.
All times are in GTT (UTCâ6 ).
Group E â»
11 February 2023 (2023-02-11 )
16:00
11 February 2023 (2023-02-11 )
19:00
13 February 2023 (2023-02-13 )
16:00
13 February 2023 (2023-02-13 )
19:00
15 February 2023 (2023-02-15 )
16:00
15 February 2023 (2023-02-15 )
19:00
Group F â»
11 February 2023 (2023-02-11 )
16:00
11 February 2023 (2023-02-11 )
19:00
13 February 2023 (2023-02-13 )
16:00
13 February 2023 (2023-02-13 )
19:00
15 February 2023 (2023-02-15 )
16:00
15 February 2023 (2023-02-15 )
19:00
Group G â»
12 February 2023 (2023-02-12 )
16:00
12 February 2023 (2023-02-12 )
19:00
14 February 2023 (2023-02-14 )
16:00
14 February 2023 (2023-02-14 )
19:00
16 February 2023 (2023-02-16 )
16:00
16 February 2023 (2023-02-16 )
19:00
Group H â»
12 February 2023 (2023-02-12 )
16:00
12 February 2023 (2023-02-12 )
19:00
14 February 2023 (2023-02-14 )
16:00
14 February 2023 (2023-02-14 )
19:00
16 February 2023 (2023-02-16 )
16:00
16 February 2023 (2023-02-16 )
19:00
Knockout stage â»
Bracket â»
Round of 16 â»
18 February 2023 (2023-02-18 )
16:00
18 February 2023 (2023-02-18 )
19:00
18 February 2023 (2023-02-18 )
16:00
18 February 2023 (2023-02-18 )
19:00
19 February 2023 (2023-02-19 )
16:00
19 February 2023 (2023-02-19 )
19:00
19 February 2023 (2023-02-19 )
16:00
19 February 2023 (2023-02-19 )
19:00
Quarter-finals â»
Winners qualified for 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup .
21 February 2023 (2023-02-21 )
16:00
21 February 2023 (2023-02-21 )
19:00
22 February 2023 (2023-02-22 )
16:00
22 February 2023 (2023-02-22 )
19:00
Semi-finals â»
24 February 2023 (2023-02-24 )
16:00
24 February 2023 (2023-02-24 )
19:00
Final â»
26 February 2023 (2023-02-26 )
19:00
Awards â»
Winners â»
2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship winners
Mexico Ninth title
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
Golden Ball
Golden Boot
Golden Glove
Fair Play
Goalscorers â»
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 â»
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 Cup
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 )
Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
External links â»
References â»
Under-16 era, 1983â1988
Tournaments Squads
Under-17 era, 1991â1996
Tournaments Squads
FIFA U-17 World Cup qualifying era, 1999â2007
Tournaments Qualification Squads
CONCACAF Championship era, 2009âpresent
Tournaments Qualification Squads