CONCACAF Under-17 Championship explained

CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualification
Organiser:	CONCACAF
Region:	North America
Current:	2025 CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualification

The CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualification is an international association football event in the North America, Central America and the Caribbean region, and is the qualification tournament for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Results

In 2009 the tournament returned to a championship format in which all four semifinalists qualify to the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The 2009 tournament was cut short due to the swine flu outbreak in Mexico. No championship round was played as a result of the cancellation, and the tournament ended with four teams qualifying to the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup without determining a regional champion.Until 1988 the tournament was held as an Under 16 edition.^[1]

Under-16 Tournament
Edition	Year	Host	Champion	2nd Place	3rd Place	4th Place
1
Under-16 Championship
Edition	Year	Host	Champion	2nd Place	3rd Place	4th Place
2
Played in a Final group of 4.
3
Played in a Final group of 4.
4
Played in a Final group of 4.
Under-17 Tournament
Edition	Year	Host	Champion	2nd Place	3rd Place	4th Place
5
Played in a Final group of 4.
6
Played in a Final group of 4.
7
Played in a Final group of 4.
Under-17 Championship
Edition	Year	Host	Champion	2nd Place	3rd Place	4th Place
8
Played in a Final group of 4.
Under-17 Tournament
Edition	Year	Host	Champion	Playoff Winner
9		(A)
9		(B)
Played in two Final groups of 4.
10		(A)		None
10		(B)		None
Played in two Final groups of 4.
11		(A)
11		(B)
Played in two Final groups of 4.
12		(A)
12		(B)
Played in two Final groups of 4.
13		(A)		None
13		(B)		None
Played in two Final groups of 4.
U-17 Championship
Edition	Year	Host	Qualified	Qualified	Qualified	Qualified
14
The championship round was not played because it was cancelled due to the 2009 flu pandemic outbreak.
Edition	Year	Host	Champion	2nd Place	3rd Place	4th Place
15
Final: CAN 0–3 USA; Third Place Match: JAM 0–1 PAN.
16		^[2]
Final: PAN 1–2 MEX; Third Place Match: CAN 2–2 (4–2 p.) HON.
17					and
Final: HON 0–3 MEX.
18					and
Final: USA 1–1 (4–5 p.) MEX
19					and
Final: MEX 2–1 (a.e.t.) USA
		Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic^[3]
20					and
Final: MEX 3–1 USA

Winners by country

width=150	Team	width=200	Titles	width=200	Runners-up
	9 (1985, 1987, 1991, 1996, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023)	1 (1992)
	3 (1983, 1992, 2011)	8 (1987, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1996, 2017, 2019, 2023)
	1 (1994)	1 (1985)
	1 (1988)
		1 (1983)
		1 (2011)
		1 (2013)
		1 (2015)

Note: no titles or runners-up between 1999 and 2009.

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Legend:

– Champions
– Runners-up
– Third Place
– Fourth Place
– Semi-finalists
QF – Quarter-finals
R2 – Round 2
R16 – Round of 16
GS – Group stage
Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
– First place Group A/Group B
– Second place Group A/Group B
– Third place Group A/Group B
– Fourth place Group A/Group B
5B – Fifth place Group B
• – Playoff Winner

•• – Qualified but withdrew • – Did not qualify × – Did not enter × – Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA

- Country not affiliated to CONCACAF at that time
- Country did not exist or national team was inactive

– Hosts – Not affiliated to FIFA

width=150	Nation																					Total
	×	×	×	×	×	GS	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	GS	GS	4
	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	R16	3
	×	3rd	×	3rd	GS	3rd	3rd	4th	3B	2A	3B	3B	4B	4A	2nd	3rd	R2	GS	SF	SF	18
	×	×	×	×	×	GS	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
	×	2nd	3rd	GS	×	GS	1st	3rd	3A	1B	1B	2A•	2B	2B	QF	GS	SF	SF	QF	R16	18
	×	×	×	1st	3rd	4th	×	×	×	•	4B	3A	•	3A	GS	GS	GS	R2	×	R16	11
		•	•	GS	R16	GS	3
	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	GS	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R16	R16	4
	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	×	GS	GS	2B	3A	3A	4A	4A	•	QF	•	•	GS	QF	QF	16
	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	•	R16	GS	2
	×	GS	×	GS	GS	GS	×	GS	•	•	4A	•	•	3B	GS	QF	GS	×	R16	QF	12
	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	1
	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	3B	•	4B	1A	•	GS	GS	GS	GS	SF	R16	9
	4th	4th	4th	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	4A	4B	•	2B	2A	2A	QF	4th	2nd	SF	QF	QF	19
	×	×	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	×	1A	4A	2A	•	5B	•	4th	QF	R2	GS	R16	R16	15
	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	•	1
	3rd	1st	1st	×	1st	2nd	4th	1st	1B	2B	2B•	1B	3A	1B	×	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	18
	×	GS	×	×	GS	GS	GS	GS	•	•	×	•	•	•	•		5
	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R16	R16	3
	×	GS	×	×	GS	GS	GS	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	3rd	2nd	GS	R2	QF	SF	10
	GS	×	×	×	GS	×	×	×	×	•	•	×	•	×	×	•	•	•	R16	QF	4
	×	×	×	GS	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	•	GS	•	×	×	2
	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	GS	3
	2nd	GS	GS	4th	4th	×	GS	GS	4B	×	•	•	3B	4B	QF	QF	GS	•	R16	R16	15
	1st	×	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	2A•	1A	1A	1A	1B	1A	1st	QF	SF	2nd	2nd	2nd	19

Men's U-17 World Cup Qualifiers

Legend

1st – Champions2nd – Runners-up3rd – Third place4th – Fourth place

QF – Quarterfinals
R2 – Round 2
R1 – Round 1

– Hosts

Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament

																			Total
	R1	R1		R1	R1								R1	R1			R1	R1	8
R1					R1	R1		QF	QF	QF	R2	R1			QF	R1			10
		R1	R1																2
											R1						R1		2
											R1	R1		QF	R1	R2			5
							R1						R1						2
R1	R1		R1	R1		R1	QF		QF	1st		R2	1st	2nd	4th	R2	2nd	R2	15
													R2	R1				R1	3
								R1			R1								2
R1	R1	R1	QF	QF	R1	R1	4th	R1	QF	QF	R2	R2	R2		R1	QF	R1	R2	18

Notes and references

Web site: CONCACAF U-16/U-17 Championship. RSSSF. 24 December 2012.
Web site: CONCACAF Announces Hosts For 2013 Youth Championships . ussoccerplayers.com . 2012-04-10 . 2012-04-11.
Web site: Concacaf statement regarding U20 and U17 Men’s National Team Competitions. CONCACAF. 4 January 2021.

External links

Official Site
Tournament at soccerway.com