2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
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The 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship determined the four CONCACAF
representatives to advance to the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup
in Mexico
. Jamaica staged the championships between the 14 and 27 February. USA defeated Canada 3–0 in the final to claim the championship.
Due to a decision of the CONCACAF Youth Championships Committee, Pot 1 was reconfigured from the original announcement. Honduras, which had qualified for each of the previous two World Cups, will replace Canada in Pot 1, which also will include the United States, host Jamaica and Costa Rica.
Canada was moved to Pot 2 with Central American sides El Salvador, Guatemala and Panama.
Trelawny was dropped after an inspection by CONCACAF four days before the tournament was due to begin, because there was no grass.
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but because those were U-16 events, the U.S. has technically never won the CONCACAF U-17 Championship.
When the qualifying tournament was held as two groups in separate venues, the U.S. won its group three times (2001, 2003, 2005).
3 goals Keven Aleman Michael Petrasso
2 goals Christopher Nanco Gerardo Iraheta Bryan Rochez Shackiel Henry Alfred Koroma Marc Pelosi
1 goal Zari Prescod Wesley Cain Luca Gasparotto Sadi Jalali Gabriel Fernando Leiva William Quiros Frank López Romel Mejia José Ángel Pena Johnley Cherry
1 goal (cont.) Eder Yair Velásquez Andre Lewis Omar Browne Alfredo Stephens Adan Noel Alejandro Guido Esteban Rodriguez Mario Rodriguez Nathan Smith
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CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
representatives to advance to the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup
The 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fourteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, and the eleventh played since the change in age limits from under 16s to Under 17s in 1991. It was held in Mexico with games being played amongst various venues between 18 June and 10 July 2011...
in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. Jamaica staged the championships between the 14 and 27 February. USA defeated Canada 3–0 in the final to claim the championship.
Draw
The draw for the final tournament took place on December 15 in Montego Bay, Jamaica, dividing the 12 sides into four, three-team groups.Due to a decision of the CONCACAF Youth Championships Committee, Pot 1 was reconfigured from the original announcement. Honduras, which had qualified for each of the previous two World Cups, will replace Canada in Pot 1, which also will include the United States, host Jamaica and Costa Rica.
Canada was moved to Pot 2 with Central American sides El Salvador, Guatemala and Panama.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
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Venues
The tournament was hosted in two host cities.Trelawny was dropped after an inspection by CONCACAF four days before the tournament was due to begin, because there was no grass.
| Montego Bay Montego Bay Montego Bay is the capital of St. James Parish and the second largest city in Jamaica by area and the fourth by population .It is a tourist destination with duty free shopping, cruise line terminal and the beaches... |
Montego Bay Montego Bay Montego Bay is the capital of St. James Parish and the second largest city in Jamaica by area and the fourth by population .It is a tourist destination with duty free shopping, cruise line terminal and the beaches... |
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| Jarrett Park Jarrett Park Jarrett Park is a multi-use stadium in Montego Bay, Jamaica. It has a capacity of 4,000 people.It is currently used by the local football club Seba United. The stadium has also been used by the Jamaica national football team, latest in the 2008 Caribbean Championship.... |
Catherine Hall Stadium |
| Capacity: 4,000 | Capacity: 8,000 |
Group A
| Team | ||||||||
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
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Group B
| Team | ||||||||
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
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Group C
| Team | ||||||||
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
- CONCACAF held a draw tiebreaker to determine the group winner, which was won by Jamaica.
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Group D
| Team | ||||||||
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
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Knockout stage
All times are local time - UTC−05:00Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Final
Winners
The U.S. has won the CONCACAF championship twice at this level, in 1983 and 1992,but because those were U-16 events, the U.S. has technically never won the CONCACAF U-17 Championship.
When the qualifying tournament was held as two groups in separate venues, the U.S. won its group three times (2001, 2003, 2005).
Goal scorers
4 goals John Jairo Ruiz Jason Wright Andrew Oliver3 goals Keven Aleman Michael Petrasso
2 goals Christopher Nanco Gerardo Iraheta Bryan Rochez Shackiel Henry Alfred Koroma Marc Pelosi
1 goal Zari Prescod Wesley Cain Luca Gasparotto Sadi Jalali Gabriel Fernando Leiva William Quiros Frank López Romel Mejia José Ángel Pena Johnley Cherry
1 goal (cont.) Eder Yair Velásquez Andre Lewis Omar Browne Alfredo Stephens Adan Noel Alejandro Guido Esteban Rodriguez Mario Rodriguez Nathan Smith
Countries to participate in 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup
Top 4 teams qualify for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup
The 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fourteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, and the eleventh played since the change in age limits from under 16s to Under 17s in 1991. It was held in Mexico with games being played amongst various venues between 18 June and 10 July 2011...
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