2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
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The 2009 CONCACAF U17 Championship was the football championship tournament for under-17 in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), and was formatted to determine the four CONCACAF representatives to advance to the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria. The 8-team tournament was originally scheduled to be played from April 21 to May 2 and hosted by Mexico at the Estadio Caliente in Tijuana. However, the tournament was cancelled on April 27 due to the swine flu outbreak in Mexico.[1] At the time that the tournament was cancelled the group stage had already been played, and the four teams who could qualify to the U-17 World Cup[2][3] – Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, and the United States – had already done so.[1]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Mexico |
| City | Tijuana, Baja California |
| Dates | April 21–26 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 44 (3.67 per match) |
| Attendance | 81,999 (6,833 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Jack McInerney (5) |
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| Region | Qualification Tournament | Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|
| Caribbean (CFU) | 2008 CFU Youth Cup[4] | Cuba Trinidad and Tobago |
| Central America (UNCAF) | 2009 Central American U-17 qualifying tournament[5] | Costa Rica Guatemala Honduras |
| North America (NAFU) | Automatically qualified[4] | Canada Mexico United States |
| Tijuana |
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| Estadio Caliente |
| Capacity: 27,333 |
The groups were drawn at the CONCACAF headquarters on January 15, 2009.[3] The match schedule for the groups and final rounds were announced two weeks later.[6] The top two teams from each group will advance to the semifinals.[2]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 |
| Cuba | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 |
| Canada | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 9 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 |
The four teams to qualify for the semifinals were automatically qualified to the World Cup.[2] The championship round, however, was not played because it was cancelled due to a swine flu outbreak.[1] The four qualifiers are:
- ^ a b c Remainder of U-17s canceled, Champions League decider postponed due to swine flu concern, New York City: CONCACAF, 2009-04-27, archived from the original on 2009-04-30, retrieved 2009-04-27
- ^ a b c Venues announced for 2009 CONCACAF Under-20, U-17 Championships, CONCACAF, 2008-04-28, archived from the original on 2009-05-08, retrieved 2008-11-12
- ^ a b Mexico to host CONCACAF U-17 Championship, drawn with Costa Rica, Guatemala, Trinidad, New York City: CONCACAF, 2009-01-15, archived from the original on 2009-01-19, retrieved 2009-01-20
- ^ a b Cuba, Trinidad & Tobago progress to 2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, CONCACAF, 2008-08-10, archived from the original on 2009-02-05, retrieved 2008-11-12
- ^ Central American U17 qualifying set for November in El Salvador, Panama, New York City: CONCACAF, 2008-10-15, archived from the original on 2009-02-05, retrieved 2008-11-12
- ^ Honduras-Canada, Cuba-USA to open CONCACAF Under-17 Championship, New York City: CONCACAF, 2009-01-29, archived from the original on 2009-02-05, retrieved 2009-01-30
- Official CONCACAF Under 17 Tournament page
- 2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship results at official CONCACAF page