2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Honduras |
| City | San Pedro Sula |
| Dates | 27 February – 15 March |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Mexico (6th title)
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| Runners-up |
 Honduras
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| Third place |
 Costa Rica United States
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 33 |
| Goals scored | 113 (3.42 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Ronaldo Córdoba(6 goals) |
The 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship was a scheduled age-restricted international association football tournament organised by CONCACAF. The competition was used to determine the four CONCACAF representatives at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile. The competition was hosted by Honduras.
Note: no titles or runners-up between 1999 and 2007.
Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting the event.
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. As from 2015 there will be two groups of six teams, each team will play a minimum of five games and the competition will have a total of 33 matches. CONCACAF stated that the new format would aid development and competition.
The knockout phase, which included eight matches, consisted of four quarterfinals, two semifinals, a third-place playoff and a final, has been replaced with two playoff games and a final.
The draw took place on 8 December at the Chamber of Commerce and Industries of Cortés, Honduras.
On 2 December 2014, CONCACAF announced the procedure of the draw. The 12 teams were divided into three differing pots:
Prior to the draw, hosts Honduras were assigned to position A1. The remaining teams in Pot 1 were drawn, alternating between groups A and B. Teams were assigned a position from Pot A (Group A) or Pot B (Group B). After all teams had been drawn from Pot 1, the draw proceeded (continuing to alternate between Groups A and B) to Pot 2, then Pot 3.
Only players born on or after 1 January 1998 are eligible to play in the tournament. Each participating national association must provide a provisional list of 20-30 players to CONCACAF 30 days before their first match. A final 20-man selection must be provided upon arrival in the venue.
In the final stage, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner (no extra time is played).
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