2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
| Campeonato Sub-20 de CONCACAF (Spanish) | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Jamaica |
| Dates | 9–24 January 2015 |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Mexico (13th title)
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| Runners-up |
 Panama
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| Third place |
 Honduras United States
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 33 |
| Goals scored | 102 (3.09 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Hirving Lozano Romain Gall (5 goals each) |
| Best player |
Luís Pereira
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| Best goalkeeper |
Jaime De Gracia
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| Fair play award |
United States
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The 2015 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was an association football tournament that took place from 9 to 24 January 2015 in Jamaica. It determined the four CONCACAF teams that will participate at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.
Note: no titles or runners-up between 1998 and 2007.
Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting the event.
In March 2014, Enrique Sanz invited nations to bid for the hosting rights of the tournament. The deadline for submissions was 14 April 2014. On 23 July, it was announced that Jamaica would be the host nation.
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. For this tournament, there was two groups of six teams, each team played a minimum of five games and the competition had a total of 33 matches. CONCACAF stated that the new format would aid development and competition.
The knockout phase, which included eight matches, comprised four quarter finals, two semi-finals, a third-place playoff and a final games was replaced with two playoff games and a final.
The draw took place on 30 October at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
On 28 October 2014, CONCACAF announced the procedure of the draw. The 12 teams were divided into three differing pots:
|- |Pot 2 (Central America)||
|- |Pot 3 (North America)||
|- |Pot A (Seeding for Group A)|| Six balls with a group positions, 1-6 |- |Pot B (Seeding for Group B)|| Six balls with a group positions, 1-6 |}
Prior to the draw, hosts Jamaica were assigned to position A1. Teams were grouped according to the order in which they were drawn, the odd numbered drawn teams were assigned a position from Pot A (Group A) and the even numbered draws were assigned a position from Pot B (Group B).
Only players born on or after 1 January 1995 were eligible to play in the tournament. Each participating national association were required to provide a provisional list of 20-30 players to CONCACAF before 10 December 2014, and a final 20-man selection was required by 30 December 2014.
All times local: UTC−05:00.
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