The 2009

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was the

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championship tournament for under-17 in the

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region (

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and the

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), and was formatted to determine the four CONCACAF representatives to advance to the

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. The 8-team tournament was originally scheduled to be played from April 21 to May 2 and hosted by

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at the

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. However, the tournament was cancelled on April 27 due to the swine flu outbreak in Mexico. 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 –

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, and the

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– had already done so.

Squads

Teams

Venues

Group stage

The groups were drawn at the CONCACAF headquarters on January 15, 2009. The match schedule for the groups and final rounds were announced two weeks later. The top two teams from each group will advance to the semifinals.

Group A

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Group B

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Championship round

The four teams to qualify for the semifinals were automatically qualified to the World Cup. The championship round, however, was not played because it was cancelled due to a swine flu outbreak. The four qualifiers are: * * * *

Goal scorers

; 5 goals *

Jack McInerney John Seamus "Jack" McInerney (born August 5, 1992) is an American soccer player. Career Youth Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, McInerney moved with his family to Colorado, Illinois, California, and Florida before finally settling in Alpharetta, ...

; 4 goals *

Anthony Lozano Anthony Rubén Lozano Colón (born 25 April 1993), also known as Choco, is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Cádiz and the Honduras national team. Club career Born in Yoro, Lozano made his debut in th ...

; 3 goals *

Martín Galván Martín Luis Galván Romo (born 14 February 1993) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger. Club career Galván was born in Acapulco, Guerrero. On 5 January 2008, he debuted in an official match in the InterLiga tournament as ...

; 2 goals *

Joel Campbell Joel Nathaniel Campbell Samuels (; born 26 June 1992) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a forward and winger for Liga MX club León and the Costa Rica national team. Campbell joined Arsenal in 2011 and was thereafter l ...

* Yaudel Lahera Garcia * Kristian Álvarez * Carlos Campos *

Sebastian Lletget Sebastian Francisco Lletget (born September 3, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas. Early years Born in San Francisco, California, to Argentine parents, Lletget grew ...

; 2 goals ''(continued)'' * Nicholas Palodichuk ; 1 goal * Jaineil Hoilett *

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Juan Bustos Juan Bustos may refer to: *Juan Bustos (politician) Juan Bustos (December 8, 1935, Santiago – August 7, 2008) was a Chilean politician, law professor and lawyer. He served as the President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile from March 13, 2008 ...

* Rosbin Mayorga *

Marvin Ceballos Marvin José Ceballos Flores (born 22 April 1992) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Nacional club Xinabajul and the Guatemala national team. Career Comunicaciones Ceballos made his professional debut ...

* Kendel Herrate * Gerson Lima * Gabriel Navas ; 1 goal ''(continued)'' * Nestor Nahum Martínez * Johny Rivera * José Danilo Tobías *

Víctor Mañon Víctor is a Spanish masculine given name, equivalent to Victor in English and Vítor in Portuguese. Notable people with the given name include: *Víctor Cabrera (Argentine footballer) *Víctor Cabrera (Chilean footballer) * Víctor Hugo Cabrera, ...

Salvador Jasso Salvador, meaning "salvation" (or "saviour") in Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese may refer to: * Salvador (name) Arts, entertainment, and media Music *Salvador (band), a Christian band that plays both English and Spanish music **Salvador (Salvad ...

* Luis Télles *

Luis Gil Luis Gil may refer to: *Luis Gil (baseball) Luis Ángel Gil (; born June 3, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021. Career Minor leagues Gil sig ...

Joseph Gyau Joseph-Claude Agyeman Gyau (born September 16, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Allsvenskan club Degerfors IF. From 2014 through 2019, Gyau represented the United States national team and earned three ...

Stefan Jerome Stefan Jerome (born August 11, 1992 in Davie, Florida) is an American soccer player. He played for Sigma Olomouc in the Gambrinus Liga in 2011. Background Jerome was born in Davie, Florida and is of Haitian descent. Career Club Jerome attended ...

; Own goal *

Adrian Mora Adrián Mora (born February 26, 1978) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2008. He held the IBA light welterweight title in 2007. Amateur career Mora had an amateur career of 62-8 and won a silver medal at the 200 ...

(for Mexico)

References

External links

Official CONCACAF Under 17 Tournament page

2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship results
at official CONCACAF page {{DEFAULTSORT:Concacaf

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