The 2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying tournament determined the Caribbean and Central American Under-20

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national teams that would participate in the

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, which itself will qualify national teams to the

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. Qualification began on 14 May 2008. The final round of qualification was a one-game playoff on 2 March 2009, between the runner-up from the Caribbean zone,

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, and the 3rd-place finisher from the Central American zone,

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. The three North American zone nations,

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, and the

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, as well as tournament hosts

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, were automatically entered into the final tournament without need for qualification.

Caribbean zone

First round

The first round consisted of five groups of four teams. The five group winners and top four group runners-up from each group advanced to the second qualification round.

Group A

All Group A matches were hosted by Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba, the governing by for association football in

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. All matches were played at Estadio Pedro Marrero in

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Group B

All Group B matches were hosted by the Cayman Islands Football Association, the governing body for association football in the

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, and were played at the

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in George Town. ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Group C

All Group C matches were hosted by Arubaanse Voetbal Bond, the governing body for association football in

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. All matches were played at Trinidad Stadium in Oranjestad. ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Group D

All Group D matches were hosted by the Grenada Football Association, the governing body for association football in

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. All matches were played at Tanteen Recreational Ground in St. George's. ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Group E

All Group E matches were hosted by

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, the governing by for association football in the

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. All matches were played at

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Second round

The second round consists of three groups of three. The three group winners from each group as well as the best-performing runner-up will move on to the third and final round of the CFU region's qualification tournament.

Group F

All Group F matches were hosted by

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, the governing by for association football in the

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. All matches were played at Estadio Félix Sánchez in

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Group G

All Group G matches were hosted by Nederlands Antilliaanse Voetbal Unie, the governing by for association football in the Netherlands Antilles. All matches were played at Stadion Ergilio Hato in Willemstad. ---- ----

Group H

All Group H matches were hosted by Arubaanse Voetbal Bond, the governing by for association football in the

. All matches were played at Trinidad Stadium in Oranjestad. ---- ----

Third round

The final round of CFU qualification were hosted by, the governing body for association football in

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines () is an island country in the Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea wh ...

. The matches were played at

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, the

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of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The group winner,

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, qualified for the tournament proper, and the runner up from the Caribbean region, St Vincent and the Grenadines, as group runner-up, earned the right to a one-game playoff with the 3rd-place finisher from the Central American region, Honduras, to determine the 8th and final qualifier for the tournament proper. ---- ----

Central American zone

The Central American zone comprises two groups. One group has three teams and the other has four teams. The two group winners will move on to the tournament. The runner-up from each group will play a two-legged playoff to determine the third place team from the region. The third place team will play the runner-up from the Caribbean region for the final spot in the tournament proper.

Group 1

The matches played in Group 1 were hosted by Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras, the governing body for association football in

. All matches were played at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in

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, the capital city of Honduras. ---- ----

Group 2

All of the matches in Group 2 were hosted by Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala, the governing body for association football in

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. All matches were played at Estadio Mateo Flores in

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Playoff

The two group runners-up faced off in a two-legged playoff for third place rights in the region. Honduras, as winners of the 3rd place playoff, advanced to face the runner up from the Caribbean qualification, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, to become the 8th and final qualifier for the tournament proper. ----

Caribbean/Central American playoff

Honduras, as winner of the 3rd place playoff in Central American qualification, faced Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the runner-up from the Caribbean zone tournament, for the final place in the tournament proper. The match was a one-game playoff on 2 March in

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four days prior to the opening of the tournament proper.

References

External links

CONCACAF Under-20 homepage
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