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| CONCACAF announced on Tuesday that the Men’s Under-20 and U-17 Championships will take place in Trinidad & Tobago and Mexico, respectively, in 2009. This will be the first time since 1996 that the U-20 and U-17 tournaments will each be held in a single venue with a champion being crowned for each category. Trinidad & Tobago will host the CONCACAF U-20 Championship which is tentatively scheduled for January/February 2009. The CONCACAF event will also qualify four teams to the FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009. The CONCACAF U-17 Championship is set for April 2009 in Mexico. The Confederation’s Tournament will progress four teams to the FIFA U-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009. CONCACAF President Jack Warner hinted at this at a media conference in Port of Spain earlier this month before CONCACAF confirmed this week. Currently, Zoran Vranes is preparing the T&T Under 20 team for those qualifying matches (April 30, 2008) CONCACAF All-Time Under-20 Final Round Tournaments Year – Venue (s) – Champion – (FIFA U-20 World Cup Qualifiers) 1962 – Panama – Mexico 1964 – Guatemala – El Salvador 1970 – Cuba – Mexico 1973 – Mexico – Mexico 1974 – Canada – Mexico 1976 – Puerto Rico – Mexico – (Honduras, Mexico) 1978 – Honduras – Mexico – (Canada, Mexico) 1980 – USA – Mexico – (Mexico, USA) 1982 – Guatemala – Honduras^ – (Mexico*, USA) 1984 – Trinidad & Tobago – Mexico – (Canada, Mexico) 1986 – Trinidad & Tobago – Canada – (Canada, USA) 1988 – Guatemala – Costa Rica – (Costa Rica, USA) 1990 – Guatemala – Mexico – (Mexico, Trinidad & Tobago) 1992 – Canada – Mexico – (Mexico, USA) 1994 – Honduras – Honduras – (Costa Rica, Honduras) 1996 – Mexico – Canada - (Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, USA) 1998 – Guatemala, Trinidad & Tobago – (Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, USA) 2001 – Canada, Trinidad & Tobago – (Canada, Costa Rica, Jamaica, USA) 2002 – Panama, USA – (Canada, Mexico, Panama, USA) 2005 – Honduras, USA – (Canada, Honduras, Panama, USA) 2007 – Panama, Mexico – (Canada*, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, USA) 2009 – Trinidad & Tobago – (TBD-4) From 1962 – 1996, CONCACAF staged 16 Under-20 Tournaments with a winner being crowned in each. Eleven of the CONCACAF tournaments (1976 – 1996) doubled as qualifiers to the FIFA World Youth Championships. Since 1998, the U-20 CONCACAF event became a Final Round Qualification consisting of two groups of four, each in a different venue, with the top two teams from each group progressing to the FIFA Youth World Championship (now FIFA U-20 World Cup). * FIFA U-20 World Cup Host ^ Honduras disqualified for ineligible player, USA progress to FIFA WYC 1983 CONCACAF All-Time U-16/17 Final Round Tournaments (1983-88 U-16; 1991-Present U-17) Year – Venue (s) – Champion – (FIFA WC Qualifiers) 1983 – Trinidad & Tobago – USA 1985 – Mexico – Mexico – (Costa Rica, Mexico, USA *) 1987 – Honduras – Mexico – (Canada^, Mexico, USA) 1988 – Cuba – Cuba – (Cuba, Canada, USA) 1991 – Trinidad & Tobago – Mexico – (Cuba, Mexico, USA) 1992 – Cuba – USA – (Canada, Mexico, USA) 1994 – El Salvador – Costa Rica – (Costa Rica, Canada, USA) 1996 – Trinidad & Tobago – Mexico – (Costa Rica, Mexico, USA) 1999 – El Salvador, Jamaica – (Jamaica, Mexico, USA) 2001 – Honduras, USA – (Costa Rica, Trinidad & Tobago^, USA) 2003 – Canada, Guatemala – (Costa Rica, Mexico, USA) 2005 – Costa Rica, Mexico – (Costa Rica, Mexico, USA) 2007 – Honduras, Jamaica – (Costa Rica, Haiti, Honduras, Trinidad & Tobago, USA) 2009 – Mexico – (TBD-4) From 1983-1996, CONCACAF staged eight Under-16/17 Tournaments with a winner being crowned in each. Seven of the CONCACAF tournaments (1985-1996) doubled as qualifiers to the FIFA U-17 World Cups. Since 1999, the U-17 CONCACAF event was a Final Round Qualification consisting of two groups, each in a different venue. |
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