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Groups & Schedule confirmed for 2019 CONCACAF Boys U-15 Championship!

The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) today announced the groups and schedule for the 2019 CONCACAF Boys’ Under-15 Championship. This year’s Boys’ Under-15 will take place August 4-11, at the IMG Academy campus in Bradenton, Florida.

The youth tournament, which will provide access to international football for over 750 boys from across the CONCACAF region, will be disputed in two rounds. For the first-round group phase, the 42 participating teams have been divided into three divisions according to the CONCACAF Men’s Under-17 Ranking as of 2019, ensuring sporting balance and a minimum number of four matches for each team.

Division One will be made up by the top 14 ranked CONCACAF teams, as well as Slovenia and Portugal. The 16 teams have been divided into four groups of four teams each (Groups A-D). After round robin play, the four group winners and the four second place finishers will advance to the quarterfinals to play for the Championship. The third and fourth place finishers will play an additional match to determine their final position in the division.

Group A
Mexico
Panama
Trinidad and Tobago
Curacao
Group B
United States
Haiti
Guatemala
Suriname
Group C
Canada
El Salvador
Slovenia
Guadeloupe
Group D
Costa Rica
Jamaica
Portugal
Barbados

Division Two will be made up by the next 15 best ranked CONCACAF teams and Israel. The 16 teams have been divided into four groups of four teams each (Groups E-H). After round robin play, the four group winners will advance to the semifinals to play for the divisional championship. The second, third and fourth place finishers will play an additional match to determine their final position in the division.

Group E
Nicaragua
Guyana
Cayman Islands
Bahamas
Group F
Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico
Grenada
Martinique
Group G
Saint Lucia
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Israel
Belize
Group H
Bermuda
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Saint Vincent and The Grenadines

Division Three will be made up by the lowest 10 ranked CONCACAF teams. The teams have been divided into two groups of five teams each (Groups I and J). After round robin play, the group winners will advance to the divisional final, while the remaining teams will play an additional match to determine their final position in the division.

Group I
Bonaire
US Virgin Islands
Anguilla
French Guiana
Sint Maarten
Group J
Saint Martin
Dominica
British Virgin Islands
Montserrat
Turks and Caicos Islands

Fans will be able to follow all the action through TUDN in the United States and CONCACAF GO in all other territories.

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