By: T. J. Chapman
SKN PULSE, Monday 5, December 2016 – On Tuesday 29th November 2016, the Confederation of North, Central America and the Caribbean Association Football conducted the draw for the CONCACAF Under 20 Championship to be held in Costa Rica in 2017 at the National Stadium.
The draw determined the groups and match schedules for the tournament.
St. Kitts and Nevis was seeded into Group B and will face the United States, Haiti and Panama. Their first game is scheduled for February 18, 2017.
The games will be played in a new format which comprises of a group stage, a classification phase and the grand final.
The top two teams from Groups A, B and C will advance to the Classification Stage. The Confederation’s four spots to the World Cup at this level would be determined in round robin play among two groups of three teams each. The two top teams from each group will then qualify as CONCACAF representatives to the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017.
The Under-20 Championship Costa Rica 2017 Groups are as follows:
Group A
Mexico, Antigua & Barbuda, Honduras, Canada
Group B
USA, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Haiti
Group C
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Bermuda, Trinidad & Tobago
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Costa Rica 2017 – Classification Stage Group Positions
Group D
Second Place Group B
First Place Group A
First Place Group C
Group E
First Place Group B
Second Place Group A
Second Place Group C
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship St. Kitts and Nevis 2017 Schedule
*Local Time
Saturday, February 18, 2017 – Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
12:30 Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Haiti
15:00 USA vs Panama
Tuesday, February 21, 2017 – National Stadium
14:00 Panama vs Saint Kitts and Nevis
16:30 USA vs Haiti
Friday, February 24, 2017 – Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
14:00 Panama vs Haiti
16:30 USA vs Saint Kitts and Nevis
