2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying

The qualifying competitions for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship were handled by two regional of CONCACAF's bodies; the Caribbean Football Union (Caribbean zone) and the Central American Football Union (Central American zone).

Representative teams from Canada, Mexico and the United States automatically qualified for the final competition.

Caribbean zone

2016 CFU Men's U-20 Tournament

Tournament details
Host countries	St. Maarten Trinidad and Tobago Haiti Dominican Republic Curaçao (final round)
Dates	15 June – 30 October 2016
Teams	17 (total) (from 1 sub-confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Haiti
Runners-up	Antigua and Barbuda
Third place	Bermuda
Fourth place	Trinidad and Tobago
Tournament statistics
Matches played	40
Goals scored	146 (3.65 per match)
Top scorer	Ronaldo Damus (6 goals)[1]
Best player	Roberto Louima[1]
Best goalkeeper	Jhon Paris[1]
← 2015 2020 →

The details were announced in April 2016.^[2]

Teams

Seeding	Teams	No. of teams
No participation	Aruba  Bahamas  Barbados  Bonaire  British Virgin Islands  French Guiana  Grenada  Guyana  Martinique  Montserrat  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Saint Martin  Suriname  U.S. Virgin Islands	14
Group stage entrants	Anguilla  Antigua and Barbuda  Bermuda  Cayman Islands  Cuba  Dominica  Dominican Republic  Guadeloupe  Haiti  Jamaica  Puerto Rico  Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Lucia  Sint Maarten  Trinidad and Tobago  Turks and Caicos Islands	16
Final round entrants	Curaçao	1

First round

Group 1

To be held 15–19 June 2016 and hosted in St. Maarten.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Antigua and Barbuda	3	2	1	0	9	2	+7	7	Final round
2	Cuba	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	6
3	Puerto Rico	3	1	1	1	11	3	+8	4
4	Sint Maarten (H)	3	0	0	3	0	20	−20	0

Source: CFU
(H) Hosts

15 June 2016 (2016-06-15)

Antigua and Barbuda	2–1	Cuba
Stevens 15', 24'	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)	Yasmani 41'

Raoul Illidge Sports Complex, Philipsburg

Referee: Juniel Adelina (Curaçao)

15 June 2016 (2016-06-15)

Sint Maarten	0–9	Puerto Rico
	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)	De la Rosa 3', 47' Rodríguez 12' Rivera 45+2' Osorio 60', 70' O'Neill 68' Carrillo 76' (pen.), 84'

Raoul Illidge Sports Complex, Philipsburg

Referee: Tristley Bassue (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

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17 June 2016 (2016-06-17)

Cuba	2–1	Puerto Rico
Diaz 1' Godinez 70'	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)	Cardona 18' (pen.)

Raoul Illidge Sports Complex, Philipsburg

Referee: Moeth Gaymes (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

17 June 2016 (2016-06-17)

Sint Maarten	0–6	Antigua and Barbuda
	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)	Browne 27' V.Allen 30' (pen.) Henry 49', 51' Wildin 79' Hall 90+2'

Raoul Illidge Sports Complex, Philipsburg

Referee: Mike Van de Sande (Curaçao)

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19 June 2016 (2016-06-19)

Puerto Rico	1–1	Antigua and Barbuda
Osorio 21'	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)	Stevens 2'

Raoul Illidge Sports Complex, Philipsburg

Referee: Tristley Bassue (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

19 June 2016 (2016-06-19)

Sint Maarten	0–5	Cuba
	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)	E.Puga 7' Yasmani 9' Morejon 68', 80' Godinez 82'

Raoul Illidge Sports Complex, Philipsburg

Referee: Mike Van de Sande (Curaçao)

Group 2

To be held 15–19 June 2016 and hosted in Trinidad and Tobago.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Trinidad and Tobago (H)	3	2	1	0	13	1	+12	7	Final round
2	Saint Lucia	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7
3	Guadeloupe	3	1	0	2	5	2	+3	3
4	Turks and Caicos Islands	3	0	0	3	0	18	−18	0

Source: CFU
(H) Hosts

15 June 2016 (2016-06-15)

Turks and Caicos Islands	0–2	Saint Lucia
	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)	Wilfred 57' Winter 70'

Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva

Referee: Michel Raynel Rodríguez Roque (Cuba)

15 June 2016 (2016-06-15)

Trinidad and Tobago	1–0	Guadeloupe
Dass 48'	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)

Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva

Referee: Johannes Dolaini (Suriname)

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17 June 2016 (2016-06-17)

Saint Lucia	1–0	Guadeloupe
Maryat 47'	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)

Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva

Referee: Kerry Skepple (Antigua and Barbuda)

17 June 2016 (2016-06-17)

Trinidad and Tobago	11–0	Turks and Caicos Islands
Dillon 11', 29', 49', 62', 65' Hudson 15', 58' Mason 46' Powder 51' Lansiquot 72' Bruce-de-Rouche 83'	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)

Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva

Referee: Veralton Nembhard (Jamaica)

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19 June 2016 (2016-06-19)

Guadeloupe	5–0	Turks and Caicos Islands
Macon 17', 30', 48' Dupalan 51' Bolivar 53'	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)

Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva

Referee: Michel Raynel Rodríguez Roque (Cuba)

19 June 2016 (2016-06-19)

Trinidad and Tobago	1–1	Saint Lucia
Hudson 64'	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)	Joseph 39'

Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva

Referee: Kerry Skepple (Antigua and Barbuda)

Group 3

To be held 29 June – 3 July 2016 and hosted in Haiti.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Haiti (H)	3	3	0	0	16	0	+16	9	Final round
2	Bermuda	3	2	0	1	10	3	+7	6
3	Cayman Islands	3	1	0	2	4	9	−5	3
4	Anguilla	3	0	0	3	1	19	−18	0

Source: CFU
(H) Hosts

29 June 2016 (2016-06-29)

Bermuda	3–0	Cayman Islands
Evans 20', 89' Smith 53'	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince

Referee: Keon Yorke (Trinidad and Tobago)

29 June 2016 (2016-06-29)

Haiti	8–0	Anguilla
Dede 21' Richardson 29' (o.g.) Pierre 36' Louima 45', 50' Damus 48', 77' Jerome 90+2'	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince

Referee: Dwight Royal (Jamaica)

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1 July 2016 (2016-07-01)

Cayman Islands	4–1	Anguilla
Scott 25' Martinez 31' Cruz 39' Thomas 62'	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)	Lake 90+3'

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince

Referee: Rodphin Harris (Trinidad and Tobago)

1 July 2016 (2016-07-01)

Haiti	3–0	Bermuda
Louima 24' Guillaume 34' Chery 83'	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince

Referee: Juan Carlos Hidalgo (Dominican Republic)

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3 July 2016 (2016-07-03)

Anguilla	0–7	Bermuda
	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)	Smith 2', 28' Douglas 13' Swan 54' Bascome 59' (pen.) Jones 86' Furbert 90+1'

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince

Referee: Juan Carlos Hidalgo (Dominican Republic)

3 July 2016 (2016-07-03)

Haiti	5–0	Cayman Islands
Dede 44', 90+4' Louima 60' Guillaume 66' Francois 84'	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince

Referee: Rodphin Harris (Trinidad and Tobago)

Group 4

To be held 15–19 June 2016 and hosted in Dominican Republic.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Saint Kitts and Nevis	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6	Final round
2	Dominican Republic (H)	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6
3	Jamaica	3	2	0	1	4	4	0	6
4	Dominica	3	0	0	3	3	9	−6	0

Source: CFU
(H) Hosts

15 June 2016 (2016-06-15)

Jamaica	2–1	Dominica
Nicholson 46', 61'	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)	Lander 24'

Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal

Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)

15 June 2016 (2016-06-15)

Dominican Republic	2–1	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Rodríguez 52' Jiménez 74'	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)	Hanley 42'

Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal

Referee: Gianni Ascani (Turks and Caicos Islands)

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17 June 2016 (2016-06-17)

Jamaica	0–2	Saint Kitts and Nevis
	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)	Hanley 60', 83'

Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal

Referee: Adzer Arisnat (Haiti)

17 June 2016 (2016-06-17)

Dominican Republic	3–0	Dominica
Rodríguez 62' Polanco 86' Japa 90'	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)

Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal

Referee: Swason Owen (Cayman Islands)

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19 June 2016 (2016-06-19)

Saint Kitts and Nevis	4–2	Dominica
Amory 14' Archibald 43' Hanley 72' Sutton 77'	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)	Jolly 68' Augustine 70'

Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal

Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)

19 June 2016 (2016-06-19)

Dominican Republic	1–2	Jamaica
Polanco 86'	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)	Nicholson 19' Adamolekun 70'

Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal

Referee: Gianni Ascani (Turks and Caicos Islands)

Ranking of second-placed teams

Three runners-up from the group stage (best three group runners-up) will also qualify for the final round.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	2	Saint Lucia	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7	Final round
2	3	Bermuda	3	2	0	1	10	3	+7	6
3	1	Cuba	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	6
4	4	Dominican Republic	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6

Source: CFU

Final round

To be held 21–30 October 2016 and hosted in Curaçao.^[3]

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Antigua and Barbuda	3	2	1	0	6	4	+2	7	Semi-finals and 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2	Bermuda	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	4
3	Saint Kitts and Nevis	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	4	2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
4	Curaçao (H)	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1

Source: CFU
(H) Hosts

21 October 2016 (2016-10-21)

18:00

Bermuda	3–1	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Scott 26' Tyrell 30', 37'	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)	Hanley 17'

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)

21 October 2016 (2016-10-21)

20:15

Curaçao	0–1	Antigua and Barbuda
	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)	Stevens 86'

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

Referee: Rodphin Harris (Trinidad and Tobago)

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23 October 2016 (2016-10-23)

18:00

Saint Kitts and Nevis	2–2	Antigua and Barbuda
Hodge 9' Hanley 48'	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)	Stevens 23' Wildin 86'

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

Referee: Owen Dolaini (Suriname)

23 October 2016 (2016-10-23)

20:30

Curaçao	1–1	Bermuda
Schores 32'	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)	Tyrell 79'

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica)

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25 October 2016 (2016-10-25)

18:00

Antigua and Barbuda	3–2	Bermuda
Hakeem 1', 11' Stevens 40'	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)	Burchall 53', 86'

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)

25 October 2016 (2016-10-25)

20:30

Curaçao	1–3	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Cijntje 42'	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)	Sutton 23' Hodge 67' Phipps 76'

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

Referee: Rodphin Harris (Trinidad and Tobago)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Haiti	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7	Semi-finals and 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2	Trinidad and Tobago	3	1	2	0	4	0	+4	5
3	Cuba	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2
4	Saint Lucia	3	0	1	2	2	10	−8	1

Source: CFU

22 October 2016 (2016-10-22)

18:00

Haiti	5–1	Saint Lucia
Louima 6' Damus 23', 83', 86' Dede 78'	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)	Lionel 80'

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

Referee: Wilson Da Costa (Bahamas)

22 October 2016 (2016-10-22)

20:15

Trinidad and Tobago	0–0	Cuba
	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)

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24 October 2016 (2016-10-24)

18:00

Saint Lucia	0–4	Trinidad and Tobago
	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)	Dillon 5', 28', 70' Power 65'

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

Referee: Swason Owen (Cayman Islands)

24 October 2016 (2016-10-24)

20:30

Haiti	2–1	Cuba
Sanon 6' Désiré 80'	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)	Tuero 68'

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

Referee: Sandy Vasquez Vargas (Dominican Republic)

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26 October 2016 (2016-10-26)

18:00

Cuba	1–1	Saint Lucia
Guerra 21'	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)	Aranda 84' (o.g.)

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

Referee: Wilson Da Costa (Bahamas)

26 October 2016 (2016-10-26)

20:30

Trinidad and Tobago	0–0	Haiti
	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)

Ranking of third-placed teams

The best third-placed team from the final round group stage also qualified for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	A	Saint Kitts and Nevis	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	4	2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2	B	Cuba	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2

Source: CFU

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	28 October - Ergilio Hato Stadium
	Antigua and Barbuda (p)	0 (5)
					30 October - Ergilio Hato Stadium
	Trinidad and Tobago	0 (4)
					Antigua and Barbuda	0
	28 October - Ergilio Hato Stadium
					Haiti	4
	Haiti	3
	Bermuda	0
					Third place
					30 October - Ergilio Hato Stadium
					Trinidad and Tobago	1
					Bermuda	2

Semi-finals

28 October 2016 (2016-10-28)

18:00

Antigua and Barbuda	0–0	Trinidad and Tobago
	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)
Penalties
	5–4

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

Referee: Swason Owen (Cayman Islands)

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28 October 2016 (2016-10-28)

20:15

Haiti	3–0	Bermuda
Désiré 6' Damus 47' Louima 63'	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

Referee: Rodphin Harris (Trinidad and Tobago)

Third-place playoff

30 October 2016 (2016-10-30)

18:00

Trinidad and Tobago	1–2	Bermuda
Toussaint 49'	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)	Scott 44' Thomas 88'

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)

Final

30 October 2016 (2016-10-30)

20:15

Antigua and Barbuda	0–4	Haiti
	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CFU)	Louima 21', 38' Damus 47', 85'

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)^[4]

Awards

Golden Boot of Finals

• Ronaldo Damus (6 goals)

MVP

• Roberto Louima

Golden Glove

• Jhon Paris

Golden Boot of Tournaments

• Ronaldo Damus (8 goals)
• Roberto Louima (8 goals)
• Nicholas Dillon (8 goals)

Goalscorers

8 goals

• Ronaldo Damus
• Roberto Louima
• Nicholas Dillon

6 goals

• Javorn Stevens
• Tahir Hanley

4 goals

• Kenley Dede

3 goals

• Jaz Ratteray Smith
• Tehvan Tyrell
• Yvann Macon
• Shamar Nicholson
• Jeimax Osorio
• Isaiah Hudson

2 goals

• Denie Henry
• Luther Wildin
• Zayn Hakeem
• Liam Evans
• Knory Scott
• Mazhyze Burchall
• Lazaro Yasmani
• Yoan Godinez
• Alejandro Morejon
• Manny Rodríguez
• Víctor Polanco
• Stevenson Guillaume
• Jonel Désiré
• Javier De la Rosa
• Carmelo Carrillo
• Javier Sutton
• Delano Hodge
• Noah Powder

1 goal

• Tyrique Lake
• Jermaine Browne
• Vashami Allen
• Matthew Hall
• Paul Douglas
• Jahnaze Swan
• Osagi Bascome
• Ahkari Furbert
• Mikiel Thomas
• Zachary Scott
• Sebastìan Martinez
• Michael Martin Scott
• Leighton Thomas
• Luis Diaz
• Eduard Puga
• Lazano Tuero
• Darien Guerra
• Leery Schores
• Jeremy Cijntje
• Zion Lander
• Fitz Jolly
• Dillon Augustine
• Arismendy Jiménez
• Erick Japa
• Giovanni Dupalan
• Dimitri Bolivar
• Leverton Pierre
• Odilon Jerome
• Miche Chery
• Jean Jean Francois
• Jimmy-Shammar Sanon
• Nathaniel Adamolekun
• José Rodríguez
• Andre Rivera
• Juan O'Neill
• Nicolás Cardona
• Steve Archibald
• Dakarai Phipps
• Antoine Wilfred
• Nyrone Winter
• Ryi Maryat
• Cassius Joseph
• Keeroy Lionel
• Jarred Dass
• Kierron Mason
• Micah Lasiquot
• Morgan Brouce-de-Rouche
• Josh Toussaint

Own goals

• Keanu Richardson (against Trinidad)
• Ronald Aranda (against Saint Lucia)

Central American zone

2016 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying
(Central American zone)

Tournament details
Host country	Panama
Dates	8–16 July 2016
Teams	6 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Honduras
Runners-up	El Salvador
Third place	Guatemala
Fourth place	Panama
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	29 (2.9 per match)
Top scorer	Leandro Ávila (3 goals)
← 2015

The format is a single round-robin stage.^[5] Costa Rica qualified for the CONCACAF U-20 Championship as hosts and did not enter the qualifying competition. Belize withdrew.^[6] Guatemala were prevented from entering the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship due to FIFA suspending National Football Federation of Guatemala.^[7] Fourth place Panama qualified in their place.^[8]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Honduras	4	2	2	0	7	4	+3	8	2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2	El Salvador	4	2	1	1	9	4	+5	7
3	Guatemala	4	1	2	1	5	5	0	5	Disqualified due to FIFA suspension
4	Panama (H)	4	1	1	2	7	4	+3	4	2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
5	Nicaragua	4	1	0	3	1	12	−11	3
6	Belize	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Source: UNCAF
(H) Hosts

8 July 2016 (2016-07-08)

17:00

Guatemala	2–2	Honduras
Valdizon 5' García 42'	Report (CONCACAF) Report (UNCAF)	Grant 45+1' Cruz 47'

Estadio Maracaná, Panama City

Referee: Allen Quiroz (Costa Rica)

8 July 2016 (2016-07-08)

20:00

Panama	6–0	Nicaragua
Blackman 36' L. Ávila 48', 53', 56' Hinestroza 67', 89'	Report (CONCACAF) Report (UNCAF)

Estadio Maracaná, Panama City

Referee: Marlon Mejia (El Salvador)

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10 July 2016 (2016-07-10)

17:00

Honduras	2–1	El Salvador
Ávila 10' Reyes 68'	Report (CONCACAF) Report (UNCAF)	Contreras 25'

Estadio Maracaná, Panama City

Referee: Oscar Davila (Nicaragua)

10 July 2016 (2016-07-10)

20:00

Panama	0–1	Guatemala
	Report (CONCACAF) Report (UNCAF)	Reyes 68' (pen.)

Estadio Maracaná, Panama City

Referee: Oscar Moncada (Honduras)

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12 July 2016 (2016-07-12)

17:00

Nicaragua	0–2	Honduras
	Report (CONCACAF) Report (UNCAF)	Cruz 73' Álvarez 88'

Estadio Maracaná, Panama City

Referee: Juan Guerra (Guatemala)

12 July 2016 (2016-07-12)

20:00

Guatemala	2–2	El Salvador
Altán 29' Martínez 54' (pen.)	Report (CONCACAF) Report (UNCAF)	Márquez 22' (pen.) Paz 79'

Estadio Maracaná, Panama City

Referee: Oscar Moncada (Honduras)

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14 July 2016 (2016-07-14)

17:00

El Salvador	4–0	Nicaragua
Rodríguez 26' Castro 32' Reyes 63' Domínguez 71'	Report (CONCACAF) Report (UNCAF)

Estadio Maracaná, Panama City

Referee: Allen Quiroz (Costa Rica)

14 July 2016 (2016-07-14)

20:00

Panama	1–1	Honduras
R. Ávila 65' (pen.)	Report (CONCACAF) Report (UNCAF)	Flores 78' (pen.)

Estadio Maracaná, Panama City

Referee: Oscar Davila (Nicaragua)

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16 July 2016 (2016-07-16)

17:00

Nicaragua	1–0	Guatemala
Jarquín 72'	Report (CONCACAF) Report (UNCAF)

Estadio Maracaná, Panama City

Referee: Marlon Mejia (El Salvador)

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16)

20:00

Panama	0–2	El Salvador
	Report (CONCACAF) Report (UNCAF)	Rosales 16' Domínguez 59' (pen.)

Estadio Maracaná, Panama City

Referee: Juan Guerra (Guatemala)