Scotiabank CONCACAF U-13 Champions League draw set for Wednesday

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Comunicaciones players (pictured) celebrate after beating Sporting Kansas City in the 2016 Scotiabank CONCACAF Under-13 Champions League semifinals. MIAMI – CONCACAF and Scotiabank announced Monday details of the draw for the Scotiabank CONCACAF Under-13 Champions League invitational tournament. The draw will take place Wednesday, April 26, 9:00 a.m., at the JW Marriott in the Polanco district of Mexico City. Sixteen teams – up from eight in previous years -- from each of CONCACAF’s three sub-regions will compete in the event to be played in Mexico this August. Thirteen of the sixteen clubs set to participate have already been determined, including the defending champion of the 2016 edition – El Salvador’s Santa Ana. CANADA Toronto FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC COSTA RICA Herediano Alajuelense EL SALVADOR Santa Ana San Salvador HONDURAS TBD by June 11 JAMAICA Portmore United FC MEXICO Universidad Cantera Norte Fuerza Naranja Liga Municipal Boca del Río Pioneros Cancún NICARAGUA Real Esteli PANAMA TBD by April 30 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO TBD by June 11 USA Chicago Fire The draw will sort the 16 participants into four groups of four for round-robin play. The players participating in the Scotiabank CONCACAF Under-13 Champions League represent the youngest age group competing in an official CONCACAF event, following the establishment of under-15 tournaments in both boys’ and girls’ categories in recent years.

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