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.
