Cuba (pictured) celebrating after a Caribbean Under-17 Championship game against Martinique on October 22, 2014, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (Photo: Yonel Louis)

2015 CONCACAF UNDER-17 CHAMPIONSHIP
Honduras
February 27, 2015 – March 15, 2015

FEBRUARY 27, 2015 – PREVIEW
San Pedro Sula, Honduras – Estadio Francisco Morazan

GROUP A

[do action="article_quote"]Guatemala v Trinidad & Tobago, 3:30 p.m. ET[/do]
Trinidad & Tobago leads CU17 series: 2 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss (2 GF, 3 GA)

Last CU17 meeting: February 17, 2011 (at Montego Bay, Jamaica) --- Guatemala 0, Trinidad & Tobago 1 

Guatemala Quick Facts

  • 10th appearance in CU17 finals
  • Best CU17 Finish: Quarterfinals – 1 (2013)
  • Qualification Method: Central America – Playoff Winner
  • Qualification Record: GP – 4; W – 2; D – 0; L – 2; GF – 5; GA – 5
  • Qualifying Scorers: Esteban Garcia (2 goals); Abel Lemus, John Mendez, Diego Raymundo (1)
  • Prevailed over El Salvador in a two-legged Central American playoff to qualify for CU17 (1st leg: 1-0 home loss; 2nd leg: 2-0 away win)
  • Lost 5 of last 7 CU17 matches
  • Shutout in 4 of last 5 CU17 matches
  • Conceded 1 goal or fewer in 5 of last 6 CU17 matches

Trinidad & Tobago Quick Facts

  • 13th appearance in CU17 finals
  • Best CU17 Finish: Runner-up – 1 (1983)
  • Qualification Method: Caribbean – Best Third-Place Team from Final Round, Group Stage
  • Qualification Record: GP – 6; W – 4; D – 0; L – 2; GF – 10; GA – 7
  • Qualifying Scorers: Dereem Daniel, Tekay Hoyce (3 goals); Anthony Herbert (2); Shobal Celestine, Kierron Mason (1)
  • Scored 2 or more goals in 4 of 6 qualifying matches
  • Posted shutouts in 3 of 6 qualifying matches

[do action="article_quote"]United States v Cuba, 6:00 p.m. ET[/do]
USA leads CU17 series: 5 wins, 2 draws, 0 losses (14 GF, 3 GA)

Last CU17 meeting: February 14, 2011 (at Montego Bay, Jamaica) --- Cuba 1, USA 3

USA Quick Facts

  • 16th appearance in CU17 finals
  • Best CU17 Finish: Champion – 3 (1983, 1992, 2011)
  • Qualification Method: automatic North American entrant
  • All-Time CU17 Record: GP – 69; W – 49; D – 10; L – 10; GF – 179; GA – 60
  • 14W-1D-0L (57 GF, 7 GA)  in CU17 openers … scored 3 or more goals in 12 of those games
  • Did not qualify for 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup after falling to Honduras, 3-1, in 2013 CU17 quarterfinals
  • Before losing to Honduras in 2013 CU17 quarterfinals, posted shutouts in four consecutive CU17 matches
  • Third time in last four CU17s that USA is meeting Cuba in its opener

Cuba Quick Facts

  • 9th appearance in CU17 finals
  • Best CU17 Finish: Champion – 1 (1988)
  • Qualification Method: Caribbean – Third Place
  • Qualification Record: GP – 6; W – 5; D – 0; L – 1; GF – 14; GA – 3
  • Qualifying Scorers: Carlos Borromeo (4 goals); Serguey Campillo, Yosniel Gonzalez, Raycharle Herrera (2); Jansiel Blanco, Carlos Cebranco, Omar Romero, Yordan Sanchez (1)
  • Posted shutouts in 5 of 6 Caribbean qualifying matches
  • 1W-4D-11L in last 16 CU17 games … last win v Canada (2-1) in 2009
  • Last qualified for FIFA U-17 World Cup in 1991
  • Lost both games in 2013 CU17 (5-1 v Mexico, 4-1 v Honduras)

[do action="article_quote"]Honduras v Jamaica, 8:30 p.m. ET[/do]
Jamaica leads CU17 series: 2 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses (3 GF, 1 GA)

Last CU17 meeting: February 23, 2011 (at Montego Bay, Jamaica) --- Jamaica 2, Honduras 1 (Quarterfinals)

Honduras Quick Facts

  • 16th appearance in CU17 finals
  • Best CU17 Finish: Fourth Place – 4 (1983, 1985, 1987, 2013)
  • Qualification Method: Host
  • All-Time CU17 Record: GP – 55; W – 15; D – 12; L – 28; GF – 64; GA – 99
  • 6W-3D-6L (24 GF, 77 GA)  in CU17 openers … unbeaten in last 5 openers, including 2 straight wins
  • As a 15-year-old, forward Darixon Vuelto became the youngest Honduran to score in a Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League match, netting in a 4-1 loss to Luis Angel Firpo on October 23, 2013

Jamaica Quick Facts

  • 12th appearance in CU17 finals
  • Best CU17 Finish: Final Round Group Winner – 1 (1999)
  • Qualification Method: Caribbean – Runner-up
  • Qualification Record: GP – 7; W – 6; D – 0; L – 1; GF – 37; GA – 7
  • Qualifying Scorers: Nicholas Nelson (10); Donovan Dawkins (8); Alex Marshall (7); Justin McMaster (4); Deshan Beckford, Tajea Brown, Ajeanie Talbott (2); Fabian Grant, Peter Vassell (1)
  • Defeated the U.S. Virgin Islands 19-0 in a Caribbean qualifier … Donovan Dawkins scored 7 goals in that match
  • Fell to Haiti, 2-0, in the Caribbean Under-17 Championship final
  • 0W-2D-3L in last 5 CU17 games