2025 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship

2025 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship
Campeonato de Niños Sub-15 CONCACAF 2025
Tournament details
Host countryAruba
Costa Rica
Curaçao
CityOranjestad
Alajuela
Willemstad
Dates2–10 August
Teams39 (from 2 confederations)
Venue3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (2nd title)
Runners-up United States
Third place Costa Rica
Fourth place Panama
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The 2025 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship (Spanish: Campeonato de Niños Sub-15 CONCACAF 2025) was the fifth edition of the CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship, the biennial international youth football tournament organized by CONCACAF for the men's under-15 national teams of North, Central America and Caribbean. It was held in Aruba, Costa Rica and Curaçao from 2 to 10 August 2025.[1]

Mexico won the League A portion of the competition, defeating the United States, who were the defending champion coming into the tournament.[2][3]

Teams

A total of 39 teams entered the tournament, 38 out of the 41 CONCACAF member national teams and one invited team from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Saudi Arabia.[4] Haiti was originally scheduled to participate, but did not.[1][4]

Like previous editions, the teams were split into three divisions, named League A (with 9 teams), League B (with 16 teams) and League C (with 14 teams), according to the CONCACAF Men's Under-17 Ranking as of February 2025,[5] with the invited team being included within League A.

League A (9 teams)
Rank Team Prv Pts[5]
1  Mexico 5,264
2  United States 4,777
3  Canada 3,408
4  Panama 2,577
5  Honduras 2,161
6  Costa Rica 2,133
7  El Salvador 1,727
8  Nicaragua 1,464
N/R  Saudi Arabia (invited from AFC) — —
League B (16 teams)
Rank Team Prv Pts[5]
9  Puerto Rico 1,376
10  Jamaica 1,243
11  Bermuda 1,187
12  Dominican Republic 1,170
13  Guatemala 1,133
14  Trinidad and Tobago 1,108
15  Curaçao 1,081
16  Cuba 1,013
17  Guyana 955
18  Aruba 893
19  Barbados 747
20  British Virgin Islands 693
21  Saint Kitts and Nevis 683
22  Antigua and Barbuda 678
23  Belize 606
24  Cayman Islands 519
League C (14 teams)
Rank Team Prv Pts[5]
25  Martinique 515
26  Bahamas 480
27  Saint Martin 472
28  Suriname 459
29  Anguilla 388
30  Turks and Caicos Islands 338
31  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 332
32  Grenada 328
33  Saint Lucia 291
34  Dominica 276
35  U.S. Virgin Islands 208
36  Sint Maarten 104
37  Bonaire 92
38  French Guiana 0

The groups and match schedule were unveiled on 29 July 2025.[4]

League A
Group A
Pos Team
A1  Mexico
A2  Panama
A3  Honduras
A4  El Salvador
A5  Nicaragua
Group B
Pos Team
B1  United States
B2  Canada
B3  Costa Rica
B4  Saudi Arabia
League B
Group C
Pos Team
C1  Puerto Rico
C2  Cuba
C3  Guyana
C4  Cayman Islands
Group D
Pos Team
D1  Jamaica
D2  Curaçao
D3  Aruba
D4  Belize
Group E
Pos Team
E1  Bermuda
E2  Trinidad and Tobago
E3  Barbados
E4  Antigua and Barbuda
Group F
Pos Team
F1  Dominican Republic
F2  Guatemala
F3  British Virgin Islands
F4  Saint Kitts and Nevis
League C
Group G
Pos Team
G1  Martinique
G2  Grenada
G3  Saint Lucia
G4  French Guiana
Group H
Pos Team
H1  Bahamas
H2  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
H3  Dominica
H4  Bonaire
Group I
Pos Team
I1  Saint Martin
I2  Turks and Caicos Islands
I3  U.S. Virgin Islands
Group J
Pos Team
J1  Suriname
J2  Anguilla
J3  Sint Maarten

Format

In League A, the 8 teams were divided into two groups (A and B), one of five teams and one of four teams, with each group played on a single round-robin basis. The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals, with the winners of the semi-finals playing in the final, while the losers played the third-place match. The four teams that did not advance to the semi-finals were paired, based on their results in the group stage, to play in a play-offs round to determine their final place in the tournament.

In League 2, the 16 teams are also divided into four groups (C to F) of four and the same competition format as in League A was used.

In Division 3, the 14 teams are divided into four groups (G to J), two of three teams and two of four team, and followed the same competition format as in League A and B.

Each match was to last 70 minutes, comprising two periods of 35 minutes with a half-time interval of 10 minutes in between. If a game in the semi-finals or a third-place match of each league were tied at the end of regulation time, the winner would be decided directly by a penalty shoot-out. If the final match of each league were tied at the end of regulation time an extra time of two 10 minute periods would be played, if the score was still tied at the end of overtime, the match would be decided by a penalty shoot-out.[6]

Tiebreakers

The following tiebreaking criteria were established by CONCACAF:[6]

  1. Greatest number of points obtained in all group matches
  2. Goal difference in all group matches
  3. Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches
  4. Greatest number of points obtained in matches amongst teams still tied
  5. Goal difference in matches amongst teams still tied (if more than two teams are equal on points)
  6. Greatest number of goals scored in matches amongst teams still tied (if more than two teams are equal on points)
  7. Lowest disciplinary record
  8. Latest CONCACAF Under-17 Ranking

League A

All match times are in local time (AST (UTC−4)), as listed by CONCACAF.[7]

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 4 3 0 1 17 3 +14 9 Advance to Semi-finals
2  Panama 4 3 0 1 11 4 +7 9
3  Honduras 4 3 0 1 4 2 +2 9 Advance to Play-offs round
4  El Salvador 4 0 1 3 2 9 −7 1
5  Nicaragua 4 0 1 3 0 16 −16 1
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
El Salvador 0–0 Nicaragua
Report
FCRF Federation Field #1, Alajuela
Panama 1–2 Honduras
Alfredo Maduro 30' Report Hendry Ciguenza 15'
Said Canales 23'
FCRF Federation Field #1, Alajuela
Panama 4–2 El Salvador
Jasio Jordan 12'
Mauro Ortega 24'
Alfredo Maduro 48'
Steven Moreno 67'		 Report Franco Herrera 65'
Jayson Ramírez 70'
FCRF Federation Field #1, Alajuela
Nicaragua 0–9 Mexico
Report Matthew Arana 9', 22'
Da’vian Kimbrough 14'
Dylan Reyes 16'
Gael Aguilar 41'
Patricio Silva 53'
Axel Sandoval 55'
Juan Carlos Martínez Jr. 59', 70+2'
FCRF Federation Field #1, Alajuela
Honduras 3–0 Nicaragua
Jostin Castillo 35+1'
Jean Rubí 39'
Alejandro Guifarro 65'		 Report
FCRF Federation Field #1, Alajuela
Mexico 4–0 El Salvador
Robert Oliveras 12'
Patricio Silva 31'
Da’vian Kimbrough 62'
Matthew Arana 70+1'		 Report
FCRF Federation Field #1, Alajuela
Nicaragua 0–4 Panama
Report Alfredo Maduro
Neir Marrugo
José Pierre
FCRF Federation Field #1, Alajuela
Honduras 0–2 Mexico
Report Paxon Ruffin
Da’vian Kimbrough
FCRF Federation Field #1, Alajuela
El Salvador 0–1 Honduras
Report Elias Banegas 45'
FCRF Federation Field #1, Alajuela
Mexico 2–3 Panama
Juan Carlos Martínez Jr. 23'
Da’vian Kimbrough 70+1'		 Report Alfredo Maduro 4', 14'
Alexander Tull 11'
FCRF Federation Field #1, Alajuela

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6 Advance to Semi-finals
2  Costa Rica (H) 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
3  Saudi Arabia (G) 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4 Advance to Play-offs round
4  Canada 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(G) Guests; (H) Hosts
United States 2–0 Saudi Arabia
Ikenna Chidebe 11'
Vicente Garcia 45'		 Report
FCRF Federation Field #2, Alajuela
Referee: Richard Tejada (Panama)[8]
Canada 0–1 Costa Rica
Report Bryan Alvarado 69'
FCRF Federation Field #2, Alajuela
Saudi Arabia 0–0 Canada
Report
FCRF Federation Field #2, Alajuela
Costa Rica 2–1 United States
Caleb Flores 6'
Jefrey Urbina 16'		 Report Ikenna Chidebe 38'
FCRF Federation Field #2, Alajuela
Attendance: 50
Referee: Cesar Nolasco (El Salvador)[9]
United States 2–1 Canada
Liam Stribling 5'
Timoni Gbalajobi 18'		 Report Alexander Romanov 34' (pen.)
FCRF Federation Field #2, Alajuela
Attendance: 50
Referee: Julio Guity (Honduras)[10]
Costa Rica 0–2 Saudi Arabia
Report Yazan Alabdurabalnbi 31', 37'
FCRF Federation Field #2, Alajuela

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 August 2025
 
 
 Mexico2
 
10 August 2025
 
 Costa Rica1
 
 Mexico5
 
9 August 2025
 
 United States0
 
 Panama2 (5)
 
 
 United States2 (6)
 
Third place
 
 
10 August 2025
 
 
 Costa Rica3 (4)
 
 
 Panama3 (2)

Semi-finals

Mexico 2–1 Costa Rica
Da’vian Kimbrough 10'
Paxon Ruffin 23'		 Report Ismael López 52' (pen.)
FCRF Federation Field #2, Alajuela
Panama 2–2 United States
Jasio Jordan 1'
Mauro Ortega 34'		 Report Niccolo Vafiades 14', 17'
Penalties
  • Tull
  • Maduro
  • Rodriguez
  • Moreno
  • Munoz
  • Mendoza
  • Marrugo
5–6
  • Garcia
  • Hernandez
  • Alexander–Munoz
  • Tchoumba
  • Turdean
  • McCraney
  • Gbalajobi
FCRF Federation Field #2, Alajuela
Attendance: 50
Referee: Charlize Hood (Trinidad & Tobago)[11]

Third place match

Costa Rica 3–3 Panama
Ismael López 7'
Sebastián Cantón 17'
Jefrey Urbina 18'
Kendall Alegría 35+5'		 Report Neir Marrugo 24'
Emanuel Rodríguez 31'
José Preciado 52'
Penalties
4–2
FCRF Federation Field #2, Alajuela

Final

Mexico 5–0 United States
Juan Carlos Martínez Jr. 16', 24'
Paxon Ruffin 20'
Da’vian Kimbrough 22'
Lisandro Torres 65'		 Report
FCRF Federation Field #2, Alajuela

Playoffs round

Teams that did not advance to the semi-finals were seeded based on their group stage results in order to establish the matchups for the playoffs round.[12]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Playoffs round
1 A  Honduras 4 3 0 1 4 2 +2 9 Playoff 1
2 B  Saudi Arabia (G) 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3 B  Canada 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1 Playoff 2
4 A  El Salvador 4 0 1 3 2 9 −7 1
5 A  Nicaragua 4 0 1 3 0 16 −16 1 Playoff 3
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(G) Guests
Honduras 1–3 Saudi Arabia
Jean Rubí 2' Report Tamim Al Khaldi 24' (pen.)
Yazan Alabdurabalnbi 54'
Meshari Alshahrani 57'
FCRF Federation Field #1, Alajuela
Canada 3–0 El Salvador
John Alexis 20'
Hunter MacGowan 27'
Ethan Reid 66'		 Report
FCRF Federation Field #1, Alajuela

References

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  2. ^ "Mexico win record second U-15 Championship title". CONCACAF. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  3. ^ Kennedy, Paul (9 August 2025). "USA and Mexico reach Concacaf Boys Under-15 Championship final". SoccerAmerica. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "2025 Concacaf Boys' Under-15 Championship: All You Need to Know". Miami: CONCACAF. 29 July 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d "Men's Under-17 Ranking As of April 24, 2025". CONCACAF. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  6. ^ a b "CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship Regulations 2025" (PDF). CONCACAF. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  7. ^ "CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship 2025 Championship Match Schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF. 29 July 2025.
  8. ^ "U.S. Under-15 Boys National Team Opens its 2025 Concacaf Boys' U-15 Championship Run with a 2-0 Victory against Saudi Arabia". US Soccer. August 6, 2025. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  9. ^ "U.S. Under-15 Boys National Team Falls to Costa Rica 2-1 in Second Match of Group Play at 2025 Concacaf Boys' U-15 Championship". US Soccer. August 8, 2025. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  10. ^ "U.S. Under-15 Boys National Team Closes Out Group Play by Defeating Canada 2–1 at 2025 Concacaf Boys' U-15 Championship". US Soccer. August 8, 2025. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  11. ^ "U.S. Under-15 Boys National Team Advances to the Final of 2025 Concacaf Boys U-15 Championship with 6-5 Shootout Win against Panama". US Soccer. August 11, 2025. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  12. ^ "League A action continues with the Semifinals and Playoffs". CONCACAF. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
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