CONCACAF Under-13 Champions League

Last updated
Champions League U-13
Organizing body CONCACAF
Founded2015
Region Central America, North America, Caribbean
Number of teams16
Related competitionsCONCACAF Champions League
Current champion(s) Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union
(1st title)
Television broadcastersFox Sports

The CONCACAF Champions League U13 [1] [2] is an annual youth continental club football invitational competition organized by CONCACAF. The goal of the competition is to develop the sport and talent of football within the CONCACAF region, which includes North and Central America, and the Caribbean. CONCACAF invites national football associations to select their best club teams to represent the country at a continental level. The under-13 tournament is the youngest age group ever to compete in an official CONCACAF event. [3] It is officially known as Scotiabank CONCACAF U13 Champions Leagues for sponsorship reasons. [4] [5]

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The competion has been cancelled in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and not been held since.

History

The competition was initially created in 2015 and brought together 8 U-13 football clubs from 7 different countries across the CONCACAF region for a chance to compete in a professional-level, international CONCACAF sanctioned development tournament. The first competition took place from August 4, 2015, to August 8, 2015, and was held in the Cruz Azul Acoxpa Academy Training Facility. (18 teams, 128 players and 16 matches) The competition was a great experience for everyone involved and as a result, is still being executed on a yearly basis. The 2016 competition kicked off on July 23 with 16 club teams [6] from 10 countries throughout North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The tournament took place from July 23–30, 2016 at the Universidad Intercontinental [7] [8] in Mexico City. The 2017 edition of the initiative starts the 5th of August in Toluca, Mexico at La Nueva Casa de Fútbol de la FMF [9] and ends the 12th. (16 teams, 288 players, 40 matches) The 2018 edition of the Scotiabank Concacaf Under-13 Champion League will take place August 12–23, 2018, in Toluca City, Mexico (at the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol's (FEMEXFUT) Casa de Fútbol).

Tournament Format

Sixteen club teams from the Caribbean, Central America and North America are divided into four groups of four teams. The tournament follows a round-robin group format which guarantees each team three group games. The top two teams in each of the four-team groups advance to the quarterfinals which are then followed by the semifinals, third-place match and final match. All games are 60 minutes in duration. The 2017 edition of the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League Under-13 Tournament includes a new Shield Tournament for teams who did not advance during the group stage. The Shield Tournament is completed in a round-robin format and the winning team is awarded a trophy. (2017 Shield tournament winner: Chicago Fire)

Finals

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners-upLosing semi-finalists
2015 Toluca Flag of Mexico.svg 4–0 Flag of El Salvador.svg Chalatenango Flag of Mexico.svg UAS
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal Impact
2016 FAS Flag of El Salvador.svg 0–0 (5–4 a.e.t.) [10] Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense
 ???
2017 UCN Flag of Mexico.svg ?–? Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense Flag of Mexico.svg Fuerza Naranja
 ???
2018 Los Angeles FC Flag of the United States.svg 2–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara Flag of Panama.svg Plaza Amador
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal Impact
2019 Philadelphia Union Flag of the United States.svg 2–1 Flag of El Salvador.svg FAS Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones
Flag of Panama.svg UD Universitario
2020Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [11] [12]

Awards

The awards ceremony is staged on the field at the end of the final match. This opportunity gives teams and fans the feel of a professional tournament. There are several awards and prizes awarded to not on the winning team but as well as individual performance. There are 4 main types of individual awards which include the Golden Boot, the Golden Ball, the Golden Glove, and the most valuable player. The Golden Boot award goes to the top goal scorer of the tournament. The Golden Ball is presented to the outstanding player of the tournament. The Golden Glove is awarded to the most outstanding goalkeeper and the Most Valuable Player award is given to the player who demonstrates top performance among all players in the tournament.(2017: Most Valuable Player (Luis Fernado Renteria Farias/Cantera Norte), Golden Boot (Miguel Angel/Cantera Norte), Golden Glove (Dino Bontis/Toronto FC), Fiar play award (CD Victoria).

2016 Champions - CD Santa Ana (SLV)

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