2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship qualification
The 2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship qualification tournaments took place in 2008 to qualify national teams for the 2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, which was played in Mexico from 21 April to 9 May 2009.
Central American Zone
Group A
Matches in Group A were hosted by Panama's association football governing body, FEPAFUT, the Federación Panameña de Fútbol. All matches took place at Estadio Virgilio Tejeira in the city of Penonomé.| Team | GP | W | D | L | F | A | +/− | P |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 |
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Group B
Matches in Group B were hosted by El Salvador's association football governing body, Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol. All matches took place in the Estadio Cuscatlán in the city of San Salvador.| Team | GP | W | D | L | F | A | +/− | PTS |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | −25 | 0 |
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Playoff
The runner-up from each Central American group played a two-legged playoff to determine the 8th and final team to qualify for the tournament proper. Guatemala won the two-legged playoff 2:1 on aggregate score.----