The qualifying competitions for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship were handled by two regional of CONCACAF's bodies; the Caribbean Football Union (Caribbean zone) and the Central American Football Union (Central American zone).

Representative teams from Canada, Mexico and the United States automatically qualified for the final competition.

To be held 15–19 June 2016 and hosted in Trinidad and Tobago.

To be held 29 June – 3 July 2016 and hosted in Haiti.

The best third-placed team from the final round group stage also qualified for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.