MIAMI, Florida — CONCACAF on Friday unveiled the logo for the inaugural CONCACAF Under-15 Championship to be held in the Cayman Islands in August.

The design, which features a stingray — a marine creature emblematic of the host CONCACAF Member Association — was designed by Verity Byrne, an11-year-old student at Cayman Prep School in Grand Cayman. Students across the island participated in the contest to provide the design.

In celebrating the accomplishment of Cayman hosting its first-ever regional championship event, the contest called on students across the island to design their own logos for the competition. The competition was extended to over 15 primary schools in Cayman and several students, ranging in age from six to 11 years old, submitted their own colourful and innovative designs, with Verity’s logo ultimately being chosen as the winner.

“The aim of the contest was to further celebrate the Under-15 Tournament being hosted in Cayman,” said Bruce Blake, first vice-president of the Cayman Islands Football Association.

“As we are hosting the inaugural Under-15 tournament, we wanted to give our primary school students the opportunity to feel included in the organisation of the tournament by allowing them to submit designs for the logo. I would like to thank all the schools that participated and the students that submitted designs.”

Cayman will host this year’s edition of the CONCACAF Under-15 Championship, the first regional championship held by the Confederation for young men at this level. Twenty-five teams from across the region will participate in the event, to be held at four different venues on Grand Cayman between August 14 and 25.