CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
| File:CONCACAF U20 Championship.png | |
| Organizer(s) | CONCACAF |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1962 |
| Region | North America |
| Teams | 35 |
| Current champion(s) | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (14th title) |
| Most championships | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (14 titles) |
| Website | Official website |
| File:Soccerball current event.svg 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship | |
The CONCACAF Under-20 Championship is the second longest running international association football event in the North America, Central America and the Caribbean region, CONCACAF, and is the qualification tournament for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The format of the tournament has undergone changes over the years. The tournament proper is currently played with a first round of four round-robin groups from which the top two sides from each group advance to a single-elimination championship round.
Results
[edit | edit source]CONCACAF Youth Tournaments era
[edit | edit source]FIFA U-20 World Cup qualifying tournament era
[edit | edit source]The format of the tournament was changed beginning with the 1998 tournament and ending with the 2007 tournament. In the five tournaments during that time the top eight teams in the region were divided into two groups of four, each group hosted by a separate nation, and the top two sides from each group qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. There was no championship round within the CONCACAF region. The tournament served solely to qualify the four allotments given to CONCACAF by FIFA for the U-20 World Cup.
CONCACAF U-20 Championship era
[edit | edit source]Beginning with the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup tournament, the CONCACAF region returned to a championship-style tournament in which all four semifinalists qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup.[1] The reintroduction of a championship round was done to reinvigorate the competition.
The competition changed its format in 2015. The two group winners would secure a place in the final and the U-20 World Cup, the groups' second and third placed teams would compete in a repechage play-off to determine the qualifiers for the U-20 World Cup. The number of guaranteed games per team was increased from 2 to 5 and the semi-final stage was removed.
| Edition | Year | Host | Champions | Runners-up | Play-off winners | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 2015 | Jamaica Jamaica | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras |
The competition changed its format again in 2017. A second group stage was added, with the winners and runners-up of this stage qualifying for the U-20 World Cup and the winners securing a place in the final.
The competition changed its format again in 2020. A knockout stage was added, with the semi-finalists qualifying for the U-20 World Cup.
| Edition | Year | Host | Champions | Runners-up | Semi-finalists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 2020 | Honduras Honduras | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2] | |||
| 29 | 2022 | Honduras Honduras | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic | File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala | File:Flag of Honduras (2022–present).svg Honduras |
| 30 | 2024 | Mexico Mexico | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama |
Winners by country
[edit | edit source]| Team | Titles | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 14 (1962, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1992, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2024) | 3 (1988, 1996, 2018) |
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 3 (2017, 2018, 2022) | 7 (1980, 1982, 1986, 1992, 2009, 2013, 2024) |
| File:Flag of Honduras (2022–present).svg Honduras | 2 (1982, 1994) | 3 (1964, 1976, 2017) |
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 2 (1986, 1996) | 2 (1978, 1984) |
| File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica | 2 (1988, 2009) | 2 (1994, 2011) |
| File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador | 1 (1964) | |
| File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala | 2 (1962, 1973) | |
| File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba | 2 (1970, 1974) | |
| File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | 1 (1990) | |
| File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama | 1 (2015) | |
| File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic | 1 (2022) |
Note: no championship titles or runners-ups between 1998 and 2007.
Overall team records
[edit | edit source]In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.
Comprehensive team results by tournament
[edit | edit source]- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- SF – Semifinals[a]
- 5th – Fifth place[b]
- Top4 – Top 4
- QF – Quarterfinals
- R16 – Round of 16
- GS – Group stage
- R1 – First round (1st Group stage)
- R2 – Second round (2nd Group stage)
- FS – Final stage (group stage)
- Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
- — Hosts
- • – Did not qualify
- × – Did not enter
- × – Withdrew before qualification
- — Withdrew/Disqualified after qualification
- — Team did not exist
- — Not part of CONCACAF
| Team | Panama 1962 (9) |
Guatemala 1964 (9) |
Cuba 1970 (5) |
Mexico 1973 (6) |
Canada 1974 (12) |
Puerto Rico 1976 (15) |
Honduras 1978 (13) |
United States 1980 (18) |
Guatemala 1982 (12) |
Trinidad and Tobago 1984 (16) |
Trinidad and Tobago 1986 (12) |
Guatemala 1988 (10) |
Guatemala 1990 (12) |
Canada 1992 (11) |
Honduras 1994 (12) |
Mexico 1996 (12) |
Guatemala Trinidad and Tobago 1998 (8) |
Canada Trinidad and Tobago 2001 (8) |
Panama United States 2003 (8) |
Honduras United States 2005 (8) |
Mexico Panama 2007 (8) |
Trinidad and Tobago 2009 (8) |
Guatemala 2011 (12) |
Mexico 2013 (12) |
Jamaica 2015 (12) |
Costa Rica 2017 (12) |
United States 2018 (34) |
Honduras |
Honduras 2022 (20) |
Mexico 2024 (12) |
Total |
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| North American Football Union (NAFU) members | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | × | × | × | 4th | QF | R2 | 2nd | SF | R2 | 2nd | 1st | GS | GS | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | FS | Top4 | Top4 | Top4 | × | GS | QF | QF | GS | R1 | GS | R16 | QF | 25+1 | |
| File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 1st | GS | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | × | 1st | GS | 2nd | 1st | 1st | GS | 2nd | Top4 | FS | Top4 | FS | Top4 | GS | 1st | 1st | 1st | SF | 2nd | QF | 1st | 28+1 | |
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | × | GS | × | × | QF | 3rd | R2 | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | GS | 3rd | Top4 | Top4 | Top4 | Top4 | Top4 | 2nd | QF | 2nd | SF | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 26+1 | |
| Central American Football Union (UNCAF) members | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Belize.svg Belize | •/× | × | • | × | GS | •/× | × | • | × | × | • | • | • | × | • | × | GS | • | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica | 4th | × | × | × | GS | × | 4th | GS | 3rd | R2 | •/× | 1st | GS | GS | 2nd | 4th | Top4 | Top4 | • | FS | Top4 | 1st | 2nd | QF | • | SF | QF | QF | QF | 22+1 | |
| File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador | GS | 1st | 4th | × | × | R1 | R2 | GS | R2 | 3rd | •/× | •/× | GS | × | 4th | R1 | • | • | FS | • | • | GS | • | 3rd | QF | R2 | QF | R16 | GS | 19+1 | |
| File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala | 2nd | 3rd | × | 2nd | GS | 4th | × | QF | 4th | R1 | •/× | GS | 4th | × | GS | R2 | FS | FS | FS | • | FS | • | 3rd | • | QF | • | GS | SF | QF | 21+1 | |
| File:Flag of Honduras (2022–present).svg Honduras | GS | 2nd | × | × | × | 2nd | 3rd | SF | 1st | R2 | •/× | • | GS | 4th | 1st | R1 | Top4 | FS | • | Top4 | • | 3rd | QF | • | SF | 2nd | SF | SF | QF | 21+1 | |
| File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua | GS | GS | × | GS | GS | R2 | × | × | R1 | × | •/× | •/× | •/× | × | • | R1 | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | GS | R16 | • | 10+1 | |
| File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama | GS | GS | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | R1 | •/× | •/× | •/× | × | • | •/× | • | • | Top4 | Top4 | Top4 | • | 4th | QF | 2nd | R2 | SF | QF | SF | 13+1 | |
| Caribbean Football Union (CFU) members | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda | ? | × | × | × | × | GS | × | × | GS | •/× | •/× | × | • | •/× | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | GS | GS | • | 5+1 | |||
| File:Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba | •/× | •/× | •/× | × | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | × | GS | GS | • | 3+1 | |||||||||||
| File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados | × | × | × | R1 | × | GS | × | R1 | GS | •/× | GS | • | • | •/× | • | • | • | • | • | × | × | • | • | × | GS | • | • | 6+1 | |||
| File:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda | 5th | × | QF | R1 | R1 | QF | R1 | R1 | GS | GS | GS | GS | × | •/× | • | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | GS | • | • | • | 13 | ||
| File:Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands | •/× | • | • | •/× | • | • | • | × | • | • | × | × | • | • | GS | • | • | • | 1 | ||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba | × | × | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | × | × | QF | × | R1 | 4th | 3rd | •/× | GS | × | •/× | × | • | FS | • | • | • | QF | 4th | GS | • | GS | R16 | SF | 15+1 | |
| File:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986–2010).svg Netherlands Antilles | 3rd | 4th | × | GS | × | R1 | R1 | QF | R1 | R1 | • | GS | •/× | GS | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11 | |||||||
| File:Flag of Curaçao.svg Curaçao | GS | • | • | GS | • | R16 | • | 3 (14) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica | × | •/× | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic | × | × | × | GS | R2 | R1 | GS | × | × | •/× | •/× | •/× | • | × | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | GS | 2nd | GS | 7+1 | ||
| File:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada | R1 | GS | × | × | • | •/× | GS | × | •/× | •/× | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | GS | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||
| File:Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg Guadeloupe | ? | GS | × | •/× | × | × | × | × | × | × | GS | × | • | • | GS | × | × | 3+1 | |||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana | ? | × | × | × | × | × | × | R2 | •/× | •/× | •/× | • | GS | •/× | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | × | GS | • | • | • | 3 | ||
| File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti | GS | × | × | × | × | × | R2 | × | × | R1 | •/× | •/× | •/× | • | × | •/× | × | • | FS | • | FS | • | × | GS | GS | R1 | GS | R16 | GS | 11+1 | |
| File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | GS | 3rd | × | GS | R1 | × | GS | R1 | × | GS | GS | •/× | GS | GS | R2 | FS | Top4 | • | FS | FS | GS | GS | QF | GS | • | GS | QF | GS | 22+1 | ||
| File:Flag-of-Martinique.svg Martinique | ? | GS | R1 | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | GS | × | × | • | 3 | |||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | × | × | × | GS | R1 | R1 | GS | R1 | R1 | •/× | •/× | •/× | • | × | •/× | • | • | • | × | × | • | × | GS | × | • | GS | • | R16 | • | 9 | |
| File:Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis | • | • | •/× | × | × | • | • | FS | • | • | • | • | R1 | GS | GS | • | 4+1 | ||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia | •/× | •/× | • | • | •/× | × | × | • | • | • | × | × | × | • | • | GS | × | • | × | 1 | |||||||||||
| File:Flag of France.svg Saint Martin | × | • | • | × | × | × | × | GS | • | • | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | •/× | •/× | •/× | × | × | •/× | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | GS | • | • | • | 1 | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Sint Maarten.svg Sint Maarten | × | × | • | GS | × | • | × | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname | × | × | × | × | × | R1 | × | GS | × | × | GS | •/× | GS | • | × | •/× | × | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | × | GS | GS | • | 7+1 | |
| File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | × | × | × | 3rd | R2 | R2 | GS | R1 | R2 | 3rd | GS | 2nd | GS | GS | R1 | FS | FS | • | FS | • | 4th | GS | • | GS | R1 | GS | R16 | • | 21+1 | ||
| File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg U.S. Virgin Islands | •/× | •/× | × | × | •/× | × | × | • | • | • | × | • | × | × | × | GS | • | • | × | 1 | |||||||||||
- Notes
FIFA U-20 World Cup performances
[edit | edit source]- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- QF – Quarterfinals
- R2 – Round 2
- R1 – Round 1
- – Hosts
- Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
Player awards
[edit | edit source]| Year | MVP | Top goalscorer(s) | Best goalkeeper | Fair Play Award | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Canada Randy Edwini-Bonsu Costa Rica Josué Martínez |
[3] | |||
| 2011 | Costa Rica Joel Campbell (6 goals) | [4] | |||
| 2013 | Mexico Antonio Briseño | Panama Amet Ramírez (4 goals) | Mexico Richard Sánchez | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador | [5] |
| 2015 | Panama Luís Pereira | Mexico Hirving Lozano United States Romain Gall (5 goals) |
Panama Jaime De Gracia | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | [6] |
| 2017 | United States Erik Palmer-Brown | Mexico Ronaldo Cisneros (6 goals) | United States Jonathan Klinsmann | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | [7] |
| Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[8] | |||||
| 2022 | United States Paxten Aaronson | United States Paxten Aaronson (7 goals) | United States Chris Brady | File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic | [9] |
| 2024 | United States Niko Tsakiris | United States David Vazquez (3 goals) | Cuba Yurdy Hodelin | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | [10] |
Top goalscorers
[edit | edit source]- As of 3 July 2022
| Rank | Player | Country | Year(s) | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Juan Macías | Mexico Mexico | 2018 | 10 |
| 2 | Paxten Aaronson | United States United States | 2022 | 7 |
| 3 | José Alvarado | El Salvador El Salvador | 1994 | 6 |
| Joel Campbell | Costa Rica Costa Rica | 2011 | ||
| Ronaldo Cisneros | Mexico Mexico | 2017 | ||
| Marco Aceituno | Honduras Honduras | 2022 | ||
| Quinn Sullivan | United States United States | 2022 | ||
| 8 | Jewison Bennet | Costa Rica Costa Rica | 1994 | 5 |
| Orvin Cabrera | Honduras Honduras | 1994 | ||
| Steve Green | Jamaica Jamaica | 1994 | ||
| David Xausa | Canada Canada | 1994 | ||
| Hirving Lozano | Mexico Mexico | 2015 | ||
| Romain Gall | United States United States | 2015 | ||
| Arquimides Ordoñez | Guatemala Guatemala | 2022 | ||
| Steevenson Jeudy | Haiti Haiti | 2022 | ||
| Esteban Lozano | Mexico Mexico | 2022 |
Title winning coaches
[edit | edit source]| Year | Coach |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Costa Rica Rónald González |
| 2011 | Mexico Juan Carlos Chávez |
| 2013 | Mexico Sergio Almaguer[11] |
| 2015 | Mexico Sergio Almaguer |
| 2017 | United States Tab Ramos |
| 2018 | United States Tab Ramos[12] |
| 2020 | cancelled |
| 2022 | United States Mikey Varas |
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ CONCACAF.com – Trinidad & Tobago to stage CONCACAF U-20 Championship in March Archived 2009-01-01 at the Wayback Machine – 2008-11-11
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External links
[edit | edit source]- CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
- Men's continental association football competitions in North America
- Youth continental association football competitions in North America
- Men's international association football competitions in North America
- Youth international association football competitions in North America
- Under-20 association football competitions
- CONCACAF competitions for men's national teams
- CONCACAF competitions for national youth teams
- 1962 establishments in North America
- Recurring sporting events established in 1962