CONCACAF Under-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 CONCACAF Youth Tournaments era Edition Year Host Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place 1 1962 Panama 2 1964 Guatemala 3 1970 Cuba 4 1973 Mexico 5 1974 Canada 6 1976 Puerto Rico 7 1978 Honduras 8 1980 United States 9 1982 Guatemala 10 1984 Trinidad and Tobago 11 1986 Trinidad and Tobago 12 1988 Guatemala 13 1990 Guatemala 14 1992 Canada 15 1994 Honduras 16 1996 Mexico

FIFA U-20 World Cup qualifying tournament era 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. Edition Year Host Champions Runners-up 17 1998 Guatemala (group A) Trinidad (group B) 18 2001 Canada (group A) Trinidad (group B) 19 2003 Panama (group A) United States (group B) 20 2005 United States (group A) Honduras (group B) 21 2007 Panama (group A) Mexico (group B)

CONCACAF U-20 Championship era 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.CONCACAF.com – Trinidad & Tobago to stage CONCACAF U-20 Championship in March – 2008-11-11 The reintroduction of a championship round was done to reinvigorate the competition. Edition Year Host Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place 22 2009 Trinidad and Tobago 23 2011 Guatemala 24 2013 Mexico 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 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. Edition Year Host Champions Runners-up Group runners-up 26 2017 Costa Rica 27 2018 United States 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 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 29 2022 Honduras 30 2024 Mexico 31 2026 Mexico

Winners by country TeamTitlesRunners-up15 (1962, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1992, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2024, 2026)3 (1988, 1996, 2018) 3 (2017, 2018, 2022)8 (1980, 1982, 1986, 1992, 2009, 2013, 2024, 2026)2 (1982, 1994)3 (1964, 1976, 2017)2 (1986, 1996)2 (1978, 1984)2 (1988, 2009)2 (1994, 2011)1 (1964)——2 (1962, 1973)—2 (1970, 1974)—1 (1990)—1 (2015)—1 (2022)

Note: no championship titles or runners-ups between 1998 and 2007.

Overall team records 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.

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Comprehensive team results by tournament

Legend

– Champions – Runners-up – Third place – Fourth place – Semifinals 5th – Fifth place – 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 1962(9) 1964(9) 1970(5) 1973(6) 1974(12) 1976(15) 1978(13) 1980(18) 1982(12) 1984(16) 1986(12) 1988(10) 1990(12) 1992(11) 1994(12) 1996(12) 1998(8) 2001(8) 2003(8) 2005(8) 2007(8) 2009(8) 2011(12) 2013(12) 2015(12) 2017(12) 2018(34) 2020(20) 2022(20) 2024(12) Total North American Football Union (NAFU) members × × ×4th QF R22ndSF R22nd1st GS GS3rd3rd1st FSTop4Top4Top4 × GS QF QF GS R1 GS Q R16 QF 25+11st GS1st 1st 1st1st1st1st × 1st GS 2nd1st1st GS2ndTop4 FSTop4 FSTop4 GS1st1st1stSF2nd Q QF1st 28+1 × GS × × QF3rd R22nd2nd4th2nd2nd3rd2nd GS3rdTop4Top4Top4Top4Top42nd QF2ndSF1st1st Q1st2nd 26+1 Central American Football Union (UNCAF) members •/× × • × GS •/× × • × × • • • × • × GS • • • 24th × × × GS ×4th GS3rd R2 •/×1st GS GS2nd4thTop4Top4 • FSTop41st2nd QF •SF QF Q QF QF 22+1 GS1st4th × × R1 R2 GS R2 3rd •/× •/× GS ×4th R1 • • FS • • GS • 3rd QF R2 QF Q R16 GS 19+12nd 3rd ×2nd GS4th × QF4th R1 •/× GS4th × GS R2 FS FS FS • FS • 3rd • QF • GS QSF QF 21+1 GS2nd × × ×2nd3rdSF1st R2 •/× • GS4th1st R1Top4 FS •Top4 •3rd QF •SF2ndSFQSF QF 21+1 GS GS × GS GS R2 × × R1 × •/× •/× •/× × • R1 × • • • • • • GS • • GS Q R16 • 10+1 GS GS × × × × × × × R1 •/× •/× •/× × • •/× • •Top4Top4Top4 •4th QF2nd R2SF Q QFSF 13+1 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) members? × × × × GS × × GS •/× •/× × • •/× • • × • • • • • • R1 GS Q GS • 5+1 •/× •/× •/× × • • × • • • • • • • GS × GS Q GS • 3+1 × × × R1 × GS × R1 GS •/× GS • • •/× • • • • • × × • • × GS Q • • 6+1 5th × QF R1 R1 QF R1 R1 GS GS GS GS × •/× • × × • • • • • • R1 GS • • • 13 •/× • • •/× • • • × • • × × • • GS • • • 1 × × 2nd3rd2nd × × QF × R14th3rd •/× GS × •/× × • FS • • • QF4th GS • GS Q R16SF 15+13rd4th × GS × R1 R1 QF R1 R1 • GS •/× GS • R1 • • • • • • • 11 GS • • GS • R16 • 3 (14) × •/× • • • • • • × • • • GS • • • 1 × × × GS R2 R1 GS × × •/× •/× •/× • × • × • • • • • × • • • GS Q2nd GS 7+1 R1 GS × × • •/× GS × •/× •/× • • • • • • • • • × GS • • • 4? GS × •/× × × × × × × GS × • • GS Q × × 3+1? × × × × × × R2 •/× •/× •/× • GS •/× • × • • • • • • × × GS • • • 3 GS × × × × × R2 × × R1 •/× •/× •/× • × •/× × • FS • FS • × GS GS R1 GS Q R16 GS 11+1 GS3rd × GS R1 × GS R1 × GS GS •/× GS GS R2 FSTop4 • FS FS GS GS QF GS • GS Q QF GS 22+1? GS R1 × × × × × × × × • × GS × × • 3 × × × GS R1 R1 GS R1 R1 •/× •/× •/× • × •/× • • • × × • × GS × • GS • R16 • 9 • • •/× × × • • FS • • • • R1 GS Q GS • 4+1 •/× •/× • • •/× × × • • • × × × • • GS × • × 1 × • • × × × × GS • • • 1 •/× •/× •/× × × •/× • • × • • • • • • × GS • • • 1 × × • GS × • × 1 × × × × × R1 × GS × × GS •/× GS • × •/× × • • • • • GS • • × GS Q GS • 7+1 × × ×3rd R2 R2 GS R1 R23rd GS2nd GS GS R1 FS FS • FS •4th GS • GS R1 GS Q R16 • 21+1 •/× •/× × × •/× × × • • • × • × × × GS • • × 1

Notes

FIFA U-20 World Cup performances 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

Team 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2023 2025 2027 2029 Total R1 R1 R1 R2 R1 QF R1 R1 Q 9 R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R1 4th R2 R2 Q 10 R1 R1 2 R1 1 R1 1 R2 R1 2 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 9 R1 1 2nd R1 R1 R1 QF QF QF R2 QF R1 QF 3rd R2 R2 R1 QF R2 Q 18 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R2 R1 7 R1 R1 2 R1 R1 R1 4th QF R2 R2 R2 QF R2 QF R1 QF QF QF QF QF R2 Q 19

Player awards

YearTop goalscorer(s)Best goalkeeperFair Play Award2009 Randy Edwini-Bonsu Josué Martínez Roger Rojas (3 goals)2011 Joel Campbell (6 goals)2013 Antonio Briseño Amet Ramírez (4 goals) Richard Sánchez2015 Luís Pereira Hirving Lozano Romain Gall (5 goals) Jaime De Gracia 2017 Erik Palmer-Brown Ronaldo Cisneros (6 goals) Jonathan Klinsmann2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2022 Paxten Aaronson Paxten Aaronson (7 goals) Chris Brady2024 Niko Tsakiris David Vazquez (3 goals) Yurdy Hodelin

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Country Year(s) Goals1José Juan Macías Mexico2018102Paxten Aaronson United States202273José Alvarado El Salvador19946Joel Campbell Costa Rica2011Ronaldo Cisneros Mexico2017Marco Aceituno Honduras2022Quinn Sullivan United States20228Jewison Bennet Costa Rica19945Orvin Cabrera Honduras1994Steve Green Jamaica1994David Xausa Canada1994Hirving Lozano Mexico2015Romain Gall United States2015Arquimides Ordoñez Guatemala2022Steevenson Jeudy Haiti2022Esteban Lozano Mexico2022

Title winning coaches

YearCoach2009 Rónald González2011 Juan Carlos Chávez2013 Sergio Almaguer2015 Sergio Almaguer2017 Tab Ramos2018 Tab Ramos2020cancelled2022 Mikey Varas

CONCACAF Under-20 Championship

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