The 2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship was the biannual CONCACAF youth championship tournament for under-20 national teams. The 2009 edition was held in Trinidad and Tobago. All matches were played at Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet, Tobago and Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya, Trinidad. The CONCACAF U-20 Championship traditionally serves as the CONCACAF qualifier for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, and under the 2009 tournament format the four semifinalists qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which was hosted by Egypt from 25 September to 16 October 2009.
Qualifying
Region Qualification Tournament Qualifiers Caribbean (CFU) Caribbean U-20 qualifying tournament † Central America (UNCAF) Central American U-20 qualifying tournament ‡ North America (NAFU) Automatically qualified Canada United States Notes † Trinidad and Tobago automatically qualified and did not participate in the qualification tournament due to their status as tournament hosts. ‡ The runner up from the Caribbean region, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and the 3rd-place finisher from the Central American region, Honduras, played a playoff to determine the 8th and final qualifier for the tournament proper.. The match was a one-game playoff on 2 March, four days prior to the opening of the tournament, in Macoya. Honduras won the match 3–1.
Squads
Venues Dwight Yorke StadiumLocation:Bacolet, Tobago Capacity:7,500 Home club: Tobago United Marvin Lee StadiumLocation:Macoya, Trinidad Capacity:6,000 Home club: Joe Public F.C.
Group stage The winner and runner-up from each group advanced to the semifinals.
Group 1
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Group 2
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Championship round All four teams to qualify for the semifinals automatically qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Semifinals
Third place
Final
Goalscorers
3 goals
Randy Edwini-Bonsu Josué Martínez Roger Rojas
1 goal
Jorge Castro Diego Estrada Marco Ureña Léster Blanco Andrés Flores Herbert Sosa Cristhian Altimirano Johnny Leverón Mario Martínez José Valladares Reinieri Mayorquín Alonso Adlam Romario Campbell Antonio Salazar Axel Velasquez Juma Clarence Sean De Silva Qian Grosvenor Uriah Bentick Dilly Duka Perica Marošević Billy Schuler Brek Shea Tony Taylor
Final ranking
Note: Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.
See also CONCACAF Under-20 Championship 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
References
External links Official CONCACAF U-20 homepage Official FIFA U-20 World Cup: Egypt 2009 homepage