The 1980 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was held in the United States. It also served as qualification for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Haiti were initially set to host the tournament but later withdrew.

Teams The following teams entered the tournament:

Region Team(s) Caribbean (CFU)

Region Team(s) Central America (UNCAF) North America (NAFU) (host)

Group stage Group Los Angeles TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts321071+6531113303310257–22 310226–42

1 August3–13–03 August0–05 August2–17 August2–09 August4–1

Group Dallas In this group, Puerto Rico were disqualified for using non eligible players. TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts312021+143030110330300003 302123–12 Disqualified

1 August0–01–03 August0–02–15 August1–11–17 August2–10–09 August0–0not played

Group Edwardsville TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts321041+35320185+34310242+22 3012210–81

5 August4–03–17 August1–00–09 August6–21–0

Group Princeton TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts4400131+128430186+26420294+54 4103211–92 4004212–100

1 August5–05–03 August3–03–05 August1–02–17 August2–03–09 August3–13–2

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Qualification to World Youth Championship The two best performing teams qualified for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.

External links Results by RSSSF