The 2020 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying stage took place between 15 and 23 February 2020. The teams competed for four of the 20 berths in the 2020 CONCACAF U-20 Championship final tournament.
Teams The qualifying format changed from the 2016 edition (no qualifying was held for the 2018 edition), and the teams were no longer divided into regional zones.
The 41 CONCACAF teams were ranked based on the CONCACAF Men's Under-20 Ranking as of June 2019. A total of 33 teams entered the tournament. The highest-ranked 16 entrants were exempt from qualifying and advanced directly to the group stage of the final tournament, while the lowest-ranked 17 entrants had to participate in qualifying, where the four group winners advanced to the round of 16 of the knockout stage of the final tournament.
+Exempt from qualifying (16 teams) Rank Team Points 1 7,092 2 6,167 3 5,065 4 4,794 5 3,466 6 3,395 7 2,644 8 2,455 9 2,404 10 2,395 11 2,187 12 2,089 13 1,535 14 1,327 15 1,325 16 1,248+Participating in qualifying stage (17 teams) Rank Team Points 17 1,232 18 1,214 19 1,194 20 1,193 21 1,150 22 1,050 24 856 25 773 26 772 27 730 28 723 30 655 31 528 32 500 33 499 36 55 41 0+Did not enter tournament (8 teams) Rank Team Points 23 871 29 681 34 466 35 67 37 0 38 0 39 0 40 0 Notes
Draw The draw for the qualifying round took place on 20 November 2019, 11:00 EST (UTC−5), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami. The 17 teams which entered the qualifying stage were drawn into four groups: one group of five teams and three groups of four teams.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Qualifying stage The winners of each group qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, where they enter the round of 16 of the knockout stage.
Group A All times are local, UTC−6.
Group B All times are local, UTC−4.
Group C All times are local, UTC−4.
Group D All times are local, UTC−4.
Goalscorers
References
External links Concacaf Under-20 Championship, CONCACAF.com