2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

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2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Campeonato Sub-20 de la Concacaf 2024
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Tournament details
Host countryMexico
Dates19 July – 4 August
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
2022
2026

The 2024 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship is scheduled to be the 8th edition of the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship (29th edition if all eras included), the men's under-20 international football tournament organized by CONCACAF. It will be held in Mexico, in the cities of Celaya and Irapuato, from 18 July to 4 August 2024. [1]

Contents

The tournament features a reduction in the number of participating teams following the format changes adopted by CONCACAF in February 2023. It will be contested by 12 teams instead of the 20 that participated in previous editions. [2]

Same as previous editions, the tournament will act as the CONCACAF qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The top four teams of the tournament (the four semi-finalists) will qualify for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile as the CONCACAF representatives.

The United States are the three-time defending champions.

Competition format

In February 2023, CONCACAF announced format changes for its youth competitions approved by its Council. The following changes were adopted for the U-17 and U-20 Championships compared to previous editions: [2]

The tournament is divided into two stages: the group stage and the knockout stage. [3] The group stage will feature twelve teams, including the six top-ranked teams that qualified directly and the six teams that qualified via the qualifying round. The twelve teams were split into three groups of four, and will compete in a single round-robin. Eight teams, the top two teams of each group and the two-best third-placed teams, will advance to the knockout stage which will be played on a single-elimination format and will consist of the quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final. The quarter-finals winners will advance to the semi-finals and will qualify for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup. The semi-finals winners will play the final to determine the champion.

Host nation and venues

Mexico was appointed as the host country for the tournament by CONCACAF on 26 February 2024 with the Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés in Celaya and the Estadio Sergio León Chávez in Irapuato as the venues, both located in the state of Guanajuato. [1] [4]

2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
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Location of the host cities of the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Celaya Irapuato
Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés Estadio Sergio León Chávez
Capacity: 23,182Capacity: 25,000
Estadio-celaya-COLOR.jpg Estadio Sergio Leon Chavez (Irapuato, Guanajuato).jpg

Qualification

The U-20 Championship qualifying features a new format approved by the CONCACAF Council in February 2023. The qualifying groups were increased to six instead the four qualifying groups from previous editions, with the six group winners qualifying for the final tournament. [2]

A total of 27 (out of 41) CONCACAF national teams entered the qualifying round which took place from 23 February to 2 March 2024.

Qualified teams

The six teams from the qualifying round joined the six top-ranked teams (based on the CONCACAF men’s under-20 rankings as of 12 June 2023) in the group stage of the final tournament for a total of 12 qualified teams.

TeamQualificationAppearancesPrevious best performance
TotalLast
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (title holders) 1st ranked entrant26th 2022 Champions (2017, 2018 , 2022)
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 2nd ranked entrant21st 2022 Champions (1982, 1994 )
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (hosts) 3rd ranked entrant28th 2022 Champions (1962, 1970, 1973 , 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1992, 2011, 2013 , 2015)
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 4th ranked entrant13th 2022 Runners-up (2015)
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 5th ranked entrant22nd 2022 Champions (1988, 2009)
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 6th ranked entrant7th 2022 Runners-up (2022)
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Qualifying Group A winner15th 2022 Runners-up ( 1970 , 1974)
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Qualifying Group B winner19th 2022 Champions (1964)
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Qualifying Group C winner21st 2022 Runners-up (1962, 1973)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Qualifying Group D winner25th 2022 Champions (1986, 1996)
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Qualifying Group E winner11th 2022 Second round/Round of 16 (1978/2022)
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Qualifying Group F winner22nd 2022 Third place (1970)

Draw

The draw for the groups composition was held on 11 April 2024, 12:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami, Florida. [5] The 12 involved teams were drawn into three groups of four. Prior to the draw, the 12 teams had been seeded into four pots of three based on the CONCACAF Men's Under-20 Ranking updated after the completion of the qualifying stage (as of 3 March 2024), [6] with the six teams that entered directly into the group stage beeing placed into pots 1 and 2 and the six teams coming from the qualifying process being placed into pots 3 and 4. [5]

Pot 1
RankTeamPts
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4,897
2Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 3,197
3Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2,794
Pot 2
RankTeamPts
4Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 2,442
7Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 1,932
8Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1,779
Pot 3
RankTeamPts
5Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2,284
6Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1,945
9Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1,692
Pot 4
RankTeamPts
10Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1,638
11Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 1,609
12Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1,589

The draw started with pot 1 and teams were placed in the first position of Groups A, B, and C according to the order they are drawn. The same procedure was followed to draw pots 2, 3 and 4, with pot 2 teams being placed in second position within their group, pot 3 teams in third position and pot 4 teams in fourth position. [5]

The groups formed as a result of the draw were as follows: [7]

Group A
PosTeam
A1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
A2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
A3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
A4Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Group B
PosTeam
B1Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras
B2Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
B3Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
B4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Group C
PosTeam
C1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
C2Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
C3Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
C4Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti

Group stage

The top two teams of each group and the two-best third-placed teams will advance to the quarter-finals.

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in each group will be determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.7): [3]

  1. Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss).
  2. Goal difference in all group matches.
  3. Number of goals scored in all group matches.

If two or more teams are still tied after applying the above criteria, their rankings will be determined as follows:

  1. Points obtained in matches played between the tied teams.
  2. Goal difference in matches played between the tied teams.
  3. Number of goals scored in matches played between the tied teams.
  4. Lower number of disciplinary points based on the number of yellow and red cards in all group matches, according the following additions:
    • Yellow card: 1 point
    • Indirect red card (second yellow card): 3 points
    • Direct red card: 4 points
    • Yellow card and direct red card: 5 points
  5. Drawing of lots.

The fixture list was confirmed by CONCACAF on 11 April 2024, after the draw. [8] All kick-off times are local times, CST (UTC−6), as listed by CONCACAF.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 00000000Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 00000000
3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 00000000Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 19 July 2024. Source: CONCACAF
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svgMatch 1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
United States  Flag of the United States.svgMatch 2Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica

Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svgMatch 7Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svgMatch 8Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svgMatch 13Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
United States  Flag of the United States.svgMatch 14Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 00000000Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 00000000
3Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 00000000Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 20 July 2024. Source: CONCACAF
Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svgMatch 3Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Honduras  Flag of Honduras.svgMatch 4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svgMatch 9Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svgMatch 10Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras

El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svgMatch 15Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Honduras  Flag of Honduras.svgMatch 16Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (H)00000000Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 00000000
3Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 00000000Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 21 July 2024. Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Panama  Flag of Panama.svgMatch 5Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svgMatch 6Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti

Haiti  Flag of Haiti.svgMatch 11Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svgMatch 12Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico

Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svgMatch 17Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svgMatch 18Flag of Panama.svg  Panama

Ranking of third-placed teams

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 A Third place Group A00000000 Knockout stage
2 B Third place Group B00000000
3 C Third place Group C00000000
First match(es) will be played: 19 July 2024. Source: CONCACAF

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a match is tied at the end of normal playing time, extra time will be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners (Regulations Article 12.11). [3]

Bracket

The quarter-final matchups are (Regulations Article 12.8):

The semi-final matchups are (Regulations Article 12.9):

 
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
          
 
30 July – Celaya
 
 
Winner Group A
 
2 August – Celaya
 
Third place Group B or C
 
Winner Match 19
 
30 July – Celaya
 
Winner Match 22
 
Runner-up Group C
 
4 August – Celaya
 
Runner-up Group B
 
Winner Match 23
 
31 July – Irapuato
 
Winner Match 24
 
Winner Group B
 
2 August – Celaya
 
Third place Group A or C
 
Winner Match 20
 
31 July – Irapuato
 
Winner Match 21
 
Winner Group C
 
 
Runner-up Group A
 

Quarter-finals

Winners qualifies for 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Winner Group AMatch 19Third place Group B or C

Runner-up Group CMatch 22Runner-up Group B

Winner Group CMatch 21Runner-up Group A

Winner Group BMatch 20Third place Group A or C

Semi-finals

Winner Match 19Match 23Winner Match 22

Winner Match 20Match 24Winner Match 21

Final

Winner Match 23Match 25Winner Match 24

Goalscorers

Source: CONCACAF

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 World Cup

The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile.

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA U-20 World Cup
July 2024
July 2024
July 2024
July 2024

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