Tournament details | |
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Host country | Cuba |
Dates | 27 September – 9 October |
Teams | 5 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Mexico (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Cuba |
Third place | Jamaica |
Fourth place | El Salvador |
The 1970 CONCACAF Youth Tournament was held in Cuba.
The following teams entered the tournament:
Team | Qualification | Appearances | Previous best performances | |
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North American zone | ||||
Mexico | Automatic | 3rd | Champions (1962) | |
Central American zone | ||||
El Salvador | Automatic | 3rd | Champions (1964) | |
Caribbean zone | ||||
Bermuda | Automatic | 1st | – | |
Cuba | Host | 1st | – | |
Jamaica | Automatic | 2nd | First round (1964) |
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Mexico | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 7 |
Cuba | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 |
Jamaica | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 3 |
El Salvador | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | –6 | 3 |
Bermuda | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | –8 | 1 |
27 September | Cuba | 1–1 | Jamaica |
29 September | Mexico | 6–0 | El Salvador |
30 September | Cuba | 5–0 | Bermuda |
1 October | El Salvador | 0–0 | Jamaica |
2 October | Bermuda | 2–3 | Mexico |
4 October | Cuba | 2–0 | El Salvador |
Jamaica | 1–1 | Bermuda | |
6 October | Mexico | 4–0 | Jamaica |
7 October | El Salvador | 3–1 | Bermuda |
9 October | Cuba | 0–0 | Mexico |
1970 CONCACAF Youth Championship |
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Mexico Second title |
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