1988 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament

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1988 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryGuatemala
Dates9–24 April
Teams10
Venue(s) Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo
Estadio del Ejército
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Third placeFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Fourth placeFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
1986
1990

The 1988 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was held in Guatemala, [1] although it has also been reported that the tournament was held in Trinidad and Tobago. [2] It also served as qualification for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship. This edition of the tournament would see Mexico's youth squad become disqualified due to the Cachirules scandal banning all Mexican national team squads from all participation in FIFA organized events.

Contents

Qualification

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg2–5Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1–21–3

Other qualification matches may have been played.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

RegionTeam(s)
Caribbean (CFU) Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Central America (UNCAF) Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala (host)
North America (NAFU) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Round 1

Group 1

Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo, Mazatenango

TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 431092+77
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 430173+46
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 4211106+45
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 410339–62
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 4004110–90


9 April Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg3–0Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
United States  Flag of the United States.svg4–1Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
11 April Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg1–1Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svg0–1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
13 April Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg1–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg4–1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
15 April Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svg1–2Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg1–4Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
17 April Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svg0–4Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg0–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Group 2

Estadio del Ejército, Guatemala City

TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 4400151+148
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 430143+16
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 41124403
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 411258–33
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles 4004113–120


10 April Netherlands Antilles  Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg1–2Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg0–1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
12 April Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3–0Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles
Bermuda  Flag of Bermuda.svg1–4Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
14 April Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg1–1Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg0–2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
16 April Netherlands Antilles  Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg0–7Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg2–1Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda
18 April Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg1–0Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg0–2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico

Final round

Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo, Mazatenango

TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 3300102+86
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (D)320145–14
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 310246–22
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 300338–50


20 April Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg3–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg2–1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
22 April United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg3–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
24 April Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg4–1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg2–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
 1988 CONCACAF U-20 Championship 
Flag of Costa Rica.svg
Costa Rica

First title

Mexico disqualification

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The two best performing teams qualified for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.

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