2020 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

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2020 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryHonduras
DatesCancelled
(originally 20 June – 5 July 2020)
Teams20 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
2018
2022

The 2020 CONCACAF U-20 Championship was originally to be the 7th edition of the CONCACAF U-20 Championship (28th edition if all eras included), the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONCACAF for the under-20 national teams of the North, Central American and Caribbean region. The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Honduras between 20 June and 5 July 2020. [1] However, on 13 May 2020, CONCACAF announced the decision to postpone the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the new dates of the tournament to be confirmed later. [2]

Contents

The final tournament would feature 20 teams, using the same format as the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. The top four teams of the tournament would have qualified for the 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Indonesia as the CONCACAF representatives. However, FIFA announced on 17 November 2020 that this edition of the World Cup would be cancelled. [3] Following this announcement, CONCACAF decided on 4 January 2021 that the 2020 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, which served as the regional qualifiers, would be cancelled. [4]

The United States were the defending champions.

Qualified teams

The format for qualification has changed since the 2016 edition (qualifying was not played in 2018). The qualifying competition no longer features Caribbean and Central American zones.

The 41 CONCACAF teams were ranked based on the CONCACAF Men's Under-20 Ranking as of June 2019. [5] 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. [6]

RoundTeamQualificationAppearance
(planned)
Previous best performancePrevious FIFA U-20 World Cup appearances
Group stageFlag of the United States.svg  United States (title holders) 1st ranked entrant25thChampions(2017, 2018)16
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2nd ranked entrant27thChampions(1962, 1970, 1973 , 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1992, 2011, 2013 , 2015)16
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 3rd ranked entrant12thRunners-up (2015)6
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras (hosts) 4th ranked entrant20thChampions (1982, 1994 )8
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 5th ranked entrant21stChampions (1988, 2009)9
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 6th ranked entrant18thChampions (1964)1
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 7th ranked entrant14thRunners-up ( 1970 , 1974)1
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 8th ranked entrant10thSecond round (1978)0
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 9th ranked entrant24thChampions(1986, 1996)8
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 10th ranked entrant21stRunners-up (1990)2
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 11th ranked entrant20thRunners-up (1962, 1973)1
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 12th ranked entrant21stThird place (1970)1
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 13th ranked entrant5thFirst round (1980, 1986, 2017)0
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 14th ranked entrant7thFirst round (1976, 1980, 1986, 1990, 2011, 2018)0
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 15th ranked entrant4thFirst round (2007, 2017, 2018)0
Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba 16th ranked entrant3rdFirst round (2015, 2018)0
Knockout stageFlag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua Qualifying Group A winner10thSecond round (1976)0
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Qualifying Group B winner6thSecond round (1976)0
Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg  Guadeloupe [lower-alpha 1] Qualifying Group C winner4thFirst round (1992, 2011, 2018)0
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados Qualifying Group D winner7thFirst round (1976, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1990,2018)0
Notes
  1. Non-FIFA members and thus ineligible to play in World Cup.

Venues

San Pedro Sula
Estadio Francisco Morazán Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Capacity: 18,000Capacity: 37,325
Morazan Stadium Platense Olimpia 2015.jpg Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano de San Pedro Sula 2017 04.jpg

Draw

The draw for the group stage took place on 20 November 2019, 11:00 EST (UTC−5), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami. The 16 teams which entered the group stage were drawn into four groups of four teams. [7] Based on the CONCACAF Under-20 Ranking, the 16 teams were distributed into four pots, with teams in Pot 1 assigned to each group prior to the draw, as follows: [8]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2001 are eligible to compete.

Group stage

The top three teams in each group advance to the round of 16, where they are joined by the four teams advancing from the qualifying round.

All times are local, CST (UTC−6). [9]

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 00000000 Knockout stage
2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 00000000
3Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 00000000
4Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 00000000
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svgCancelledFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica

United States  Flag of the United States.svgCancelledFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica

Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svgCancelledFlag of the United States.svg  United States

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 00000000 Knockout stage
2Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 00000000
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 00000000
4Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba 00000000
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svgCancelledFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svgCancelledFlag of Aruba.svg  Aruba

El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svgCancelledFlag of Aruba.svg  Aruba
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svgCancelledFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svgCancelledFlag of Aruba.svg  Aruba
El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svgCancelledFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 00000000 Knockout stage
2Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 00000000
3Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 00000000
4Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 00000000
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Panama  Flag of Panama.svgCancelledFlag of Suriname.svg  Suriname
Haiti  Flag of Haiti.svgCancelledFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago

Haiti  Flag of Haiti.svgCancelledFlag of Suriname.svg  Suriname

Panama  Flag of Panama.svgCancelledFlag of Haiti.svg  Haiti

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras (H)00000000 Knockout stage
2Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 00000000
3Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 00000000
4Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 00000000
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svgCancelledFlag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svgCancelledFlag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda

Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svgCancelledFlag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda
Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svgCancelledFlag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras

Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svgCancelledFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
              
 
28 June – Francisco Morazán
 
 
1E
 
30 June – Olímpico Metropolitano
 
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
 
W25
 
28 June – Olímpico Metropolitano
 
W28
 
2G
 
3 July – Olímpico Metropolitano
 
3E
 
W33
 
28 June – Francisco Morazán
 
W34
 
1G
 
30 June – Olímpico Metropolitano
 
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
 
W26
 
28 June – Olímpico Metropolitano
 
W27
 
2E
 
5 July – Olímpico Metropolitano
 
3G
 
W37
 
27 June – Francisco Morazán
 
W38
 
1F
 
30 June – Francisco Morazán
 
Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg  Guadeloupe
 
W29
 
27 June – Olímpico Metropolitano
 
W32
 
2H
 
3 July – Olímpico Metropolitano
 
3F
 
W35
 
27 June – Francisco Morazán
 
W36
 
1H
 
30 June – Francisco Morazán
 
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
 
W30
 
27 June – Olímpico Metropolitano
 
W31
 
2F
 
 
3H
 

Round of 16

1FCancelledFlag of Guadeloupe (local).svg  Guadeloupe

1HCancelledFlag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua

2FCancelled3H

2HCancelled3F

1ECancelledFlag of Barbados.svg  Barbados

1GCancelledFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic

2ECancelled3G

2GCancelled3E

Quarter-finals

Winners would have qualified for 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

W25CancelledW28

W26CancelledW27

W29CancelledW32

W30CancelledW31

Semi-finals

W33CancelledW34

W35CancelledW36

Final

W37CancelledW38

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