2024 UNCAF U-19 Tournament

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2024 UNCAF U-19 Tournament
UNCAF FIFA Forward Men's U-19 Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryHonduras
CityTegucigalpa
Dates19–25 January 2024
Teams8 (from 2 sub-confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Panama.svg  Panama
Third placeFlag of Honduras.svg  Honduras
Fourth placeFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored64 (4 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Costa Rica.svg Claudio Montero
(6 goals)
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The 2024 UNCAF U-19 Tournament, also known as UNCAF FIFA Forward Men's U-19 Tournament (Spanish : Torneo UNCAF Sub-19 FIFA Forward), was the third edition of the UNCAF U-19 Tournament, the biennial international youth football tournament organised by the Central American Football Union (UNCAF) for the men's under-19 national teams of the Central America region. It was held in Tegucigalpa, Honduras between 19 and 25 January 2024. [1]

Contents

The tournament's purpose is for the UNCAF teams to prepare for the upcoming 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championships but it is not a qualifier.

Guatemala won their second UNCAF U-19 title by beating Panama in the final 3–0 on penalties following a 0–0 draw in regular time. Hosts Honduras finished in third place after defeating title holder Costa Rica 3–2 in the third place match.

Entrants

All seven UNCAF member national teams entered the tournament in addition to Cuba which participated as a guest from the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). [2]

TeamAppPrevious best performance
Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 3rdSeventh place (2018)
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica (holders)3rdChampions (2022)
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba (invitee)1stNone
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 3rdRunners-up (2022)
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 3rdChampions (2018)
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras (hosts)3rdFourth place (2018)
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 3rdFourth place (2022)
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 3rdRunners-up (2018)

Venues

It was the second time that Honduras hosted the tournament, having also hosted the inaugural edition in 2018. [3] All games took place on the courts of the Centro de Alto Rendimiento José Rafael Ferrari, home of the Honduran club Olimpia, in Tegucigalpa. [1]

Groups composition

The groups and match schedule were revealed by UNCAF on 16 January 2024, [2] however, they had been previously published by the Panamanian Football Federation on 6 January 2024. [1] No previous draw was announced, however, the hosts Honduras and the title holders Costa Rica were seeded and assigned to the head of the groups A and B, respectively.

The groups were conformed as follows:

 Group A
PosTeam
A1Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras
A2Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
A4Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
A3Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
Group B
PosTeam
B1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
B2Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
B3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
B4Flag of Belize.svg  Belize

Group stage

All match times are in HNT (UTC−6), as listed by UNCAF. [4]

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 330080+89 Final
2Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras (H)320183+56 Third place match
3Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 310258−33 Fifth place match
4Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 3003212−100 Seventh place match
Source: UNCAF
(H) Hosts
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg3–0Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Obando Soccerball shade.svg46'
Hernández Soccerball shade.svg82'
Garibaldo Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Report
CAR José Rafael Ferrari – court 2, Tegucigalpa
Referee: Jesús Montero (Costa Rica)
Honduras  Flag of Honduras.svg4–0Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
Paguada Soccerball shade.svg28', 52'
Osorto Soccerball shade.svg41'
Pérez Soccerball shade.svg90+1'		 Report
CAR José Rafael Ferrari – court 1, Tegucigalpa
Referee: Modesto Hierrezuelo (Cuba)
Nicaragua  Flag of Nicaragua.svg0–4Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Report Obando Soccerball shade.svg17'
Mosquera Soccerball shade.svg35' (pen.)
Hernández Soccerball shade.svg56'
Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg71' (pen.)
CAR José Rafael Ferrari – court 3, Tegucigalpa
Referee: Ismael López (Mexico)
Honduras  Flag of Honduras.svg4–2Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Zepeda Soccerball shade.svg2'
Tatum Soccerball shade.svg12'
Ponce Soccerball shade.svg54' (pen.)
Mejía Soccerball shade.svg72'		 Report Delgado Soccerball shade.svg14'
Argueta Soccerball shade.svg67'
CAR José Rafael Ferrari – court 3, Tegucigalpa
Referee: Diego Ojer (Guatemala)
El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg0–5Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
Report Martínez Soccerball shade.svg24'
Bello Soccerball shade.svg45'
Cayasso Soccerball shade.svg82'
Ortíz Soccerball shade.svg90'
Castillo Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
CAR José Rafael Ferrari – court 2, Tegucigalpa
Referee: Victor Caliz (Belize)
Honduras  Flag of Honduras.svg0–1Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Report Garibaldo Soccerball shade.svg3'
CAR José Rafael Ferrari – court 1, Tegucigalpa
Referee: Ismael López (Mexico)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 3300123+99 Final
2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 3111106+44 Third place match
3Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 3102314−113 Fifth place match
4Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba (G)301235−21 Seventh place match
Source: UNCAF
(G) Guests
Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg2–1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Sagastume Soccerball shade.svg(pen.)
Zahran Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Pérez Soccerball shade.svg
CAR José Rafael Ferrari – court 3, Tegucigalpa
Referee: James Salinas (Honduras)
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg7–1Flag of Belize.svg  Belize
Ramírez Soccerball shade.svg
Pelayo Soccerball shade.svg(o.g.)
Montero Soccerball shade.svg
Jiménez Soccerball shade.svg
Barahona Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Serano Soccerball shade.svg
CAR José Rafael Ferrari – court 3, Tegucigalpa
Referee: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)
Belize  Flag of Belize.svg0–6Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Report Vásquez Soccerball shade.svg27', 49', 65'
Sagastume Soccerball shade.svg45+2'
Ávila Soccerball shade.svg73', 75'
CAR José Rafael Ferrari – court 2, Tegucigalpa
Referee: Ricardo Reid (Panama)
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg1–1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Torres Soccerball shade.svg88' Report Montero Soccerball shade.svg86' (pen.)
Referee: César Nolasco (El Salvador)
Belize  Flag of Belize.svg2–1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Martinez Soccerball shade.svg28'
Taegar Soccerball shade.svg45+2' (pen.)		 Report Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg1'
CAR José Rafael Ferrari – court 3, Tegucigalpa
Referee: Eliel Aguirre (Nicaragua)
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg2–4Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Montero Soccerball shade.svg29', 55' (pen.) Report De la Cruz Soccerball shade.svg23'
Muñoz Soccerball shade.svg33', 69'
Sagastume Soccerball shade.svg75' (pen.)
CAR José Rafael Ferrari – court 3, Tegucigalpa
Referee: James Salinas (Honduras)

Knockout stage

All match times are in HNT (UTC−6), as listed by UNCAF. [4]

Seventh place match

Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg2–2Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg50'
Casanova Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report Díaz Soccerball shade.svg20'
Delgado Soccerball shade.svg21'
Penalties
Rodríguez Soccerball shad check.svg
Camejo Soccerball shade cross.svg
Mena Soccerball shad check.svg
Torres Soccerball shade cross.svg
Campos Soccerball shad check.svg		3–4Soccerball shad check.svg Casamalhuapa
Soccerball shad check.svg Arias
Soccerball shade cross.svg Rodríguez
Soccerball shad check.svg Reyes
Soccerball shad check.svg Díaz
CAR José Rafael Ferrari – court 3, Tegucigalpa
Referee: Jesús Montero (Costa Rica)

Fifth place match

Nicaragua  Flag of Nicaragua.svg3–1Flag of Belize.svg  Belize
Uriarte Soccerball shade.svg21'
Castillo Soccerball shade.svg45+4'
Cayasso Soccerball shade.svg76'		 Report Martinez Soccerball shade.svg29'
CAR José Rafael Ferrari – court 3, Tegucigalpa
Referee: Modesto Hierrezuelo (Cuba)

Third place match

Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg2–3Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras
Montero Soccerball shade.svg55'
Castro Soccerball shade.svg72'		 Report Paguada Soccerball shade.svg35', 56'
Osorto Soccerball shade.svg63'
CAR José Rafael Ferrari – court 2, Tegucigalpa
Referee: Diego Ojer (Guatemala)

Final

Panama  Flag of Panama.svg0–0Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Report
Penalties
Ryce Soccerball shade cross.svg
Rodríguez Soccerball shade cross.svg
Hernández Soccerball shade cross.svg		0–3Soccerball shad check.svg Ávila
Soccerball shad check.svg Muñoz
Soccerball shad check.svg Racancoj
CAR José Rafael Ferrari – court 1, Tegucigalpa
Referee: César Nolasco (El Salvador)

Goalscorers

There were 64 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match.

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Final ranking

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time were counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out were counted as draws.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala (C)4310123+910
2Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 431080+810
3Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras (H)4301115+69
4Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 4112129+34
5Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 420289−16
6Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 4103417−133
7Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 4013414−101
8Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba (G)402257−22
Source: UNCAF
(C) Champions; (G) Guests; (H) Hosts

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Panamá Sub-20 arranca el año con miras al Torneo UNCAF en Honduras" [Panama U-20s kick off the year with an eye on the UNCAF Tournament in Honduras] (in Spanish). Panamanian Football Federation. 6 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Torneo Sub-19 UNCAF FIFA FORWARD" (in Spanish). Central American Football Union. 16 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Castro, Raul (11 January 2024). "Se viene el Torneo UNCAF Sub19 en territorio hondureño" [UNCAF U19 Tournament to be held in Honduras] (in Spanish). Tegucigalpa: HonduSports Ilustrada.
  4. 1 2 "Calendario TORNEO SUB-19 UNCAF FIFA Forward HONDURAS 2024" (in Spanish). Panamanian Football Federation. 6 January 2024.
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