2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying

The draw for the qualifying round took place on 11 October 2023, 11:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami.^[4] The 27 teams which entered the qualifying stage were drawn into six groups: three groups of five teams and three groups of four teams. Previously, the 27 teams had been allocated into five pots based on the CONCACAF Men's Under-20 Ranking as of 12 June 2023.^[4]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4	Pot 5
Guatemala  El Salvador  Haiti  Cuba  Jamaica  Canada	Trinidad and Tobago  Curaçao  Nicaragua  Antigua and Barbuda  Puerto Rico  Bermuda	Saint Kitts and Nevis  Suriname  Aruba  Grenada  Belize  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Cayman Islands  Guyana  Dominica  British Virgin Islands  Saint Martin  Martinique	Barbados  Anguilla  Turks and Caicos Islands

The draw started with pot 1 and ended with pot 5, with each team selected then allocated into the groups alphabetically. The position of the teams within their group followed the same order, with the teams from pot 1 placed on the first line and so on until the teams from pot 5 were placed on line 5.^[4]

The draw resulted in the following groups (host nation marked in bold):^[5]

Group A Pos Team A1  Cuba A2  Nicaragua A3  Belize A4  British Virgin Islands A5  Anguilla	Group B Pos Team B1  El Salvador B2  Antigua and Barbuda B3  Suriname B4  Guyana B5  Turks and Caicos Islands	Group C Pos Team C1  Guatemala C2  Curaçao C3  Aruba C4  Saint Martin C5  Barbados
Group D Pos Team D1  Canada D2  Trinidad and Tobago D3  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines D4  Dominica	Group E Pos Team E1  Haiti E2  Puerto Rico E3  Saint Kitts and Nevis E4  Cayman Islands	Group F Pos Team F1  Jamaica F2  Bermuda F3  Grenada F4  Martinique

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The fixture list was confirmed by CONCACAF on 11 October 2023, after the draw.^[6] All match times are local times as listed by CONCACAF (Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5), if different, are in parentheses).^[7]

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in each group was determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.3):^[1]

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;
4. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
5. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
6. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
7. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
   • Yellow card: −1 points;
   • Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
   • Direct red card: −4 points;
   • Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
8. Drawing of lots.

Group A took place in Managua, Nicaragua.^[8] All match times are NIT (UTC−6) and the Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5) are in parentheses, as listed by CONCACAF.^[7]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cuba	4	4	0	0	18	2	+16	12	2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2	Nicaragua (H)	4	3	0	1	20	2	+18	9
3	British Virgin Islands	4	2	0	2	8	14	−6	6
4	Belize	4	1	0	3	7	12	−5	3
5	Anguilla	4	0	0	4	2	25	−23	0

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Group B took place in Piggotts, Antigua and Barbuda.^[9][8] All match times are AGT (UTC−4) and the Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5) are in parentheses, as listed by CONCACAF.^[7]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	El Salvador	4	3	1	0	13	2	+11	10	2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2	Suriname	4	3	0	1	14	8	+6	9
3	Antigua and Barbuda (H)	4	2	0	2	8	5	+3	6
4	Guyana	4	1	1	2	5	11	−6	4
5	Turks and Caicos Islands	4	0	0	4	4	18	−14	0

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Group C took place in Guatemala City, Guatemala.^[8] All match times are GTT (UTC−6) and the Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5) are in parentheses, as listed by CONCACAF.^[7]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Guatemala (H)	4	4	0	0	15	1	+14	12	2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2	Curaçao	4	2	1	1	3	2	+1	7
3	Aruba	4	1	2	1	6	7	−1	5
4	Barbados	4	1	1	2	6	7	−1	4
5	Saint Martin	4	0	0	4	2	15	−13	0

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Group D took place in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.^[8] All match times are TTT (UTC−4) and the Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5) are in parentheses, as listed by CONCACAF.^[7]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	3	3	0	0	15	0	+15	9	2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2	Trinidad and Tobago (H)	3	2	0	1	8	5	+3	6
3	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3	1	0	2	5	9	−4	3
4	Dominica	3	0	0	3	2	16	−14	0

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Group E took place in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis.^[8][10] All match times are TTT (UTC−4) and the Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5) are in parentheses, as listed by CONCACAF.^[7]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Haiti	3	2	1	0	9	2	+7	7	2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2	Puerto Rico	3	1	2	0	7	2	+5	5
3	Saint Kitts and Nevis (H)	3	1	0	2	3	9	−6	3
4	Cayman Islands	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6	1

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Group F also took place in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis.^[8][10] All match times are TTT (UTC−4) and the Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5) are in parentheses, as listed by CONCACAF.^[7]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Jamaica	3	3	0	0	6	2	+4	9	2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2	Martinique	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	4
3	Bermuda	3	1	0	2	5	6	−1	3
4	Grenada	3	0	1	2	5	8	−3	1

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