2025 UNCAF U-19 Tournament
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| UNCAF FIFA Forward Men's U-19 Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Panama |
| City | Panama City |
| Dates | 5–11 December 2025 |
| Teams | 8 (from 2 sub-confederations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Costa Rica (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Panama |
| Third place |  Honduras |
| Fourth place | Costa Rica |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 53 (3.31 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Selvin Sagastume Eddiel Márquez(4 goals each) |
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The 2025 UNCAF U-19 Tournament, also known as UNCAF FIFA Forward Men's U-19 Tournament (Spanish: Torneo UNCAF Sub-19 FIFA Forward), was the fourth 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 Panama City, Panama between 5 and 11 December 2024.[1]
The tournament's purpose is for the UNCAF teams to prepare for the upcoming 2026 CONCACAF U-20 Championship but it is not a qualifier. Originally planned to take place in early 2026, this edition has been brought forward to December 2025.
Costa Rica won their second UNCAF U-19 title by beating Panama 4–3 on penalties following a 0–0 draw in the final.[2] Defending champions Guatemala failed to retain their title and finished fourth after losing to Honduras 2–4 on penalties after a 0–0 draw in the third-place match.
Six of the seven UNCAF member national teams entered the tournament, with Belize absent for the first time. This edition featured two guests from the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), Cuba and Puerto Rico, in order to complete the eight participating teams given Belize's absence.[3]
| Team | App | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 4th | Champions (2022) |
 Cuba (invitee) | 2nd | Eighth place (2024) |
 El Salvador | 4th | Runners-up (2022) |
| Guatemala (holders) | 4th | Champions (2018, 2024) |
| Honduras | 4th | Third place (2024) |
 Nicaragua | 4th | Fourth place (2022) |
| Panama (hosts) | 4th | Runners-up (2018, 2024) |
| Puerto Rico (invitee) | 2nd | Seventh place (2022) |
Venues
It was the first time that Panama hosted the tournament.[1] All games took place on the football courts at the Yappy Park sports complex, owned by the Panama City club, and at the COS Sports Plaza, owned by Plaza Amador.[4]
Groups composition
The groups were announced by the Panamanian Football Federation on 23 November 2025,[1] while the match schedule was revealed by UNCAF on 4 December 2025.[5] No previous draw was announced, however, the hosts Panama and the title holders Guatemala were seeded and assigned to the head of the groups A and B, respectively.
The groups were conformed as follows:
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Group stage
All match times are in PAT (UTC−5), as listed by UNCAF.[5]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Final |
| 2 | Honduras |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | Third place match |
| 3 | Nicaragua |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | Fifth place match |
| 4 | Cuba (G) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 | Seventh place match |
(G) Guests; (H) Hosts
| Honduras | 2–0 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
Gutiérrez  65'Arriola 90+1' |
| Cuba | 1–6 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Reinoso 32' |
Palacios 24' Gutiérrez 35'Martínez 40'Contreras 45+2'Flores 76', 84' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | Final |
| 2 | Guatemala |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | Third place match |
| 3 | Puerto Rico (G) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 2 | Fifth place match |
| 4 | El Salvador |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 | Seventh place match |
(G) Guests
| El Salvador | 2–4 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Díaz 15' Miranda 26' |
Y. Leal 41', 90+3' Estrada 55'Guevara 85' |
| Guatemala | 4–0 | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| Sagastume 49' (pen.), 58' (pen.) Guzmán 65'Burgos 86' (o.g.) |
| Costa Rica | 2–2 | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| Garro 23' (pen.) Y. Leal 45+2' |
Márquez 73', 78' |
| Puerto Rico | 2–2 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Vicentti 24' Márquez 67' |
Roque 4' Ortiz 83' |
| Guatemala | 1–2 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Sagastume 70' |
Estrada 32' Palmer 49' |
Knockout stage
All match times are in PAT (UTC−5), as listed by UNCAF.[5]
Seventh place match
| El Salvador | 3–5 | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| Arnold 54', 81' (pen.) Miranda 56' |
L. Díaz 12' Ricardo 39'Rojas 45+2'Brayan 85', 90+2' |
Fifth place match
Third place match
| Guatemala | 0–0 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
Sagastume  Samayoa  Figueroa Rivas |
2–4 | Gutiérrez Palacios Salazar Flores |
