CONCACAF Under-20 Championship

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The CONCACAF Under-20 Championship is the second longest running international association football event in the North America, Central America and the Caribbean region, CONCACAF, and is the qualification tournament for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The format of the tournament has undergone changes over the years. The tournament proper is currently played with a first round of four round-robin groups from which the top two sides from each group advance to a single-elimination championship round.

Organizer(s)CONCACAF
Founded1962
RegionNorth America
Teams35
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CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Organizer(s)CONCACAF
Founded1962
RegionNorth America
Teams35
Current champion(s) Mexico
(14th title)
Most championships Mexico
(14 titles)
WebsiteOfficial website
2026 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
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Results

CONCACAF Youth Tournaments era

More information Edition, Year ...
EditionYearHostChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth place
11962Panama Panama Mexico Guatemala Netherlands Antilles Costa Rica
21964Guatemala Guatemala El Salvador Honduras Guatemala Netherlands Antilles
31970Cuba Cuba Mexico Cuba Jamaica El Salvador
41973Mexico Mexico Mexico Guatemala Cuba Canada
51974Canada Canada Mexico Cuba Trinidad and Tobago
61976Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Mexico Honduras United States Guatemala
71978Honduras Honduras Mexico Canada Honduras Costa Rica
81980United States United States Mexico United States
91982Guatemala Guatemala Honduras United States Costa Rica Guatemala
101984Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Mexico Canada El Salvador United States
111986Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Canada United States Trinidad and Tobago Cuba
121988Guatemala Guatemala Costa Rica Mexico United States Cuba
131990Guatemala Guatemala Mexico Trinidad and Tobago United States Guatemala
141992Canada Canada Mexico United States Canada Honduras
151994Honduras Honduras Honduras Costa Rica Canada El Salvador
161996Mexico Mexico Canada Mexico United States Costa Rica
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FIFA U-20 World Cup qualifying tournament era

The format of the tournament was changed beginning with the 1998 tournament and ending with the 2007 tournament. In the five tournaments during that time the top eight teams in the region were divided into two groups of four, each group hosted by a separate nation, and the top two sides from each group qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. There was no championship round within the CONCACAF region. The tournament served solely to qualify the four allotments given to CONCACAF by FIFA for the U-20 World Cup.

More information Edition, Year ...
EditionYearHostChampionsRunners-up
171998Guatemala Guatemala (group A) United States Costa Rica
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad (group B) Mexico Honduras
182001Canada Canada (group A) Costa Rica United States
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad (group B) Canada Jamaica
192003Panama Panama (group A) Panama Mexico
United States United States (group B) Canada United States
202005United States United States (group A) United States Panama
Honduras Honduras (group B) Canada Honduras
212007Panama Panama (group A) United States Panama
Mexico Mexico (group B) Mexico Costa Rica
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CONCACAF U-20 Championship era

Beginning with the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup tournament, the CONCACAF region returned to a championship-style tournament in which all four semifinalists qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup.[1] The reintroduction of a championship round was done to reinvigorate the competition.

More information Edition, Year ...
EditionYearHostChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth place
222009Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Costa Rica United States Honduras Trinidad and Tobago
232011Guatemala Guatemala Mexico Costa Rica Guatemala Panama
242013Mexico Mexico Mexico United States El Salvador Cuba
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The competition changed its format in 2015. The two group winners would secure a place in the final and the U-20 World Cup, the groups' second and third placed teams would compete in a repechage play-off to determine the qualifiers for the U-20 World Cup. The number of guaranteed games per team was increased from 2 to 5 and the semi-final stage was removed.

More information Edition, Year ...
EditionYearHostChampionsRunners-upPlay-off winners
252015Jamaica Jamaica Mexico Panama United States Honduras
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The competition changed its format again in 2017. A second group stage was added, with the winners and runners-up of this stage qualifying for the U-20 World Cup and the winners securing a place in the final.

More information Edition, Year ...
EditionYearHostChampionsRunners-upGroup runners-up
262017Costa Rica Costa Rica United States Honduras Mexico Costa Rica
272018United States United States United States Mexico Honduras Panama
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The competition changed its format again in 2020. A knockout stage was added, with the semi-finalists qualifying for the U-20 World Cup.

More information Edition, Year ...
EditionYearHostChampionsRunners-upSemi-finalists
282020Honduras HondurasCancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2]
292022Honduras Honduras United States Dominican Republic Guatemala Honduras
302024Mexico Mexico Mexico United States Cuba Panama
312026N/A To be determined
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Winners by country

More information Team, Titles ...
Team Titles Runners-up
 Mexico 14 (1962, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1992, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2024) 3 (1988, 1996, 2018)
 United States 3 (2017, 2018, 2022) 7 (1980, 1982, 1986, 1992, 2009, 2013, 2024)
 Honduras 2 (1982, 1994) 3 (1964, 1976, 2017)
 Canada 2 (1986, 1996) 2 (1978, 1984)
 Costa Rica 2 (1988, 2009) 2 (1994, 2011)
 El Salvador 1 (1964)
 Guatemala 2 (1962, 1973)
 Cuba 2 (1970, 1974)
 Trinidad and Tobago 1 (1990)
 Panama 1 (2015)
 Dominican Republic 1 (2022)
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Note: no championship titles or runners-ups between 1998 and 2007.

Overall team records

In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.

As of 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
More information Rank, Team ...
Rank Team Part Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Mexico 2712994231235175263247
2  United States 2512276192729297195213
3  Honduras 209561142019989110160
4  Costa Rica 218951162219789108146
5  Canada 2410150193219110873143
6  Guatemala 2091311941108133−2592
7  El Salvador 18783015331201101088
8  Panama 12432581075453080
9  Trinidad and Tobago 2183242237109150−4178
10  Cuba 14622412267882−471
11  Jamaica 217417174086129−4363
12  Haiti 103297164859−1132
13  Netherlands Antilles 1141106253697−6126
14  Dominican Republic 62380154181−4022
15  Bermuda 133985264691−4521
16  Suriname 72280143853−1519
17  Nicaragua 1032462218101−8316
18  Puerto Rico 922401821100−7911
19  Antigua and Barbuda 51632111742−2510
20  Guadeloupe 393061220−89
21  Guyana 31330101331−187
22  Grenada 41321101246−347
23  Curaçao 3720511926
24  Dominica 15203514−96
25  Martinique 3112091029−196
26  Aruba 3131210950−415
27  Cayman Islands 14112811−34
28  Saint Kitts and Nevis 4111191036−264
29  Barbados 62012171554−394
30  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15104815−73
31  Belize 28107836−283
32  Saint Lucia 14013010−101
33  Saint Martin 15014323−201
34  Sint Maarten 15005441−371
35  U.S. Virgin Islands 15005240−380
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Comprehensive team results by tournament

Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • SF – Semifinals[a]
  • 5th – Fifth place[b]
  • Top4 – Top 4
  • QF – Quarterfinals
  • R16 – Round of 16
  • GS – Group stage
  • R1 – First round (1st Group stage)
  • R2 – Second round (2nd Group stage)
  • FS – Final stage (group stage)
  • Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
  •     — Hosts
  •  •  – Did not qualify
  •  ×  – Did not enter
  •  ×  – Withdrew before qualification
  •     — Withdrew/Disqualified after qualification
  •     — Team did not exist
  •     — Not part of CONCACAF
More information Team, 1962 (9) ...
Team Panama
1962
(9)		 Guatemala
1964
(9)		 Cuba
1970
(5)		 Mexico
1973
(6)		 Canada
1974
(12)		 Puerto Rico
1976
(15)		 Honduras
1978
(13)		 United States
1980
(18)		 Guatemala
1982
(12)		 Trinidad and Tobago
1984
(16)		 Trinidad and Tobago
1986
(12)		 Guatemala
1988
(10)		 Guatemala
1990
(12)		 Canada
1992
(11)		 Honduras
1994
(12)		 Mexico
1996
(12)		 Guatemala
Trinidad and Tobago
1998
(8)		 Canada
Trinidad and Tobago
2001
(8)		 Panama
United States
2003
(8)		 Honduras
United States
2005
(8)		 Mexico
Panama
2007
(8)		 Trinidad and Tobago
2009
(8)		 Guatemala
2011
(12)		 Mexico
2013
(12)		 Jamaica
2015
(12)		 Costa Rica
2017
(12)		 United States
2018
(34)		 Honduras
2020
(20)		 Honduras
2022
(20)		 Mexico
2024
(12)		 Total
North American Football Union (NAFU) members
 Canada × × × 4th QF R2 2nd SF R2 2nd 1st GS GS 3rd 3rd 1st FS Top4 Top4 Top4 × GS QF QF GS R1 GS Q R16 QF 25+1
 Mexico 1st GS 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st × 1st GS 2nd 1st 1st GS 2nd Top4 FS Top4 FS Top4 GS 1st 1st 1st SF 2nd Q QF 1st 28+1
 United States × GS × × QF 3rd R2 2nd 2nd 4th 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd GS 3rd Top4 Top4 Top4 Top4 Top4 2nd QF 2nd SF 1st 1st Q 1st 2nd 26+1
Central American Football Union (UNCAF) members
 Belize •/× × • × GS •/× × • × × • • • × • × GS • • • 2
 Costa Rica 4th × × × GS × 4th GS 3rd R2 •/× 1st GS GS 2nd 4th Top4 Top4 • FS Top4 1st 2nd QF • SF QF Q QF QF 22+1
 El Salvador GS 1st 4th × × R1 R2 GS R2 3rd •/× •/× GS × 4th R1 • • FS • • GS • 3rd QF R2 QF Q R16 GS 19+1
 Guatemala 2nd 3rd × 2nd GS 4th × QF 4th R1 •/× GS 4th × GS R2 FS FS FS • FS • 3rd • QF • GS Q SF QF 21+1
 Honduras GS 2nd × × × 2nd 3rd SF 1st R2 •/× • GS 4th 1st R1 Top4 FS • Top4 • 3rd QF • SF 2nd SF Q SF QF 21+1
 Nicaragua GS GS × GS GS R2 × × R1 × •/× •/× •/× × • R1 × • • • • • • GS • • GS Q R16 • 10+1
 Panama GS GS × × × × × × × R1 •/× •/× •/× × • •/× • • Top4 Top4 Top4 • 4th QF 2nd R2 SF Q QF SF 13+1
Caribbean Football Union (CFU) members
 Antigua and Barbuda ? × × × × GS × × GS •/× •/× × • •/× • • × • • • • • • R1 GS Q GS • 5+1
 Aruba •/× •/× •/× × • • × • • • • • • • GS × GS Q GS • 3+1
 Barbados × × × R1 × GS × R1 GS •/× GS • • •/× • • • • • × × • • × GS Q • • 6+1
 Bermuda 5th × QF R1 R1 QF R1 R1 GS GS GS GS × •/× • × × • • • • • • R1 GS • • • 13
 Cayman Islands •/× • • •/× • • • × • • × × • • GS • • • 1
 Cuba × × 2nd 3rd 2nd × × QF × R1 4th 3rd •/× GS × •/× × • FS • • • QF 4th GS • GS Q R16 SF 15+1
 Netherlands Antilles 3rd 4th × GS × R1 R1 QF R1 R1 • GS •/× GS • R1 • • • • • • • 11
 Curaçao GS • • GS • R16 • 3 (14)
 Dominica × •/× • • • • • • × • • • GS • • • 1
 Dominican Republic × × × GS R2 R1 GS × × •/× •/× •/× • × • × • • • • • × • • • GS Q 2nd GS 7+1
 Grenada R1 GS × × • •/× GS × •/× •/× • • • • • • • • • × GS • • • 4
 Guadeloupe ? GS × •/× × × × × × × GS × • • GS Q × × 3+1
 Guyana ? × × × × × × R2 •/× •/× •/× • GS •/× • × • • • • • • × × GS • • • 3
 Haiti GS × × × × × R2 × × R1 •/× •/× •/× • × •/× × • FS • FS • × GS GS R1 GS Q R16 GS 11+1
 Jamaica GS 3rd × GS R1 × GS R1 × GS GS •/× GS GS R2 FS Top4 • FS FS GS GS QF GS • GS Q QF GS 22+1
 Martinique ? GS R1 × × × × × × × × • × GS × × • 3
 Puerto Rico × × × GS R1 R1 GS R1 R1 •/× •/× •/× • × •/× • • • × × • × GS × • GS • R16 • 9
 Saint Kitts and Nevis • • •/× × × • • FS • • • • R1 GS Q GS • 4+1
 Saint Lucia •/× •/× • • •/× × × • • • × × × • • GS × • × 1
 Saint Martin × • • × × × × GS • • • 1
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines •/× •/× •/× × × •/× • • × • • • • • • × GS • • • 1
 Sint Maarten × × • GS × • × 1
 Suriname × × × × × R1 × GS × × GS •/× GS • × •/× × • • • • • GS • • × GS Q GS • 7+1
 Trinidad and Tobago × × × 3rd R2 R2 GS R1 R2 3rd GS 2nd GS GS R1 FS FS • FS • 4th GS • GS R1 GS Q R16 • 21+1
 U.S. Virgin Islands •/× •/× × × •/× × × • • • × • × × × GS • • × 1
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Notes
  1. [a]
    The third-place match was not played in 1980, 2022 and 2024.
  2. [b]
    1970 was played as a round-robin tournament between five teams.

FIFA U-20 World Cup performances

Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarterfinals
  • R2 – Round 2
  • R1 – Round 1
  •      – Hosts
  • Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
More information Team, Total ...
TeamTunisia
1977		Japan
1979		Australia
1981		Mexico
1983		Soviet Union
1985		Chile
1987		Saudi Arabia
1989		Portugal
1991		Australia
1993		Qatar
1995		Malaysia
1997		Nigeria
1999		Argentina
2001		United Arab Emirates
2003		Netherlands
2005		Canada
2007		Egypt
2009		Colombia
2011		Turkey
2013		New Zealand
2015		South Korea
2017		Poland
2019		Argentina
2023		Chile
2025		Azerbaijan
Uzbekistan
2027		Total
 CanadaR1R1R1R2R1QFR1R18
 Costa RicaR1R1R1R2R2R14thR2R29
 CubaR1R12
 Dominican RepublicR11
 El SalvadorR11
 GuatemalaR2R12
 HondurasR1R1R1R1R1R1R1R1R19
 JamaicaR11
 Mexico2ndR1R1R1QFQFQFR2QFR1QF3rdR2R2R1QFR217
 PanamaR1R1R1R1R1R2R17
 Trinidad and TobagoR1R12
 United StatesR1R1R14thQFR2R2R2QFR2QFR1QFQFQFQFQFR218
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Player awards

More information Year, MVP ...
Year MVP Top goalscorer(s) Best goalkeeper Fair Play Award Source
2009 Canada Randy Edwini-Bonsu

Costa Rica Josué Martínez
Honduras Roger Rojas (3 goals)

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2011 Costa Rica Joel Campbell (6 goals) [4]
2013 Mexico Antonio Briseño Panama Amet Ramírez (4 goals) Mexico Richard Sánchez  El Salvador [5]
2015 Panama Luís Pereira Mexico Hirving Lozano
United States Romain Gall (5 goals)		 Panama Jaime De Gracia  United States [6]
2017 United States Erik Palmer-Brown Mexico Ronaldo Cisneros (6 goals) United States Jonathan Klinsmann  Mexico [7]
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[8]
2022 United States Paxten Aaronson United States Paxten Aaronson (7 goals) United States Chris Brady  Dominican Republic [9]
2024 United States Niko Tsakiris United States David Vazquez (3 goals) Cuba Yurdy Hodelin  United States [10]
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Top goalscorers

As of 3 July 2022
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Country Year(s) Goals
1José Juan MacíasMexico Mexico201810
2Paxten AaronsonUnited States United States20227
3José AlvaradoEl Salvador El Salvador19946
Joel CampbellCosta Rica Costa Rica2011
Ronaldo CisnerosMexico Mexico2017
Marco AceitunoHonduras Honduras2022
Quinn SullivanUnited States United States2022
8Jewison BennetCosta Rica Costa Rica19945
Orvin CabreraHonduras Honduras1994
Steve GreenJamaica Jamaica1994
David XausaCanada Canada1994
Hirving LozanoMexico Mexico2015
Romain GallUnited States United States2015
Arquimides OrdoñezGuatemala Guatemala2022
Steevenson JeudyHaiti Haiti2022
Esteban LozanoMexico Mexico2022
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Title winning coaches

More information Year, Coach ...
Year Coach
2009Costa Rica Rónald González
2011Mexico Juan Carlos Chávez
2013Mexico Sergio Almaguer[11]
2015Mexico Sergio Almaguer
2017United States Tab Ramos
2018United States Tab Ramos[12]
2020cancelled
2022United States Mikey Varas
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