1976 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament

The 1976 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was held in Puerto Rico. It also served as qualification for the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship.

1976 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryPuerto Rico
City
Dates19 September – 6 October
Teams15
Venue(s)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (5th title)
Runners-up Honduras
Third place United States
Fourth place Guatemala
1974
1978

Teams

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The following teams entered the tournament:

Region Team(s)
Caribbean (CFU)   Barbados
  Bermuda
  Dominican Republic
  Jamaica
  Netherlands Antilles
  Puerto Rico (host)
  Suriname
  Trinidad and Tobago
Central America (UNCAF)   El Salvador
  Guatemala
  Honduras
  Nicaragua
North America (NAFU)   Canada
  Mexico
  United States

Round 1

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Group 1

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Honduras 3 3 0 0 12 0 +12 6
  Dominican Republic 3 1 0 2 6 7 –1 2
  Barbados 3 1 0 2 4 8 –4 2
  Puerto Rico 3 1 0 2 3 10 –7 2


Puerto Rico   1–4   Dominican Republic
Honduras   4–0   Barbados
Puerto Rico   2–1   Barbados
Barbados   3–2   Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico   0–5   Honduras
Honduras   3–0   Dominican Republic

Group 2

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  United States 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 4
  Nicaragua 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 2
  Bermuda 2 0 0 2 1 5 –4 0


United States   3–0   Bermuda
Bermuda   1–2   Nicaragua
United States   1–0   Nicaragua

Group 3

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Guatemala 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 5
  Canada 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 3
  Jamaica 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 2
  Netherlands Antilles 3 1 0 2 3 9 –6 2


Netherlands Antilles   3–2   Jamaica
Canada   2–2   Guatemala
Canada   3–0   Netherlands Antilles
Jamaica   0–1   Guatemala
Guatemala   4–0   Netherlands Antilles
Canada   0–2   Jamaica

Group 4

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Mexico 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 6
  Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 1 1 4 7 –3 3
  Suriname 3 1 0 2 8 8 0 2
  El Salvador 3 0 1 2 2 9 –7 1


Trinidad and Tobago   4–2   Suriname
Mexico   3–1   El Salvador
Mexico   5–0   Trinidad and Tobago
El Salvador   1–6   Suriname
El Salvador   0–0   Trinidad and Tobago
Mexico   3–0   Suriname

Round 2

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Group A

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Mexico 3 3 0 0 20 2 +18 6
  United States 3 2 0 1 14 9 +5 4
  Canada 3 1 0 2 9 9 0 2
  Dominican Republic 3 0 0 3 1 24 –23 0


Mexico   5–0   Canada
United States   9–0   Dominican Republic
Canada   7–0   Dominican Republic
United States   1–7   Mexico
Mexico   8–1   Dominican Republic
United States   4–2   Canada

Group B

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Honduras 3 3 0 0 11 3 +8 6
  Guatemala 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 4
  Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 1 2 5 7 –2 1
  Nicaragua 3 0 1 2 2 10 –8 1


Guatemala   1–0   Trinidad and Tobago
Honduras   6–0   Nicaragua
Nicaragua   2–2   Trinidad and Tobago
Guatemala   0–1   Honduras
Guatemala   2–0   Nicaragua
Honduras   4–3   Trinidad and Tobago

Semifinals

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Mexico  2 – 0  Guatemala
Honduras  1 – 0  United States

Third place match

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United States  1 – 0  Guatemala

Final

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Mexico  0 – 0  Honduras
Penalties
3 – 2


 1976 CONCACAF U-20 Championship 
 
Mexico

Fifth title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

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The two best performing teams qualified for the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship.

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