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2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

The 2024 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was the 8th edition of the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship (29th edition if all eras included), the men's under-20 international football tournament organized by CONCACAF. It was held in Mexico from 18 July to 4 August 2024.[1]

2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Campeonato Sub-20 de Concacaf 2024
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
Dates19 July – 4 August
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (14th title)
Runners-up United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored82 (3.28 per match)
Top scorer(s)Canada Santiago López
Guatemala Olger Escobar
Honduras Anfronit Tatum
Panama Gustavo Herrera
Panama Rafael Mosquera
United States David Vazquez
(3 goals each)
Best player(s)United States Niko Tsakiris
Best goalkeeperCuba Yurdy Hodelin
Fair play award United States
← 2022
2026 →

The tournament featured a reduction in the number of participating teams following the format changes adopted by CONCACAF in February 2023. It was contested by 12 teams instead of the 20 that participated in previous editions.[2]

Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the CONCACAF qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The top four teams of the tournament (the four semi-finalists) qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile as the CONCACAF representatives.

The United States were the three-time defending champions.

Competition format

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In February 2023, CONCACAF announced format changes for its youth competitions approved by its council. The following changes were adopted for the U-17 and U-20 Championships compared to previous editions:[2]

  • The number of teams automatically qualified for the final tournament was reduced to 6 from the 16 that previously qualified. These were the six top-ranked teams according to the CONCACAF Men's Under-20 Ranking while the teams ranked between 7 and 41 had to participate in qualifying stage.
  • The Group stage will consist of three groups instead of the four groups that were previously played. This stage will include the six pre-seeded teams into this round and the six teams coming from the qualifying stage.
  • The Round of 16 was removed from the knockout stage which will start directly with the quarter-finals.

The tournament is divided into two stages: the Group stage and the Knockout stage.[3] The Group stage will feature twelve teams, including the six top-ranked teams that qualified directly and the six teams that qualified via the qualifying round. The twelve teams were split into three groups of four, and will compete in a single round-robin. Eight teams, the top two teams of each group and the two-best third-placed teams, will advance to the Knockout stage which will be played on a single-elimination format and will consist of the quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final. The quarter-finals winners will advance to the semi-finals and will qualify for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup. The semi-finals winners will play the final to determine the champion.

Host nation and venues

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Location of the host cities of the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.

Mexico was appointed as the host country for the tournament by CONCACAF on 26 February 2024,[1] with the Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés in Celaya and the Estadio Sergio León Chávez in Irapuato, both located in the state of Guanajuato, as the two initial venues.[4] After a police officer was killed outside of the Cuban team hotel on 24 July 2024, all further matches scheduled to be played in Celaya were moved to the Estadio León in León, also located in Guanajuato, and no further matches took place in Celaya.[5][6]

Celaya Irapuato León
Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés Estadio Sergio León Chávez Estadio León
Capacity: 23,182 Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 31,297
     

Teams

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Qualification

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Main article: 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying

The U-20 Championship qualifying features a new format approved by the CONCACAF Council in February 2023. The qualifying groups were increased to six instead the four qualifying groups from previous editions, with the six group winners qualifying for the final tournament.[2]

A total of 27 (out of 41) CONCACAF national teams entered the qualifying round which took place from 23 February to 2 March 2024.

The six teams from the qualifying round joined the six top-ranked teams (based on the CONCACAF men’s under-20 rankings as of 12 June 2023) in the group stage of the final tournament for a total of 12 qualified teams.

Qualified teams
Team Qualification Appearances Previous best performance
Total Last
  United States (title holders) 1st ranked entrant 26th 2022 Champions (2017, 2018, 2022)
  Honduras 2nd ranked entrant 21st 2022 Champions (1982, 1994)
  Mexico (hosts) 3rd ranked entrant 28th 2022 Champions (1962, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1992, 2011, 2013, 2015)
  Panama 4th ranked entrant 13th 2022 Runners-up (2015)
  Costa Rica 5th ranked entrant 22nd 2022 Champions (1988, 2009)
  Dominican Republic 6th ranked entrant 7th 2022 Runners-up (2022)
  Cuba Qualifying Group A winner 15th 2022 Runners-up (1970, 1974)
  El Salvador Qualifying Group B winner 19th 2022 Champions (1964)
  Guatemala Qualifying Group C winner 21st 2022 Runners-up (1962, 1973)
  Canada Qualifying Group D winner 25th 2022 Champions (1986, 1996)
  Haiti Qualifying Group E winner 11th 2022 Second round/Round of 16 (1978/2022)
  Jamaica Qualifying Group F winner 22nd 2022 Third place (1970)

Squads

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Main article: 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship squads

Each team was required to register a squad of up to 21 players, three of whom had to be goalkeepers. Players born between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2009 (ages 15 to 19) were eligible to compete in the tournament (Regulations Articles 9 and 10).[3]

Draw

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The draw for the groups composition was held on 11 April 2024, 12:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami, Florida, United States.[7] The 12 involved teams were drawn into three groups of four. Prior to the draw, the 12 teams had been seeded into four pots of three based on the CONCACAF Men's Under-20 Ranking updated after the completion of the qualifying stage (as of 3 March 2024),[8] with the six teams that entered directly into the group stage being placed into pots 1 and 2 and the six teams coming from the qualifying process being placed into pots 3 and 4.[7]

Pot 1
Rank Team Pts
1   United States 4,897
2   Honduras 3,197
3   Mexico 2,794
Pot 2
Rank Team Pts
4   Panama 2,442
7   Dominican Republic 1,932
8   Costa Rica 1,779
Pot 3
Rank Team Pts
5   Guatemala 2,284
6   El Salvador 1,945
9   Cuba 1,692
Pot 4
Rank Team Pts
10   Jamaica 1,638
11   Haiti 1,609
12   Canada 1,589

The draw started with pot 1 and teams were placed in the first position of Groups A, B, and C according to the order they are drawn. The same procedure was followed to draw pots 2, 3 and 4, with pot 2 teams being placed in second position within their group, pot 3 teams in third position and pot 4 teams in fourth position.[7]

The groups formed as a result of the draw were as follows:[9]

Group A
Pos Team
A1   United States
A2   Costa Rica
A3   Cuba
A4   Jamaica
Group B
Pos Team
B1   Honduras
B2   Dominican Republic
B3   El Salvador
B4   Canada
Group C
Pos Team
C1   Mexico
C2   Panama
C3   Guatemala
C4   Haiti

Group stage

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The top two teams of each group and the two-best third-placed teams will advance to the quarter-finals.

Tiebreakers

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The ranking of teams in each group will be determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.7):[3]

  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.

If two or more teams are still tied after applying the above criteria, their rankings will be determined as follows:

  1. Points obtained in matches played between the tied teams.
  2. Goal difference in matches played between the tied teams.
  3. Number of goals scored in matches played between the tied teams.
  4. Lower number of disciplinary points based on the number of yellow and red cards in all group matches, according the following additions:
    • Yellow card: 1 point
    • Indirect red card (second yellow card): 3 points
    • Direct red card: 4 points
    • Yellow card and direct red card: 5 points
  5. Drawing of lots.

The fixture list was confirmed by CONCACAF on 11 April 2024, after the draw.[10] All kick-off times are local times, CST (UTC−6), and the Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) are in parentheses, as listed by CONCACAF.[11][12]

Group A

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Following the incident that led to the change of venue from Celaya to León, the third round matches in Group A were moved from July 25 to 26.[5]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United States 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Costa Rica 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
3   Cuba 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4   Jamaica 3 0 0 3 0 15 −15 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: tiebreakers
Costa Rica  1–1  Cuba
Cruz   52' Report Rodríguez   8' (pen.)
United States  9–0  Jamaica
 Report
Jamaica  0–3  Costa Rica
Report
Cuba  0–4  United States
Report
Referee: Filip Dujic (Canada)
Cuba  3–0  Jamaica
 Report
United States  1–0  Costa Rica
Tsakiris   37' Report

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Honduras 3 2 1 0 11 5 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Canada 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
3   El Salvador 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4   Dominican Republic 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: tiebreakers
Dominican Republic  0–1  El Salvador
Report Argueta   62'
Honduras  2–2  Canada
 Report
Canada  1–0  Dominican Republic
Ciccarelli   86' Report
El Salvador  1–4  Honduras
N. Díaz   40' Report
El Salvador  1–2  Canada
Castillo   77' Report
Honduras  5–2  Dominican Republic
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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Mexico (H) 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7[a] Advance to knockout stage
2   Panama 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7[a]
3   Guatemala 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
4   Haiti 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Disciplinary points: Mexico 4, Panama 5.
Panama  3–0  Guatemala
 Report
Mexico  4–0  Haiti
 Report
Haiti  1–3  Panama
Destin   86' Report
Guatemala  1–2  Mexico
Sagastume   56' (pen.) Report
Guatemala  5–1  Haiti
 Report Destin   55' (pen.)
Mexico  1–1  Panama
Carrillo   90' Report Saldaña   16'

Ranking of third-placed teams

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Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A   Cuba 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 C   Guatemala 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
3 B   El Salvador 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: tiebreakers

Knockout stage

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In the knockout stage, if a match is tied at the end of normal playing time, extra time will be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners (Regulations Article 12.11).[3]

Bracket

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The quarter-final matchups are (Regulations Article 12.8):

  • Quarter-final Match 19: Winner Group A vs. Third place Group B or C
  • Quarter-final Match 20: Winner Group B vs. Third place Group A or C
  • Quarter-final Match 21: Winner Group C vs. Runner-up Group A
  • Quarter-final Match 22: Runner-up Group C vs. Runner-up Group B

The semi-final matchups are (Regulations Article 12.9):

  • Semi-final Match 23: Winner Match 19 vs. Winner Match 22
  • Semi-final Match 24: Winner Match 20 vs. Winner Match 21
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
30 July – León
 
 
  United States1
 
2 August – León
 
  Guatemala0
 
  United States2
 
30 July – León
 
  Panama1
 
  Panama (a.e.t.)2
 
4 August – León
 
  Canada1
 
  United States1
 
31 July – Irapuato
 
  Mexico (a.e.t.)2
 
  Honduras1 (3)
 
2 August – León
 
  Cuba (p)1 (5)
 
  Cuba0
 
31 July – Irapuato
 
  Mexico2
 
  Mexico2
 
 
  Costa Rica1
 

Quarter-finals

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Winners qualify for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

United States  1–0  Guatemala
Ramos   49' Report
Panama  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Canada
 Report López   78'
Mexico  2–1  Costa Rica
 Report Montero   29' (pen.)
Honduras  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Cuba
Tatum   79' Report Rodríguez   60' (pen.)
Penalties
 3–5

Semi-finals

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United States  2–1  Panama
 Report Mosquera   72' (pen.)
Cuba  0–2  Mexico
Report
Referee: Filip Dujic (Canada)

Final

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United States  1–2 (a.e.t.)  Mexico
Berchimas   52' Report

Goalscorers

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There were 82 goals scored in 25 matches, for an average of 3.28 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: CONCACAF

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 World Cup

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The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile.[13]

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 World Cup
  United States 30 July 2024 17 (1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023)
  Panama 30 July 2024 6 (2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019)
  Mexico 31 July 2024 16 (1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
  Cuba 31 July 2024 1 (2013)

Notes

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  1. ^ Match originally scheduled on 25 July, 17:06 local time and later rescheduled to 26 July, 14:06 local time.[12]
  2. ^ Match originally scheduled on 25 July, 20:06 local time and later rescheduled to 26 July, 18:30 local time.[12]
  3. ^ Match originally scheduled at 17:06 local time and later rescheduled to 16:06 local time.[12]
  4. ^ Match originally scheduled at 20:06 local time and later rescheduled to 20:30 local time.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Guanajuato, Mexico, announced as host for the 2024 Concacaf Men's U-20 Championship". Miami: CONCACAF. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Concacaf launches exciting new youth competitions format". Miami: CONCACAF. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "Concacaf Under-20 Championship Regulations 2024" (PDF). CONCACAF. 13 October 2023 [Approved on 8 September 2023]. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Guanajuato será sede del Premundial Sub 20 de Concacaf" [Guanajuato will host the Concacaf Under 20 Premundial] (in Spanish). Mexico City: Milenio. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Concacaf and FMF announce changes to 2024 Concacaf Men's U-20 Championship venues and match schedule". Miami: CONCACAF. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Mexican hotel shooting forces Concacaf to move U-20 Championship venues and teams". Inside World Football. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "2024 Concacaf U-20 Championship Official draw scheduled for April 11" (in Spanish). Miami, FL: CONCACAF. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Under 20s - Men Ranking". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 21 March 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Draw reveals groups and schedule for 2024 Concacaf U-20 Championship" (in Spanish). Miami, FL: CONCACAF. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  10. ^ "CONCACAF Under-20 Championship 2024 Match Schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Concacaf Under-20 Championship - Match Schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF. 11 April 2024.
  12. ^ a b c d e "Concacaf Under-20 Championship - Match Schedule (updated)" (PDF). CONCACAF. 24 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Cuba, Mexico, Panama and USA punch Chile 2025 tickets". FIFA. 1 August 2024.
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