2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship explained

Tourney Name:CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Year:2013
Other Titles:Premundial CONCACAF Sub-20 2013
City:Puebla, Puebla
Country:Mexico
Dates:[1]
Num Teams:12
Confederations:1
Venues:2
Cities:1
Count:12
Matches:20
Goals:65
Top Scorer: Amet Ramírez
(4 goals)
Player: Antonio Briseño
Prevseason:2011
Nextseason:2015

The 2013 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was an association football tournament that took place between February 18 and March 3, 2013. The CONCACAF U-20 Championship determined the four CONCACAF teams that would participate at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Qualified teams

See main article: 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying.

Four teams qualified through the Central American qualifying tournament and five qualified through the Caribbean qualifying tournament.

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Participations
North American zone
Automatic20thChampion (1986, 1996)8
(TH)Host23rdChampion (1962, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1992, 2011)12
Automatic21stRunner-up (1980, 1982, 1986, 1992, 2009)12
Central American zone qualified through the Central America qualifying
Group A Winner18thChampion (1988, 2009)8
Group B Winner14thChampion (1964)
Group A Runner-up8thSecond Round (1976)
Group B Runner-up8thFourth Place (2011)4
Caribbean zone qualified through the Caribbean qualifying
Group A Winner6thSecond round (1978)
Group B Winner18thThird Place (1970)1
Group A Runner-up7thFirst Round (1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984)
Group B Runner-up11thRunner-up (1970, 1974)
Best Third Place Finish12thThird Place (1962)
Note: no titles or runners-up between 1998 and 2007.
Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting the event.

Venues

Puebla
Estadio CuauhtemocEstadio Olímpico de C.U.
Capacity: 49,000Capacity: 20,700

Squads

See main article: 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship squads.

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was made on 21 November 2012. All times listed are local time,

Group A

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220031+26
21011103
200213−20

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Group B

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220051+46
210163+33
200218−70

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Group C

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220080+86
210145−13
200218−70

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Group D

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220060+66
210124−23
200215−40

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Knockout phase

Quarter-finals

Winners qualified for 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

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Semi-finals

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Final

Player awards

Top Goalscorer
Most Valuable Player of the tournament
Golden Glove
Team of the tournament
Source:[2]

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Final ranking

Note: Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.

Countries to participate in 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup

The four semi-finalist teams qualified for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U-20 finals set for Mexico, U-17s to Panama . CONCACAF.com . 20 April 2012 . 10 April 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130407002108/http://www.concacaf.com/page/ConfederationDetail/0%2C%2C12813~2730083%2C00.html . 7 April 2013 .
  2. Web site: U-20 Championship Best Eleven revealed. 4 March 2013. 4 March 2013. CONCACAF.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20130305173312/http://www.concacaf.com/page/Under20s/NewsDetail/0,,12813~3096562,00.html. 2013-03-05. dead.