2020 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying explained

Tourney Name:	CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying stage
Year:	2020
Country:	Nicaragua (Group A)
Country2:	Dominican Republic (Group B)
Country3:	Curaçao (Group C)
Country4:	Puerto Rico (Group D)
Dates:	15–23 February 2020
Num Teams:	17
Confederations:	1
Matches:	28
Goals:	113
Prevseason:	2017
Nextseason:	2022

The 2020 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying stage took place between 15–23 February 2020.^[1] The teams competed for four of the 20 berths in the 2020 CONCACAF U-20 Championship final tournament.

Teams

The qualifying format changed from the 2016 edition (no qualifying was held for the 2018 edition), and the teams were no longer divided into regional zones.

The 41 CONCACAF teams were ranked based on the CONCACAF Men’s Under-20 Ranking as of June 2019.^[2] A total of 33 teams entered the tournament. The highest-ranked 16 entrants were exempt from qualifying and advanced directly to the group stage of the final tournament, while the lowest-ranked 17 entrants had to participate in qualifying, where the four group winners advanced to the round of 16 of the knockout stage of the final tournament.^[3]

Exempt from qualifying (16 teams)! Rank! Team! Points
1		7,092
2		6,167
3		5,065
4		4,794
5		3,466
6		3,395
7		2,644
8		2,455
9		2,404
10		2,395
11		2,187
12		2,089
13		1,535
14		1,327
15		1,325
16		1,248

Participating in qualifying stage (17 teams)! Rank! Team! Points
17		1,232
18		1,214
19		1,194
20		1,193
21		1,150
22		1,050
24		856
25		773
26		772
27		730
28		723
30		655
31		528
32		500
33		499
36		55
41		0

Did not enter tournament (8 teams)
Rank	Team	Points
23		871
29		681
34		466
35		67
37		0
38		0
39		0
40		0

Notes

Draw

The draw for the qualifying round took place on 20 November 2019, 11:00 EST (UTC−5), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami.^[4] The 17 teams which entered the qualifying stage were drawn into four groups: one group of five teams and three groups of four teams.^[5]

Qualifying stage

The winners of each group qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, where they enter the round of 16 of the knockout stage.

Group A

All times are local, UTC−6.^[6]

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Group B

All times are local, UTC−4.^[6]

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Group C

All times are local, UTC−4.^[6]

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Group D

All times are local, UTC−4.^[6]

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External links

Concacaf Under-20 Championship, CONCACAF.com

Notes and References

Web site: Host Venues and Scheduled Announced for 2020 Concacaf Under-20 Championship Qualifiers. CONCACAF.com. 16 January 2020.
Web site: Concacaf Men's Under-20 Ranking. CONCACAF.com.
Web site: Concacaf Announces Details for 2020 Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship. CONCACAF.com. 12 November 2019.
Web site: Draw determines groups for 2020 Concacaf Under-20 Championship. CONCACAF.com. 12 November 2019.
Web site: Official Draw for the 2020 Concacaf Men's Under-20 Championship. CONCACAF.com.
Web site: CONCACAF Under-20 Qualifiers 2020 Match Schedule. CONCACAF.com.