2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying explained
| Tourney Name: | CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying stage |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Country: | Dominican Republic |
| Dates: | 5–13 November 2021 |
| Num Teams: | 18 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Matches: | 31 |
| Goals: | 131 |
| Top Scorer: |
(6 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 2020 |
| Nextseason: | 2024 |
2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying took place between 5–13 November 2021 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The teams compete for four of the twenty berths in the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship final tournament.[1]
Teams
The 41 CONCACAF teams were ranked based on the CONCACAF Men's Under-20 Ranking as of June 2019.[2] A total of 34 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 18 entrants participated 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 (18 teams)! Rank! Team! Points| 17 | | 1,232 | | 18 | | 1,214 | | 19 | | 1,194 | | 20 | | 1,193 | | 21 | | 1,150 | | 23 | | 871 | | 24 | | 856 | | 25 | | 773 | | 26 | | 772 | | 27 | | 730 | | 28 | | 723 | | 30 | | 655 | | 31 | | 528 | | 32 | | 500 | | 33 | | 499 | | 34 | | 466 | | 36 | | 55 | | 39 | | 0 | | | Did not enter tournament (7 teams)| Rank | Team | Points |
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| 22 | | 1,050 | | 29 | | 681 | | 35 | | 67 | | 37 | | 0 | | 38 | | 0 | | 40 | | 0 | | 41 | | 0 | | | |
- Notes
Draw
The draw for the qualifying round took place on 17 September 2021, 11:00 EST (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami.[4] The 19 teams which initially entered the qualifying stage were drawn into four groups: three groups of five teams and one group of four teams.[5] Montserrat, initially drawn into Group C, later withdrew before the start of the tournament.[6]
Qualifying stage
The winners of each group qualified for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, where they enter the round of 16 of the knockout stage.
All times are local, AST . (5/6 November matches ADT .
- TiebreakersThe ranking of teams in each group was determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.3):[7]
- Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss);
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Number of goals scored in all group matches;
- Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
- Yellow card: −1 points;
- Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
- Direct red card: −4 points;
- Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
- Drawing of lots.
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Notes and References
- Web site: 2021 Concacaf Men’s U-20 Qualifiers schedule confirmed . CONCACAF . 3 November 2021.
- Web site: Concacaf Men's Under-20 Ranking. CONCACAF.com.
- Web site: Draw reveals groups for CMU20 Qualifiers. CONCACAF.com. 17 September 2021.
- Web site: 2021 Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Qualifiers draw rescheduled for September 17 . . 8 November 2021 . 10 September 2021.
- Web site: Draw reveals groups for CMU20 Qualifiers . . 8 November 2021 . 17 September 2021.
- Web site: 2021 Concacaf Men’s U-20 Qualifiers schedule confirmed . . 8 November 2021 . 1 November 2021.
- Web site: Regulations . . 15 November 2021.
