| Tourney Name: | UNCAF U-19 Tournament |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Other Titles: | UNCAF FIFA Forward Men's U-19 Tournament |
| Country: | Belize |
| City: | Belmopan |
| Dates: | 24–30 April 2022 |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Sub-Confederations: | 2 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Matches: | 16 |
| Goals: | 57 |
| Top Scorer: | Jefry Bantes Widman Talavera Jeremy de León (3 goals each) |
| Prevseason: | 2018 |
| Nextseason: | 2024 |
The 2022 UNCAF U-19 Tournament, also known as UNCAF FIFA Forward Men's U-19 Tournament (Spanish; Castilian: Torneo UNCAF Sub-19 FIFA Forward), was the second edition of the UNCAF U-19 Tournament, the biennial international youth football tournament organised by the Central American Football Union (UNCAF) for the men's under-19 national teams of the Central America region. It was held in Belmopan, Belize between 24 and 30 April 2022.[1]
Guatemala were the defending champions having won the title in 2018, but was unable to retain the title and finished in sixth place. Costa Rica won their first tournament title after beating El Salvador by a 5–4 score in the final.[2]
All seven UNCAF member national teams entered the tournament in addition to Puerto Rico which participated as a guest from the Caribbean Football Union (CFU).
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (hosts) | 2nd | (2018) | |
| 2nd | (2018) | ||
| 2nd | (2018) | ||
| (holders) | 2nd | (2018) | |
| 2nd | (2018) | ||
| 2nd | (2018) | ||
| 2nd | (2018) | ||
| (invitee) | 1st |
| Belmopan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Isidoro Beaton Stadium | FFB Stadium | |
| Capacity: 2,500 | Capacity: 5,200 | |
The groups and match schedule were revealed on 7 April 2022.[4] No previous draw was announced, however the hosts Belize and the title holders Guatemala were seeded and assigned to the head of the groups A and B respectively.
The groups were conformed as follows:
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On 23 April 2022, UNCAF announced a total of 10 referees and 10 assistant referees appointed for the tournament.[5] [6]
| Association | Referees | Assistant referees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Efren Guy | Juan Colindres | ||
| Pablo Camacho | Danny Sojo | ||
| Anthony Montero | |||
| Waldir García | Carlos Vargas and Emilio Villalta | ||
| Christofer Corado and José Fuentes | Axel Pérez | ||
| Julio Guity | Luis Paz and José Nahun Arauz | ||
| Yonathan Peinado | Daniel Martínez | ||
| Félix Mojica | Alfredo Chávez | ||
| José Carrasco | Jorginho Vásquez |
All match times are in CST (UTC−6), as listed by UNCAF.[7]
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All match times are in CST (UTC−6), as listed by UNCAF.[7]
Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time were counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out were counted as draws.
