CONCACAF Under-20 Championship explained

Organiser:	CONCACAF
Founded:	1962
Number Of Teams:	35
Current Champions:	(14th title)
Most Successful Team:	(14 titles)
Website:	Official website
Current:	2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
American:	yes

The CONCACAF Under-20 Championship is the second longest running international association football event in the North America, Central America and the Caribbean region, CONCACAF, and is the qualification tournament for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The format of the tournament has undergone changes over the years. The tournament proper is currently played with a first round of four round-robin groups from which the top two sides from each group advance to a single-elimination championship round.

Results

CONCACAF Youth Tournaments era

Edition	Year	Host	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

FIFA U-20 World Cup qualifying tournament era

The format of the tournament was changed beginning with the 1998 tournament and ending with the 2007 tournament. In the five tournaments during that time the top eight teams in the region were divided into two groups of four, each group hosted by a separate nation, and the top two sides from each group qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. There was no championship round within the CONCACAF region. The tournament served solely to qualify the four allotments given to CONCACAF by FIFA for the U-20 World Cup.

Edition	Year	Host	Champions	Runners-up
17		Guatemala (group A)
		Trinidad (group B)
18		Canada (group A)
		Trinidad (group B)
19		Panama (group A)
		United States (group B)
20		Honduras (group A)
		United States (group B)
21		Panama (group A)
		Mexico (group B)

CONCACAF U-20 Championship era

Beginning with the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup tournament, the CONCACAF region returned to a championship-style tournament in which all four semifinalists qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup.^[1] The reintroduction of a championship round was done to reinvigorate the competition.

Edition	Year	Host	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
22
23
24

The competition changed its format in 2015. The two group winners would secure a place in the final and the U-20 World Cup, the groups' second and third placed teams would compete in a repechage play-off to determine the qualifiers for the U-20 World Cup. The number of guaranteed games per team was increased from 2 to 5 and the semi-final stage was removed. The competition changed its format again in 2017. A second group stage was added, with the winners and runners-up of this stage qualifying for the U-20 World Cup and the winners securing a place in the final.

Edition	Year	Host	Champions	Runners-up	Group runners-up
26
27

The competition changed its format again in 2020. A knockout stage was added, with the semi-finalists qualifying for the U-20 World Cup.

Edition	Year	Host	Champions	Runners-up	Semi-finalists
28			Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic^[2]
29
30

Winners by country

width=150	Team	width=200	Titles	width=200	Runners-up
	14 (1962, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1992, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2024)	3 (1988, 1996, 2018)
	3 (2017, 2018, 2022)	7 (1980, 1982, 1986, 1992, 2009, 2013, 2024)
	2 (1982, 1994)	3 (1964, 1976, 2017)
	2 (1986, 1996)	2 (1978, 1984)
	2 (1988, 2009)	2 (1994, 2011)
	1 (1964)
		2 (1962, 1973)
		2 (1970, 1974)
		1 (1990)
		1 (2015)
		1 (2022)

Note: no championship titles or runners-ups between 1998 and 2007.

Overall team records

In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.

width=20	Rank	width=200	Team	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20
1		27	129	94	23	12	351	75	263	247
2		25	122	76	19	27	292	97	195	213
3		20	95	61	14	20	199	89	110	160
4		21	89	51	16	22	197	89	108	146
5		24	101	50	19	32	191	108	73	143
6		20	91	31	19	41	108	133	−25	92
7		18	78	30	15	33	120	110	10	88
8		12	43	25	8	10	75	45	30	80
9		21	83	24	22	37	109	150	−41	78
10		14	62	24	12	26	78	82	−4	71
11		21	74	17	17	40	86	129	−43	63
12		10	32	9	7	16	48	59	−11	32
13		11	41	10	6	25	36	97	−61	26
14		6	23	8	0	15	41	81	−40	22
15		13	39	8	5	26	46	91	−45	21
16		7	22	8	0	14	38	53	−15	19
17		10	32	4	6	22	18	101	−83	16
18		9	22	4	0	18	21	100	−79	11
19		5	16	3	2	11	17	42	−25	10
20		3	9	3	0	6	12	20	−8	9
21		3	13	3	0	10	13	31	−18	7
22		4	13	2	1	10	12	46	−34	7
23		3	7	2	0	5	11	9	2	6
24		1	5	2	0	3	5	14	−9	6
25		3	11	2	0	9	10	29	−19	6
26		3	13	1	2	10	9	50	−41	5
27		1	4	1	1	2	8	11	−3	4
28		4	11	1	1	9	10	36	−26	4
29		6	20	1	2	17	15	54	−39	4
30		1	5	1	0	4	8	15	−7	3
31		2	8	1	0	7	8	36	−28	3
32		1	4	0	1	3	0	10	−10	1
33		1	5	0	1	4	3	23	−20	1
34		1	5	0	0	5	4	41	−37	1
35		1	5	0	0	5	2	40	−38	0

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Legend

• – Champions
• – Runners-up
• – Third place
• – Fourth place
• – Semifinals
• 5th – Fifth place
• – Top 4
• QF – Quarterfinals
• R16 – Round of 16
• GS – Group stage
• R1 – First round (1st Group stage)
• R2 – Second round (2nd Group stage)
• FS – Final stage (group stage)
• Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
•   - Hosts

 •  – Did not qualify ×  – Did not enter ×  – Withdrew before qualification

• - Withdrew/Disqualified after qualification
• - Team did not exist
• - Not part of CONCACAF

width=170	Team	1962 (9)	1964 (9)	1970 (5)	1973 (6)	1974 (12)	1976 (15)	1978 (13)	1980 (18)	1982 (12)	1984 (16)	1986 (12)	1988 (10)	1990 (12)	1992 (11)	1994 (12)	1996 (12)	1998 (8)	2001 (8)	2003 (8)	2005 (8)	2007 (8)	2009 (8)	2011 (12)	2013 (12)	2015 (12)	2017 (12)	2018 (34)	2020 (20)	2022 (20)	2024 (12)	Total
id=NAFU colspan=32	North American Football Union (NAFU) members
<	-- Canada -->	×	×	×	4th	QF	R2	bgcolor=silver	2nd	SF	R2	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=gold	1st	GS	GS	3rd	3rd	bgcolor=gold	1st	FS	Top4	Top4	Top4	×	GS	QF	QF	GS	R1	GS	Q	R16	QF	25+1
<	-- Mexico -->	bgcolor=gold	1st	GS	bgcolor=gold	1st	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	×	bgcolor=gold	1st	GS	bgcolor=red	2nd	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	GS	2nd	Top4	FS	Top4	FS	Top4	GS	bgcolor=gold	1st	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	SF	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Q	QF	1st	28+1
<	-- United States -->	×	GS	×	×	QF	3rd	R2	2nd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	4th	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3rd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	GS	3rd	Top4	Top4	Top4	Top4	Top4	bgcolor=silver	2nd	QF	bgcolor=silver	2nd	SF	bgcolor=gold	1st	1st	Q	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=silver	2nd	26+1
id=UNCAF colspan=32	Central American Football Union (UNCAF) members
<	-- Belize -->			•/×	×	•	×	GS	•/×	×	•	×	×	•	•	•	×	•	×	GS	•	•	•	2
<	-- Costa Rica -->	4th	×	×	×	GS	×	4th	GS	3rd	R2	•/×	1st	GS	GS	bgcolor=silver	2nd	4th	Top4	Top4	•	FS	Top4	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=silver	2nd	QF	•	SF	QF	Q	QF	QF	22+1
<	-- El Salvador -->	GS	bgcolor=gold	1st	4th	×	×	R1	R2	GS	R2	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	•/×	•/×	GS	×	4th	R1	•	•	FS	•	•	GS	bgcolor=red	•	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	QF	R2	QF	Q	R16	GS	19+1
<	-- Guatemala -->	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3rd	×	bgcolor=silver	2nd	GS	4th	×	QF	4th	R1	•/×	GS	4th	×	GS	R2	FS	FS	FS	•	FS	•	3rd	•	QF	bgcolor=red	•	GS	Q	SF	QF	21+1
<	-- Honduras -->	GS	bgcolor=silver	2nd	×	×	×	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3rd	SF	bgcolor=gold	1st	R2	•/×	•	GS	4th	1st	R1	Top4	FS	•	Top4	•	3rd	QF	•	SF	bgcolor=silver	2nd	SF	Q	SF	QF	21+1
<	-- Nicaragua -->	GS	GS	×	GS	GS	R2	×	×	R1	×	•/×	•/×	•/×	×	•	R1	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	Q	R16	•	10+1
<	-- Panama -->	GS	GS	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	R1	•/×	•/×	•/×	×	•	•/×	•	•	Top4	Top4	Top4	•	4th	QF	bgcolor=silver	2nd	R2	SF	Q	QF	SF	13+1
id=CFU colspan=32	Caribbean Football Union (CFU) members
<	-- Antigua and Barbuda -->	?	×	×	×	×	GS	×	×	GS	•/×	•/×	×	•	•/×	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	GS	Q	GS	•	5+1
<	-- Aruba -->		•/×	•/×	•/×	×	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	×	GS	Q	GS	•	3+1
<	-- Barbados -->		×	×	×	R1	×	GS	×	R1	GS	•/×	GS	•	•	•/×	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	•	•	×	GS	Q	•	•	6+1
<	-- Bermuda -->		5th	×	QF	R1	R1	QF	R1	R1	GS	GS	GS	GS	×	•/×	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	GS	•	•	•	13
<	-- Cayman Islands -->			•/×	•	•	•/×	•	•	•	×	•	•	×	×	•	•	GS	•	•	•	1
<	-- Cuba -->	×	×	2nd	3rd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	×	×	QF	×	R1	4th	3rd	•/×	GS	×	•/×	×	•	FS	•	•	•	QF	4th	GS	•	GS	Q	R16	SF	15+1
<	-- Netherlands Antilles -->	3rd	4th	×	GS	×	R1	R1	QF	R1	R1	•	GS	•/×	GS	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		11
<	-- Curacao -->		GS	•	•	GS	•	R16	•	3 (14)
<	-- Dominica -->			×	•/×	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	1
<	-- Dominican Republic -->		×	×	×	GS	R2	R1	GS	×	×	•/×	•/×	•/×	•	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	GS	Q	bgcolor=silver	2nd	GS	7+1
<	-- Grenada -->		R1	GS	×	×	•	•/×	GS	×	•/×	•/×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	GS	•	•	•	4
<	-- Guadeloupe -->	?	GS	×	•/×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	×	•	•	GS	Q	×	×	3+1
<	-- Guyana -->		?	×	×	×	×	×	×	R2	•/×	•/×	•/×	•	GS	•/×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	GS	•	•	•	3
<	-- Haiti -->	GS	×	×	×	×	×	R2	×	×	R1	•/×	•/×	•/×	•	×	•/×	×	•	FS	•	FS	•	×	GS	GS	R1	GS	Q	R16	GS	11+1
<	-- Jamaica -->		GS	3rd	×	GS	R1	×	GS	R1	×	GS	GS	•/×	GS	GS	R2	FS	Top4	•	FS	FS	GS	GS	QF	GS	•	GS	Q	QF	GS	22+1
<	-- Martinique -->	?	GS	R1	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	GS	×	×	•	3
<	-- Puerto Rico -->		×	×	×	GS	R1	R1	bgcolor=red	GS	R1	R1	•/×	•/×	•/×	•	×	•/×	•	•	•	×	×	•	×	GS	×	•	GS	•	R16	•	9
<	-- Saint Kitts and Nevis -->		•	•	•/×	×	×	•	•	FS	•	•	•	•	R1	GS	Q	GS	•	4+1
<	-- Saint Lucia -->			•/×	•/×	•	•	•/×	×	×	•	•	•	×	×	×	•	•	GS	×	•	×	1
<	-- Saint Martin -->			×	•	•	×	×	×	×	GS	•	•	•	1
<	-- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -->			•/×	•/×	•/×	×	×	•/×	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	GS	•	•	•	1
<	-- Sint Maarten -->			×	×	•	GS	×	•	×	1
<	-- Suriname -->	×	×	×	×	×	R1	×	GS	×	×	GS	•/×	GS	•	×	•/×	×	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	×	GS	Q	GS	•	7+1
<	-- Trinidad and Tobago -->		×	×	×	3rd	R2	R2	GS	R1	R2	3rd	GS	bgcolor=silver	2nd	GS	GS	R1	FS	FS	•	FS	•	4th	GS	•	GS	R1	GS	Q	R16	•	21+1
<	-- U.S. Virgin Islands -->		•/×	•/×	×	×	•/×	×	×	•	•	•	×	•	×	×	×	GS	•	•	×	1

Notes

FIFA U-20 World Cup performances

Legend

1st – Champions2nd – Runners-up3rd – Third place4th – Fourth place

• QF – Quarterfinals
• R2 – Round 2
• R1 – Round 1

     – Hosts

• q – Qualified for upcoming tournament

Team																									Total
		R1			R1	R1					R2		R1	R1	QF	R1									8
							R1			R1	R1	R2	R2			R1	4th	R2			R2				9
																			R1					Q	2
																							R1		1
																			R1						1
																		R2					R1		2
	R1									R1		R1			R1		R1			R1	R1	R1	R1		9
													R1												1
	2nd	R1	R1	R1	QF			QF	QF		R2	QF		R1		QF		3rd	R2	R2	R1	QF		Q	17
														R1	R1	R1		R1			R1		R2		Q	7
								R1									R1								2
			R1	R1		R1	4th		QF		R2	R2	R2	QF	R2	QF	R1		QF	QF	QF	QF	QF	Q	17

Player awards

Year		Top goalscorer(s)	Best goalkeeper	Fair Play Award
2009		Randy Edwini-Bonsu Josué Martínez Roger Rojas (3 goals)			^[3]
2011		Joel Campbell (6 goals)			^[4]
2013	Antonio Briseño	Amet Ramírez (4 goals)	Richard Sánchez		^[5]
2015	Luís Pereira	Hirving Lozano Romain Gall (5 goals)	Jaime De Gracia		^[6]
2017	Erik Palmer-Brown	Ronaldo Cisneros (6 goals)	Jonathan Klinsmann		^[7]
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic^[8]
2022	Paxten Aaronson	Paxten Aaronson (7 goals)	Chris Brady		^[9]
2024	Niko Tsakiris	David Vazquez (3 goals)	Yurdy Hodelin		^[10]

Top goalscorers

width = 10%	Rank	width = 25%	Player	width = 35%	Country	width = 15%	Year(s)	width = 15%	Goals
1	José Juan Macías	Mexico	2018	10
2	Paxten Aaronson	United States	2022	7
align=center rowspan=5	3	José Alvarado	El Salvador	1994	align=center rowspan=5	6
Joel Campbell	Costa Rica	2011
Ronaldo Cisneros	Mexico	2017
Marco Aceituno	Honduras	2022
Quinn Sullivan	United States	2022
align=center rowspan=9	8	Jewison Bennet	Costa Rica	1994	align=center rowspan=9	5
Orvin Cabrera	Honduras	1994
Steve Green	Jamaica	1994
David Xausa	Canada	1994
Hirving Lozano	Mexico	2015
Romain Gall	United States	2015
Arquimides Ordoñez	Guatemala	2022
Steevenson Jeudy	Haiti	2022
Esteban Lozano	Mexico	2022

Title winning coaches

Year	Coach
2009	Rónald González
2011	Juan Carlos Chávez
2013	Sergio Almaguer^[11]
2015	Sergio Almaguer
2017	Tab Ramos
2018	Tab Ramos^[12]
2020	cancelled
2022	Mikey Varas

See also

• CONCACAF
• CONCACAF Under-17 Championship
• CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
• FIFA U-20 World Cup

External links

• Official Site
• Results by RSSSF

Notes and References

1. http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/U20/viewArticle.aspx?id=4521 CONCACAF.com – Trinidad & Tobago to stage CONCACAF U-20 Championship in March
2. Web site: Concacaf statement regarding U20 and U17 Men’s National Team Competitions. CONCACAF. 4 January 2021.
3. Web site: Technical Report – 2009 Tournament. concacaf.com. 28 July 2014. 5 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181105202713/http://old.concacaf.com/graphics/TechnicalReports/2009. dead.
4. Web site: Technical Report – 2011 Tournament. issuu.com. 28 July 2014. pdf.
5. Web site: Technical Report – 2013 Tournament. concacaf.com. 28 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924053218/http://www.concacaf.com/wp-content/uploads/reports/CONCACAF%20U20%20Men%202013.pdf. 24 September 2015. dead.
6. Web site: TSG announces CU20 Best XI, Awards. concacaf.com. 25 January 2015.
7. Web site: TSG announces CU20 Best XI, Awards. CONCACAF. 18 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170312051624/http://www.concacaf.com/article/tsg-announces-cu20-best-xi-awards-2. 2017-03-12. dead.
8. Web site: Concacaf statement regarding U20 and U17 Men’s National Team Competitions. CONCACAF. 4 January 2021.
9. Web site: 2022 CU20 individual awards . CONCACAF . 3 July 2022.
10. Web site: Tsakiris, Hodelin, Vazquez earn 2024 Concacaf Men's U-20 Championship honors . CONCACAF . 5 August 2024.
11. Web site: Under 20s – Men . 2015-01-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924013915/http://www.concacaf.com/category/under-20s-men/game-detail/166226 . 2015-09-24 . dead .
12. News: Tab Ramos steps down as U.S. men's youth technical director and U-20 men's national team head coach . 12 November 2021 . USA Soccer . 25 October 2019.