1980 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament

The 1980 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was held in the United States. It also served as qualification for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.

1980 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament

Tournament details
Host country	United States
Dates	1–17 August
Teams	18
Final positions
Champions	Mexico (7th title)
Runners-up	United States
← 1978 1982 →

Haiti were initially set to host the tournament but later withdrew.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

Region Team(s) Caribbean (CFU)  Antigua and Barbuda  Barbados  Bermuda  Cuba  Dominican Republic  Grenada  Jamaica  Netherlands Antilles  Puerto Rico  Suriname  Trinidad and Tobago

Region Team(s) Central America (UNCAF)  Costa Rica  El Salvador  Guatemala  Honduras North America (NAFU)  Canada  Mexico  United States (host)

Group stage

Group Los Angeles

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Mexico	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	5
Cuba	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	3
Costa Rica	3	1	0	2	5	7	–2	2
Dominican Republic	3	1	0	2	2	6	–4	2

1 August	Costa Rica	3–1	Cuba
	Mexico	3–0	Dominican Republic
3 August	Mexico	0–0	Cuba
5 August	Dominican Republic	2–1	Costa Rica
7 August	Cuba	2–0	Dominican Republic
9 August	Mexico	4–1	Costa Rica

Group Dallas

In this group, Puerto Rico were disqualified for using non eligible players.

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Canada	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	4
Guatemala	3	0	3	0	1	1	0	3
Jamaica	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	3
Trinidad and Tobago	3	0	2	1	2	3	–1	2
Puerto Rico	Disqualified

1 August	Jamaica	0–0	Trinidad and Tobago
	Canada	1–0	Puerto Rico
3 August	Canada	0–0	Guatemala
	Trinidad and Tobago	2–1	Puerto Rico
5 August	Puerto Rico	1–1	Jamaica
	Trinidad and Tobago	1–1	Guatemala
7 August	Canada	2–1	Trinidad and Tobago
	Guatemala	0–0	Jamaica
9 August	Canada	0–0	Jamaica
	Guatemala	not played	Puerto Rico

Group Edwardsville

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Honduras	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	5
Bermuda	3	2	0	1	8	5	+3	4
Suriname	3	1	0	2	4	2	+2	2
Grenada	3	0	1	2	2	10	–8	1

5 August	Suriname	4–0	Grenada
	Honduras	3–1	Bermuda
7 August	Bermuda	1–0	Suriname
	Honduras	0–0	Grenada
9 August	Bermuda	6–2	Grenada
	Honduras	1–0	Suriname

Group Princeton

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	4	4	0	0	13	1	+12	8
Netherlands Antilles	4	3	0	1	8	6	+2	6
El Salvador	4	2	0	2	9	4	+5	4
Antigua and Barbuda	4	1	0	3	2	11	–9	2
Barbados	4	0	0	4	2	12	–10	0

1 August	United States	5–0	Barbados
	El Salvador	5–0	Antigua and Barbuda
3 August	United States	3–0	Netherlands Antilles
	El Salvador	3–0	Barbados
5 August	Antigua and Barbuda	1–0	Barbados
	Netherlands Antilles	2–1	El Salvador
7 August	United States	2–0	El Salvador
	Netherlands Antilles	3–0	Antigua and Barbuda
9 August	United States	3–1	Antigua and Barbuda
	Netherlands Antilles	3–2	Barbados

Quarterfinals

Canada	3 – 0	Cuba

12 August 1980 (1980-08-12)

Los Angeles, California

Mexico	2 – 0	Guatemala

12 August 1980 (1980-08-12)

Los Angeles, California

Honduras	8 – 1	Netherlands Antilles

12 August 1980 (1980-08-12)

Washington DC, District of Columbia

United States	2 – 1	Bermuda

12 August 1980 (1980-08-12)

Washington DC, District of Columbia

Semifinals

Mexico	1 – 1	Canada
Penalties
	4 – 3

15 August 1980 (1980-08-15)

Washington DC, District of Columbia

United States	0 – 0	Honduras
Penalties
	9 – 8

15 August 1980 (1980-08-15)

Washington DC, District of Columbia

Final

United States	0 – 2	Mexico

17 August 1980 (1980-08-17)

Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

1980 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Mexico Seventh title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The two best performing teams qualified for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.

•  Mexico
•  United States

External links

• Results by RSSSF