2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

The 2018 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was the 6th edition of the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship (27th edition if all eras included), the men's under-20 international football tournament organized by CONCACAF. It was hosted at United States between 1 – 21 November 2018.

2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

Concacaf UNDER-20 CHAMPIONSHIP USA 2018
Tournament details
Host country	United States
Dates	November 1 – 21, 2018
Teams	34 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	4 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	United States (2nd title)
Runners-up	Mexico
Tournament statistics
Matches played	87
Goals scored	397 (4.56 per match)
Top scorer(s)	José Juan Macías (10 goals)
Best player(s)	Alex Méndez
Best goalkeeper	Brady Scott
Fair play award	Mexico
← 2017 2020 →

A new format was announced, removing the regional Central American and Caribbean qualifiers and guaranteeing each entrant a minimum of four competitive games.^[1]

The competition would determine the four CONCACAF representatives at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland,^[1] The United States, Mexico, Panama and Honduras qualified. It would also determine the CONCACAF teams playing at the 2019 Pan American Games men's football tournament in Lima, Peru.^[2]

The United States were the defending champions of the competition. They successfully defended their title as hosts, winning the final 2–0 against Mexico for their 2nd CONCACAF U-20 Championship title.^[3]

Teams

Unlike previous tournament, there was no qualification for this edition, and a total of 34 teams (out of 41 CONCACAF members) directly entered the final tournament.^[1][4] Among them are all three members of the North American Football Union (NAFU), all seven members of the Central American Football Union (UNCAF), and 24 (out of 31) members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU).

Zone	Team	Appearance	Previous best performance	Previous FIFA U-20 World Cup appearances
NAFU	Canada	23rd	Champions (1986, 1996)	8
	Mexico	26th	Champions (1962, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1992, 2011, 2013, 2015)	15
	United States (title holders & hosts)	24th	Champions (2017)	15
UNCAF	Belize	2nd	First round (1994)	0
	Costa Rica	20th	Champions (1988, 2009)	9
	El Salvador	17th	Champions (1964)	1
	Guatemala	19th	Runners-up (1962, 1973)	1
	Honduras	19th	Champions (1982, 1994)	7
	Nicaragua	9th	Second round (1976)	0
	Panama	11th	Runners-up (2015)	5
CFU	Antigua and Barbuda	4th	First round (1980, 1986, 2017)	0
	Aruba	2nd	First round (2015)	0
	Barbados	6th	First round (1976, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1990)	0
	Bermuda	13th	Second round (1974, 1980)	0
	Cayman Islands	1st	Debut	0
	Cuba	13th	Runners-up (1970, 1974)	1
	Curaçao[a]	13th	Third place (1962)	0
	Dominica	1st	Debut	0
	Dominican Republic	5th	Second round (1976)	0
	Grenada	4th	First round (1978, 1980, 1990)	0
	Guadeloupe[b]	3rd	First round (1992, 2011)	0
	Guyana	3rd	Second round (1984)	0
	Haiti	9th	Second round (1978)	0
	Jamaica	20th	Third place (1970)	1
	Martinique[b]	3rd	First round (1994, 1996)	0
	Puerto Rico	8th	First round (1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 2013)	0
	Saint Kitts and Nevis	3rd	First round (2007, 2017)	0
	Saint Lucia	1st	Debut	0
	Saint Martin[b]	1st	Debut	0
	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1st	Debut	0
	Sint Maarten[b]	1st	Debut	0
	Suriname	6th	First round (1976, 1980, 1986, 1990, 2011)	0
	Trinidad and Tobago	20th	Runners-up (1990)	2
	U.S. Virgin Islands	1st	Debut	0

Notes

1. Includes appearances as the Netherlands Antilles.
2. Non-FIFA members and thus ineligible to play in the qualification stage.

Did not enter

•  Anguilla
•  Bahamas
•  Bonaire
•  British Virgin Islands
•  French Guiana
•  Montserrat (withdrew)
•  Turks and Caicos Islands

Venues

Matches were at played at four stadiums in the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida:

• IMG Academy Stadium
• IMG Soccer Stadium
• IMG Soccer Complex Field #2
• IMG Soccer Complex Field #11

Bradenton, Florida	Location of the host city of the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.
IMG Academy
27.4409°N 82.6081°W / 27.4409; -82.6081 (IMG Academy)
Capacity: 5,000

Draw

The draw for the final tournament was held on 13 September 2018, 10:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami, Florida, United States.^[5] Based on the CONCACAF Men's Under-20 Ranking, the top six ranked teams were seeded into position one of each group, while the remaining 28 teams were distributed in five pots as follows:^[4]

Seeded teams	Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4	Pot 5
United States (A1)  Mexico (B1)  Honduras (C1)  Panama (D1)  Costa Rica (E1)  El Salvador (F1)	Cuba  Guatemala  Trinidad and Tobago  Haiti  Canada  Jamaica	Antigua and Barbuda  Bermuda  Saint Kitts and Nevis  Curaçao  Aruba  Suriname	Nicaragua  Dominican Republic  Puerto Rico  Guadeloupe  Saint Lucia  Guyana	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Grenada  Cayman Islands  Barbados  Belize  Dominica	U.S. Virgin Islands  Martinique  Sint Maarten  Saint Martin

The 34 teams were drawn into six groups: four groups of six teams and two groups of five teams. The winners from each group in the group stage advance to the qualification stage, where the six teams are divided into two groups of three teams (winners of Groups A, C and E in one group, winners of Groups B, D and F in another group). The top two teams from each group in the qualification stage qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, with the group winners also advancing to the final to decide the champions of the CONCACAF U-20 Championship.

Squads

Further information: 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship squads

Players born on or after 1 January 1999 are eligible to compete. Each team must submit a provisional 35-player roster (4 must be goalkeepers) and a final 20-player roster (2 must be goalkeepers). After the completion of the group stage, a team advancing to the qualification stage may replace up to six players with those from the provisional roster.^[6]

Group stage

The winners of each group in the group stage advance to the qualification stage. If the winners of a group is a non-FIFA member, the highest-ranked FIFA member in the group advances to the qualification stage (Regulations Article 12.9).^[6]

Tiebreakers (both group stage and qualification stage)

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows (regulations Articles 12.5 and 12.8):^[6]

1. points obtained in all group matches;
2. goal difference in all group matches;
3. number of goals scored in all group matches;

If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:

4. points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
5. goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
6. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
7. fair play points in all group matches:
   • first yellow card: minus 1 point;
   • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
   • direct red card: minus 4 points;
   • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
8. drawing of lots by CONCACAF.

All times are local, EDT (UTC−4) up to 3 November, EST (UTC−5) starting 4 November.^[7]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States (H)	5	5	0	0	39	2	+37	15	Qualification stage
2	Suriname	5	3	0	2	18	12	+6	9
3	Puerto Rico	5	3	0	2	16	15	+1	9
4	Trinidad and Tobago	5	3	0	2	12	11	+1	9
5	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	5	1	0	4	8	15	−7	3
6	U.S. Virgin Islands	5	0	0	5	2	40	−38	0

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Trinidad and Tobago	3–2	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Prowell 39' Ramdeen 90+2' Garcia 90+5'	Report	G. Francis 15', 19'

1 November 2018 (2018-11-01)

12:45

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

Suriname	13–2	U.S. Virgin Islands
Doorson 3', 51' Elshot 19', 34', 36' R. Vlijter 22', 63' Verwey 47', 52', 74' Vola 50' Rigters 70' Hoepel 86'	Report	Joseph 55' McGuiness 81' (pen.)

1 November 2018 (2018-11-01)

15:00

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)

United States	7–1	Puerto Rico
Cardona 5' (o.g.) Méndez 11' Pomykal 28' Akinola 49', 69' Rennicks 57' (pen.) Llanez 86'	Report	Cosme 33'

1 November 2018 (2018-11-01)

17:00

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Hector Martínez (Honduras)

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Puerto Rico	1–5	Trinidad and Tobago
Díaz 53'	Report	Rochford 25' Lee 40', 57' Sween 80' Francis 90+4'

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03)

15:00

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Adonai Escobedo Gonzalez (Mexico)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1–2	Suriname
Da Souza 22'	Report	G. Vlijter 29' Verwey 31'

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03)

17:30

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Benjamín Pineda Avila (Costa Rica)

U.S. Virgin Islands	0–13	United States
	Report	Dorsey 4' Akinola 20' Llanez 23', 30', 40' Fontana 42' Rennicks 62', 66' McKenzie 63', 82' Pomykal 68' Méndez 80' (pen.) Perez 90+2'

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03)

18:00

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Attendance: 620

Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3–0	U.S. Virgin Islands
Da Souza 22' Fraser 67' Francis 84'	Report

5 November 2018 (2018-11-05)

15:00

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Damien Rosa (France)

Suriname	1–2	Puerto Rico
Godlieb 25'	Report	Servania 74', 90+3'

5 November 2018 (2018-11-05)

15:00

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Trevester Richards (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

United States	6–1	Trinidad and Tobago
Servania 6' Homer 8' (o.g.) Pomykal 45' Méndez 52' Llanez 56' Torres 90+3'	Report	Lee 54'

5 November 2018 (2018-11-05)

19:45

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Attendance: 1,100

Referee: Juan Calderón Pérez (Costa Rica)

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Puerto Rico	8–0	U.S. Virgin Islands
Hernández 26', 56' Rabell 46', 85' Servania 51', 71', 88' (pen.) Montañez 82'	Report

7 November 2018 (2018-11-07)

15:00

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Benjamín Pineda Avila (Costa Rica)

Trinidad and Tobago	0–2	Suriname
	Report	Cairo 29' Elshot 70'

7 November 2018 (2018-11-07)

19:45

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Bryan López Castellanos (Guatemala)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0–6	United States
	Report	Torres 46' Llanez 59' Fontana 66', 81', 86' Servania 90'

7 November 2018 (2018-11-07)

20:00

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Attendance: 130

Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)

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Puerto Rico	4–2	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Servania 4', 68' Rabell 16' Montañez 76'	Report	Fraser 19' Da Souza 37'

9 November 2018 (2018-11-09)

15:00

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Neressa Goldson (Jamaica)

U.S. Virgin Islands	0–3	Trinidad and Tobago
	Report	Orr 1' Lee 77' Benny 90'

9 November 2018 (2018-11-09)

15:00

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

United States	7–0	Suriname
Méndez 7', 83' (pen.) McKenzie 26' Akinola 43', 45+1' Torres 60' Rennicks 79'	Report

9 November 2018 (2018-11-09)

17:30

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Ismael Cornejo Meléndez (El Salvador)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mexico	5	4	1	0	31	2	+29	13	Qualification stage
2	Jamaica	5	4	1	0	24	3	+21	13
3	Grenada	5	2	0	3	7	14	−7	6
4	Nicaragua	5	2	0	3	4	13	−9	6
5	Aruba	5	1	1	3	6	20	−14	4
6	Saint Martin[a]	5	0	1	4	3	23	−20	1

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Non-FIFA members and thus ineligible to play in the qualification stage.

Mexico	7–0	Nicaragua
Macías 2', 51' D. López 32', 44' C. Gutiérrez 70' Lozano 85' (pen.) Álvarez 86'	Report

2 November 2018 (2018-11-02)

19:45^{[note 1]}

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

Jamaica	1–0	Grenada
Topey 87'	Report

2 November 2018 (2018-11-02)

20:45^{[note 1]}

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Trevester Richards (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Aruba	1–1	Saint Martin
Croes 81'	Report	Arrondell 26'

2 November 2018 (2018-11-02)

22:00^{[note 1]}

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: José Kellys Marquez (Panama)

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Grenada	0–3	Aruba
	Report	Maduro 1' Croes 6' Phillip 45' (o.g.)

4 November 2018 (2018-11-04)

10:30

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Fernando Morón Valdelamar (Panama)

Nicaragua	0–3	Jamaica
	Report	Rochester 45+3' Topey 75' Daley 90+1'

4 November 2018 (2018-11-04)

12:45

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

Saint Martin	0–4	Mexico
	Report	Sepúlveda 5', 25' Macías 20' E. López 46'

4 November 2018 (2018-11-04)

20:00

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Mario Escobar Toca (Guatemala)

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Grenada	5–2	Saint Martin
Charles 21', 27' Stephen 30', 66' Pierre 87'	Report	Freyer 1' Pagesy 56'

6 November 2018 (2018-11-06)

15:00

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren (Canada)

Aruba	1–2	Nicaragua
Maduro 90+2'	Report	Jacobs 74' (o.g.) Caldera 79'

6 November 2018 (2018-11-06)

17:15

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Edgar Ramírez (El Salvador)

Mexico	2–2	Jamaica
Brown 21' (o.g.) Macías 66' (pen.)	Report	Jibbison 61' Magee 71'

6 November 2018 (2018-11-06)

20:00

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Hector Martínez (Honduras)

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Nicaragua	2–0	Saint Martin
Acuña 48' Palacios 75'	Report

8 November 2018 (2018-11-08)

15:00

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Patrick Senecharles (Haiti)

Jamaica	7–1	Aruba
Topey 50' Rochester 52' (pen.), 64', 90+5' (pen.) Daley 70' McIntosh 84', 90+1'	Report	Croes 66'

8 November 2018 (2018-11-08)

19:45

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Oliver Vergara (Panama)

Grenada	0–8	Mexico
	Report	Orona 3' Macías 31', 71' E. López 38', 52' A. Gutiérrez 57' Hernández 73' D. López 89'

8 November 2018 (2018-11-08)

20:00

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: José Kellys Marquez (Panama)

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Nicaragua	0–2	Grenada
	Report	Charles 34' Braveboy 71'

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10)

15:00

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)

Saint Martin	0–11	Jamaica
	Report	Topey 7' Jibbison 16', 27' Magee 17', 83' Daley 20', 29', 39', 53' McIntosh 72' Howell 88'

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10)

15:00

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

Mexico	10–0	Aruba
Macías 11', 14', 42', 45' D. López 21', 27' Domínguez 50' Hernández 64' A. Gutiérrez 71' Orona 75'	Report

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10)

16:00

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Gladwyn Johnson (Guyana)

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Honduras	5	5	0	0	30	5	+25	15	Qualification stage
2	Cuba	5	4	0	1	19	5	+14	12
3	Dominican Republic	5	3	0	2	23	10	+13	9
4	Antigua and Barbuda	5	2	0	3	10	11	−1	6
5	Belize	5	1	0	4	5	19	−14	3
6	Sint Maarten[a]	5	0	0	5	4	41	−37	0

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Non-FIFA members and thus ineligible to play in the qualification stage.

Cuba	6–1	Belize
Rodríguez 31', 90+3' Oviendo 33' Ibarra 42' G. Pérez 67' Romero 84'	Report	Castillo 45+1' (pen.)

1 November 2018 (2018-11-01)

10:30

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Antigua and Barbuda	6–1	Sint Maarten
Bramble 12' Hakeem 14', 30', 40' Benjamin 70' Greene 87'	Report	Drijvers 17'

1 November 2018 (2018-11-01)

12:45

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Honduras	7–1	Dominican Republic
Villafranca 8' Romero 15', 74' López 62' (pen.), 67' Palma 80' Guevara 90+3'	Report	Vásquez 14'

1 November 2018 (2018-11-01)

19:15

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Iván Cisneros (El Salvador)

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Dominican Republic	1–2	Cuba
Lavergne 79'	Report	Ibarra 8' Oviendo 60' (pen.)

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03)

10:30

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Gladwyn Johnson (Guyana)

Belize	0–1	Antigua and Barbuda
	Report	Greene 80'

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03)

12:45

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)

Sint Maarten	0–12	Honduras
	Report	Palma 6', 42' Mejía 18', 74' Cálix 22', 41', 62' Guevara 30' Villafranca 35' Rivas 71' Chávez 81' Santos 86'

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03)

12:45

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Edgar Rangel Araujo (Mexico)

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Belize	4–2	Sint Maarten
C. Gonzalez 3', 45' Chi 38' Cacho 49'	Report	Zion 78' Drijvers 84'

5 November 2018 (2018-11-05)

10:30

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Jose Torres (Puerto Rico)

Antigua and Barbuda	0–3	Dominican Republic
	Report	Lavergne 45', 55' López 86'

5 November 2018 (2018-11-05)

12:45

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Oliver Vergara (Panama)

Honduras	3–1	Cuba
Cálix 31' Mejía 84' Palma 90+3'	Report	Oviendo 28'

5 November 2018 (2018-11-05)

19:45

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Ismael Cornejo Meléndez (El Salvador)

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Dominican Republic	12–1	Sint Maarten
Paniagua 2', 31', 40', 43', 45' Pineda 5', 36' Vásquez 33', 66', 85' Paredes 80' Ángeles 86'	Report	Drijvers 87'

7 November 2018 (2018-11-07)

12:45

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

Belize	0–4	Honduras
	Report	Villafranca 72', 79', 90', 90+3'

7 November 2018 (2018-11-07)

15:00

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

Cuba	3–0	Antigua and Barbuda
G. Pérez 23', 77' Flores 38'	Report

7 November 2018 (2018-11-07)

17:30

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Adonai Escobedo Gonzalez (Mexico)

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Dominican Republic	6–0	Belize
Ángeles 9', 43' Paniagua 20' Vásquez 57' Lavergne 72' Pineda 90+1'	Report

9 November 2018 (2018-11-09)

12:45

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios (Mexico)

Sint Maarten	0–7	Cuba
	Report	G. Pérez 36', 72' Rodríguez 45+1' Flores 50' J. Pérez 76' Nodarse 79' O. Pérez 88'

9 November 2018 (2018-11-09)

12:45

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Bryan López Castellanos (Guatemala)

Honduras	4–3	Antigua and Barbuda
Palma 21' Mejía 67' Álvarez 71' Guevara 89'	Report	Hakeem 5' Isaac 16' Bramble 42'

9 November 2018 (2018-11-09)

19:45

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Panama	5	5	0	0	17	3	+14	15	Qualification stage
2	Canada	5	3	0	2	10	6	+4	9
3	Guadeloupe[a]	5	3	0	2	9	8	+1	9
4	Dominica	5	2	0	3	5	14	−9	6
5	Saint Kitts and Nevis	5	1	0	4	7	10	−3	3
6	Martinique[a]	5	1	0	4	4	11	−7	3

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Non-FIFA members and thus ineligible to play in the qualification stage.

Saint Kitts and Nevis	0–1	Martinique
	Report	Henriol 87'

2 November 2018 (2018-11-02)

12:45

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Bryan López Castellanos (Guatemala)

Panama	4–0	Guadeloupe
S. Díaz 38', 88' M. Díaz 55' Orelien 90'	Report

2 November 2018 (2018-11-02)

17:45^{[note 1]}

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

Canada	4–0	Dominica
Okello 24', 32' Hernández 81' Bair 83'	Report

2 November 2018 (2018-11-02)

18:00^{[note 1]}

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Juan Calderón Pérez (Costa Rica)

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Guadeloupe	1–2	Canada
Archimede 46'	Report	Choinière 7' Reid 79'

4 November 2018 (2018-11-04)

10:30

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Benbito Celima (Haiti)

Dominica	3–2	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Parillon 3', 66' Cuffy 45+4'	Report	Shade 28' Nicholls 57'

4 November 2018 (2018-11-04)

12:45

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)

Martinique	1–5	Panama
Henriol 89'	Report	Michalet 1' (o.g.) Orelien 32', 37' Valanta 74' Kirton 90+4'

4 November 2018 (2018-11-04)

19:45

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Patrick Senecharles (Haiti)

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Dominica	2–1	Martinique
Parillon 50', 68'	Report	Raphael 23'

6 November 2018 (2018-11-06)

12:45

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Randy Encarnación (Dominican Republic)

Saint Kitts and Nevis	2–3	Guadeloupe
Shade 5' Simmonds 81'	Report	Bapaume 36' Archimede 38', 85'

6 November 2018 (2018-11-06)

12:45

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Malik Badawi (United States)

Panama	2–1	Canada
S. Díaz 45+2', 59'	Report	Okello 55'

6 November 2018 (2018-11-06)

17:15

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

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Guadeloupe	2–0	Martinique
Archimede 6' Virginie-Jovial 81'	Report

8 November 2018 (2018-11-08)

12:45

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Edgar Rangel Araujo (Mexico)

Canada	1–2	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Perruzza 72'	Report	Martin 23' Shade 38'

8 November 2018 (2018-11-08)

15:00

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Mario Escobar Toca (Guatemala)

Dominica	0–4	Panama
	Report	Valanta 18' (pen.), 75' McKenzie 60' West 64'

8 November 2018 (2018-11-08)

17:30

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)

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Guadeloupe	3–0	Dominica
Laug 2' Archimede 14', 72' (pen.)	Report

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10)

12:45

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Nikolai Nyron (Trinidad and Tobago)

Martinique	1–2	Canada
Raphael 69' (pen.)	Report	Yeates 8' Bayiha 15'

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10)

12:45

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Malik Badawi (United States)

Panama	2–1	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Valanta 82' McKenzie 84'	Report	Martin 31'

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10)

17:30

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Juan Calderón Pérez (Costa Rica)

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Costa Rica	4	4	0	0	14	0	+14	12	Qualification stage
2	Haiti	4	3	0	1	9	1	+8	9
3	Saint Lucia	4	2	0	2	3	8	−5	6
4	Barbados	4	0	1	3	1	8	−7	1
5	Bermuda	4	0	1	3	0	10	−10	1

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Haiti	1–0	Saint Lucia
M. Pierre 26'	Report

1 November 2018 (2018-11-01)

10:30

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Ismael Cornejo Meléndez (El Salvador)

Costa Rica	5–0	Bermuda
Araya 19', 39' Cortés 48' Gómez 71' Montenegro 90+1'	Report

1 November 2018 (2018-11-01)

17:30

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Marco Ortiz Nava (Mexico)

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Bermuda	0–4	Haiti
	Report	Élysée 12', 43' Bissainthe 60' (pen.) Borgelin 90+1'

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03)

15:00

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)

Barbados	0–2	Costa Rica
	Report	Mesén 47' Araya 82' (pen.)

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03)

19:45

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Rubiel Vázquez (United States)

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Saint Lucia	2–1	Barbados
Philip 14' Ribot 51' (pen.)	Report	Francis 47'

5 November 2018 (2018-11-05)

12:45

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Nikolai Nyron (Trinidad and Tobago)

Costa Rica	1–0	Haiti
Reyes 31'	Report

5 November 2018 (2018-11-05)

17:30

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Iván Barton Cisneros (El Salvador)

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Saint Lucia	1–0	Bermuda
Richard 59'	Report

7 November 2018 (2018-11-07)

12:45

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Rubiel Vázquez (United States)

Haiti	4–0	Barbados
Bissainthe 39' (pen.), 45+1' D. Pierre 45' Damus 90'	Report

7 November 2018 (2018-11-07)

17:30

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)

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Barbados	0–0	Bermuda
	Report

9 November 2018 (2018-11-09)

10:30

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Selvin Brown Chavarria (Honduras)

Saint Lucia	0–6	Costa Rica
	Report	Gamboa 45+1' Parkins 64' Abarca 77' Villegas 85', 89' Navarro 90'

9 November 2018 (2018-11-09)

17:30

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Hector Martínez (Honduras)

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	El Salvador	4	3	0	1	7	5	+2	9	Qualification stage
2	Guatemala	4	2	1	1	10	5	+5	7
3	Curaçao	4	2	0	2	10	10	0	6
4	Cayman Islands	4	1	1	2	8	11	−3	4
5	Guyana	4	1	0	3	7	11	−4	3

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Guatemala	4–0	Guyana
Barrientos 45' Ardon 53' Cifuentes 64' Santis 72'	Report

2 November 2018 (2018-11-02)

10:30

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)

El Salvador	2–1	Curaçao
Sánchez 61' Rosales 89'	Report	Vrutaal 79'

2 November 2018 (2018-11-02)

12:45

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

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Curaçao	1–3	Guatemala
Alvarado 90+3' (o.g.)	Report	Alvarado 6' Rivas 13' Mejía 57'

4 November 2018 (2018-11-04)

15:15

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios (Mexico)

Cayman Islands	1–3	El Salvador
Foster 56'	Report	Portillo 39' (pen.) Cruz 41' Clavel 51'

4 November 2018 (2018-11-04)

17:30

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Okeito Nicholson (Jamaica)

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Guyana	2–3	Cayman Islands
Benjamin 5' Macey 60'	Report	Holness 45' (pen.) Foster 58' Campbell 67'

6 November 2018 (2018-11-06)

10:30

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Filip Dujic (Canada)

El Salvador	2–1	Guatemala
Henríquez 33', 59'	Report	Barrientos 13'

6 November 2018 (2018-11-06)

19:30

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

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Guyana	3–4	Curaçao
Benjamin 7' Britton 45', 58'	Report	Fermina 10' Valpoort 27' Jackman 33' (o.g.) Vicario 56'

8 November 2018 (2018-11-08)

12:45

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Marco Ortiz Nava (Mexico)

Guatemala	2–2	Cayman Islands
Barrientos 14' (pen.) Santis 33'	Report	Parchmont 16' Duval 54'

8 November 2018 (2018-11-08)

17:30

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

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Cayman Islands	2–4	Curaçao
Foster 26' Clarke-Ramirez 34'	Report	Vandepitte 12', 36' Vicario 73' Rojer 79'

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10)

10:30

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Damien Rosa (France)

Guyana	2–0	El Salvador
Benjamin 45' Garrett 63'	Report

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10)

19:45

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Benbito Celima (Haiti)

Qualification stage

The top two teams of each group in the qualification stage qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, with the winners of each group also advancing to the final to decide the champions of the CONCACAF U-20 Championship.

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States (H)	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	6	Final and 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2	Honduras	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1	2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
3	Costa Rica	2	0	1	1	1	5	−4	1

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Qualification stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Honduras	1–1	Costa Rica
Villafranca 20'	Report	Gómez 47'

13 November 2018 (2018-11-13)

18:30

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Ismael Cornejo Meléndez (El Salvador)

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United States	4–0	Costa Rica
Méndez 15' Llanez 19' Torres 49' Akinola 76'	Report

16 November 2018 (2018-11-16)

19:15

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Attendance: 1,450

Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

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Honduras	0–1	United States
	Report	Akinola 51'

19 November 2018 (2018-11-19)

20:00

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Attendance: 2,100

Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mexico	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4[a]	Final and 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2	Panama	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4[a]	2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
3	El Salvador	2	0	0	2	0	2	−2	0

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Qualification stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Fair play points: Mexico −1, Panama −2.

Panama	1–0	El Salvador
McKenzie 74'	Report

13 November 2018 (2018-11-13)

16:15

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Hector Martínez (Honduras)

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Mexico	1–0	El Salvador
D. López 11'	Report

16 November 2018 (2018-11-16)

17:00

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Juan Calderón Pérez (Costa Rica)

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Panama	2–2	Mexico
Walker 34', 45+1'	Report	D. López 53' (pen.) Hernández 61'

19 November 2018 (2018-11-19)

17:30

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

Final

In the final, if the match is level at the end of 90 minutes, extra time is played, and if still tied after extra time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article 12.10).^[6]

United States	2–0	Mexico
Méndez 17', 50'	Report

21 November 2018 (2018-11-21)

19:00

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Iván Barton Cisneros (El Salvador)

Awards

Winners

2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship winners
United States 2nd title

Individual awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.^[8]

Award	Player
Golden Ball	Alex Méndez
Golden Boot	José Juan Macías (10 goals)
Golden Glove	Brady Scott
Fair Play Award	Mexico

Best XI^[9]

Goalkeepers	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Brady Scott	Sergiño Dest Chris Gloster Mark McKenzie Gilberto Sepúlveda	Brandon Servania Alex Méndez Diego Lainez	Ayo Akinola Ulysses Llanez José Juan Macías

Goalscorers

There were 397 goals scored in 87 matches, for an average of 4.56 goals per match.

10 goals

• José Juan Macías

8 goals

• Alexis Méndez

7 goals

• Josué Villafranca
• Daniel López
• Jaden Servania
• Ayo Akinola
• Ulysses Llanez

6 goals

• Erick Japa
• Luther Archimède
• Nicque Daley

5 goals

• Geobel Pérez
• Ronaldo Vásquez
• Luis Palma

4 goals

• Zayn Hakeem
• Jamie Parillon
• Gerard Lavergne
• Cristian Cálix
• Carlos Mejía
• Tevin Rochester
• Jamoi Topey
• Saed Díaz
• Diego Valanta
• Brian Elshot
• Alvaro Verwey
• Isaiah Lee
• Anthony Fontana
• Justin Rennicks
• Juan Torres

3 goals

• Glenbert Croes
• Noble Okello
• Kareem Foster
• Ronaldo Araya
• Rolando Oviendo
• Jean Carlos Rodríguez
• Juan Ángeles
• Juanca
• Jesron Charles
• Rudy Barrientos
• Kelsey Benjamin
• Bicou Bissainthe
• Selvin Guevara
• Leonardo Jibbison
• Tyreek Magee
• Ricardo McIntosh
• Diego Hernández
• Edgar López
• Axel McKenzie
• Ángel Orelien
• Alejandro Rabell
• Tyrese Shade
• Trezine Da Souza
• Gidson Francis
• Jaeremi Drijvers
• Mark McKenzie
• Paxton Pomykal

2 goals

• TJ Bramble
• Keon Greene
• Keano Maduro
• Carlos Gonzalez
• Andrés Gómez
• Carlos Villegas
• Christian Flores
• Rivaldo Ibarra
• Gianni Vandepitte
• Jaron Vicario
• Siliazar Henríquez
• Rahim Stephen
• Óscar Santis
• Thair Britton
• Naël Élysée
• Éverson López
• César Romero
• Axel Raphael
• Bryan Henriol
• Alexis Gutiérrez
• Efraín Orona
• Gilberto Sepúlveda
• Ernesto Walker
• Kevin Hernández
• Kevin Montañez
• Romario Martin
• Trivis Fraser
• Rievaldo Doorson
• Roscello Vlijter
• Brandon Servania

1 goal

• Javorn Benjamin
• Akeem Isaac
• Ray Francis
• Dion Cacho
• Jonard Castillo
• Andir Chi
• Theo Bair
• Clément Bayiha
• Mathieu Choinière
• José Hernández
• Jordan Perruzza
• Adonijah Reid
• Steffen Yeates
• Jabari Campbell
• Alexander Clarke-Ramirez
• Mason Duval
• Albertini Holness
• Kion Parchmont
• Josué Abarca
• Walter Cortés
• Alexis Gamboa
• Diego Mesén
• Jurguens Montenegro
• Joshua Navarro
• Rashir Parkins
• Andy Reyes
• Frank Nodarse
• José Pérez
• Omar Pérez
• Yandri Romero
• Carlito Fermina
• Giorney Rojer
• Meghon Valpoort
• Luchenthly Vrutaal
• Reon Cuffy
• Brian López
• Sergio Paredes
• Fernando Clavel
• Jorge Cruz
• José Portillo
• Cristian Rosales
• Gerson Sánchez
• Leon Braveboy
• Dorrel Pierre
• Mathis Bapaume
• Dylan Laug
• Edrick Virginie-Jovial
• Carlos Alvarado
• José Ardon
• Nery Cifuentes
• Óscar Mejía
• Edin Rivas
• Jeremy Garrett
• Chris Macey
• Antonio Borgelin
• Ronaldo Damus
• Delentz Pierre
• McJeffrey Pierre
• Gerson Chávez
• Mariano Álvarez
• Elison Rivas
• Mikel Santos
• Maliek Howell
• Kevin Álvarez
• Misael Domínguez
• Carlos Gutiérrez
• Adrián Lozano
• Estarling Acuña
• Alexander Caldera
• Eliam Palacios
• Maikell Díaz
• Carlos Kirton
• Jesús West
• Luis Miguel Cosme
• Gerald Díaz
• Esquick Nicholls
• Dijhorn Simmonds
• Nangee Philip
• Sebastin Ribot
• Aaron Richard
• Akim Arrondell
• Nolan Freyer
• Isais Pagesy
• Leonidas Zion
• Shaquille Cairo
• Ayad Godlieb
• Ferando Hoepel
• Jamilhio Rigters
• Gleofilo Vlijter
• Mgwenze Vola
• Che Benny
• Jabarry Francis
• Judah Garcia
• Nickel Orr
• Jaydon Prowell
• Mark Ramdeen
• John-Paul Rochford
• Kerdell Sween
• Griffin Dorsey
• Emanuel Perez
• Rakeem Joseph
• Ramesses McGuiness

1 own goal

• Mark Jacobs (against Nicaragua)
• Chad Phillip (against Aruba)
• Carlos Alvarado (against Curaçao)
• Cecil Jackman (against Curaçao)
• Javain Brown (against Mexico)
• Jean-Claude Michalet (against Panama)
• Nicolás Cardona (against United States)
• Justin Homer (against United States)

Qualification for international tournaments

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 World Cup

The following four teams from CONCACAF qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Team	Qualified on	Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 World Cup1
Mexico	16 November 2018[10]	15 (1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
Panama	16 November 2018[10]	5 (2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2015)
United States	16 November 2018[10]	15 (1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017)
Honduras	19 November 2018[11]	7 (1977, 1995, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2015, 2017)

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Qualified teams for Pan American Games

The tournament was used to determine the four teams from CONCACAF which would qualify for the 2019 Pan American Games men's football tournament. The top team from each of the three zones, i.e., Caribbean (CFU), Central American (UNCAF), and North American (NAFU), would qualify, with the fourth team to be determined by CONCACAF at a later date.^[2] However, United States declined to participate, so Mexico qualified for the North American berth.

Team	Zone	Qualified on	Previous appearances in Pan American Games2
Jamaica	CFU	10 November 2018	4 (1971, 1975, 1999, 2007)
Panama	UNCAF	19 November 2018	1 (2015)
Mexico	NAFU	2019 (confirmed by CONCACAF)	14 (1955, 1959, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015)
Honduras[12]	UNCAF	2019 (confirmed by CONCACAF)	4 (1991, 1995, 1999, 2007)

² Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Controversy

Cuban defectors

Further information: List of Cuban football players who have defected to the United States

Twelve of the Cuban players (Arturo Hector Godoy, Bruno Manuel Rendon Cardoso, Christopher Yoel Llorente Fernandez, Danny Echeverria Diaz Frank Leidam Nodarse Chavez, Geobel Perez Oquendo, Josue Vega Alvarez, Juan Manuel Andreus Milanes, Omar Perez Ramirez Omar Proenza Calderon, Rivaldo Ibarra Thompson, Rolando Aldahir Oviendo Valdez and Yandri Romero Clark.) opted to stay in United States following the team's exit from the competition.^[13]

Visa issues

Octavio Rodríguez, the assistant coach of the Guatemalan staff team and four players; Carlos Orellana (Guastatoya), Carlos Monterroso (Municipal), Nelso Iván García (Communications) and Luis Francisco Estrada (Siquinalá) were denied visas to participate in the tournament.^[14] A further seven players from Honduras were also denied visas.^[15]

Notes

1. Kick-off delayed by weather.