2018 UNCAF U-16 Tournament

The 2018 UNCAF U-16 Tournament was the 8th UNCAF U-16 Tournament, a biennial international football tournament contested by men's under-16 national teams. Organized by UNCAF, the tournament took place in Guatemala between 20 and 27 October 2018.^[1]

2018 UNCAF U-16 Tournament

Torneo Sub-16 de Uncaf 2018 (in Spanish)
Tournament details
Host country	Guatemala
City	Santa Catarina Pinula
Dates	20–27 October
Teams	7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Panama (1st title)
Runners-up	Costa Rica
Third place	Guatemala
Fourth place	Nicaragua
Tournament statistics
Matches played	21
Goals scored	52 (2.48 per match)
← 2017 All statistics correct as of 27 October 2018.

The matches were played at Estadio Municipal Pinula Contreras. All seven Central American teams took part of the tournament, playing each other in a round-robin format. Panama won their first title.^[2]

Venue

Santa Catarina Pinula
Estadio Municipal Pinula Contreras
Capacity: —

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Panama	6	5	0	1	8	2	+6	15	Winners
2	Costa Rica	6	4	2	0	12	3	+9	14
3	Guatemala	6	2	3	1	7	2	+5	9
4	Nicaragua	6	2	2	2	6	6	0	8
5	Honduras	6	2	1	3	13	10	+3	7
6	Belize	6	1	0	5	3	19	−16	3
7	El Salvador	6	0	2	4	3	10	−7	2

Updated to match(es) played on 27 October 2018. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Results

Nicaragua  v  El Salvador

20 October 2018 Day 1	Nicaragua	0–0	El Salvador	Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala
11:00				Stadium: Estadio Municipal Pinula Contreras

Honduras  v  Costa Rica

20 October 2018 Day 1	Honduras	3–5	Costa Rica	Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala
13:15	Aguilera 7' Bonilla 68' Gómez 70+1'		19' (pen.) Castro 24' 26' 35+1' Ugalde 42' Soto	Stadium: Estadio Municipal Pinula Contreras

Guatemala  v  Belize

20 October 2018 Day 1	Guatemala	4–0	Belize	Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala
15:30	Palencia 15' (pen.) 18' 70+3' Osuna 68'			Stadium: Estadio Municipal Pinula Contreras

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El Salvador  v  Panama

21 October 2018 Day 2	El Salvador	0–2	Panama	Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala
11:00			19' Pinto 62' Hernández	Stadium: Estadio Municipal Pinula Contreras

Belize  v  Honduras

21 October 2018 Day 2	Belize	0–5	Honduras	Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala
13:15			1' Carrasco 16' 50' Miranda 34' Rodríguez 42' Chávez	Stadium: Estadio Municipal Pinula Contreras

Guatemala  v  Costa Rica

21 October 2018 Day 2	Guatemala	0–0	Costa Rica	Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala
15:30				Stadium: Estadio Municipal Pinula Contreras

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Nicaragua  v  Belize

22 October 2018 Day 3	Nicaragua	2–1	Belize	Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala
11:00	Medina 12' 67'		33' Palma	Stadium: Estadio Municipal Pinula Contreras

Costa Rica  v  Panama

22 October 2018 Day 3	Costa Rica	1–0	Panama	Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala
13:15	Castro 70+1' (pen.)			Stadium: Estadio Municipal Pinula Contreras

Honduras  v  El Salvador

22 October 2018 Day 3	Honduras	4–2	El Salvador	Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala
15:30	Barahona 24' Medrano 41' 53' Aguilera 68'		5' Esquivel 20' Mauricio	Stadium: Estadio Municipal Pinula Contreras

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Panama  v  Belize

23 October 2018 Day 4	Panama	2–0	Belize	Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala
11:00	Castro 10' Pinto 60'			Stadium: Estadio Municipal Pinula Contreras

Costa Rica  v  Nicaragua

23 October 2018 Day 4	Costa Rica	1–0	Nicaragua	Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala
13:15	Ugalde 18'			Stadium: Estadio Municipal Pinula Contreras

Guatemala  v  El Salvador

23 October 2018 Day 4	Guatemala	2–0	El Salvador	Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala
15:30	Gaitán 29' Lemus 49'			Stadium: Estadio Municipal Pinula Contreras

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Belize  v  Costa Rica

25 October 2018 Day 5	Belize	0–5	Costa Rica	Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala
11:00			8' Soto 17' 21' Ugalde 60' Coronado	Stadium: Estadio Municipal Pinula Contreras

Panama  v  Honduras

25 October 2018 Day 5	Panama	1–0	Honduras	Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala
13:15	Pinto 70' (pen.)			Stadium: Estadio Municipal Pinula Contreras

Guatemala  v  Nicaragua

25 October 2018 Day 5	Guatemala	1–1	Nicaragua	Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala
15:30	Lemus 41'		56' Medina	Stadium: Estadio Municipal Pinula Contreras

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Costa Rica  v  El Salvador

26 October 2018 Day 6	Costa Rica	0–0	El Salvador	Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala
11:00				Stadium: Estadio Municipal Pinula Contreras

Nicaragua  v  Panama

26 October 2018 Day 6	Nicaragua	1–2	Panama	Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala
13:15	López 41'		6' Justiniani 19' Williams	Stadium: Estadio Municipal Pinula Contreras

Guatemala  v  Honduras

26 October 2018 Day 6	Guatemala	0–0	Honduras	Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala
15:30				Stadium: Estadio Municipal Pinula Contreras

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El Salvador  v  Belize

27 October 2018 Day 7	El Salvador	1–2	Belize	Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala
11:00				Stadium: Estadio Municipal Pinula Contreras

Honduras  v  Nicaragua

27 October 2018 Day 7	Honduras	1–2	Nicaragua	Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala
13:15				Stadium: Estadio Municipal Pinula Contreras

Guatemala  v  Panama

27 October 2018 Day 7	Guatemala	0–1	Panama	Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala
15:30				Stadium: Estadio Municipal Pinula Contreras

Goalscorers

TBD