CONCACAF Under-20 Championship

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.

CONCACAF Under-20 Championship

Organizing body	CONCACAF
Founded	1962
Region	North America
Number of teams	35
Current champion(s)	Mexico (14th title)
Most successful team(s)	Mexico (14 titles)
Website	Official website
2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

Results

CONCACAF Youth Tournaments era

Edition	Year	Host	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
1	1962	Panama	Mexico	Guatemala	Netherlands Antilles	Costa Rica
2	1964	Guatemala	El Salvador	Honduras	Guatemala	Netherlands Antilles
3	1970	Cuba	Mexico	Cuba	Jamaica	El Salvador
4	1973	Mexico	Mexico	Guatemala	Cuba	Canada
5	1974	Canada	Mexico	Cuba	Trinidad and Tobago
6	1976	Puerto Rico	Mexico	Honduras	United States	Guatemala
7	1978	Honduras	Mexico	Canada	Honduras	Costa Rica
8	1980	United States	Mexico	United States
9	1982	Guatemala	Honduras	United States	Costa Rica	Guatemala
10	1984	Trinidad and Tobago	Mexico	Canada	El Salvador	United States
11	1986	Trinidad and Tobago	Canada	United States	Trinidad and Tobago	Cuba
12	1988	Guatemala	Costa Rica	Mexico	United States	Cuba
13	1990	Guatemala	Mexico	Trinidad and Tobago	United States	Guatemala
14	1992	Canada	Mexico	United States	Canada	Honduras
15	1994	Honduras	Honduras	Costa Rica	Canada	El Salvador
16	1996	Mexico	Canada	Mexico	United States	Costa Rica

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	1998	Guatemala (group A)	United States	Costa Rica
		Trinidad (group B)	Mexico	Honduras
18	2001	Canada (group A)	Costa Rica	United States
		Trinidad (group B)	Canada	Jamaica
19	2003	Panama (group A)	Panama	Mexico
		United States (group B)	Canada	United States
20	2005	Honduras (group A)	United States	Panama
		United States (group B)	Canada	Honduras
21	2007	Panama (group A)	United States	Panama
		Mexico (group B)	Mexico	Costa Rica

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	2009	Trinidad and Tobago	Costa Rica	United States	Honduras	Trinidad and Tobago
23	2011	Guatemala	Mexico	Costa Rica	Guatemala	Panama
24	2013	Mexico	Mexico	United States	El Salvador	Cuba

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.

Edition	Year	Host	Champions	Runners-up	Play-off winners
25	2015	Jamaica	Mexico	Panama	United States	Honduras

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	2017	Costa Rica	United States	Honduras	Mexico	Costa Rica
27	2018	United States	United States	Mexico	Honduras	Panama

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	2020	Honduras	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2]
29	2022	Honduras	United States	Dominican Republic	Guatemala	Honduras
30	2024	Mexico	Mexico	United States	Cuba	Panama

Winners by country

Team	Titles	Runners-up
Mexico	14 (1962, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1992, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2024)	3 (1988, 1996, 2018)
United States	3 (2017, 2018, 2022)	7 (1980, 1982, 1986, 1992, 2009, 2013, 2024)
Honduras	2 (1982, 1994)	3 (1964, 1976, 2017)
Canada	2 (1986, 1996)	2 (1978, 1984)
Costa Rica	2 (1988, 2009)	2 (1994, 2011)
El Salvador	1 (1964)
Guatemala		2 (1962, 1973)
Cuba		2 (1970, 1974)
Trinidad and Tobago		1 (1990)
Panama		1 (2015)
Dominican Republic		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.

As of 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

Rank	Team	Part	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Mexico	27	129	94	23	12	351	75	263	247
2	United States	25	122	76	19	27	292	97	195	213
3	Honduras	20	95	61	14	20	199	89	110	160
4	Costa Rica	21	89	51	16	22	197	89	108	146
5	Canada	24	101	50	19	32	191	108	73	143
6	Guatemala	20	91	31	19	41	108	133	−25	92
7	El Salvador	18	78	30	15	33	120	110	10	88
8	Panama	12	43	25	8	10	75	45	30	80
9	Trinidad and Tobago	21	83	24	22	37	109	150	−41	78
10	Cuba	14	62	24	12	26	78	82	−4	71
11	Jamaica	21	74	17	17	40	86	129	−43	63
12	Haiti	10	32	9	7	16	48	59	−11	32
13	Netherlands Antilles	11	41	10	6	25	36	97	−61	26
14	Dominican Republic	6	23	8	0	15	41	81	−40	22
15	Bermuda	13	39	8	5	26	46	91	−45	21
16	Suriname	7	22	8	0	14	38	53	−15	19
17	Nicaragua	10	32	4	6	22	18	101	−83	16
18	Puerto Rico	9	22	4	0	18	21	100	−79	11
19	Antigua and Barbuda	5	16	3	2	11	17	42	−25	10
20	Guadeloupe	3	9	3	0	6	12	20	−8	9
21	Guyana	3	13	3	0	10	13	31	−18	7
22	Grenada	4	13	2	1	10	12	46	−34	7
23	Curaçao	3	7	2	0	5	11	9	2	6
24	Dominica	1	5	2	0	3	5	14	−9	6
25	Martinique	3	11	2	0	9	10	29	−19	6
26	Aruba	3	13	1	2	10	9	50	−41	5
27	Cayman Islands	1	4	1	1	2	8	11	−3	4
28	Saint Kitts and Nevis	4	11	1	1	9	10	36	−26	4
29	Barbados	6	20	1	2	17	15	54	−39	4
30	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1	5	1	0	4	8	15	−7	3
31	Belize	2	8	1	0	7	8	36	−28	3
32	Saint Lucia	1	4	0	1	3	0	10	−10	1
33	Saint Martin	1	5	0	1	4	3	23	−20	1
34	Sint Maarten	1	5	0	0	5	4	41	−37	1
35	U.S. Virgin Islands	1	5	0	0	5	2	40	−38	0

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Legend

• 1st – Champions
• 2nd – Runners-up
• 3rd – Third place
• 4th – Fourth place
• SF – Semifinals^[a]
• 5th – Fifth place^[b]
• Top4 – 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

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
North American Football Union (NAFU) members
Canada	×	×	×	4th	QF	R2	2nd	SF	R2	2nd	1st	GS	GS	3rd	3rd	1st	FS	Top4	Top4	Top4	×	GS	QF	QF	GS	R1	GS	Q	R16	QF	25+1
Mexico	1st	GS	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	×	1st	GS	2nd	1st	1st	GS	2nd	Top4	FS	Top4	FS	Top4	GS	1st	1st	1st	SF	2nd	Q	QF	1st	28+1
United States	×	GS	×	×	QF	3rd	R2	2nd	2nd	4th	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	GS	3rd	Top4	Top4	Top4	Top4	Top4	2nd	QF	2nd	SF	1st	1st	Q	1st	2nd	26+1
Central American Football Union (UNCAF) members
Belize											•/×	×	•	×	GS	•/×	×	•	×	×	•	•	•	×	•	×	GS	•	•	•	2
Costa Rica	4th	×	×	×	GS	×	4th	GS	3rd	R2	•/×	1st	GS	GS	2nd	4th	Top4	Top4	•	FS	Top4	1st	2nd	QF	•	SF	QF	Q	QF	QF	22+1
El Salvador	GS	1st	4th	×	×	R1	R2	GS	R2	3rd	•/×	•/×	GS	×	4th	R1	•	•	FS	•	•	GS	•	3rd	QF	R2	QF	Q	R16	GS	19+1
Guatemala	2nd	3rd	×	2nd	GS	4th	×	QF	4th	R1	•/×	GS	4th	×	GS	R2	FS	FS	FS	•	FS	•	3rd	•	QF	•	GS	Q	SF	QF	21+1
Honduras	GS	2nd	×	×	×	2nd	3rd	SF	1st	R2	•/×	•	GS	4th	1st	R1	Top4	FS	•	Top4	•	3rd	QF	•	SF	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	2nd	R2	SF	Q	QF	SF	13+1
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	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
Curaçao																								GS	•	•	GS	•	R16	•	3 (14)
Dominica															×	•/×	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	1
Dominican Republic		×	×	×	GS	R2	R1	GS	×	×	•/×	•/×	•/×	•	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	GS	Q	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	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	2nd	GS	GS	R1	FS	FS	•	FS	•	4th	GS	•	GS	R1	GS	Q	R16	•	21+1
U.S. Virgin Islands												•/×	•/×	×	×	•/×	×	×	•	•	•	×	•	×	×	×	GS	•	•	×	1

Notes

1. The third-place match was not played in 1980, 2022 and 2024.
2. 1970 was played as a round-robin tournament between five teams.

FIFA U-20 World Cup performances

Legend

• 1st – Champions
• 2nd – Runners-up
• 3rd – Third place
• 4th – Fourth place
• QF – Quarterfinals
• R2 – Round 2
• R1 – Round 1
•      – Hosts
• Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament

Team	1977	1979	1981	1983	1985	1987	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2023	2025	Total
Canada		R1			R1	R1					R2		R1	R1	QF	R1									8
Costa Rica							R1			R1	R1	R2	R2			R1	4th	R2			R2				9
Cuba																			R1					Q	2
Dominican Republic																							R1		1
El Salvador																			R1						1
Guatemala																		R2					R1		2
Honduras	R1									R1		R1			R1		R1			R1	R1	R1	R1		9
Jamaica													R1												1
Mexico	2nd	R1	R1	R1	QF			QF	QF		R2	QF		R1		QF		3rd	R2	R2	R1	QF		Q	17
Panama														R1	R1	R1		R1		R1		R2		Q	7
Trinidad and Tobago								R1									R1								2
United States			R1	R1		R1	4th		QF		R2	R2	R2	QF	R2	QF	R1		QF	QF	QF	QF	QF	Q	18

Player awards

Year	MVP	Top goalscorer(s)	Best goalkeeper	Fair Play Award	Source
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	El Salvador	[5]
2015	Luís Pereira	Hirving Lozano Romain Gall (5 goals)	Jaime De Gracia	United States	[6]
2017	Erik Palmer-Brown	Ronaldo Cisneros (6 goals)	Jonathan Klinsmann	Mexico	[7]
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[8]
2022	Paxten Aaronson	Paxten Aaronson (7 goals)	Chris Brady	Dominican Republic	[9]
2024	Niko Tsakiris	David Vazquez (3 goals)	Yurdy Hodelin	United States	[10]

Top goalscorers

As of 3 July 2022

Rank	Player	Country	Year(s)	Goals
1	José Juan Macías	Mexico	2018	10
2	Paxten Aaronson	United States	2022	7
3	José Alvarado	El Salvador	1994	6
	Joel Campbell	Costa Rica	2011
	Ronaldo Cisneros	Mexico	2017
	Marco Aceituno	Honduras	2022
	Quinn Sullivan	United States	2022
8	Jewison Bennet	Costa Rica	1994	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