1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament

1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament
Premundial CONCACAF Sub-20 1996 (in Spanish)
Tournament details
Host country Mexico
Dates (1996-04-14) (1996-04-25)14 April – 25 April 1996
(11 days)
Teams 12 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions  Canada (2nd title)
Runners-up  Mexico
Third place  United States
Fourth place  Costa Rica

The 1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament was a football tournament that was played on April 1996 in Mexico. It determined the four CONCACAF teams that participated at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.[1]

Qualified teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

RegionTeam(s)
Caribbean (CFU)  Jamaica
 Martinique
 Netherlands Antilles
 Trinidad and Tobago
Central America (UNCAF)  Costa Rica
 El Salvador
 Guatemala
 Honduras
 Nicaragua
North America (NAFU)  Canada
 Mexico (host)
 United States

Group stage

Group 1

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1  Mexico 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Qualified to Malaysia 1997
2  Guatemala 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Qualified to Qualifying group
3  Netherlands Antilles 3 0 2 1 1 5 −4 2
4  El Salvador 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Day 1
Mexico  4 – 0  Netherlands Antilles
Day 1
El Salvador  2 – 3  Guatemala
Day 2
Mexico  1 – 0  Guatemala
Day 2
El Salvador  1 – 1  Netherlands Antilles
Day 3
Guatemala  0 – 0  Netherlands Antilles
Day 3
Mexico  2 – 0  El Salvador

Group 2

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1  United States 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Qualified to Malaysia 1997
2  Jamaica 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6 Qualified to Qualifying group
3  Honduras 3 1 1 1 3 1 +2 4
4  Martinique 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Day 1
Honduras  3 – 0  Martinique
Day 1
Jamaica  1 – 4  United States
Day 2
Honduras  0 – 1  Jamaica
Day 2
Martinique  0 – 2  United States
Day 3
Honduras  0 – 0  United States
Day 3
Jamaica  3 – 0  Martinique

Group 3

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1  Canada 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9 Qualified to Malaysia 1997
2  Costa Rica 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 6 Qualified to Qualifying group
3  Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 0 2 6 7 −1 3
4  Nicaragua 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Day 1
Costa Rica  3 – 0  Nicaragua
Day 1
Canada  1 – 0  Trinidad and Tobago
Munoz  40'
Day 2
Costa Rica  5 – 0  Trinidad and Tobago
Day 2
Canada  3 – 0  Nicaragua
De Rosario  57', 85'
Jordan  67'
Day 3
Canada  2 – 0  Costa Rica
Kindel  72', 76'
Day 3
Nicaragua  1 – 6  Trinidad and Tobago

Final stage

Qualifying group

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1  Costa Rica 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6 Qualified to Malaysia 1997
2  Guatemala 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
3  Jamaica 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Day 1
Costa Rica  2 – 1  Guatemala
Day 2
Costa Rica  2 – 1  Jamaica
Day 3
Guatemala  0 – 0  Jamaica

Championship group

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1  Canada (C) 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament champions
2  Mexico 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4
3  United States 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Day 1
Mexico  2 – 2  Canada
Gutierrez  55'
Rodriguez  75'		 De Rosario  57'
Kindel  87'
Day 2
Canada  2 – 0  United States
De Rosario  81'
Jordan  83'
Day 3
Mexico  2 – 1  United States
 1996 CONCACAF U-20 Championship 

Canada
Second title

Final Ranking

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Canada 5 4 1 0 10 2 +8 13 Champions
2  Mexico (H) 5 4 1 0 11 3 +8 13 Runners-up
3  United States 5 2 1 2 7 5 +2 7 Third place
4  Costa Rica 5 4 0 1 12 4 +8 12 Fourth Place
5  Jamaica 5 2 1 2 6 6 0 7 Lost in
Qualification Round
6  Guatemala 5 1 2 2 4 5 −1 5
7  Honduras 3 1 1 1 3 1 +2 4 Eliminated in
Group stage
8  Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 0 2 6 7 −1 3
9  Netherlands Antilles 3 0 2 1 1 5 −4 2
10  El Salvador 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
11  Martinique 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
12  Nicaragua 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: rsssf.com
(H) Host.

Note: Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The four best performing teams qualified for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.

References

  1. ↑ RSSSF.com – CONCACAF U-20 Championship 1995 – 22 February 2000
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