2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
| Premundial CONCACAF Sub-20 2011 (in Spanish) | |
|---|---|
 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Guatemala |
| Dates | 28 March – 10 April 2011 |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
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| Runners-up |
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| Third place |
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| Fourth place |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 62 (3.1 per match) |
| Attendance | 85,290 (4,265 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
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The CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was expanded to 12 teams beginning in 2011. The tournament determined the four CONCACAF teams that participated at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup to be held in Colombia. In addition, the top three finishers from Central America or the Caribbean, in addition to hosts Mexico, qualified to participate at the 2011 Pan American Games. The Executive Committee approved that for men's U-20 championships all three North American teams again qualified automatically for the finals. Central America received four berths, and the Caribbean received five.
The new allocations give Central America one more berth than it had in 2009 and the Caribbean three more.[1] On 1 September 2010 CONCACAF announced Guatemala as host of the championship, played from 3–17 April.[2]
The championship was scheduled to be held a week later but was moved ahead one week due to a scheduling conflict.[3]
Qualified teams
| Region | Qualification Tournament | Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|
| Caribbean (CFU) | Caribbean U-20 qualifying tournament |  .svg.png){kind=small}    |
| Central America (UNCAF) | Central American U-20 qualifying tournament |  |
| North America (NAFU) | Automatically qualified |   |
Squads
Venues
The tournament was hosted in two stadia.
| Guatemala City | Guatemala City |
|---|---|
| Estadio Mateo Flores | Estadio Cementos Progreso |
| Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 16,000 |
Draw
The draw for the final tournament took place on February 11 in Guatemala City, Guatemala, dividing the 12 sides into four, three-team groups.[3]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
|---|---|---|
Status of Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe is a member of CONCACAF but not a member of FIFA. As such, they are eligible to compete for CONCACAF Championships but are not eligible to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. If they had reached the semifinals of this tournament, the 4th team from CONCACAF to qualify for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup would have been the losing quarterfinalist who gained the most points in the group stage. If two or more teams had been tied, then a drawing of lots would have been be used.[4][5]
Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Top 2 teams in each group advanced to the quarterfinals | |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 6 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | –7 | 0 |
| United States |
2 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
Rowe  |
Report |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 6 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 3 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 0 |
| Guadeloupe |
0 – 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Campbell D. Vega |
| Costa Rica |
3 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Golobio Campbell Miller |
Report |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 6 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –3 | 1 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | –5 | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
0 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Mexico |
5 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Guarch Pulido |
Report |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 April—Guatemala City | ||||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||
| 8 April — Guatemala City | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||
| 6 April—Guatemala City | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 10 April — Guatemala City | ||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||
| 5 April — Guatemala City | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | |||||||||
| 8 April — Guatemala City | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 6 April — Guatemala City | ||||||||||
| 1 | Third place | ||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 10 April — Guatemala City | ||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 0(6) | |||||||||
| 0(7) | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Costa Rica |
6 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Campbell Miller B. Vega Diaz |
Report | Lahera |
| United States |
1 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Doyle |
Report | Lima Lopez |
Semifinals
| Costa Rica |
2 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Miller B. Vega |
Report | Vásquez |
Third Place Match
Final
Goalscorers
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Own goals
Final Ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 12 | Champions |
| 2 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 9 | Runners-up |
| 3 | |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | Third place |
| 4 | |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Fourth Place |
| 5 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 6 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
| 7 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |
| 8 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 | |
| 9 | |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 10 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | |
| 11 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | |
| 12 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
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.
Countries to participate in 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Top 4 teams qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Countries to participate in 2011 Pan American Games
4 teams qualified for the 2011 Pan American Games. The highest finisher from each the Caribbean and Central American regions will qualify, along with the best qualifying team from either region
- Guatemala withdrew from the Pan American Games and was replaced by Trinidad and Tobago.
See also
References
- ↑ CONCACAF.com – Men's youth, women's tournaments expanded Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine. – 20 April 2010
- ↑ CONCACAF.com – Guatemala to host U-20 finals; Jamaica gets U-17s Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine. – 1 September 2010
- 1 2 "CONCACAF U-20s to start earlier, draw set". Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
- ↑ Concacaf Main | CONCACAF Home | Tournaments | Under 20s | News | Under 20s News | 2011 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Lookahead – Day One
- ↑ CBC.ca Sports - Canadians rally for win at CONCACAF U-20