2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

The 2022 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship will be the 7th edition of the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship (28th edition if all eras included), the men's under-20 international football tournament organized by CONCACAF. It will be hosted in Honduras, in the cities of San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa.[1]

2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryHonduras
Dates18 June – 3 July 2022
Teams20 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 2 host cities)

On 16 September 2021, a new format was announced, in which 19 member associations (all ranked 17 and below in the CONCACAF men’s under-20 rankings) will have to play a qualifying tournament that will take place from 5 to 13 November 2021 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[2]

Unlike the previous editions, the competition will determine not only the four CONCACAF representatives at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Indonesia, but also the two CONCACAF representatives at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2]

The United States are the defending champions of the competition, since they were the champions in the 2018 edition and the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Qualified teams
Further information: 2021 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying

Twenty national teams will participate in the tournament. The sixteen best ranked national teams (based on the CONCACAF men’s under-20 rankings), that will qualify directly to the tournament, plus four national teams qualified through the 2021 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying.[2]

Round Team Qualification Appearance Previous best performance Previous FIFA U-20 World Cup appearances
Group stage  United States (title holders) 1st ranked entrant 25th Champions (2017, 2018) 16
 Mexico 2nd ranked entrant 27th Champions (1962, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1992, 2011, 2013, 2015) 16
 Panama 3rd ranked entrant 12th Runners-up (2015) 6
 Honduras (host) 4th ranked entrant 20th Champions (1982, 1994) 8
 Costa Rica 5th ranked entrant 21st Champions (1988, 2009) 9
 El Salvador 6th ranked entrant 18th Champions (1964) 1
 Cuba 7th ranked entrant 14th Runners-up (1970, 1974) 1
 Haiti 8th ranked entrant 10th Second round (1978) 0
 Canada 9th ranked entrant 24th Champions (1986, 1996) 8
 Trinidad and Tobago 10th ranked entrant 21st Runners-up (1990) 2
 Guatemala 11th ranked entrant 20th Runners-up (1962, 1973) 1
 Jamaica 12th ranked entrant 21st Third place (1970) 1
 Antigua and Barbuda 13th ranked entrant 5th First round (1980, 1986, 2017) 0
 Suriname 14th ranked entrant 7th First round (1976, 1980, 1986, 1990, 2011, 2018) 0
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 15th ranked entrant 4th First round (2007, 2017, 2018) 0
 Aruba 16th ranked entrant 3rd First round (2015, 2018) 0
Knockout stage  Curaçao[lower-alpha 1] Qualifying Group A winner 14th Third place (1962) 0
 Dominican Republic Qualifying Group B winner 6th Second round (1976) 0
 Puerto Rico Qualifying Group C winner 9th First round (1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 2013, 2018) 0
 Nicaragua Qualifying Group D winner 10th Second round (1976) 0
Notes
  1. Includes appearances as the Netherlands Antilles.

Venues
San Pedro Sula Tegucigalpa
Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Estadio Morazán Estadio Nacional
Capacity: 37,325 Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 35,000

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2003 are eligible to compete. Each team must register a squad of 20 players, two of whom must be goalkeepers.[4]

Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on 3 March 2022, 12:00 AST (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami, Florida. The 16 teams which entered the group stage were drawn into four groups of four teams. Based on the CONCACAF Men's Under-20 Ranking, the 16 teams were distributed into four pots, with teams in Pot 1 assigned to each group prior to the draw, as follows:[5]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Group stage

The top three teams in each group advance to the round of 16, where they are joined by the four teams advancing from the 2021 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying.[4]

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in each group is determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.7):

  1. Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss).
  2. Goal difference in all group matches.
  3. Number of goals scored in all group matches.
  4. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question.
  5. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question.
  6. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question.
  7. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction can be applied to a player in a single match):
    • Yellow card: −1 point
    • Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points
    • Direct red card: −4 points
    • Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points
  8. Drawing of lots.

All times are local, CST (UTC−6).

Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 18-19 June 2022. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Cuba v Canada
United States v Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis v Cuba
Canada v United States
Canada v Saint Kitts and Nevis
United States v Cuba

Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Suriname 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 18-19 June 2022. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Haiti v Trinidad and Tobago
Mexico v Suriname
Suriname v Haiti
Trinidad and Tobago v Mexico
Trinidad and Tobago v Suriname
Mexico v Haiti

Group G
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  El Salvador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Guatemala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Aruba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 18-19 June 2022. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
El Salvador v Guatemala
Panama v Aruba
Aruba v El Salvador
Guatemala v Panama
Guatemala v Aruba
Panama v El Salvador

Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Honduras (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Jamaica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Antigua and Barbuda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 18-19 June 2022. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host
Costa Rica v Jamaica
Honduras v Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda v Costa Rica
Jamaica v Honduras
Jamaica v Antigua and Barbuda
Honduras v Costa Rica

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a 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 12.13).[4]

Bracket
 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 –
 
 
1E
 
28 June – San Pedro Sula
 
 Nicaragua
 
 
 
 –
 
 
 
2H
 
1 July – San Pedro Sula
 
3F
 
 
 
 –
 
 
 
2E
 
28 June – San Pedro Sula
 
3G
 
 
 
 –
 
 
 
1H
 
3 July – San Pedro Sula
 
 Curaçao
 
 
 
 –
 
 
 
1G
 
29 June – San Pedro Sula
 
 Dominican Republic
 
 
 
 –
 
 
 
2F
 
1 July – San Pedro Sula
 
3H
 
 
 
 –
 
 
 
2G
 
29 June – San Pedro Sula
 
3E
 
 
 
 –
 
 
 
1F
 
 
 Puerto Rico
 

Round of 16
Winner Group EMatch 25 Nicaragua
Winner Group GMatch 26 Dominican Republic
Runner-up Group EMatch 273rd Group G
Runner-up Group GMatch 283rd Group E
Winner Group FMatch 29 Puerto Rico
Winner Group HMatch 30 Curaçao
Runner-up Group FMatch 313rd Group H
Runner-up Group HMatch 323rd Group F

Quarter-finals

Winners qualify for 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Winner Match 25Match 33Winner Match 32
Winner Match 26Match 34Winner Match 31
Winner Match 27Match 35Winner Match 30
Winner Match 28Match 36Winner Match 29

Semi-finals

Winners qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympic men's football tournament.

Winner Match 33Match 37Winner Match 35
Winner Match 34Match 38Winner Match 36

Final
Winner Match 37Match 39Winner Match 38

Goalscorers

There were 0 goals scored in 0 matches, for an average of -nan goals per match (as of 18 June 2022). Source: CONCACAF

Qualification for international tournaments

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 World Cup

The following four teams from CONCACAF qualify for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 World Cup1
TBD28 June 2022
TBD28 June 2022
TBD29 June 2022
TBD29 June 2022
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Qualified teams for Summer Olympics

The following two teams from CONCACAF qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympic men's football tournament.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in Summer Olympics1
TBD1 July 2022
TBD1 July 2022
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Awards
Golden Ball Golden Boot Golden Glove
CONCACAF Fair Play Award
TBD

References
  1. "Honduras named host for 2022 Concacaf Men's U-20 Championship". Concacaf.com. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. "Concacaf Men's Under-20 Championship to qualify teams to 2023 FIFA U-20 Men's World Cup and 2024 Summer Olympic Games". Concacaf.com. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  3. "Concacaf statement regarding U20 and U17 Men's National Team Competitions". Concacaf.com. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  4. "2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship regulations". www.CONCACAF.com.
  5. "Draw reveals groups for 2022 Concacaf Under-20 Championship". CONCACAF. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
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