The 2011 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.
| Premundial CONCACAF Sub-20 2011 (in Spanish) | |
|---|---|
2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Guatemala |
| Dates | 28 March – 10 April |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mexico (11th title) |
| Runners-up |  Costa Rica |
| Third place |  Guatemala |
| Fourth place |  Panama |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 62 (3.1 per match) |
| Attendance | 85,290 (4,265 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Joel Campbell (6 goals) |
← 2009 2013 →
All statistics correct as of 28 June 2010. | |
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
edit| Region | Qualification Tournament | Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|
| Caribbean (CFU) | Caribbean U-20 qualifying tournament | |
| Central America (UNCAF) | Central American U-20 qualifying tournament | |
| North America (NAFU) | Automatically qualified |
Squads
editVenues
editThe tournament was hosted in two stadium.
| Guatemala City | ||
|---|---|---|
| Estadio Mateo Flores | Estadio Cementos Progreso | |
| Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 16,000 | |
Draw
editThe 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 |
|---|---|---|
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Status of Guadeloupe
editGuadeloupe 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
edit| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Top 2 teams in each group advanced to the quarterfinals | |
Group A
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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 |
Group D
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| 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
edit| 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
edit| Costa Rica | 6 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Campbell Miller B. Vega Diaz |
Report | Lahera |
Semifinals
editThird-place match
edit| Panama | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Cummings Álvarez Botello Waterman Dixon Chen Jiménez |
6 – 7 | |
Final
editGoalscorers
edit- 6 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Derrick Bassi
Joshua Diaz
Yaudel Lahera
Christophe Houelche
Henry Lopez
Ever Alvarado
Neco Brett
Kristian Álvarez
José Álvarez
Joseph Gyau
- Own goals
Final ranking
edit| 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
editTop 4 teams qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Countries to participate in 2011 Pan American Games
edit4 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
° Note: Guatemala withdrew from the Pan American Games and was replaced by
Trinidad and Tobago.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
- ^ a b "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". Archived from the original on 2011-08-19. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
- ^ CBC.ca Sports - Canadians rally for win at CONCACAF U-20