CONCACAF U-20 championship
| CONCACAF U-20 championship | |
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| Association | CONCACAF |
| First edition | 1962 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Game mode |
Round tournament (4 groups of 3 teams each) Knockout system (from quarter-finals) |
| Title holder |
 USA (2nd title)
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| Record winner |
 Mexico (13 wins)
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| Website | www.concacaf.com |
| Qualification for | U-20 World Championship |
The CONCACAF U-20 Championship ( English CONCACAF Men's Under-20 Championship ) is a football competition between the best teams in North and Central America and the Caribbean for male football players under the age of 20. The tournament will also be used to qualify for the U-20 World Cup .
The championship is organized by CONCACAF . It was held for the first time in 1962, initially at irregular intervals, later mostly every two years. The format of the tournament has changed several times over the years, and the name has also varied. Until 1997 it was called CONCACAF Youth Tournament . In the years 1998 to 2007 the tournament only served as a qualification for the U-20 World Cup and was thus held under the name Qualification for the FIFA U-20 World Cup . Since 2009, the tournament has been called the CONCACAF U-20 Championship and took place with 8 teams, which in two groups of four determined the participants for the semifinals. Since the draw in 2011, 12 teams in four groups of three have participated in the tournament.
The tournaments at a glance
CONCACAF youth tournament
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Qualification for the U-20 World Cup
The format of the tournament was changed in 1998 and maintained in this form until 2007. The best eight teams from North and Central America and the Caribbean were divided into two groups of four teams. Two separate tournaments were played in each of the participating countries, and the two best teams in each group qualified for the U-20 World Cup.
| year | Group A | Group B | ||||
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| host | winner | Second place | host | winner | Second place | |
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1998 details |
Trinidad and Tobago |
 Costa Rica |
 United States |
Guatemala |
 Mexico |
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2001 details |
Canada |
 Canada |
 Jamaica |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Costa Rica |
United States |
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2003 details |
Panama |
 Panama |
Mexico |
United States |
Canada |
United States |
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2005 details |
United States |
United States |
Panama |
Honduras |
Canada |
Honduras |
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2007 details |
Panama |
United States |
Panama |
Mexico |
Mexico |
Costa Rica |
CONCACAF U-20 championship
With the tournament in 2009, the mode was changed back to a single tournament in which all four semi-finalists qualify for the U-20 World Cup.
| year | host | final | 3rd place match | ||||
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| winner | Result | Second place | third place | Result | fourth place | ||
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2009 details |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Costa Rica |
3-0 |
United States |
Honduras |
2: 1 |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
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2011 details |
Guatemala |
Mexico |
3: 1 |
Costa Rica |
 Guatemala |
0: 0 7: 6 i. E. |
Panama |
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2013 details |
Mexico |
Mexico |
3: 1 a.d. |
United States |
 El Salvador |
1-0 |
 Cuba |
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2015 details |
Jamaica |
Mexico |
1: 1 a.d. 4: 2 i. E. |
Panama |
United States |
- 1 |
Honduras |
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2017 details |
Costa Rica |
United States |
0: 0 n.v. 5: 3 i. E. |
Honduras |
Mexico |
- 1 |
Costa Rica |
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2018 details |
United States |
United States |
2-0 |
Mexico |
Honduras |
- 1 |
Panama |
Ranking list of winners
| rank | country | title | Year (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mexico
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13
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1962, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1993, 2011, 2013, 2015 |
| 2 |
 Canada
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2
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1986, 1997 |
 Costa Rica
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2
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1988, 2009 | |
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Honduras
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2
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1982, 1995 | |
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United States
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2
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2017, 2018 | |
| 6th |
El Salvador
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1
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1964 |
- In 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005 and 2007 no tournament winners were played.
Logo history
| Logo 2009 | Logo 2011 |
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