2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
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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. On 1 September 2010 CONCACAF
announced Guatemala
as host of the championship, played from 3–17 April.
The championship was scheduled to be held a week later but was moved ahead one week due to a scheduling conflict.
. 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.
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4 goals Ulises Dávila
Cecilio Waterman
3 goals Mynor Miller Gerson Lima Taufic Guarch
Alan Pulido
Kelyn Rowe
2 goals Bryan Vega Alexander López
Conor Doyle
1 goal Derrick Bassi Lucas Cavallini Joshua Diaz Juan Golobio Joseph Mora Deyver Vega Yaudel Lahera Christophe Houelche Henry Lopez Elías Vásquez Ever Alvarado Anthony Lozano
Nestor Martinez Neco Brett Kristian Álvarez
Diego De Buen
David Izazola
Jorge Mora
Carlos Emilio Orrantía
Edson Rivera
José Álvarez Javier Caicedo Joseph Gyau Bobby Wood
Own goals Renay Malblanche for
Mexico
Jhamie Hyde
for
Guatemala
Oscar Linton for Mexico
.
.
The highest finisher from each the Caribbean and Central American regions will qualify, along with the best qualifying team from either region (host nation) (The highest finisher from Caribbean Region) (The highest finisher from Central Armerican Region) (best qualifying team from both Region)
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
The CONCACAF Under-20 Championship is the second longest running international association football event in the North America, Central America and the Caribbean region, CONCACAF, and is the qualification tournament for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The format of the tournament has undergone changes...
was expanded to 12 teams beginning in 2011. The tournament determined the four CONCACAF
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
teams that participated at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the eighteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. Colombia hosted the tournament between 29 July and 20 August 2011, with matches being played in eight cities...
to be held in Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
. In addition, the top three finishers from Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
or the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
, in addition to hosts Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, qualified to participate at the 2011 Pan American Games
Football at the 2011 Pan American Games
Football at the 2011 Pan American Games was held in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 18 to October 28. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-22 teams to participate...
. The Executive Committee approved that for men's U-20 championships all three North American
North American Football Union
The North American Football Union, often referred to by the acronym NAFU, is a regional grouping under CONCACAF of national football organizations in the North American Zone.-Members:...
teams again qualified automatically for the finals. Central America received four berths, and the Caribbean
Caribbean Football Union
The Caribbean Football Union, often referred to by the acronym CFU, is the nominal governing body for Caribbean football. It represents 25 FIFA member nations, as well as 5 territories that are not affiliated to FIFA. Its member associations compete in the CONCACAF region...
received five.
The new allocations give Central America one more berth than it had in 2009
2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
The 2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship is the biannual CONCACAF youth championship tournament for under-20 national teams. The 2009 edition was held in Trinidad and Tobago. All matches were played at Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet, Tobago and Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya, Trinidad...
and the Caribbean three more. On 1 September 2010 CONCACAF
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
announced Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
as host of the championship, played from 3–17 April.
The championship was scheduled to be held a week later but was moved ahead one week due to a scheduling conflict.
Qualified teams
| Region | Qualification Tournament | Qualifiers |
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| Caribbean (CFU) Caribbean Football Union The Caribbean Football Union, often referred to by the acronym CFU, is the nominal governing body for Caribbean football. It represents 25 FIFA member nations, as well as 5 territories that are not affiliated to FIFA. Its member associations compete in the CONCACAF region... |
Caribbean U-20 qualifying tournament | |
| Central America (UNCAF) | Central American U-20 qualifying tournament | (hosts) |
| North America (NAFU) North American Football Union The North American Football Union, often referred to by the acronym NAFU, is a regional grouping under CONCACAF of national football organizations in the North American Zone.-Members:... |
Automatically qualified | |
Venues
The tournament was hosted in two stadia.| Guatemala City Guatemala City Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America... |
Guatemala City Guatemala City Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America... |
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| Estadio Mateo Flores Estadio Mateo Flores The Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores is a multi-use national stadium in Guatemala City, the largest in Guatemala. It was built in 1948, to host the Central American and Caribbean Games in 1950, and was renamed after long-distance runner Mateo Flores, winner of the 1952 Boston Marathon... |
Estadio Cementos Progreso Estadio Cementos Progreso The Estadio Cementos Progreso is a multi-use stadium in Guatemala City. It is also known popularly as Estadio La Pedrera in reference to its location in the neighborhood of the same name in the Zone 6 of the Guatemalan capital... |
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| 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.| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
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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 CupFIFA U-20 World Cup
The FIFA U-20 World Cup, until 2005 known as the FIFA World Youth Championship, is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association...
. If they had reached the semifinals of this tournament, the 4th team from CONCACAF to qualify for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the eighteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. Colombia hosted the tournament between 29 July and 20 August 2011, with matches being played in eight cities...
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.
Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Top 2 teams in each group advanced to the quarterfinals | |
Group A
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 0 |
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Group B
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | –7 | 0 |
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Group C
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 0 |
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Group D
| Team | ||||||||
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –3 | 1 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | –5 | 1 |
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Knockout stage
Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
----Third Place Match
Final
Final results
Goalscorers
6 goals Joel CampbellJoel Campbell
Joel Nathaniel Campbell Samuels is a Costa Rican footballer who plays for FC Lorient on loan from Premier League club Arsenal and plays as a striker.-C.D. Saprissa:Campbell began his career with C.D...
4 goals Ulises Dávila
Ulises Dávila
Ulises Alejandro Dávila Plascencia is a Mexican professional footballer, currently playing as an Attacking Midfielder for the Dutch Eredivisie club Vitesse, on loan from Chelsea.-Guadalajara:...
Cecilio Waterman
Cecilio Waterman
Cecilio Waterman is a Panamanian professional association football striker who is currently playing for the Uruguayan Primera División side Centro Atletico Fenix...
3 goals Mynor Miller Gerson Lima Taufic Guarch
Taufic Guarch
Taufic Eduardo Guarch Rubio is a Mexican footballer of Cuban and Lebanese ancestry who plays for Espanyol B as a Forward.-Estudiantes Tecos:...
Alan Pulido
Alan Pulido
Alan Pulido Izaguirre is a Mexican football striker. He currently plays for Tigres UANL in the Primera Division de Mexico-Tigres UANL:...
Kelyn Rowe
Kelyn Rowe
Kelyn Jaynes Rowe is an American soccer prospect currently playing for the Washington Crossfire in the USL Premier Development League and for the UCLA Bruins.-College and Amateur:...
2 goals Bryan Vega Alexander López
Alexander López
Alexander Agustín "Alex" Lopez is a Honduran footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Liga Nacional de Honduras club Olimpia and the Honduran national team.-Early career:...
Conor Doyle
Conor Doyle
Conor Doyle is an Irish-American soccer player who plays for Derby County.-Youth career:...
1 goal Derrick Bassi Lucas Cavallini Joshua Diaz Juan Golobio Joseph Mora Deyver Vega Yaudel Lahera Christophe Houelche Henry Lopez Elías Vásquez Ever Alvarado Anthony Lozano
Anthony Lozano
Anthony Rubén Lozano Colón is an Honduran footballer who plays for CD Alcoyano on loan from Valencia CF, as a forward.-Club career:...
Nestor Martinez Neco Brett Kristian Álvarez
Kristian Álvarez
Kristian Omar Álvarez Nuño is a Mexican footballer who plays as a Centre Back for Club Deportivo Guadalajara of Mexico.-Club career:...
Diego De Buen
Diego De Buen
Diego Eduardo de Buen is a Mexican footballer, currently playing as a Midfielder for the Pumas UNAM affiliate clubs, Fuerzas Básicas Sub 20 and the Liga de Ascenso club Pumas Morelos...
David Izazola
David Izazola
David Izazola is a Mexican footballer who plays for Pumas UNAM of the Primera Division de Mexico.-External links:*...
Jorge Mora
Jorge Mora
Jorge Armando Mora Guzmán is a Mexican footballer who plays as a Attacking Midfielder for Club Deportivo Guadalajara of Mexico...
Carlos Emilio Orrantía
Carlos Emilio Orrantía
Carlos Emilio Orrantía Treviño is a Mexican footballer, currently playing as a midfielder for Pumas UNAM of the Primera División de México.-Club:Pumas UNAM*Primera División de México:...
Edson Rivera
Édson Rivera
Édson Ulises Rivera Vargas is a Mexican professional footballer currently playing as an Striker for portuguese team Braga of the Primeira Liga.-Early Life:Edson began playing football at the age of 6 years old...
José Álvarez Javier Caicedo Joseph Gyau Bobby Wood
Own goals Renay Malblanche for
MexicoMexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
Jhamie Hyde
Jhamie Hyde
Jhamie Hyde is a Jamaican soccer player who currently plays for Harbour View F.C..-Career:Hyde played in the Jamaican High School Championship semifinals at the U-14 level with Kingston College before joining the school's U-19 senior team in the age from fifteen, he won formerly the U-12 Jamaican...
for
GuatemalaGuatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
Oscar Linton for
MexicoMexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
Countries to participate in 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Top 4 teams qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the eighteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. Colombia hosted the tournament between 29 July and 20 August 2011, with matches being played in eight cities...
.
Countries to participate in 2011 Pan American Games
4 teams qualified for the 2011 Pan American Games2011 Pan American Games
The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, Puerto Vallarta, Lagos de Moreno and Tapalpa...
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The highest finisher from each the Caribbean and Central American regions will qualify, along with the best qualifying team from either region (host nation) (The highest finisher from Caribbean Region) (The highest finisher from Central Armerican Region) (best qualifying team from both Region)
- Guatemala withdrew from the Pan American Games and was replaced by Trinidad and Tobago.