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1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament
Premundial CONCACAF Sub-20 1996 (in Spanish)
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
Dates (1996-04-14) (1996-04-25)14–25 April 1996
(11 days)
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Canada (2nd title)
Runners-up Mexico
Third place United States
Fourth place Costa Rica
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The 1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament was a football tournament that was played on April 1996 in Mexico. It determined the four CONCACAF teams that participated at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.[1]

Qualified teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

Region Team(s)
Caribbean (CFU)  Jamaica
 Martinique
 Netherlands Antilles
 Trinidad and Tobago
Central America (UNCAF)  Costa Rica
 El Salvador
 Guatemala
 Honduras
 Nicaragua
North America (NAFU)  Canada
 Mexico (host)
 United States

Squads

Group stage

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Qualified to Malaysia 1997
2  Guatemala 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Qualified to Qualifying group
3  Netherlands Antilles 3 0 2 1 1 5 −4 2
4  El Salvador 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
Day 1
Mexico 4 – 0 Netherlands Antilles
Day 1
El Salvador 2 – 3 Guatemala

Day 2
Mexico 1 – 0 Guatemala
Day 2
El Salvador 1 – 1 Netherlands Antilles

Day 3
Guatemala 0 – 0 Netherlands Antilles
Day 3
Mexico 2 – 0 El Salvador

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Qualified to Malaysia 1997
2  Jamaica 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6 Qualified to Qualifying group
3  Honduras 3 1 1 1 3 1 +2 4
4  Martinique 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Source: [citation needed]
Day 1
Honduras 3 – 0 Martinique
Day 1
Jamaica 1 – 4 United States

Day 2
Honduras 0 – 1 Jamaica
Day 2
Martinique 0 – 2 United States

Day 3
Honduras 0 – 0 United States
Day 3
Jamaica 3 – 0 Martinique

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9 Qualified to Malaysia 1997
2  Costa Rica 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 6 Qualified to Qualifying group
3  Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 0 2 6 7 −1 3
4  Nicaragua 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: [citation needed]
Day 1
Costa Rica 3 – 0 Nicaragua
Day 1
Canada 1 – 0 Trinidad and Tobago
Munoz 40'

Day 2
Costa Rica 5 – 0 Trinidad and Tobago
Day 2
Canada 3 – 0 Nicaragua
De Rosario 57', 85'
Jordan 67'

Day 3
Canada 2 – 0 Costa Rica
Kindel 72', 76'
Day 3
Nicaragua 1 – 6 Trinidad and Tobago

Final stage

Qualifying group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6 Qualified to Malaysia 1997
2  Guatemala 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
3  Jamaica 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source: [citation needed]
Day 1
Costa Rica 2 – 1 Guatemala

Day 2
Costa Rica 2 – 1 Jamaica

Day 3
Guatemala 0 – 0 Jamaica

Championship group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada (C) 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament champions
2  Mexico 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4
3  United States 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions
Day 1
Mexico 2 – 2 Canada
Gutierrez 55'
Rodriguez 75'
De Rosario 57'
Kindel 87'

Day 2
Canada 2 – 0 United States
De Rosario 81'
Jordan 83'

Day 3
Mexico 2 – 1 United States


 1996 CONCACAF U-20 Championship 

Canada

Second title

Final Ranking

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Canada 5 4 1 0 10 2 +8 13 Champions
2  Mexico (H) 5 4 1 0 11 3 +8 13 Runners-up
3  United States 5 2 1 2 7 5 +2 7 Third place
4  Costa Rica 5 4 0 1 12 4 +8 12 Fourth Place
5  Jamaica 5 2 1 2 6 6 0 7 Lost in
Qualification Round
6  Guatemala 5 1 2 2 4 5 −1 5
7  Honduras 3 1 1 1 3 1 +2 4 Eliminated in
Group stage
8  Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 0 2 6 7 −1 3
9  Netherlands Antilles 3 0 2 1 1 5 −4 2
10  El Salvador 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
11  Martinique 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
12  Nicaragua 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: rsssf.com
(H) Hosts

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.

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The four best performing teams qualified for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.

References