The 1986 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was held in Trinidad and Tobago. It also served as qualification for the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Dates | 16–31 August |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Canada (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  United States |
| Third place |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| Fourth place |  Cuba |
Qualifying edit
- Jamaica 2-0 Cuba [on 12 July 1986 at Kingston]
- Cuba 2-0 Jamaica [on 20 July 1986 at Camagüey]
- Suriname 2-0 Netherlands Antilles [on 2 July 1986 at Paramaribo?]
- Suriname 1-0 Netherlands Antilles [on 4 July 1986 at Paramaribo?]
- Barbados 3-1 Grenada [on 15 June 1986 at Bridgetown]
- Grenada 0-1 Barbados [on 22 June 1986 at St. George's]
Other qualification matches may have been played.
Teams edit
The following teams entered the tournament:
| Region | Team(s) |
|---|---|
| Caribbean (CFU) |  Antigua and Barbuda  Barbados Bermuda Cuba  Jamaica Suriname Trinidad and Tobago (host)
|
| Central America (UNCAF) | None |
| North America (NAFU) | Canada Mexico United States
|
Round 1 edit
Group A edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 8 |
| Trinidad and Tobago
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 |
| Bermuda
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | –4 | 3 |
| Antigua and Barbuda
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | –7 | 2 |
| Barbados
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | –6 | 1 |
| 16 August | Canada
|
3–0 | Bermuda
|
| Trinidad and Tobago
|
3–0 | Barbados
| |
| 18 August | Barbados
|
1–1 | Antigua and Barbuda
|
| Bermuda
|
1–3 | Trinidad and Tobago
| |
| 20 August | Antigua and Barbuda
|
3–3 | Bermuda
|
| Trinidad and Tobago
|
0–4 | Canada
| |
| 22 August | Bermuda
|
4–3 | Barbados
|
| Canada
|
6–0 | Antigua and Barbuda
| |
| 24 August | Barbados
|
0–2 | Canada
|
| Trinidad and Tobago
|
2–1 | Antigua and Barbuda
|
Group B edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 5 |
| Cuba
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
| Mexico
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Suriname
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Jamaica
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | –10 | 1 |
| 17 August | Cuba
|
2–1 | Suriname
|
| Mexico
|
0–3 | United States
| |
| 19 August | Jamaica
|
0–0 | Mexico
|
| United States
|
0–0 | Cuba
| |
| 21 August | Jamaica
|
0–5 | United States
|
| Suriname
|
1–3 | Mexico
| |
| 23 August | Jamaica
|
1–3 | Suriname
|
| Cuba
|
0–1 | Mexico
| |
| 25 August | United States
|
0–1 | Suriname
|
| Jamaica
|
0–3 | Cuba
|
Final round edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 |
| United States
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Trinidad and Tobago
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 3 |
| Cuba
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 1 |
| 27 August | United States
|
1–1 | Canada
|
| Trinidad and Tobago
|
0–0 | Cuba
| |
| 29 August | United States
|
1–0 | Cuba
|
| Trinidad and Tobago
|
0–5 | Canada
| |
| 31 August | Canada
|
2–1 | Cuba
|
| Trinidad and Tobago
|
1–0 | United States
|
| 1986 CONCACAF U-20 Championship |
|---|
 Canada First title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship edit
The two best performing teams qualified for the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.