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1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament

The 1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament was a football tournament that was played in April 1996 in Mexico. It determined the four CONCACAF teams that participated at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.[1]

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
← 1994
1998 →

Qualification edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Aruba   1–4   Netherlands Antilles 1–0 0–4
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Netherlands Antilles   4–1   Dominican Republic 4–1 0–0

Other qualification matches may have been played.[1]

Qualified teams edit

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 edit

Main article: 1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament squads

Group stage edit

Group 1 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Qualifying group edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ a b rsssf.org – CONCACAF U-20 Championship 1995 – 22 February 2000
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