2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying

2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying took place between 5–13 November 2021 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The teams compete for four of the twenty berths in the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship final tournament.[1]

2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying stage
Tournament details
Host countryDominican Republic
Dates5–13 November 2021
Teams18 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored131 (4.23 per match)
Top scorer(s)Curaçao Juruel Bernadina
(6 goals)
2020
2024

Teams

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The 41 CONCACAF teams were ranked based on the CONCACAF Men's Under-20 Ranking as of June 2019.[2] A total of 34 teams entered the tournament. The highest-ranked 16 entrants were exempt from qualifying and advanced directly to the group stage of the final tournament, while the lowest-ranked 18 entrants participated in qualifying, where the four group winners advanced to the round of 16 of the knockout stage of the final tournament.[3]

Exempt from qualifying (16 teams)
Rank Team Points
1   United States 7,092
2   Mexico 6,167
3   Panama 5,065
4   Honduras 4,794
5   Costa Rica 3,466
6   El Salvador 3,395
7   Cuba 2,644
8   Haiti 2,455
9   Canada 2,404
10   Trinidad and Tobago 2,395
11   Guatemala 2,187
12   Jamaica 2,089
13   Antigua and Barbuda 1,535
14   Suriname 1,327
15   Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,325
16   Aruba 1,248
Key to colours
Group winners advance to 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Participating in qualifying stage (18 teams)
Rank Team Points
17   Dominican Republic 1,232
18   Bermuda 1,214
19   Curaçao 1,194
20   Nicaragua 1,193
21   Puerto Rico 1,150
23   Saint Lucia 871
24   Grenada 856
25   Guyana 773
26   Dominica 772
27   Cayman Islands 730
28   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 723
30   Belize 655
31   Barbados 528
32   Saint Martin[a] 500
33   U.S. Virgin Islands 499
34   Sint Maarten[a] 466
36   Anguilla 55
39   British Virgin Islands 0
Did not enter tournament (7 teams)
Rank Team Points
22   Guadeloupe[a] 1,050
29   Martinique[a] 681
35   Turks and Caicos Islands 67
37   Montserrat 0
38   French Guiana[a] 0
40   Bonaire[a] 0
41   Bahamas 0
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e f Non-FIFA members and thus ineligible to play in World Cup.

Draw

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The draw for the qualifying round took place on 17 September 2021, 11:00 EST (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami.[4] The 19 teams which initially entered the qualifying stage were drawn into four groups: three groups of five teams and one group of four teams.[5] Montserrat, initially drawn into Group C, later withdrew before the start of the tournament.[6]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5
  • (W): Withdrew after draw

Qualifying stage

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The winners of each group qualified for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, where they enter the round of 16 of the knockout stage.

All times are local, AST (UTC-04:00). (5/6 November matches ADT (UTC-03:00).

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in each group was determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.3):[7]

  1. Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss);
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
  5. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
  6. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  7. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
    • Yellow card: −1 points;
    • Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
    • Direct red card: −4 points;
    • Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
  8. Drawing of lots.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Curaçao 4 4 0 0 23 2 +21 12 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2   Grenada 4 3 0 1 18 6 +12 9
3   British Virgin Islands 4 2 0 2 2 11 −9 6
4   Sint Maarten 4 1 0 3 2 10 −8 3
5   Dominica 4 0 0 4 2 18 −16 0
Source: CONCACAF
Grenada  7–0  Sint Maarten
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Curaçao  7–0  British Virgin Islands
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Dominica  2–5  Grenada
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Curaçao  2–0  Sint Maarten
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Sint Maarten  2–0  Dominica
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British Virgin Islands  0–4  Grenada
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Dominica  0–10  Curaçao
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Dominica  0–1  British Virgin Islands
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  • Forbes   39' (pen.)
Curaçao  4–2  Grenada
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Dominican Republic (H) 4 3 1 0 12 2 +10 10 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2   Saint Lucia 4 2 2 0 10 4 +6 8
3   Belize 4 2 1 1 10 3 +7 7
4   Anguilla 4 0 1 3 2 15 −13 1
5   Saint Martin 4 0 1 3 5 15 −10 1
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Saint Lucia  5–2  Saint Martin
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Dominican Republic  6–0  Anguilla
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Belize  0–0  Saint Lucia
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Dominican Republic  2–0  Saint Martin
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Saint Martin  1–6  Belize
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Anguilla  0–3  Saint Lucia
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Anguilla  2–2  Saint Martin
  • Gayle   82', 88'
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Belize  0–2  Dominican Republic
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Belize  4–0  Anguilla
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Dominican Republic  2–2  Saint Lucia
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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Puerto Rico 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3   Bermuda 3 2 0 1 6 8 −2 6
4   Barbados 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source: CONCACAF
Bermuda  3–2  Barbados
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Puerto Rico  1–0  Barbados
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Bermuda  3–0  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Barbados  0–2  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Puerto Rico  6–0  Bermuda
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Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Nicaragua 3 3 0 0 14 1 +13 9 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2   Cayman Islands 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
3   Guyana 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
4   U.S. Virgin Islands 3 0 0 3 3 17 −14 0
Source: CONCACAF
Guyana  0–0  Cayman Islands
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Nicaragua  7–0  U.S. Virgin Islands
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Guyana  5–1  U.S. Virgin Islands
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Nicaragua  2–1  Cayman Islands
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U.S. Virgin Islands  2–5  Cayman Islands
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Guyana  0–5  Nicaragua
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Goalscorers

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There were 131 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 4.23 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

2 own goals

  •   Caleb Bryan (against the Dominican Republic and Saint Lucia)

Notes

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  1. ^ Match suspended and later awarded to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines due to Puerto Rico failing to comply with Concacaf's COVID-19 protocols ahead of the fixture.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "2021 Concacaf Men's U-20 Qualifiers schedule confirmed". CONCACAF. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Concacaf Men's Under-20 Ranking". CONCACAF.com.
  3. ^ "Draw reveals groups for CMU20 Qualifiers". CONCACAF.com. 17 September 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 Concacaf Men's Under-20 Qualifiers draw rescheduled for September 17". Concacaf. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Draw reveals groups for CMU20 Qualifiers". Concacaf. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 Concacaf Men's U-20 Qualifiers schedule confirmed". Concacaf. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Regulations". CONCACAF. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Suspendido el primer partido de la Selección Nacional Sub-20 Masculina" (in Spanish). Puerto Rican Football Federation. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  9. ^ "2021 CMU20 Qualifiers Statement". Concacaf. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.