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2022 UNCAF U-19 Tournament

The 2022 UNCAF U-19 Tournament, also known as UNCAF FIFA Forward Men's U-19 Tournament (Spanish: Torneo UNCAF Sub-19 FIFA Forward), was the second edition of the UNCAF U-19 Tournament, the biennial international youth football tournament organised by the Central American Football Union (UNCAF) for the men's under-19 national teams of the Central America region. It was held in Belmopan, Belize between 24 and 30 April 2022.[1]

2022 UNCAF U-19 Tournament
UNCAF FIFA Forward Men's U-19 Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryBelize
CityBelmopan
Dates24–30 April 2022
Teams8 (from 2 sub-confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Costa Rica (1st title)
Runners-up El Salvador
Third place Panama
Fourth place Nicaragua
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored57 (3.56 per match)
Top scorer(s)Guatemala Jefry Bantes
Nicaragua Widman Talavera
Puerto Rico Jeremy de León
(3 goals each)
← 2018
2024 →

Guatemala were the defending champions having won the title in 2018, but was unable to retain the title and finished in sixth place. Costa Rica won their first tournament title after beating El Salvador by a 5–4 score in the final.[2]

Entrants edit

All seven UNCAF member national teams entered the tournament in addition to Puerto Rico which participated as a guest from the Caribbean Football Union (CFU).

Team Appearance Previous best performance
  Belize (hosts) 2nd Seventh place (2018)
  Costa Rica 2nd Third place (2018)
  El Salvador 2nd Sixth place (2018)
  Guatemala (holders) 2nd Champions (2018)
  Honduras 2nd Fourth place (2018)
  Nicaragua 2nd Fifth place (2018)
  Panama 2nd Runners-up (2018)
  Puerto Rico (invitee) 1st None

Venues edit

Belmopan
Isidoro Beaton Stadium FFB Stadium
Capacity: 2,500 Capacity: 5,200
 

Belize was named as host country of the tournament at the XX UNCAF Ordinary Congress meeting held on 2 December 2021.[1] The Isidoro Beaton and FFB stadiums, both located in Belmopan, hosted the matches.[3]

Composition of the groups edit

The groups and match schedule were revealed on 7 April 2022.[4] No previous draw was announced, however the hosts Belize and the title holders Guatemala were seeded and assigned to the head of the groups A and B respectively.

The groups were conformed as follows:

Group A
Pos Team
A1   Belize
A2   Honduras
A4   El Salvador
A3   Nicaragua
Group B
Pos Team
B1   Guatemala
B2   Panama
B3   Costa Rica
B4   Puerto Rico

Match officials edit

On 23 April 2022, UNCAF announced a total of 10 referees and 10 assistant referees appointed for the tournament.[5][6]

Association Referees Assistant referees
  Belize Efren Guy Juan Colindres
  Costa Rica Pablo Camacho Danny Sojo
  Cuba Anthony Montero
  El Salvador Waldir García Carlos Vargas and Emilio Villalta
  Guatemala Christofer Corado and José Fuentes Axel Pérez
  Honduras Julio Guity Luis Paz and José Nahun Arauz
  Mexico Yonathan Peinado Daniel Martínez
  Nicaragua Félix Mojica Alfredo Chávez
  Panama José Carrasco Jorginho Vásquez

Group stage edit

All match times are in CST (UTC−6), as listed by UNCAF.[7]

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   El Salvador 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Final
2   Nicaragua 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 Third place match
3   Honduras 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3 Fifth place match
4   Belize (H) 3 0 1 2 3 9 −6 1 Seventh place match
Source: UNCAF
(H) Hosts
Honduras  0–2  El Salvador
Benítez   11'
Osorio   90'
Referee: Yonathan Peinado (Mexico)
Belize  2–2  Nicaragua
Daniels   15'
Reneau   84' (pen.)		 Corrales   3', 53'
Referee: Pablo Camacho (Costa Rica)
Nicaragua  2–1  Honduras
Talavera   68', 74' (pen.) Carrasco   90+3'
Referee: Anthony Montero (Cuba)
Belize  1–5  El Salvador
Reneau   67' Cerritos   17'
Arévalo   25'
Benítez   32'
Esquivel   60'
Gil   90+2'
Referee: José Fuentes (Guatemala)
El Salvador  1–0  Nicaragua
Orellana   7'
Referee: José Carrasco (Panama)
Belize  0–2  Honduras
Núñez   16'
Contreras   90+2' (pen.)
Referee: Christofer Corado (Guatemala)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Costa Rica 3 1 2 0 5 2 +3 5 Final
2   Panama 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5 Third place match
3   Guatemala 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4 Fifth place match
4   Puerto Rico (G) 3 0 1 2 5 10 −5 1 Seventh place match
Source: UNCAF
(G) Guests
Panama  0–0  Costa Rica
Referee: Julio Guity (Honduras)
Guatemala  3–1  Puerto Rico
Gaitán   17' (pen.)
Bantes   74'
Muñoz   90+2'		 Silva   ?'
Referee: Félix Mojica (Nicaragua)
Puerto Rico  3–3  Panama
de León   9', 86'
Rivera   12'		 Mosquera   45'
Vega   71'
Cedeño   83'
Referee: Efren Guy (Belize)
Costa Rica  1–1  Guatemala
Rodríguez   10' Bantes   89'
Referee: Waldir García (El Salvador)
Costa Rica  4–1  Puerto Rico
Johnson   14'
Cane   22'
Soto   74'
Segura   87'		 Rivera   62'
Referee: Yonathan Peinado (Mexico)
Guatemala  1–3  Panama
Bantes   84' Tejada   45+4' (pen.)
Gaitán   90+1' (o.g.)
Tello   90+6'
Referee: Julio Guity (Honduras)

Knockout stage edit

All match times are in CST (UTC−6), as listed by UNCAF.[7]

Seventh place match edit

Belize  1–2  Puerto Rico
Higinio   9' de León   22'
Mateo   74'
Referee: Christofer Corado (Guatemala)

Fifth place match edit

Guatemala  0–0  Honduras
Penalties
Gaitán  
Bantes  
Franco  
Arana  
Corado  		 4–5   Contreras
  Zuñiga
  Kelly
  Núñez
  Carrasco
Referee: Pablo Camacho (Costa Rica)

Third place match edit

Panama  3–3  Nicaragua
Gorday   16', 57' (pen.)
Pineda   74' (o.g.)		 Batiz   37'
Herrera   45+1'
Talavera   68' (pen.)
Penalties
Vega  
Cedeño  
Ruíz  
Alba  
Gorday  		 4–2   Kirklan
  Soto
  Herrera
  Salinas
Referee: Waldir García (El Salvador)

Final edit

El Salvador  4–5  Costa Rica
Gil   31'
Rivas   38', 53'
Cruz   48'		 Arroyo   21'
Alcócer   56', 82'
Soto   63' (pen.)
Cano   90' (o.g.)
Referee: Félix Mojica (Nicaragua)

Goalscorers edit

There were 57 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.56 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Final ranking edit

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time were counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out were counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Costa Rica 4 2 2 0 10 6 +4 8
2   El Salvador 4 3 0 1 12 6 +6 9
3   Panama 4 1 3 0 9 7 +2 6
4   Nicaragua 4 1 2 1 7 7 0 5
5   Honduras 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4
6   Guatemala 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5
7   Puerto Rico (G) 4 1 1 2 7 11 −4 4
8   Belize (H) 4 0 1 3 4 11 −7 1
Source: UNCAF[2]
(G) Guests; (H) Hosts

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Uncaf celebra su XX Congreso y aprueba seis torneos internacionales para el 2022" [Uncaf celebrates its XX Congress and approves six international tournaments for 2022] (in Spanish). Central American Football Union. 1 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Costa Rica se consagra campeón del Torneo Sub-19 Uncaf Fifa Forward" [Costa Rica becomes champion of the UNCAF FIFA Forward U-19 Tournament] (in Spanish). Central American Football Union. 30 April 2022.
  3. ^ Morales Iglesias, Rubén (4 March 2022). "FFB prepares for series of Belize National Football Teams' international games". Breaking Belize News.
  4. ^ "Este es el calendario del Torneo Sub-19 masculino de la Uncaf que se jugará en Belice" [This is the schedule for the UNCAF Men's U-19 Tournament to be played in Belize] (in Spanish). Central American Football Union. 7 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Ellos son los árbitros que estarán en el Torneo Uncaf Sub-19 Fifa Forward" [They are the referees who will be at the UNCAF U-19 FIFA Forward Tournament] (in Spanish). UNCAF. 23 April 2022.
  6. ^ Morales Iglesias, Rubén (22 April 2022). "Referees, assistant referees are ready for U19 Central American Football Championship". Breaking Belize News.
  7. ^ a b "Calendario Sub 19" (in Spanish). Central American Football Union. 7 April 2022.
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