2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

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2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
Dates19 July – 4 August
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
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The 2024 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship is scheduled to be the 8th edition of the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship (29th edition if all eras included), the men's under-20 international football tournament organized by CONCACAF. It will be held in Mexico, in the cities of Celaya and Irapuato, from 18 July to 4 August 2024.[1]

The tournament features a reduction in the number of participating teams following the format changes adopted by CONCACAF in February 2023. It will be contested by 12 teams instead of the 20 that participated in previous editions.[2]

Same as previous editions, the tournament will act as the CONCACAF qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The top four teams of the tournament (the four semi-finalists) will qualify for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile as the CONCACAF representatives.

The United States are the three-time defending champions.

Competition format[edit]

In February 2023, CONCACAF announced format changes for its youth competitions approved by its Council. The following changes were adopted for the U-17 and U-20 Championships compared to previous editions:[2]

  • The number of teams automatically qualified for the final tournament was reduced to 6 from the 16 that previously qualified. These were the six top-ranked teams according to the CONCACAF Men's Under-20 Ranking while the teams ranked between 7 and 41 had to participate in qualifying stage.
  • The group stage will consist of three groups instead of the four groups that were previously played. This stage will include the six pre-seeded teams into this round and the six teams coming from the qualifying stage.
  • The round of 16 was removed from the knockout stage which will start directly with the quarter-finals.

The tournament is divided into two stages: the group stage and the knockout stage.[3] The group stage will feature twelve teams, including the six top-ranked teams that qualified directly and the six teams that qualified via the qualifying round. The twelve teams were split into three groups of four, and will compete in a single round-robin. Eight teams, the top two teams of each group and the two-best third-placed teams, will advance to the knockout stage which will be played on a single-elimination format and will consist of the quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final. The quarter-finals winners will advance to the semi-finals and will qualify for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup. The semi-finals winners will play the final to determine the champion.

Host nation and venues[edit]

Mexico was appointed as the host country for the tournament by CONCACAF on 26 February 2024 with the Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés in Celaya and the Estadio Sergio León Chávez in Irapuato as the venues, both located in the State of Guanajuato.[1][4]

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Host cities and venues of the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
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Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés Estadio Sergio León Chávez
Capacity: 23,182 Capacity: 25,000

Qualification[edit]

Main article: 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying

The U-20 Championship qualifying features a new format approved by the CONCACAF Council in February 2023. The qualifying groups were increased to six instead the four qualifying groups from previous editions, with the six group winners qualifying for the final tournament.[2]

A total of 27 (out of 41) CONCACAF national teams entered the qualifying round which took place from 23 February to 2 March 2024.

Qualified teams[edit]

The six teams from the qualifying round joined the six top-ranked teams (based on the CONCACAF men’s under-20 rankings as of 12 June 2023) in the group stage of the final tournament for a total of 12 qualified teams.

Team Qualification Appearances Previous best performance
Total Last
 United States (title holders) 1st ranked entrant 26th 2022 Champions (2017, 2018, 2022)
 Honduras 2nd ranked entrant 21st 2022 Champions (1982, 1994)
 Mexico (hosts) 3rd ranked entrant 28th 2022 Champions (1962, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1992, 2011, 2013, 2015)
 Panama 4th ranked entrant 13th 2022 Runners-up (2015)
 Costa Rica 5th ranked entrant 22nd 2022 Champions (1988, 2009)
 Dominican Republic 6th ranked entrant 7th 2022 Runners-up (2022)
 Cuba Qualifying Group A winner 15th 2022 Runners-up (1970, 1974)
 El Salvador Qualifying Group B winner 19th 2022 Champions (1964)
 Guatemala Qualifying Group C winner 21st 2022 Runners-up (1962, 1973)
 Canada Qualifying Group D winner 25th 2022 Champions (1986, 1996)
 Haiti Qualifying Group E winner 11th 2022 Second round/Round of 16 (1978/2022)
 Jamaica Qualifying Group F winner 22nd 2022 Third place (1970)

Group stage[edit]

The draw for the group stage was held on April 11, 2024.[5][6] The top two teams of each group and the two-best third-placed teams will advance to the quarter-finals.

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in each group will be determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.7):[3]

  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.

If two or more teams are still tied after applying the above criteria, their rankings will be determined as follows:

  1. Points obtained in matches played between the tied teams.
  2. Goal difference in matches played between the tied teams.
  3. Number of goals scored in matches played between the tied teams.
  4. Lower number of disciplinary points based on the number of yellow and red cards in all group matches, according the following additions:
    • Yellow card: 1 point
    • Indirect red card (second yellow card): 3 points
    • Direct red card: 4 points
    • Yellow card and direct red card: 5 points
  5. Drawing of lots.

All times are local, CST (UTC−6).

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Jamaica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 19 July 2024. Source: CONCACAF
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Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Honduras 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Dominican Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  El Salvador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 20 July 2024. Source: CONCACAF
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Group C[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Guatemala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 21 July 2024. Source: CONCACAF
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Ranking of third-placed teams[edit]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A Third place Group A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2 B Third place Group B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 C Third place Group C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 19 July 2024. Source: CONCACAF

Knockout stage[edit]

In the knockout stage, if a match is tied at the end of normal playing time, extra time will be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners (Regulations Article 12.11).[3]

Bracket[edit]

The quarter-final matchups are (Regulations Article 12.8):

  • Quarter-final Match 19: Winner Group A vs. Third place Group B or C
  • Quarter-final Match 20: Winner Group B vs. Third place Group A or C
  • Quarter-final Match 21: Winner Group C vs. Runner-up Group A
  • Quarter-final Match 22: Runner-up Group C vs. Runner-up Group B

The semi-final matchups are (Regulations Article 12.9):

  • Semi-final Match 23: Winner Match 19 vs. Winner Match 22
  • Semi-final Match 24: Winner Match 20 vs. Winner Match 21
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
30 July – Celaya
 
 
Winner Group A
 
2 August – Celaya
 
Third place Group B or C
 
Winner Match 19
 
30 July – Celaya
 
Winner Match 22
 
Runner-up Group C
 
4 August – Celaya
 
Runner-up Group B
 
Winner Match 23
 
31 July – Irapuato
 
Winner Match 24
 
Winner Group B
 
2 August – Celaya
 
Third place Group A or C
 
Winner Match 20
 
31 July – Irapuato
 
Winner Match 21
 
Winner Group C
 
 
Runner-up Group A
 

Quarter-finals[edit]

Winners qualifies for 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Winner Group AMatch 19Third place Group B or C
Runner-up Group CMatch 22Runner-up Group B
Winner Group BMatch 20Third place Group A or C
Winner Group CMatch 21Runner-up Group A

Semi-finals[edit]

Winner Match 19Match 23Winner Match 22
Winner Match 20Match 24Winner Match 21

Final[edit]

Winner Match 23Match 25Winner Match 24

Goalscorers[edit]

Source: CONCACAF

Qualified teams for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup[edit]

The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 World Cup
July 2024
July 2024
July 2024
July 2024

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Guanajuato, Mexico, announced as host for the 2024 Concacaf Men's U-20 Championship". Miami: CONCACAF. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Concacaf launches exciting new youth competitions format". Miami: CONCACAF. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Concacaf Under-20 Championship Regulations 2024" (PDF). CONCACAF. 13 October 2023 [Approved on 8 September 2023]. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Guanajuato será sede del Premundial Sub 20 de Concacaf" [Guanajuato will host the Concacaf Under 20 Premundial] (in Spanish). Mexico City: Milenio. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  5. ^ "2024 Concacaf U-20 Championship Official draw scheduled for April 11". 2024-03-25. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  6. ^ "Draw reveals groups and schedule for 2024 Concacaf U-20 Championship". 2024-04-11. Retrieved 2024-04-12.

External links[edit]

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