| Campeonato Sub-20 de la Concacaf 2022 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Honduras |
| Dates | 18 June – 3 July |
| Teams | 20 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Dominican Republic |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 39 |
| Goals scored | 151 (3.87 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Paxten Aaronson (7 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Paxten Aaronson |
| Bestgoalkeeper | Christopher Brady |
| Fair play award | Dominican Republic |
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The2022 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was the 7th edition of theCONCACAF Under-20 Championship (28th edition if all eras included), the men's under-20 internationalfootball tournament organized byCONCACAF. It was held inHonduras, in the cities ofSan Pedro Sula andTegucigalpa.[1]
On 16 September 2021, a new format was announced: the sixteen member associations ranked 1st to 16th would qualify for the group stage while the remaining nineteen member associations (all ranked 17th and below in the CONCACAF men’s under-20 rankings) would have to play in the2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying tournament to qualify for the knockout stage. The qualifying tournament took place from 5 to 13 November 2021 inSanto Domingo,Dominican Republic.[2]
The competition determined not only the four CONCACAF representatives at the2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup inArgentina and at the2023 Pan American Games men's football tournament inChile,[3] but also the two CONCACAF representatives at the2024 Summer Olympics in France.[2]
TheUnited States were the defending champions of the competition, since they were the champions in the2018 edition and the2020 edition was cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[4] The United States once again successfully defended the title, defeating the biggest surprise of the tournamentDominican Republic 6–0 in the final for their third CONCACAF U-20 Championship title.
Twenty national teams participated in the tournament: the sixteen best ranked national teams (based on the CONCACAF men’s under-20 rankings), that qualified directly to the tournament, plus four national teams qualified through the 2021 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying.[2]
On 24 February 2022, CONCACAF confirmed three stadiums for the tournament.
During the competition,Estadio Yankel Rosenthal was used as a provisional venue due to problems with the playing pitch atEstadio Morazán caused by very heavy rainfall inSan Pedro Sula. Some matches were relocated to theEstadio Olímpico Metropolitano and Estadio Yankel Rosenthal.[5]
Location of the host cities of the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. | San Pedro Sula | Tegucigalpa | ||
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| Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano | Estadio Morazán | Estadio Yankel Rosenthal | Estadio Nacional | |
| Capacity:37,325 | Capacity:18,000 | Capacity:5,500 | Capacity:35,000 | |
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Players born on or after 1 January 2003 were eligible to compete. Each team had to register a squad of 20 players, two of whom had to be goalkeepers.[6]
The draw for the tournament was held on 3 March 2022, 12:00AST (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF Headquarters inMiami, Florida. The 16 teams which entered the group stage were drawn into four groups of four teams. Based on the CONCACAF Men's Under-20 Ranking, the 16 teams were distributed into four pots, with teams in Pot 1 assigned to each group prior to the draw, as follows:[7]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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The top three teams in each group advanced to the round of 16, where they were joined by the four teams advancing from the2021 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying.[6]
The ranking of teams in each group was determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.7):
All times are local,CST (UTC−6).[8]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 |  Cuba | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 0 |
| Canada | 2–2 | United States |
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| Canada | 4–0 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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| United States | 3–0 | Cuba |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 |  Haiti | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Suriname | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 |
| Mexico | 8–0 | Suriname |
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| Trinidad and Tobago | 0–5 | Mexico |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  El Salvador | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 |  Guatemala | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Panama | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Aruba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 |
| El Salvador | 5–1 | Guatemala |
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| Panama | 5–0 | Aruba |
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| Aruba | 1–4 | El Salvador |
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| Panama | 0–0 | El Salvador |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Honduras(H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 |  Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Jamaica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 1–1 | Jamaica |
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In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time,extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by apenalty shoot-out to determine the winners.[6]
Qualified from2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying
Curaçao (Qualifying Group A winner) Dominican Republic (Qualifying Group B winner)
Puerto Rico (Qualifying Group C winner)
Nicaragua (Qualifying Group D winner)| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 25 June –Tegucigalpa | ||||||||||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 28 June –San Pedro Sula (Morazán) | ||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | 0 | |||||||||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 25 June –San Pedro Sula (Y. Rosenthal) | ||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 1 July –San Pedro Sula (Morazán) | ||||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | |||||||||||||
| United States | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 25 June –Tegucigalpa | ||||||||||||||
| Honduras | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Cuba | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 28 June –San Pedro Sula (Morazán) | ||||||||||||||
| Panama | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Panama | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 25 June –San Pedro Sula (Y. Rosenthal) | ||||||||||||||
| Honduras | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Honduras | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 3 July –San Pedro Sula (Olímpico M.) | ||||||||||||||
| Curaçao | 1 | |||||||||||||
| United States | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 26 June –Tegucigalpa | ||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | 0 | |||||||||||||
| El Salvador | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 29 June –San Pedro Sula (Olímpico M.) | ||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 26 June –San Pedro Sula (Olímpico M.) | ||||||||||||||
| Jamaica | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Haiti | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1 July –San Pedro Sula (Morazán) | ||||||||||||||
| Jamaica | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic(p) | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||
| 26 June –Tegucigalpa | ||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | 2 (2) | |||||||||||||
| Guatemala(p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
| 29 June –San Pedro Sula (Olímpico M.) | ||||||||||||||
| Canada | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||
| Guatemala(p) | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||
| 26 June –San Pedro Sula (Olímpico M.) | ||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 1 (1) | |||||||||||||
| Mexico | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 0 | |||||||||||||
| El Salvador | 4–5 | Dominican Republic |
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Winners qualified for2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| United States | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
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Winners qualified for the2024 Summer Olympic men's football tournament.
| United States | 3–0 | Honduras |
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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[9]
| Award | Player |
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| Golden Ball | Paxten Aaronson |
| Golden Boot | Paxten Aaronson (7 goals) |
| Golden Glove | Christopher Brady |
| Fair Play Award | Dominican Republic |
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Brady |
There were 151 goals scored in 39 matches, for an average of 3.87 goals per match.
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5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Terick MonsantoEvander NeddKamron HabibullahMaël HenryJosimar AlcócerBrandon CalderónEnyel EscoeShawn JohnsonEduardo HernándezMario PenalverRey RodríguezRomario TorrezRayvian JobIsrael BoatwrightGuillermo de PeñaAnyelo GomezRonald ArévaloDaniel CruzHarold OsorioEduardo RivasAlexander RomeroCarlos SantosOmar VillagránAdelson BelizaireBryan DestinWatz LeazardMiguel CarrascoIsaac CastilloJeyson ContrerasOdin RamosGeremy RodasAaron ZúñigaZion ScarlettTarick XiminesJonathan PérezChristian TorresIsaías ViolanteKevin GarridoRicardo GordayReal GillKaihim ThomasNoah AllenAlejandro Alvarado Jr.Caden ClarkMauricio CuevasDiego LunaJalen NealRokas Pukštas1 own goal
Sebastián Mañón(against Guatemala)Arian Recinos(against El Salvador)Dylan Pineda(against United States)Jermaine Chiuta(against United States)Ajani Mills(against Cuba)Michael Halliday(against Canada)Source:CONCACAF
The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup inArgentina.[11]
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances inFIFA U-20 World Cup |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 June 2022[12] | 16 (1981,1983,1987,1989,1993,1997,1999,2001,2003,2005,2007,2009,2013,2015,2017,2019) |
| Honduras | 28 June 2022[12] | 8 (1977,1995,1999,2005,2009,2015,2017,2019) |
| Dominican Republic | 29 June 2022[13] | 0 (debut) |
| Guatemala | 29 June 2022[13] | 1 (2011) |
Unlike the previous editions, the tournament also served as qualifier for the2024 Summer Olympic men's football tournament.[2] This was changed from the previous set-up where the CONCACAF representatives qualify for theOlympic football tournament through theirPre-Olympic Tournament.
The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the2024 Summer Olympic men's football tournament in France.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances inSummer Olympics1 |
|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 1 July 2022 | 0 (debut) |
| United States | 1 July 2022 | 14 (1904,1924,1928,1936,1948,1952,1956,1972,1984,1988,1992,1996,2000,2008) |
The champion team and the top team from each of the three CONCACAF zones, i.e., Caribbean (CFU), Central American (UNCAF), and North American (NAFU), qualified for the2023 Pan American Games men's football tournament.[3]
The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2023 Pan American Games men's football tournament inChile.[14]
| Team | Zone | Qualified on | Previous appearances inPan American Games2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | CFU | 29 June 2022 | 3 (1971,1979,2003) |
| United States | NAFU | 29 June 2022 | 12 (1959,1963,1967,1971,1975,1979,1983,1987,1991,1995,1999,2007) |
| Honduras | UNCAF | 1 July 2022 | 5 (1991,1995,1999,2007,2019) |
| Mexico | NAFU | 3 July 2022 | 15 (1955,1959,1967,1971,1975,1983,1987,1991,1995,1999,2003,2007,2011,2015,2019) |
At the end of the match between the United States and Costa Rica, violent and unsportsmanlike actions were reported. The Costa Rican Football Federation has been sanctioned with a fine and nine of its players were temporarily suspended due to infraction of the Competition Regulations and the FIFA Disciplinary Code. Likewise, one U.S. player was suspended and banned for the remainder of the competition.[15]
