1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament

1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament
Premundial CONCACAF Sub-20 1996 (Spanish)
Tournament details
Host country Mexico
Dates (1996-04-14) (1996-04-25)14 April 25 April 1996
(11 days)
Teams 12 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions  Canada (2nd title)
Runners-up  Mexico
Third place  United States
Fourth place  Costa Rica

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

Qualified teams

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

Group stage

Group 1

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
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

14 April 1996
Day 1
Mexico  4 – 0  Netherlands Antilles

14 April 1996
Day 1
El Salvador  2 – 3  Guatemala

16 April 1996
Day 2
Mexico  1 – 0  Guatemala

16 April 1996
Day 2
El Salvador  1 – 1  Netherlands Antilles

18 April 1996
Day 3
Guatemala  0 – 0  Netherlands Antilles

18 April 1996
Day 3
Mexico  2 – 0  El Salvador

Group 2

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
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

15 April 1996
Day 1
Honduras  3 – 0  Martinique

15 April 1996
Day 1
Jamaica  1 – 4  United States

17 April 1996
Day 2
Honduras  0 – 1  Jamaica

17 April 1996
Day 2
Martinique  0 – 2  United States

19 April 1996
Day 3
Honduras  0 – 0  United States

19 April 1996
Day 3
Jamaica  3 – 0  Martinique

Group 3

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
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

15 April 1996
Day 1
Costa Rica  3 – 0  Nicaragua

15 April 1996
Day 1
Canada  1 – 0  Trinidad and Tobago
Munoz  40'

17 April 1996
Day 2
Costa Rica  5 – 0  Trinidad and Tobago

17 April 1996
Day 2
Canada  3 – 0  Nicaragua
De Rosario  57', 85'
Jordan  67'

19 April 1996
Day 3
Canada  2 – 0  Costa Rica
Kindel  72', 76'

19 April 1996
Day 3
Nicaragua  1 – 6  Trinidad and Tobago

Final stage

Qualifying group

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
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

21 April 1996
Day 1
Costa Rica  2 – 1  Guatemala

23 April 1996
Day 2
Costa Rica  2 – 1  Jamaica

25 April 1996
Day 3
Guatemala  0 – 0  Jamaica

Championship group

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
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

21 April 1996
Day 1
Mexico  2 – 2  Canada
Gutierrez  55'
Rodriguez  75'
De Rosario  57'
Kindel  87'

23 April 1996
Day 2
Canada  2 – 0  United States
De Rosario  81'
Jordan  83'

25 April 1996
Day 3
Mexico  2 – 1  United States


 1996 CONCACAF U-20 Championship 

Canada
Second title

Final Ranking

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) Host.

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

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

References

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