This article features the 1998 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament qualifying stage. Caribbean and Central American teams entered in separate tournaments. The North American teams Canada, Mexico and the United States automatically qualified, as well as main tournament hosts Guatemala (Central America) and Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean). Twelve Caribbean teams entered, of which one qualified and four Central American teams entered, of which two qualified.
Caribbean edit
First round edit
The scores between the Netherlands Antilles and Dominica are unknown, but the Netherlands Antilles won.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Anguilla 
|
0–12 |  Grenada
|
0–7 | 0–5 |
Barbados 
|
3–1 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
1–1 | 2–0 |
Cayman Islands 
|
0–1 |  Bermuda
|
0–0 | 0–1 |
Netherlands Antilles 
|
unknown |  Dominica
|
Second round edit
Guyana, Jamaica and Puerto Rico entered the tournament in this round. Aruba, Haiti and Suriname were supposed to as well, but they did not.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Guyana 
|
3–1 | Netherlands Antilles
|
2–0 | 1–1 |
| Grenada
|
6–2 |  Puerto Rico
|
4–1 | 2–1 |
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jamaica
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 6 |
| Barbados
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Bermuda
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | –10 | 0 |
| Jamaica
|
6–2 | Barbados
| |
| Barbados
|
5–1 | Bermuda
| |
| Jamaica
|
6–0 | Bermuda
|
Final Round edit
Antigua and Barbuda entered the tournament this round. Group winners Jamaica qualified for the main tournament.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | +20 | 9 |
| Grenada
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 6 |
| Guyana
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | –6 | 3 |
 Antigua and Barbuda
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | –12 | 0 |
| Jamaica
|
6–1 | Grenada
| |
| Antigua and Barbuda
|
1–3 | Guyana
| |
| Jamaica
|
6–0 | Guyana
| |
| Antigua and Barbuda
|
0–1 | Grenada
| |
| Antigua and Barbuda
|
0–9 | Jamaica
| |
| Grenada
|
2–0 | Guyana
|
Central America edit
First round edit
Honduras received a bye because Nicaragua withdrew.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
El Salvador 
|
4–5 |  Panama
|
3–2 | 1–3 |
Second round edit
Costa Rica qualified directly for the main tournament because Belize withdrew. Honduras also qualified by beating Panama.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Honduras 
|
3–2 | Panama
|
2–1 | 1–1 |
Qualified for Main Tournament edit
Costa Rica (Central American winner, but without playing)
Honduras (Central American winner)
Jamaica (Caribbean winner)
