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2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying

Main article: 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

The qualifying stage of the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship competition is handled by two regional bodies; the Caribbean Football Union (Caribbean zone) and the UNCAF (Central American zone).

Four teams from Central America and five from the Caribbean will qualify to the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship to be played in Mexico. In addition to hosts Mexico, the United States and Canada will automatically qualify for the competition.

Caribbean zone edit

The qualification for the Caribbean Nations is organised by the Caribbean Football Union. In total five nations will qualify from the Caribbean zone for the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[1]

First round edit

The first round took place during 23–31 July 2012.

Group A edit

The group was hosted in Antigua and Barbuda and games were played the 8 to 12 August 2012. In addition to Antigua and Barbuda, the group will include Curaçao, Grenada and Dominica. Grenada were originally scheduled to host the group's games but the Grenadian FA could not afford it.[2]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Curaçao 3 2 1 0 11 5 +6 7
  Antigua and Barbuda 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 7
  Grenada 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
  Dominica 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
Curaçao  3 – 1  Grenada
N. Martina   27'
Maria   30'
van Eijman   35'		 report Pierre   76'
Attendance: 30
Antigua and Barbuda  4 – 0  Dominica
Kirwan   16'
Constant   48', 49'
Harriette   79'		 report
Attendance: 135
Dominica  1 – 5  Curaçao
Williams   17' report Martis   2'
Martina   45'
Kierindongo   63'
J. Martina   68', 80'
Attendance: 200
Antigua and Barbuda  2 – 1  Grenada
Braithwaite   83'
Thomas   89'		 report Alexander   56'
Attendance: 200
Grenada  3 – 1  Dominica
Marshall   32'
Alexander   40'
Gannes   83'		 report Charles   77'
Attendance: 300
Antigua and Barbuda  3 – 3  Curaçao
Constant   31', 35', 60' report Maria   10', 58'
Kierindongo   66'
Attendance: 900

Group B edit

Hosted in Dominican Republic.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Cuba 3 2 1 0 10 1 +9 7
  Dominican Republic 3 1 2 0 6 1 +5 5
  Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 1 1 1 3 6 −3 4
  Aruba 3 0 0 3 4 15 −11 0
Cuba  6 – 1  Aruba
Perez   38'
Wilson   53', 78'
P. Hernández   79'
Reyes   87', 90'		 report Richardson   13'
Attendance: 150
Dominican Republic  0 – 0  Saint Kitts and Nevis
report
Attendance: 500
Saint Kitts and Nevis  0 – 4  Cuba
report A. Hernández   3'
Reyes   50'
Perez   78'
Diz   90'
Attendance: 350
Dominican Republic  6 – 1  Aruba
Quezada   10', 39'
Ramirez   20', 45'
Espinal   30'
García   69'		 report Fingal   80'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Alain Georges (Haiti)
Aruba  2 – 3  Saint Kitts and Nevis
Bolivar   68'
Alexander   73'		 report Harris   35'
Flemming   55'
Liburd   87'
Attendance: 150
Dominican Republic  0 – 0  Cuba
report
Attendance: 1,050
Referee: Alain Georges (Haiti)

Group C edit

Hosted in Puerto Rico

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Haiti 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7
  Puerto Rico 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
  Bermuda 3 1 0 2 1 5 −4 3
  Barbados 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Bermuda  0 – 3  Haiti
report Johnley   29'
Dumy   30', 60'
Attendance: 50
Puerto Rico  2 – 0  Barbados
Strain   63'
Coca   82'		 report
Attendance: 1,000
Haiti  2 – 0  Barbados
Ismaël   9'
Sheelove   62'		 report
Attendance: 100
Puerto Rico  2 – 0  Bermuda
Strain   49'
Marrero   63'		 report
Attendance: 700
Barbados  0 – 2  Bermuda
report Simmons   85'
Wendell   90'
Attendance: 20
Puerto Rico  0 – 0  Haiti
report
Attendance: 2,000

Group D edit

Hosted in St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Suriname 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
  Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
  Guyana 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
Trinidad and Tobago  2 – 1  Guyana
Williams   9'
Noel   52'		 Report Bobb   41'
Attendance: 300
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  0 – 1  Suriname
Report Apai   45'
Attendance: 400
Suriname  3 – 0  Trinidad and Tobago
Eduard   33'
Apai   49', 77'		 Report
Attendance: 300
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  3 – 1  Guyana
John   32'
hoyte   43'
Toppin   83'		 Report Smartt   69'
Attendance: 400
Guyana  2 – 1  Suriname
Booker   60'
Wilson   84'		 Report[permanent dead link] Darson   18'
Attendance: 400
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  0 – 3  Trinidad and Tobago
Report Williams   6'
West   39'
Noel   44'
Attendance: 2,000

Best three overall second place from first round edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Antigua and Barbuda 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 7
  Puerto Rico 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
  Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
  Dominican Republic 3 1 2 0 6 1 +5 5

Final Round edit

The final round took place during 3–11 November 2012 in Jamaica. This second qualifying round has been referred to as the Caribbean Under 20 Finals by CONCACAF.[3]

Five of the eight teams who reached this round qualified for the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[4]

Group A edit

Hosted in Kingston, Jamaica

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Haiti 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
  Puerto Rico 3 1 1 1 3 4 –1 4
  Curaçao 3 1 0 2 3 4 –1 3
  Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 0 2 2 3 –1 3
Trinidad and Tobago  2 – 0  Puerto Rico
Henry   32'
Nesbitt   90'		 Report
Attendance: 250
Haiti  2 –1  Curaçao
Johnley   13'
Ismaël   51'		 Report Fecunda   10'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Marcos Brea (Cuba)
Puerto Rico  2 – 1  Curaçao
Marrero   61' (pen.)
Strain   65'		 Report Maria   17'
Attendance: 200
Haiti  2 – 0  Trinidad and Tobago
Luckner   31'
Pompée   47'		 Report
Attendance: 300
Curaçao  1 – 0  Trinidad and Tobago
Alberto   10' Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Marcos Brea (Cuba)
Puerto Rico  1 – 1  Haiti
Abrams   38' Report Johnley   86'
Attendance: 300

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Jamaica 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
  Cuba 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
  Antigua and Barbuda 3 1 0 2 3 4 –1 3
  Suriname 3 0 0 3 2 8 –6 0
Cuba  2 – 1  Suriname
Hernández   24', 45' Report Darson   46'
Attendance: 200
Jamaica  1 – 0  Antigua and Barbuda
Boothe   42' Report
Attendance: 375
Antigua and Barbuda  0 – 2  Cuba
Report[permanent dead link] Vaquero   81'
Santa Cruz   90'
Attendance: 150
Jamaica  3 – 0  Suriname
McFarlane   44'
Barnes   65'
Manning   90'		 Report
Attendance: 400
Suriname  1 – 3  Antigua and Barbuda
Bodji   6' Report Martin   48'
Harriette   50'
McDonald   56'
Attendance: 150
Jamaica  0 – 0  Cuba
Report
Attendance: 1,200

Best runner-up from Final round edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Curaçao 3 1 0 2 3 4 –1 3
  Antigua and Barbuda 3 1 0 2 3 4 –1 3

As Curaçao and Antigua and Barbuda both had equal goal difference and points, Damien Hughes of the CFU tossed a coin to decide which team would participate in the Championship during half-time of the final Jamaica vs Cuba game in Group B. Curaçao won the toss.[5]

Central American zone edit

2013 UNCAF U20 Qualifying
Tournament details
Host countriesGuatemala
Honduras
Dates17–29 July 2012
Teams6 (from 6 associations)

The qualification for the Central American Nations is organised by UNCAF. The top two nations in each group will qualify for the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[6] Belize chose not to participate. The schedule was published on 25 June 2012.[7]

Key to colours in group tables
Top 2 teams in each group advanced to the CONCACAF U-20 Championship

Group A edit

This group is to be hosted in Honduras and games are scheduled for 17 to 21 July 2012. In addition to Honduras, the group will include Costa Rica and Nicaragua.[6]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Costa Rica 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
  Nicaragua 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
  Honduras 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
Costa Rica  3 – 2  Nicaragua
Flores   59'
Sosa   68'   90'		 Report Chavarría   60'   76'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Rolando Vidal (PAN)
Honduras  0 – 0  Costa Rica
Report
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Marlon Mejía (SLV)
Honduras  0 – 1  Nicaragua
Report Chavarría   24'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Juan Guerra (GUA)

Group B edit

This group is to be hosted in Guatemala and games are scheduled for 25 to 29 July 2012. In addition to Guatemala, the group will include El Salvador and Panama.[6]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  El Salvador 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3
  Panama 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3
  Guatemala 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
Guatemala  1 – 0  El Salvador
Ruiz   43' Report
Attendance: 3,853
Referee: Jeffrey Solís (CRC)
El Salvador  4 – 3  Panama
Peña   12'
Henríquez   27'  59'
González  45'		 Report Arroyo   6'
Muñoz   68'
Stephens   73'
Attendance: 359
Referee: Armando Castro (HON)
Guatemala  0 – 1  Panama
Report

Eighteen players were banned for a combined 94 games for their actions following the Panama's 1–0 win over Guatemala.[8]

Player Number of international
games suspended for
  •   Alvaro Tuna
  •   Junior Andrade
  •   Albert Barrientos
 12
6
  •   Mynor Padilla
  •   Franklin Garcia
  •   Abdiel Arroyode
 2
  •   Jose Abreu
  •   Alfredo Stephens
  •   Pedro Jeanine
  •   Amet Ramirez
 1

References edit

  1. ^ "Caribbean U-20 qualifying revealed". concacaf.com. 11 June 2012. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  2. ^ Baptiste, Neto (13 July 2012). "Antigua to host CFU youth qualifier group". Antigua Observer. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Cuba reaches Caribbean U-20 finals". CONCACAF.com. 31 July 2012. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Haiti, Puerto Rico move on in U-20s". www.concacaf.com. July 30, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-08-05.
  5. ^ "Antigua wins; Curacao in U-20s on coin flip". CONCACAF. 11 November 2012. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  6. ^ a b c "ELIMINATORIA SUB 20 MASCULINA DE UNCAF" (in Spanish). UNCAF.net. 16 April 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  7. ^ CONCACAF.com – Costa Rica-Nicaragua to open UNCAF U-20s Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine – 25 June 2012
  8. ^ "UNCAF issues bans for U-20 brawl". CONCACAF.com. 2 August 2012. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
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