1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament

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

1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament
Premundial CONCACAF Sub-20 1996 (in Spanish)
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
Dates (1996-04-14) (1996-04-25)14–25 April 1996
(11 days)
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Canada (2nd title)
Runners-up Mexico
Third place United States
Fourth place Costa Rica
1994
1998

Qualification

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Aruba   1–4   Netherlands Antilles 1–0 0–4
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Netherlands Antilles   4–1   Dominican Republic 4–1 0–0

Other qualification matches may have been played.[1]

Qualified teams

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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

Squads

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Group stage

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: [citation needed]
Day 1
Mexico  4 – 0  Netherlands Antilles
Day 1
El Salvador  2 – 3  Guatemala

Day 2
Mexico  1 – 0  Guatemala
Day 2
El Salvador  1 – 1  Netherlands Antilles

Day 3
Guatemala  0 – 0  Netherlands Antilles
Day 3
Mexico  2 – 0  El Salvador

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: [citation needed]
Day 1
Honduras  3 – 0  Martinique
Day 1
Jamaica  1 – 4  United States

Day 2
Honduras  0 – 1  Jamaica
Day 2
Martinique  0 – 2  United States

Day 3
Honduras  0 – 0  United States
Day 3
Jamaica  3 – 0  Martinique

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: [citation needed]
Day 1
Costa Rica  3 – 0  Nicaragua
Day 1
Canada  1 – 0  Trinidad and Tobago
Munoz   40'

Day 2
Costa Rica  5 – 0  Trinidad and Tobago
Day 2
Canada  3 – 0  Nicaragua
De Rosario   57', 85'
Jordan   67'

Day 3
Canada  2 – 0  Costa Rica
Kindel   72', 76'
Day 3
Nicaragua  1 – 6  Trinidad and Tobago

Final stage

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Qualifying group

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: [citation needed]
Day 1
Costa Rica  2 – 1  Guatemala

Day 2
Costa Rica  2 – 1  Jamaica

Day 3
Guatemala  0 – 0  Jamaica

Championship group

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions
Day 1
Mexico  2 – 2  Canada
Gutierrez   55'
Rodriguez   75'
De Rosario   57'
Kindel   87'

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

Day 3
Mexico  2 – 1  United States


 1996 CONCACAF U-20 Championship 
 
Canada

Second title

Final ranking

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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) Hosts

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

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

References

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