2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

The 2013 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was an association football tournament that took place between February 18 and March 3, 2013. The CONCACAF U-20 Championship determined the four CONCACAF teams that would participate at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Premundial CONCACAF Sub-20 2013 (in Spanish)
2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship official logo
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
CityPuebla, Puebla
Dates (2013-02-18) (2013-03-03)February 18 – March 3, 2013
(13 days)[1]
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (12th title)
Runners-up United States
Third place El Salvador
Fourth place Cuba
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored65 (3.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Panama Amet Ramírez
(4 goals)
Best player(s)Mexico Antonio Briseño
2011
2015

Qualified teams

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Four teams qualified through the Central American qualifying tournament and five qualified through the Caribbean qualifying tournament.

Team Qualification Appearances Previous best performances World Cup
Participations
North American zone
  Canada Automatic 20th Champion (1986, 1996) 8
  Mexico (TH) Host 23rd Champion (1962, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1992, 2011) 12
  United States Automatic 21st Runner-up (1980, 1982, 1986, 1992, 2009) 12
Central American zone qualified through the Central America qualifying
  Costa Rica Group A Winner 18th Champion (1988, 2009) 8
  El Salvador Group B Winner 14th Champion (1964)
  Nicaragua Group A Runner-up 8th Second Round (1976)
  Panama Group B Runner-up 8th Fourth Place (2011) 4
Caribbean zone qualified through the Caribbean qualifying
  Haiti Group A Winner 6th Second round (1978)
  Jamaica Group B Winner 18th Third Place (1970) 1
  Puerto Rico Group A Runner-up 7th First Round (1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984)
  Cuba Group B Runner-up 11th Runner-up (1970, 1974)
  Curaçao Best Third Place Finish 12th Third Place (1962)

Note: no titles or runners-up between 1998 and 2007.
Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting the event.

Venues

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Puebla
Estadio Cuauhtemoc Estadio Olímpico de C.U.
Capacity: 49,000 Capacity: 20,700
   

Squads

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Group stage

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The draw for the group stage was made on 21 November 2012. All times listed are local time, (UTC−06:00)

Key to colours in group tables
Top 2 teams in each group advanced to the quarterfinals

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  United States 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6
  Costa Rica 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
  Haiti 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
Haiti  1–2  United States
Jean-Dany   49' Report Gil   3' (pen.)
Cuevas   26'

Costa Rica  1–0  Haiti
Ruíz   22' Report

United States  1–0  Costa Rica
Villarreal   63' Report

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Cuba 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6
  Canada 2 1 0 1 6 3 +3 3
  Nicaragua 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 0
Cuba  2–1  Canada
Reyes   69', 78' Report Vukovic   90'

Nicaragua  0–3  Cuba
Report Diz   28'
Luis   47'
Reyes   64'

Canada  5–1  Nicaragua
Piette   6'
Clarke   28', 53'
Eustaquio   38' (pen.)
McKendry   63'
Report Pavón   45' (pen.)

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Panama 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 6
  Jamaica 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 3
  Puerto Rico 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 0
Puerto Rico  1–4  Jamaica
Strain   22' Report Holness   8'
Lowe   60'
Anderson   69, 82'

Panama  4–0  Puerto Rico
Ramírez   10', 87'
Chen   84'
González   90+2'
Report

Jamaica  0–4  Panama
Report Ramírez   45', 57'
Piggott   79'
Jiménez   84'

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Mexico 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 6
  El Salvador 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 3
  Curaçao 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Mexico  3–0  Curaçao
Corona   21', 33'
Bueno   35'
Report

El Salvador  2–1  Curaçao
Ayala   25'
Mejía   65'
Report Merencia   76'

Mexico  3–0  El Salvador
Escoboza   15'
Gómez   53'
Ayala   87' (o.g.)
Report

Knockout phase

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Quarter-finalSemi-finalFinal
 
          
 
26 February
 
 
  United States4
 
1 March
 
  Canada2
 
  United States2
 
26 February
 
  Cuba0
 
  Cuba2
 
3 March
 
  Costa Rica1
 
  United States1
 
27 February
 
  Mexico (aet)3
 
  Panama1
 
1 March
 
  El Salvador3
 
  El Salvador0
 
27 February
 
  Mexico2 Third place
 
  Mexico4
 
3 March
 
  Jamaica0
 
  Cuba0
 
 
  El Salvador1
 

Quarter-finals

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Winners qualified for 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

United States  4–2  Canada
Gil   29'
Villarreal   40', 54'
Trapp   45+1'
Report Carreiro   23'
Piette   64'

Cuba  2–1  Costa Rica
Hernandez   13', 80' Report Ramirez   40'

Panama  1–3  El Salvador
Jiménez   33' Report Henriquez   55', 90+3'
Peña   80'

Mexico  4–0  Jamaica
Zamorano   12'
Bueno   43'
Flores   67'
Escoboza   75'
Report

Semi-finals

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United States  2–0  Cuba
Rodriguez   7'
Cuevas   10'
Report

El Salvador  0–2  Mexico
Report Briseño   76', 84'

Third place playoff

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Cuba  0–1  El Salvador
Report González   90+1'

Final

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United States  1–3 (a.e.t.)  Mexico
Joya   10' (pen.) Report Corona   4'
Gómez   100'
Espericueta   113' (pen.)

Player awards

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Top Goalscorer
Most Valuable Player of the tournament
Golden Glove
Team of the tournament
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards

Source:[3]

Goalscorers

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4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Final ranking

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1   Mexico (H) 5 5 0 0 15 1 +14 15 Champions
2   United States 5 4 0 1 10 6 +4 12 Runners-up
3   El Salvador 5 3 0 2 6 7 −1 9 Third place
4   Cuba 5 3 0 2 7 5 +2 9 Fourth Place
5   Panama 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 6 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6   Canada 3 1 0 2 8 7 +1 3
7   Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
8   Jamaica 3 1 0 2 4 9 −5 3
9   Haiti 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0 Eliminated in
Group stage
10   Curaçao 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
11   Nicaragua 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 0
12   Puerto Rico 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 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.

Countries to participate in 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup

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The four semi-finalist teams qualified for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

References

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  1. ^ "U-20 finals set for Mexico, U-17s to Panama". CONCACAF.com. 10 April 2012. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  2. ^ a b "U-20 semifinals moved to Cuauhtemoc". CONCACAF.com. 2013-02-28. Archived from the original on 2013-03-05. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  3. ^ a b "U-20 Championship Best Eleven revealed". CONCACAF.com. 4 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-03-05. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
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