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2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying

2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying took place between 5–13 November 2021 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The teams compete for four of the twenty berths in the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship final tournament.[1]

2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying stage
Tournament details
Host countryDominican Republic
Dates5–13 November 2021
Teams18 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored131 (4.23 per match)
Top scorer(s)Curaçao Juruel Bernadina
(6 goals)
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Teams edit

The 41 CONCACAF teams were ranked based on the CONCACAF Men's Under-20 Ranking as of June 2019.[2] A total of 34 teams entered the tournament. The highest-ranked 16 entrants were exempt from qualifying and advanced directly to the group stage of the final tournament, while the lowest-ranked 18 entrants participated in qualifying, where the four group winners advanced to the round of 16 of the knockout stage of the final tournament.[3]

Exempt from qualifying (16 teams)
Rank Team Points
1   United States 7,092
2   Mexico 6,167
3   Panama 5,065
4   Honduras 4,794
5   Costa Rica 3,466
6   El Salvador 3,395
7   Cuba 2,644
8   Haiti 2,455
9   Canada 2,404
10   Trinidad and Tobago 2,395
11   Guatemala 2,187
12   Jamaica 2,089
13   Antigua and Barbuda 1,535
14   Suriname 1,327
15   Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,325
16   Aruba 1,248
Key to colours
Group winners advance to 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Participating in qualifying stage (18 teams)
Rank Team Points
17   Dominican Republic 1,232
18   Bermuda 1,214
19   Curaçao 1,194
20   Nicaragua 1,193
21   Puerto Rico 1,150
23   Saint Lucia 871
24   Grenada 856
25   Guyana 773
26   Dominica 772
27   Cayman Islands 730
28   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 723
30   Belize 655
31   Barbados 528
32   Saint Martin[a] 500
33   U.S. Virgin Islands 499
34   Sint Maarten[a] 466
36   Anguilla 55
39   British Virgin Islands 0
Did not enter tournament (7 teams)
Rank Team Points
22   Guadeloupe[a] 1,050
29   Martinique[a] 681
35   Turks and Caicos Islands 67
37   Montserrat 0
38   French Guiana[a] 0
40   Bonaire[a] 0
41   Bahamas 0
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e f Non-FIFA members and thus ineligible to play in World Cup.

Draw edit

The draw for the qualifying round took place on 17 September 2021, 11:00 EST (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami.[4] The 19 teams which initially entered the qualifying stage were drawn into four groups: three groups of five teams and one group of four teams.[5] Montserrat, initially drawn into Group C, later withdrew before the start of the tournament.[6]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5
  • (W): Withdrew after draw

Qualifying stage edit

The winners of each group qualified for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, where they enter the round of 16 of the knockout stage.

All times are local, AST (UTC-04:00). (5/6 November matches ADT (UTC-03:00).

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in each group was determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.3):[7]

  1. Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss);
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
  5. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
  6. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  7. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
    • Yellow card: −1 points;
    • Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
    • Direct red card: −4 points;
    • Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
  8. Drawing of lots.

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Curaçao 4 4 0 0 23 2 +21 12 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2   Grenada 4 3 0 1 18 6 +12 9
3   British Virgin Islands 4 2 0 2 2 11 −9 6
4   Sint Maarten 4 1 0 3 2 10 −8 3
5   Dominica 4 0 0 4 2 18 −16 0
Source: CONCACAF
Grenada  7–0  Sint Maarten
 Report
Curaçao  7–0  British Virgin Islands
 Report
Dominica  2–5  Grenada
 Report
Curaçao  2–0  Sint Maarten
 Report
Sint Maarten  2–0  Dominica
 Report
British Virgin Islands  0–4  Grenada
Report
British Virgin Islands  1–0  Sint Maarten
 Report
Dominica  0–10  Curaçao
Report
Dominica  0–1  British Virgin Islands
Report
  • Forbes   39' (pen.)
Curaçao  4–2  Grenada
 Report

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Dominican Republic (H) 4 3 1 0 12 2 +10 10 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2   Saint Lucia 4 2 2 0 10 4 +6 8
3   Belize 4 2 1 1 10 3 +7 7
4   Anguilla 4 0 1 3 2 15 −13 1
5   Saint Martin 4 0 1 3 5 15 −10 1
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Saint Lucia  5–2  Saint Martin
 Report
Dominican Republic  6–0  Anguilla
 Report
Belize  0–0  Saint Lucia
Report
Dominican Republic  2–0  Saint Martin
 Report
Saint Martin  1–6  Belize
 Report
Anguilla  0–3  Saint Lucia
Report
Anguilla  2–2  Saint Martin
  • Gayle   82', 88'
 Report
Belize  0–2  Dominican Republic
Report
Belize  4–0  Anguilla
 Report
Dominican Republic  2–2  Saint Lucia
 Report

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Puerto Rico 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3   Bermuda 3 2 0 1 6 8 −2 6
4   Barbados 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source: CONCACAF
Puerto Rico  0–3
Awarded[note 1]		  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Report
Bermuda  3–2  Barbados
 Report
Puerto Rico  1–0  Barbados
 Report
Bermuda  3–0  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 Report
Barbados  0–2  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Report
Puerto Rico  6–0  Bermuda
 Report

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Nicaragua 3 3 0 0 14 1 +13 9 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2   Cayman Islands 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
3   Guyana 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
4   U.S. Virgin Islands 3 0 0 3 3 17 −14 0
Source: CONCACAF
Guyana  0–0  Cayman Islands
Report
Nicaragua  7–0  U.S. Virgin Islands
 Report
Guyana  5–1  U.S. Virgin Islands
 Report
Nicaragua  2–1  Cayman Islands
 Report
U.S. Virgin Islands  2–5  Cayman Islands
 Report
Guyana  0–5  Nicaragua
Report

Goalscorers edit

There were 131 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 4.23 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

2 own goals

  •   Caleb Bryan (against the Dominican Republic and Saint Lucia)

Notes edit

  1. ^ Match suspended and later awarded to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines due to Puerto Rico failing to comply with Concacaf's COVID-19 protocols ahead of the fixture.[8][9]

References edit

  1. ^ "2021 Concacaf Men's U-20 Qualifiers schedule confirmed". CONCACAF. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Concacaf Men's Under-20 Ranking". CONCACAF.com.
  3. ^ "Draw reveals groups for CMU20 Qualifiers". CONCACAF.com. 17 September 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 Concacaf Men's Under-20 Qualifiers draw rescheduled for September 17". Concacaf. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Draw reveals groups for CMU20 Qualifiers". Concacaf. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 Concacaf Men's U-20 Qualifiers schedule confirmed". Concacaf. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Regulations". CONCACAF. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Suspendido el primer partido de la Selección Nacional Sub-20 Masculina" (in Spanish). Puerto Rican Football Federation. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  9. ^ "2021 CMU20 Qualifiers Statement". Concacaf. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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