1978 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament
The 1978 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was held in Honduras. It also served as qualification for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Teams
The following teams entered the tournament:| Region | Team |
| Caribbean (CFU) | |
| Central America (UNCAF) | |
| North America (NAFU) |
Round 1
Group A
Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Tegucigalpa| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | –14 | 0 |
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Group B
Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 0 |
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Group C
Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | –6 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | –11 | 0 |
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Group D
Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 0 |
Round 2
Group A
Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 1 |
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Group B
Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | –8 | 0 |
Semifinals
----Qualification to World Youth Championship
The two best performing teams qualified for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.*