2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship


The 2022 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was the 7th edition of the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, the men's under-20 international football tournament organized by CONCACAF. It was held in Honduras, in the cities of San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa.
On 16 September 2021, a new format was announced: the sixteen member associations ranked 1st to 16th would qualify for the group stage while the remaining nineteen member associations would have to play in the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying tournament to qualify for the knockout stage. The qualifying tournament took place from 5 to 13 November 2021 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
The competition determined not only the four CONCACAF representatives at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina and at the [Football at the 2023 Pan American Games – Men's tournament|2023 Football at the Pan American Games|Pan American Games men's association football|football tournament] in Chile, but also the two CONCACAF representatives at the 2024 Summer Olympics in France.
The United States were the defending champions of the competition, since they were the champions in the 2018 edition and the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The United States once again successfully defended the title, defeating the biggest surprise of the tournament Dominican Republic 6–0 in the final for their third CONCACAF U-20 Championship title.

Qualified teams

Twenty national teams participated in the tournament: the sixteen best ranked national teams, that qualified directly to the tournament, plus four national teams qualified through the 2021 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying.
RoundTeamQualificationAppearancePrevious best performancePrevious FIFA U-20 World Cup appearances
Group stage 25th 16
Group stage27th 16
Group stage12th 6
Group stage 20th 8
Group stage21st 9
Group stage18th [|1]
Group stage14th 1
Group stage10th 0
Group stage24th 8
Group stage21st [|2]
Group stage20th 1
Group stage21st 1
Group stage5th 0
Group stage7th 0
Group stage4th 0
Group stage3rd 0
Knockout stage14th 0
Knockout stage6th 0
Knockout stage9th 0
Knockout stage10th 0

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Venues

On 24 February 2022, CONCACAF confirmed three stadiums for the tournament.
During the competition, Estadio Yankel Rosenthal was used as a provisional venue due to problems with the playing pitch at Estadio Morazán caused by very heavy rainfall in San Pedro Sula. Some matches were relocated to the Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano and Estadio Yankel Rosenthal.

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2003 were eligible to compete. Each team had to register a squad of 20 players, two of whom had to be goalkeepers.

Draw

The draw for the tournament was held on 3 March 2022, 12:00 AST, at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami, Florida. The 16 teams which entered the group stage were drawn into four groups of four teams. Based on the CONCACAF Men's Under-20 Ranking, the 16 teams were distributed into four pots, with teams in Pot 1 assigned to each group prior to the draw, as follows:
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Group stage

The top three teams in each group advanced to the round of 16, where they were joined by the four teams advancing from the 2021 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying.
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The ranking of teams in each group was determined as follows :
  1. Points obtained in all group matches.
  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 :
  8. *Yellow card: −1 point
  9. *Indirect red card : −3 points
  10. *Direct red card: −4 points
  11. *Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points
  12. Drawing of lots.
All times are local, CST.

Group E


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Group F


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Group G


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Group H


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Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time was played and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.

Qualified directly to the knockout stage

Qualified from 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying

Bracket


Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

Winners qualified for 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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Semi-finals

Winners qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympic men's football tournament.
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Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
AwardPlayer
Golden Ball Paxten Aaronson
Golden Boot Paxten Aaronson
Golden Glove Christopher Brady
Fair Play Award

GoalkeepersDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Christopher Brady

Qualification for international tournaments

Qualified teams for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup

The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.
TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA U-20 World Cup
28 6 202216
28 6 20228
29 6 20220
29 6 20221

Qualified teams for the 2024 Summer Olympics

Unlike the previous editions, the tournament also served as qualifier for the 2024 Summer Olympic men's football tournament. This was changed from the previous set-up where the CONCACAF representatives qualify for the Olympic football tournament through their Pre-Olympic Tournament.
The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympic men's football tournament in France.
TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in Summer Olympics1
1 7 20220
1 7 202214

Qualified teams for the 2023 Pan American Games

The champion team and the top team from each of the three CONCACAF zones, i.e., Caribbean, Central American, and North American, qualified for the 2023 Pan American Games men's football tournament.
The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2023 Pan American Games men's football tournament in Chile.
TeamZoneQualified onPrevious appearances in Pan American Games2
CFU29 6 20223
NAFU29 6 202212
UNCAF1 7 20225
NAFU3 7 202215

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