2018_CONCACAF_U-20_Championship

2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

International football competition


The 2018 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was the 6th edition of the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship (27th edition if all eras included), the men's under-20 international football tournament organized by CONCACAF. It was hosted at Bradenton, Florida, United States between 1–21 November 2018.

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A new format was announced, removing the regional Central American and Caribbean qualifiers and guaranteeing each entrant a minimum of four competitive games.[1]

The competition would determine the four CONCACAF representatives at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland,[1] The United States, Mexico, Panama and Honduras qualified. It would also determine the CONCACAF teams playing at the 2019 Pan American Games men's football tournament in Lima, Peru.[2]

The United States were the defending champions of the competition. They successfully defended their title as hosts, winning the final 2–0 against Mexico for their 2nd CONCACAF U-20 Championship title.[3]

Teams

Unlike previous tournament, there was no qualification for this edition, and a total of 34 teams (out of 41 CONCACAF members) directly entered the final tournament.[1][4] Among them are all three members of the North American Football Union (NAFU), all seven members of the Central American Football Union (UNCAF), and 24 (out of 31) members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU).

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Notes
  1. Includes appearances as the Netherlands Antilles.
  2. Non-FIFA members and thus ineligible to play in the qualification stage.
Did not enter
  •  Anguilla
  •  Bahamas
  •  Bonaire
  •  British Virgin Islands
  •  French Guiana
  •  Montserrat (withdrew)
  •  Turks and Caicos Islands

Venues

Matches were at played at four stadiums in the IMG Academy:

  • IMG Academy Stadium
  • IMG Soccer Stadium
  • IMG Soccer Complex Field #2
  • IMG Soccer Complex Field #11
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Draw

The draw for the final tournament was held on 13 September 2018, 10:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami.[5] Based on the CONCACAF Men's Under-20 Ranking, the top six ranked teams were seeded into position one of each group, while the remaining 28 teams were distributed in five pots as follows:[4]

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The 34 teams were drawn into six groups: four groups of six teams and two groups of five teams. The winners from each group in the group stage advance to the qualification stage, where the six teams are divided into two groups of three teams (winners of Groups A, C and E in one group, winners of Groups B, D and F in another group). The top two teams from each group in the qualification stage qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, with the group winners also advancing to the final to decide the champions of the CONCACAF U-20 Championship.

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 1999 are eligible to compete. Each team must submit a provisional 35-player roster (4 must be goalkeepers) and a final 20-player roster (2 must be goalkeepers). After the completion of the group stage, a team advancing to the qualification stage may replace up to six players with those from the provisional roster.[6]

Group stage

The winners of each group in the group stage advance to the qualification stage. If the winners of a group is a non-FIFA member, the highest-ranked FIFA member in the group advances to the qualification stage (Regulations Article 12.9).[6]

Tiebreakers (both group stage and qualification stage)

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows (regulations Articles 12.5 and 12.8):[6]

  1. points obtained in all group matches;
  2. goal difference in all group matches;
  3. number of goals scored in all group matches;

If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:

  1. points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. fair play points in all group matches:
    • first yellow card: minus 1 point;
    • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
    • direct red card: minus 4 points;
    • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
  5. drawing of lots by CONCACAF.

All times are local, EDT (UTC−4) up to 3 November, EST (UTC−5) starting 4 November.[7]

Group A

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Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Trinidad and Tobago, 3–2 ...
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
More information Suriname, 13–2 ...
Referee: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)
More information United States, 7–1 ...
Referee: Hector Martínez (Honduras)

More information Puerto Rico, 1–5 ...
Referee: Adonai Escobedo Gonzalez (Mexico)
More information Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1–2 ...
Referee: Benjamín Pineda Avila (Costa Rica)
More information U.S. Virgin Islands, 0–13 ...
Attendance: 620
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

More information Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 3–0 ...
More information Suriname, 1–2 ...
More information United States, 6–1 ...
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Juan Calderón Pérez (Costa Rica)

More information Puerto Rico, 8–0 ...
Referee: Benjamín Pineda Avila (Costa Rica)
More information Trinidad and Tobago, 0–2 ...
Referee: Bryan López Castellanos (Guatemala)
More information Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 0–6 ...
Attendance: 130
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)

More information Puerto Rico, 4–2 ...
More information U.S. Virgin Islands, 0–3 ...
More information United States, 7–0 ...
Referee: Ismael Cornejo Meléndez (El Salvador)

Group B

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Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Non-FIFA members and thus ineligible to play in the qualification stage.
More information Mexico, 7–0 ...
More information Jamaica, 1–0 ...
Referee: Trevester Richards (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
More information Aruba, 1–1 ...
Referee: José Kellys Marquez (Panama)

More information Grenada, 0–3 ...
Referee: Fernando Morón Valdelamar (Panama)
More information Nicaragua, 0–3 ...
More information Saint Martin, 0–4 ...
Referee: Mario Escobar Toca (Guatemala)

More information Grenada, 5–2 ...
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren (Canada)
More information Aruba, 1–2 ...
More information Mexico, 2–2 ...
Referee: Hector Martínez (Honduras)

More information Nicaragua, 2–0 ...
Referee: Patrick Senecharles (Haiti)
More information Jamaica, 7–1 ...
Referee: Oliver Vergara (Panama)
More information Grenada, 0–8 ...
Referee: José Kellys Marquez (Panama)

More information Nicaragua, 0–2 ...
More information Saint Martin, 0–11 ...
More information Mexico, 10–0 ...
Referee: Gladwyn Johnson (Guyana)

Group C

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Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Non-FIFA members and thus ineligible to play in the qualification stage.
More information Cuba, 6–1 ...
More information Antigua and Barbuda, 6–1 ...
More information Honduras, 7–1 ...
Referee: Iván Cisneros (El Salvador)

More information Dominican Republic, 1–2 ...
Referee: Gladwyn Johnson (Guyana)
More information Belize, 0–1 ...
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)
More information Sint Maarten, 0–12 ...
Referee: Edgar Rangel Araujo (Mexico)

More information Belize, 4–2 ...
More information Antigua and Barbuda, 0–3 ...
Referee: Oliver Vergara (Panama)
More information Honduras, 3–1 ...
Referee: Ismael Cornejo Meléndez (El Salvador)

More information Dominican Republic, 12–1 ...
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
More information Belize, 0–4 ...
More information Cuba, 3–0 ...
Referee: Adonai Escobedo Gonzalez (Mexico)

More information Dominican Republic, 6–0 ...
Referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios (Mexico)
More information Sint Maarten, 0–7 ...
Referee: Bryan López Castellanos (Guatemala)
More information Honduras, 4–3 ...
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)

Group D

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Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Non-FIFA members and thus ineligible to play in the qualification stage.
More information Saint Kitts and Nevis, 0–1 ...
Referee: Bryan López Castellanos (Guatemala)
More information Panama, 4–0 ...
More information Canada, 4–0 ...
Referee: Juan Calderón Pérez (Costa Rica)

More information Guadeloupe, 1–2 ...
Referee: Benbito Celima (Haiti)
More information Dominica, 3–2 ...
More information Martinique, 1–5 ...
Referee: Patrick Senecharles (Haiti)

More information Dominica, 2–1 ...
More information Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2–3 ...
More information Panama, 2–1 ...

More information Guadeloupe, 2–0 ...
Referee: Edgar Rangel Araujo (Mexico)
More information Canada, 1–2 ...
Referee: Mario Escobar Toca (Guatemala)
More information Dominica, 0–4 ...
Referee: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)

More information Guadeloupe, 3–0 ...
More information Martinique, 1–2 ...
More information Panama, 2–1 ...
Referee: Juan Calderón Pérez (Costa Rica)

Group E

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Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
More information Haiti, 1–0 ...
Referee: Ismael Cornejo Meléndez (El Salvador)
More information Costa Rica, 5–0 ...
Referee: Marco Ortiz Nava (Mexico)

More information Bermuda, 0–4 ...
Referee: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)
More information Barbados, 0–2 ...
Referee: Rubiel Vázquez (United States)

More information Saint Lucia, 2–1 ...
More information Costa Rica, 1–0 ...
Referee: Iván Barton Cisneros (El Salvador)

More information Saint Lucia, 1–0 ...
More information Haiti, 4–0 ...
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)

More information Barbados, 0–0 ...
Referee: Selvin Brown Chavarria (Honduras)
More information Saint Lucia, 0–6 ...
Referee: Hector Martínez (Honduras)

Group F

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Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
More information Guatemala, 4–0 ...
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)
More information El Salvador, 2–1 ...

More information Curaçao, 1–3 ...
Referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios (Mexico)
More information Cayman Islands, 1–3 ...
Referee: Okeito Nicholson (Jamaica)

More information Guyana, 2–3 ...
More information El Salvador, 2–1 ...

More information Guyana, 3–4 ...
Referee: Marco Ortiz Nava (Mexico)
More information Guatemala, 2–2 ...

More information Cayman Islands, 2–4 ...
More information Guyana, 2–0 ...
Referee: Benbito Celima (Haiti)

Qualification stage

The top two teams of each group in the qualification stage qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, with the winners of each group also advancing to the final to decide the champions of the CONCACAF U-20 Championship.

Group G

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Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Qualification stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Honduras, 1–1 ...
Referee: Ismael Cornejo Meléndez (El Salvador)

More information United States, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 1,450
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

More information Honduras, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)

Group H

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Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Qualification stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Fair play points: Mexico −1, Panama −2.
More information Panama, 1–0 ...
Referee: Hector Martínez (Honduras)

More information Mexico, 1–0 ...
Referee: Juan Calderón Pérez (Costa Rica)

More information Panama, 2–2 ...

Final

In the final, if the match is level at the end of 90 minutes, extra time is played, and if still tied after extra time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article 12.10).[6]

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Referee: Iván Barton Cisneros (El Salvador)

Awards

Winners

 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship winners 

United States
Second title

Individual awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[8]

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Goalscorers

There were 397 goals scored in 87 matches, for an average of 4.56 goals per match.

10 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Aruba Mark Jacobs (against Nicaragua)
  • Grenada Chad Phillip (against Aruba)
  • Guatemala Carlos Alvarado (against Curaçao)
  • Guyana Cecil Jackman (against Curaçao)
  • Jamaica Javain Brown (against Mexico)
  • Martinique Jean-Claude Michalet (against Panama)
  • Puerto Rico Nicolás Cardona (against United States)
  • Trinidad and Tobago Justin Homer (against United States)

Qualification for international tournaments

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 World Cup

The following four teams from CONCACAF qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

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1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Qualified teams for Pan American Games

The tournament was used to determine the four teams from CONCACAF which would qualify for the 2019 Pan American Games men's football tournament. The top team from each of the three zones, i.e., Caribbean (CFU), Central American (UNCAF), and North American (NAFU), would qualify, with the fourth team to be determined by CONCACAF at a later date.[2] However, United States declined to participate, so Mexico qualified for the North American berth.

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2 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Controversy

Cuban defectors

Twelve of the Cuban players (Arturo Hector Godoy, Bruno Manuel Rendon Cardoso, Christopher Yoel Llorente Fernandez, Danny Echeverria Diaz Frank Leidam Nodarse Chavez, Geobel Perez Oquendo, Josue Vega Alvarez, Juan Manuel Andreus Milanes, Omar Perez Ramirez Omar Proenza Calderon, Rivaldo Ibarra Thompson, Rolando Aldahir Oviendo Valdez and Yandri Romero Clark.) opted to stay in United States following the team's exit from the competition.[13]

Visa issues

Octavio Rodríguez, the assistant coach of the Guatemalan staff team and four players; Carlos Orellana (Guastatoya), Carlos Monterroso (Municipal), Nelso Iván García (Communications) and Luis Francisco Estrada (Siquinalá) were denied visas to participate in the tournament.[14] A further seven players from Honduras were also denied visas.[15]

Notes

  1. Kick-off delayed by weather.

References

  1. "Concacaf to Host Record Number of Teams in November for Its Redesigned Under-20 Championship". concacaf-web-prod.corebine.com. CONCACAF. 8 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  2. "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. "2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  4. "Schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF.com.
  5. "TSG announces the 2018 CU20 Best XI". CONCACAF. 21 November 2018.
  6. "CONCACAF trio secure tickets to Poland 2019". FIFA.com. 17 November 2018. Archived from the original on November 17, 2018.
  7. "Honduras complete CONCACAF quartet". FIFA.com. 20 November 2018. Archived from the original on November 20, 2018.
  8. "Doce futbolistas del equipo Cuba sub-20 se quedan en Estados Unidos". CiberCuba (in Spanish). 12 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  9. "Patojos sin visa a pocos días del Premundial Sub 20 de CONCACAF | La Red". La Red (in European Spanish). 18 October 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  10. "Embajada de Estados Unidos niega la visa a siete jugadores de Honduras – Diez – Diario Deportivo". Diez – Diario Deportivo (in Spanish). 2 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.

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