2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying

2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying took place between 23 February and 2 March 2024 across five countries in Central America and the Caribbean. The teams competed for six of the twelve berths in the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship final tournament.[1]

2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying stage
Tournament details
Host countriesNicaragua (Group A)
Antigua and Barbuda (Group B)
Guatemala (Group C)
Trinidad and Tobago (Group D)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (Groups E and F)
Dates23 February – 2 March 2024
Teams27 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored204 (4.25 per match)
Top scorer(s) Azarni Callwood
(6 goals)

The qualifying tournament featured changes in its format from the previous two editions. The number of participating teams in qualifying was increased as only six teams were exempt from this stage. Consequently, the qualifying groups were also increased from four to six, with the six group winners qualifying for the final tournament instead of the four teams that qualified in the previous two editions.[2]

As in the 2020 edition, each qualifying group took place in one of the nations that made it up.

Teams

The 41 CONCACAF teams were ranked based on the CONCACAF Men's Under-20 Ranking as of 12 June 2023.[3] A total of 33 teams entered the qualifying or the final tournament. The highest-ranked 6 entrants were exempt from qualifying and advanced directly to the group stage of the final tournament, while the lowest-ranked 27 entrants had to participate in qualifying, with the six group winners joining the six top-ranked teams in the group stage of the final tournament.[4]

Exempt from qualifying (6 teams)
Rank Team Points
1  United States 7,207
2  Honduras 4,573
3  Mexico 4,450
4  Panama 3,720
5  Costa Rica 2,640
6  Dominican Republic 2,555
Key to colors
Group winners advance to 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Participating in qualifying stage (27 teams)
Rank Team Points
7  Guatemala 2,470
8  El Salvador 2,445
9  Haiti 1,972
10  Cuba 1,948
11  Jamaica 1,835
12  Canada 1,805
13  Trinidad and Tobago 1,777
14  Curaçao 1,319
15  Nicaragua 1,221
16  Antigua and Barbuda 1,122
17  Puerto Rico 1,092
19  Bermuda 975
20  Saint Kitts and Nevis 930
21  Suriname 887
22  Aruba 873
23  Grenada 805
24  Belize 748
25  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 714
26  Cayman Islands 694
27  Guyana 641
29  Dominica 579
31  British Virgin Islands 458
32  Saint Martin[lower-alpha 1] 417
33  Martinique[lower-alpha 1] 399
34  Barbados 391
36  Anguilla 184
37  Turks and Caicos Islands 34
Did not enter tournament (8 teams)
Rank Team Points
18  Saint Lucia 979
28  Guadeloupe[lower-alpha 1] 626
30  Sint Maarten[lower-alpha 1] 458
35  U.S. Virgin Islands 293
38  Montserrat 0
39  French Guiana[lower-alpha 1] 0
40  Bonaire[lower-alpha 1] 0
41  Bahamas 0
Notes
  1. Non-FIFA members and thus ineligible to play in World Cup.

Draw

The draw for the qualifying round took place on 11 October 2023, 11:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami.[4] The 27 teams which entered the qualifying stage were drawn into six groups: three groups of five teams and three groups of four teams. Previously, the 27 teams had been allocated into five pots based on the CONCACAF Men's Under-20 Ranking as of 12 June 2023.[4]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5
  •  Cayman Islands
  •  Guyana
  •  Dominica
  •  British Virgin Islands
  •  Saint Martin
  •  Martinique
  •  Barbados
  •  Anguilla
  •  Turks and Caicos Islands

The draw started with pot 1 and ended with pot 5, with each team selected then allocated into the groups alphabetically. The position of the teams within their group followed the same order, with the teams from pot 1 placed on the first line and so on until the teams from pot 5 were placed on line 5.[4]

The draw resulted in the following groups (host nation marked in bold):[5]

Group A
PosTeam
A1 Cuba
A2 Nicaragua
A3 Belize
A4 British Virgin Islands
A5 Anguilla
Group B
PosTeam
B1 El Salvador
B2 Antigua and Barbuda
B3 Suriname
B4 Guyana
B5 Turks and Caicos Islands
Group C
PosTeam
C1 Guatemala
C2 Curaçao
C3 Aruba
C4 Saint Martin
C5 Barbados
Group D
PosTeam
D1 Canada
D2 Trinidad and Tobago
D3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
D4 Dominica
Group E
PosTeam
E1 Haiti
E2 Puerto Rico
E3 Saint Kitts and Nevis
E4 Cayman Islands
Group F
PosTeam
F1 Jamaica
F2 Bermuda
F3 Grenada
F4 Martinique

Groups

The fixture list was confirmed by CONCACAF on 11 October 2023, after the draw.[6] All match times are local times as listed by CONCACAF (Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5), if different, are in parentheses).[7]

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in each group was determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.3):[1]

  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

Group A took place in Managua, Nicaragua.[8] All match times are NIT (UTC−6) and the Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5) are in parentheses, as listed by CONCACAF.[7]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cuba 4 4 0 0 18 2 +16 12 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2  Nicaragua (H) 4 3 0 1 20 2 +18 9
3  British Virgin Islands 4 2 0 2 8 14 −6 6
4  Belize 4 1 0 3 7 12 −5 3
5  Anguilla 4 0 0 4 2 25 −23 0
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Cuba 13–0 Anguilla
  • Campos 3', 25', 30'
  • Mena 13' (pen.)
  • Camejo 15'
  • K. Pérez 27'
  • D. Pérez 40', 47', 71'
  • Mendoza 41' (pen.)
  • Rodríguez 62'
  • Vega 77', 90+6'
 Report
Referee: Sergio Reyna (Guatemala)
Nicaragua 8–0 British Virgin Islands
  • Gutiérrez 6'
  • Castillo 12', 39'
  • Cayasso 25'
  • A. Martínez 47', 61'
  • Ortiz 56'
  • I. Martínez 81'
 Report
Referee: Fernando Morón (Panama)
British Virgin Islands 1–2 Cuba
Callwood 30' Report
  • K. Pérez 14'
  • Rodríguez 66' (pen.)
Referee: Raúl Castro (Honduras)
Belize 0–6 Nicaragua
Report
  • A. Martínez 4'
  • Castillo 13', 52'
  • Bello 47'
  • Gutiérrez 50'
  • Uriarte 90+3'
Referee: Josué Ugalde (Costa Rica)
British Virgin Islands 4–3 Belize
  • Callwood 38' (pen.), 45+2'
  • Lane 40'
  • Lacey 70' (pen.)
 Report
Nicaragua 5–0 Anguilla
  • Bello 19'
  • Castillo 37'
  • Uriarte 53'
  • A. Martínez 60'
  • Cayasso 69'
 Report
Anguilla 1–3 British Virgin Islands
  • Smeins 28'
 Report
  • Callwood 18', 23', 89'
Referee: Filiberto Martínez (El Salvador)
Cuba 1–0 Belize
  • A. Casanova 12'
 Report
Referee: Sanchez Bass (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Belize 4–1 Anguilla
 Report
  • Smeins 60'
Referee: Sergio Reyna (Guatemala)
Nicaragua 1–2 Cuba
  • Uriarte 90+4'
 Report
  • Mena 50'
  • Vega 63'

Group B

Group B took place in Piggotts, Antigua and Barbuda.[9][8] All match times are AGT (UTC−4) and the Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5) are in parentheses, as listed by CONCACAF.[7]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  El Salvador 4 3 1 0 13 2 +11 10 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2  Suriname 4 3 0 1 14 8 +6 9
3  Antigua and Barbuda (H) 4 2 0 2 8 5 +3 6
4  Guyana 4 1 1 2 5 11 −6 4
5  Turks and Caicos Islands 4 0 0 4 4 18 −14 0
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
El Salvador 7–0 Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Argueta 26'
  • España 37'
  • Menjívar 41'
  • W. Díaz 67', 80'
  • López 90+1'
  • N. Díaz 90+3'
 Report
ABFA Technical Center, Piggotts
Referee: Hakeem Harvey (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Antigua and Barbuda 4–0 Guyana
  • Parker 2'
  • A. Jarvis 16' (pen.)
  • Douglas 18'
  • J. Jarvis 84'
 Report
ABFA Technical Center, Piggotts
Referee: Norberto da Silva (Curaçao)
Guyana 2–2 El Salvador
Pydana 10', 83' (pen.) Report
  • Casamalhuapa 22'
  • W. Díaz 62'
ABFA Technical Center, Piggotts
Referee: Steffon Dewar (Jamaica)
Suriname 3–2 Antigua and Barbuda
  • Pinas 16'
  • Prijor 45+4' (pen.)
  • van Gom 89'
 Report
  • Gonsalves 69'
  • D. Gumbs 90+5'
ABFA Technical Center, Piggotts
Referee: Lukasz Szpala (United States)
Guyana 1–4 Suriname
  • Martin 76'
 Report
  • Pinas 8'
  • Rijssel 36'
  • Prijor 85'
  • Misidjang 89'
ABFA Technical Center, Piggotts
Antigua and Barbuda 2–1 Turks and Caicos Islands
  • J. Jarvis 54'
  • Douglas 82'
 Report
  • Louisy 90+4' (pen.)
ABFA Technical Center, Piggotts
Referee: Tristley Bassue (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Turks and Caicos Islands 1–2 Guyana
  • Martin 89'
 Report
  • Rowland 32', 54'
ABFA Technical Center, Piggotts
Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón (Mexico)
El Salvador 3–0 Suriname
  • Argueta 17'
  • Delgado 25'
  • Casamalhuapa 65'
 Report
ABFA Technical Center, Piggotts
Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago)
Suriname 7–2 Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Olfers 5'
  • Pinas 14', 32'
  • Misidjang 18'
  • Prijor 20', 31'
  • Kluivert 45+1'
 Report
  • Williams 29'
  • Gedeon 87'
ABFA Technical Center, Piggotts
Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón (Mexico)
Antigua and Barbuda 0–1 El Salvador
Report
  • Guardado 58'
ABFA Technical Center, Piggotts
Referee: Lukasz Szpala (United States)

Group C

Group C took place in Guatemala City, Guatemala.[8] All match times are GTT (UTC−6) and the Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5) are in parentheses, as listed by CONCACAF.[7]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Guatemala (H) 4 4 0 0 15 1 +14 12 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2  Curaçao 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1 7
3  Aruba 4 1 2 1 6 7 −1 5
4  Barbados 4 1 1 2 6 7 −1 4
5  Saint Martin 4 0 0 4 2 15 −13 0
Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 2024. Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Curaçao 1–0 Saint Martin
Bernardina 90+3' Report
Referee: José Torres (Puerto Rico)
Guatemala 3–1 Barbados
 Report Massiah 28'
Referee: Adonis Carrasco (Dominican Republic)
Aruba 1–1 Curaçao
Van Kilsdonk 25' Report Marchena 72'
Referee: Jaime Herrera (El Salvador)
Saint Martin 0–6 Guatemala
Report
  • Flanders 13' (o.g.)
  • Evans 44', 61', 68'
  • Méndez 56'
  • Sagastume 90+3'
Referee: Reginald Gumbs (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Saint Martin 0–4 Aruba
Report
  • Van Kilsdonk 19', 41', 45'
  • Jo. Kruydenhof 39'
Referee: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)
Curaçao 1–0 Barbados
  • Inesia 31'
 Report
Referee: Oliver Vergara (Panama)
Barbados 4–2 Saint Martin
  • Webster 1'
  • Taylor 77'
  • Vanterpool-Nurse 80', 90+1'
 Report
  • Joe 42'
  • Peters 74'
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
Guatemala 5–0 Aruba
  • Muñoz 8'
  • Méndez 24', 37' (pen.)
  • Evans 45'
  • De la Cruz 85'
 Report
Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)
Aruba 1–1 Barbados
 Report
  • Harewood 35'
Referee: Oliver Vergara (Panama)
Curaçao 0–1 Guatemala
Report
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

Group D

Group D took place in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.[8] All match times are TTT (UTC−4) and the Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5) are in parentheses, as listed by CONCACAF.[7]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 9 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2  Trinidad and Tobago (H) 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
3  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 1 0 2 5 9 −4 3
4  Dominica 3 0 0 3 2 16 −14 0
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Canada 8–0 Dominica
 Report
Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Trinidad and Tobago 3–2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Cooper 36'
  • Noel 64'
  • Chaves 90+5'
 Report
  • Franklyn 3' (pen.)
  • Pierre 28'
Referee: José Fuentes (Guatemala)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0–4 Canada
Report
Referee: Okeito Nicholson (Jamaica)
Dominica 0–5 Trinidad and Tobago
Report
  • Chaves 3'
  • Noel 19', 35'
  • Cardines 37'
  • Garcia 83'
Referee: Jefferson Escobar (Honduras)
Dominica 2–3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Richards 40'
  • Thomas 90+5'
 Report
  • Cain 10' (pen.)
  • Franklin 44'
  • Pierre 90+2'
Referee: José Valladares (Honduras)
Trinidad and Tobago 0–3 Canada
Report
Referee: Shavin Greene (Guyana)

Group E

Group E took place in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis.[8][10] All match times are TTT (UTC−4) and the Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5) are in parentheses, as listed by CONCACAF.[7]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Haiti 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2  Puerto Rico 3 1 2 0 7 2 +5 5
3  Saint Kitts and Nevis (H) 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3
4  Cayman Islands 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Haiti 4–1 Cayman Islands
  • Lebrun 12'
  • Destin 56', 80', 90+5' (pen.)
 Report Campbell 61'
Referee: Timothy Derry (Trinidad and Tobago)
Puerto Rico 5–0 Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Biaggi 5'
  • Otero 24'
  • Wattley 47' (o.g.)
  • Cruz 85'
  • Medina 88'
 Report
Referee: Moeth Gaymes (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
Cayman Islands 1–1 Puerto Rico
Byles 23' Report Donato 79'
Referee: Ken Pennyfeather (Antigua and Barbuda)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0–4 Haiti
Report
  • Destin 6'
  • Isaie 9'
  • Vilsaint 45+3'
  • Jean-Francois 87'
Referee: Víctor Cáceres (Mexico)
Haiti 1–1 Puerto Rico
  • Belmar 71'
 Report
  • Menendez 39'
Referee: Christopher Mason (Jamaica)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 3–0 Cayman Islands
  • Hamilton 16', 45+1', 81'
 Report
Referee: Nelson Salgado (Honduras)

Group F

Group F also took place in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis.[8][10] All match times are TTT (UTC−4) and the Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5) are in parentheses, as listed by CONCACAF.[7]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jamaica 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2  Martinique 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
3  Bermuda 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
4  Grenada 3 0 1 2 5 8 −3 1
Source: CONCACAF
Bermuda 2–1 Grenada
  • Ming 37'
  • Robinson 71'
 Report Valcin 42'
Referee: Sergio Rozenhout (Suriname)
Jamaica 1–0 Martinique
Blake 67' Report
Referee: Víctor Rivas (United States)
Martinique 2–1 Bermuda
  • Gervais 33'
  • Guillaume 63'
 Report
  • Robinson 82'
Referee: David Gómez (Costa Rica)
Grenada 0–2 Jamaica
Report
  • Simmonds 30'
  • Barrett 82'
Referee: Randy Encarnación (Dominican Republic)
Grenada 4–4 Martinique
  • Redhead 9', 84'
  • Valcin 36'
  • Juba 70'
 Report
  • Léria 4'
  • Lamorandière 14', 35', 80'
Referee: Filip Dujic (Canada)
Jamaica 3–2 Bermuda
  • R. Gordon 2'
  • Reynolds 11'
  • A. Gordon 83'
 Report
  • Deroza 50'
  • Dill 61' (pen.)
Referee: Julio Luna (Guatemala)

Goalscorers

There were 204 goals scored in 48 matches, for an average of 4.25 goals per match.

6 goals

  • Azarni Callwood

5 goals

  • Francis Castillo

4 goals

  • Connor van Kilsdonk
  • Felix Martinez
  • Myles Morgan
  • Matthew Evans
  • Bryan Destin
  • Andrés Martínez
  • Robinio Pinas
  • Djaier Prijor

3 goals

  • Tavio Ciccarelli
  • Santiago López
  • Marcos Campos
  • David Pérez
  • Maikol Vega
  • Wilber Díaz
  • Daniel Méndez
  • Lenny Lamorandière
  • Juban Uriarte
  • De Quan Hamilton
  • Larry Noel

2 goals

  • Jared Smeins
  • Christopher Douglas
  • Javaughn Jarvis
  • Khalil Vanterpool-Nurse
  • Isaac Taegar
  • Riley Robinson
  • Sergei Kozlovskiy
  • Kevaughn Tavernier
  • Leandro Mena
  • Karel Pérez
  • Samuel Rodríguez
  • Christopher Argueta
  • Kiano Casamalhuapa
  • Caleb Redhead
  • Vijay Valcin
  • Olger Escobar
  • Nathaniel Pydana
  • Ezekial Rowland
  • Oliver Bello
  • Kenler Cayasso
  • Joab Gutiérrez
  • Kirtney Franklyn
  • Steven Pierre
  • Donagay Misidjang
  • Michael Chaves

1 goal

  • Eroy Gonsalves
  • Davian Gumbs
  • Aiden Jarvis
  • Javauhn Parker
  • Joachim Kruydenhof
  • Nathan La Cruz
  • Shamari Harewood
  • Rovaldo Massiah
  • Ethan Taylor
  • Xavier Webster
  • Jaheim Mena
  • Xahvi Deroza
  • Hayden Dill
  • Sachiel Ming
  • Johari Lacey
  • Curtis Lane
  • Alessandro Biello
  • Justin Byles
  • Joshwa Campbell
  • Michael Camejo
  • Aniel Casanova
  • Cristian Mendoza
  • Damienthly Bernardina
  • Luigi Inesia
  • Tarino Marchena
  • Ajani Richards
  • Keeyan Thomas
  • Néstor Delgado
  • Nelson Díaz
  • Daniel España
  • Christopher Guardado
  • Darwin López
  • Walter Menjívar
  • David Juba
  • Axel de la Cruz
  • Rudy Muñoz
  • Héctor Prillwitz
  • Justin Racancoj
  • Selvin Sagastume
  • Matrim Martin
  • Joseph Belmar
  • Chris Jean-Francois
  • Louis Isaie
  • Schneilorens Lebrun
  • Jaylen-Andre Vilsaint
  • Ronaldo Barrett
  • Romain Blake
  • Ashton Gordon
  • Robino Gordon
  • Fabian Reynolds
  • Nicholas Simmonds
  • Hervinsonn Gervais
  • Awom Guillaume
  • Kerane Léria
  • Izamuel Martínez
  • Fredy Ortiz
  • Adrian Biaggi
  • Daniel Cruz
  • Benjamin Donato
  • Luis Medina
  • Fabian Menendez
  • Sebastián Otero
  • Jaheem Joe
  • Brenton Peters
  • Frankroy Cain
  • Jereno van Gom
  • Girayno Kluivert
  • Yamano Olfers
  • Jermaine Rijssel
  • Rio Cardines
  • Cody Cooper
  • Derrel Garcia
  • Hency Gedeon
  • Christopher Louisy
  • Emmanuel Martin
  • Cory Williams

1 own goal

  • Kejorn Wattley (against Puerto Rico)
  • Tyler Flanders (against Guatemala)

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