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1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament

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1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament
Premundial CONCACAF Sub-20 1996 (in Spanish)
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
Dates (1996-04-14) (1996-04-25)14–25 April 1996
(11 days)
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Canada (2nd title)
Runners-up Mexico
Third place United States
Fourth place Costa Rica
← 1994
1998 ⊟

The 1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament was a football tournament that was played in April 1996 in Mexico. It determined the four CONCACAF teams that participated at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.[1]

Qualification

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Aruba  1–4  Netherlands Antilles 1–0 0–4
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Netherlands Antilles  4–1  Dominican Republic 4–1 0–0

Other qualification matches may have been played.[1]

Qualified teams

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The following teams entered the tournament:

Region Team(s)
Caribbean (CFU)  Jamaica
 Martinique
 Netherlands Antilles
 Trinidad and Tobago
Central America (UNCAF)  Costa Rica
 El Salvador
 Guatemala
 Honduras
 Nicaragua
North America (NAFU)  Canada
 Mexico (host)
 United States

Squads

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Main article: 1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament squads

Group stage

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 3 3 0 0 7 0 7 9 Qualified to Malaysia 1997
2  Guatemala 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Qualified to Qualifying group
3  Netherlands Antilles 3 0 2 1 1 5 −4 2
4  El Salvador 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
Day 1
Mexico 4 – 0 Netherlands Antilles
Day 1
El Salvador 2 – 3 Guatemala
Day 2
Mexico 1 – 0 Guatemala
Day 2
El Salvador 1 – 1 Netherlands Antilles
Day 3
Guatemala 0 – 0 Netherlands Antilles
Day 3
Mexico 2 – 0 El Salvador

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 2 1 0 6 1 5 7 Qualified to Malaysia 1997
2  Jamaica 3 2 0 1 5 4 1 6 Qualified to Qualifying group
3  Honduras 3 1 1 1 3 1 2 4
4  Martinique 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Source: [citation needed]
Day 1
Honduras 3 – 0 Martinique
Day 1
Jamaica 1 – 4 United States
Day 2
Honduras 0 – 1 Jamaica
Day 2
Martinique 0 – 2 United States
Day 3
Honduras 0 – 0 United States
Day 3
Jamaica 3 – 0 Martinique

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 3 3 0 0 6 0 6 9 Qualified to Malaysia 1997
2  Costa Rica 3 2 0 1 8 2 6 6 Qualified to Qualifying group
3  Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 0 2 6 7 −1 3
4  Nicaragua 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: [citation needed]
Day 1
Costa Rica 3 – 0 Nicaragua
Day 1
Canada 1 – 0 Trinidad and Tobago
Munoz 40'
Day 2
Costa Rica 5 – 0 Trinidad and Tobago
Day 2
Canada 3 – 0 Nicaragua
De Rosario 57', 85'
Jordan 67'
Day 3
Canada 2 – 0 Costa Rica
Kindel 72', 76'
Day 3
Nicaragua 1 – 6 Trinidad and Tobago

Final stage

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Qualifying group

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 6 Qualified to Malaysia 1997
2  Guatemala 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
3  Jamaica 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source: [citation needed]
Day 1
Costa Rica 2 – 1 Guatemala
Day 2
Costa Rica 2 – 1 Jamaica
Day 3
Guatemala 0 – 0 Jamaica

Championship group

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada (C) 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 4 1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament champions
2  Mexico 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 4
3  United States 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions
Day 1
Mexico 2 – 2 Canada
Gutierrez 55'
Rodriguez 75'		 De Rosario 57'
Kindel 87'
Day 2
Canada 2 – 0 United States
De Rosario 81'
Jordan 83'
Day 3
Mexico 2 – 1 United States


 1996 CONCACAF U-20 Championship 

Canada
Second title

Final ranking

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Canada 5 4 1 0 10 2 8 13 Champions
2  Mexico (H) 5 4 1 0 11 3 8 13 Runners-up
3  United States 5 2 1 2 7 5 2 7 Third place
4  Costa Rica 5 4 0 1 12 4 8 12 Fourth Place
5  Jamaica 5 2 1 2 6 6 0 7 Lost in
Qualification Round
6  Guatemala 5 1 2 2 4 5 −1 5
7  Honduras 3 1 1 1 3 1 2 4 Eliminated in
Group stage
8  Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 0 2 6 7 −1 3
9  Netherlands Antilles 3 0 2 1 1 5 −4 2
10  El Salvador 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
11  Martinique 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
12  Nicaragua 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: rsssf.com
(H) Hosts

Note: Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.

Qualification to World Youth Championship

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The four best performing teams qualified for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.

References

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  1. ^ a b rsssf.org – CONCACAF U-20 Championship 1995 – 22 February 2000
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