1988 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Guatemala |
| Dates | 9 April - 24 April |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Costa Rica (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 Mexico |
| Third place |
 United States |
| Fourth place |
 Cuba |
The CONCACAF Under-20 Championship 1988 was held in Guatemala,[1] although it has also been reported that the tournament was held in Trinidad and Tobago.[2] It also served as qualification for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Qualification
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Honduras  |
2–5 | Costa Rica |
1–2 | 1–3 |
Other qualification matches may have been played.
Teams
The following teams entered the tournament:
| Region | Team(s) |
|---|---|
| Caribbean (CFU) |  Bermuda Cuba Jamaica.svg.png){kind=small} Netherlands Antilles  Trinidad and Tobago |
| Central America (UNCAF) | Costa Rica Guatemala (host) |
| North America (NAFU) |  Canada Mexico United States |
Round 1
Group 1
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 |
| United States |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 5 |
| Guatemala |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | –6 | 2 |
| Jamaica |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | –9 | 0 |
| 9 April | Costa Rica |
3–0 | Jamaica |
| United States |
4–1 | Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 11 April | Costa Rica |
1–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Jamaica |
0–1 | Guatemala | |
| 13 April | Costa Rica |
1–0 | United States |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
4–1 | Guatemala | |
| 15 April | Jamaica |
1–2 | United States |
| Guatemala |
1–4 | Costa Rica | |
| 17 April | Jamaica |
0–4 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Guatemala |
0–1 | United States |
Group 2
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 8 |
| Cuba |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| Canada |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Bermuda |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | –3 | 3 |
| Netherlands Antilles |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | –12 | 0 |
| 10 April | Netherlands Antilles |
1–2 | Bermuda |
| Canada |
0–1 | Cuba | |
| 12 April | Canada |
3–0 | Netherlands Antilles |
| Bermuda |
1–4 | Mexico | |
| 14 April | Canada |
1–1 | Bermuda |
| Cuba |
0–2 | Mexico | |
| 16 April | Netherlands Antilles |
0–7 | Mexico |
| Cuba |
2–1 | Bermuda | |
| 18 April | Cuba |
1–0 | Netherlands Antilles |
| Canada |
0–2 | Mexico |
Final round
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 |
| Mexico |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 4 |
| United States |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 2 |
| Cuba |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 0 |
| 20 April | Costa Rica |
3–1 | United States |
| Mexico |
2–1 | Cuba | |
| 22 April | United States |
2–1 | Cuba |
| Costa Rica |
3–0 | Mexico | |
| 24 April | Costa Rica |
4–1 | Cuba |
| Mexico |
2–1 | United States |
| 1988 CONCACAF U-20 Championship |
|---|
Costa Rica First title |
Mexico disqualification
For more details on this topic, see 1988 Mexico national football team scandal.
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The two best performing teams qualified for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.
- Costa Rica
- United States (replacing Mexico who were disqualified)
References
- ↑ "CONCACAF, about U-20 Tournament". Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ↑ "Results by RSSSF". Retrieved 15 July 2012.
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