2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

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2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Premundial CONCACAF Sub-20 2013 (in Spanish)
2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship logo.png
2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship official logo
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
CityPuebla, Puebla
Dates (2013-02-18) (2013-03-03)February 18 – March 3, 2013
(13 days)[1]
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (12th title)
Runners-up United States
Third place El Salvador
Fourth place Cuba
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored65 (3.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Panama Amet Ramírez
(4 goals)
Best player(s)Mexico Antonio Briseño
← 2011
2015 →

The 2013 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was an association football tournament that took place between February 18 and March 3, 2013. The CONCACAF U-20 Championship determined the four CONCACAF teams that would participate at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Qualified teams[]

Main article: 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying

Four teams qualified through the Central American qualifying tournament and five qualified through the Caribbean qualifying tournament.

Team Qualification Appearances Previous best performances World Cup
Participations
North American zone
 Canada Automatic 20th Champion (1986, 1996) 8
 Mexico (TH) Host 23rd Champion (1962, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1992, 2011) 12
 United States Automatic 21st Runner-Up (1980, 1982, 1986, 1992, 2009) 12
Central American zone qualified through the Central America qualifying
 Costa Rica Group A Winner 18th Champion (1988, 2009) 8
 El Salvador Group B Winner 14th Champion (1964)
 Nicaragua Group A Runner-Up 8th Second Round (1976)
 Panama Group B Runner-Up 8th Fourth Place (2011) 4
Caribbean zone qualified through the Caribbean qualifying
 Haiti Group A Winner 6th Second round (1978)
 Jamaica Group B Winner 18th Third Place (1970) 1
 Puerto Rico Group A Runner-Up 7th First Round (1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984)
 Cuba Group B Runner-Up 11th Runner-Up (1970, 1974)
 Curaçao Best Third Place Finish 12th Third Place (1962)

Note: no titles or runners-up between 1998 and 2007.
Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting the event.

Venues[]

2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship is located in Mexico
Puebla
Puebla
 Puebla
Estadio Cuauhtemoc Estadio Olímpico de C.U.
Capacity: 49,000 Capacity: 20,700
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla.jpg 1h9e7r.jpg

Squads[]

Main article: 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship squads

Group stage[]

The draw for the group stage was made on 21 November 2012. All times listed are local time, (UTC−06:00)

Key to colours in group tables
Top 2 teams in each group advanced to the quarterfinals

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6
 Costa Rica 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
 Haiti 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
Haiti 1–2 United States
Goal 49' Report Gil Goal 3' (pen.)
Cuevas Goal 26'
Attendance: 3,827
Referee: (Panama)
Costa Rica 1–0 Haiti
Ruíz Goal 22' Report
Attendance: 3,128
Referee: (Guatemala)
United States 1–0 Costa Rica
Villarreal Goal 63' Report
Attendance: 3,123

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cuba 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6
 Canada 2 1 0 1 6 3 +3 3
 Nicaragua 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 0
Cuba 2–1 Canada
Reyes Goal 69', 78' Report Vukovic Goal 90'
Attendance: 3,827
Nicaragua 0–3 Cuba
Report Diz Goal 28'
Luis Goal 47'
Reyes Goal 64'
Attendance: 3,128
Referee: (Guyana)
Canada 5–1 Nicaragua
Piette Goal 6'
Clarke Goal 28', 53'
Eustaquio Goal 38' (pen.)
McKendry Goal 63'		 Report Pavón Goal 45' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,123

Group C[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Panama 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 6
 Jamaica 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 3
 Puerto Rico 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 0
Puerto Rico 1–4 Jamaica
Strain Goal 22' Report Holness Goal 8'
Lowe Goal 60'
Goal 69, 82'
Estadio Cuauhtemoc, Puebla, Puebla
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: (Costa Rica)
Panama 4–0 Puerto Rico
Ramírez Goal 10', 87'
Chen Goal 84'
González Goal 90+2'		 Report
Estadio Cuauhtemoc, Puebla, Puebla
Attendance: 4,635
Referee: Dave Gantar (Canada)
Jamaica 0–4 Panama
Report Ramírez Goal 45', 57'
Piggott Goal 79'
Jiménez Goal 84'
Estadio Cuauhtemoc, Puebla, Puebla
Attendance: 12,886

Group D[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mexico 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 6
 El Salvador 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 3
 Curaçao 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Mexico 3–0 Curaçao
Corona Goal 21', 33'
Bueno Goal 35'		 Report
Estadio Cuauhtemoc, Puebla, Puebla
Attendance: 34,236
Referee: Dave Gantar (Canada)
El Salvador 2–1 Curaçao
Goal 25'
Mejía Goal 65'		 Report Merencia Goal 76'
Estadio Cuauhtemoc, Puebla, Puebla
Attendance: 4,618
Referee: (Honduras)
Mexico 3–0 El Salvador
Goal 15'
Gómez Goal 53'
Goal 87' (o.g.)		 Report
Estadio Cuauhtemoc, Puebla, Puebla
Attendance: 37,302
Referee: (Costa Rica)

Knockout Phase[]

 
Quarter-finalSemi-finalFinal
 
          
 
26 February
 
 
 United States4
 
1 March
 
 Canada2
 
 United States2
 
26 February
 
 Cuba0
 
 Cuba2
 
3 March
 
 Costa Rica1
 
 United States1
 
27 February
 
 Mexico (aet)3
 
 Panama1
 
1 March
 
 El Salvador3
 
 El Salvador0
 
27 February
 
 Mexico2 Third place
 
 Mexico4
 
3 March
 
 Jamaica0
 
 Cuba0
 
 
 El Salvador1
 

Quarter-finals[]

Winners qualified for 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

United States 4–2 Canada
Gil Goal 29'
Villarreal Goal 40', 54'
Trapp Goal 45+1'		 Report Carreiro Goal 23'
Piette Goal 64'
Attendance: 1,500
Cuba 2–1 Costa Rica
Hernandez Goal 13', 80' Report Ramirez Goal 40'
Attendance: 1,685
Panama 1–3 El Salvador
Jiménez Goal 33' Report Henríquez Goal 55', 90+3'
Peña Goal 80'
Estadio Cuauhtemoc, Puebla, Puebla
Attendance: 9,980
Mexico 4–0 Jamaica
Zamorano Goal 12'
Bueno Goal 43'
Flores Goal 67'
Escoboza Goal 75'		 Report
Estadio Cuauhtemoc, Puebla, Puebla
Attendance: 39,700
Referee: (Costa Rica)

Semi-finals[]

United States 2–0 Cuba
Rodriguez Goal 7'
Cuevas Goal 10'		 Report
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla, Puebla[2]
Attendance: 10,568
Referee: (Costa Rica)
El Salvador 0–2 Mexico
Report Briseño Goal 76', 84'
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla, Puebla[2]
Attendance: 33,525
Referee: (Guatemala)

Third place playoff[]

Cuba 0–1 El Salvador
Report Goal 90+1'
Estadio Cuauhtemoc, Puebla, Puebla
Attendance: 17,140
Referee: (Honduras)

Final[]

United States 1–3 (a.e.t.) Mexico
Joya Goal 10' (pen.) Report Corona Goal 4'
Gómez Goal 100'
Espericueta Goal 113' (pen.)
Estadio Cuauhtemoc, Puebla, Puebla
Attendance: 41,621

Player awards[]

Top Goalscorer
Most Valuable Player of the tournament
Golden Glove
Team of the tournament
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards

Source:[3]

Goalscorers[]

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
  • El Salvador (playing against Mexico)

Final Ranking[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Mexico (H) 5 5 0 0 15 1 +14 15 Champions
2  United States 5 4 0 1 10 6 +4 12 Runners-up
3  El Salvador 5 3 0 2 6 7 −1 9 Third place
4  Cuba 5 3 0 2 7 5 +2 9 Fourth Place
5  Panama 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 6 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6  Canada 3 1 0 2 8 7 +1 3
7  Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
8  Jamaica 3 1 0 2 4 9 −5 3
9  Haiti 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0 Eliminated in
Group stage
10  Curaçao 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
11  Nicaragua 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 0
12  Puerto Rico 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 0
Source: rsssf.com
(H) Host

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.

Countries to participate in 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup[]

The four semi-finalist teams qualified for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

References[]

  1. ^ "U-20 finals set for Mexico, U-17s to Panama". CONCACAF.com. 10 April 2012. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  2. ^ a b "U-20 semifinals moved to Cuauhtemoc". CONCACAF.com. 2013-02-28. Archived from the original on 2013-03-05. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  3. ^ a b "U-20 Championship Best Eleven revealed". CONCACAF.com. 4 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-03-05. Retrieved 4 March 2013.

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