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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 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

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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

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 Puebla
Estadio Cuauhtemoc Estadio Olímpico de C.U.
Capacity: 49,000 Capacity: 20,700

Squads

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Main article: 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship squads

Group stage

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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

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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
Jean-Dany 49' Report Gil 3' (pen.)
Cuevas 26'
Attendance: 3,827
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)
Costa Rica 1–0 Haiti
Ruíz 22' Report
Attendance: 3,128
United States 1–0 Costa Rica
Villarreal 63' Report
Attendance: 3,123

Group B

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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 69', 78' Report Vukovic 90'
Attendance: 3,827
Nicaragua 0–3 Cuba
Report Diz 28'
Luis 47'
Reyes 64'
Attendance: 3,128
Canada 5–1 Nicaragua
Piette 6'
Clarke 28', 53'
Eustaquio 38' (pen.)
McKendry 63'		 Report Pavón 45' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,123

Group C

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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 22' Report Holness 8'
Lowe 60'
Anderson 69, 82'
Attendance: 21,000
Panama 4–0 Puerto Rico
Ramírez 10', 87'
Chen 84'
González 90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 4,635
Referee: Dave Gantar (Canada)
Jamaica 0–4 Panama
Report Ramírez 45', 57'
Piggott 79'
Jiménez 84'
Attendance: 12,886

Group D

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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 21', 33'
Bueno 35'		 Report
Attendance: 34,236
Referee: Dave Gantar (Canada)
El Salvador 2–1 Curaçao
Ayala 25'
Mejía 65'		 Report Merencia 76'
Attendance: 4,618
Mexico 3–0 El Salvador
Escoboza 15'
Gómez 53'
Ayala 87' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 37,302

Knockout phase

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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

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Winners qualified for 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

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

Semi-finals

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United States 2–0 Cuba
Rodriguez 7'
Cuevas 10'		 Report
Attendance: 10,568
El Salvador 0–2 Mexico
Report Briseño 76', 84'
Attendance: 33,525

Third place playoff

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Cuba 0–1 El Salvador
Report González 90+1'
Attendance: 17,140

Final

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

Player awards

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

Source:[3]

Goalscorers

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4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Final ranking

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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) 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.

Countries to participate in 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup

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

References

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  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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