Host country Guatemala Champions Mexico (11th title) | Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city) Runners-up Costa Rica | |
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Dates 28 March – 10 April 2011 Teams 12 (from 1 confederation) | ||
The CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was expanded to 12 teams beginning in 2011. The tournament determined the four CONCACAF teams that participated at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup to be held in Colombia. In addition, the top three finishers from Central America or the Caribbean, in addition to hosts Mexico, qualified to participate at the 2011 Pan American Games. The Executive Committee approved that for men's U-20 championships all three North American teams again qualified automatically for the finals. Central America received four berths, and the Caribbean received five.
Contents
- Venues
- Draw
- Status of Guadeloupe
- Goalscorers
- Final Ranking
- Countries to participate in 2011 FIFA U 20 World Cup
- Countries to participate in 2011 Pan American Games
- References
The new allocations give Central America one more berth than it had in 2009 and the Caribbean three more. On 1 September 2010 CONCACAF announced Guatemala as host of the championship, played from 3–17 April.
The championship was scheduled to be held a week later but was moved ahead one week due to a scheduling conflict.
Venues
The tournament was hosted in two stadia.
Draw
The draw for the final tournament took place on February 11 in Guatemala City, Guatemala, dividing the 12 sides into four, three-team groups.
Status of Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe is a member of CONCACAF but not a member of FIFA. As such, they are eligible to compete for CONCACAF Championships but are not eligible to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. If they had reached the semifinals of this tournament, the 4th team from CONCACAF to qualify for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup would have been the losing quarterfinalist who gained the most points in the group stage. If two or more teams had been tied, then a drawing of lots would have been be used.
Goalscorers
Own goals
Final Ranking
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 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Top 4 teams qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Countries to participate in 2011 Pan American Games
4 teams qualified for the 2011 Pan American Games. The highest finisher from each the Caribbean and Central American regions will qualify, along with the best qualifying team from either region