The 1980 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was held in the United States. It also served as qualification for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | 1–17 August |
| Teams | 18 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mexico (7th title) |
| Runners-up |  United States |
← 1978 1982 → | |
Haiti were initially set to host the tournament but later withdrew.
Teams
editThe following teams entered the tournament:
Group stage
editGroup Los Angeles
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 5 |
 Cuba
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Costa Rica
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 2 |
 Dominican Republic
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 2 |
| 1 August | Costa Rica
|
3–1 | Cuba
|
| Mexico
|
3–0 | Dominican Republic
| |
| 3 August | Mexico
|
0–0 | Cuba
|
| 5 August | Dominican Republic
|
2–1 | Costa Rica
|
| 7 August | Cuba
|
2–0 | Dominican Republic
|
| 9 August | Mexico
|
4–1 | Costa Rica
|
Group Dallas
editIn this group, Puerto Rico were disqualified for using non eligible players.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
 Guatemala
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Jamaica
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 |
 Puerto Rico
|
Disqualified | |||||||
| 1 August | Jamaica
|
0–0 | Trinidad and Tobago
|
| Canada
|
Puerto Rico
| ||
| 3 August | Canada
|
0–0 | Guatemala
|
| Trinidad and Tobago
|
Puerto Rico
| ||
| 5 August | Puerto Rico
|
Jamaica
| |
| Trinidad and Tobago
|
1–1 | Guatemala
| |
| 7 August | Canada
|
2–1 | Trinidad and Tobago
|
| Guatemala
|
0–0 | Jamaica
| |
| 9 August | Canada
|
0–0 | Jamaica
|
| Guatemala
|
not played | Puerto Rico
|
Group Edwardsville
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Honduras
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
 Bermuda
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 |
 Suriname
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 2 |
 Grenada
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | –8 | 1 |
| 5 August | Suriname
|
4–0 | Grenada
|
| Honduras
|
3–1 | Bermuda
| |
| 7 August | Bermuda
|
1–0 | Suriname
|
| Honduras
|
0–0 | Grenada
| |
| 9 August | Bermuda
|
6–2 | Grenada
|
| Honduras
|
1–0 | Suriname
|
Group Princeton
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 8 |
 Netherlands Antilles
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 |
 El Salvador
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 4 |
 Antigua and Barbuda
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | –9 | 2 |
 Barbados
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | –10 | 0 |
| 1 August | United States
|
5–0 | Barbados
|
| El Salvador
|
5–0 | Antigua and Barbuda
| |
| 3 August | United States
|
3–0 | Netherlands Antilles
|
| El Salvador
|
3–0 | Barbados
| |
| 5 August | Antigua and Barbuda
|
1–0 | Barbados
|
| Netherlands Antilles
|
2–1 | El Salvador
| |
| 7 August | United States
|
2–0 | El Salvador
|
| Netherlands Antilles
|
3–0 | Antigua and Barbuda
| |
| 9 August | United States
|
3–1 | Antigua and Barbuda
|
| Netherlands Antilles
|
3–2 | Barbados
|
Quarterfinals
editSemifinals
edit| United States | 0 – 0 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 9 – 8 | ||
Final
edit
| 1980 CONCACAF U-20 Championship |
|---|
 Mexico Seventh title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
editThe two best performing teams qualified for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.