1982 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament

The 1982 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was held in Guatemala. It also served as qualification for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship.

1982 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryGuatemala
Dates15 August – 5 September
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Honduras (1st title)
Runners-up United States
Third place Costa Rica
Fourth place Guatemala
1980
1984

Teams

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The following teams entered the tournament:

Region Team(s)
Caribbean (CFU)   Bermuda
  Jamaica
  Netherlands Antilles
  Puerto Rico
  Trinidad and Tobago
Central America (UNCAF)   Costa Rica
  El Salvador
  Guatemala (host)
  Honduras
  Nicaragua
North America (NAFU)   Canada
  United States

Round 1

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Group 1

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Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  United States 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 5
  Guatemala 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 4
  Jamaica 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 3
  Puerto Rico 3 0 0 3 0 13 –13 0


15 August Puerto Rico   0–5   United States
Guatemala   3–0   Jamaica
19 August United States   0–0   Jamaica
Puerto Rico   0–2   Guatemala
22 August Jamaica   6–0   Puerto Rico
Guatemala   1–3   United States

Group 2

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Estadio Pensativo, Antigua Guatemala

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Honduras 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 5
  Canada 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 4
  Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 1 1 7 5 +2 3
  Netherlands Antilles 3 0 0 3 2 11 –9 0


17 August Honduras   2–2   Trinidad and Tobago
Canada   3–1   Netherlands Antilles
19 August Honduras   3–0   Netherlands Antilles
Canada   2–0   Trinidad and Tobago
22 August Trinidad and Tobago   5–1   Netherlands Antilles
Canada   1–2   Honduras

Group 3

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Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo, Mazatenango

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Costa Rica 3 3 0 0 12 2 +10 6
  El Salvador 3 2 0 1 12 4 +8 4
  Bermuda 3 1 0 2 3 4 –1 2
  Nicaragua 3 0 0 3 1 18 –17 0


17 August El Salvador   8–0   Nicaragua
Costa Rica   1–0   Bermuda
19 August Costa Rica   8–0   Nicaragua
El Salvador   2–1   Bermuda
22 August Nicaragua   1–2   Bermuda
El Salvador   2–3   Costa Rica

Round 2

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Group A

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Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  United States 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 3
  Costa Rica 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
  Canada 2 0 1 1 4 5 –1 1


25 August United States   3–2   Canada
27 August Canada   2–2   Costa Rica
29 August United States   0–0   Costa Rica

Group B

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Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Honduras 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 4
  Guatemala 2 1 0 1 1 3 –2 2
  El Salvador 2 0 0 2 1 3 –2 0


25 August Guatemala   0–3   Honduras
27 August Honduras   2–1   El Salvador
29 August Guatemala   1–0   El Salvador

Semifinals

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United States  3 – 1  Guatemala
Honduras  1 – 0  Costa Rica

Third place match

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Costa Rica  3 – 2  Guatemala

Final

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Honduras  1 – 0  United States


 1982 CONCACAF U-20 Championship 
 
Honduras

First title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

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Two teams qualified directly for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship.

  •   Mexico (host)
  •   United States (losing finalists, replacing Honduras who were disqualified)

The third placed Costa Rica had to play an additional intercontinental qualification in 1983, but failed to qualify. All matches were played in Costa Rica and Australia qualified for the World Youth Championship.

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Australia 4 4 0 0 11 3 +8 8
  Israel 4 1 1 2 4 6 –2 3
  Costa Rica 4 0 1 3 1 8 –7 1


26 January Australia   3–1   Israel
28 January Israel   2–0   Costa Rica
30 January Costa Rica   1–3   Australia
1 February Israel   1–2   Australia
3 February Australia   3–0   Costa Rica
3 February Israel   0–0   Costa Rica
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