The 2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship was the biannual CONCACAF youth championship tournament for under-20 national teams. The 2009 edition was held in Trinidad and Tobago. All matches were played at Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet, Tobago and Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya, Trinidad. The CONCACAF U-20 Championship traditionally serves as the CONCACAF qualifier for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, and under the 2009 tournament format the four semifinalists qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which was hosted by Egypt from 25 September to 16 October 2009.

2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryTrinidad and Tobago
CityBacolet and Macoya
Dates6–15 March
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Costa Rica (2nd title)
Runners-upUnited States United States
Third place Honduras
Fourth place Trinidad and Tobago
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored33 (2.06 per match)
Top scorer(s)Canada Randy Edwini-Bonsu
Costa Rica Josué Martínez
Honduras Roger Rojas (3 goals)
2007
2011
All statistics correct as of 12 March 2009.

Qualifying

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Region Qualification Tournament Qualifiers
Caribbean (CFU) Caribbean U-20 qualifying tournament   Jamaica
  Trinidad and Tobago
Central America (UNCAF) Central American U-20 qualifying tournament   Costa Rica
  El Salvador
  Honduras
North America (NAFU) Automatically qualified   Canada
  Mexico
  United States
Notes
  • † Trinidad and Tobago automatically qualified and did not participate in the qualification tournament due to their status as tournament hosts.
  • ‡ The runner up from the Caribbean region, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and the 3rd-place finisher from the Central American region, Honduras, played a playoff to determine the 8th and final qualifier for the tournament proper.[1][2] The match was a one-game playoff on 2 March, four days prior to the opening of the tournament, in Macoya.[3] Honduras won the match 3–1.[4]

Squads

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Venues

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Dwight Yorke Stadium
Location:Bacolet, Tobago
Capacity:7,500
Home club: Tobago United
Marvin Lee Stadium
Location:Macoya, Trinidad
Capacity:6,000
Home club: Joe Public F.C.

Group stage

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The winner and runner-up from each group advanced to the semifinals.

Group 1

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All matches in this group were played at Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet, Trinidad.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  United States 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7
  Honduras 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 5
  Jamaica 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3
  El Salvador 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Honduras  2–2  El Salvador
Rojas   65'
Valladares   82'
Report[permanent dead link] Blanco   77'
Flores   90'
Jamaica  0–3  United States
Report[permanent dead link] Marošević   8'
Duka   78'
Schuler   83'

El Salvador  1–2  Jamaica
Sosa   11' Report[permanent dead link] Campbell   8'
Adlam   56'
Attendance: 524
Referee: Paul Ward (Canada)

Jamaica  0–4  Honduras
Report[permanent dead link] Leveron   44'
Martínez   47'
Rojas   62'
Altimirano   72'
United States  2–0  El Salvador
Shea   30'
Taylor   41'
Report[permanent dead link]

Group 2

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All matches in this group were played at Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya, Tobago.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Costa Rica 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
  Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
  Canada 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
  Mexico 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Mexico  0–1  Costa Rica
Report Martínez   39'
Attendance: 4,000
Trinidad and Tobago  1–0  Canada
De Silva   82' Report[permanent dead link]
Attendance: 4,000

Canada  2–0  Mexico
Edwini-Bonsu   75', 82' Report[permanent dead link]
Trinidad and Tobago  0–0  Costa Rica
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Costa Rica  2–1  Canada
Castro   25'
Ureña   72'
Report[permanent dead link] Edwini-Bonsu   12'
Attendance: 5,000
Trinidad and Tobago  2–2  Mexico
Clarence   52'
Bentick   60'
Report[permanent dead link] Velasquez   8'
Salazar   45'
Attendance: 5,000

Championship round

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All four teams to qualify for the semifinals automatically qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[2]

Semifinals

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Costa Rica  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Honduras
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Penalties
Estrada  
Guzmán  
Gamboa  
Castro  
4–2   Leverón
  Mejía
  Mayorquín
  Fonseca
Attendance: 4,500


Third place

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Honduras  2–1  Trinidad and Tobago
Rojas   47'
Mayorquín  89'
Report Grosvenor   58'

Final

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Costa Rica  3–0  United States
Estrada   40'
Martínez   68', 80'
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Goalscorers

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3 goals
1 goal

Final ranking

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1   Costa Rica 5 3 2 0 6 1 +5 11 Champions
2   United States 5 2 2 1 5 3 +2 8 Runners-up
3   Honduras 5 2 3 0 8 3 +5 9 Third place
4   Trinidad and Tobago (H) 5 1 3 1 4 4 0 6 Fourth Place
5   Canada 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3 Eliminated in
Group stage
6   Jamaica 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3
7   El Salvador 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
8   Mexico 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: rsssf.com[dead link]
(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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Trinidad & Tobago to stage CONCACAF U-20 Championship in March, New York City: CONCACAF, 11 November 2008, archived from the original on 1 January 2009, retrieved 17 November 2008
  2. ^ a b Mexico, Trinidad, Costa Rica, Canada grouped for first round of CONCACAF U-20 Championship, New York City: CONCACAF, 15 January 2009, archived from the original on 31 January 2009, retrieved 21 January 2009.
  3. ^ Under-20 playoff between Honduras and St. Vincent set for 2 March in Trinidad, New York City: CONCACAF, 10 February 2009, archived from the original on 16 February 2009, retrieved 11 February 2009
  4. ^ Honduras claims last place in CONCACAF U-20 Championship, beats St. Vincent 3-1, Macoya, Trinidad: CONCACAF, 2 March 2009, archived from the original on 16 March 2009, retrieved 3 March 2009
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