2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
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.
| Premundial CONCACAF Sub-20 2013 (in Spanish) | |
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 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Mexico |
| City | Puebla, Puebla |
| Dates | February 18 – March 3, 2013 (13 days)[1] |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third place |  |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 65 (3.25 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  (4 goals) |
| Best player(s) | |
Qualified teams
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 |
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| North American zone | ||||
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Automatic | 20th | Champion (1986, 1996) | 8 |
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Host | 23rd | Champion (1962, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1992, 2011) | 12 |
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Automatic | 21st | Runner-Up (1980, 1982, 1986, 1992, 2009) | 12 |
| Central American zone qualified through the Central America qualifying | ||||
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Group A Winner | 18th | Champion (1988, 2009) | 8 |
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Group B Winner | 14th | Champion (1964) | |
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Group A Runner-Up | 8th | Second Round (1976) | |
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Group B Runner-Up | 8th | Fourth Place (2011) | 4 |
| Caribbean zone qualified through the Caribbean qualifying | ||||
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Group A Winner | 6th | Second round (1978) | |
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Group B Winner | 18th | Third Place (1970) | 1 |
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Group A Runner-Up | 7th | First Round (1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984) | |
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Group B Runner-Up | 11th | Runner-Up (1970, 1974) | |
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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
| Puebla, Puebla | |||||
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| Estadio Cuauhtemoc | Estadio Olímpico de C.U. | ||||
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| Capacity: 49,000 | Capacity: 20,700 | ||||
| 19.0780°N 98.1644°W | 18.9972°N 98.1975°W | ||||
  Puebla | |||||
Squads
Group stage
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 | |
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| Top 2 teams in each group advanced to the quarterfinals | |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 1–0 | |
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| United States | 1–0 | |
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| Villarreal |
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 6 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
| Puerto Rico | 1–4 | |
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| Strain |
Report | Holness Lowe Anderson |
| Panama | 4–0 | |
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| Ramírez Chen González |
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Knockout Phase
| Quarter-final | Semi-final | Final | ||||||||
| 26 February | ||||||||||
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| 1 March | ||||||||||
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| 26 February | ||||||||||
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| 3 March | ||||||||||
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| 27 February | ||||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||
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| 1 March | ||||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||
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| 27 February | ||||||||||
| 2 | Third place | ||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||
| 3 March | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
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Quarter-finals
Winners qualified for 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| United States | 4–2 | |
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| Gil Villarreal Trapp |
Report | Carreiro Piette |
| Cuba | 2–1 | |
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| Hernandez |
Report | Ramirez |
| Panama | 1–3 | |
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| Jiménez |
Report | Henríquez Peña |
Semi-finals
| United States | 2–0 | |
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| Rodriguez Cuevas |
Report |
| El Salvador | 0–2 | |
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| Report | Briseño |
Third place playoff
| Cuba | 0–1 | |
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| Report | González |
Final
| United States | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | |
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| Joya |
Report | Corona Gómez Espericueta |
Player awards
- Top Goalscorer
- Most Valuable Player of the tournament
- Golden Glove
- Team of the tournament
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Source:[3]
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
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- 3 goals
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- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- 1 own goal
Final Ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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| 1 | |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 15 | Champions |
| 2 | |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 12 | Runners-up |
| 3 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 9 | Third place |
| 4 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 | Fourth Place |
| 5 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 6 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 3 | |
| 7 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 8 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |
| 9 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 10 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | |
| 11 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | |
| 12 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
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
The four semi-finalist teams qualified for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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References
- "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.
- "U-20 semifinals moved to Cuauhtemoc". CONCACAF.com. 2013-02-28. Archived from the original on 2013-03-05. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
- "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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