MIAMI – Guanajuato, Mexico welcomes the best teams in the region for the 2024 Concacaf Men's U-20 Championship from July 19 to August 4, with matches taking place at the in the cities of Celaya and Irapuato.
The biennial tournament will feature 12 nations fighting to become the champion of the Under-20 category in the men’s division. In addition, the four semifinalists of the tournament will qualify to represent Concacaf at the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Here is everything you need to know about the 2024 Concacaf Men's U-20 Championship.
What
The 2024 Concacaf Men's U-20 Championship is the latest edition of Concacaf’s Under-20 men’s international competition and will involve 12 teams.
The 12 participating nations are as follows:
- Mexico (hosts)
- Canada
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Panama
- United States
When
The 2024 Concacaf Men's U-20 Championship is scheduled to take place from July 19 to August 4 in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. The Final will be played August 4 to crown the champion.
The competition's 25 matches will be divided into two venues, Estadio Sergio Leon Chavez in Irapuato and Estadio Miguel Aleman Valdes in Celaya.
The competition’s complete match schedule is available HERE.
History
Since 1962, the Concacaf Men's U-20 Championship has been held every two years, crowning a champion 24 times under various formats.
Since 1976, the competition acted as qualifier for the FIFA U-20 World Cup (formerly known as the FIFA World Youth Championship) and has done so ever since.
It has crowned a champion each time it was played with the exception of five occasions from 1998-2007, when the final round was split into two groups of four and was played in two different countries.
In 2009, the final round reverted to a competition consisting of two groups contested in a single country to decide a winner. Two years later, the field was expanded to 12 teams (four groups of three teams each). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 edition was cancelled.
Mexico is the all-time leader with 13 championships. The United States are the defending champions and have won the past three editions.
Champions
- Mexico (13): 1962, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1992, 2011, 2013, 2015
- United States (3): 2017, 2018, 2022
- Canada (2): 1986, 1996
- Costa Rica (2): 1988, 2009
- Honduras (2): 1982, 1994
- El Salvador (1): 1964
Qualification for 2024 Concacaf Men's U-20 Championship
The 2024 Concacaf U-20 Championship will feature 12 teams. The six highest-ranked teams according to the Concacaf U-20 Rankings were automatically qualified: the United States (1), Honduras (2), Mexico (3), Panama (4), Costa Rica (5), and the Dominican Republic (6).
The remaining participants were determined through the 2024 Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship Qualifying tournament that took place from February 23 to March 2 earlier this year. Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Canada, Haiti, and Jamaica qualified as the group winners from a 27-team field.
Format
For the Group Stage, teams have been split into three groups of four teams each as determined by a draw on April 11. After single round-robin play, the top two finishers and the two best third places will qualify for the knockout stage.
The following are the groups for the 2024 Concacaf Futsal Championship group stage:
Group A: United States, Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica
Group B: Honduras, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Canada
Group C: Mexico, Panama, Guatemala, Haiti
The knockout stage will include eight teams, starting with the quarterfinals on July 30 and 31, then the semifinals on August 2, and the final, where the new regional champion will be crowned, on Sunday, August 4.
The four semifinalists will also guarantee their participation in the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Quarterfinals:
- M19: Group A winner vs. Group B/C third place,
- M20: Group B winner vs. Group A/C third place,
- M21: Group C winner vs. Group A runner-up,
- M22: Group B vs. Group C runner-up
Semifinals: M19 winner vs. M22 winner, M20 winner vs. M21 winner
Final: Semifinalist 1 winner vs. Semifinalist 2 winner
