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The 2020 CONCACAF U-20 Championship was originally to be the 7th edition of the CONCACAF U-20 Championship (28th edition if all eras included), the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONCACAF for the under-20 national teams of the North, Central American and Caribbean region. The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Honduras between 20 June and 5 July 2020. However, on 13 May 2020, CONCACAF announced the decision to postpone the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the new dates of the tournament to be confirmed later.

The final tournament would feature 20 teams, using the same format as the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. The top four teams of the tournament would have qualified for the 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Indonesia as the CONCACAF representatives. However, FIFA announced on 17 November 2020 that this edition of the World Cup would be cancelled. Following this announcement, CONCACAF decided on 4 January 2021 that the 2020 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, which served as the regional qualifiers, would be cancelled.

The United States were the defending champions.

Qualified teams

The format for qualification has changed since the 2016 edition (qualifying was not played in 2018). The qualifying competition no longer features Caribbean and Central American zones.

The 41 CONCACAF teams were ranked based on the CONCACAF Men's Under-20 Ranking as of June 2019. A total of 33 teams entered the tournament. The highest-ranked 16 entrants were exempt from qualifying and advanced directly to the group stage of the final tournament, while the lowest-ranked 17 entrants had to participate in qualifying, where the four group winners advanced to the round of 16 of the knockout stage of the final tournament.

Round	Team	Qualification	Appearance (planned)	Previous best performance	Previous FIFA U-20 World Cup appearances
Group stage	United States (title holders)	1st ranked entrant	25th	Champions (2017, 2018)	16
	Mexico	2nd ranked entrant	27th	Champions (1962, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1992, 2011, 2013, 2015)	16
	Panama	3rd ranked entrant	12th	Runners-up (2015)	6
	Honduras (hosts)	4th ranked entrant	20th	Champions (1982, 1994)	8
	Costa Rica	5th ranked entrant	21st	Champions (1988, 2009)	9
	El Salvador	6th ranked entrant	18th	Champions (1964)	1
	Cuba	7th ranked entrant	14th	Runners-up (1970, 1974)	1
	Haiti	8th ranked entrant	10th	Second round (1978)	0
	Canada	9th ranked entrant	24th	Champions (1986, 1996)	8
	Trinidad and Tobago	10th ranked entrant	21st	Runners-up (1990)	2
	Guatemala	11th ranked entrant	20th	Runners-up (1962, 1973)	1
	Jamaica	12th ranked entrant	21st	Third place (1970)	1
	Antigua and Barbuda	13th ranked entrant	5th	First round (1980, 1986, 2017)	0
	Suriname	14th ranked entrant	7th	First round (1976, 1980, 1986, 1990, 2011, 2018)	0
	Saint Kitts and Nevis	15th ranked entrant	4th	First round (2007, 2017, 2018)	0
	Aruba	16th ranked entrant	3rd	First round (2015, 2018)	0
Knockout stage	Nicaragua	Qualifying Group A winner	10th	Second round (1976)	0
	Dominican Republic	Qualifying Group B winner	6th	Second round (1976)	0
	Guadeloupe	Qualifying Group C winner	4th	First round (1992, 2011, 2018)	0
	Barbados	Qualifying Group D winner	7th	First round (1976, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1990, 2018)	0

Notes

1. Non-FIFA members and thus ineligible to play in World Cup.

Venues

San Pedro Sula	San Pedro Sula
	Estadio Francisco Morazán	Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
	Capacity: 18,000	Capacity: 37,325

Draw

The draw for the group stage took place on 20 November 2019, 11:00 EST (UTC−5), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami. The 16 teams which entered the group stage were drawn into four groups of four teams. Based on the CONCACAF Under-20 Ranking, the 16 teams were distributed into four pots, with teams in Pot 1 assigned to each group prior to the draw, as follows:

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2001 are eligible to compete.

Group stage

The top three teams in each group advance to the round of 16, where they are joined by the four teams advancing from the qualifying round.

All times are local, CST (UTC−6).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Knockout stage
2	Costa Rica	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Jamaica	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

United States	Cancelled	Saint Kitts and Nevis

Costa Rica	Cancelled	Jamaica

United States	Cancelled	Jamaica

Costa Rica	Cancelled	Saint Kitts and Nevis

Jamaica	Cancelled	Saint Kitts and Nevis

Costa Rica	Cancelled	United States

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Knockout stage
2	El Salvador	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Aruba	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

El Salvador	Cancelled	Canada

Mexico	Cancelled	Aruba

El Salvador	Cancelled	Aruba

Mexico	Cancelled	Canada

Canada	Cancelled	Aruba

El Salvador	Cancelled	Mexico

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Panama	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Knockout stage
2	Haiti	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Trinidad and Tobago	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Suriname	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Panama	Cancelled	Suriname

Haiti	Cancelled	Trinidad and Tobago

Panama	Cancelled	Trinidad and Tobago

Haiti	Cancelled	Suriname

Trinidad and Tobago	Cancelled	Suriname

Panama	Cancelled	Haiti

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Honduras (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Knockout stage
2	Cuba	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Guatemala	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Antigua and Barbuda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Cuba	Cancelled	Guatemala

Honduras	Cancelled	Antigua and Barbuda

Cuba	Cancelled	Antigua and Barbuda

Guatemala	Cancelled	Honduras

Antigua and Barbuda	Cancelled	Guatemala

Honduras	Cancelled	Cuba

Knockout stage

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

28 June – Francisco Morazán

1E

30 June – Olímpico Metropolitano

Barbados

W25

28 June – Olímpico Metropolitano

W28

2G

3 July – Olímpico Metropolitano

3E

W33

28 June – Francisco Morazán

W34

1G

30 June – Olímpico Metropolitano

Dominican Republic

W26

28 June – Olímpico Metropolitano

W27

2E

5 July – Olímpico Metropolitano

3G

W37

27 June – Francisco Morazán

W38

1F

30 June – Francisco Morazán

Guadeloupe

W29

27 June – Olímpico Metropolitano

W32

2H

3 July – Olímpico Metropolitano

3F

W35

27 June – Francisco Morazán

W36

1H

30 June – Francisco Morazán

Nicaragua

W30

27 June – Olímpico Metropolitano

W31

2F

3H

Round of 16

1F	Cancelled	Guadeloupe

1H	Cancelled	Nicaragua

1E	Cancelled	Barbados

1G	Cancelled	Dominican Republic

Quarter-finals

Winners would have qualified for 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Semi-finals

Final

References

1. "Honduras Named Host for 2020 Concacaf Under-20 Championship". CONCACAF.com. 23 January 2020.
2. "Concacaf Statement – 2020 Men's Under-20 Championships". CONCACAF. 13 May 2020.
3. "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
4. "Concacaf statement regarding U20 and U17 Men's National Team Competitions". CONCACAF. 4 January 2021.
5. "Concacaf Men's Under-20 Ranking". CONCACAF.com.
6. "Concacaf Announces Details for 2020 Concacaf Men's Under-20 Championship". CONCACAF.com. 12 November 2019.
7. "Draw determines groups for 2020 Concacaf Under-20 Championship". CONCACAF.com. 12 November 2019.
8. "Official Draw for the 2020 Concacaf Men's Under-20 Championship". CONCACAF.com.
9. "CALENDARIO CAMPEONATO MASCULINO SUB-20 DE CONCACAF 2020" (PDF). CONCACAF.com.

External links

• Concacaf Under-20 Championship, CONCACAF.com

• 2020 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
• CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
• 2020 in youth association football
• 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup qualification
• International association football competitions hosted by Honduras
• Association football events cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic