title: 1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament
text: # 1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament
  
  The 1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament was a football tournament that was played in April 1996 in Mexico. It determined the four CONCACAF teams that participated at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.
  
  ## Qualification
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Aruba | 1–4 | Netherlands Antilles | 1–0 | 0–4 |
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | Netherlands Antilles | 4–1 | Dominican Republic | 4–1 | 0–0 |
  
  Other qualification matches may have been played.
  
  ## Qualified teams
  
  The following teams entered the tournament:
  
  | Region | Team(s) |
  | - | - |
  | Caribbean (CFU) | Jamaica Martinique Netherlands Antilles Trinidad and Tobago |
  | Central America (UNCAF) | Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua |
  | North America (NAFU) | Canada Mexico (host) United States |
  
  ## Group stage
  
  ### Group 1
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Qualified to Malaysia 1997 |
  | 2 | Guatemala | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Qualified to Qualifying group |
  | 3 | Netherlands Antilles | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | |
  | 4 | El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | |
  
  ### Group 2
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Qualified to Malaysia 1997 |
  | 2 | Jamaica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Qualified to Qualifying group |
  | 3 | Honduras | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | |
  | 4 | Martinique | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 | |
  
  ### Group 3
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Qualified to Malaysia 1997 |
  | 2 | Costa Rica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | Qualified to Qualifying group |
  | 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | |
  | 4 | Nicaragua | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 | |
  
  ## Final stage
  
  ### Qualifying group
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Costa Rica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Qualified to Malaysia 1997 |
  | 2 | Guatemala | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
  | 3 | Jamaica | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
  
  ### Championship group
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Canada (C) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament champions |
  | 2 | Mexico | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
  | 3 | United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | |
  
  * 1996 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
  * Canada Second title
  
  ## Final ranking
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Canada | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 13 | Champions |
  | 2 | Mexico (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 13 | Runners-up |
  | 3 | United States | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | Third place |
  | 4 | Costa Rica | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 12 | Fourth Place |
  | 5 | Jamaica | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | Lost in Qualification Round |
  | 6 | Guatemala | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | Lost in Qualification Round |
  | 7 | Honduras | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | Eliminated in Group stage |
  | 8 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | Eliminated in Group stage |
  | 9 | Netherlands Antilles | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | Eliminated in Group stage |
  | 10 | El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | Eliminated in Group stage |
  | 11 | Martinique | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 | Eliminated in Group stage |
  | 12 | Nicaragua | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 | Eliminated in Group stage |
  
  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.
  
  ## Qualification to World Youth Championship
  
  The four best performing teams qualified for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.
  
  * Canada
  * Costa Rica
  * Mexico
  * United States
  