title: 1978 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament
text: # 1978 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament
  
  The 1978 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was held in Honduras. It also served as qualification for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
  
  ## Teams
  
  The following teams entered the tournament:
  
  | Region | Team(s) |
  | - | - |
  | Caribbean (CFU) | Bermuda Dominican Republic Grenada Haiti Netherlands Antilles Puerto Rico Trinidad and Tobago |
  | Central America (UNCAF) | Costa Rica El Salvador Honduras (host) |
  | North America (NAFU) | Canada Mexico United States |
  
  ## Round 1
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Honduras | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 4 |
  | Canada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 2 |
  | Dominican Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | –14 | 0 |
  | 26 November | Canada | 9–0 | Dominican Republic |
  | 30 November | Honduras | 5–0 | Dominican Republic |
  | 3 December | Honduras | 2–0 | Canada |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 4 |
  | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 2 |
  | Puerto Rico | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 0 |
  | 28 November | United States | 2–0 | Puerto Rico |
  | 1 December | United States | 4–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
  | 4 December | Puerto Rico | 1–2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
  
  ### Group C
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 6 |
  | El Salvador | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
  | Netherlands Antilles | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | –6 | 2 |
  | Grenada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | –11 | 0 |
  | 26 November | Mexico | 7–0 | Grenada |
  | 27 November | El Salvador | 2–0 | Netherlands Antilles |
  | 30 November | Netherlands Antilles | 3–2 | Grenada |
  | | El Salvador | 0–2 | Mexico |
  | 3 December | El Salvador | 3–0 | Grenada |
  | | Mexico | 5–0 | Netherlands Antilles |
  
  ### Group D
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Costa Rica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
  | Haiti | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | Bermuda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 0 |
  | 28 November | Haiti | 2–1 | Bermuda |
  | 1 December | Costa Rica | 4–2 | Bermuda |
  | 4 December | Costa Rica | 1–0 | Haiti |
  
  ## Round 2
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Honduras | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 |
  | Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
  | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 2 |
  | United States | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 1 |
  | 7 December | Canada | 0–0 | United States |
  | | Honduras | 3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
  | 10 December | Canada | 0–1 | Honduras |
  | | United States | 1–3 | Trinidad and Tobago |
  | 12 December | Canada | 3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
  | | Honduras | 1–0 | United States |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Costa Rica | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 |
  | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
  | El Salvador | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 |
  | Haiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | –8 | 0 |
  | 7 December | Costa Rica | 1–1 | El Salvador |
  | | Mexico | 1–0 | Haiti |
  | 10 December | El Salvador | 1–3 | Mexico |
  | | Costa Rica | 3–0 | Haiti |
  | 12 December | El Salvador | 4–0 | Haiti |
  | | Costa Rica | 3–1 | Mexico |
  
  ## Final
  
  * 1978 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
  * Mexico Sixth title
  
  ## Qualification to World Youth Championship
  
  The two best performing teams qualified for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
  
  * Canada
  * Mexico
  