2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying stage|
Host country | Dominican Republic |
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Dates | 5–13 November 2021 |
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Teams | 18 (from 1 confederation) |
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Matches played | 31 |
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Goals scored | 131 (4.23 per match) |
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Top scorer(s) | Juruel Bernadina (6 goals) |
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2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying took place between 5–13 November 2021 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The teams compete for four of the twenty berths in the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship final tournament.[1]
Teams
The 41 CONCACAF teams were ranked based on the CONCACAF Men's Under-20 Ranking as of June 2019.[2] A total of 34 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 18 entrants participated in qualifying, where the four group winners advanced to the round of 16 of the knockout stage of the final tournament.[3]
Exempt from qualifying (16 teams)
Rank
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Team
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Points
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1
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United States
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7,092
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2
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Mexico
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6,167
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3
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Panama
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5,065
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4
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Honduras
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4,794
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5
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Costa Rica
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3,466
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6
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El Salvador
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3,395
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7
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Cuba
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2,644
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8
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Haiti
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2,455
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9
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Canada
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2,404
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10
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Trinidad and Tobago
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2,395
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11
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Guatemala
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2,187
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12
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Jamaica
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2,089
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13
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Antigua and Barbuda
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1,535
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14
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Suriname
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1,327
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15
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
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1,325
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16
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Aruba
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1,248
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Did not enter tournament (7 teams)
Rank
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Team
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Points
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22
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Guadeloupe[a]
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1,050
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29
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Martinique[a]
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681
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35
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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67
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37
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Montserrat
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0
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38
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French Guiana[a]
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0
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40
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Bonaire[a]
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0
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41
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Bahamas
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0
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- Notes
- ^ a b c d e f Non-FIFA members and thus ineligible to play in World Cup.
Draw
The draw for the qualifying round took place on 17 September 2021, 11:00 EST (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami.[4] The 19 teams which initially entered the qualifying stage were drawn into four groups: three groups of five teams and one group of four teams.[5] Montserrat, initially drawn into Group C, later withdrew before the start of the tournament.[6]
Pot 1
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Pot 2
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Pot 3
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Pot 4
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Pot 5
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- Anguilla
Montserrat (W)
- British Virgin Islands
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Qualifying stage
The winners of each group qualified for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, where they enter the round of 16 of the knockout stage.
All times are local, AST (UTC-04:00). (5/6 November matches ADT (UTC-03:00).
- Tiebreakers
The ranking of teams in each group was determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.3):[7]
- Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss);
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Number of goals scored in all group matches;
- Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
- Yellow card: −1 points;
- Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
- Direct red card: −4 points;
- Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
- Drawing of lots.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Goalscorers
There were 131 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 4.23 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
- Daijon Daniels
- Shameer Hendricks-Seymour
- Keanu Does
- Jason Joseph
- Divonte Joseph
- Deanroy Phillip
- Omari Glasgow
- Keylon Bátiz
- Jareck Cáceres
- Widman Talavera
2 goals
- Jauron Gayle
- Kevin Higinio
- Eldon Reneau
- Stefan Jones
- Syrus Conolly
- Edison Azcona
- Keishon Clarke
- Shermine Williams
- Manuel Gutiérrez
- William Palacios
- Daniel Cruz Jr.
- Jeremy de León
- Daneo Caroo
- Wendy Isidor
- Naquan Henry
1 goal
- Kevon Lucas
- Zuhri Morris
- Tyrese Augustine
- Jaden Dubón
- Sincere Hall
- Keyni Mills
- Jarryd Richardson
- Jazir Warner
- Luka Chalwell
- Jake Forbes
- Elder Ebanks
- Shudelmar Dorand
- Ghillian Ilaria
- Rayhim Inesia
- Sidney Kastaneer
- Akram Potmis
- Felix Anselm
- Adriel Lawrence
- Yordy Alvarez
- Kefler Martes
- Bryan More
- Ángel Montes de Oca
- Diefri Sandy
- Adonis Vargas
- Shonnil Belfon
- Kimron Bowen
- Aquil Lawlite
- Ogiste Lemoud
- Ravi Coates
- Darron Niles
- Darwin Corrales
- Jan Mateo
- Wilfredo Rivera
- Dahmanii Berthier
- Brandon Sandiford
- Romalli Chilin
- Enzo Fremondiere
- Bishon Richards
- Oryan Velox
- Jean-Jacques Craane
- Reshawn Eustace
- Arthbert William
1 own goal
- Noah Bradshaw (against Belize)
- Edwin Gomez (against Saint Martin)
- Joshua Joseph (against Puerto Rico)
- Donte Augustine (against Curaçao)
2 own goals
- Caleb Bryan (against the Dominican Republic and Saint Lucia)
Notes
- ^ Match suspended and later awarded to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines due to Puerto Rico failing to comply with Concacaf's COVID-19 protocols ahead of the fixture.[8][9]
References