1978 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament
{{Infobox International Football Competition
| tourney_name = CONCACAF U-20 Tournament
| year = 1978
| other_titles =
| image =
| size = 250px
| caption =
| country = Honduras
| dates = 26 November – 17 December
| num_teams = 13
| confederations =
| venues = •Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés
| cities =
| champion =MEX
| count =6
| second =CAN
| third =HON
| third-flagvar = 1949
| fourth =CRC
| matches =
| goals =
| attendance =
| top_scorer =
| player =
| prevseason = 1976
| nextseason = 1980
| updated =
}}
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:
| class=wikitable | |
| Region | Team(s) |
|---|---|
| Caribbean (CFU)
| {{fbu|20|BER}} | |
| Central America (UNCAF)
| {{fbu|20|CRC}} | |
| North America (NAFU)
| {{fbu|20|CAN}} |
Round 1
=Group A=
Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Tegucigalpa
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!width=165|Teams !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !width=20|GD !width=20|Pts | |||||||
| align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|20|HON|1949}} |2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 4 |
| align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|20|CAN}} |2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 2 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|20|DOM}} |2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | –14 | 0 |
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!width=25%| !width=30%| !width=15%| !width=30%| |
| 26 November
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|CAN}} |align=center|9–0 |{{fbu|20|DOM}} |
| 30 November
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|HON|1949}} |align=center|5–0 |{{fbu|20|DOM}} |
| 3 December
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|HON|1949}} |align=center|2–0 |{{fbu|20|CAN}} |
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=Group B=
Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!width=165|Teams !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !width=20|GD !width=20|Pts | |||||||
| align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|20|USA}} |2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 4 |
| align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|20|TRI}} |2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 2 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|20|PRI|1952}} |2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 0 |
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!width=25%| !width=30%| !width=15%| !width=30%| |
| 28 November
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|USA}} |align=center|2–0 |{{fbu|20|PRI|1952}} |
| 1 December
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|USA}} |align=center|4–0 |{{fbu|20|TRI}} |
| 4 December
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|PRI|1952}} |align=center|1–2 |{{fbu|20|TRI}} |
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=Group C=
Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!width=165|Teams !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !width=20|GD !width=20|Pts | |||||||
| align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|20|MEX}} |3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 6 |
| align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|20|SLV}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|20|ANT}} |3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | –6 | 2 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|20|GRD}} |3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | –11 | 0 |
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!width=25%| !width=30%| !width=15%| !width=30%| |
| 26 November
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|MEX}} |align=center|7–0 |{{fbu|20|GRD}} |
| 27 November
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|SLV}} |align=center|2–0 |{{fbu|20|ANT}} |
| 30 November
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|ANT}} |align=center|3–2 |{{fbu|20|GRD}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|SLV}}
|align=center|0–2 |{{fbu|20|MEX}} |
| 3 December
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|SLV}} |align=center|3–0 |{{fbu|20|GRD}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|MEX}}
|align=center|5–0 |{{fbu|20|ANT}} |
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=Group D=
Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!width=165|Teams !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !width=20|GD !width=20|Pts | |||||||
| align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|20|CRC}} |2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
| align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|20|HAI|1964}} |2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|20|BER}} |2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 0 |
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!width=25%| !width=30%| !width=15%| !width=30%| |
| 28 November
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|HAI|1964}} |align=center|2–1 |{{fbu|20|BER}} |
| 1 December
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|CRC}} |align=center|4–2 |{{fbu|20|BER}} |
| 4 December
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|CRC}} |align=center|1–0 |{{fbu|20|HAI|1964}} |
Round 2
=Group A=
Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!width=165|Teams !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !width=20|GD !width=20|Pts | |||||||
| align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|20|HON|1949}} |3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 |
| align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|20|CAN}} |3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|20|TRI}} |3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 2 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|20|USA}} |3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 1 |
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!width=25%| !width=30%| !width=15%| !width=30%| |
| 7 December
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|CAN}} |align=center|0–0 |{{fbu|20|USA}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|HON|1949}}
|align=center|3–0 |{{fbu|20|TRI}} |
| 10 December
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|CAN}} |align=center|0–1 |{{fbu|20|HON|1949}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|USA}}
|align=center|1–3 |{{fbu|20|TRI}} |
| 12 December
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|CAN}} |align=center|3–0 |{{fbu|20|TRI}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|HON|1949}}
|align=center|1–0 |{{fbu|20|USA}} |
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=Group B=
Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!width=165|Teams !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !width=20|GD !width=20|Pts | |||||||
| align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|20|CRC}} |3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 |
| align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|20|MEX}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|20|SLV}} |3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|20|HAI|1964}} |3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | –8 | 0 |
| cellspacing=1 width=70%
!width=25%| !width=30%| !width=15%| !width=30%| |
| 7 December
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|CRC}} |align=center|1–1 |{{fbu|20|SLV}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|MEX}}
|align=center|1–0 |{{fbu|20|HAI|1964}} |
| 10 December
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|SLV}} |align=center|1–3 |{{fbu|20|MEX}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|CRC}}
|align=center|3–0 |{{fbu|20|HAI|1964}} |
| 12 December
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|SLV}} |align=center|4–0 |{{fbu|20|HAI|1964}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|CRC}}
|align=center|3–1 |{{fbu|20|MEX}} |
Semifinals
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|1978|12|14|df=y}}
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|MEX}}
| score = 2 – 0
| report =
| team2 = {{fbu|20|HON|1949}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa
| attendance =
| referee =
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{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|1978|12|14|df=y}}
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|CAN}}
| score = 4 – 0
| report =
| team2 = {{fbu|20|CRC}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
Third place match
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|1978|12|17|df=y}}
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|HON|1949}}
| score = 2 – 1
| report =
| team2 = {{fbu|20|CRC}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa
| attendance =
| referee =
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Final
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|1978|12|17|df=y}}
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|MEX}}
| score = 1 – 0
| report =
| team2 = {{fbu|20|CAN}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Winners|fb|1978 CONCACAF U-20 Championship|Mexico|Sixth}}
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The two best performing teams qualified for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
- {{fbu|20|CAN}}
- {{fbu|20|MEX}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/concacaf-u20-78.html Results by RSSSF]
{{CONCACAF Under-20 Championship}}