Four teams (including the host Guatemala) from Central America[1] and five from the Caribbean qualified to the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship to be played in Guatemala.[2] Canada, Mexico, and United States automatically qualified.
Caribbean zone
Qualifying Playoff
| Turks and Caicos Islands  | 0–0 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Virgin Islands  | 3–0 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 
|---|---|---|
| Pierre  16' Smith  43', 64' | 
- U.S. Virgin Islands advance 3–0 on aggregate.
Group stage
All four group winners qualified for the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Guatemala April 3–17, with the group runners-up advancing to a second group phase that determined the Caribbean's fifth and final entrant in the 12-team confederation finals.[3]
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Cuba | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | +32 | 9 | 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship | 
| .svg.png.webp) Netherlands Antilles | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 4 | CFU second round qualifying | 
|  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 4 | Eliminated | 
|  British Virgin Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 68 | −68 | 0 | 
| Cuba  | 1–0 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 
|---|---|---|
| Lahera  70' | 
| Netherlands Antilles .svg.png.webp) | 20–0 |  British Virgin Islands | 
|---|---|---|
| Trenidad  1', 29', 33', 39', 71' Roosje  16', 26', 75', 81' Santiroma  17', 22', 50', 55', 79' Calvenhoven  34' Frans  58', 61', 86' Martha  60', 69' | 
| British Virgin Islands  | 0–29 |  Cuba | 
|---|---|---|
| Beltran  2', 11', 32', 35', 76', 84', 89', 90' Lizama  4', 7', 13' Diaz  5', 17', 80' Norford  10' (o.g.) Jefferson  16' (o.g.) Chang  19', 26', 28', 42' Martinez  29', 31' Macias  37', 63' Pena  58', 82' Corrales  75' Brockbank  86' (o.g.) Cantero  88' | 
| Netherlands Antilles .svg.png.webp) | 1–1 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 
|---|---|---|
| Martha  81' | Henry  7' | 
| Saint Kitts and Nevis  | 19–0 |  British Virgin Islands | 
|---|---|---|
| Adams  7', 46' Blanchette  11', 12', 51' Elliott  14' (pen.), 21', 28', 40', 75', 80' Liburd  22', 44' Harris  48' Henry  62', 72', 90' Pringle  69', 81' | 
| Netherlands Antilles .svg.png.webp) | 0–2 |  Cuba | 
|---|---|---|
| Lahera  3', 54' | 
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png.webp) Guadeloupe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 | 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship | 
|  Bermuda | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | CFU second round qualifying | 
|  Antigua and Barbuda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | Eliminated | 
Haiti withdrew from Caribbean qualifying for the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, reducing Group B to three teams.[4]
| Guadeloupe .svg.png.webp) | 1–1 |  Bermuda | 
|---|---|---|
| Pascal  21' | Leverock  29' | 

| Bermuda  | 2–0 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 
|---|---|---|
| Lambe  67' Tucker  82' | 
| Guadeloupe .svg.png.webp) | 4–0 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 
|---|---|---|
| Grava  38', 64' Roche  53' Rambojean  73' | 
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Jamaica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | +20 | 9 | 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship | 
|  Guyana | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | CFU second round qualifying | 
|  Grenada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 3 | Eliminated | 
|  U.S. Virgin Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 25 | −24 | 0 | 
| Guyana  | 5–1 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 
|---|---|---|
| Nelson  14' (pen.) McKinnon  24' Alleyne  52' Holder  84' Beaton  90' | Report | Taylor  35' (pen.) | 
| U.S. Virgin Islands  | 0–13 |  Jamaica | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Foster  5', 65', 83' Brett  8' Ottey  19', 30' Wilson  35', 90+1' Williams  63', 64', 78' Farquharson  77' Roye  88' | 
| Grenada  | 7–0 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 
|---|---|---|
| Phillip  26', 38', 83', 90' Ganness  48', 59' Jones  68' | Report | 
Group D
Because a host country could not be found for Group D, Trinidad played St. Vincent & the Grenadines, and Aruba played Suriname in two two-leg series with the winners facing off to determine the group winner.
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
|  Suriname | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||
|  Aruba | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
|  Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
|  Suriname | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
|  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
|  Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 4 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Aruba  | 1–4 |  Suriname | 
|---|---|---|
| Kock  8' | Report | Rijssel  24, 77' Misidjan  39' Avianko  44' | 
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  | 0–8 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Brito  21,69' Bateau  32' Joseph  40' Peltier  43' Patrick  51' Winchester  56,65' | 
| Trinidad and Tobago  | 4–1 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 
|---|---|---|
| Peltier  7' Winchester  72' Frederick  90' Brito  90' | Rouse  90' | 
| Suriname  | 1–2 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 
|---|---|---|
| Pinas  11' | Joseph  45' Bateau  59' | 
| Trinidad and Tobago  | 2–1 |  Suriname | 
|---|---|---|
| Peltier  58' Bateau  60' | Afianko's  24' | 
Trinidad and Tobago qualified to the CONCACAF U-20 Championship.
CFU second round qualifying
One team qualified to the CONCACAF U-20 Championship.
Second phase
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Suriname | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 | 
|  Bermuda | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Netherlands Antilles | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | 
|  Guyana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | 
On December 28, it was announced that Suriname would host the group.[5]
| Suriname  | 2–1 | .svg.png.webp) Netherlands Antilles | 
|---|---|---|
| Rijssel  54', 61' | Monte  68' | 
| Netherlands Antilles .svg.png.webp) | 2–1 |  Bermuda | 
|---|---|---|
| Anastatia  31' Ryadh Monte  90' | Tucker  54' | 
| Guyana  | 2–1 | .svg.png.webp) Netherlands Antilles | 
|---|---|---|
| Holder  70' Bobb  81' | Hooi  64' | 
Central American zone
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Panama | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | 
|  Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 | 
|  Nicaragua | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | 
| Costa Rica  | 4–0 |  Nicaragua | 
|---|---|---|
| Campbell  4', 60' Moya  59' Ramirez  90' | Report | 
| Panama  | 1–0 |  Costa Rica | 
|---|---|---|
| Waterman  54' | Report | 
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png.webp) Honduras | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 | 
|  El Salvador | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Belize | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | 
| El Salvador  | 6–1 | .svg.png.webp) Belize | 
|---|---|---|
| Herrera  15' Santamaria  25', 28' Larin  30', 88' Corea  89' | Report | Salazar  39' | 
| Honduras .svg.png.webp) | 4–0 |  El Salvador | 
|---|---|---|
| Zuniga  2' Carias  36' Lopez  42' Lozano  85' | Report | 
Play-off
| Costa Rica  | 1–1 |  El Salvador | 
|---|---|---|
| Campbell  16' | Report | Corea  73' | 
The Central American zone qualifying tournament was mired in controversy.
El Salvador had called-up United States under 17 international Dustin Corea to their national under-20 national team but did not write to FIFA request a change of association for the player as is required. Corea had previously played for United States in the 2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[6] On 4 February 2012 UNCAF published CONCACAF's decision to deny El Salvador a place at the 2011 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship for fielding an ineligible player in four games.[7]
As a result, El Salvador's matches versus Belize (1 December), Honduras (4 December) and both games Costa Rica (11 and 18 December) should have been forfeited due to fielding an ineligible player as per FIFA regulations. However matters were complicated as Belize would have won their Group A game 3-0 against El Salvador and qualified for the play-off had the forfeit been brought in at an earlier time. Instead El Salvador reached the play-off final and played Costa Rica twice – later forfeiting both games 3-0, allowing Costa Rica to qualify despite losing the matches 2-1 on aggregate.
References
- ↑ UNCAF.net – Definidos grupos y sedes para la eliminatoria Sub-20 de UNCAF Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine – 2 September 2010 (in Spanish)
- ↑ CONCACAF.com – Guatemala to host U-20 finals; Jamaica gets U-17s Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine – 1 September 2010
- ↑ Caribbean U-20 qualifying schedule set Archived 2010-10-10 at the Wayback Machine 21 Sep 2010
- ↑ Haiti withdraws from U-20 qualifying Archived 2010-10-09 at the Wayback Machine 6 October 2010
- ↑ "Concacaf Main | CONCACAF Home | Tournaments | Under 20s | News | Under 20s News | Suriname to host final U-20 qualifying group". Archived from the original on 2011-01-09. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- ↑ Latham, Brent (4 March 2011). "They called him the Salvadoran Messi". ESPN. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ↑ "CONCACAF da a conocer resolucion del caso Dustin Corea" (in Spanish). UNCAF. 4 February 2012. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
