# 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

Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Tegucigalpa
| 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

Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa
| 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

Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
| 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

Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
| 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

Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa
| 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

Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
| 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