# 1980 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament

The 1980 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was held in the United States. It also served as qualification for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Haiti were initially set to host the tournament but later withdrew.

## Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:
| Region | Team(s) |
| Caribbean (CFU) | Antigua and Barbuda Barbados Bermuda Cuba Dominican Republic Grenada Jamaica Netherlands Antilles Puerto Rico Suriname Trinidad and Tobago |
| Region | Team(s) |
| Central America (UNCAF) | Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras |
| North America (NAFU) | Canada Mexico United States (host) |

## Group stage
### Group Los Angeles

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 5 |
| Cuba | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 2 |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 2 |
| 1 August | Costa Rica | 3–1 | Cuba |
| | Mexico | 3–0 | Dominican Republic |
| 3 August | Mexico | 0–0 | Cuba |
| 5 August | Dominican Republic | 2–1 | Costa Rica |
| 7 August | Cuba | 2–0 | Dominican Republic |
| 9 August | Mexico | 4–1 | Costa Rica |

### Group Dallas

In this group, Puerto Rico were disqualified for using non eligible players.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 |
| Puerto Rico | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified |
| 1 August | Jamaica | 0–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| | Canada | 1–0 | Puerto Rico |
| 3 August | Canada | 0–0 | Guatemala |
| | Trinidad and Tobago | 2–1 | Puerto Rico |
| 5 August | Puerto Rico | 1–1 | Jamaica |
| | Trinidad and Tobago | 1–1 | Guatemala |
| 7 August | Canada | 2–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| | Guatemala | 0–0 | Jamaica |
| 9 August | Canada | 0–0 | Jamaica |
| | Guatemala | not played | Puerto Rico |

### Group Edwardsville

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Honduras | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
| Bermuda | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 |
| Suriname | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 2 |
| Grenada | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | –8 | 1 |
| 5 August | Suriname | 4–0 | Grenada |
| | Honduras | 3–1 | Bermuda |
| 7 August | Bermuda | 1–0 | Suriname |
| | Honduras | 0–0 | Grenada |
| 9 August | Bermuda | 6–2 | Grenada |
| | Honduras | 1–0 | Suriname |

### Group Princeton

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 8 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 |
| El Salvador | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 4 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | –9 | 2 |
| Barbados | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | –10 | 0 |
| 1 August | United States | 5–0 | Barbados |
| | El Salvador | 5–0 | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 3 August | United States | 3–0 | Netherlands Antilles |
| | El Salvador | 3–0 | Barbados |
| 5 August | Antigua and Barbuda | 1–0 | Barbados |
| | Netherlands Antilles | 2–1 | El Salvador |
| 7 August | United States | 2–0 | El Salvador |
| | Netherlands Antilles | 3–0 | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 9 August | United States | 3–1 | Antigua and Barbuda |
| | Netherlands Antilles | 3–2 | Barbados |

## Final

* 1980 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
* Mexico Seventh title

## Qualification to World Youth Championship

The two best performing teams qualified for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.
* Mexico
* United States