# 1982 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament

The 1982 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was held in Guatemala. It also served as qualification for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship.

## Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:
| Region | Team(s) |
| Caribbean (CFU) | Bermuda Jamaica Netherlands Antilles Puerto Rico Trinidad and Tobago |
| Central America (UNCAF) | Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala (host) Honduras Nicaragua |
| North America (NAFU) | Canada United States |

## Round 1
### Group 1

Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 5 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | –13 | 0 |
| 15 August | Puerto Rico | 0–5 | United States |
| | Guatemala | 3–0 | Jamaica |
| 19 August | United States | 0–0 | Jamaica |
| | Puerto Rico | 0–2 | Guatemala |
| 22 August | Jamaica | 6–0 | Puerto Rico |
| | Guatemala | 1–3 | United States |

### Group 2

Estadio Pensativo, Antigua Guatemala
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Honduras | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 |
| Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 3 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | –9 | 0 |
| 17 August | Honduras | 2–2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| | Canada | 3–1 | Netherlands Antilles |
| 19 August | Honduras | 3–0 | Netherlands Antilles |
| | Canada | 2–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 22 August | Trinidad and Tobago | 5–1 | Netherlands Antilles |
| | Canada | 1–2 | Honduras |

### Group 3

Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo, Mazatenango
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 6 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 4 |
| Bermuda | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | –17 | 0 |
| 17 August | El Salvador | 8–0 | Nicaragua |
| | Costa Rica | 1–0 | Bermuda |
| 19 August | Costa Rica | 8–0 | Nicaragua |
| | El Salvador | 2–1 | Bermuda |
| 22 August | Nicaragua | 1–2 | Bermuda |
| | El Salvador | 2–3 | Costa Rica |

## Round 2
### Group A

Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Canada | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 1 |
| 25 August | United States | 3–2 | Canada |
| 27 August | Canada | 2–2 | Costa Rica |
| 29 August | United States | 0–0 | Costa Rica |

### Group B

Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Honduras | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 2 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 0 |
| 25 August | Guatemala | 0–3 | Honduras |
| 27 August | Honduras | 2–1 | El Salvador |
| 29 August | Guatemala | 1–0 | El Salvador |

## Final

* 1982 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
* Honduras First title

## Qualification to World Youth Championship

Two teams qualified directly for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship.
* Mexico (host)
* United States (losing finalists, replacing Honduras who were disqualified)
The third placed Costa Rica had to play an additional intercontinental qualification in 1983, but failed to qualify. All matches were played in Costa Rica and Australia qualified for the World Youth Championship.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 8 |
| Israel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 3 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | –7 | 1 |
| 26 January | Australia | 3–1 | Israel |
| 28 January | Israel | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
| 30 January | Costa Rica | 1–3 | Australia |
| 1 February | Israel | 1–2 | Australia |
| 3 February | Australia | 3–0 | Costa Rica |
| 3 February | Israel | 0–0 | Costa Rica |