# 1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament

The 1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament was a football tournament that was played in April 1996 in Mexico. It determined the four CONCACAF teams that participated at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.

## Qualification

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Aruba | 1–4 | Netherlands Antilles | 1–0 | 0–4 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Netherlands Antilles | 4–1 | Dominican Republic | 4–1 | 0–0 |
Other qualification matches may have been played.

## Qualified teams

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

## Group stage
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Qualified to Malaysia 1997 |
| 2 | Guatemala | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Qualified to Qualifying group |
| 3 | Netherlands Antilles | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | |
| 4 | El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Qualified to Malaysia 1997 |
| 2 | Jamaica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Qualified to Qualifying group |
| 3 | Honduras | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Martinique | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 | |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Qualified to Malaysia 1997 |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | Qualified to Qualifying group |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Nicaragua | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 | |

## Final stage
### Qualifying group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Qualified to Malaysia 1997 |
| 2 | Guatemala | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Jamaica | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |

### Championship group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada (C) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament champions |
| 2 | Mexico | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | |
* 1996 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
* Canada Second title

## Final ranking

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | Canada | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 13 | Champions |
| 2 | Mexico (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 13 | Runners-up |
| 3 | United States | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | Third place |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 12 | Fourth Place |
| 5 | Jamaica | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | Lost in Qualification Round |
| 6 | Guatemala | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | Lost in Qualification Round |
| 7 | Honduras | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 8 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 9 | Netherlands Antilles | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 10 | El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 11 | Martinique | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 12 | Nicaragua | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 | Eliminated in Group stage |
Note: Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.

## Qualification to World Youth Championship

The four best performing teams qualified for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.
* Canada
* Costa Rica
* Mexico
* United States