# 1988 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament

The 1988 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was held in Guatemala, although it has also been reported that the tournament was held in Trinidad and Tobago. It also served as qualification for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship. This edition of the tournament would see Mexico's youth squad become disqualified due to the Cachirules scandal banning all Mexico national team squads from total participation in FIFA organized events.

## Qualification

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Honduras | 2–5 | Costa Rica | 1–2 | 1–3 |
Other qualification matches may have been played.

## Teams

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

## Round 1
### Group 1

Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo, Mazatenango
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 |
| United States | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 5 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | –6 | 2 |
| Jamaica | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | –9 | 0 |
| 9 April | Costa Rica | 3–0 | Jamaica |
| | United States | 4–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 11 April | Costa Rica | 1–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| | Jamaica | 0–1 | Guatemala |
| 13 April | Costa Rica | 1–0 | United States |
| | Trinidad and Tobago | 4–1 | Guatemala |
| 15 April | Jamaica | 1–2 | United States |
| | Guatemala | 1–4 | Costa Rica |
| 17 April | Jamaica | 0–4 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| | Guatemala | 0–1 | United States |

### Group 2

Estadio del Ejército, Guatemala City
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Mexico | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 8 |
| Cuba | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| Canada | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Bermuda | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | –3 | 3 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | –12 | 0 |
| 10 April | Netherlands Antilles | 1–2 | Bermuda |
| | Canada | 0–1 | Cuba |
| 12 April | Canada | 3–0 | Netherlands Antilles |
| | Bermuda | 1–4 | Mexico |
| 14 April | Canada | 1–1 | Bermuda |
| | Cuba | 0–2 | Mexico |
| 16 April | Netherlands Antilles | 0–7 | Mexico |
| | Cuba | 2–1 | Bermuda |
| 18 April | Cuba | 1–0 | Netherlands Antilles |
| | Canada | 0–2 | Mexico |

## Final round

Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo, Mazatenango
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 |
| Mexico (D) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 4 |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 2 |
| Cuba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 0 |
| 20 April | Costa Rica | 3–1 | United States |
| | Mexico | 2–1 | Cuba |
| 22 April | United States | 2–1 | Cuba |
| | Costa Rica | 3–0 | Mexico |
| 24 April | Costa Rica | 4–1 | Cuba |
| | Mexico | 2–1 | United States |
* 1988 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
* Costa Rica First title

## Qualification to World Youth Championship

The two best performing teams qualified for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.
* Costa Rica
* United States (replacing Mexico, who were disqualified)