# 2022 UNCAF U-19 Tournament

The 2022 UNCAF U-19 Tournament, also known as UNCAF FIFA Forward Men's U-19 Tournament (Spanish: Torneo UNCAF Sub-19 FIFA Forward), was the second edition of the UNCAF U-19 Tournament, the biennial international youth football tournament organised by the Central American Football Union (UNCAF) for the men's under-19 national teams of the Central America region. It was held in Belmopan, Belize between 24 and 30 April 2022.
Guatemala were the defending champions having won the title in 2018, but was unable to retain the title and finished in sixth place. Costa Rica won their first tournament title after beating El Salvador by a 5–4 score in the final.

## Entrants

All seven UNCAF member national teams entered the tournament in addition to Puerto Rico which participated as a guest from the Caribbean Football Union (CFU).
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
| Belize (hosts) | 2nd | Seventh place (2018) |
| Costa Rica | 2nd | Third place (2018) |
| El Salvador | 2nd | Sixth place (2018) |
| Guatemala (holders) | 2nd | Champions (2018) |
| Honduras | 2nd | Fourth place (2018) |
| Nicaragua | 2nd | Fifth place (2018) |
| Panama | 2nd | Runners-up (2018) |
| Puerto Rico (invitee) | 1st | None |

## Venues

Belmopan :
| Isidoro Beaton Stadium | FFB Stadium |
| Capacity: 2,500 | Capacity: 5,200 |
Belize was named as host country of the tournament at the XX UNCAF Ordinary Congress meeting held on 2 December 2021. The Isidoro Beaton and FFB stadiums, both located in Belmopan, hosted the matches.

## Composition of the groups

The groups and match schedule were revealed on 7 April 2022. No previous draw was announced, however the hosts Belize and the title holders Guatemala were seeded and assigned to the head of the groups A and B respectively.
The groups were conformed as follows:
Group A :
| Group A PosTeam A1 Belize A2 Honduras A4 El Salvador A3 Nicaragua | Group B PosTeam B1 Guatemala B2 Panama B3 Costa Rica B4 Puerto Rico |

## Match officials

On 23 April 2022, UNCAF announced a total of 10 referees and 10 assistant referees appointed for the tournament.
| Association | Referees | Assistant referees |
| Belize | Efren Guy | Juan Colindres |
| Costa Rica | Pablo Camacho | Danny Sojo |
| Cuba | Anthony Montero | |
| El Salvador | Waldir García | Carlos Vargas and Emilio Villalta |
| Guatemala | Christofer Corado and José Fuentes | Axel Pérez |
| Honduras | Julio Guity | Luis Paz and José Nahun Arauz |
| Mexico | Yonathan Peinado | Daniel Martínez |
| Nicaragua | Félix Mojica | Alfredo Chávez |
| Panama | José Carrasco | Jorginho Vásquez |

## Group stage

All match times are in CST (UTC−6), as listed by UNCAF.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | El Salvador | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Final |
| 2 | Nicaragua | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Third place match |
| 3 | Honduras | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | Fifth place match |
| 4 | Belize (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 | Seventh place match |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | Final |
| 2 | Panama | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | Third place match |
| 3 | Guatemala | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Fifth place match |
| 4 | Puerto Rico (G) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 1 | Seventh place match |

## Knockout stage

All match times are in CST (UTC−6), as listed by UNCAF.

### Final
## Goalscorers

There were 57 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.56 goals per match.
3 goals
* Jefry Bantes
* Widman Talavera
* Jeremy de León
2 goals
* Heldon Reneau
* Josimar Alcócer
* Andrey Soto
* Hamilton Benítez
* Mayer Gil
* Eduardo Rivas
* Darwin Corrales
* Ricardo Gorday
* Wilfredo Rivera
1 goal
* Daijon Daniels
* Kevin Higinio
* Fabián Arroyo
* Ryan Cane
* Shawn Johnson
* Doryan Rodríguez
* Berny Segura
* Ronald Arévalo
* Mauricio Cerritos
* Daniel Cruz
* Isaac Esquivel
* César Orellana
* Harold Osorio
* Mathius Gaitán
* Rudy Muñoz
* Miguel Carrasco
* Yeison Contreras
* Jafet Núñez
* Keylon Batiz
* Cristhian Herrera
* Edward Cedeño
* Rafael Mosquera
* Leonel Tejada
* Rodrigo Tello
* Rodolfo Vega
* Jan Mateo
* Ian Silva
1 own goal
* Alejandro Cano (against Costa Rica)
* Mathius Gaitán (against Panama)
* Dylan Pineda (against Panama)

## Final ranking

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time were counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out were counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 8 |
| 2 | El Salvador | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 |
| 3 | Panama | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 |
| 4 | Nicaragua | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Honduras | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
| 6 | Guatemala | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Puerto Rico (G) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 |
| 8 | Belize (H) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 1 |