# 2024 UNCAF U-19 Tournament

The 2024 UNCAF U-19 Tournament, also known as UNCAF FIFA Forward Men's U-19 Tournament (Spanish: Torneo UNCAF Sub-19 FIFA Forward), was the third 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 Tegucigalpa, Honduras between 19 and 25 January 2024.
The tournament's purpose is for the UNCAF teams to prepare for the upcoming 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championships but it is not a qualifier.
Guatemala won their second UNCAF U-19 title by beating Panama in the final 3–0 on penalties following a 0–0 draw in regular time. Hosts Honduras finished in third place after defeating title holder Costa Rica 3–2 in the third place match.

## Entrants

All seven UNCAF member national teams entered the tournament in addition to Cuba which participated as a guest from the Caribbean Football Union (CFU).
| Team | App | Previous best performance |
| Belize | 3rd | Seventh place (2018) |
| Costa Rica (holders) | 3rd | Champions (2022) |
| Cuba (invitee) | 1st | None |
| El Salvador | 3rd | Runners-up (2022) |
| Guatemala | 3rd | Champions (2018) |
| Honduras (hosts) | 3rd | Fourth place (2018) |
| Nicaragua | 3rd | Fourth place (2022) |
| Panama | 3rd | Runners-up (2018) |

## Venues

It was the second time that Honduras hosted the tournament, having also hosted the inaugural edition in 2018. All games took place on the courts of the Centro de Alto Rendimiento José Rafael Ferrari, home of the Honduran club Olimpia, in Tegucigalpa.

## Groups composition

The groups and match schedule were revealed by UNCAF on 16 January 2024, however, they had been previously published by the Panamanian Football Federation on 6 January 2024. No previous draw was announced, however, the hosts Honduras and the title holders Costa Rica 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 Honduras A2 Panama A4 El Salvador A3 Nicaragua | Group B PosTeam B1 Costa Rica B2 Guatemala B3 Cuba B4 Belize |

## Group stage

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

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Panama | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 9 | Final |
| 2 | Honduras (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | Third place match |
| 3 | Nicaragua | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | Fifth place match |
| 4 | El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | Seventh place match |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Guatemala | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 9 | Final |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 4 | Third place match |
| 3 | Belize | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 3 | Fifth place match |
| 4 | Cuba (G) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | Seventh place match |

## Knockout stage

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

### Final
## Goalscorers

There were 64 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match.
6 goals
* Claudio Montero
4 goals
* Didier Paguada
3 goals
* Saúl Sagastume
* Gabino Vásquez
2 goals
* Felix Martinez
* Dylan Ramírez
* Samuel Rodríguez
* Néstor Delgado
* Marvin Ávila Jr
* Rudy Muñoz
* Roberto Osorto
* Francis Castillo
* Kenler Cayasso
* Moisés Garibaldo
* Carlos Hernández
* Jafet Obando
1 goal
* Jean Jacques Serano
* Isaac Taegar
* Gelson Castro
* Alberth Barahona
* Keylor Jiménez
* Elvis Casanova
* David de Jesús Pérez
* Enmanuel Torres
* Christopher Argueta
* Nelson Díaz
* Axel de la Cruz
* William Zahran
* Junior Mejía
* Stedman Pérez
* Justin Ponce
* Anfronit Tatum
* Melquizedec Zepeda
* Oliver Bello
* Izamuel Martínez
* Freddy Ortíz
* Juban Uriarte
* Rafael Mosquera
* Julio Rodríguez
1 own goal
* Elijah Pelayo (against Costa Rica)

## 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 | Guatemala (C) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 10 |
| 2 | Panama | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 10 |
| 3 | Honduras (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 4 |
| 5 | Nicaragua | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 |
| 6 | Belize | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 3 |
| 7 | El Salvador | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 1 |
| 8 | Cuba (G) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 2 |