# 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying

2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying took place between 5–13 November 2021 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The teams compete for four of the twenty berths in the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship final tournament.

## Teams

The 41 CONCACAF teams were ranked based on the CONCACAF Men's Under-20 Ranking as of June 2019. A total of 34 teams entered the tournament. The highest-ranked 16 entrants were exempt from qualifying and advanced directly to the group stage of the final tournament, while the lowest-ranked 18 entrants participated in qualifying, where the four group winners advanced to the round of 16 of the knockout stage of the final tournament.
Exempt from qualifying (16 teams) :
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | United States | 7,092 |
| 2 | Mexico | 6,167 |
| 3 | Panama | 5,065 |
| 4 | Honduras | 4,794 |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 3,466 |
| 6 | El Salvador | 3,395 |
| 7 | Cuba | 2,644 |
| 8 | Haiti | 2,455 |
| 9 | Canada | 2,404 |
| 10 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,395 |
| 11 | Guatemala | 2,187 |
| 12 | Jamaica | 2,089 |
| 13 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,535 |
| 14 | Suriname | 1,327 |
| 15 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,325 |
| 16 | Aruba | 1,248 |
* Key to colours
* Group winners advance to 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Participating in qualifying stage (18 teams) :
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 1,232 |
| 18 | Bermuda | 1,214 |
| 19 | Curaçao | 1,194 |
| 20 | Nicaragua | 1,193 |
| 21 | Puerto Rico | 1,150 |
| 23 | Saint Lucia | 871 |
| 24 | Grenada | 856 |
| 25 | Guyana | 773 |
| 26 | Dominica | 772 |
| 27 | Cayman Islands | 730 |
| 28 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 723 |
| 30 | Belize | 655 |
| 31 | Barbados | 528 |
| 32 | Saint Martin | 500 |
| 33 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 499 |
| 34 | Sint Maarten | 466 |
| 36 | Anguilla | 55 |
| 39 | British Virgin Islands | 0 |
Did not enter tournament (7 teams) :
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 22 | Guadeloupe | 1,050 |
| 29 | Martinique | 681 |
| 35 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 67 |
| 37 | Montserrat | 0 |
| 38 | French Guiana | 0 |
| 40 | Bonaire | 0 |
| 41 | Bahamas | 0 |

### Notes

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Non-FIFA members and thus ineligible to play in World Cup.

## Draw

The draw for the qualifying round took place on 17 September 2021, 11:00 EST (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami. The 19 teams which initially entered the qualifying stage were drawn into four groups: three groups of five teams and one group of four teams. Montserrat, initially drawn into Group C, later withdrew before the start of the tournament.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
| Dominican Republic  Bermuda  Curaçao  Nicaragua | Puerto Rico  Saint Lucia  Grenada  Guyana | Dominica  Cayman Islands  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Belize | Barbados  Saint Martin  U.S. Virgin Islands  Sint Maarten | Anguilla  Montserrat (W)  British Virgin Islands |
* (W): Withdrew after draw

## Qualifying stage

The winners of each group qualified for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, where they enter the round of 16 of the knockout stage.
All times are local, AST (UTC-04:00). (5/6 November matches ADT (UTC-03:00).

### Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in each group was determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.3):
* Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss);
* Goal difference in all group matches;
* Number of goals scored in all group matches;
* Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
* Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
* Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
* Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
** Yellow card: −1 points;
** Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
** Direct red card: −4 points;
** Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
* Drawing of lots.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Curaçao | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 12 | 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship |
| 2 | Grenada | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 9 | |
| 3 | British Virgin Islands | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 6 | |
| 4 | Sint Maarten | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | |
| 5 | Dominica | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Dominican Republic (H) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 10 | 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship |
| 2 | Saint Lucia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 8 | |
| 3 | Belize | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 7 | |
| 4 | Anguilla | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 1 | |
| 5 | Saint Martin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 1 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship |
| 2 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Bermuda | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Barbados | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 9 | 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship |
| 2 | Cayman Islands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Guyana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 0 | |

## Goalscorers

There were 131 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 4.23 goals per match.
6 goals
* Juruel Bernadina
5 goals
* Kegan Caull
4 goals
* Gio-Renys Felicia
* Naygiro Sambo
* Benjamin Ettienne
3 goals
* Daijon Daniels
* Shameer Hendricks-Seymour
* Keanu Does
* Jason Joseph
* Divonte Joseph
* Deanroy Phillip
* Omari Glasgow
* Keylon Bátiz
* Jareck Cáceres
* Widman Talavera
2 goals
* Jauron Gayle
* Kevin Higinio
* Eldon Reneau
* Stefan Jones
* Syrus Conolly
* Edison Azcona
* Keishon Clarke
* Shermine Williams
* Manuel Gutiérrez
* William Palacios
* Daniel Cruz Jr.
* Jeremy de León
* Daneo Caroo
* Wendy Isidor
* Naquan Henry
1 goal
* Kevon Lucas
* Zuhri Morris
* Tyrese Augustine
* Jaden Dubón
* Sincere Hall
* Keyni Mills
* Jarryd Richardson
* Jazir Warner
* Luka Chalwell
* Jake Forbes
* Elder Ebanks
* Shudelmar Dorand
* Ghillian Ilaria
* Rayhim Inesia
* Sidney Kastaneer
* Akram Potmis
* Felix Anselm
* Adriel Lawrence
* Yordy Alvarez
* Kefler Martes
* Bryan More
* Ángel Montes de Oca
* Diefri Sandy
* Adonis Vargas
* Shonnil Belfon
* Kimron Bowen
* Aquil Lawlite
* Ogiste Lemoud
* Ravi Coates
* Darron Niles
* Darwin Corrales
* Jan Mateo
* Wilfredo Rivera
* Dahmanii Berthier
* Brandon Sandiford
* Romalli Chilin
* Enzo Fremondiere
* Bishon Richards
* Oryan Velox
* Jean-Jacques Craane
* Reshawn Eustace
* Arthbert William
1 own goal
* Noah Bradshaw (against Belize)
* Edwin Gomez (against Saint Martin)
* Joshua Joseph (against Puerto Rico)
* Donte Augustine (against Curaçao)
2 own goals
* Caleb Bryan (against the Dominican Republic and Saint Lucia)