1962 CONCACAF Youth Tournament

1962 CONCACAF Youth Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryPanama
CityPanama City
DatesMarch 4–18
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Estadio Juan Demóstenes Arosemena
Final positions
Champions Mexico (1st title)
Runners-up Guatemala
Third place Netherlands Antilles
Fourth place Costa Rica
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored65 (3.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexico Javier Fragoso
(9 goals)
1964 →
All statistics correct as of March 25, 2009.

The 1962 CONCACAF Youth Tournament was the first international association football championship tournament for youth national teams in the CONCACAF region, North and Central America and the Caribbean. This tournament is the forerunner of the current CONCACAF Under-20 Championship. The tournament took place Estadio Juan Demóstenes Arosemena in Panama City, Panama and was won by Mexico.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

Region Team(s)
Caribbean (CFU)  Haiti
 Netherlands Antilles
Central America (UNCAF)  Costa Rica
 El Salvador
 Guatemala
 Honduras
 Nicaragua
 Panama (host)
North America (NAFU)  Mexico

First round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Netherlands Antilles 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 4 Advance to Final Round
2  Guatemala 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
3  Panama 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 3
4  El Salvador 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 1962. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Panama 1 – 2 Guatemala
Netherlands Antilles 1 – 1 El Salvador
Netherlands Antilles 2 – 1 Guatemala
Panama 1 – 0 El Salvador
Guatemala 1 – 1 El Salvador
Panama 1 – 1 Netherlands Antilles

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Mexico 4 3 1 0 15 2 +13 7 Advance to Final Round
2  Costa Rica 4 2 1 1 15 5 +10 5
3  Honduras 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 3
4  Nicaragua 4 0 2 2 2 12 −10 2
5  Haiti 3 0 1 2 2 14 −12 1
Updated to match(es) played on 12 March 1962. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Costa Rica 5 – 1 Nicaragua
Mexico 5 – 0 Haiti
Haiti 1 – 1 Nicaragua
Honduras 2 – 1 Costa Rica
Honduras 0 – 0 Nicaragua
Mexico 3 – 1 Honduras
Costa Rica 8 – 1 Haiti
Mexico 6 – 0 Nicaragua
Mexico 1 – 1 Costa Rica

Final round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Mexico 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 4 1962 CONCACAF Youth Tournament winners
2  Guatemala 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 3
3  Netherlands Antilles 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 3
4  Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 2
Updated to match(es) played on 18 March 1962. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Guatemala 1 – 1 Mexico
Netherlands Antilles 2 – 1 Costa Rica
Costa Rica 2 – 1 Guatemala
Netherlands Antilles 1 – 1 Mexico
Guatemala 2 – 0 Netherlands Antilles
Mexico 2 – 1 Costa Rica

Results

 1962 CONCACAF Youth champions 

Mexico
First title

See also

References