1974 CONCACAF Youth Tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Canada
Dates	16 August – 1 September
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	Mexico (4th title)
Runners-up	Cuba
Third place	Trinidad and Tobago
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The 1974 CONCACAF Youth Tournament was held in Canada.

The following teams entered the tournament:

Region	Team(s)
Caribbean (CFU)	Bermuda  Cuba  Dominican Republic  Jamaica  Puerto Rico  Trinidad and Tobago
Central America (UNCAF)	Costa Rica  Guatemala  Nicaragua
North America (NAFU)	Canada (host)  Mexico  United States

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Canada	3	3	0	0	11	2	+9	6
Bermuda	3	2	0	1	4	4	0	4
Nicaragua	3	1	0	2	3	5	–2	2
Dominican Republic	3	0	0	3	1	8	–7	0

	Nicaragua	2–1	Dominican Republic
	Canada	4–1	Bermuda
	Bermuda	2–0	Nicaragua
	Bermuda	1–0	Dominican Republic
	Canada	2–1	Nicaragua
	Dominican Republic	0–5	Canada

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Mexico	3	2	1	0	17	0	+17	5
Trinidad and Tobago	3	1	2	0	7	1	+6	4
Costa Rica	3	1	1	1	7	2	+5	3
Puerto Rico	3	0	0	3	0	28	–28	0

	Costa Rica	1–1	Trinidad and Tobago
	Puerto Rico	0–16	Mexico
	Costa Rica	6–0	Puerto Rico
	Mexico	0–0	Trinidad and Tobago
	Trinidad and Tobago	6–0	Puerto Rico
	Mexico	1–0	Costa Rica

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	5
Cuba	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	3
Guatemala	3	1	0	2	4	5	–1	2
Jamaica	3	1	0	2	3	4	–1	2

	Cuba	1–0	Jamaica
	United States	2–1	Guatemala
	Jamaica	2–1	Guatemala
	Guatemala	2–1	Cuba
	United States	2–1	Jamaica
	Cuba	0–0	United States

Mexico achieved the best score and apparently moved straight to the final. The other two winners Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago first had to play each other for the other final spot.

26 August 1974 (1974-08-26)

Canada	2 – 2	Cuba
Penalties
	4 – 5

28 August 1974 (1974-08-28)

Mexico	3 – 0	Bermuda

28 August 1974 (1974-08-28)

United States	1 – 1	Trinidad and Tobago
Penalties
	4 – 5

30 August 1974 (1974-08-30)

Cuba	2 – 0	Trinidad and Tobago

1 September 1974 (1974-09-01)

Mexico	1 – 0	Cuba

1974 CONCACAF Youth Championship
Mexico Fourth title

The above results are based on the official account from the CONCACAF.^[1] However, RSSSF also reports on the tournament, with (very) different results. The tournament format is different, some scores are, as well as match dates.^[2]