The 2005 CONCACAF U-20 Qualifying Tournament was held to determine the four

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entrants into the

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, which was hosted by the

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. The tournament final was held in two groups of four with the top two from each group advancing. Group A was held in United States and Group B was held in

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. On January 16, 2005, the United States and Panama qualified to the

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. On January 30, 2005, Canada and Honduras achieved qualification.

Teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament:

Venues

Group A

United States hosted Group A. All of the matches were played at the

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between January 12–16. ---- ----

Group B

hosted Group B. All of the matches were played at

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between January 26–30. ---- ----

Goal scorers

;4 goals * Ryan Gyaki ;3 goals * José Güity *

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;2 goals * Ramón Núñez * Alvaro Salazar *

Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu (born June 2, 1989) is an American professional soccer player who played as an attacking midfielder. The last club he played for was Ettan Fotboll club Österlen FF. From before the time of his signing with D.C. United at th ...

;1 goal * Jose Luis Cordero *

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* Alonso Salazar * Angel Nolazco *

Akeem Priestley Akeem Sayeed Priestley (born 13 April 1985) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays for Canadian club Master's Futbol as a winger. Club career Priestley played his college career in the United States at Jacksonville University and als ...

O'Brian White O'Brian White (born 14 December 1985, in Ocho Rios) is a Jamaican former footballer who played as a forward. Career Youth and college White grew up in Jamaica before moving to Scarborough, Ontario in 2002 to live with his mother. He began pla ...

;1 goal cont. * Marco Parra * Luis Omar Hernandez * Armando Gun *

Luis Gallardo Luis Miguel Gallardo Fuentes (born 27 June 1986 in Paso Canoas, Chiriquí) is a Panamanian footballer. Club career Born in a Panama-Costa Rica border town, Gallardo played in Costa Rica for Pérez Zeledón from 2001

* Kevin Crooks * Kendall Jagdeosingh * Marcelle Francois *

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* Danny Szetela * Jacob Peterson * Will John

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