The 2011

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was expanded to 12 teams beginning in 2011. The tournament determined the four

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teams that participated at the

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to be held in

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. In addition, the top three finishers from

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or the

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, in addition to hosts

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, qualified to participate at the

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. The Executive Committee approved that for men's U-20 championships all three

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teams again qualified automatically for the finals.

received four berths, and the

received five. The new allocations give Central America one more berth than it had in

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and the Caribbean three more. On 1 September 2010

announced

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as host of the championship, played from 3–17 April. The championship was scheduled to be held a week later but was moved ahead one week due to a scheduling conflict.

Qualified teams

Squads

Venues

The tournament was hosted in two stadia.

Draw

The draw for the final tournament took place on February 11 in Guatemala City, Guatemala, dividing the 12 sides into four, three-team groups.

Status of Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe is a member of CONCACAF but not a member of FIFA. As such, they are eligible to compete for CONCACAF Championships but are not eligible to qualify for the

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. If they had reached the semifinals of this tournament, the 4th team from CONCACAF to qualify for the

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Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Third Place Match

Final

Goalscorers

; 6 goals *

Joel Campbell Joel Nathaniel Campbell Samuels (; born 26 June 1992) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a forward and winger for Liga MX club León and the Costa Rica national team. Campbell joined Arsenal in 2011 and was thereafter l ...

; 4 goals *

Ulises Dávila Ulises Alejandro Dávila Plascencia (born 13 April 1991) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for A-League club Macarthur FC whom he captains. Club career Guadalajara Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Dávila ...

Cecilio Waterman Cecilio Alfonso Waterman Ruiz (born 13 April 1991) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Everton and the Panama national team. Club career Waterman made his professional debut playing with Sporting San Miguelito ...

; 3 goals * Mynor Miller *

Gerson Lima Gerson may refer to: Given name: *Gerson von Bleichröder (1822–1893), Jewish German banker * Gérson Caçapa (born 1967), Brazilian former footballer *Gerson Goldhaber (1924–2010), German-born American particle physicist and astrophysicist * G ...

Taufic Guarch Taufic Eduardo Guarch Rubio (born 4 October 1991) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Liga Primera club Diriangén FC. Club career Estudiantes Tecos Guarch debuted on the Torneo Apertura 2010, assisted ...

Alan Pulido Alan Pulido Izaguirre (born 8 March 1991) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City. Pulido started his career with Tigres UANL in 2010. Contractual disputes with Tigres UANL ...

* Kelyn Rowe ; 2 goals * Bryan Vega *

Alexander López Alexander Agustín López Rodríguez (born 5 June 1992) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga FPD club Alajuelense and the Honduras national team. Club career Early career Born in Tegucigalpa, D ...

Conor Doyle Conor Joseph Doyle (born October 13, 1991) is an American soccer player who plays for Union Omaha in the USL League One. Career Youth career Doyle played his youth soccer with the Dallas Texans Soccer Club and McKinney Boyd High School, from w ...

; 1 goal * Derrick Bassi *

Lucas Cavallini Lucas Daniel Cavallini (born December 28, 1992) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Tijuana and the Canada national team. Early life Cavallini was born in Canada to an Argentinian father and a C ...

* Joshua Diaz * Juan Golobio * Joseph Mora * Deyver Vega *

Yaudel Lahera Yaudel Lahera García (born 9 February 1992) is a Cuban football striker, who currently plays for the Honduran side Marathón. Club career Lahera played for his hometown team La Habana, before fleeing his country during the Central American ...

* Christophe Houelche * Henry Lopez * Elías Vásquez *

Ever Alvarado Ever may refer to: * Ever (artist), creator of street art, from Buenos Aires, Argentina * Ever, Kentucky * -ever, an English suffix added to interrogative words in forms like ''wherever'' * KT Tech EVER, a South Korean mobile phone manufacture ...

Anthony Lozano Anthony Rubén Lozano Colón (born 25 April 1993), also known as Choco, is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Cádiz and the Honduras national team. Club career Born in Yoro, Lozano made his debut in th ...

* Nestor Martinez *

Neco Brett Neco Jeborie Brett (born 22 March 1992) is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a forward for USL Championship club Birmingham Legion. Club career Brett began his career in Jamaica with Harbour View and Portmore United before moving to the Un ...

* Kristian Álvarez *

Diego de Buen Diego Eduardo de Buen Juárez (born 3 July 1991) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga MX club Puebla. Career Youth career De Bueno joined Pumas youth academy in 2008. He continued through Pumas Yout ...

* David Izazola *

Jorge Mora Jorge Armando Mora Guzmán (born 16 January 1991) is a Mexican professional Association footballer, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Alacranes de Durango, Durango. He is the son of former player Octavio Mora as well as the nephew of mana ...

* Carlos Emilio Orrantía * Edson Rivera * José Álvarez * Javier Caicedo *

Joseph Gyau Joseph-Claude Agyeman Gyau (born September 16, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Allsvenskan club Degerfors IF. From 2014 through 2019, Gyau represented the United States national team and earned three ...

Bobby Wood Bobby Shou Wood (born November 15, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution. Youth and early career Wood was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to a mother with partial ...

;Own goals * Renay Malblanche for

* Jhamie Hyde for

* Oscar Linton for

Final Ranking

Note: Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in

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are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by

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are counted as draws.

Countries to participate in 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Top 4 teams qualified for the

. * * * *

Countries to participate in 2011 Pan American Games

4 teams qualified for the

. The highest finisher from each the Caribbean and Central American regions will qualify, along with the best qualifying team from either region * (host nation) * (The highest finisher from Caribbean Region) * (The highest finisher from Central Armerican Region) * (best qualifying team from both Region) *Guatemala withdrew from the Pan American Games and was replaced by Trinidad and Tobago.

References

External links

* {{CONCACAF Under-20 Championship

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2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship Qualification tournaments for the 2011 Pan American Games 2011 in youth association football

Qualified teams

Squads

Venues

Draw

Status of Guadeloupe

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Third Place Match

Final

Goalscorers

Final Ranking

Countries to participate in 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Countries to participate in 2011 Pan American Games

See also

References

External links