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1988 CONCACAF U-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryTrinidad and Tobago
Dates12–27 November
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Cuba (1st title)
Runners-up United States
Third place Canada
Fourth place Trinidad and Tobago
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored59 (2.27 per match)
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The 1988 CONCACAF U-16 Championship was a North American international association football tournament, it determined the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship entrants from the CONCACAF region. The 1988 edition of the competition was held in Trinidad and Tobago.

First round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
Trinidad & Tobago 4 4 0 0 8 0 8
USA 4 3 0 1 19 2 6
Honduras 4 2 0 2 5 9 4
Guatemala 4 0 1 3 2 9 1
Saint Lucia 4 0 1 3 2 16 1
Guatemala 1-6 United States
Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago 5-0 Saint Lucia
Port of Spain
Guatemala 1-1 Saint Lucia
Port of Spain
United States 7-0 Honduras
Port of Spain
Honduras 4-1 Saint Lucia
Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago 1-0 Guatemala
Port of Spain
Saint Lucia 0-6 United States
Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago 1-0 Honduras
Port of Spain
Guatemala 0-1 Honduras
Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago 1-0 United States
Port of Spain

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
Canada 4 2 2 0 5 2 6
Cuba 4 2 2 0 3 0 6
Jamaica 4 1 3 0 1 0 5
Costa Rica 4 1 0 3 3 5 2
El Salvador 4 0 1 3 1 6 1
Costa Rica 0-2 Cuba
San Fernando
Canada 3-1 El Salvador
San Fernando
Cuba 0-0 Jamaica
San Fernando
Costa Rica 1-2 Canada
San Fernando
Jamaica 0-0 Canada
San Fernando
El Salvador 0-2 Costa Rica
San Fernando
Jamaica 0-0 El Salvador
San Fernando
Cuba 0-0 Canada
San Fernando
El Salvador 0-1 Cuba
San Fernando
Jamaica 1-0 Costa Rica
San Fernando

Final Group

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
Cuba 3 2 0 1 5 1 4
USA 3 2 0 1 3 2 4
Canada 3 1 1 1 2 5 3
Trinidad & Tobago 3 0 1 2 0 2 1
United States 1-2 Canada
Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago 0-1 Cuba
Port of Spain
United States 1-0 Cuba
Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago 0-0 Canada
Port of Spain
Canada 0-4 Cuba
Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago 0-1 United States
Port of Spain

Canada, Cuba and USA qualified to the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship in Scotland.

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