Four teams (including the host Guatemala) from Central America[1] and five from the Caribbean qualified to the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship to be played in Guatemala.[2] Canada, Mexico, and United States automatically qualified.

Caribbean zone

Qualifying Playoff

Turks and Caicos Islands 0–0 U.S. Virgin Islands
TCIFA National Academy, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Attendance: 75
Referee: Kenville Holder (CAY)
U.S. Virgin Islands 3–0 Turks and Caicos Islands
Pierre 16'
Smith 43', 64'
Paul E. Joseph Stadium, Frederiksted
Attendance: 100

Group stage

All four group winners qualified for the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Guatemala April 3–17, with the group runners-up advancing to a second group phase that determined the Caribbean's fifth and final entrant in the 12-team confederation finals.[3]

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Cuba 3 3 0 0 32 0 +32 9 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
 Netherlands Antilles 3 1 1 1 21 3 +18 4 CFU second round qualifying
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 1 1 1 20 2 +18 4 Eliminated
 British Virgin Islands 3 0 0 3 0 68 −68 0
Source: [citation needed]
Cuba 1–0 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Lahera 70'
Kralendijk Stadion, Kralendijk, Netherlands Antilles
Attendance: 250
Netherlands Antilles 20–0 British Virgin Islands
Trenidad 1', 29', 33', 39', 71'
Roosje 16', 26', 75', 81'
Santiroma 17', 22', 50', 55', 79'
Calvenhoven 34'
Frans 58', 61', 86'
Martha 60', 69'
Kralendijk Stadion, Kralendijk, Netherlands Antilles
Attendance: 250
British Virgin Islands 0–29 Cuba
Beltran 2', 11', 32', 35', 76', 84', 89', 90'
Lizama 4', 7', 13'
Diaz 5', 17', 80'
Norford 10' (o.g.)
Jefferson 16' (o.g.)
Chang 19', 26', 28', 42'
Martinez 29', 31'
Macias 37', 63'
Pena 58', 82'
Corrales 75'
Brockbank 86' (o.g.)
Cantero 88'
Kralendijk Stadion, Kralendijk, Netherlands Antilles
Attendance: 150
Netherlands Antilles 1–1 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Martha 81' Henry 7'
Kralendijk Stadion, Kralendijk, Netherlands Antilles
Saint Kitts and Nevis 19–0 British Virgin Islands
Adams 7', 46'
Blanchette 11', 12', 51'
Elliott 14' (pen.), 21', 28', 40', 75', 80'
Liburd 22', 44'
Harris 48'
Henry 62', 72', 90'
Pringle 69', 81'
Kralendijk Stadion, Kralendijk, Netherlands Antilles
Attendance: 150
Netherlands Antilles 0–2 Cuba
Lahera 3', 54'
Kralendijk Stadion, Kralendijk, Netherlands Antilles
Attendance: 150

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Guadeloupe 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 4 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
 Bermuda 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 CFU second round qualifying
 Antigua and Barbuda 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0 Eliminated
Source: [citation needed]

Haiti withdrew from Caribbean qualifying for the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, reducing Group B to three teams.[4]

Guadeloupe 1–1 Bermuda
Pascal 21' Leverock 29'
Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe
Referee: Kevin Thomas Jamaica
Bermuda 2–0 Antigua and Barbuda
Lambe 67'
Tucker 82'
Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe
Attendance: 95
Referee: Caswell Cambridge Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Guadeloupe 4–0 Antigua and Barbuda
Grava 38', 64'
Roche 53'
Rambojean 73'
Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe
Attendance: 360

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Jamaica 3 3 0 0 21 1 +20 9 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
 Guyana 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6 CFU second round qualifying
 Grenada 3 1 0 2 8 9 −1 3 Eliminated
 U.S. Virgin Islands 3 0 0 3 1 25 −24 0
Source: [citation needed]
Jamaica 6–1 Grenada
Foster 1', 40', 75'
Brett 45', 77'
Ottey 61'		 Report Samuel 32'
Providence Stadium, Providence, Guyana
Attendance: 275
Referee: Neal Brizan Trinidad and Tobago
Guyana 5–1 U.S. Virgin Islands
Nelson 14' (pen.)
McKinnon 24'
Alleyne 52'
Holder 84'
Beaton 90'		 Report Taylor 35' (pen.)
Providence Stadium, Providence, Guyana
Attendance: 275
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde Suriname
U.S. Virgin Islands 0–13 Jamaica
Report Foster 5', 65', 83'
Brett 8'
Ottey 19', 30'
Wilson 35', 90+1'
Williams 63', 64', 78'
Farquharson 77'
Roye 88'
Providence Stadium, Providence, Guyana
Attendance: 485
Referee: Mark Young Guyana
Guyana 3–0 Grenada
Holder 26'
Joseph 40'
Nelson 74' (pen.)		 Report
Providence Stadium, Providence, Guyana
Attendance: 2000
Referee: Trevor Taylor Barbados
Grenada 7–0 U.S. Virgin Islands
Phillip 26', 38', 83', 90'
Ganness 48', 59'
Jones 68'		 Report
Providence Stadium, Providence, Guyana
Attendance: 2000
Referee: Trevor Taylor Barbados
Guyana 0–2 Jamaica
Report Foster 18', 26'
Providence Stadium, Providence, Guyana
Attendance: 2000
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde Suriname

Group D

Because a host country could not be found for Group D, Trinidad played St. Vincent & the Grenadines, and Aruba played Suriname in two two-leg series with the winners facing off to determine the group winner.

Semifinals Finals
          
 Suriname 3 4 7
 Aruba 1 1 2
 Trinidad and Tobago 2 2 4
 Suriname 1 1 2
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 1 1
 Trinidad and Tobago 8 4 12
Suriname 3–1 Aruba
Pinas 4'
Apai 75'
Le Roy 83' (o.g.)		 Report Kock 25'
Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Guadeloupe
Attendance: 225
Referee: Ignatius Baptiste (Dominica)
Aruba 1–4 Suriname
Kock 8' Report Rijssel 24, 77'
Misidjan 39'
Avianko 44'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Javier Jauregui (Netherlands Antilles)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0–8 Trinidad and Tobago
Report Brito 21,69'
Bateau 32'
Joseph 40'
Peltier 43'
Patrick 51'
Winchester 56,65'
Victoria Park, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Attendance: 800
Referee: Ignatius Baptiste (Dominica)
Trinidad and Tobago 4–1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Peltier 7'
Winchester 72'
Frederick 90'
Brito 90'		 Rouse 90'
Suriname 1–2 Trinidad and Tobago
Pinas 11' Joseph 45'
Bateau 59'
André-Kamperveen-Stadion, Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 Suriname
Peltier 58'
Bateau 60'		 Afianko's 24'
Marvin Lee Stadium, Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago qualified to the CONCACAF U-20 Championship.

CFU second round qualifying

One team qualified to the CONCACAF U-20 Championship.

Second phase

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Suriname 3 3 0 0 6 3 +3 9
 Bermuda 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
 Netherlands Antilles 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
 Guyana 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
Source: [citation needed]

On December 28, it was announced that Suriname would host the group.[5]

Bermuda 3–0 Guyana
Leverock 9'
Albouy 64'
Tucker 69'
André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname
Suriname 2–1 Netherlands Antilles
Rijssel 54', 61' Monte 68'
André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname
Netherlands Antilles 2–1 Bermuda
Anastatia 31'
Ryadh Monte 90'		 Tucker 54'
André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname
Suriname 2–1 Guyana
Rijssel 45' (pen.)
Plet 74'		 Holder 31'
André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname
Guyana 2–1 Netherlands Antilles
Holder 70'
Bobb 81'		 Hooi 64'
André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname
Suriname 2–1 Bermuda
Rijssel 45', 60' Castle 10'
André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname

Central American zone

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Panama 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6
 Costa Rica 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 3
 Nicaragua 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]
Date 1
Costa Rica 4–0 Nicaragua
Campbell 4', 60'
Moya 59'
Ramirez 90'		 Report
Date 2
Panama 1–0 Costa Rica
Waterman 54' Report
Date 3
Panama 1–0 Nicaragua
Waterman 33' Report

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Honduras 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 6
 El Salvador 2 1 0 1 6 5 +1 3
 Belize 2 0 0 2 1 9 −8 0
Source: [citation needed]
Date 1
El Salvador 6–1 Belize
Herrera 15'
Santamaria 25', 28'
Larin 30', 88'
Corea 89'		 Report Salazar 39'
Estadio Nilmo Edwards, La Ceiba, Honduras
Date 2
Honduras 4–0 El Salvador
Zuniga 2'
Carias 36'
Lopez 42'
Lozano 85'		 Report
Estadio Nilmo Edwards, La Ceiba, Honduras
Date 3
Honduras 3–0 Belize
Martinez 43'
Lozano 53' (pen.)
Carias 82'		 Report
Estadio Nilmo Edwards, La Ceiba, Honduras

Play-off

El Salvador 1–0 Costa Rica
Corea 3' Report
Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez, Metapán, El Salvador
Costa Rica 1–1 El Salvador
Campbell 16' Report Corea 73'
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, Costa Rica

The Central American zone qualifying tournament was mired in controversy.

El Salvador had called-up United States under 17 international Dustin Corea to their national under-20 national team but did not write to FIFA request a change of association for the player as is required. Corea had previously played for United States in the 2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[6] On 4 February 2012 UNCAF published CONCACAF's decision to deny El Salvador a place at the 2011 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship for fielding an ineligible player in four games.[7]

As a result, El Salvador's matches versus Belize (1 December), Honduras (4 December) and both games Costa Rica (11 and 18 December) should have been forfeited due to fielding an ineligible player as per FIFA regulations. However matters were complicated as Belize would have won their Group A game 3-0 against El Salvador and qualified for the play-off had the forfeit been brought in at an earlier time. Instead El Salvador reached the play-off final and played Costa Rica twice – later forfeiting both games 3-0, allowing Costa Rica to qualify despite losing the matches 2-1 on aggregate.

References

  1. ^ UNCAF.net – Definidos grupos y sedes para la eliminatoria Sub-20 de UNCAF Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine – 2 September 2010 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ CONCACAF.com – Guatemala to host U-20 finals; Jamaica gets U-17s Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine – 1 September 2010
  3. ^ Caribbean U-20 qualifying schedule set Archived 2010-10-10 at the Wayback Machine 21 Sep 2010
  4. ^ Haiti withdraws from U-20 qualifying Archived 2010-10-09 at the Wayback Machine 6 October 2010
  5. ^ "Concacaf Main | CONCACAF Home | Tournaments | Under 20s | News | Under 20s News | Suriname to host final U-20 qualifying group". Archived from the original on 2011-01-09. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  6. ^ Latham, Brent (4 March 2011). "They called him the Salvadoran Messi". ESPN. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  7. ^ "CONCACAF da a conocer resolucion del caso Dustin Corea" (in Spanish). UNCAF. 4 February 2012. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
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