1986 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Dates | 16–31 August |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Canada (1st title) |
| Runners-up | United States |
| Third place | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Fourth place | Cuba |
← 1984 1988 → | |
The 1986 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was held in Trinidad and Tobago. It also served as qualification for the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Qualifying
- Jamaica 2-0 Cuba [on 12 July 1986 at Kingston]
- Cuba 2-0 Jamaica [on 20 July 1986 at Camagüey]
- Suriname 2-0 Netherlands Antilles [on 2 July 1986 at Paramaribo?]
- Suriname 1-0 Netherlands Antilles [on 4 July 1986 at Paramaribo?]
- Barbados 3-1 Grenada [on 15 June 1986 at Bridgetown]
- Grenada 0-1 Barbados [on 22 June 1986 at St. George's]
Other qualification matches may have been played.
Teams
The following teams entered the tournament:
| Region | Team(s) |
|---|---|
| Caribbean (CFU) | Antigua and Barbuda Barbados Bermuda Cuba Jamaica Suriname Trinidad and Tobago (host) |
| Central America (UNCAF) | None |
| North America (NAFU) | Canada Mexico United States |
Round 1
Group A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 8 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 |
| Bermuda | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | –4 | 3 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | –7 | 2 |
| Barbados | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | –6 | 1 |
| 16 August | Canada | 3–0 | Bermuda |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3–0 | Barbados | |
| 18 August | Barbados | 1–1 | Antigua and Barbuda |
| Bermuda | 1–3 | Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 20 August | Antigua and Barbuda | 3–3 | Bermuda |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0–4 | Canada | |
| 22 August | Bermuda | 4–3 | Barbados |
| Canada | 6–0 | Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 24 August | Barbados | 0–2 | Canada |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2–1 | Antigua and Barbuda |
Group B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 5 |
| Cuba | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
| Mexico | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Suriname | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Jamaica | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | –10 | 1 |
| 17 August | Cuba | 2–1 | Suriname |
| Mexico | 0–3 | United States | |
| 19 August | Jamaica | 0–0 | Mexico |
| United States | 0–0 | Cuba | |
| 21 August | Jamaica | 0–5 | United States |
| Suriname | 1–3 | Mexico | |
| 23 August | Jamaica | 1–3 | Suriname |
| Cuba | 0–1 | Mexico | |
| 25 August | United States | 0–1 | Suriname |
| Jamaica | 0–3 | Cuba |
Final round
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 3 |
| Cuba | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 1 |
| 27 August | United States | 1–1 | Canada |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0–0 | Cuba | |
| 29 August | United States | 1–0 | Cuba |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0–5 | Canada | |
| 31 August | Canada | 2–1 | Cuba |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1–0 | United States |
| 1986 CONCACAF U-20 Championship |
|---|
Canada First title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The two best performing teams qualified for the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.