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1978 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament
1978 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryHonduras
Dates26 November – 17 December
Teams13
Venue(s)•Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés
•Estadio Francisco Morazán
Final positions
Champions Mexico (6th title)
Runners-up Canada
Third place Honduras
Fourth place Costa Rica
← 1976
1980 →

The 1978 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was held in Honduras. It also served as qualification for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Teams

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The following teams entered the tournament:

Region Team(s)
Caribbean (CFU)  Bermuda
 Dominican Republic
 Grenada
 Haiti
 Netherlands Antilles
 Puerto Rico
 Trinidad and Tobago
Central America (UNCAF)  Costa Rica
 El Salvador
 Honduras (host)
North America (NAFU)  Canada
 Mexico
 United States

Round 1

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Group A

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Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Tegucigalpa

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Honduras 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 4
 Canada 2 1 0 1 9 2 +7 2
 Dominican Republic 2 0 0 2 0 14 –14 0


26 November Canada  9–0  Dominican Republic
30 November Honduras  5–0  Dominican Republic
3 December Honduras  2–0  Canada

Group B

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Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 4
 Trinidad and Tobago 2 1 0 1 2 5 –3 2
 Puerto Rico 2 0 0 2 1 4 –3 0


28 November United States  2–0  Puerto Rico
1 December United States  4–0  Trinidad and Tobago
4 December Puerto Rico  1–2  Trinidad and Tobago

Group C

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Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mexico 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 6
 El Salvador 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 4
 Netherlands Antilles 3 1 0 2 3 9 –6 2
 Grenada 3 0 0 3 2 13 –11 0


26 November Mexico  7–0  Grenada
27 November El Salvador  2–0  Netherlands Antilles
30 November Netherlands Antilles  3–2  Grenada
El Salvador  0–2  Mexico
3 December El Salvador  3–0  Grenada
Mexico  5–0  Netherlands Antilles

Group D

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Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Costa Rica 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 4
 Haiti 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 2
 Bermuda 2 0 0 2 3 6 –3 0


28 November Haiti  2–1  Bermuda
1 December Costa Rica  4–2  Bermuda
4 December Costa Rica  1–0  Haiti

Round 2

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Group A

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Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Honduras 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 6
 Canada 3 1 1 1 3 1 +2 3
 Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 0 2 3 7 –4 2
 United States 3 0 1 2 1 4 –3 1


7 December Canada  0–0  United States
Honduras  3–0  Trinidad and Tobago
10 December Canada  0–1  Honduras
United States  1–3  Trinidad and Tobago
12 December Canada  3–0  Trinidad and Tobago
Honduras  1–0  United States

Group B

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Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Costa Rica 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 5
 Mexico 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 4
 El Salvador 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 3
 Haiti 3 0 0 3 0 8 –8 0


7 December Costa Rica  1–1  El Salvador
Mexico  1–0  Haiti
10 December El Salvador  1–3  Mexico
Costa Rica  3–0  Haiti
12 December El Salvador  4–0  Haiti
Costa Rica  3–1  Mexico

Semifinals

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Mexico 2 – 0 Honduras
Canada 4 – 0 Costa Rica

Third place match

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Honduras 2 – 1 Costa Rica

Final

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Mexico 1 – 0 Canada


 1978 CONCACAF U-20 Championship 

Mexico
Sixth title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

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The two best performing teams qualified for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.

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