1962 CONCACAF Youth Tournament
# 1962 CONCACAF Youth Tournament

The 1962 CONCACAF Youth Tournament was the first international association football championship tournament for youth national teams in the CONCACAF region, North and Central America and the Caribbean. This tournament is the forerunner of the current CONCACAF Under-20 Championship. The tournament took place in Panama City, Panama and was won by Mexico.

## Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

| Region | Team(s) |
| - | - |
| Caribbean (CFU) | Haiti Netherlands Antilles |
| Central America (UNCAF) | Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama (host) |
| North America (NAFU) | Mexico |

## First round

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Netherlands Antilles | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Guatemala | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Advance to Final Round |
| 3 | Panama | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mexico | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 7 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 5 | Advance to Final Round |
| 3 | Honduras | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Nicaragua | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 2 | |
| 5 | Haiti | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 1 | |

## Final round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | 1962 CONCACAF Youth Tournament winners |
| 2 | Guatemala | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Netherlands Antilles | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |

## Results

* 1962 CONCACAF Youth champions
* Mexico First title
