2022 UNCAF U-19 Tournament
The 2022 UNCAF U-19 Tournament, also known as UNCAF FIFA FORWARD Men's U-19 Tournament, was the second edition of the UNCAF U-19 Tournament (Spanish: Torneo Sub-19 de la UNCAF), the biennial international youth football tournament organised by the Central American Football Union (UNCAF) for the men's under-19 national teams of the Central America region. It was held in Belmopan, Belize between 24 and 30 April 2022.[1]
| UNCAF FIFA FORWARD Men's U-19 Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Belize |
| City | Belmopan |
| Dates | 24–30 April 2022 |
| Teams | 8 (from 2 sub-confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Costa Rica (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  El Salvador |
| Third place |  Panama |
| Fourth place |  Nicaragua |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 57 (3.56 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Jefry Bantes Widman Talavera Jeremy de León(3 goals each) |
Guatemala were the defending champions having won the title in 2018, but was unable to retain the title and finished in sixth place. Costa Rica won their first tournament title after beating El Salvador by a 5–4 score in the final.[2]
Entrants
All seven UNCAF member national teams entered the tournament in addition to Puerto Rico which participated as a guest from the Caribbean Football Union (CFU).
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
 Belize (hosts) | 2nd | Seventh place (2018) |
| Costa Rica | 2nd | Third place (2018) |
| El Salvador | 2nd | Sixth place (2018) |
| Guatemala (holders) | 2nd | Champions (2018) |
 Honduras | 2nd | Fourth place (2018) |
| Nicaragua | 2nd | Fifth place (2018) |
| Panama | 2nd | Runners-up (2018) |
| Puerto Rico (invitee) | 1st | None |
Venues
| Belmopan | |
|---|---|
| Isidoro Beaton Stadium | FFB Stadium |
| Capacity: 2,500 | Capacity: 5,200 |
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Belize was named as host country of the tournament at the XX UNCAF Ordinary Congress meeting held on 2 December 2021.[1] The Isidoro Beaton and FFB stadiums, both located in Belmopan, hosted the matches.[3]
Composition of the groups
The groups and match schedule were revealed on 7 April 2022.[4] No previous draw was announced, however the hosts Belize and the title holders Guatemala were seeded and assigned to the head of the groups A and B respectively.
The groups were conformed as follows:
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Match officials
On 23 April 2022, UNCAF announced a total of 10 referees and 10 assistant referees appointed for the tournament.[5][6]
| Association | Referees | Assistant referees |
|---|---|---|
| Belize |
Efren Guy | Juan Colindres |
| Costa Rica |
Pablo Camacho | Danny Sojo |
 Cuba |
Anthony Montero | |
| El Salvador |
Waldir García | Carlos Vargas and Emilio Villalta |
| Guatemala |
Christofer Corado and José Fuentes | Axel Pérez |
| Honduras |
Julio Guity | Luis Paz and José Nahun Arauz |
 Mexico |
Yonathan Peinado | Daniel Martínez |
| Nicaragua |
Félix Mojica | Alfredo Chávez |
| Panama |
José Carrasco | Jorginho Vásquez |
Group stage
All match times are in CST (UTC−6), as listed by UNCAF.[7]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Salvador |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Final |
| 2 | Nicaragua |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Third place match |
| 3 | Honduras |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | Fifth place match |
| 4 | Belize (H) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 | Seventh place match |
(H) Hosts
| Belize | 2–2 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
Daniels  15'Reneau 84' (pen.) |
Corrales 3', 53' |
| Belize | 1–5 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Reneau 67' |
Cerritos 17' Arévalo 25'Benítez 32'Esquivel 60'Gil 90+2' |
| El Salvador | 1–0 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Orellana 7' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | Final |
| 2 | Panama |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | Third place match |
| 3 | Guatemala |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Fifth place match |
| 4 | Puerto Rico (G) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 1 | Seventh place match |
(G) Guests
| Panama | 0–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 3–1 | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| Gaitán 17' (pen.) Bantes 74'Muñoz 90+2' |
Silva ?' |
| Puerto Rico | 3–3 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| de León 9', 86' Rivera 12' |
Mosquera 45' Vega 71'Cedeño 83' |
| Costa Rica | 1–1 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Rodríguez 10' |
Bantes 89' |
| Costa Rica | 4–1 | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson 14' Cane 22'Soto 74'Segura 87' |
Rivera 62' |
Knockout stage
All match times are in CST (UTC−6), as listed by UNCAF.[7]
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
| Guatemala | 0–0 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
Gaitán  Bantes Franco Arana  Corado |
4–5 | Contreras Zuñiga Kelly Núñez Carrasco |
Third place match
| Panama | 3–3 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Gorday 16', 57' (pen.) Pineda 74' (o.g.) |
Batiz 37' Herrera 45+1'Talavera 68' (pen.) |
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| Penalties | ||
| Vega Cedeño Ruíz Alba Gorday |
4–2 | Kirklan Soto Herrera Salinas |
Goalscorers
There were 57 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.56 goals per match.
3 goals
- Jefry Bantes
- Widman Talavera
- Jeremy de León
2 goals
- Heldon Reneau
- Josimar Alcocer
- Andrey Soto
- Hamilton Benítez
- Mayer Gil
- Eduardo Rivas
- Darwin Corrales
- Ricardo Gorday
- Wilfredo Rivera
1 goal
- Daijon Daniels
- Kevin Higinio
- Fabián Arroyo
- Ryan Cane
- Shawn Johnson
- Doryan Rodríguez
- Berny Segura
- Ronald Arévalo
- Mauricio Cerritos
- Daniel Cruz
- Isaac Esquivel
- César Orellana
- Harold Osorio
- Mathius Gaitán
- Rudy Muñoz
- Miguel Carrasco
- Yeison Contreras
- Jafet Núñez
- Keylon Batiz
- Cristhian Herrera
- Edward Cedeño
- Rafael Mosquera
- Leonel Tejada
- Rodrigo Tello
- Rodolfo Vega
- Jan Mateo
- Ian Silva
1 own goal
- Alejandro Cano (against Costa Rica)
- Mathius Gaitán (against Panama)
- Dylan Pineda (against Panama)
Final ranking
Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time were counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out were counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 8 |
| 2 | El Salvador |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 |
| 3 | Panama |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 |
| 4 | Nicaragua |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Honduras |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
| 6 | Guatemala |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Puerto Rico (G) |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 |
| 8 | Belize (H) |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 1 |
References
- "Uncaf celebra su XX Congreso y aprueba seis torneos internacionales para el 2022" [Uncaf celebrates its XX Congress and approves six international tournaments for 2022] (in Spanish). Central American Football Union. 1 December 2021.
- "Costa Rica se consagra campeón del Torneo Sub-19 Uncaf Fifa Forward" [Costa Rica becomes champion of the UNCAF FIFA Forward U-19 Tournament] (in Spanish). Central American Football Union. 30 April 2022.
- Morales Iglesias, Rubén (4 March 2022). "FFB prepares for series of Belize National Football Teams' international games". Breaking Belize News.
- "Este es el calendario del Torneo Sub-19 masculino de la Uncaf que se jugará en Belice" [This is the schedule for the UNCAF Men's U-19 Tournament to be played in Belize] (in Spanish). Central American Football Union. 7 April 2022.
- "Ellos son los árbitros que estarán en el Torneo Uncaf Sub-19 Fifa Forward" [They are the referees who will be at the UNCAF U-19 FIFA Forward Tournament] (in Spanish). UNCAF. 23 April 2022.
- Morales Iglesias, Rubén (22 April 2022). "Referees, assistant referees are ready for U19 Central American Football Championship". Breaking Belize News.
- "Calendario Sub 19" (in Spanish). Central American Football Union. 7 April 2022.
