1974 CONCACAF Youth Tournament

1974 CONCACAF Youth Tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Canada
Dates	16 August - 1 September
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	Mexico (4th title)
Runners-up	Cuba
Third place	Trinidad and Tobago

The CONCACAF Youth Tournament 1974 was held in Canada.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

Region	Team(s)
Caribbean (CFU)	Bermuda  Cuba  Dominican Republic  Jamaica  Puerto Rico  Trinidad and Tobago
Central America (UNCAF)	Costa Rica  Guatemala  Nicaragua
North America (NAFU)	Canada (host)  Mexico  United States

Group Stage

Group A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Canada	3	3	0	0	11	2	+9	6
Bermuda	3	2	0	1	4	4	0	4
Nicaragua	3	1	0	2	3	5	–2	2
Dominican Republic	3	0	0	3	1	8	–7	0

	Nicaragua	2–1	Dominican Republic
	Canada	4–1	Bermuda
	Bermuda	2–0	Nicaragua
	Bermuda	1–0	Dominican Republic
	Canada	2–1	Nicaragua
	Dominican Republic	0–5	Canada

Group B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Mexico	3	2	1	0	17	0	+17	5
Trinidad and Tobago	3	1	2	0	7	1	+6	4
Costa Rica	3	1	1	1	7	2	+5	3
Puerto Rico	3	0	0	3	0	28	–28	0

	Costa Rica	1–1	Trinidad and Tobago
	Puerto Rico	0–16	Mexico
	Costa Rica	6–0	Puerto Rico
	Mexico	0–0	Trinidad and Tobago
	Trinidad and Tobago	6–0	Puerto Rico
	Mexico	1–0	Costa Rica

Group C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	5
Cuba	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	3
Guatemala	3	1	0	2	4	5	–1	2
Jamaica	3	1	0	2	3	4	–1	2

	Cuba	1–0	Jamaica
	United States	2–1	Guatemala
	Jamaica	2–1	Guatemala
	Guatemala	2–1	Cuba
	United States	2–1	Jamaica
	Cuba	0–0	United States

Play-off round

Mexico achieved the best score and apparently moved straight to the final. The other two winners Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago first had to play each other for the other final spot.

Canada  v  Cuba

26 August 1974

Canada	2 – 2	Cuba
	Penalties
	4 – 5

Mexico  v  Bermuda

28 August 1974

Mexico	3 – 0	Bermuda

United States  v  Trinidad and Tobago

28 August 1974

United States	1 – 1	Trinidad and Tobago
	Penalties
	4 – 5

Play-off for final

Cuba  v  Trinidad and Tobago

30 August 1974

Cuba	2 – 0	Trinidad and Tobago

Final

Mexico  v  Cuba

1 September 1974

Mexico	1 – 0	Cuba

1974 CONCACAF Youth Championship
Mexico Fourth title

Discrepancies

The above results are based on the official account from the CONCACAF. ^[1] However, RSSSF also reports on the tournament, with (very) different results. The tournament format is different, some scores are, as well as match dates. ^[2]

References

1. "Official Results by CONCACAF". Retrieved 13 July 2012.
2. "Results by RSSSF". Retrieved 13 July 2012.