2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
The 2022 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was the 7th edition of the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship (28th edition if all eras included), the men's under-20 international football tournament organized by CONCACAF. It was held in Honduras, in the cities of San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa.
| Campeonato Sub-20 de la Concacaf de 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Honduras |
| Dates | 18 June – 3 July |
| Teams | 20 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | United States (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Dominican Republic |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 39 |
| Goals scored | 151 (3.87 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Paxten Aaronson (7 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Paxten Aaronson |
| Best goalkeeper | Christopher Brady |
| Fair play award | Dominican Republic |
On 16 September 2021, a new format was announced: the sixteen member associations ranked 1st to 16th would qualify for the group stage while the remaining nineteen member associations (all ranked 17th and below in the CONCACAF men’s under-20 rankings) would have to play in the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying tournament to qualify for the knockout stage. The qualifying tournament took place from 5 to 13 November 2021 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
The competition determined not only the four CONCACAF representatives at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina and at the 2023 Pan American Games men's football tournament in Chile, but also the two CONCACAF representatives at the 2024 Summer Olympics in France.
The United States were the defending champions of the competition, since they were the champions in the 2018 edition and the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The United States once again successfully defended the title, defeating the biggest surprise of the tournament Dominican Republic 6–0 in the final for their third CONCACAF U-20 Championship title.