The 2011 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was expanded to 12 teams beginning in 2011. The tournament determined the four CONCACAF teams that participated at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup to be held in Colombia. In addition, the top three finishers from Central America or the Caribbean, in addition to hosts Mexico, qualified to participate at the 2011 Pan American Games. The Executive Committee approved that for men's U-20 championships all three North American teams again qualified automatically for the finals. Central America received four berths, and the Caribbean received five.
The new allocations give Central America one more berth than it had in 2009 and the Caribbean three more.[1] On 1 September 2010 CONCACAF announced Guatemala as host of the championship, played from 3–17 April.[2]
The championship was scheduled to be held a week later but was moved ahead one week due to a scheduling conflict.[3]
The tournament was hosted in two stadium.
The draw for the final tournament took place on February 11 in Guatemala City, Guatemala, dividing the 12 sides into four, three-team groups.[3]
Guadeloupe is a member of CONCACAF but not a member of FIFA. As such, they are eligible to compete for CONCACAF Championships but are not eligible to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. If they had reached the semifinals of this tournament, the 4th team from CONCACAF to qualify for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup would have been the losing quarterfinalist who gained the most points in the group stage. If two or more teams had been tied, then a drawing of lots would have been be used.[4][5]
Mynor Miller
Gerson Lima
Taufic Guarch Alan Pulido
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Derrick Bassi Lucas Cavallini Joshua Diaz Juan Golobio Joseph Mora Deyver Vega
Yaudel Lahera
Christophe Houelche Henry Lopez Elías Vásquez Ever Alvarado Anthony Lozano Nestor Martinez
Neco Brett Kristian Álvarez Diego de Buen David Izazola Jorge Mora Carlos Emilio Orrantía Edson Rivera
José Álvarez Javier Caicedo Joseph Gyau Bobby WoodNote: Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.
Top 4 teams qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
4 teams qualified for the 2011 Pan American Games. The highest finisher from each the Caribbean and Central American regions will qualify, along with the best qualifying team from either region
Mexico (host nation) Cuba (The highest finisher from Caribbean Region) Costa Rica (The highest finisher from Central American Region) Guatemala (best qualifying team from both Region)° Note: Guatemala withdrew from the Pan American Games and was replaced by 
Trinidad and Tobago.