The 1978 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was held in Honduras. It also served as qualification for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Teams The following teams entered the tournament:
Region Team(s) Caribbean (CFU) Central America (UNCAF) (host) North America (NAFU)
Round 1 Group A Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Tegucigalpa
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26 November9–030 November5–03 December2–0
Group B Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa
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28 November2–01 December4–04 December1–2
Group C Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
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26 November7–027 November2–030 November3–20–23 December3–05–0
Group D Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
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28 November2–11 December4–24 December1–0
Round 2 Group A Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa
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7 December0–03–010 December0–11–312 December3–01–0
Group B Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
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7 December1–11–010 December1–33–012 December4–03–1
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
Qualification to World Youth Championship The two best performing teams qualified for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
External links Results by RSSSF