The 2005 CONCACAF U-20 Qualifying Tournament was held to determine the four

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entrants into the

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, which was hosted by the

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. The tournament final was held in two groups of four with the top two from each group advancing. Group A was held in United States and Group B was held in

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. On January 16, 2005, the United States and Panama qualified to the U-20 World Cup. On January 30, 2005, Canada and Honduras achieved qualification.

Teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament:

Venues

Group A

United States hosted Group A. All of the matches were played at the Home Depot Center in

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between January 12–16. ---- ----

Group B

hosted Group B. All of the matches were played at Estadio Francisco Morazán in

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between January 26–30. ---- ----

Goal scorers

;4 goals * Ryan Gyaki ;3 goals * José Güity * Eddie Gaven ;2 goals * Ramón Núñez * Alvaro Salazar *

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;1 goal * Jose Luis Cordero * Franklin Chacón * Alonso Salazar * Angel Nolazco * Akeem Priestley *

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;1 goal cont. * Marco Parra * Luis Omar Hernandez * Armando Gun * Luis Gallardo * Kevin Crooks * Kendall Jagdeosingh * Marcelle Francois * Chad Barrett *

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* Jacob Peterson * Will John

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