The 1982 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was held in Guatemala. It also served as qualification for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Teams
The following teams entered the tournament:
Round 1
Group 1
Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 5 |
 Guatemala
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
 Jamaica
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 |
 Puerto Rico
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | –13 | 0 |
| 15 August | Puerto Rico
|
0–5 | United States
|
| Guatemala
|
3–0 | Jamaica
| |
| 19 August | United States
|
0–0 | Jamaica
|
| Puerto Rico
|
0–2 | Guatemala
| |
| 22 August | Jamaica
|
6–0 | Puerto Rico
|
| Guatemala
|
1–3 | United States
|
Group 2
Estadio Pensativo, Antigua Guatemala
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Honduras
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 |
 Canada
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 3 |
 Netherlands Antilles
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | –9 | 0 |
| 17 August | Honduras
|
2–2 | Trinidad and Tobago
|
| Canada
|
3–1 | Netherlands Antilles
| |
| 19 August | Honduras
|
3–0 | Netherlands Antilles
|
| Canada
|
2–0 | Trinidad and Tobago
| |
| 22 August | Trinidad and Tobago
|
5–1 | Netherlands Antilles
|
| Canada
|
1–2 | Honduras
|
Group 3
Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo, Mazatenango
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Costa Rica
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 6 |
 El Salvador
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 4 |
 Bermuda
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 |
 Nicaragua
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | –17 | 0 |
| 17 August | El Salvador
|
8–0 | Nicaragua
|
| Costa Rica
|
1–0 | Bermuda
| |
| 19 August | Costa Rica
|
8–0 | Nicaragua
|
| El Salvador
|
2–1 | Bermuda
| |
| 22 August | Nicaragua
|
1–2 | Bermuda
|
| El Salvador
|
2–3 | Costa Rica
|
Round 2
Group A
Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| Costa Rica
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Canada
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 1 |
| 25 August | United States
|
3–2 | Canada
|
| 27 August | Canada
|
2–2 | Costa Rica
|
| 29 August | United States
|
0–0 | Costa Rica
|
Group B
Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 |
| Guatemala
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 2 |
| El Salvador
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 0 |
| 25 August | Guatemala
|
0–3 | Honduras
|
| 27 August | Honduras
|
2–1 | El Salvador
|
| 29 August | Guatemala
|
1–0 | El Salvador
|
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
| 1982 CONCACAF U-20 Championship |
|---|
 Honduras First title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
Two teams qualified directly for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Mexico (host)- United States (losing finalists, replacing Honduras who were disqualified)
The third placed Costa Rica had to play an additional intercontinental qualification in 1983, but failed to qualify. All matches were played in Costa Rica and Australia qualified for the World Youth Championship.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 8 |
 Israel
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 3 |
| Costa Rica
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | –7 | 1 |
| 26 January | Australia
|
3–1 | Israel
|
| 28 January | Israel
|
2–0 | Costa Rica
|
| 30 January | Costa Rica
|
1–3 | Australia
|
| 1 February | Israel
|
1–2 | Australia
|
| 3 February | Australia
|
3–0 | Costa Rica
|
| 3 February | Israel
|
0–0 | Costa Rica
|