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THREE QUALIFY TO 2006 FIFA WOMENS U-20sThe USA, Canada and the host Mexico qualified to the FIFA WomensUnder-20 World Championship in Russia later this year after finishingin the top three at the 2006 CONCACAF Tournament held in Crdoba& Veracruz from 18-27 January.

The USA captured their first CONCACAF Womens U-20 Title after a 3:2 victo-

ry over Canada in the 2006 Final at the Estadio Luis Pirata Fuentes in Veracruz,Mexico on 27 January.With both teams already qualified to the FIFA event, the stars & stripes took

an early lead in the CONCACAF finale thanks to an eighth minute strike by AmyRodriguez. Aysha Jamani tied it for the maple leafs in the 56th minute.

Jodi-Ann Robinson gave Canada a 2:1 advantage on 60 minutes but JessicaRodstedt leveled the match for the USA 12 minutes later.

Lauren Cheney scored the game-winner for the stars & stripes in the 81stminute, ending the maple leafs nine-game winning streak in CONCACAFWomens Youth Qualification.

In an earlier encounter on 27 January, Mexico gained the Confederationsfinal berth to the 2006 FIFA Womens U-20 World Championship after defeatingJamaica 4:1 in the CONCACAF Tournaments Third-Place game at the Estadio

Luis Pirata Fuentes.The tricolores opened the scoring 19 minutes into the match with an own

goal by the reggae girlz Christina Murray, but Venicia Reid tied it in the 33rd.Nancy Gandarilla gave Mexico a 2:1 lead two minutes into the second half

and then Vernica Charlyn Corral, added to her tournament leading eight goals,with scores in the 68th and 90th minutes, respectively, for the 4:1 final score.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

13-18 FebruaryUNCAF U-16 Tournament

Nicaragua

22 - 23 February

2006 CONCACAF Champions Cup

Quarterfinal Series First-Legs

5-12 March

CONCACAF Beach Soccer Qualifying Tourname

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

8 March

2006 CONCACAF Champions Cup

Quarterfinal Series Second-Legs

21 - 23 March

2006 CONCACAF Champions Cup

Semifinal Series First-Legs

28 - 30 March

2006 CONCACAF Champions Cup

Semifinal Series Second-Legs

29 March 20 April

2006 Central American & Caribbean Games

CFU (Mens U-21) Qualification

USA wins first CONCACAF Womens U-20 Title in 2006, Photo by Christian Palma/MEXSPORT

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CONCACAF NEWSOfficial Newsletter of The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Footb

February 2006 Volume 16/ Number 1

18.01.2006 CANADA TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 7:1 (4:0) Ve

18.01.2006 MEXICO PANAMA 10:0 (3:0) Ve20.01.2006 PANAMA CANADA 0:6 (0:3) Ve

20.01.2006 MEXICO TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 2:0 (2:0) Ve

22.01.2006 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO PANAMA3:1 (2:0) Ve

22.01.2006 MEXICO CANADA 2:3 (1:2) Ve

CANADAS LANG SCORES FASTEST GOAL IN TOURNAMENT HISTORYHaving not played in Canadas first two Group A matches, Kara Lang made an immediate impact forthe team in their third encounter against Mexico on 22 January scoring the fastest goal in the historyof CONCACAF Womens Youth Qualification, just four seconds into the match at the Estadio LuisPirata Fuentes in Veracruz.

After the initial kickoff, Lang took a one touch pass and then hammered a shot from midfield that

sailed over the head of the Mexican goalkeeper Anjuli Ladron De Guevara into the back of the net.

Group A GP W L T F:A

Canada 3 3 0 0 16:3

Mexico 3 2 1 0 14:3

Trinidad & Tobago 3 1 2 0 4:10

Panama 3 0 3 0 1:19

Group B GP W L T F:A

USA 3 3 0 0 13:1

Jamaica 3 2 1 0 13:5El Salvador 3 1 2 0 4:8

Surinam 3 0 3 0 0:16

2006 CONCACAF WOMENS UNDER-20

FINAL ROUND STANDINGS

19.01.2006 EL S ALVADOR SURINAM 3:0 (1:0) C

19.01.2006 USA JAMAICA 4:1 (2:0) C

21.01.2006 JAMAICA EL S ALVADOR 3:1 (0:0) C

21.01.2006 SURINAM USA 0:4 (0:2) C

23.01.2006 JAMAICA SURINAM 9:0 (5:0) C23.01.2006 USA EL SALVADOR 5:0 (3:0) C

Semifinals25.01.2006 CANADA JAMAICA 2:1 (1:0) Ve

25.01.2006 USA MEXICO 3:0 (1:0) Ve

Third Place27.01.2006 MEXICO JAMAICA 4:1 (1:1) Ve

Final27.01.2006 CANADA USA 2:3 (0:1) Ve

Canada, Mexico & USA qualified to 2006 FIFAWomens U-20 W

Championship in Russia from 16 August 2 September

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PAGE 2 CONCACAF NEWS - February 20

The 2006 CONCACAF Champions Cupkicks-off this month with eight teamsfrom across the region competing forthe title of CONCACAFs top club.

Four-time Champions Cup winnerClub Amrica of Mexico will meet

Caribbean Champion Portmore UnitedFC of Jamaica, who are making theirfirst appearance in the tournament.

Making their second appearance atthe annual CONCACAF event, the USAsNew England Revolution will play two-time CONCACAF Champion LDAlajuelense of Costa Rica.

Another quarterfinal series has CDToluca of Mexico, who have won the

Champions Cup on two previous oca-sions, facing another double winner ofthe CONCACAF event, CD Olmpia ofHonduras.

The final tournament pairing hasthe three-time winners Deportivo

Saprissa from Costa Rica taking on theLos Angeles Galaxy of the USA.Saprissa is also the defending CONCA-CAF Champion, while the Galaxy arethe last USA club to have won theChampions Cup (2000).

The winners of the quarterfinals,which take place over two games on ahome-and-away basis, will advance tothe Champions Cup Semifinal Series

scheduled for 21-23 and 28-30 MarchThe Semifinal Series victors will

play for the 2006 CONCACAFChampions Cup on 11-13 & 18-20 Apwith the winner also qualifying to thFIFA Club World Championship in Jap

in December. The Champions CupRunner-up will be one of the threeCONCACAF invitees to the 2006 CopaNissan Sudamericana.

The CONCACAF Champions Cupis the longest running internationalclub competition in the region andhas crowned the champion club ofthe Confederation since its inceptionin 1962.

Club America (MEX)

Portmore United (JAM)

NE Revolution (USA)

LD Alajuelense (CRC)

CD Toluca (MEX)

CD Olimpia (HON)

Los Angeles Galaxy (USA)

Deportiva Saprissa (CRC)

Quarterfinal SeriesFirst-leg: 22-23 February

Second-leg: 8 March

Semifinal SeriesFirst-leg: 21-23 March

Second-leg: 28-30 March

Final SeriesFirst-leg: 11-13 April

Second-leg: 18-20 April

Champion

= To play at home in the first leg

CLUB AMRICALocation: Mxico, D.F., Founded: 1916

Technical Director: Jose Carillo

CONCACAF Champions Cup Titles: Four

Qualified to 2006 tournament: 2005 MEX League Torneo de Clausura Champ

Other Club Honours: ; Third 2000 & 2002 CONMEBOLs Copa

Libertadores; 10 Mexican League First Division Titles; 2001 F. C. Giants Cup

CD OLIMPIALocation: Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Founded: 1912

Technical Director: Nahn Espinoza

CONCACAF Champions Cup Titles: Two

Qualified to 2006 tournament: Second Torneo Interclubes UNCAF 2005Other Club Honours: 19 Honduran League First Division Titles

CD TOLUCALocation: Toluca, Estado de Mexico, Founded: 1917

Technical Director: Gallego Americo

CONCACAF Champions Cup Titles: Two

Qualified to 2006 tournament: 2005 MEX League Torneo de Apertura Champ

Other Club Honours: Eight Mexican League First Division Titles

DEPORTIVO SAPRISSALocation: San Jos, Costa Rica, Founded: 1935

Technical Director: Hernan Medford

CONCACAF Champions Cup Titles: Three

Qualified to 2006 tournament: Third Torneo Interclubes UNCAF 2005

Other Club Honours: Bronze 2005 FIFA Club World Championship; Four

UNCAF crowns; 23 Costa Rican First Division League Titles

LD ALAJUELENSELocation: Alajuela, Costa Rica, Founded: 1919

Technical Director: Javier Delgado

CONCACAF Champions Cup Titles: Two

Qualified to 2006 tournament: First Torneo de Interclubes UNCAF 2005

Other Club Honours: 23 Costa Rican First Division League Titles

LOS ANGELES GALAXYLocation: Los Angeles, California USA, Founded: 1996

Technical Director: Steve Sampson

CONCACAF Champions Cup Titles: One

Qualified to 2006 tournament: 2005 Major League Soccer Champions

Other Club Honours: 2001 & 2005 US Open Cup; Two USAs First DivisionTitles

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTIONLocation: Foxboro, Massachusetts USA, Founded: 1996

Technical Director: Steve Nicol

CONCACAF Champions Cup Titles: None

Qualified to 2006 tournament: 2005 Major League Soccer Runners-up

Other Club Honours: None

PORTMORE UNITED FC (Formerly Hazard United until 2003)Location: Portmore, Jamaica, Founded: 1979

Technical Director: Lenworth Hyde

CONCACAF Champions Cup Titles: None

Qualified to 2006 tournament: 2005 CFU Club Champion

Other Club Honours: Three Jamaican First Division League Titles

CONCACAFChampions' CupAll-Time Winners

Year Winners

1962 CD Guadalajara (M

1963 Racing Club Haiten (H

1967 Alianza FC (SLV)

1968 CD Toluca (MEX)

1969 CDSC Cruz Azul (M

1970 CDSC Cruz Azul (M

1971 CDSC Cruz Azul (M

1972 CD Olimpia (HON

1973 SV Transvaal (SU

1974 CSD Municipal (G

1975 Atltico Espaol (M

1976 CD Aguila (SLV)

1977 Club Amrica (ME

1978

UA Guadalajara (MEX),

CSD Comunicaciones (G

Defence Force (TRI)

1979 Deportivo FAS (SL

1980 Pumas UNAM (ME

1981 SV Transvaal (SU

1982 Pumas UNAM (ME

1983 Altante (MEX)

1984 Violette AC (HAI)

1985 Defence Force (TR

1986 LD Alajuelense (C

1987 Club Amrica (ME

1988 CD Olimpia (HON

1989 Pumas UNAM (ME1990 Club Amrica (ME

1991 Puebla (MEX)

1992 Club Amrica (ME

1993 Deportivo Saprissa (C

1994 CS Cartagins (CR

1995 Deportivo Saprissa (C

1996 CDSC Cruz Azul (M

1997 CDSC Cruz Azul (M

1998 D.C. United (USA)

1999 CID Necaxa (MEX

2000 L. A. Galaxy (USA

2002 CF Pachuca (MEX

2003 CD Toluca (MEX)

2004 - LD Alajuelense (CR

2005 - Deportivo Saprissa (C

2006 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS CUP BEGINS IN FEBRUARY

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CANADA & COSTA RICAAPPOINT COACHESCanada and Costa Rica last month

appointed their respective coaches forthe inaugural CONCACAF Beach SoccerQualifying Tournament where twoteams will progress to the 2006 FIFABeach Soccer World Cup scheduled tobe held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil inNovember.

Futsal coach Ross Ongaro will leadCanada into the sands of Rio deJaneiro, while Mirta Brito De La Cuestais in charge of Costa Rica as shebecomes the first woman to coach amens squad in the Federations history.

Both teams join Cayman Islands,Jamaica, Mexico and USA at the CON-CACAF qualifying tournament whichwill take place from 5-9 March along-side South Americas (CONMEBOL) six-team Beach Soccer Qualification eventin Rio de Janeiro.

The top two from eachConfederations group (CONCACAF &CONMEBOL) will not only progress tothe 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup,but will also claim a place in the tour-

naments semifinals where they will

compete for a spot in the final whicwill crown an overall champion for tCONCACAF and CONMEBOL event onthe 12 March.

This years 16-team FIFA BeachSoccer World Cup is the second tourment to be held; the inaugural eventook place in May 2005 at the

Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeirowhere France defeated Portugal in tfinal on penalties after a 3:3 draw inregulation and overtime periods.

1938 WORLD CUP VETRETURNS TO CUBA

The sole surviv-ing member of theCuban Team thattook part in the1938 FIFA WorldCup in France,Juan RomperredesTuas returned toCuba to take partin the Da delFutbolista (Day ofFootball Player) in

La Habana on Sunday, 11 December.The annual event staged by the

Asociacin de Ftbol de Cuba, honoursthe countrys best players of the year(Men Lester Mor; Women NiurkaCuesta) and also commemorates the

first-ever football match played on theisland between local clubs CD Hatueyand Rovers AC on 11 December 1911.

The ex-forward Tuas, who is now88 and currently resides in Mexico,was presented with the award ofGloria del Deporte Cubano (CubanSports Glory).

This award is a great honour forme as I receive this in my nativecountry where they have enormousfootball potential, said Tuas, whohelped Cuba to their only World Cup

appearance in 1938.As one of the many activities dur-

ing the Da del Futbolista, Tuas,made the honorary kickoff beforeCiudad de La Habana defeatedGranma 1:0 in a 2005 CampeonatoNacional de Ftbol league match at LaHabanas Estadio Pedro Marrero.

Tuas, who scored one goal andplayed in all three World Cup matches,helped Cuba to the quarterfinals aftereliminating Romania by a score of 2:1in the replay match on 9 June 1938 in

Toulouse, after the teams earned a 3:3tie in the first round encounter playedin the same venue four days earlier.The cubanos were eliminated bySweden (8:0) in the quarterfinals inAntibes, France on 12 June 1938, butCubas victory over Romania would befirst by a CONCACAF team in a WorldCup held in Europe.

After France 1938, Tuas playedprofessionally with Real Club Espaa(MEX) winning league championshipsin 1941-42 and 1944-45, seasons.

PUMAS UNAM LOSES ON PENALTIES IN COPASUDAMERICANA FINAL

Pumas UNAM (MEX) were beaten 4:3 on penalty kicks by BocaJuniors (ARG) in the final of the 2005 Copa Nissan Sudamericanathe Estadio Alberto J. Armando in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 18

December, 2005.The encounter went to penalty kicks after Final Series was tied at 2:2 on

aggregate when the second-leg in Buenos Aires ended in 1:1. Martn Palermogave Boca Juniors a 1:0 lead in the 31st minute but Bruno Marioni scored theequaliser via a penalty kick in the 54th minute of the second half.

Roberto Abbondanzieri, Marcelo Delgado, Federico Insa and Rolando Schiavall scored in the penalty shootout, whilePalermo and Guillermo Barros Schelotto missthe target for Boca Juniors. Meanwhile, PumUNAM got goals from Martn Cardetti, BrunoMarioni and Gonzalo Pineda, but LeandroAugusto and Joaqun Beltrns shots were savand Gerardo Galindos kick hit the goal post.

This was the first time in the brief historythe Copa Nissan Sudamericana that a CONCACAF club has reached the final. Pumas UNAMare also the first Mexican club since CDSC CrAzul (in the 2001 Copa Libertadores) to com

pete for a CONMEBOL title.

Pumas UNAM from Mexico lost the 2005

Copa Sudamericana final to Boca Juniors ofArgentina. Photo courtesy of femexfut.org

Juan Tuas, prior to theCiudad de La Habana-Granma matchPhoto by Raiko Martin

BEACH SOCCER

2006 CONCACAF Beach Soccer

Tournament Schedule

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

5 MarchUSA vs. MEXICO (15:00)JAMAICA vs. COSTA RICA (16:10)CANADA vs. CAYMAN ISLANDS (17:20)

6 March

USA vs. CAYMAN ISLANDS (16:00)JAMAICA vs. CANADA (17:10)COSTA RICA vs. MEXICO (15:00)

7 MarchUSA vs. CANADA (15:30)JAMAICA vs. MEXICO (16:40)COSTA RICA vs. CAYMAN ISLANDS (17:50)

8 MarchUSA vs. COSTA RICA (15:30)JAMAICA vs. CAYMAN ISLANDS (16:40)CANADA vs. MEXICO (17:50)

9 MarchUSA vs. JAMAICA (15:30)COSTA RICA vs. CANADA (16:40)CAYMAN ISLANDS vs. MEXICO (17:50)

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AROUND THECONFEDERATIONCONCACAF XXV CONGRESS TO TAKEPLACE IN MUNICH, GERMANY

The XXV Ordinary CONCACAFCongress will be held in Munich,Germany on 5 June, just days beforethe FIFA Congress and the start of the

2006 World Cup. It will be the firsttime that any CONCACAF Congress hastaken place outside of the confedera-tions own borders.

Attendees will include delegatesfrom each of CONCACAFs 40 membernations along with invited guests fromthe global football family.TIGRES UANL & CD GUADALAJARA

ADVANCE TO COPA LIBERTADORES

Tigres UANL and CD Guadalajaraadvanced as two of the three Mexicanclub representatives to the 2006 Copa

Libertadores after eliminating CFMonterrey and Veracruz, respectively,in the InterLiga (Prelibertadores)Finals in Carson, California USA on 15January.

The eight-team tournament con-cluded at the Carsons Home Depot

Center when, for a second consecutiveyear, Tigres UANL and CD Guadalajaraearned the allotted Mexican spots, 2and 3, respectively, to the CopaLibertatores. Tigres UANL and CDGuadalajara join Pumas UNAM, whichpreviously claimed the Mexico 1 berth,to the 2006 CONMEBOL event.

Tigres UANL will compete in Group 4of the 2006 Copa Libertadores SecondRound, which begins next month, alongside Corinthians (BRA), Deportivo Cali(COL) and Universidad Catlica (CHI),while Pumas UNAM is in Group 6 thathas Internacional (BRA), Nacional (URU)and Unin A. Maraciabo (VEN).

CD Guadalajara has to play a Home-and-Away First Round Series againstColo Colo (CHI) on 24 & 31 January, fora berth into the Copa LibertadoresSecond Round Group 1, which includesCaracas FC (VEN), Cienciano (PER) and

Sao Paulo FC (BRA).PANAMA NAMES MARIO KEMPES ASNEW TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Former 1978 World Cup ChampionMario Kempes of Argentina was namedthe new technical director of Panamaon 29 December 2005.

Kempes scored two of his countrysix tournament goals in the 1978 FIFAWorld Cup and helped Argentina clathe title for the first time in history.

The 51-year-old Kempes replacesJose Hernandez as canaleros coach.CAYMAN ISLANDS HOST FIFA COURS

Cayman Islands hosted the FIFAFuturo III Administration &Management Instructors Course from12-18 December 2005.

The aim of the course was to educate member association instructors coaching, refereeing, sports medicineadministration and management.GUYANA STAGES COURSE & SEMINAR

Over fifty participants took part ia CONCACAF Match CommissionersCourse and a Sports Medicine Seminaon 20 and 21 January, respectively,staged by the Guyana FootballFederation (GFF).

The Match Commissioners Coursehad CONCACAF Director of DevelopmeRichard Braithwaite and GFF PresidenColin Klass as the instructors on 20January, while Dr. Terence Babwah coducted the seminar on Sports Medicinand Treatment of Injuries the next da

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