Torneo Infantil João Havelange (CONCACAF Under-13 championship) 1980-83

Historical information is incomplete, based on sporadic information in a small number of sources. It is unclear if the tournament was a sanctioned CONCACAF championship for this age group, or an invitational tournament. Further information is welcomed by the authors.

Palmares
Ed. Year  Winner              Host
 1  1980                      Dominican Republic
 2  1981                      Puerto Rico
 3  1982  Dominican Republic  Dominican Republic
 4  1983  Neth. Antilles      Puerto Rico
    1985  Trinidad & Tobago   Puerto Rico


I. Torneo Infantil João Havelange 1980

Announced to be 27 March - 3 April 1980 in the Dominican Republic.

Results unknown.

II. Torneo Infantil João Havelange 1981

Held 12-19 July 1981 in Puerto Rico.

Incomplete results:
  - 7-81 Neth. Antilles    0-3  Trinidad & Tobago
  - 7-81 Neth. Antilles    0-8  U.S.A.
  - 7-81 Neth. Antilles    0-1  Puerto Rico

Tournament winners unknown.


III. Torneo Infantil João Havelange 1982

Held 22-30 July 1982 at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Players had to be born after 1-8-68.

The tournament was referred to in the Trinidad Guardian newspaper as the "CONCACAF Infantile Championship".


Known results (dates may be one or two days out):
22- 7-82 Dominican Rep.    4-0  Neth. Antilles
           [Note: the Netherlands Antilles protested that the Dominican Republic fielded over-age players]
22- 7-82 Puerto Rico       2-4  Trinidad & Tobago
23- 7-82 Puerto Rico       0-0  Neth. Antilles
23- 7-82 Dominican Rep.    1-1  Trinidad & Tobago
25- 7-82 Dominican Rep.    2-0  Puerto Rico
25- 7-82 Trinidad & Tobago 7-0  Neth. Antilles
           [A.Jacob x2, D.Yorke x2, S.Constantine, F.Besson, C.Lee]
26- 7-82 Dominican Rep.    bt   Neth. Antilles
26- 7-82 Trinidad & Tobago 4-0  Puerto Rico
           [S.Constantine x2, C.Lee, D.Daniel]
28- 7-82 Dominican Rep.    1-0  Trinidad & Tobago
28- 7-82 Puerto Rico        -   Neth. Antilles
30- 7-82 Trinidad & Tobago  -   Neth. Antilles
30- 7-82 Dominican Rep.     -   Puerto Rico
 
Incomplete table:
 1.Dominican Republic  5  4  1  0   8- 1  9
 2.Trinidad & Tobago   5  3  1  1  16- 4  7
  .Puerto Rico         4  0  1  3   2-10  1 
  .Neth. Antilles      4  0  1  3   0-11  1  [represented by Aruba]


IV. Torneo Infantil João Havelange 1983

Held 24 September - 1 October 1983 in Puerto Rico.

Incomplete results:
24- 9-83 Neth. Antilles    1-0  Dominican Republic
25- 9-83 Neth. Antilles    2-1  Puerto Rico
 1-10-83 Neth. Antilles    0-0  Trinidad

The Netherlands Antilles (represented by Curação) won the tournament.


Torneo Infantil João Havelange 1985

Held 15-21 December in Puerto Rico.

The tournament was referred to in the Trinidad Guardian newspaper as the Caribbean Juvenile Championship, and the age-group as U-14.

Group A
15-12-85 Trinidad & Tob.  11-1  Aruba
           [Martin Lindsay x4, Anthony Sherwood x2, Keston Lambert, Kerwin Zamore, Dwight Yorke, Allister Durent, Allister Diaz / ?]
  -12-85 Puerto Rico A     1-0  Guadeloupe
16-12-85 Trinidad & Tobago 6-0  Guadeloupe
           [Martin Lindsay x3, Dwight Yorke, Kerwin Zamore, Anthony Sherwood]
  -12-85 Puerto Rico A     2-0  Aruba
  -12-85 Trinidad & Tobago 2-1  Puerto Rico A
  -12-85 Guadeloupe         -   Aruba

 1.Trinidad & Tobago   3  3  0  0 19- 2  6
 2.Puerto Rico A       3  2  0  1  4- 2  4
  .Guadeloupe          2  0  0  2  0- 7  0
  .Aruba               2  0  0  2  1-13  0

Group B
  -12-85 Puerto Rico B     0-3  Antigua & Barbuda
  -12-85 Martinique        5-0  Antigua & Barbuda
  -12-85 Puerto Rico B      -   Martinique

 1.Martinique          1  1  0  0  5- 0  2
 2.Antigua & Barbuda   2  1  0  1  3- 5  2
 3.Puerto Rico B       1  0  0  1  0- 3  0

Semi-finals
20-12-85 Trinidad & Tobago 5-1  Antigua & Barbuda
           [Dwight Yorke x2, Allister Diaz, Kerwin Zamore, Allister Durant / ?]
20-12-85 Puerto Rico A     0-3  Martinique

Third place match (if any) unknown

Final
21-12-85 Trinidad & Tobago 1-0  Martinique
           [Keston Lambert 2']

Fair play trophy: Trinidad & Tobago

About this document

Sources included: "Amigoe" (Curacao), "The Trinidad Guardian", "Historia di Futbol di Korsou" (Dr Valdemar Marcha)

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