This article features the 2001 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament qualifying stage. Caribbean and Central American teams entered in separate tournaments. The North American teams Mexico and the United States automatically qualified, as well as main tournament hosts Canada (North America) and Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean). Fifteen Caribbean teams entered, of which one qualified and seven Central American teams entered, of which three qualified.
Caribbean
Preliminary round
Surinam received a bye because Guyana withdrew.
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Group stage
Group A
All matches were played in Haiti.
Group B
Bermuda and the US Virgin Islands withdrew, so only two teams were left in this group.
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Group C
All matches were played in Jamaica.
Group D
All matches were played in Suriname. Saint Lucia withdrew.
Final round
Central America
All matches were played in Panama.
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Semifinals
Third-place match
Final
Qualified for Main Tournament
(Caribbean winners) (Central American winners) (Central American runners-up) (Central American third place)