U20 CONCACAF Champions League

I think the problem with this is if all the teams in those countries have a u20 squad. I know most of them do, but do all of them? It really would benefit the players and CONCACAF in general

 

The current format gives Panama 2 clubs, not 1.
Even if enough clubs had U-20 clubs, this would never happen because it wouldn't make enough money to pay for travel expenses.

 

Maybe if u Give them the samw Schedule that the older teams play? At least in group stages.

 

UEFA started a Youth Champions League (I don't know what the age limit is) that uses the youth clubs of the 32 Group Stages senior clubs.

 

This actually would be a fantastic idea, it will certainly help, just like they do in UEFA

 

It COULD happen, just maybe not as soon as we would want

 

It won't happen for a long time, if it ever does happen. MLS clubs don't even have U-20 teams. UEFA does U-19. Why not do a U-19 competition? MLS clubs have U-18 teams and Liga MX clubs have U-17 and U-20 teams. They can meet in the middle.

 

Alot of central american clubs barely have reserves squads, much less a u19 or less squad. Even worse for the Caribbean teams.
I say that they should maybe regulate an u20 league in each country first before trying this. While CONCACAF cant force teams to do something, they can try to help start their underage tournaments, they way Mexico has them (theres a reason Mexico wins alot of u17 WC)

 

Then thats more of an international tournament. No real point

 

Speak for yourself.. I'm more than certain Costa Rica and Honduras have a Liga de Reservas aka U-20 League. It goes Liga de Reservas, Liga Mayores, then Liga de Menores. Every team in Honduras and CR could muster up a U-20 team. idk about the rest of yall since I'm not up on how yall run game, but I'd love to see our U-20s in it. No problem.

 

U20 reserve leagues are present in some central american countries + Mexico. Why should everyone else meet MLS in the middle when it is the MLS that's the odd one out.

 

Because that wouldn't be a CONCACAF Championship. USA and Canada are part of CONCACAF. Its not just Mexico+Central America that matters.

 

Are you serious??? You must be joking...

You're basically that all of CONCACAF should modify their [mutual] U20 reserve leagues to fit in with the MLS when it should be the other way around.

This is classic American self - entitlement right here...

 

Why should USA and Canada modify their systems for Central America and Mexico?

 

Because the MLS is the exception, not the norm. I'll repeat, why does the rest of CONCACAF have to change to suit the MLS? Do you seriously not see the hole in your reasoning? Are you the same type of American that believes that the world revolves around the US?

Even if your argument was for CONCACAF to restructure to conform with the best U 20 system in CONCACAF, it would still not be the MLS.

 

cuz we outnumber you.

get on that U-20 league breh.. that should be like fundamental at this point in your league development stages tbh.

 

ES has a u21 reserve league so theres no problem here. Im talking about Guatemala, Panama, Nicaragua, and the Caribbean countries, because they are part of CONCACAF also.

As for the US amd Canada, I think that theyll reach that point eventually, but they shouldn't rush to much. Their leagues aren't even 20 yrs old, and its not like their league is ridiculously great (though they do have a underage league going with their MLS teams, I know that)

 

I know Panama does.. idk about Guatemala, I think some of their clubs have one.. only like 3-4 clubs in Nicaragua have one, but for the most part Walter Ferretti does, and since their the champion the majority of the time, it shouldn't matter . Jamaica has the Manning Cup which is a U-20 league.

 

Those are just some. While we could start a tournament, what would the teams that DONT have a u20 team do?

 

teams who generally don't have a U-20 team, are relatively bad.

problem solved, next question.