The 2001 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was played from 28 February to 22 Match 2001, the competition was divided into two groups of 4 teams, the top two from each group qualified to the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship held in Argentina.
The tournament was marred by a collision between Landon Donovan of the U.S. and Trinidad and Tobago's Marvin Lee that left Lee paralysed; he died two years later.
The following teams qualified for the tournament: