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2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship

The 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship was the 5th edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONCACAF for the women's under-17 national teams of the North, Central American and Caribbean region. The tournament was hosted by Grenada and take place between 3–13 March 2016, as announced by CONCACAF on 15 May 2015.[1] A total of eight teams will play in the tournament.

2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryGrenada
CitySt. George's
Dates3–13 March
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions United States (3rd title)
Runners-up Mexico
Third place Canada
Fourth place Haiti
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored79 (4.94 per match)
Top scorer(s)Haiti Nérilia Mondésir
(7 goals)
Best player(s)United States Ashley Sanchez
Best goalkeeperUnited States Laurel Ivory
Fair play award Mexico
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Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the CONCACAF qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan as the CONCACAF representatives.[2]

The United States won their third title overall with a 2–1 final victory over Mexico. Both finalists and third-placed Canada qualified for the World Cup.[3]

Qualification edit

Further information: 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification

The eight berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:[1]

Regional qualification tournaments were held to determine the four teams joining Canada, Mexico, the United States, and hosts Grenada at the final tournament.

Qualified teams edit

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualification Appearance Previous best performances Previous FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup appearances
North American Zone (NAFU)
  Canada Automatic 5th Winner (2010) 4
  Mexico Automatic 5th Winner (2013) 3
  United States Automatic 5th Winner (2008, 2012) 2
Central American Zone (UNCAF) qualified through Central American qualifying competition[4]
  Guatemala Group A winner 3rd Group stage (2012, 2013) 0
  Costa Rica Group B winner 3rd Runner-up (2008) 2
Caribbean Zone (CFU) qualified through Caribbean qualifying competition[5]
  Grenada Hosts 1st Debut 0
  Jamaica Final round winner 5th Fourth place (2013) 0
  Haiti Final round runner-up 3rd Group stage (2010, 2013) 0

Venues edit

The tournament was hosted in St. George's. The Grenada Athletic Stadium hosted the matches for Group A, as well as the semifinals, third place match and the final, while the Grenada National Stadium hosted the matches for Group B.[6]

Draw edit

The draw for the tournament took place on 21 January 2016 at 11:00 AST (UTC−4) at the Radisson Grenada Beach Resort Hotel in St. George's.[6]

The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. Tournament host Grenada were seeded in Group A, while defending CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship champion Mexico were seeded in Group B.[7]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3

Squads edit

Main article: 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship squads

Players born on or after 1 January 1999 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team could register a maximum of 20 players (two of whom must be goalkeepers).[8]

Group stage edit

The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:[8]

  1. Goal difference in all group matches;
  2. Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches;
  3. Greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
  5. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;
  6. Drawing of lots.

All times were local, AST (UTC−4).

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Haiti 3 3 0 0 18 3 +15 9 Knockout stage
2   Canada 3 2 0 1 11 2 +9 6
3   Guatemala 3 1 0 2 9 6 +3 3
4   Grenada (H) 3 0 0 3 0 27 −27 0
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Guatemala  0–3  Canada
Report Riviere   6'
Stratigakis   34'
Kats   64'
Referee: Francia González (Mexico)
Grenada  0–13  Haiti
Report Saint-Félix   4', 14'
Mondésir   8', 37', 40', 41'
Dumonay   13'
Olivier   27'
Dacius   33', 54'
Éloissaint   52'
Pierre   70', 83'
Referee: Lola Simmons (Anguilla)
Haiti  3–2  Guatemala
Saint-Félix   6', 11'
Mondésir   88'		 Report Herrarte   53'
Mayén   73'
Referee: Yanely Chavez (Cuba)
Canada  7–0  Grenada
Baalbaki   3'
Akindoju   11', 12', 26'
Huitema   71', 88'
Faulknor   85'		 Report
Referee: Karen Abt (United States)
Canada  1–2  Haiti
Stratigakis   78' Report Saint-Félix   81'
Dacius   84' (pen.)
Referee: Karitza Guerra (Honduras)
Grenada  0–7  Guatemala
Report Ordóñez   13'
Oliva   34', 60'
Mayén   45+2'
Herrarte   49'
Charles   72' (o.g.)
Martínez   87'
Referee: Crystal Sobers (Trinidad and Tobago)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United States 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 9 Knockout stage
2   Mexico 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3   Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
4   Jamaica 3 0 0 3 3 12 −9 0
Source: CONCACAF
Mexico  4–2  Costa Rica
Hernández   2'
Cazares   18'
Espinosa   80', 87'		 Report G. Villalobos   23', 61'
Referee: Joanne Monestime (Haiti)
Jamaica  1–8  United States
Smart   32' Report Kuhlmann   15', 49'
Sanchez   34', 56'
Tagliaferri   72', 75', 81', 87'
Referee: Tatiana Montes (Panama)
Costa Rica  3–2  Jamaica
Del Campo   29' (pen.)
Alvarado   76'
Salas   90+1'		 Report E. Clarke   22'
T. Clarke   34'
Referee: Sandra Benítez (El Salvador)
United States  1–0  Mexico
Sanchez   73' Report
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)
United States  2–0  Costa Rica
Spaanstra   7'
Sanchez   38' (pen.)		 Report
Referee: Tatiana Montes (Panama)
Mexico  1–0  Jamaica
Ovalle   42' Report
Referee: Lola Simmons (Anguilla)

Knockout stage edit

In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner if necessary (no extra time would be played).[8]

Bracket edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 March – St. George's
 
 
  Haiti0
 
13 March – St. George's
 
  Mexico3
 
  Mexico1
 
11 March – St. George's
 
  United States2
 
  United States5
 
 
  Canada0
 
Third place
 
 
13 March – St. George's
 
 
  Haiti2
 
 
  Canada4

Semi-finals edit

Winners qualified for 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Haiti  0–3  Mexico
Report Cazares   5'
Reyes   13'
Hernández  75'
Referee: Crystal Sobers (Trinidad and Tobago)
United States  5–0  Canada
Spaanstra   33'
Canniff   45+1'
Kuhlmann   54'
Smith   90+1'
Tagliaferri   90+3'		 Report
Referee: Tatiana Montes (Panama)

Third place playoff edit

Winner qualified for 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Haiti  2–4  Canada
Mondésir   80', 89' Report Raimondo   55', 75'
Kats   60'
Flynn   73'
Referee: Karen Abt (United States)

Final edit

Mexico  1–2  United States
Ovalle   70' Report Sanchez   43'
Kuhlmann   86'
Attendance: 1,500

Winners edit

 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship 
 
United States
Third title

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup edit

The following three teams from CONCACAF qualified for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
  United States 11 March 2016 2 (2008, 2012)
  Mexico 11 March 2016 3 (2010, 2012, 2014)
  Canada 13 March 2016 4 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Goalscorers edit

7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Awards edit

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[9]

Golden Ball Golden Boot Golden Glove
  Ashley Sanchez   Nérilia Mondésir   Laurel Ivory
CONCACAF Fair Play Award
  Mexico
Best XI

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Grenada to host Under-17 Women's Championship". CONCACAF. 15 May 2015. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Decisions taken by the FIFA Executive Committee concerning women's competitions in 2016" (PDF). FIFA. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2014.
  3. ^ "Canada qualify for Jordan 2016". FIFA.com. 13 March 2016. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016.
  4. ^ "Se definieron los grupos para las Eliminatorias Sub-20 y Sub-17 femeninas de UNCAF" (in Spanish). UNCAF. 28 February 2015. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  5. ^ "CFU 2015 Women's U-17 Qualifiers kicks off on July 15". Caribbean Football Union. July 13, 2015. Archived from the original on September 19, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Draw Determines Groups and Schedule for the CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Championship Grenada 2016". CONACACAF.com. 21 January 2016. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Official Draw: CONCACAF Under-17 Women's Championship Grenada 2016". CONCACAF.com. 21 January 2016. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  8. ^ a b c "CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Championship Grenada 2016 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  9. ^ "TSG reveals CU17W Best XI, Awards". CONCACAF. 14 March 2016. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.

External links edit

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