2016_CONCACAF_Women's_U-17_Championship
2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship
International football competition
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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Grenada |
| City | St. George's |
| Dates | 3–13 March |
| Teams | 8 (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 played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 79 (4.94 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Nérilia Mondésir (7 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Ashley Sanchez |
| Best goalkeeper | Laurel Ivory |
| Fair play award | Mexico |
← 2013 2018 → | |
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]
The eight berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:[1]
- Three teams from the North American Zone (NAFU), i.e., Canada, Mexico and the United States, who all qualified automatically
- Two teams from the Central American Zone (UNCAF)
- Three teams from the Caribbean Zone (CFU), including Grenada who qualified automatically as hosts
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
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 |
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]
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 |
|---|---|---|
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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]
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]
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches;
- Greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;
- Drawing of lots.
All times were local, AST (UTC−4).
Group A
| 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 |
| Guatemala | 0–3 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Riviere  6'Stratigakis 34'Kats 64' |
| 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' |
| Haiti | 3–2 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Félix 6', 11' Mondésir 88' |
Report | Herrarte 53' Mayén 73' |
| Canada | 1–2 | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Stratigakis 78' |
Report | Saint-Félix 81' Dacius 84' (pen.) |
| Grenada | 0–7 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ordóñez 13' Oliva 34', 60'Mayén 45+2'Herrarte 49'Charles 72' (o.g.)Martínez 87' |
Group B
| 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 |
| Mexico | 4–2 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Hernández 2' Cazares 18'Espinosa 80', 87' |
Report | G. Villalobos 23', 61' |
| Jamaica | 1–8 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Smart 32' |
Report | Kuhlmann 15', 49' Sanchez 34', 56'Tagliaferri 72', 75', 81', 87' |
| Costa Rica | 3–2 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Del Campo 29' (pen.) Alvarado 76'Salas 90+1' |
Report | E. Clarke 22' T. Clarke 34' |
| United States | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Spaanstra 7' Sanchez 38' (pen.) |
Report |
In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner if necessary (no extra time would be played).[8]
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 11 March – St. George's | ||||||
| Haiti | 0 | |||||
| 13 March – St. George's | ||||||
| Mexico | 3 | |||||
| Mexico | 1 | |||||
| 11 March – St. George's | ||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||
| United States | 5 | |||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 13 March – St. George's | ||||||
| Haiti | 2 | |||||
| Canada | 4 | |||||
Semi-finals
Winners qualified for 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
| United States | 5–0 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Spaanstra 33' Canniff 45+1'Kuhlmann 54'Smith 90+1'Tagliaferri 90+3' |
Report |
Third place playoff
Winner qualified for 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
Final
| 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship |
|---|
 United States Third title |
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.
- 7 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
Teni Akindoju
Melissa Dacius
- 2 goals
- Jordyn Huitema
- Vital Kats
- Lauren Raimondo
- Sarah Stratigakis
Gloriana Villalobos
María Herrarte- Yuvitza Mayén
- Niurka Oliva
- Lovelie Pierre
Dayana Cazares- Daniela Espinosa
- Montserrat Hernández
- Lizbeth Ovalle
Alexa Spaanstra
- 1 goal
- Nahida Baalbaki
- Kennedy Faulknor
- Shana Flynn
- Jayde Riviere
- Merilyn Alvarado
- Valeria del Campo
- María Paula Salas
- Didra Martínez
- Adriana Ordóñez
- Melchie Dumonay
- Roseline Éloissaint
- Martine Olivier
Ebony Clarke- Tarania Clarke
- Shayla Smart
- Maricarmen Reyes
- Jordan Canniff
- Sophia Smith
- Own goal
Resheda Charles (playing against Guatemala)
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
- Goalkeeper: Laurel Ivory
- Right Defender: Kennedy Wesley
- Central Defender: Naomi Girma
- Central Defender: Kimberly Rodríguez
- Left Defender: Julia Grosso
- Right Midfielder: Nérilia Mondésir
- Central Midfielder: Brianna Pinto
- Central Midfielder: Jaelin Howell
- Left Midfielder: Lizbeth Ovalle
- Forward: Ashley Sanchez
- Forward: Civana Kuhlmann
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