2020_CONCACAF_Women's_U-20_Championship
2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
10th edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
The 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship was the 10th edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organized by CONCACAF for the women's under-20 national teams of the North, Central American and Caribbean region. The tournament was held in the Dominican Republic between 22 February and 8 March 2020.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Dominican Republic |
| Dates | 22 February – 8 March |
| Teams | 20 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  Mexico |
| Third place |  Haiti |
| Fourth place |  Dominican Republic |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 39 |
| Goals scored | 198 (5.08 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Melchie Dumornay (14 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Mia Fishel |
| Best goalkeeper | Wendy Toledo |
| Fair play award | Mexico |
← 2018 2022 → | |
The final tournament is expanded from eight to 20 teams, using the same format as the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. The top two teams of the tournament would have qualified for the 2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup (originally 2020 but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic) in Costa Rica as the CONCACAF representatives, along with Costa Rica who would have automatically qualified as hosts.[2] The U-20 Women's World Cup was initially to be co-hosted with Panama,[3] but they backed out from co-hosting due to COVID-19 concerns, due to having the highest cases and deaths in the region.[4] The fourth CONCACAF team to qualify, which would have initially been Panama, was not confirmed. However, FIFA announced on 17 November 2020 that this edition of the World Cup would be cancelled.[5]
Mexico were the defending champions but was defeated by United States in the final.
The qualifying format has changed since the 2018 edition, and the teams are no longer divided into regional zones.
The 41 CONCACAF teams were ranked based on the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Ranking as of 2018.[6] A total of 26 teams entered the tournament. The highest-ranked 16 entrants were exempt from qualifying and advanced directly to the group stage of the final tournament, while the lowest-ranked 10 entrants had to participate in the qualifying stage, where the four group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16 of the knockout stage of the final tournament.[7]
On 13 January 2020, CONCACAF announced that Costa Rica and Panama, who had automatically qualified for the 2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup as hosts, would no longer participate in the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. As a result, the following changes to the tournament were made:[8]
- Guyana (Qualifying Group A winner) and Saint Kitts and Nevis (Qualifying Group B winner), enter the group stage instead of the round of 16.
- Bermuda (Qualifying Group A third place) and Barbados (Qualifying Group B third place) enter the round of 16.
| Round | Team | Qualification | Appearance | Previous best performance | Previous FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group stage | United States |
1st ranked entrant | 10th | Champions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015) | 9 |
| Mexico (title holders) |
2nd ranked entrant | 10th | Champions (2018) | 8 | |
 Canada |
3rd ranked entrant | 8th | Champions (2004, 2008) | 7 | |
| Haiti |
4th ranked entrant | 5th | Third place (2018) | 1 | |
 Jamaica |
6th ranked entrant | 10th | Fourth place (2006) | 0 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
7th ranked entrant | 9th | Fourth place (2014) | 0 | |
 Honduras |
8th ranked entrant | 3rd | Group stage (2014) | 0 | |
 Guatemala |
9th ranked entrant | 3rd | Group stage (2010, 2012) | 0 | |
 Nicaragua |
11th ranked entrant | 3rd | Group stage (2008) | 0 | |
| Dominican Republic (hosts) |
12th ranked entrant | 2nd | Group stage (2004) | 0 | |
 El Salvador |
13th ranked entrant | 1st | Debut | 0 | |
 Cuba |
14th ranked entrant | 4th | Group stage (2008, 2010) | 0 | |
 Puerto Rico |
15th ranked entrant | 1st | Debut | 0 | |
 Cayman Islands |
16th ranked entrant | 2nd | Group stage (2014) | 0 | |
 Guyana |
Qualifying Group A winner | 1st | Debut | 0 | |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Qualifying Group B winner | 1st | Debut | 0 | |
| Knockout stage |  Saint Lucia |
Qualifying Group A runner-up | 1st | Debut | 0 |
 Grenada |
Qualifying Group B runner-up | 1st | Debut | 0 | |
 Bermuda |
Qualifying Group A third place | 1st | Debut | 0 | |
 Barbados |
Qualifying Group B third place | 1st | Debut | 0 |
| Santo Domingo | San Cristóbal | |
|---|---|---|
| Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez | Estadio Panamericano | |
| Capacity: 27,000 | Capacity: 2,800 |
The draw for the group stage took place on 19 April 2019, 11:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami. The 16 teams which entered the group stage were drawn into four groups of four teams.[7] Based on the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Ranking, the 16 teams were distributed into four pots, with teams in Pot 1 assigned to each group prior to the draw, as follows:[9]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
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Following the exclusion of Costa Rica and Panama from the tournament, their vacated positions in the group stage were replaced by Guyana and Saint Kitts and Nevis respectively. Furthermore, the vacated positions in the round of 16 of Guyana and Saint Kitts and Nevis were replaced by Bermuda and Barbados respectively.[8]
Players born on or after 1 January 2000 are eligible to compete. Each team must register a squad of 20 players, two of whom must be goalkeepers.[10]
CONCACAF announced the appointment of the match officials on 14 February 2020.[11]
The top three teams in each group advance to the round of 16, where they are joined by the four teams advancing from the qualifying stage.
- Tiebreakers
The ranking of teams in each group is determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.8):[10]
- Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss);
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Number of goals scored in all group matches;
- Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
- Yellow card: −1 points;
- Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
- Direct red card: −4 points;
- Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
- Drawing of lots.
All times are local, AST (UTC−4).[12]
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | +24 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Dominican Republic (H) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Cuba |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Honduras |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 | −23 | 0 |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Guyana |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Puerto Rico |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Nicaragua |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Canada |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | El Salvador |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Guatemala |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
| El Salvador | 1–4 | Jamaica |
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Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | +22 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Cayman Islands |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 3 | |
| 4 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 0 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6–0 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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| Report |
In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of 90 minutes, extra time is played, and if still tied after extra time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article 12.13).[10]
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 29 February – Santo Domingo | ||||||||||||||
| United States | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 4 March – Santo Domingo | ||||||||||||||
| Saint Lucia | 0 | |||||||||||||
| United States | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 29 February – San Cristóbal | ||||||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Canada | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 6 March – Santo Domingo | ||||||||||||||
| Cuba | 0 | |||||||||||||
| United States | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 29 February – San Cristóbal | ||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Jamaica | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 4 March – San Cristóbal | ||||||||||||||
| Bermuda | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Jamaica | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 29 February – Santo Domingo | ||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 8 March – Santo Domingo | ||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | 1 | |||||||||||||
| United States | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 1 March – Santo Domingo | ||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Mexico | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 4 March – Santo Domingo | ||||||||||||||
| Grenada | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Mexico | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 1 March – San Cristóbal | ||||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago (p) | 3 (5) | |||||||||||||
| 6 March – Santo Domingo | ||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 3 (4) | |||||||||||||
| Mexico (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
| 1 March – San Cristóbal | ||||||||||||||
| Haiti | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||
| Haiti | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 4 March – San Cristóbal | ||||||||||||||
| Barbados | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Haiti | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 1 March – Santo Domingo | ||||||||||||||
| Guyana | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Guyana | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Cayman Islands | 0 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
| Dominican Republic | 4–1 | El Salvador |
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| Report |
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| Trinidad and Tobago | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Puerto Rico |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 | ||
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Winners qualified for 2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Final
| 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship |
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 United States 6th title |
There were 198 goals scored in 39 matches, for an average of 5.08 goals per match.
14 goals
13 goals
9 goals
7 goals
Valentina Ornis
Afiyah Cornwall
6 goals
4 goals
Tanya Boychuk
Mía Asenjo
Audrey Narine- Florsie Joseph
- Dayana Pierre
Marlee Fray
3 goals
- Alyssa Oviedo
- Lacey Murray
Gabriela Juárez- Joseline Montoya
- Maria-Frances Serrant
Summer Yates
2 goals
- Jazmine Wilkinson
Alexia Bromfield
Analía Céspedes- Liliane Clase
- Kristina García
Andrea Álvarez- Mirlene Dorce
- Abaïna Louis
- Flero Surpris
- Sydoney Clarke
- Chantelle Parker
- Nicole Pérez
- Mariel Román
- Anette Vázquez
Gabrielle Cimino
1 goal
Nia Christopher- Kaila Novak
- Léonie Portelance
- Molly Kehoe
- Cecil Aldana
- Maristania Mengana
- Katheryn Rodríguez
- Brieana Hallo
- Jazlyn Oviedo
Samaria Gómez- Yoselyn López
- Mara Rodriguez
Sheranda Charles- Sandra Ovando
- María Recinos
- Serena McDonald
- Jade Vyfhuis
- Esthericove Joseph
- Rose Alya Marcellus
- Ruthny Mathurin
Maylin Menjivar- Nevillegail Able
- Nayeli Díaz
- Silvana Flores
- Yanín Madrid
- Destinee Manzo
- Maricarmen Reyes
- Reyna Reyes
- Karla Zempoalteca
Jaclyn Gilday- Belerica Oquendo
- Malina Pardo
- Cristina Torres
- Idelys Vázquez
Iyanla Bailey-Williams- Zonia Marshall
- Aaliyah Prince
- Katelyn Duong
- Sierra Enge
- Shae Holmes
- Rebecca Jarrett
- Samantha Meza
- Alexa Spaanstra
- Kennedy Wesley
1 own goal
- Alianne Matamoro (playing against Canada)
- Judy McIntosh (playing against Mexico)
- Treasher Valcin (playing against Mexico)
- Kerlyn de La O (playing against the United States)
- Giselle Guzmán (playing against Cuba)
- Linda Reyes (playing against the United States)
- Cristina Roque (playing against Guyana)
Renala Francis (playing against the United States)
The following three teams from CONCACAF would have qualified for the 2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup before the tournament was cancelled, including Costa Rica who would have qualified automatically as hosts. The fourth CONCACAF team to qualify for the 2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, which would initially have been co-hosts Panama (which had pulled out of hosting), was not confirmed.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|
 Costa Rica | 20 December 2019[13] | 2 (2010, 2014) |
| United States | 6 March 2020[14] | 9 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
| Mexico | 6 March 2020[14] | 8 (2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[15]
| Golden Ball | Golden Boot | Golden Glove |
|---|---|---|
| Mia Fishel |
Melchie Dumornay |
Wendy Toledo |
| CONCACAF Fair Play Award | ||
| Mexico | ||
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