2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification

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The 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification is a women's under-20 football competition which decides the participating teams of the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. A total of eight teams will play in the final tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 1998 are eligible to compete in the tournament.

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Teams

A total of 23 (out of 41) CONCACAF member national teams entered, with four automatic qualifiers, and the remaining 19 teams entering regional qualification tournaments.

ZoneBerthsAutomatic qualifiersTeams entering qualification
North American Zone
(NAFU)
3
Central American Zone
(UNCAF)
2
Caribbean Zone
(CFU)
3
Notes
Did not enter
North American Zone (NAFU) None
Central American Zone (UNCAF)
Caribbean Zone (CFU)

Central American zone

2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification
(Central American Zone)
CONCACAF Clasificatoria Centroamericana Femenina Sub-20 2017
Tournament details
Host countryNicaragua
CityEstelí
Dates18–24 June 2017
Teams6 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored35 (4.38 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Costa Rica.svg Fabiola Villalobos (7 goals)
2015
2020

In the Central American Zone, six UNCAF member national teams entered the qualifying competition, hosted by Nicaragua. In the group stage, the six teams were divided into two groups of three teams. The top two teams of each group advance to the classification stage, where the winners of one group play the runners-up of the other group, with the two winners qualifying for the final tournament as the UNCAF representatives.

The schedule of the qualifying competition was announced on 17 May 2017. All times local, UTC−6. [1]

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 2200110+116 Classification stage
2Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua (H)210152+33
3Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 2002115140
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Nicaragua  Flag of Nicaragua.svg5–1Flag of Belize.svg  Belize
Referee: Tatiana Montes (Panama)

Belize  Flag of Belize.svg0–10Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Referee: Karitza Guerra (Honduras)

Nicaragua  Flag of Nicaragua.svg0–1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Referee: Sandra Benítez (El Salvador)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 220051+46 Classification stage
2Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 21013413
3Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 20020330
Source: CONCACAF
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg0–2Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)

Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg1–4Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)

El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg1–0Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Referee: Christina Unkel (United States)

Classification stage

Winners qualify for 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.

Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg7–0Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Referee: Sandra Benítez (El Salvador)

El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg1–2 (a.e.t.)Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)

Goalscorers

7 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Caribbean zone

2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification
(Caribbean Zone)
CONCACAF Caribbean Women's Under-20 Qualifier 2017
Tournament details
Host countriesHaiti (group A)
Bermuda (group B)
Dominican Republic (group C)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (final round)
DatesFirst round:
19–23 July 2017
Final round:
22–26 November 2017
Teams13 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Runners-upFlag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Third placeFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Fourth placeFlag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored134 (6.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)Total:
Flag of Haiti.svg Nérilia Mondésir (14 goals)
Final round:
Flag of Haiti.svg Nérilia Mondésir
(7 goals)
2015
2020

In the Caribbean Zone, 13 CFU member national teams entered the qualifying competition, consisting of two stages. Apart from Saint Kitts and Nevis, which received a bye as hosts of the final round, the remaining 12 teams entered the first round, and were drawn into three groups of four teams. The winners of each group advance to the final round to join Saint Kitts and Nevis, where they are placed into one group, with the top two teams qualifying for the final tournament as the CFU representatives together with Trinidad and Tobago who qualified automatically as hosts.

The draw of the qualifying competition was held on 5 June 2017, 10:00 UTC−4, at the CONCACAF headquarters in Miami Beach, Florida. [2] Haiti, Bermuda, and Dominican Republic were automatically seeded in Groups A–C respectively as hosts of each first round group, while the remaining nine teams were seeded based on the results of the previous two editions of the qualifying competition.

Pot 1 (Hosts)
Pot 2
Pot 3
Pot 4

All times local, UTC−4, except Group B which is UTC−3. [3]

First round

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti (H)3300261+259 Final round
2Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 3201213+186
3Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica 3012118171
4Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla 3012127261
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg10–0Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica
Haiti  Flag of Haiti.svg16–0Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla

Anguilla  Flag of Anguilla.svg0–10Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Haiti  Flag of Haiti.svg7–0Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica

Anguilla  Flag of Anguilla.svg1–1Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica
Haiti  Flag of Haiti.svg3–1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 2200121+116 Final round
2Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda (H)210163+33
3Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao 2002115140
4Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 00000000Withdrew [4]
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Bermuda  Flag of Bermuda.svg5–1Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao

Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svg10–0Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao

Bermuda  Flag of Bermuda.svg1–2Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
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Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic (H)330090+99 Final round
2Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 3201171+166
3Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 310287+13
4Flag of Bonaire.svg  Bonaire 3003026260
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg11–0Flag of Bonaire.svg  Bonaire
Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg1–0Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda  Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg0–6Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg7–0Flag of Bonaire.svg  Bonaire

Antigua and Barbuda  Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg8–0Flag of Bonaire.svg  Bonaire
Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg1–0Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico

Final round

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 3300110+119 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
and 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
2Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 3201162+146
3Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 31025503
4Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis (H)3003025250
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svg1–0Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Saint Kitts and Nevis  Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg0–12Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti

Haiti  Flag of Haiti.svg0–1Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Saint Kitts and Nevis  Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg0–4Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic

Haiti  Flag of Haiti.svg4–1Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Saint Kitts and Nevis  Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg0–9Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Automatic qualifiersN/A6 ( 2004 , 2006, 2008 , 2010, 2012, 2015)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Automatic qualifiersN/A8 (2002, 2004, 2006 , 2008 , 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Automatic qualifiersN/A8 (2002, 2004, 2006 , 2008, 2010 , 2012 , 2014 , 2015 )
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Hosts20177 ( 2002 , 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2015)
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Central American Zone top two24 June 20175 (2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2014)
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua Central American Zone top two24 June 20171 (2008)
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Caribbean Zone top two24 November 20178 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015)
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Caribbean Zone top two26 November 20173 (2002, 2012, 2015)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

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References

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  2. "Official Draw: CONCACAF Caribbean Women's Under-20 Qualifier 2017". CONCACAF.com. 5 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-06-07. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
  3. "CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Qualifier 2017 Schedule" (PDF). St Kitts and Nevis Football Association.
  4. "St Lucia Withdraw From Women's U20 Qualifiers". Bernews. 16 July 2017.