2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

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2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Copa Mundial Femenina Sub-17 de la FIFA Costa Rica 2014
2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.svg
Tournament details
Host countryCosta Rica
Dates15 March – 4 April
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Japan.svg  Japan (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Third placeFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Fourth placeFlag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored113 (3.53 per match)
Attendance284,320 (8,885 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Deyna Castellanos
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Gabriela García
(6 goals each)
Best player(s) Flag of Japan.svg Hina Sugita
Best goalkeeper Flag of Japan.svg Mamiko Matsumoto
Fair play awardFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
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The 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the fourth edition of the youth association football tournament for women under the age of 17. The final tournament was hosted in Costa Rica.

Contents

The competition was played from 15 March to 4 April 2014. [1] Japan beat Spain in the final 2–0, the same score the same match ended in the group stage. Japan emerged as the fourth different champion in four editions.

The opening match of the tournament set a new tournament record with 34,453 spectators. In total, 284,320 supporters attended matches, averaging 8,885 per match and beating the 2012 record. [2]

Host selection

On 3 March 2011, FIFA announced that the tournament would be held in Costa Rica. There were six official bids. [3]

Hosting rights were then stripped on 28 February 2013 due to problems in stadium construction. [4] After receiving guarantees from both CONCACAF and the Costa Rican government, they were re-instated as hosts at an executive committee meeting in Zurich on 21 March 2013. [5] The final was originally scheduled on 5 April, but was brought forward one day due to government elections. [6]

Mascot

The official mascot of the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was Juna, a blue morpho butterfly. The name Juna means "to fly" in the Cabécar language. [7]

Theme song

The official theme song for the tournament was "Pasión Total" by F.A.N.S. [8]

Qualified teams

The slot allocation was approved by the FIFA Executive Committee in May 2012. [9] [10] The Oceania Football Confederation qualifying tournament was scheduled for January 2014, FIFA however decided that it would be hosted too late then. Eventually FIFA and OFC in agreement with all member nations agreed to award the confederation spot to New Zealand. Just as New Zealand, Nigeria qualified without playing a match because two opponents withdrew their respective qualifying games. Defending champions France did not qualify.

In total 103 nations took part in the qualifying, three less than for the 2012 World Cup. [11]

ConfederationQualifying TournamentQualifiers [12]
AFC (Asia) 2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
CAF (Africa) 2013 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 1
CONCACAF
(North, Central America and Caribbean) 		Host nationFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
CONMEBOL (South America) 2013 South American Under-17 Women's Championship Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
OFC (Oceania) Appointed by OFC (qualifying tournament cancelled) [13] Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
UEFA (Europe) 2014 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1
1. ^ Teams that made their debut.

Venues

Four stadiums in four cities are to be used across Costa Rica. [14]

Alajuela Liberia
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Location of the host cities of the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño
Capacity: 16,625Capacity: 4,300
Morera Soto.jpg Nuevo Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceno.png
San José Tibás
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
Capacity: 34,453Capacity: 21,704
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, 2011.jpg Ricardo Saprissa-Clasico 2020.jpg

Match officials

A total of 14 referees, 4 reserve referees, and 28 assistant referees were appointed by FIFA for the tournament. [15]

ConfederationRefereesAssistant referees
AFC

Flag of Japan.svg Fusako Kajiyama
Flag of Thailand.svg Pannipar Kamnueng
Flag of Singapore.svg Abirami Apbai Naidu (reserve)

Flag of Japan.svg Emi Chiba
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Kyoung-min
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Seul-gi
Flag of Japan.svg Saori Takahashi

CAF

Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Aissata Ameyo Amegee
Flag of Zambia.svg Gladys Lengwe (reserve)

Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Ayawa Mana Dzodope
Flag of Madagascar.svg Lidwine Pelagie Rakotozafinoro

CONCACAF

Flag of El Salvador.svg Miriam Patricia Leon Serpas
Flag of Jamaica.svg Cardella Samuels
Flag of Mexico.svg Lucila Venegas Montes
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Marianela Ayala Cruz (reserve)

Flag of El Salvador.svg Emperatriz Ivonne Ayala Lopez
Flag of Jamaica.svg Princess Brown
Flag of Mexico.svg Enedina Caudillo Gomez
Flag of Mexico.svg Lixy Esperanza Enriquez Guerrero
Flag of Jamaica.svg Stacy-Ann Greyson
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Kimberly Moreira Rojas

CONMEBOL

Flag of Brazil.svg Ana Karina Marques Valentin Alves
Flag of Peru.svg Silvia Elizabeth Reyes Juarez
Flag of Chile.svg Maria Belen Carvajal Peña (reserve)

Flag of Uruguay.svg Luciana Elizabeth Mascaraña
Flag of Brazil.svg Katiuscia Mayer Berger Mendonça
Flag of Paraguay.svg Rossana Mabel Salinas Garcia
Flag of Paraguay.svg Nadia Maria Macarena Weiler Figueredo

OFC

Flag of New Zealand.svg Anna-Marie Keighley

Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Nagarita Jimmy
Flag of Tonga.svg Lata I Sia Kaumatule

UEFA

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Adámková
Flag of Hungary.svg Katalin Kulcsár
Flag of Sweden.svg Pernilla Larsson
Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Monzul
Flag of Italy.svg Carina Vitulano

Flag of Greece.svg Ourania Foskolou
Flag of Sweden.svg Helen Karo
Flag of Greece.svg Panagiota Koutsoumpou
Flag of Hungary.svg Judit Kulcsár
Flag of Cyprus.svg Angela Kyriakou
Flag of England.svg Sian Massey
Flag of Spain.svg Yolanda Parga Rodriguez
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Ratajová
Flag of Croatia.svg Sanja Rodak Karsic
Flag of Slovakia.svg Maria Sukenikova

Squads

Each team must name a squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. [10] The squads were announced on 6 March 2014. [16]

Final draw

The group stage draw was held on 17 December 2013 in Pueblo Antiguo. [17] [18] Confederation champions Germany, Japan and Mexico were put in Pot 1 alongside the hosts Costa Rica, who were automatically assigned to Position A1. The draw then made sure no teams of the same confederation could meet in the group stage. [19]

Pot 1
(Seeded teams)		Pot 2
(CONCACAF & CONMEBOL)		Pot 3
(CAF & OFC)		Pot 4
(AFC & UEFA)

Group stage

The winners and runners-up of each group advance to the quarter-finals. The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows: [10]

  1. points obtained in all group matches;
  2. goal difference in all group matches;
  3. number of goals scored in all group matches;

If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:

  1. points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.
Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the Quarter-finals

All times are local, Central Standard Time (UTC−6). [20]

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 330080+89
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 320131+26
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 310227−53
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 300316−50
Source: [ citation needed ]
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–0Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Serturini Soccerball shade.svg41', 53' Report
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 34,453
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg0–3Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Report Castellanos Soccerball shade.svg49', 52'
Moreno Soccerball shade.svg88'
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 34,453
Referee: Pernilla Larsson (Sweden)
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg4–0Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Castellanos Soccerball shade.svg14'
G. García Soccerball shade.svg47', 59', 86'		 Report
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 25,624
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg0–1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report Marinelli Soccerball shade.svg19'
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 25,624
Referee: Silvia Reyes (Peru)
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg2–1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
G. Chanda Soccerball shade.svg8'
Araya Soccerball shade.svg69' (o.g.)		 Report Varela Soccerball shade.svg3'
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, Tibas
Attendance: 9,658
Referee: Anna–Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg1–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Castellanos Soccerball shade.svg46' Report
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Attendance: 5,863
Referee: Cardella Samuels (Jamaica)

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 320142+26
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 312054+15
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 311156−14
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 301257−21
Source: [ citation needed ]
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg2–0Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Ayiyem Soccerball shade.svg16'
Owusu-Ansah Soccerball shade.svg50'		 Report
Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño, Liberia
Attendance: 2,910
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Ehegötz Soccerball shade.svg65'
Fellhauer Soccerball shade.svg68'		 Report Fleming Soccerball shade.svg3'
Levasseur Soccerball shade.svg44'
Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño, Liberia
Attendance: 2,910
Referee: Ana Marques (Brazil)
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg1–0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Amfobea Soccerball shade.svg43' Report
Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño, Liberia
Attendance: 3,250
Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand)
North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg1–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Sung Hyang-sim Soccerball shade.svg54' Report Kim Jong-sim Soccerball shade.svg86' (o.g.)
Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño, Liberia
Attendance: 3,250
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg2–1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Levasseur Soccerball shade.svg9', 40' Report Owusu-Ansah Soccerball shade.svg72'
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, Tibas
Attendance: 9,658
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg4–3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Ju Hyo-sim Soccerball shade.svg30'
Sung Hyang-sim Soccerball shade.svg34'
Wi Jong-sim Soccerball shade.svg41'
Ri Ji-hyang Soccerball shade.svg61' (pen.)		 Report Ehegötz Soccerball shade.svg5'
Sehan Soccerball shade.svg12'
Walkling Soccerball shade.svg24'
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Attendance: 5,863
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3300150+159
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3201103+76
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 301217−61
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 3012218−161
Source: [ citation needed ]
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg1–1Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Cleverley Soccerball shade.svg69' Report Barrios Soccerball shade.svg84'
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, Tibas
Attendance: 2,250
Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg0–2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report Miyagawa Soccerball shade.svg43'
Matsubara Soccerball shade.svg51'
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, Tibas
Attendance: 2,250
Referee: Cardella Samuels (Jamaica)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg0–3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report Hernández Soccerball shade.svg3'
P. Garrote Soccerball shade.svg34'
N. García Soccerball shade.svg67'
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, Tibas
Attendance: 2,364
Referee: Aissata Amegee (Togo)
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg0–10Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report Hasegawa Soccerball shade.svg15'
Endo Soccerball shade.svg22'
Miyagawa Soccerball shade.svg36'
Ichise Soccerball shade.svg47'
Hiratsuka Soccerball shade.svg56'
Saihara Soccerball shade.svg62'
Sugita Soccerball shade.svg75', 85', 86'
Kono Soccerball shade.svg90+2' (pen.)
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, Tibas
Attendance: 2,364
Referee: Pernilla Larsson (Sweden)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Hasegawa Soccerball shade.svg20'
Kobayashi Soccerball shade.svg71' (pen.)
Matsubara Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		 Report
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Ana Marques (Brazil)
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg1–7Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Godoy Soccerball shade.svg25' Report Beltrán Soccerball shade.svg4'
Falcón Soccerball shade.svg11', 17'
N. García Soccerball shade.svg64', 83'
P. Garrote Soccerball shade.svg76', 79'
Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño, Liberia
Attendance: 3,199
Referee: Miriam Leon (El Salvador)

Group D

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 330072+59
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 320183+56
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 310247−33
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 300329−70
Source: [ citation needed ]
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg4–0Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Salazar Soccerball shade.svg1'
Crowther Soccerball shade.svg4'
J. González Soccerball shade.svg14'
Huerta Soccerball shade.svg71'		 Report
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Attendance: 4,300
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg1–2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Fan Yuqiu Soccerball shade.svg64' Report Ajibade Soccerball shade.svg21'
Kanu Soccerball shade.svg63'
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Attendance: 4,300
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg4–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bernal Soccerball shade.svg30' (pen.)
J. González Soccerball shade.svg42'
Martínez Soccerball shade.svg66'
Cruz Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Report
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Attendance: 4,629
Referee: Anna–Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg1–2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Ang. Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg3' Report Bokiri Soccerball shade.svg26'
Kanu Soccerball shade.svg59'
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Attendance: 4,629
Referee: Miriam Leon (El Salvador)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg3–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Ajibade Soccerball shade.svg12'
Kanu Soccerball shade.svg16'
Yakubu Soccerball shade.svg58'		 Report
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Silvia Reyes (Peru)
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg1–3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
And. Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg60' Report Cui Yuhan Soccerball shade.svg72'
Páez Soccerball shade.svg75' (o.g.)
Chen Yudan Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño, Liberia
Attendance: 3,199
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, the match is determined by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time is played). [10]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
27 March — San José
 
 
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 3
 
31 March — Liberia
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2
 
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 1
 
27 March — Liberia
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 4
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2
 
4 April — San José
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2
 
27 March — San José
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0
 
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 2 (3)
 
31 March — Liberia
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (p)2 (4)
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0
 
27 March — Liberia
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2Third place
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0
 
4 April — San José
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3
 
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 4 (0)
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (p)4 (2)
 

Quarter-finals

Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg3–2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Castellanos Soccerball shade.svg6'
Zambrano Soccerball shade.svg43'
G. García Soccerball shade.svg62'		 Report Kinzner Soccerball shade.svg19'
Levasseur Soccerball shade.svg40'
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 1,812
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg2–2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Ayiyem Soccerball shade.svg4'
Abambila Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report Marinelli Soccerball shade.svg8'
Giugliano Soccerball shade.svg17' (pen.)
Penalties
Ayiyem Soccerball shad check.svg
Kuzagbe Soccerball shade cross.svg
Opoku Soccerball shad check.svg
Abambila Soccerball shade cross.svg
Amfobea Soccerball shad check.svg		3–4Soccerball shade cross.svg Boattin
Soccerball shad check.svg Giugliano
Soccerball shad check.svg Simonetti
Soccerball shad check.svg Serturini
Soccerball shad check.svg Vergani
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 1,812
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Hasegawa Soccerball shade.svg12'
Sugita Soccerball shade.svg43'		 Report
Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño, Liberia
Attendance: 3,406
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg0–3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report Guijarro Soccerball shade.svg14' (pen.), 71'
N. García Soccerball shade.svg58'
Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño, Liberia
Attendance: 3,406
Referee: Anna–Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

Semi-finals

Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg1–4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Castellanos Soccerball shade.svg90+2' Report Nagano Soccerball shade.svg13'
Ichise Soccerball shade.svg33'
Kobayashi Soccerball shade.svg52'
Sugita Soccerball shade.svg63' (pen.)
Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño, Liberia
Attendance: 3,528
Referee: Pernilla Larsson (Sweden)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg0–2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report Hernández Soccerball shade.svg48' (pen.)
N. García Soccerball shade.svg81' (pen.)
Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño, Liberia
Attendance: 3,528
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

Third place match

Final

Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2–0Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Nishida Soccerball shade.svg5'
Kono Soccerball shade.svg78'		 Report
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 29,814
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

Winners

 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup winners 
Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
First title

Awards

The following awards were given for the tournament: [21]

Golden BallSilver BallBronze Ball
Flag of Japan.svg Hina Sugita Flag of Japan.svg Yui Hasegawa Flag of Spain.svg Pilar Garrote


Golden ShoeSilver ShoeBronze Shoe
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Deyna Castellanos
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Gabriela García 		— Flag of Japan.svg Hina Sugita


FIFA Fair Play AwardGolden Glove
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Japan.svg Mamiko Matsumoto

Goalscorers

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

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Costa Rican Cup</span> Football tournament season

The 2022 Costa Rican Cup was the 4th staging of the Costa Rican Cup, and the first edition since 2015, following a seven-year hiatus. The tournament was dedicated to Anthony Vargas, goalkeeping coach for Guadalupe who had died from a heart attack during a training session in October 2022, aged 29.

The 2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup group stage will be played from 30 July to 29 August 2024. A total of 20 teams will compete in the group stage to decide the 8 places in the knockout stage of the 2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup.

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  21. ↑ Awards 2014
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