2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship

2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship

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
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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.

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

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

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

Venues

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

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
Grenada (Position A1)   Haiti   Jamaica	Costa Rica   Guatemala	Canada   Mexico (Position B1)   United States

Squads

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

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

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

3 March 2016 (2016-03-03)

17:00

Guatemala	0–3	Canada
	Report	Riviere 6' Stratigakis 34' Kats 64'

Grenada Athletic Stadium, St. George's

Referee: Francia González (Mexico)

3 March 2016 (2016-03-03)

19:30

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'

Grenada Athletic Stadium, St. George's

Referee: Lola Simmons (Anguilla)

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5 March 2016 (2016-03-05)

13:00

Haiti	3–2	Guatemala
Saint-Félix 6', 11' Mondésir 88'	Report	Herrarte 53' Mayén 73'

Grenada Athletic Stadium, St. George's

Referee: Yanely Chavez (Cuba)

5 March 2016 (2016-03-05)

15:30

Canada	7–0	Grenada
Baalbaki 3' Akindoju 11', 12', 26' Huitema 71', 88' Faulknor 85'	Report

Grenada Athletic Stadium, St. George's

Referee: Karen Abt (United States)

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7 March 2016 (2016-03-07)

17:00

Canada	1–2	Haiti
Stratigakis 78'	Report	Saint-Félix 81' Dacius 84' (pen.)

Grenada Athletic Stadium, St. George's

Referee: Karitza Guerra (Honduras)

7 March 2016 (2016-03-07)

19:30

Grenada	0–7	Guatemala
	Report	Ordóñez 13' Oliva 34', 60' Mayén 45+2' Herrarte 49' Charles 72' (o.g.) Martínez 87'

Grenada Athletic Stadium, St. George's

Referee: Crystal Sobers (Trinidad and Tobago)

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

Source: CONCACAF

4 March 2016 (2016-03-04)

13:00

Mexico	4–2	Costa Rica
Hernández 2' Cazares 18' Espinosa 80', 87'	Report	G. Villalobos 23', 61'

Grenada National Stadium, St. George's

Referee: Joanne Monestime (Haiti)

4 March 2016 (2016-03-04)

15:30

Jamaica	1–8	United States
Smart 32'	Report	Kuhlmann 15', 49' Sanchez 34', 56' Tagliaferri 72', 75', 81', 87'

Grenada National Stadium, St. George's

Referee: Tatiana Montes (Panama)

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6 March 2016 (2016-03-06)

13:00

Costa Rica	3–2	Jamaica
Del Campo 29' (pen.) Alvarado 76' Salas 90+1'	Report	E. Clarke 22' T. Clarke 34'

Grenada National Stadium, St. George's

Referee: Sandra Benítez (El Salvador)

6 March 2016 (2016-03-06)

15:30

United States	1–0	Mexico
Sanchez 73'	Report

Grenada National Stadium, St. George's

Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)

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8 March 2016 (2016-03-08)

13:00

United States	2–0	Costa Rica
Spaanstra 7' Sanchez 38' (pen.)	Report

Grenada National Stadium, St. George's

Referee: Tatiana Montes (Panama)

8 March 2016 (2016-03-08)

15:30

Mexico	1–0	Jamaica
Ovalle 42'	Report

Grenada National Stadium, St. George's

Referee: Lola Simmons (Anguilla)

Knockout stage

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.

11 March 2016 (2016-03-11)

17:00

Haiti	0–3	Mexico
	Report	Cazares 5' Reyes 13' Hernández 75'

Grenada Athletic Stadium, St. George's

Referee: Crystal Sobers (Trinidad and Tobago)

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11 March 2016 (2016-03-11)

20:00

United States	5–0	Canada
Spaanstra 33' Canniff 45+1' Kuhlmann 54' Smith 90+1' Tagliaferri 90+3'	Report

Grenada Athletic Stadium, St. George's

Referee: Tatiana Montes (Panama)

Third place playoff

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

13 March 2016 (2016-03-13)

15:00

Haiti	2–4	Canada
Mondésir 80', 89'	Report	Raimondo 55', 75' Kats 60' Flynn 73'

Grenada Athletic Stadium, St. George's

Referee: Karen Abt (United States)

Final

13 March 2016 (2016-03-13)

18:00

Mexico	1–2	United States
Ovalle 70'	Report	Sanchez 43' Kuhlmann 86'

Grenada Athletic Stadium, St. George's

Attendance: 1,500

Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)

Winners

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

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

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

Team	Qualified on	Previous appearances in tournament 1
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)

¹Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Goalscorers

7 goals

• Nérilia Mondésir

5 goals

• Mikerline Saint-Félix
• Frankie Tagliaferri
• Ashley Sanchez

4 goals

• Civana Kuhlmann

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)

Awards

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

References

1. "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. "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. "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

• Under 17s – Women, CONCACAF.com