2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship

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2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship
2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship.png
Tournament details
Host countryGrenada
City St. George's
Dates3–13 March
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the United States.svg  United States (3rd title)
Runners-upFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Third placeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Fourth placeFlag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored79 (4.94 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Haiti.svg Nérilia Mondésir
(7 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Sanchez
Best goalkeeper Flag of the United States.svg Laurel Ivory
Fair play awardFlag of Mexico.svg  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.

Contents

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

The eight berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows: [1]

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.

TeamQualificationAppearancePrevious best performancesPrevious FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup appearances
North American Zone (NAFU)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Automatic5thWinner (2010)4
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Automatic5thWinner (2013)3
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Automatic5thWinner (2008, 2012)2
Central American Zone (UNCAF) qualified through Central American qualifying competition [4]
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Group A winner3rdGroup stage (2012, 2013)0
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Group B winner3rdRunner-up (2008)2
Caribbean Zone (CFU) qualified through Caribbean qualifying competition [5]
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada Hosts1stDebut0
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Final round winner5thFourth place (2013)0
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Final round runner-up3rdGroup 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 1Pot 2Pot 3

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 3300183+159 Knockout stage
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3201112+96
3Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 310296+33
4Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada (H)3003027−270
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg0–3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report Riviere Soccerball shade.svg6'
Stratigakis Soccerball shade.svg34'
Kats Soccerball shade.svg64'
Grenada Athletic Stadium, St. George's
Referee: Francia González (Mexico)
Grenada  Flag of Grenada.svg0–13Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Report Saint-Félix Soccerball shade.svg4', 14'
Mondésir Soccerball shade.svg8', 37', 40', 41'
Dumonay Soccerball shade.svg13'
Olivier Soccerball shade.svg27'
Dacius Soccerball shade.svg33', 54'
Éloissaint Soccerball shade.svg52'
Pierre Soccerball shade.svg70', 83'
Grenada Athletic Stadium, St. George's
Referee: Lola Simmons (Anguilla)
Haiti  Flag of Haiti.svg3–2Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Saint-Félix Soccerball shade.svg6', 11'
Mondésir Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Report Herrarte Soccerball shade.svg53'
Mayén Soccerball shade.svg73'
Grenada Athletic Stadium, St. George's
Referee: Yanely Chavez (Cuba)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg7–0Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada
Baalbaki Soccerball shade.svg3'
Akindoju Soccerball shade.svg11', 12', 26'
Huitema Soccerball shade.svg71', 88'
Faulknor Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report
Grenada Athletic Stadium, St. George's
Referee: Karen Abt (United States)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg1–2Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Stratigakis Soccerball shade.svg78' Report Saint-Félix Soccerball shade.svg81'
Dacius Soccerball shade.svg84' (pen.)
Grenada Athletic Stadium, St. George's
Referee: Karitza Guerra (Honduras)
Grenada  Flag of Grenada.svg0–7Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Report Ordóñez Soccerball shade.svg13'
Oliva Soccerball shade.svg34', 60'
Mayén Soccerball shade.svg45+2'
Herrarte Soccerball shade.svg49'
Charles Soccerball shade.svg72' (o.g.)
Martínez Soccerball shade.svg87'
Grenada Athletic Stadium, St. George's
Referee: Crystal Sobers (Trinidad and Tobago)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3300111+109 Knockout stage
2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 320153+26
3Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 310258−33
4Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 3003312−90
Source: CONCACAF
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg4–2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Hernández Soccerball shade.svg2'
Cazares Soccerball shade.svg18'
Espinosa Soccerball shade.svg80', 87'		 Report G. Villalobos Soccerball shade.svg23', 61'
Grenada National Stadium, St. George's
Referee: Joanne Monestime (Haiti)
Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svg1–8Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Smart Soccerball shade.svg32' Report Kuhlmann Soccerball shade.svg15', 49'
Sanchez Soccerball shade.svg34', 56'
Tagliaferri Soccerball shade.svg72', 75', 81', 87'
Grenada National Stadium, St. George's
Referee: Tatiana Montes (Panama)
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg3–2Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Del Campo Soccerball shade.svg29' (pen.)
Alvarado Soccerball shade.svg76'
Salas Soccerball shade.svg90+1'		 Report E. Clarke Soccerball shade.svg22'
T. Clarke Soccerball shade.svg34'
Grenada National Stadium, St. George's
Referee: Sandra Benítez (El Salvador)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Sanchez Soccerball shade.svg73' Report
Grenada National Stadium, St. George's
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–0Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Spaanstra Soccerball shade.svg7'
Sanchez Soccerball shade.svg38' (pen.)		 Report
Grenada National Stadium, St. George's
Referee: Tatiana Montes (Panama)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–0Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Ovalle Soccerball shade.svg42' 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-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 March – St. George's
 
 
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 0
 
13 March – St. George's
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1
 
11 March – St. George's
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0
 
Third place
 
 
13 March – St. George's
 
 
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 2
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4

Semi-finals

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

Haiti  Flag of Haiti.svg0–3Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report Cazares Soccerball shade.svg5'
Reyes Soccerball shade.svg13'
Hernández Soccerball shade.svg75'
Grenada Athletic Stadium, St. George's
Referee: Crystal Sobers (Trinidad and Tobago)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg5–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Spaanstra Soccerball shade.svg33'
Canniff Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Kuhlmann Soccerball shade.svg54'
Smith Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Tagliaferri Soccerball shade.svg90+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.

Haiti  Flag of Haiti.svg2–4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Mondésir Soccerball shade.svg80', 89' Report Raimondo Soccerball shade.svg55', 75'
Kats Soccerball shade.svg60'
Flynn Soccerball shade.svg73'
Grenada Athletic Stadium, St. George's
Referee: Karen Abt (United States)

Final

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–2Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Ovalle Soccerball shade.svg70' Report Sanchez Soccerball shade.svg43'
Kuhlmann Soccerball shade.svg86'
Grenada Athletic Stadium, St. George's
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)

Winners

 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship 
Flag of the United States.svg
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.

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament 1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11 March 20162 (2008, 2012)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 11 March 20163 (2010, 2012, 2014)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 13 March 20164 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
1Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Goalscorers

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

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. [9]

Golden BallGolden BootGolden Glove
Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Sanchez Flag of Haiti.svg Nérilia Mondésir Flag of the United States.svg Laurel Ivory
CONCACAF Fair Play Award
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Best XI

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