2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

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2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
كأس العالم للسيدات تحت 17 سنة 2016
2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.svg
Tournament details
Host countryJordan
Dates30 September – 21 October
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Third placeFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Fourth placeFlag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored104 (3.25 per match)
Attendance104,095 (3,253 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Spain.svg Lorena Navarro
(8 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Japan.svg Fuka Nagano
Best goalkeeper Flag of Spain.svg Noelia Ramos
Fair play awardFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
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The 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was held in Jordan from 30 September to 21 October 2016. [1]

Contents

While the role of women in sport was regarded as controversial due to cultural and religious conservatism in some countries of the Middle East, this tournament was the first female FIFA tournament held in the region. [2]

Host selection

The following countries submitted a bid to host the tournament by the May 2013 deadline: [3]

On 5 December 2013, the FIFA Executive Committee announced that the tournament would be held in Jordan. [4]

Qualified teams

A total of 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to Jordan who qualified automatically as hosts, the other 15 teams qualified from six separate continental competitions. The slot allocation was published in June 2014. [5]

ConfederationQualifying TournamentQualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) Host nationFlag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 1
2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
CAF (Africa) 2016 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
CONMEBOL (South America) 2016 South American Under-17 Women's Championship Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
OFC (Oceania) 2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
UEFA (Europe) 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
1. ^ Teams that made their debut.

Venues

The three host cities were Amman, Irbid, and Zarqa. The infrastructure of the stadiums and surrounding areas in the host cities was developed. Greater Amman Municipality and the Higher Council for Youth were responsible for developing the infrastructure, with 30% under the responsibility of the municipality and 70% under the responsibility of the council. [6]

Amman Amman
Amman International Stadium King Abdullah II Stadium
King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan.jpg
Capacity: 23,000Capacity: 18,000
Zarqa Irbid
Prince Mohammed Stadium Al-Hassan Stadium
tTwyr lml`b2.JPG Irbid5.jpg
Capacity: 17,000Capacity: 15,000

Emblem

The official emblem was unveiled on 3 May 2015, which was designed to showcase Jordan's most iconic symbols. Visual aspects of the Jordanian culture can be seen on the emblem that has the traditional shape of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Trophy, which include; the distinctive pattern of the Jordanian Keffieh, the Jordanian national flower Black Iris, Pan Arab colors and a star from the Jordanian flag. [7]

Mascot

In a FIFA press conference on 28 May 2016, the tournament mascot, "Aseela", was introduced. Aseela is an Arabian oryx, which is a rare animal that happens to be the national animal of Jordan. The Arabian Oryx was chosen for being a symbol of " strength, gentleness, and athleticism", resembling female football players. The mascot is expected to inspire young women across Jordan and the region to participate in watching the tournament. [8]

Theme Song

The Official song for the 2016 FIFA Women U-17 World Cup is 'Jordan our Playground' Composed by Lebanese Singer Carole Samaha and her Jordanian counterpart Hussein Al Salman [9] [10]

Squads

Each team named a squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. All players must be born on or after 1 January 1999, and on or before 31 December 2001. [11] The official squads were announced on 23 September 2016. [12]

Match officials

A total of 16 referees, 1 reserve referee, and 28 assistant referees were appointed by FIFA for the tournament. [13]

ConfederationRefereesAssistant referees
AFC

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kate Jacewicz
Flag of South Korea.svg Park Ji-yeong
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshimi Yamashita
Flag of South Korea.svg Oh Hyeon-jeong (reserve)

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Renae Coghill
Flag of India.svg Uvena Fernandes
Flag of Japan.svg Maiko Hagio
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Seul-gi
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Jianping
Flag of Vietnam.svg Truong Thi Le Trinh

CAF

Flag of Togo.svg Aissata Ameyo Amegee
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ledya Tafesse

Flag of Cameroon.svg Josiane Mbakop
Flag of Mali.svg Fanta Idrissa Kone

CONCACAF

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
Flag of the United States.svg Ekaterina Koroleva
Flag of El Salvador.svg Miriam Patricia León Serpas

Flag of El Salvador.svg Thelma Beltran
Flag of Mexico.svg Yudilia Briones
Flag of Jamaica.svg Princess Brown
Flag of the United States.svg Kathryn Nesbitt
Flag of the United States.svg Deleana Quan
Flag of Jamaica.svg Stephanie-Dale Yee Sing

CONMEBOL

Flag of Argentina.svg Laura Fortunato
Flag of Brazil.svg Regildenia de Holanda Moura
Flag of Colombia.svg Viviana Muñoz
Flag of Colombia.svg Yeimy Martinez

Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Liliana Bejarano
Flag of Paraguay.svg Nilda Gamarra
Flag of Colombia.svg Luzmila Gonzalez
Flag of Argentina.svg Daiana Milone
Flag of Brazil.svg Tatiane Sacilotti
Flag of Chile.svg Leslie Vasquez

OFC

Flag of Fiji.svg Finau Vulivuli

–

UEFA

Flag of Malta.svg Esther Azzopardi
Flag of Portugal.svg Sandra Braz Bastos
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pustovoitova
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Olga Zadinová

Flag of Italy.svg Lucia Abruzzese
Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandra Ardasheva
Flag of Germany.svg Christina Biehl
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Susanne Kueng
Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Kurochkina
Flag of Scotland.svg Kylie McMullan
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slavomira Majkuthová
Flag of Poland.svg Katarzyna Wojs

Draw

The official draw was held on 30 May 2016, 18:00 EEST (UTC+3), at the Al Hussein Cultural Centre in Amman. [14] [15] The teams were seeded based on their performances in previous U-17 Women's World Cups and confederation tournaments, with the hosts Jordan automatically seeded and assigned to position A1. Teams of the same confederation could not meet in the group stage. [8]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Group stage

The match schedule was approved by the FIFA Executive Committee on 25 May 2015, [16] and officially announced on 10 August 2015. [17]

The top two teams of each group advance to the quarter-finals. The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows: [11]

  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. fair play points
    • first yellow card: minus 1 point;
    • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
    • direct red card: minus 4 points;
    • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
  5. drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.

All times are local, EEST (UTC+3). [18]

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3210102+87 Knockout stage
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 321091+87
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 310257−23
4Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan (H)3003115−140
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg5–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Espinosa Soccerball shade.svg18'
Ovalle Soccerball shade.svg36'
López Soccerball shade.svg68'
Ávalos Soccerball shade.svg81'
Torres Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Report
Amman International Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 7,635
Referee: Yeimy Martinez (Colombia)
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg0–6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report L. Navarro Soccerball shade.svg6', 27', 42', 47' (pen.), 79'
Pina Soccerball shade.svg89'
Amman International Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 14,347
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg2–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Aleixandri Soccerball shade.svg80'
Pina Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report
Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Attendance: 698
Referee: Park Ji-Yeong (South Korea)
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg1–4Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Abu-Sabbah Soccerball shade.svg6' Report Enrigue Soccerball shade.svg13'
Cázares Soccerball shade.svg17'
Ovalle Soccerball shade.svg54'
Juárez Soccerball shade.svg85'
Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Attendance: 8,250
Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg5–0Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Tawharu Soccerball shade.svg5', 90'
Blake Soccerball shade.svg28', 76', 90+2'		 Report
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Attendance: 4,493
Referee: Aissata Amegee (Togo)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1–1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
E. Navarro Soccerball shade.svg58' Report Espinosa Soccerball shade.svg56'
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 321052+37 Knockout stage
2Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 320153+26
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 311145−14
4Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 300337−40
Source: FIFA
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg1–2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Cazorla Soccerball shade.svg61' Report Gwinn Soccerball shade.svg7'
Bühl Soccerball shade.svg74'
Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Attendance: 3,731
Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg2–3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Djoubi Soccerball shade.svg17'
Dabda Soccerball shade.svg42'		 Report Huitema Soccerball shade.svg3'
Stratigakis Soccerball shade.svg78' (pen.)
Taylor Soccerball shade.svg83'
Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Sandra Braz (Portugal)
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg2–1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Castellanos Soccerball shade.svg20', 90+4' Report Takounda Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Amman International Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 1,275
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Gwinn Soccerball shade.svg45+2' Report Rose Soccerball shade.svg20'
Amman International Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 3,384
Referee: Regildenia Moura (Brazil)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg0–2Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Report Castellanos Soccerball shade.svg30'
Moreno Soccerball shade.svg74'
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 2,704
Referee: Olga Zadinová (Czech Republic)
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–0Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Gwinn Soccerball shade.svg15'
Oberdorf Soccerball shade.svg72'		 Report
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Attendance: 1,130
Referee: Park Ji-Yeong (South Korea)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 321073+47 Knockout stage
2Flag of England.svg  England 312054+15
3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 310223−13
4Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 301204−41
Source: FIFA
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg0–1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report Micaelly Soccerball shade.svg42'
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Olga Zadinová (Czech Republic)
England  Flag of England.svg3–3Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Brazil Soccerball shade.svg20'
Stanway Soccerball shade.svg33'
Russo Soccerball shade.svg90+4'		 Report Sung Hyang-sim Soccerball shade.svg29'
Kim Pom-ui Soccerball shade.svg67'
Ko Kyong-hui Soccerball shade.svg84'
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg0–0Flag of England.svg  England
Report
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Attendance: 664
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg0–1Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Report Ri Hae-yon Soccerball shade.svg71'
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Attendance: 2,463
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg3–0Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Ri Hae-yon Soccerball shade.svg30', 45', 83' Report
Amman International Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 947
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–2Flag of England.svg  England
Kerolin Soccerball shade.svg36' Report Stanway Soccerball shade.svg45+3' (pen.), 60' (pen.)
Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3300132+119 Knockout stage
2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 320136−36
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 310296+33
4Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 3003112−110
Source: FIFA
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg0–5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report Ueki Soccerball shade.svg7'
Endo Soccerball shade.svg18', 21'
Takarada Soccerball shade.svg26'
Chiba Soccerball shade.svg83'
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Attendance: 1,083
Referee: Miriam Patricia Leon Serpas (El Salvador)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg6–1Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Tagliaferri Soccerball shade.svg11'
Kuhlmann Soccerball shade.svg14', 49', 87'
Pickett Soccerball shade.svg69'
Sanchez Soccerball shade.svg82'		 Report Fretes Soccerball shade.svg53'
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Attendance: 2,078
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Tagliaferri Soccerball shade.svg5' Report Gi. Acheampong Soccerball shade.svg63'
Owusu-Ansah Soccerball shade.svg84' (pen.)
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg0–5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report Takahashi Soccerball shade.svg4'
Nojima Soccerball shade.svg29', 39' (pen.), 44'
Takarada Soccerball shade.svg89'
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Esther Azzopardi (Malta)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–2Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Ueki Soccerball shade.svg53'
Kanno Soccerball shade.svg75'
Miyazawa Soccerball shade.svg77'		 Report Sanchez Soccerball shade.svg33', 90+1' (pen.)
Amman International Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 2,580
Referee: Yeimy Martinez (Colombia)
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg0–1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Report Owusu-Ansah Soccerball shade.svg68'
Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Attendance: 1,703
Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, a penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner (no extra time is played). [11]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
12 October – Amman (AIS)
 
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1
 
17 October – Amman (KAS)
 
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 2
 
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 0
 
13 October – Irbid
 
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 3
 
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 2
 
21 October – Amman (AIS)
 
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1
 
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea (p)0 (5)
 
12 October – Amman (AIS)
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0 (4)
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1
 
17 October – Amman (KAS)
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0
 
13 October – Irbid
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3 Third place
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3
 
21 October – Amman (AIS)
 
Flag of England.svg  England 0
 
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 0
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 4
 

Quarter-finals

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–2Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Enrigue Soccerball shade.svg34' Report Castellanos Soccerball shade.svg35', 39'
Amman International Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 856
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Oberdorf Soccerball shade.svg90+4' Report Na. Ramos Soccerball shade.svg9'
E. Navarro Soccerball shade.svg36'
Amman International Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 2,225
Referee: Sandra Braz (Portugal)
North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg2–1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Kim Pom-ui Soccerball shade.svg33' (pen.)
Ja Un-yong Soccerball shade.svg90+4'		 Report Gi. Acheampong Soccerball shade.svg81'
Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Attendance: 493
Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–0Flag of England.svg  England
Endo Soccerball shade.svg3'
Ueki Soccerball shade.svg45+1', 80'		 Report
Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Attendance: 1,806
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)

Semi-finals

Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg0–3Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Report Kim Pom-ui Soccerball shade.svg15'
Ja Un-yong Soccerball shade.svg71'
Ri Hae-yon Soccerball shade.svg89'
King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Olga Zadinová (Czech Republic)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg0–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report Takahashi Soccerball shade.svg14', 76' (pen.)
Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg48' (o.g.)
King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 3,250
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)

Third place match

Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg0–4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report E. Navarro Soccerball shade.svg17'
L. Navarro Soccerball shade.svg53', 78', 87'
Amman International Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia)

Final

North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg0–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report
Penalties
Ja Un-yong Soccerball shad check.svg
Kim Pom-ui Soccerball shad check.svg
Sung Hyang-sim Soccerball shad check.svg
Ri Hae-yon Soccerball shad check.svg
Ri Kum-hyang Soccerball shad check.svg		5–4Soccerball shad check.svg Ueki
Soccerball shad check.svg Wakisaka
Soccerball shad check.svg Takahashi
Soccerball shade cross.svg Kanekatsu
Soccerball shad check.svg Nagano
Amman International Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 12,800
Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)

Winners

 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup winners 
Flag of North Korea.svg
North Korea
Second title

Goalscorers

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

Awards

The following awards were given for the tournament: [19]

Golden BallSilver BallBronze Ball
Flag of Japan.svg Fuka Nagano Flag of North Korea.svg Sung Hyang-sim Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Deyna Castellanos


Golden ShoeSilver ShoeBronze Shoe
Flag of Spain.svg Lorena Navarro Flag of North Korea.svg Ri Hae-yon Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Deyna Castellanos


FIFA Fair Play AwardGolden Glove
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Spain.svg Noelia Ramos

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  19. ↑ Awards 2016
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