2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship

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2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship
CONCACAF CAMPEONATO FEMENINO SUB-17 NICARAGUA 2018 (initially)

Concacaf WOMEN'S UNDER-17 CHAMPIONSHIP USA 2018 (subsequently)
2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship.jpg
Tournament details
Host countriesNicaragua
United States
Dates19 – 21 April (some matches)
6 – 12 June (rest of the tournament)
Teams8
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the United States.svg  United States (4th title)
Runners-upFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Third placeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Fourth placeFlag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored69 (4.6 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Haiti.svg Melchie Dumornay
Flag of Mexico.svg Alison González
Flag of the United States.svg Sunshine Fontes
(5 goals each)
Best player(s) Flag of Haiti.svg Melchie Dumornay
Best goalkeeper Flag of the United States.svg Angelina Anderson
Fair play awardFlag of the United States.svg  United States
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The 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship was the 6th edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organized by CONCACAF for the women's under-17 national teams of the North, Central American and Caribbean region. The tournament was initially to be hosted by Nicaragua, and was planned to take place between 19 – 29 April 2018, as announced by CONCACAF on 5 December 2017. [1] A total of eight teams participated in the tournament.

Contents

On 22 April 2018, four days into the tournament, CONCACAF announced the remainder of the championship was cancelled immediately due to security concerns caused by civil unrest in Nicaragua. [2] [3] On 11 May 2018, CONCACAF announced the tournament would resume play on 6 June and conclude on 12 June 2018, with the remainder of the tournament hosted at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, United States. Six teams played in the remainder of the tournament, as Nicaragua and Puerto Rico were already eliminated and were set to face each other in their last match. [4]

The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay as the CONCACAF representatives. [5]

Defending champions United States won their fourth title, after defeated Mexico in the final.

Qualification

Regional qualification tournaments were held to determine the teams playing in 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 Automatic6thChampions (2010)5
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Automatic6thChampions (2013)4
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Automatic6thChampions (2008, 2012, 2016)3
Central American Zone (UNCAF) qualified through Central American qualifying competition [6]
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua Hosts1stDebut0
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Group stage winners4thRunners-up (2008)2
Caribbean Zone (CFU) qualified through Caribbean qualifying competition [7]
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Final round winners4thFourth place (2016)0
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda Final round runners-up1stDebut0
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Final round third place2ndGroup stage (2008)0

Venues

All matches of the original tournament in Nicaragua were played at Nicaragua National Football Stadium in Managua. All matches of the rescheduled tournament in the United States were played at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on 31 January 2018, 15:00 EST (UTC−5), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami, Florida, United States. [8] [9]

The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. Tournament hosts Nicaragua were seeded in position A1, while defending champions United States were seeded in position B1. The remaining six teams were allocated to pots 2–3, and drawn to the remaining six positions. [10]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2001 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team must register a squad of 20 players, two of whom must be goalkeepers (Regulations Articles 15.C.2). [11]

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals.

Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 18.A.5): [11]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Goal difference in all group matches;
  5. Goals scored in all group matches;
  6. Drawing of lots.

All times are local, CST (UTC−6) for Nicaragua and EDT (UTC−4) for the United States.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3210161+157 Knockout stage
2Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 321072+57
3Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 2002111−100
4Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua (H)2002010−100
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg1–4Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
  • Cacho Soccerball shade.svg69'
 Report
Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
Nicaragua  Flag of Nicaragua.svg0–8Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report
Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua
Referee: Maurees Skeete (Guyana)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg7–0Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Report
Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
Nicaragua  Flag of Nicaragua.svg0–2Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Report
Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua
Referee: Karen Abt (United States)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–1Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Report
IMG Academy, Bradenton, Florida
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States (H)3300151+149 Knockout stage
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 320152+36
3Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 31027703
4Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 3003219−170
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3–0Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda
Report
Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua
Referee: Sandra Benítez (El Salvador)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg4–0Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Report
Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua
Attendance: 160
Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg1–2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report
IMG Academy, Bradenton, Florida
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg10–1Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda
Report
IMG Academy, Bradenton, Florida
Attendance: 480
Referee: Ronide Henrius (Haiti)
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg6–1Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda
Report
IMG Academy, Bradenton, Florida
Referee: Cecile Hinds (Trinidad and Tobago)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report
IMG Academy, Bradenton, Florida
Attendance: 380
Referee: Miriam León (El Salvador)

Knockout stage

In the semi-finals, if the match is level at the end of 90 minutes, no extra time is played and the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the third place match and final, if the match is level at the end of 90 minutes, extra time is played, and if still tied after extra time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations Articles 11.C and 11.D). [11]

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 June – Bradenton, FL
 
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2
 
12 June – Bradenton, FL
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2
 
10 June – Bradenton, FL
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3
 
 
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 2
 
Third place
 
 
12 June – Bradenton, FL
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2
 
 
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 1

Semi-finals

Winners qualify for 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg2–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report
IMG Academy, Bradenton, Florida
Referee: Cecile Hinds (Trinidad and Tobago)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–2Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Report
IMG Academy, Bradenton, Florida
Attendance: 377
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)

Third place match

Winner qualifies for 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg2–1Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Report
IMG Academy, Bradenton, Florida
Referee: Miriam León (El Salvador)

Final

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg2–3Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report
IMG Academy, Bradenton, Florida
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

Winners

 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship winners 
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
4th title

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

The following three teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [12] [13]

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10 June 20183 (2008, 2012, 2016)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 10 June 20184 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 12 June 20185 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. [14]

Golden BallGolden BootGolden Glove
Flag of Haiti.svg Melchie Dumornay Flag of Mexico.svg Alison González Flag of the United States.svg Angelina Anderson
CONCACAF Fair Play Award
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Best XI [15]

Notes

  1. ↑ The final was delayed from 16:30 to 18:00 due to inclement weather.

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