The 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification is a women's under-17 football competition which decides the participating teams of the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship. A total of eight teams will play in the final tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 2001 are eligible to compete in the tournament.
A total of 27 (out of 41) CONCACAF member national teams entered, with four automatic qualifiers, and the remaining 23 teams entering regional qualification tournaments.
| Zone | Berths | Automatic qualifiers | Teams entering qualification |
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| North American Zone (NAFU) | 3 | ||
| Central American Zone (UNCAF) | 2 |
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| Caribbean Zone (CFU) | 3 |
| North American Zone (NAFU) | None |
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| Central American Zone (UNCAF) | |
| Caribbean Zone (CFU) |
| CONCACAF Clasificatoria Centroamericana Femenina Sub-17 2017 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Panama |
| City | Chitré |
| Dates | 24–28 October 2017 |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Costa Rica |
| Runners-up |  Panama |
| Third place |  El Salvador |
| Fourth place |  Honduras |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 18 (3 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Anuvis Angulo (5 goals) |
In the Central American Zone, four UNCAF member national teams entered the qualifying competition, hosted by Panama. The four teams were placed into one group, with the winners qualifying for the final tournament as the UNCAF representatives together with Nicaragua who qualified automatically as hosts.
The schedule of the qualifying competition was announced on 26 September 2017. All times local, UTC−5. [1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Costa Rica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 9 | 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship |
| 2 | Panama (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | El Salvador | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Honduras | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
| El Salvador | 0–5 | Costa Rica |
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| Panama | 5–0 | Honduras |
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| Costa Rica | 4–0 | Honduras |
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| Panama | 2–0 | El Salvador |
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| Honduras | 0–1 | El Salvador |
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| Panama | 0–1 | Costa Rica |
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| CONCACAF Caribbean Women's Under-17 Qualifier 2017 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host countries | Trinidad and Tobago (Group A) Puerto Rico (Group B) Saint Lucia (Group C) Guyana (Group D) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Group E) Haiti (Final round) |
| Dates | First round: 2–27 August 2017 Final round: 16–22 October 2017 |
| Teams | 19 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Haiti |
| Runners-up |  Bermuda |
| Third place |  Puerto Rico |
| Fourth place |  Jamaica |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 174 (5.44 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Total: LeiLanni Nesbeth (12 goals) Final round: Melchie Dumonay Olufolasade Adamolekun (4 goals each) |
In the Caribbean Zone, 19 CFU member national teams entered the qualifying competition, consisting of two stages. Apart from Haiti, which received a bye as hosts of the final round, the remaining 18 teams entered the first round, and were drawn into three groups of four teams and two groups of three teams. The winners of each group advance to the final round to join Haiti, where they are divided into two groups of three teams, with the top three teams (the two group winners which play in the final, and the winners of the third place match played between the two group runners-up) qualifying for the final tournament as the CFU representatives.
The draw of the qualifying competition was held on 6 June 2017, 10:00 UTC−4, at the CONCACAF headquarters in Miami Beach, Florida. [2] Trinidad and Tobago, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, Guyana, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines were automatically seeded in Groups A–E respectively as hosts of each first round group, while the remaining 14 teams were seeded based on the results of the previous two editions of the qualifying competition. Any of the top five-ranked teams (Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Puerto Rico, Bermuda) could not be drawn into the same group.
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All times local, UTC−4.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Trinidad and Tobago (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | +20 | 7 | Final round |
| 2 |  Grenada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Curaçao | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 | |
| 4 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | −24 | 0 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 0–2 | Curaçao |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Puerto Rico (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 9 | Final round |
| 2 |  Dominican Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Bahamas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Anguilla | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 8–1 | Bahamas |
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| Dominican Republic | 9–1 | Bahamas |
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| Puerto Rico | 9–0 | Anguilla |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Bermuda | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | +20 | 9 | Final round |
| 2 |  Saint Lucia (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Aruba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 0 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2–1 | Aruba |
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| Saint Lucia | 0–3 | Bermuda |
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| Bermuda | 5–0 | Antigua and Barbuda |
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| Saint Lucia | 5–0 | Aruba |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Cuba | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 4 | Final round |
| 2 |  Barbados | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Guyana (H) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Jamaica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 | 6 | Final round |
| 2 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (H) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1–3 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Bermuda | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | Final and 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship |
| 2 | Jamaica | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | Third place match |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2–2 | Bermuda |
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| Bermuda | 3–2 | Jamaica |
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| Trinidad and Tobago | 1–3 | Jamaica |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Haiti (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 6 | Final and 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | Third place match |
| 3 | Cuba | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
| Haiti | 3–0 | Puerto Rico |
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| Puerto Rico | 4–0 | Cuba |
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Winner qualifies for 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship.
| Jamaica | 1–1 | Puerto Rico |
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| Penalties | ||
| 6–7 |
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| Bermuda | 1–4 | Haiti |
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The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship 1 |
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 Canada | Automatic qualifiers | N/A | 5 (2008, 2010 , 2012, 2013, 2016) |
 Mexico | Automatic qualifiers | N/A | 5 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2013 , 2016) |
 United States | Automatic qualifiers | N/A | 5 ( 2008 , 2010, 2012 , 2013, 2016 ) |
 Nicaragua | Hosts | 2017 | 0 (debut) |
| Costa Rica | Central American Zone winners | 28 October 2017 | 3 (2008, 2010 , 2016) |
| Haiti | Caribbean Zone top three | 20 October 2017 | 3 (2010, 2013, 2016) |
| Bermuda | Caribbean Zone top three | 20 October 2017 | 0 (debut) |
| Puerto Rico | Caribbean Zone top three | 22 October 2017 | 1 (2008) |
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