2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship

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2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.png
Tournament details
Host countryTrinidad and Tobago
CityCouva
Dates18–28 January
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Third placeFlag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Fourth placeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored51 (3.19 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jordyn Huitema (5 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Mexico.svg Miriam García
Best goalkeeper Flag of Mexico.svg Emily Alvarado
Fair play awardFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
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The 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship was the 9th edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONCACAF for the women's under-20 national teams of the North, Central American and Caribbean region. The tournament was hosted by Trinidad and Tobago and took place between 18–28 January 2018, as announced by CONCACAF on 31 October 2017. [1] A total of eight teams played in the tournament.

Contents

The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France as the CONCACAF representatives. [2] The tournament also determined which three Caribbean nations participate in the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games. [3]

Mexico defeated defending champions United States in the final to win their first title.

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-20 Women's World Cup appearances
North American Zone (NAFU)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Automatic7thChampions (2004, 2008)7
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Automatic9thRunners-up (2010, 2014)7
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Automatic9thChampions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015)8
Central American Zone (UNCAF) qualified through Central American qualifying competition [4]
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Classification stage winners6thThird place (2004, 2010, 2014)2
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua Classification stage winners2ndGroup stage (2008)0
Caribbean Zone (CFU) qualified through Caribbean qualifying competition [5]
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Hosts8thFourth place (2014)0
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Final round winners9thFourth place (2006)0
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Final round runners-up4thGroup stage (2002, 2012, 2015)0

Venues

All matches of the tournament were played at Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva.

Couva
Ato Boldon Stadium
Capacity: 10,000
TnT Ato Boldon Stadium.jpg

Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on 7 November 2017, 10:00 AST (UTC−4), at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad & Tobago in Port of Spain. [1] [6]

The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. Tournament hosts Trinidad and Tobago were seeded in position A1, while defending champions United States were seeded in position B1. The remaining six teams, including the two teams from the Caribbean Zone whose identity were not known at the time of the draw, were allocated to pots 2–4, and drawn to the remaining six positions. [7]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 1998 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team must register a squad of 20 players, two of whom must be goalkeepers.

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:

  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, AST (UTC−4).

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3300112+99 Knockout stage
2Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 320168−26
3Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 310257−23
4Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago (H)300349−50
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg1–3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
  • Estrada Soccerball shade.svg28'
 Report
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Referee: Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)
Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg2–3Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Report
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
Haiti  Flag of Haiti.svg3–2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Report
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Referee: Mirian León (El Salvador)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg4–1Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Report
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
Haiti  Flag of Haiti.svg0–4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Referee: Melissa Pérez (Panama)
Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg1–2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Report
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 330062+49 Knockout stage
2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 320172+56
3Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 301226−41
4Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 301238−51
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg4–0Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Report
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–0Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
Report
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Attendance: 125
Referee: Crystal Sobers (Trinidad and Tobago)
Nicaragua  Flag of Nicaragua.svg0–2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)
Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svg1–2Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Attendance: 245
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Attendance: 112
Referee: Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)
Nicaragua  Flag of Nicaragua.svg2–2Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Report
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Referee: Crystal Sobers (Trinidad and Tobago)

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.

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 January – Couva
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (p)1 (3)
 
28 January – Couva
 
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 1 (0)
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1 (2)
 
26 January – Couva
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (p)1 (4)
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1 (3)
 
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (p)1 (4)
 
Third place
 
 
28 January – Couva
 
 
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 1
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0

Semi-finals

Winners qualify for 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Third place match

Winner qualifies for 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Haiti  Flag of Haiti.svg1–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)

Final

Winners

 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship 
Flag of Mexico.svg
Mexico
First title

Qualification for international tournaments

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

The following three teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [8] [9]

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 1
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 26 January 20187 (2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 26 January 20188 ( 2002 , 2004, 2006, 2008 , 2010, 2012 , 2014, 2016)
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 28 January 20180 (debut)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Qualified teams for Central American and Caribbean Games

The competition was used to decide the three teams from the Caribbean Football Union which would qualify for the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games. As only three Caribbean teams participated in the final tournament, they all qualified:

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.

Golden Ball [10] Golden Boot [11] Golden Glove [12]
Flag of Mexico.svg Miriam García Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jordyn Huitema Flag of Mexico.svg Emily Alvarado
CONCACAF Fair Play Award [13]
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico


Best XI [14]

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