2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship

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2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.png
Tournament details
Host countryDominican Republic
Dates25 February – 12 March
Teams20 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the United States.svg  United States (7th title)
Runners-upFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Third placeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Fourth placeFlag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Goals scored184 (4.6 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the United States.svg Michelle Cooper
(8 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of the United States.svg Michelle Cooper
Best goalkeeper Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Anna Karpenko
Fair play awardFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
2020
2023

The 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship was the 11th 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. Same as previous edition, the tournament featured 20 teams and was held in the Dominican Republic, between 25 February and 12 March 2022. [1]

Contents

The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and joined host nation Costa Rica as the CONCACAF representatives. [1]

Qualification

The 41 CONCACAF teams were ranked based on the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Ranking as of 31 March 2020, [2] and 28 entered the competition for the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship final tournament. The highest-ranked 16 entrants advanced directly to the group stage of the final tournament, while the other 12 entrants participated in qualifying. [3] The four group winners in qualifying advance directly into the knockout stage of the final tournament.

Costa Rica will host the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and, therefore, is exempt from participating in the tournament. Saint Kitts and Nevis, the 17th best ranked CONCACAF Women's Under-20, will take their place in the group stage and, therefore, were exempt from participating in the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship Qualifiers.

RoundTeamQualificationAppearancePrevious best performancePrevious FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup appearances
Group stageFlag of the United States.svg  United States (title holders) 1st ranked entrant11thChampions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2020)9
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2nd ranked entrant11thChampions (2018)8
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3rd ranked entrant9thChampions (2004, 2008)7
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 4th ranked entrant6thThird place (2018)1
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 5th ranked entrant10thFourth place (2014)0
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 6th ranked entrant11thFourth place (2006)0
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic (hosts) 8th ranked entrant3rdSemi-finals (2020)0
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 9th ranked entrant4thFourth place (2015)0
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 10th ranked entrant2ndQuarter-finals (2020)0
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 11th ranked entrant5thGroup stage (2010, 2012, 2014, 2020)0
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 12th ranked entrant3rdRound of 16 (2020)0
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 13th ranked entrant2ndRound of 16 (2020)0
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 14th ranked entrant6thFourth place (2012)0
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 15th ranked entrant5thRound of 16 (2020)0
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 16th ranked entrant4thGroup stage (2008, 2018, 2020)0
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 17th ranked entrant2ndGroup stage (2020)0
Knockout stageFlag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda Qualifying Group A winner2ndRound of 16 (2020)0
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands Qualifying Group B winner3rdRound of 16 (2020)0
Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao Qualifying Group C winner1stDebut0
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname Qualifying Group D winner3rdGroup stage (2002, 2006)0

Venues

Santo Domingo San Cristóbal
Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Estadio Panamericano
Capacity: 27,000Capacity: 2,800

Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on 15 November 2021, 11:00 AST (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami, Florida. The 16 teams which entered the group stage were drawn into four groups of four teams. Based on the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Ranking, the 16 teams were distributed into four pots, with teams in Pot 1 assigned to each group prior to the draw, as follows: [1]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2002 are eligible to compete. Each team must register a squad of 20 players, two of whom must be goalkeepers. [4] [5]

Match officials

CONCACAF announced the appointment of the match officials on February 11, 2022. [6]

Referees

Assistants referees

Video assistant referees

Group stage

The top three teams in each group advance to the round of 16, where they are joined by the four teams advancing from the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship Qualifiers. [5]

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in each group is determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.8):

  1. Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss).
  2. Goal difference in all group matches.
  3. Number of goals scored in all group matches.
  4. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question.
  5. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question.
  6. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question.
  7. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction can be applied to a player in a single match):
    • Yellow card: −1 point
    • Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points
    • Direct red card: −4 points
    • Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points
  8. Drawing of lots.

All times are local, AST (UTC−4).

Group E

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3300200+209 Knockout stage
2Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 32014846
3Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic (H)310241173
4Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 300311090
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
United States  Flag of the United States.svg6–0Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
Report

Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg0–7Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report
Nicaragua  Flag of Nicaragua.svg1–3Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Report

Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg1–0Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
Report

Group F

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3300130+139 Knockout stage
2Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 311164+24
3Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 310221083
4Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 30121871
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Honduras  Flag of Honduras.svg0–2Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana
Report
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg3–0Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Report

Panama  Flag of Panama.svg1–1Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras
Report
Guyana  Flag of Guyana.svg0–5Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report

Guyana  Flag of Guyana.svg0–5Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Report
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg5–0Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras
Report

Group G

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3300160+169 Knockout stage
2Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 320184+46
3Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 310271473
4Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 3003215130
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg0–3Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Report
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg7–0Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis
Report

Saint Kitts and Nevis  Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg7–2Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Report
El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg0–4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report

El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg5–0Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis
Report
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg5–0Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Report

Group H

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 321053+27 Knockout stage
2Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 312032+15
3Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 311131+24
4Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 30033850
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svg0–1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Report
Haiti  Flag of Haiti.svg2–1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Report

Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg0–3Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Report
Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg1–1Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Report

Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg3–2Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Report
Haiti  Flag of Haiti.svg0–0Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Report

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a 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 Article 12.13). [5]

Bracket

 
Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
              
 
4 March – Santo Domingo
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 14
 
8 March – San Cristóbal
 
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 0
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6
 
5 March – San Cristóbal
 
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 0
 
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 2
 
10 March – Santo Domingo
 
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 1
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7
 
4 March – San Cristóbal
 
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 0
 
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 7
 
8 March – San Cristóbal
 
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
 
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 3
 
5 March – Santo Domingo
 
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 0
 
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2
 
12 March – Santo Domingo
 
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 0
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2
 
4 March – Santo Domingo
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 13
 
8 March – Santo Domingo
 
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands 0
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1
 
5 March – San Cristóbal
 
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 0
 
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 3
 
10 March – Santo Domingo
 
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0
 
4 March – San Cristóbal
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1 Third place playoff
 
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 5
 
8 March – Santo Domingo 12 March – Santo Domingo
 
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 2
 
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 0
 
5 March – Santo Domingo
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 9
 
 
Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao 0
 

Round of 16

United States  Flag of the United States.svg14–0Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname
Report

Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg7–0Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis
Report

Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg13–0Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands
Report

El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg5–2Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Report

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg9–0Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao
Report

Panama  Flag of Panama.svg3–0Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Report

Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg2–0Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda
Report

Haiti  Flag of Haiti.svg2–1Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana
Report

Quarter-finals

United States  Flag of the United States.svg6–0Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Report

Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg3–0Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Report

Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg1–0Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Report

El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg1–5Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

United States  Flag of the United States.svg7–0Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Report

Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg0–1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report

3rd Place

Winner qualified for 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg0–2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report

Final

Winners

 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship 
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Seventh title

Goalscorers

There were 184 goals scored in 40 matches, for an average of 4.6 goals per match.

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: CONCACAF

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

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 1
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica (H) 2 17 November 2020 [7] 2 (2010, 2014)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10 March 20229 ( 2002 , 2004, 2006, 2008 , 2010, 2012 , 2014, 2016, 2018)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 10 March 20228 (2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 12 March 20227 ( 2002 , 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014 , 2016)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
2(H) qualified as host of 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Awards

Golden BallGolden BootGolden Glove
Flag of the United States.svg Michelle Cooper Flag of the United States.svg Michelle Cooper Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Anna Karpenko
CONCACAF Fair Play Award
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico


Best XI [8]
GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Anna Karpenko

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