2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship

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2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Dominican Republic
City Santo Domingo
Dates25 May – 4 June
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Third placeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Fourth placeFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored76 (4.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Costa Rica.svg Sheika Scott
(6 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Mexico.svg Alice Soto
Best goalkeeper Flag of Mexico.svg Itzel Velasco
Fair play awardFlag of the United States.svg  United States
← 2022
TBC→

The 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship was the 12th edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, an international youth football championship organised by CONCACAF for the women's under-20 national teams of the North, Central American and Caribbean region. It took place in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, between 25 May and 4 June 2023. [1]

Contents

The top four teams of the tournament qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia as the CONCACAF representatives.

The United States were the two-time defending champions, having won the 2020 and 2022 editions.

Mexico won the tournament by defeating the United States in the final on 4 June 2023 with a 2–1 score. Canada qualified to the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup as the third place team by defeating Costa Rica with a 5–3 score in the third place match. Costa Rica eventually also qualified as an additional slot was allocated to CONCACAF.

Qualification

The qualifying competition was held in April 2023. [2] For six of the available eight slots, a record number of thirty–two teams were drawn into six total groups (two groups of six teams and four groups of five teams each). and will play in a single round-robin format in centralized venues. The six group winners advanced to the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship final tournament. In addition, the United States and Mexico, the two highest-ranked CONCACAF teams in the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Rankings of August 29, 2022, qualified automatically.

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship final tournament.

TeamMethod of
qualification		Date of qualificationFinals appearancePrevious best performancePrevious World Cup
appearances
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Automatic17 February 202312thChampions (2018)
9
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (title holders)12thChampions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2020, 2022)
10
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Qualification Group B winner18 April 20237thFourth place (2012)
0
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Qualification Group E winner12thFourth place (2006)
0
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Qualification Group D winner19 April 20233rdFourth place (2022)
0
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Qualification Group C winner4thSemi-finalist (2020)
0
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Qualification Group A winner22 April 202310thChampions (2004, 2008)
8
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Qualification Group F winner23 April 20237thThird place (2004, 2010, 2014)
3

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 4 May 2023 at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami, Florida. The 8 teams were drawn into two groups of four teams, based on the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Ranking at September 2022. [3]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2004 are eligible to compete. Each team must register a squad of 21 players, three of whom must be goalkeepers. [4]

Format

On 13 February 2023, CONCACAF announced the lunch of a new revamped format for the youth competitions, in which Women's Under-17 and Under-20 competitions will now commence with a six-group Qualifying Stage played amongst teams ranked between 3 and 41, according to the respective CONCACAF Rankings. with the qualifying stage to be played in a round robin format and the six group winners advancing to the main tournament. The Group Stage of the main tournament will be composed of two groups of four teams each (eight teams in total). This will include the two top-ranked teams (pre-seeded into this round) and the six group winners of the Qualifying stage. After round-robin play, the top two teams of each group will advance to the semifinals. The knockout stage – semifinals, third place match, and final – will be played in a single match direct elimination format, with the finalists and the third place match winner qualifying for the respective youth FIFA Women's World Cup. [5]

Eight teams will play in the tournament, will be drawn into two groups of four teams, and will play single round-robin matches. The top two teams of each group will advance to the knockout stage, The knockout stage will feature the semi-finals, a third-place match, and the final to determine the champions. the two semi-finalists alongside the third-place match winner will qualify for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Although, on 4 October 2023, FIFA expanded the World Cup to 24 teams, meaning the 4 semi-finalists all qualified. [6]

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.

Group stage

All times are local, AST (UTC−4).

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3300152+139 Knockout stage
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3201115+66
3Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 310249−53
4Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 3003115−140
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg4–0Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Report
Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg6–0Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Report
Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg0–5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report
Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo
Referee: Sandra Benítez (El Salvador)
Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svg0–4Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report
Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo
Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)
Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svg4–1Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Report
Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo
Referee: Myriam Marcotte (Canada)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg5–2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report
Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3300110+119 Knockout stage
2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 3201107+36
3Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic (H)310238−53
4Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 3003413−90
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg7–3Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Report
Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg4–0Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Report
Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal
Referee: Myriam Marcotte (Canada)
Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg1–3Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Report
Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren (Canada)
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg0–4Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report
Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal
Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg1–2Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Report
Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal
Referee: Natalie Simon (United States)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg3–0Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Report
Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)

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). [7]

Bracket

 
 Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
2 June – Santo Domingo
 
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2
 
4 June – Santo Domingo
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2
 
2 June – Santo Domingo
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2
 
 
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1
 
 Third place match
 
 
4 June – Santo Domingo
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (a.e.t.)5
 
 
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 3

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg2–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report Briggs Soccerball shade.svg65'
Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo
Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Report
Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo
Referee: Sandra Benítez (El Salvador)

Third place match

Winner qualified for 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Loser eventually also qualified as an additional slot was allocated to CONCACAF.

Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg5–3 (a.e.t.)Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Report
Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo
Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)

Final

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg2–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report
Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship winners 
Flag of Mexico.svg
Mexico
Second title

Goalscorers

There were 76 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 4.75 goals per match.

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: CONCACAF

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

The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia.

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 1
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2 June 20239 (2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2 June 202310 ( 2002 , 2004, 2006, 2008 , 2010, 2012 , 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4 June 20238 ( 2002 , 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014 , 2016, 2022)
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 4 October 2023 [lower-alpha 1] 3 (2010, 2014, 2022 )
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
  1. ↑ After the announcement of the expansion of the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup to 24 teams, Costa Rica took the new fourth spot as CONCACAF representative as they ended fourth in this tournament.

Awards

Golden BallGolden BootGolden Glove
Flag of Mexico.svg Alice Soto Flag of Costa Rica.svg Sheika Scott Flag of Mexico.svg Itzel Velasco
CONCACAF Fair Play Award
Flag of the United States.svg  United States

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