2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification

The 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification was a women's under-20 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. Players born on or after 1 January 1996 were eligible to compete in the tournament.[1]

A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, where the berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:[2]

The top three teams of the final tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea.[3]

Teams

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A total of 23 CONCACAF member national teams entered the tournament. Among them, four teams qualified automatically for the final tournament, and 19 teams entered the regional qualifying competitions.

Zone Teams entering No. of teams
North American Zone
(NAFU)
  •   Canada (qualified automatically for final tournament)
  •   Mexico (qualified automatically for final tournament)
  •   United States (qualified automatically for final tournament)
3
Central American Zone
(UNCAF)
  •   Honduras (qualified automatically for final tournament)
6
Caribbean Zone
(CFU)
14
Notes
1 Non-FIFA member, ineligible for World Cup.

Central American Zone

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2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification
(Central American Zone)
Eliminatoria Sub-20 Femenina de UNCAF 2015
Tournament details
Host country  Panama
Dates31 July – 8 August 2015
Teams5 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Final positions
Champions  Panama
Runners-up  Costa Rica
Third place  Guatemala
Fourth place  Nicaragua
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored36 (3.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)  Katherine Arroyo
  Melissa Herrera
(4 goals each)
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2018

In the Central American Zone, initially six UNCAF member national teams entered the qualifying competition. They were divided into two groups of three teams, as drawn on 28 February 2015 at the UNCAF Executive Committee meeting in Managua, Nicaragua.[4] Group A, consisting of Panama, Honduras and El Salvador, was to be played between 23 and 27 June 2015 in Panama, while Group B, consisting of Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Guatemala, was to be played between 1–5 July 2015 in Costa Rica.[4] The two group winners would qualify for the final tournament as the UNCAF representatives.

However, after Honduras were named as hosts and qualified automatically, UNCAF changed the format of the qualifying competition. The five remaining teams were placed in a single group, as confirmed on 3 June 2015 by UNCAF.[5] The matches were played between 31 July and 8 August 2015 in Panama.[6] The winner qualified for the final tournament as the UNCAF representative besides hosts Honduras.

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Group

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Panama (H) 4 3 1 0 7 1 +6 10 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
2   Costa Rica 4 2 1 1 11 4 +7 7
3   Guatemala 4 2 1 1 9 7 +2 7
4   Nicaragua 4 0 2 2 4 13 −9 2
5   El Salvador 4 0 1 3 5 11 −6 1
Source: UNCAF
(H) Hosts
Costa Rica  5–1  El Salvador
Arroyo   11', 75'
Villalobos   20'
Herrera   25', 41'
Report Cerén   90+1'
Referee: Karitza Guerra (Honduras)
Panama  0–0  Nicaragua
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Guatemala  1–1  Costa Rica
Ventura   79' Report Herrera   57'
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
Panama  2–1  El Salvador
Franco   6', 50' Report Cerén   70'

El Salvador  1–2  Guatemala
Rodríguez   39' Report Herrera   71'
Gatica   79'
Nicaragua  0–5  Costa Rica
Report Arroyo   6', 34'
Herrera   10'
Coto   54'
Varela   72'

Guatemala  6–2  Nicaragua
Gatica   7', 54'
Rabanales   21'
González   32'
?   62'
Argueta   70'
Report Y. Flores   28'
?   63'
Panama  2–0  Costa Rica
Riley   4'
Ortiz   69'
Report

El Salvador  2–2  Nicaragua
Jiménez   55'
Cerén   88'
Report Melgar   34'
S. Flores   68'
Panama  3–0  Guatemala
Franco   46'
Cox   49', 90+2' (pen.)
Report
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

Goalscorers

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4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Note: One goal each scored by Guatemala and Nicaragua missing goalscorer information.

Caribbean Zone

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2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification
(Caribbean Zone)
2015 CFU Women's Under-20 Qualifier
 
Tournament details
Host countries  Puerto Rico (group 1)
  Saint Lucia (group 2)
  Dominican Republic (group 3)
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (group 4)
  Haiti (final round)
Dates19 June – 23 October 2015
Teams14 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Final positions
Champions  Haiti
Runners-up  Jamaica
Third place  Trinidad and Tobago
Fourth place  Puerto Rico
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored101 (3.74 per match)
Top scorer(s)  Khadija Shaw (7 goals)
2014
2018

In the Caribbean Zone, 14 CFU member national teams entered the qualifying competition.[7] Among them, 13 teams entered the first round, where they were divided into one group of four teams and three groups of three teams. The groups were played between 19 and 23 June and 26–30 July 2015 and hosted by one of the teams in each group. The four group winners, the runner-up of the four-team group, and the two best runners-up of the three-team groups advanced to the final round to be joined by final round hosts Haiti.

In the final round, played between 14 and 23 October 2015 in Haiti, the eight teams were divided into two groups of four teams, where the top two teams of each group advanced to play a single-elimination tournament. The top three teams qualified for the final tournament as the CFU representatives.

Times UTC−4.

First round

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Group 1

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Matches played in Puerto Rico.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Puerto Rico (H) 3 3 0 0 16 1 +15 9 Final round
2   Curaçao 3 1 1 1 3 6 −3 4
3   Anguilla 3 0 2 1 1 9 −8 2
4   Antigua and Barbuda 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: CFU
(H) Hosts
Anguilla  0–0  Antigua and Barbuda
Report
Puerto Rico  5–0  Curaçao
Tirado   3'
Díaz   30'
Zaragoza   35'
Martínez   82', 90+2'
Report

Antigua and Barbuda  0–2  Curaçao
Report Hart   55'
Scheepers   60'
Puerto Rico  8–0  Anguilla
Martínez   9', 35', 76'
Tirado   19'
Díaz   52'
Aponte   79'
Torres   87'
Solís   90+2'
Report

Curaçao  1–1  Anguilla
Hart   ?' Report Johnson   ?'
Puerto Rico  3–1  Antigua and Barbuda
Guadalupe   11'
Tirado   35', 82'
Report Browne   27'

Group 2

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Matches played in Saint Lucia.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Jamaica 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 3 Final round
2   Grenada 2 1 0 1 4 7 −3 3
3   Saint Lucia (H) 1 0 0 1 2 4 −2 0
Source: CFU
(H) Hosts
Grenada  0–5  Jamaica
Report Roberts   4'
Shaw   48', 58', 90+3'
Lee-Fatt   89'

Saint Lucia  2–4  Grenada
Cox   10'
Lionel   78'
Report Julien   17'
Frank   33', 38'
Prevost   90+4'

Saint Lucia  Cancelled  Jamaica

The final match was postponed due to heavy rain.[8] It was eventually not played, and Jamaica advanced to the final round.

Group 3

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Matches played in Dominican Republic.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Bermuda 2 1 1 0 9 2 +7 4 Final round
2   Dominican Republic (H) 2 1 1 0 8 2 +6 4
3   Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 0 0 2 0 13 −13 0
Source: CFU
(H) Hosts
Bermuda  7–0  Saint Kitts and Nevis
Darrell   3'
Nolan   10', 13' (pen.), 55', 70'
Frazzoni   25', 45'
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Dominican Republic  6–0  Saint Kitts and Nevis
Peralta   15', 43', 83'
Gunn   54', 71'
Sosa   86'
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Dominican Republic  2–2  Bermuda
Peralta   64'
Sosa   80'
Nolan   24'
Burch   52'

Group 4

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Matches played in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Trinidad and Tobago 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 6 Final round
2   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (H) 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
3   Dominica 2 0 0 2 1 9 −8 0
Source: CFU
(H) Hosts
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  0–2  Trinidad and Tobago
Report Leander   19', 60'

Trinidad and Tobago  6–0  Dominica
Matouk   15', 29'
Govia   21'
Ralph   40'
Carmichael   72'
Swift   81'
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  3–1  Dominica
T. Browne   31'
Duncan   39', 44'
Samuel   ?'

Ranking of second-placed teams

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In addition to the runner-up of Group 1 (with four teams), the two best runners-up of Groups 2, 3 and 4 (with three teams) also advance to the final round.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 3   Dominican Republic 2 1 1 0 7 1 +6 4 Final round
2 4   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
3 2   Grenada 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 3
Source: CFU

Final round

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Matches played in Haiti.[9][10]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Haiti (H) 2 1 0 1 8 3 +5 3 Semi-finals
2   Puerto Rico 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3
3   Bermuda 2 1 0 1 1 8 −7 3
4   Dominican Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: CFU
(H) Hosts
Bermuda  1–0  Puerto Rico
Nolan   29' Report

Haiti  0–3  Puerto Rico
Report López   24'
Zaragoza   78'
Martínez   90+1'

Haiti  8–0  Bermuda
Destinvil   10'
Mondésir   33', 38', 81'
Éloissaint   44', 85'
Chandler   78'
Radamaker   90+1'
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Jamaica 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7 Semi-finals
2   Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 2 0 7 4 +3 5
3   Curaçao 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
4   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: CFU
Jamaica  4–1  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Shaw   15', 45+1' (pen.), 52'
Roberts   70'
Report Plummer   29' (o.g.)
Trinidad and Tobago  4–1  Curaçao
Leander   37', 48'
Matouk   52'
Johnson   53'
Report Wahr   2'

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  1–1  Trinidad and Tobago
C. Browne   32' Report Henry   21'
Jamaica  2–0  Curaçao
Blackwood   51', 62' Report

Curaçao  1–0  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Keller   68' Report
Trinidad and Tobago  2–2  Jamaica
Thomas   64'
John   76'
Report Shaw   34'
Gordon   39'

Semi-finals

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Winners qualified for 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.

Jamaica  2–1  Puerto Rico
Wark   3'
Blackwood   64'
Report Carrión   83'
Haiti  2–0  Trinidad and Tobago
Chandler   35'
Mondésir   51'
Report

Third place playoff

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Winner qualified for 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.

Puerto Rico  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Trinidad and Tobago
Font   6' (pen.) Report John   24'
Penalties
3–4

Final

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Jamaica  0–2  Haiti
Report Louis   19'
Destinvil   61'

Goalscorers

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7 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Qualified teams

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The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
  Canada Automatic qualifier N/A 5 (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012)
  Mexico Automatic qualifier N/A 7 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
  United States Automatic qualifier N/A 7 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
  Honduras Hosts 7 May 2015[2] 1 (2014)
  Panama Central American Zone 1st place 8 August 2015 4 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2012)
  Haiti Caribbean Zone 1st place 21 October 2015 2 (2002, 2012)
  Jamaica Caribbean Zone 2nd place 21 October 2015 7 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
  Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean Zone 3rd place 23 October 2015 6 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

References

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  1. ^ "CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship Honduras 2015 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  2. ^ a b "Honduras to Host CONCACAF Under-20 Women's Championship 2015". CONCACAF. 7 May 2015. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Decisions taken by the FIFA Executive Committee concerning women's competitions in 2016" (PDF). FIFA. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Se definieron los grupos para las Eliminatorias Sub-20 y Sub-17 femeninas de UNCAF" (in Spanish). UNCAF. 28 February 2015. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Eliminatoria Sub-20 Femenina de UNCAF se realizara en Panama del 31 de julio al 8 de agosto" (in Spanish). UNCAF. 3 June 2015. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Definido el calendario de la Eliminatoria Sub-20 Femenina de UNCAF" (in Spanish). UNCAF. 17 June 2015. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  7. ^ "CFU 2015 Women's U 20 Qualifiers set to begin on June 19". Caribbean Football Union. June 13, 2015. Archived from the original on July 3, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  8. ^ "Rain forces abandonment of young Girlz' match". Jamaica Observer. 31 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  9. ^ "CFU Announces Women's Under 20 Finals Schedule". Caribbean Football Union. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  10. ^ "CFU Women's U-20 Finals Ready to Kick Off". Caribbean Football Union. Retrieved October 12, 2015.[permanent dead link]
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