The CONCACAF Women's Under-17 tournament is a football (soccer) competition for women's national teams under 17 years of age in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean region and is the qualification tournament for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. A tournament is an eight-nation event, with three teams qualifying for the World Cup.[1]
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| Organizing body | CONCACAF |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 |
| Region | North America, Central America and the Caribbean |
| Number of teams | 20 |
| Qualifier for | FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup |
| Current champion(s) |  United States(6th title) |
| Most successful team(s) | United States (6 titles) |
| Website | CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship |
History
edit2008
editAfter sanctioning its first women's youth world championship in 2002, FIFA added the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup to its calendar of events in 2008. CONCACAF, likewise, began its U-17 Women's Championship the same year, staging the inaugural event in Trinidad & Tobago. The United States won the inaugural U-17 Women's Championship, defeating Costa Rica 4–1 in the final.
2012
editThe qualification process for the 2012 tournament started on 14 August 2011.[2]
Results
edit| Year | Host | Final | Third place play-off | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
| 2008[3] details |
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
 United States |
4–1 |  Costa Rica |
 Canada |
1–0 |  Mexico | ||
| 2010[4] details |
 Costa Rica
|
Canada |
1–0 | Mexico |
United States |
6–0 | Costa Rica | ||
| 2012 details |
 Guatemala
|
United States |
1–0 | Canada |
Mexico |
6–0 |  Panama | ||
| 2013 details |
 Jamaica
|
Mexico |
0–0 4–2 (p) |
Canada |
United States |
8–0 |  Jamaica | ||
| 2016 details |
 Grenada
|
United States |
2–1 | Mexico |
Canada |
4–2 |  Haiti | ||
| 2018 details |
 Nicaragua United States
|
United States |
3–2 | Mexico |
Canada |
2–1 | Haiti | ||
| 2020 details |
 Mexico
|
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[5] | |||||||
| 2022 details |
 Dominican Republic
|
United States |
2–1 | Mexico |
Canada |
3–0 |  Puerto Rico | ||
| 2024 details |
Mexico
|
United States |
4–0 | Mexico |
Canada |
4–1 | Haiti | ||
Performance by team
edit| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
|
6 (2008, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024) | – | 2 (2010, 2013) | – |
| Mexico
|
1 (2013) | 5 (2010, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024) | 1 (2012) | 1 (2008) |
 Canada
|
1 (2010) | 2 (2012, 2013) | 5 (2008, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024) | – |
| Costa Rica
|
– | 1 (2008) | – | 1 (2010) |
 Haiti
|
– | – | – | 3 (2016, 2018, 2024) |
 Panama
|
– | – | – | 1 (2012) |
| Jamaica
|
– | – | – | 1 (2013) |
 Puerto Rico
|
– | – | – | 1 (2022) |
Participating nations
edit| Team | 2008 |
2010 |
2012 |
2013 |
2016 |
2018 |
2022 |
2024 |
Part. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bahamas
|
-- | -- | GS | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
 Bermuda
|
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | GS | GS | -- | 2 |
| Canada
|
3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 8 |
 Cayman Islands
|
-- | GS | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Costa Rica
|
2nd | 4th | -- | -- | GS | GS | QF | GS | 6 |
 Cuba
|
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | R16 | -- | 1 |
 Curaçao
|
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | R16 | -- | 1 |
| Dominican Republic
|
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | QF | -- | 1 |
 El Salvador
|
GS | -- | -- | GS | -- | -- | QF | GS | 4 |
| Grenada
|
-- | -- | -- | -- | GS | -- | GS | -- | 2 |
| Guatemala
|
-- | -- | GS | GS | GS | -- | GS | -- | 4 |
 Guyana
|
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | R16 | -- | 1 |
| Haiti
|
-- | GS | -- | GS | 4th | 4th | R16 | 4th | 6 |
 Honduras
|
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | R16 | -- | 1 |
| Jamaica
|
GS | GS | GS | 4th | GS | -- | QF | -- | 6 |
| Mexico
|
4th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 8 |
| Nicaragua
|
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | GS | R16 | -- | 2 |
| Panama
|
-- | GS | 4th | -- | -- | -- | R16 | GS | 4 |
| Puerto Rico
|
GS | -- | -- | -- | -- | GS | 4th | GS | 4 |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | R16 | -- | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago
|
GS | -- | GS | GS | -- | -- | GS | -- | 4 |
| United States
|
1st | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 8 |
Awards
edit
Golden Bootedit
|
Golden Balledit
|
Golden Gloveedit
|
CONCACAF Fair Play Awardedit
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Results at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
editSince its inception in 2008, all editions have qualified three teams to the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The United States finished 2nd in the 2008 edition in New Zealand, Mexico finished 2nd in the 2018 edition in Uruguay, Canada finished 4th also in 2018, with all other qualified CONCACAF nations getting eliminated in the group stages.
- Legend
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 4th – Fourth place
- QF = Quarter-final
- GS = Group stage
- Q = Qualified
- • – Did not qualify
- × – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
- – Hosts
| World Cup |  2008 |
2010 |
 2012 |
2014 |
 2016 |
 2018 |
 2022 |
2024 |
 2025 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada |
QF | GS | QF | QF | GS | 4th | GS | • | 7 | |
| Costa Rica |
GS | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | 2 | |
| Dominican Republic |
× | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 1 | |
| Mexico |
• | GS | GS | QF | QF | 2nd | GS | Q | 7 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
• | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |
| United States |
2nd | • | GG | • | GS | GS | QF | Q | 6 | |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Winning coaches
edit| Year | Team | Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | United States |
Kazbek Tambi
|
| 2010 | Canada |
Byran Rosenfeld
|
| 2012 | United States |
Albertin Montoya
|
| 2013 | Mexico |
Leonardo Cuéllar
|
| 2016 | United States |
B. J. Snow
|
| 2018 | United States |
 Mark Carr
|
| 2022 | United States |
 Natalia Astrain
|
| 2024 | United States |
Katie Schoepfer
|
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ González was awarded the Golden Boot based on having the most assists. "CU17W: Golden Boot—Alison González". Concacaf (in Spanish). June 13, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ Fuller was awarded the Golden Boot based on having the most assists. "Étienne, Fuller lead honors at Women's Under-17 Championship". Concacaf. February 11, 2024. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
References
edit- ^ Diamond, Drew (2024-02-12). "USA claim fourth U17s CONCACAF title in a row". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ "U-17 Women's qualifying to begin Sunday". CONCACAF. 9 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ "CONCACAF Under 17 Women's Qualifying Tournament 2007/08". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ "CONCACAF Under 17 Women's Qualifying Tournament 2010". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ "Concacaf update on 2020 competitions following FIFA calendar decisions: November 17, 2020". CONCACAF. 17 November 2020.
External links
edit- Official Site
- Tournament and qualification on soccerway.com