2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification

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The 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification was a women's under-17 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship. Players born on or after 1 January 1999 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, where the berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:[1]

The top three teams of the final tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan.[2]

Teams[]

A total of 27 CONCACAF member national teams entered the tournament. Among them, four teams qualified automatically for the final tournament, and 23 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)
7
Caribbean Zone
(CFU)
  •   (qualified automatically for final tournament)
 17
Notes
1 Non-FIFA member, ineligible for World Cup.

Central American Zone[]

2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification
(Central American Zone)
Eliminatoria Sub-17 Femenina de UNCAF 2015
Tournament details
Host countries Guatemala (Group A)
 Honduras (Group B)
Dates4–15 November 2015
Teams7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored44 (7.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)Costa Rica
Costa Rica Gloriana Villalobos
(5 goals each)
← 2013
2018 →

In the Central American Zone, all seven UNCAF member national teams entered the qualifying competition. They were divided into one group of four teams and one group of three teams, as drawn on 28 February 2015 at the UNCAF Executive Committee meeting in Managua, Nicaragua.[3] Group A was played between 4–8 November 2015 in Guatemala, while Group B was played between 11–15 November in Honduras (originally between 27–31 October 2015 before Panama withdrew).[4] The two group winners qualified for the final tournament as the UNCAF representatives.

Times UTC−6.

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   (H) 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship
2  El Salvador 2 1 0 1 7 2 +5 3
3   2 0 0 2 1 11 −10 0
Source: UNCAF
(H) Host
 1–7 El Salvador
Flores 74' Report 2'
18', 51', 84', ?'
28'
68'
Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City
 4–0 
27', 54'
71', 90+1'		 Report
Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City
Referee: Karitza Guerra (Honduras)
 1–0 El Salvador
Mayén 90' Report
Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica 2 2 0 0 21 0 +21 6 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship
2  Honduras (H) 2 1 0 1 9 6 +3 3
3   2 0 0 2 1 24 −23 0
4   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: UNCAF
(H) Host
Honduras 9–1 
9', 75'
12', 15'
22'
37', 57'
47', 51'		 Report 81'
Referee: Cibeles Miranda (El Salvador)
Costa Rica 15–0 
M. Salas 1', 45+1'
Villalobos 3', 27', 36'
Del Campo 23' (pen.)
35', 61', 72', 88'
48', 82'
57'
86'
88'		 Report
Honduras 0–6 Costa Rica
Report M. Salas 16', 22'
46'
Villalobos 51', 70'
Del Campo 87'
Referee: Tatiana Guzman (Nicaragua)

Goalscorers[]

5 goals
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Caribbean Zone[]

2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification
(Caribbean Zone)
2015 CFU Women's Under-17 Qualifier
2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification (Caribbean Zone).png
Tournament details
Host countries Dominican Republic (Group 1)
 Haiti (Group 2)
 Saint Kitts and Nevis (Group 3)
 Suriname (Group 4)
 Puerto Rico (Final round)
Dates15 July – 22 November 2015
Teams16 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Final positions
Champions 
Runners-up Haiti
Third place Trinidad and Tobago
Fourth place 
Tournament statistics
Matches played37
Goals scored164 (4.43 per match)
Top scorer(s)Haiti Nérilia Mondésir (14 goals)
← 2013
2018 →

In the Caribbean Zone, 16 CFU member national teams entered the qualifying competition ( was not included in the original draw, but was later added).[5] Among them, 15 teams entered the first round, where they were divided into three groups of four teams and one group of three teams. The groups were played between 15–19 July and 22–26 August 2015 and hosted by one of the teams in each group. The four group winners, the two best runners-up of the four-team groups, and the runner-up of the three-team group advanced to the final round to be joined by final round hosts Puerto Rico.

In the final round, played between 13–22 November 2015 in Puerto Rico, 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 two teams qualified for the final tournament as the CFU representatives besides hosts Grenada.

Times UTC−4; UTC−3 for Group 4.

First round[]

Group 1[]

Matches played in Dominican Republic.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 9 Final round
2   (H) 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3   3 1 0 2 4 9 −5 3
4   3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: CFU
(H) Host
 0–6 
Report ?', ?'
?'
Pérez ?', ?'
?'
 2–0 
Balbuena 44', 90+2' Report
 5–1 
Pérez 10', 50'
35'
55'
63'		 Report 18'
 3–2 
37'
Balbuena 43'
47' (pen.)		 Report 89'
90+2'
 0–2 
Report ?'
?'
 0–2 
Report 10'
Ramos 60'

Group 2[]

Matches played in Haiti.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Haiti (H) 2 2 0 0 11 1 +10 6 Final round
2   2 1 0 1 6 5 +1 3
3   2 0 0 2 2 13 −11 0
Source: CFU
(H) Host
 1–6 
Hart 16' Report 14'
27', 47', 59'
45'
55'
Haiti 7–1 
Mondésir 33', 58', 67'
Dacius 56'
Dumornay 61'
77', 80'		 Report 4'
Haiti 4–0 
Mondésir ?', ?', ?', ?' Report

Group 3[]

Matches played in Saint Kitts and Nevis. In the original draw, the group included only three teams,[5] but Dominica was later added to this group.[6]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Trinidad and Tobago 3 3 0 0 16 0 +16 9 Final round
2   (H) 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6
3   3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
4   3 0 0 3 2 13 −11 0
Source: CFU
(H) Host
Trinidad and Tobago 4–0 
66'
68'
72'
88'
 3–1 
19', 36'
46'		 85' (pen.)
 0–8 Trinidad and Tobago
19', 67'
29', 47', 65'
44'
88'
90+1'
 1–0 
68'
 1–2 
?' ? ?'
? ?'
 0–4 Trinidad and Tobago
25', 90'
36'
73'

The second round of matches, originally scheduled for 24 August (17:30 and 20:00), were delayed to 25 August due to a tropical storm.[7]

Group 4[]

Matches played in Suriname.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   3 3 0 0 17 1 +16 9 Final round
2   3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3   (H) 3 1 0 2 6 3 +3 3
4   3 0 0 3 0 22 −22 0
Source: CFU
(H) Host
 1–2 
14' Report 22', 31'
 5–0 
?', ?', ?'
?'
?'		 Report
 14–0 
Brown 5', 3', 38', 54'
8', 34'
T. Clarke 16', 27', 29'
19', 21', 90+3'
63'
65'		 Report
 1–2 
?' Report ?'
?'
 0–3 
Report ?'
?'
?'
 0–1 
Report 62'

Ranking of second-placed teams[]

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

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 4   3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6 Final round
2 1   3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3 3   3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6
Source: CFU

Final round[]

Matches played in Puerto Rico.[8]

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 7 Semi-finals
2   3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3   (H) 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
4   3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: CFU
(H) Host
 1–0 
Pérez 62'
 2–2 
Díaz 17' (pen.), 28' T. Clarke 12'
69'
 5–1 
6', 14'
T. Clarke 44'
Brown 59'
67'		 Report Christopher 50'
 1–2 
80' Report Pérez 35'
50'
 1–2 
61' 68', 71'
 2–0 
Díaz 30' (pen.), 67'

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Haiti 3 3 0 0 20 0 +20 9 Semi-finals
2  Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 0 1 11 6 +5 6
3   3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
4   3 0 0 3 2 24 −22 0
Source: CFU
Trinidad and Tobago 4–1 
34', 45'
43'
James 61'		 Report 2'
Haiti 13–0 
Mondésir 2', 40', 43', 68'
Nicolas 32'
Dacius 42', 45'
55', 74'
Éloissaint 85', 88'
Saint-Félix 67', 90'		 Report
 0–3 Haiti
Nicolas 17'
Éloissaint 20'
90+3'
Trinidad and Tobago 7–1 
John 4'
18', 45'
56', 58'
67', 70'		 60'
 1–4 
25' 5' (pen.)
6', 86'
Balbuena 43' (pen.)
Haiti 4–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Nicolas 9', 26'
Mondésir 39'
50'

Semi-finals[]

Winners qualified for 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship.

 1–0 Trinidad and Tobago
83' Report
Haiti 3–2 (a.e.t.) 
Nicolas 16'
Mondésir 99'
104'		 Report 23'
Corcho 109'

Third place playoff[]

Trinidad and Tobago 3–0 
25', 76'
Paul 69'		 Report

Final[]

 2–1 Haiti
Smart 3'
Brown 67'		 Report Mondésir 71'

Goalscorers[]

14 goals
7 goals
  • Trinidad and Tobago
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Note: Two goals scored by Dominica missing goalscorer information.

Qualified teams[]

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 Canada Automatic qualifier N/A 4 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2013)
 Mexico Automatic qualifier N/A 4 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2013)
 United States Automatic qualifier N/A 4 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2013)
  Hosts 15 May 2015[1] 0 (debut)
  Central American Zone Group A winner 8 November 2015 2 (2012, 2013)
 Costa Rica Central American Zone Group B winner 15 November 2015 2 (2008, 2010)
  Caribbean Zone 1st place 20 November 2015 4 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2013)
 Haiti Caribbean Zone 2nd place 20 November 2015 2 (2010, 2013)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Grenada to host Under-17 Women's Championship". CONCACAF. 15 May 2015. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Definido el Calendario para la Eliminatoria Sub-17 Femenina de UNCAF". UNCAF. 10 October 2015. Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  5. ^ a b "CFU 2015 Women's U-17 Qualifiers kicks off on July 15". Caribbean Football Union. July 13, 2015. Archived from the original on September 19, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  6. ^ "Group 3 CFU 2015 Women's U-17 Qualifiers begins in St Kitts & Nevis on August 22". CFU. 19 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Matches Postponed". ZIZ. August 25, 2015.
  8. ^ "U17 female footballers set for CFU finals". Caribbean Football Union. Retrieved November 10, 2015.

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