The 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship was the 5th edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONCACAF for the women's under-17 national teams of the North, Central American and Caribbean region. The tournament was hosted by Grenada and take place between 3–13 March 2016, as announced by CONCACAF on 15 May 2015.[1] A total of eight teams will play in the tournament.
The United States won their third title overall with a 2–1 final victory over Mexico. Both finalists and third-placed Canada qualified for the World Cup.[3]
Three teams from the Caribbean Zone (CFU), including Grenada who qualified automatically as hosts
Regional qualification tournaments were held to determine the four teams joining Canada, Mexico, the United States, and hosts Grenada at the final tournament.
Qualified teamsedit
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
The tournament was hosted in St. George's. The Grenada Athletic Stadium hosted the matches for Group A, as well as the semifinals, third place match and the final, while the Grenada National Stadium hosted the matches for Group B.[6]
Drawedit
The draw for the tournament took place on 21 January 2016 at 11:00 AST (UTC−4) at the Radisson Grenada Beach Resort Hotel in St. George's.[6]
The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. Tournament host Grenada were seeded in Group A, while defending CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship champion Mexico were seeded in Group B.[7]
Players born on or after 1 January 1999 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team could register a maximum of 20 players (two of whom must be goalkeepers).[8]
Group stageedit
The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:[8]
Goal difference in all group matches;
Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches;
Greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
Greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;
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External linksedit
, CONCACAF.com
April 12, 2024
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The 2016 CONCACAF Women s U 17 Championship was the 5th edition of the CONCACAF Women s U 17 Championship the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONCACAF for the women s under 17 national teams of the North Central American and Caribbean region The tournament was hosted by Grenada and take place between 3 13 March 2016 as announced by CONCACAF on 15 May 2015 1 A total of eight teams will play in the tournament 2016 CONCACAF Women s U 17 ChampionshipTournament detailsHost countryGrenadaCitySt George sDates3 13 MarchTeams8 from 1 confederation Venue s 2 in 1 host city Final positionsChampions United States 3rd title Runners up MexicoThird place CanadaFourth place HaitiTournament statisticsMatches played16Goals scored79 4 94 per match Top scorer s Nerilia Mondesir 7 goals Best player s Ashley SanchezBest goalkeeperLaurel IvoryFair play award Mexico 20132018 Same as previous editions the tournament acted as the CONCACAF qualifiers for the FIFA U 17 Women s World Cup The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U 17 Women s World Cup in Jordan as the CONCACAF representatives 2 The United States won their third title overall with a 2 1 final victory over Mexico Both finalists and third placed Canada qualified for the World Cup 3 Contents 1 Qualification 1 1 Qualified teams 2 Venues 3 Draw 4 Squads 5 Group stage 5 1 Group A 5 2 Group B 6 Knockout stage 6 1 Bracket 6 2 Semi finals 6 3 Third place playoff 6 4 Final 7 Winners 8 Qualified teams for FIFA U 17 Women s World Cup 9 Goalscorers 10 Awards 11 References 12 External linksQualification editFurther information 2016 CONCACAF Women s U 17 Championship qualification The eight berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows 1 Three teams from the North American Zone NAFU i e Canada Mexico and the United States who all qualified automatically Two teams from the Central American Zone UNCAF Three teams from the Caribbean Zone CFU including Grenada who qualified automatically as hostsRegional qualification tournaments were held to determine the four teams joining Canada Mexico the United States and hosts Grenada at the final tournament Qualified teams edit The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament Team Qualification Appearance Previous best performances Previous FIFA U 17 Women s World Cup appearancesNorth American Zone NAFU nbsp Canada Automatic 5th Winner 2010 4 nbsp Mexico Automatic 5th Winner 2013 3 nbsp United States Automatic 5th Winner 2008 2012 2Central American Zone UNCAF qualified through Central American qualifying competition 4 nbsp Guatemala Group A winner 3rd Group stage 2012 2013 0 nbsp Costa Rica Group B winner 3rd Runner up 2008 2Caribbean Zone CFU qualified through Caribbean qualifying competition 5 nbsp Grenada Hosts 1st Debut 0 nbsp Jamaica Final round winner 5th Fourth place 2013 0 nbsp Haiti Final round runner up 3rd Group stage 2010 2013 0Venues editThe tournament was hosted in St George s The Grenada Athletic Stadium hosted the matches for Group A as well as the semifinals third place match and the final while the Grenada National Stadium hosted the matches for Group B 6 Draw editThe draw for the tournament took place on 21 January 2016 at 11 00 AST UTC 4 at the Radisson Grenada Beach Resort Hotel in St George s 6 The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams Tournament host Grenada were seeded in Group A while defending CONCACAF Women s U 17 Championship champion Mexico were seeded in Group B 7 Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 nbsp Grenada Position A1 nbsp Haiti nbsp Jamaica nbsp Costa Rica nbsp Guatemala nbsp Canada nbsp Mexico Position B1 nbsp United StatesSquads editMain article 2016 CONCACAF Women s U 17 Championship squads Players born on or after 1 January 1999 were eligible to compete in the tournament Each team could register a maximum of 20 players two of whom must be goalkeepers 8 Group stage editThe top two teams of each group advanced to the semi finals The teams were ranked according to points 3 points for a win 1 point for a draw 0 points for a loss If tied on points tiebreakers would be applied in the following order 8 Goal difference in all group matches Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches Greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned Greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned Drawing of lots All times were local AST UTC 4 Group A edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 nbsp Haiti 3 3 0 0 18 3 15 9 Knockout stage2 nbsp Canada 3 2 0 1 11 2 9 63 nbsp Guatemala 3 1 0 2 9 6 3 34 nbsp Grenada H 3 0 0 3 0 27 27 0Source CONCACAF H Hosts 3 March 2016 2016 03 03 17 00Guatemala nbsp 0 3 nbsp CanadaReport Riviere nbsp 6 Stratigakis nbsp 34 Kats nbsp 64 Grenada Athletic Stadium St George sReferee Francia Gonzalez Mexico 3 March 2016 2016 03 03 19 30Grenada nbsp 0 13 nbsp HaitiReport Saint Felix nbsp 4 14 Mondesir nbsp 8 37 40 41 Dumonay nbsp 13 Olivier nbsp 27 Dacius nbsp 33 54 Eloissaint nbsp 52 Pierre nbsp 70 83 Grenada Athletic Stadium St George sReferee Lola Simmons Anguilla 5 March 2016 2016 03 05 13 00Haiti nbsp 3 2 nbsp GuatemalaSaint Felix nbsp 6 11 Mondesir nbsp 88 Report Herrarte nbsp 53 Mayen nbsp 73 Grenada Athletic Stadium St George sReferee Yanely Chavez Cuba 5 March 2016 2016 03 05 15 30Canada nbsp 7 0 nbsp GrenadaBaalbaki nbsp 3 Akindoju nbsp 11 12 26 Huitema nbsp 71 88 Faulknor nbsp 85 ReportGrenada Athletic Stadium St George sReferee Karen Abt United States 7 March 2016 2016 03 07 17 00Canada nbsp 1 2 nbsp HaitiStratigakis nbsp 78 Report Saint Felix nbsp 81 Dacius nbsp 84 pen Grenada Athletic Stadium St George sReferee Karitza Guerra Honduras 7 March 2016 2016 03 07 19 30Grenada nbsp 0 7 nbsp GuatemalaReport Ordonez nbsp 13 Oliva nbsp 34 60 Mayen nbsp 45 2 Herrarte nbsp 49 Charles nbsp 72 o g Martinez nbsp 87 Grenada Athletic Stadium St George sReferee Crystal Sobers Trinidad and Tobago Group B edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 nbsp United States 3 3 0 0 11 1 10 9 Knockout stage2 nbsp Mexico 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 63 nbsp Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 5 8 3 34 nbsp Jamaica 3 0 0 3 3 12 9 0Source CONCACAF 4 March 2016 2016 03 04 13 00Mexico nbsp 4 2 nbsp Costa RicaHernandez nbsp 2 Cazares nbsp 18 Espinosa nbsp 80 87 Report G Villalobos nbsp 23 61 Grenada National Stadium St George sReferee Joanne Monestime Haiti 4 March 2016 2016 03 04 15 30Jamaica nbsp 1 8 nbsp United StatesSmart nbsp 32 Report Kuhlmann nbsp 15 49 Sanchez nbsp 34 56 Tagliaferri nbsp 72 75 81 87 Grenada National Stadium St George sReferee Tatiana Montes Panama 6 March 2016 2016 03 06 13 00Costa Rica nbsp 3 2 nbsp JamaicaDel Campo nbsp 29 pen Alvarado nbsp 76 Salas nbsp 90 1 Report E Clarke nbsp 22 T Clarke nbsp 34 Grenada National Stadium St George sReferee Sandra Benitez El Salvador 6 March 2016 2016 03 06 15 30United States nbsp 1 0 nbsp MexicoSanchez nbsp 73 ReportGrenada National Stadium St George sReferee Marie Soleil Beaudoin Canada 8 March 2016 2016 03 08 13 00United States nbsp 2 0 nbsp Costa RicaSpaanstra nbsp 7 Sanchez nbsp 38 pen ReportGrenada National Stadium St George sReferee Tatiana Montes Panama 8 March 2016 2016 03 08 15 30Mexico nbsp 1 0 nbsp JamaicaOvalle nbsp 42 ReportGrenada National Stadium St George sReferee Lola Simmons Anguilla Knockout stage editIn the knockout stage penalty shoot out would be used to decide the winner if necessary no extra time would be played 8 Bracket edit Semi finalsFinal 11 March St George s nbsp Haiti0 13 March St George s nbsp Mexico3 nbsp Mexico1 11 March St George s nbsp United States2 nbsp United States5 nbsp Canada0 Third place 13 March St George s nbsp Haiti2 nbsp Canada4Semi finals edit Winners qualified for 2016 FIFA U 17 Women s World Cup 11 March 2016 2016 03 11 17 00Haiti nbsp 0 3 nbsp MexicoReport Cazares nbsp 5 Reyes nbsp 13 Hernandez nbsp 75 Grenada Athletic Stadium St George sReferee Crystal Sobers Trinidad and Tobago 11 March 2016 2016 03 11 20 00United States nbsp 5 0 nbsp CanadaSpaanstra nbsp 33 Canniff nbsp 45 1 Kuhlmann nbsp 54 Smith nbsp 90 1 Tagliaferri nbsp 90 3 ReportGrenada Athletic Stadium St George sReferee Tatiana Montes Panama Third place playoff edit Winner qualified for 2016 FIFA U 17 Women s World Cup 13 March 2016 2016 03 13 15 00Haiti nbsp 2 4 nbsp CanadaMondesir nbsp 80 89 Report Raimondo nbsp 55 75 Kats nbsp 60 Flynn nbsp 73 Grenada Athletic Stadium St George sReferee Karen Abt United States Final edit 13 March 2016 2016 03 13 18 00Mexico nbsp 1 2 nbsp United StatesOvalle nbsp 70 Report Sanchez nbsp 43 Kuhlmann nbsp 86 Grenada Athletic Stadium St George sAttendance 1 500Referee Marie Soleil Beaudoin Canada Winners edit 2016 CONCACAF Women s U 17 Championship nbsp United StatesThird titleQualified teams for FIFA U 17 Women s World Cup editThe following three teams from CONCACAF qualified for the FIFA U 17 Women s World Cup Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1 nbsp United States 11 March 2016 2 2008 2012 nbsp Mexico 11 March 2016 3 2010 2012 2014 nbsp Canada 13 March 2016 4 2008 2010 2012 2014 1 Bold indicates champion for that year Italic indicates host for that year Goalscorers edit7 goals nbsp Nerilia Mondesir5 goals nbsp Mikerline Saint Felix nbsp Frankie Tagliaferri nbsp Ashley Sanchez 4 goals nbsp Civana Kuhlmann3 goals nbsp Teni Akindoju nbsp Melissa Dacius 2 goals nbsp Jordyn Huitema nbsp Vital Kats nbsp Lauren Raimondo nbsp Sarah Stratigakis nbsp Gloriana Villalobos nbsp Maria Herrarte nbsp Yuvitza Mayen nbsp Niurka Oliva nbsp Lovelie Pierre nbsp Dayana Cazares nbsp Daniela Espinosa nbsp Montserrat Hernandez nbsp Lizbeth Ovalle nbsp Alexa Spaanstra 1 goal nbsp Nahida Baalbaki nbsp Kennedy Faulknor nbsp Shana Flynn nbsp Jayde Riviere nbsp Merilyn Alvarado nbsp Valeria del Campo nbsp Maria Paula Salas nbsp Didra Martinez nbsp Adriana Ordonez nbsp Melchie Dumonay nbsp Roseline Eloissaint nbsp Martine Olivier nbsp Ebony Clarke nbsp Tarania Clarke nbsp Shayla Smart nbsp Maricarmen Reyes nbsp Jordan Canniff nbsp Sophia Smith Own goal nbsp Resheda Charles playing against Guatemala Awards editThe following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament 9 Golden Ball Golden Boot Golden Glove nbsp Ashley Sanchez nbsp Nerilia Mondesir nbsp Laurel IvoryCONCACAF Fair Play Award nbsp MexicoBest XIGoalkeeper nbsp Laurel Ivory Right Defender nbsp Kennedy Wesley Central Defender nbsp Naomi Girma Central Defender nbsp Kimberly Rodriguez Left Defender nbsp Julia Grosso Right Midfielder nbsp Nerilia Mondesir Central Midfielder nbsp Brianna Pinto Central Midfielder nbsp Jaelin Howell Left Midfielder nbsp Lizbeth Ovalle Forward nbsp Ashley Sanchez Forward nbsp Civana KuhlmannReferences edit 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 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 Canada qualify for Jordan 2016 FIFA com 13 March 2016 Archived from the original on March 14 2016 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 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 a b Draw Determines Groups and Schedule for the CONCACAF Women s Under 17 Championship Grenada 2016 CONACACAF com 21 January 2016 Archived from the original on 23 January 2016 Retrieved 23 January 2016 Official Draw CONCACAF Under 17 Women s Championship Grenada 2016 CONCACAF com 21 January 2016 Archived from the original on 25 January 2016 Retrieved 23 January 2016 a b c CONCACAF Women s Under 17 Championship Grenada 2016 Regulations PDF CONCACAF com Archived from the original PDF on 2016 01 31 Retrieved 2016 01 23 TSG reveals CU17W Best XI Awards CONCACAF 14 March 2016 Archived from the original on 15 March 2016 Retrieved 14 March 2016 External links editUnder 17s Women CONCACAF com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2016 CONCACAF Women 27s U 17 Championship amp oldid 1203333113, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
