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2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship

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2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryDominican Republic
Dates23 April – 8 May
Teams20 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions United States (5th title)
Runners-up Mexico
Third place Canada
Fourth place Puerto Rico
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Goals scored231 (5.78 per match)
Top scorer(s)Canada Rosa Maalouf (12 goals)
Best player(s)United States Riley Jackson
Best goalkeeperUnited States Victoria Safradin
Fair play award Mexico
2018
2024

The 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship was the 7th 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.[1]

The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in India as the CONCACAF representatives.[1]

Qualification

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The 41 CONCACAF teams were ranked based on the CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Ranking as of 1 July 2019,[2] and 26 entered the competition for the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship final tournament. The highest-ranked 16 entrants advanced directly to the group stage of the final tournament, while the other 10 entrants participated in qualifying.

Round Team Qualification Appearance Previous best performance Previous FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup appearances
Group stage  Mexico 1st ranked entrant 7th Champions (2013) 5
 Canada 2nd ranked entrant 7th Champions (2010) 6
 United States (title holders) 3rd ranked entrant 7th Champions (2008, 2012, 2016, 2018) 4
 Haiti 4th ranked entrant 5th Fourth place (2016, 2018) 0
 Costa Rica 5th ranked entrant 5th Runners-up (2008) 2
 Jamaica 6th ranked entrant 6th Fourth place (2013) 0
 Trinidad and Tobago 7th ranked entrant 4th Group stage (2008, 2012, 2013) 1
 Guatemala 8th ranked entrant 4th Group stage (2012, 2013, 2016) 0
 Puerto Rico 9th ranked entrant 3rd Group stage (2008, 2018) 0
 Bermuda 10th ranked entrant 2nd Group stage (2018) 0
 El Salvador 11th ranked entrant 3rd Group stage (2008, 2013) 0
 Panama 12th ranked entrant 3rd Fourth place (2012) 0
 Dominican Republic 13th ranked entrant 1st Debut 0
 Cuba 14th ranked entrant 1st Debut 0
 Grenada 15th ranked entrant 2nd Group stage (2016) 0
 Nicaragua 16th ranked entrant 2nd Group stage (2018) 0
Knockout stage  Saint Kitts and Nevis Qualifying Group A winner 1st Debut 0
 Curaçao Qualifying Group B winner 1st Debut 0
 Honduras Qualifying Group C winner 1st Debut 0
 Guyana Qualifying Group C runner up 1st Debut 0

Venues

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Santo Domingo San Cristóbal
Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Estadio Panamericano
Capacity: 27,000 Capacity: 2,800

Draw

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The draw of the tournament was held on 18 November 2021, 11:00 AST (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami, Florida. The 16 teams which entered the group stage were drawn into four groups of four teams. Based on the CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Ranking, the 16 teams were distributed into four pots, with teams in Pot 1 assigned to each group prior to the draw, as follows:[1]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Squads

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Players born on or after 1 January 2005 are eligible to compete. Each team must register a squad of 20 players, two of whom must be goalkeepers.[3]
2022 U17 W Squads-Official

Match officials

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Group stage

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The top three teams in each group advanced to the round of 16, where they were joined by the four teams advancing from the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification.[3]

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.

All times are local, AST (UTC−4).

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 3 3 0 0 27 0 +27 9 Knockout stage
2  Panama 3 2 0 1 7 8 −1 6
3  Nicaragua 3 1 0 2 4 12 −8 3
4  Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 0 3 1 19 −18 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Trinidad and Tobago 1–5 Panama
Smith 48' Report
Mexico 10–0 Nicaragua
Report

Nicaragua 4–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Report
Panama 0–7 Mexico
Report
Referee: Suleimy Linares Sáez (Cuba)

Panama 2–0 Nicaragua
Report
Referee: Neressa Goldson (Jamaica)
Mexico 10–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Report

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 3 2 1 0 16 1 +15 7 Knockout stage
2  Jamaica 3 2 1 0 11 2 +9 7
3  Dominican Republic (H) 3 1 0 2 6 13 −7 3
4  Bermuda 3 0 0 3 0 17 −17 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Jamaica 7–0 Bermuda
Report
Canada 10–0 Dominican Republic
Report

Bermuda 0–5 Canada
Report
Dominican Republic 1–3 Jamaica
Report

Canada 1–1 Jamaica
Report
Referee: Saphire Stockman (Costa Rica)
Bermuda 0–5 Dominican Republic
Report

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 38 0 +38 9 Knockout stage
2  Costa Rica 3 2 0 1 13 7 +6 6
3  Puerto Rico 3 1 0 2 5 17 −12 3
4  Grenada 3 0 0 3 1 33 −32 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
United States 20–0 Grenada
Report
Referee: Smeedly Saint-Jean (Haiti)
Costa Rica 4–1 Puerto Rico
Report
Referee: Neressa Goldson (Jamaica)

Puerto Rico 0–13 United States
Report
Referee: Karen Hernández (Mexico)
Grenada 1–9 Costa Rica
Report

Puerto Rico 4–0 Grenada
Report
Referee: Itzel Hernández (Mexico)
United States 5–0 Costa Rica
Report

Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  El Salvador 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9 Knockout stage
2  Haiti 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Cuba 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  Guatemala 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Guatemala 0–6 El Salvador
Report
Haiti 2–0 Cuba
Report
Referee: Lizzet García (Mexico)

Cuba 2–0 Guatemala
Report
Referee: Karitza Guerra (Honduras)
El Salvador 2–0 Haiti
Report

El Salvador 3–0 Cuba
Report
Haiti 3–1 Guatemala
Report

Knockout stage

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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).[3]

Qualified teams

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Group Winners Runners-up
(Best from qualification)
Third place
A (Q)  Saint Kitts and Nevis
B (Q)  Curaçao
C (Q)  Honduras  Guyana
E  Mexico  Panama  Nicaragua
F  Canada  Jamaica  Dominican Republic
G  United States  Costa Rica  Puerto Rico
H  El Salvador  Haiti  Cuba

Bracket

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Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
30 April – Santo Domingo
 
 
 Mexico15
 
4 May – Santo Domingo
 
 Guyana0
 
 Mexico10
 
1 May – San Cristóbal
 
 Dominican Republic0
 
 Haiti0
 
6 May – Santo Domingo
 
 Dominican Republic2
 
 Mexico5
 
30 April – Santo Domingo
 
 Puerto Rico0
 
 Panama0
 
4 May – San Cristóbal
 
 Puerto Rico2
 
 Puerto Rico2
 
1 May – San Cristóbal
 
 El Salvador0
 
 El Salvador10
 
8 May – Santo Domingo
 
 Saint Kitts and Nevis0
 
 Mexico1
 
30 April – San Cristóbal
 
 United States2
 
 United States11
 
4 May – Santo Domingo
 
 Curaçao0
 
 United States4
 
1 May – Santo Domingo
 
 Jamaica0
 
 Jamaica4
 
6 May – Santo Domingo
 
 Cuba0
 
 United States3
 
30 April – San Cristóbal
 
 Canada0 Third place playoff
 
 Costa Rica1
 
4 May – San Cristóbal8 May – Santo Domingo
 
 Nicaragua0
 
 Costa Rica0 Puerto Rico0
 
1 May – Santo Domingo
 
 Canada3  Canada3
 
 Canada4
 
 
 Honduras1
 

Round of 16

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Mexico 15–0 Guyana
Report

United States 11–0 Curaçao
Report
Referee: Suleimy Linares Sáez (Cuba)

Panama 0–2 Puerto Rico
Report

Costa Rica 1–0 Nicaragua
Report

Canada 4–1 Honduras
Report Henríquez 28'

El Salvador 10–0 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Report
Referee: Itzel Hernández (Mexico)

Jamaica 4–0 Cuba
Report

Haiti 0–2 Dominican Republic
Report

Quarter-finals

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Mexico 10–0 Dominican Republic
Report

United States 4–0 Jamaica
Report
Referee: Smeedly Saint-Jean (Haiti)

Puerto Rico 2–0 El Salvador
Report

Costa Rica 0–3 Canada
Report
Referee: Karitza Guerra (Honduras)

Semi-finals

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Winners qualify for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Mexico 5–0 Puerto Rico
Report

United States 3–0 Canada
Report

Third place

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Winner qualifies for 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Puerto Rico 0–3 Canada
Report

Final

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Mexico 1–2 United States
Report

Winners

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 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship 

United States
5th title

Goalscorers

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There were 231 goals scored in 40 matches, for an average of 5.78 goals per match.

12 goals

10 goals

9 goals

8 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: CONCACAF

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

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Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup1
 Mexico 6 May 2022 5 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 United States 6 May 2022 4 (2008, 2012, 2016, 2018)
 Canada 8 May 2022 6 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Awards

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Source:[4]

Golden Ball Golden Boot Golden Glove
United States Riley Jackson Canada Rosa Maalouf United States Victoria Safradin
CONCACAF Fair Play Award
 Mexico

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Draw reveals groups for 2022 CWU17 Championship". CONCACAF. 15 November 2021. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Under-17 Women's Championship Ranking". CONCACAF.com. 15 December 2020. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship regulations". www.CONCACAF.com. 7 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-04-19. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  4. ^ "Jackson, Maalouf among CWU17 award winners". CONCACAF.com. 7 May 2022. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
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