FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup's title
Founded	2002 (2002)
Region	International (FIFA)
Number of teams	16 (Finals)
Current champions	North Korea (2nd title)
Most successful team(s)	Germany United States (3 titles each)
2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup is an international association football tournament, organized by FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), for national teams of women under the age of 20. The tournament is held in even-numbered years. It was first conducted in 2002 as the FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship with an upper age limit of 19. In 2006, the age limit was raised to the current 20. The event was renamed as a World Cup effective with the 2008 competition, making its name consistent with FIFA's other worldwide competitions for national teams.

Starting with the 2010 edition, tournaments held in years immediately preceding the FIFA Women's World Cup are awarded as part of the bidding process for the Women's World Cup. In those years, the U-20 Women's World Cup serves as a dry run for the host nation of the Women's World Cup, a role similar to that of the FIFA Confederations Cup in the men's game.

Qualification

Every continental governing body has its own qualifying tournament. Usually their continental championship is used as a qualifier.

Confederation	Championship
AFC (Asia)	AFC U-19 Women's Championship
CAF (Africa)	African U-20 Cup of Nations for Women
CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean)	CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
CONMEBOL (South America)	South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship
OFC (Oceania)	OFC U-20 Women's Championship
UEFA (Europe)	UEFA Women's U-19 Championship

History

2002

The first women's world championship at the youth level, held as the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship, with an age limit of 19, was hosted by Canada. The final, held at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, drew a surprisingly large crowd of 47,000 to watch the hosts play the United States. The US defeated Canada 1–0 on a golden goal by Lindsay Tarpley. Canada's Christine Sinclair was the adidas Golden Ball recipient, as tournament MVP, and the Golden Shoe (10 goals) winner.

2004

The 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship was held in Thailand. For the second time in a row, the current holders of the adult World Cup, Germany, won the youth competition. The Golden Ball went to Brazilian star, Marta, while for the second time the Golden Boot went to a Canadian, Brittany Timko.

2006

FIFA raised the women's youth championship age limit to 20 to match the men's, beginning with the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship, held in Russia from 17 August through 3 September.

The competition was held in four Moscow stadiums (Dinamo, Lokomotiv, Podmoskovie Stadium and Torpedo Stadion) and one in St. Petersburg (Petrovskiy Stadion).

Korea DPR won the final 5–0 over China PR.

2008

The 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship was held in Chile, from 20 November to 7 December 2008.

Six years after winning their first championship at the youth level in 2002, the United States reclaimed the trophy with a 2–1 win over defending champions Korea DPR. The Golden Ball and the Golden Shoe went to Sydney Leroux of the United States.

2010

The 2010 edition of the tournament was held in Germany from 13 July to 1 August 2010. The host nation defeated Nigeria in the final to claim its second championship. It was the first time that an African nation had advanced as far as the semifinals. It was also the first tournament in which four different confederations were represented in the semifinals. The Golden Ball and Golden Shoe awards both went to Alexandra Popp of Germany.

2012

The 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was played in Japan from 19 August to 8 September, after initially having a hosting bid from Vietnam withdrawn and a bid from Uzbekistan rejected. The Golden Ball award went to Dzsenifer Marozsán of Germany and Golden Shoe award went to Kim Un-hwa of North Korea.

2014

The 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was held in Canada from 5–25 August 2014, who reprised its role as host after a Zimbabwean bid withdrew leaving the Canadian bid unopposed. The Golden Ball and Golden Shoe awards both went to Asisat Oshoala of Nigeria.

2016

The 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was expected to be held in South Africa, but due to the country's withdrawal, a new host was chosen on 19 March 2015, and it was Papua New Guinea.

Results

Year	Host		Final				Third Place Match				Number of Teams
			Champion	Score	Second Place		Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
2002 Details	Canada		United States	1–0 asdet	Canada		Germany	1–1 (4–3) PSO	Brazil		12
2004 Details	Thailand		Germany	2–0	China		United States	3–0	Brazil		12
2006 Details	Russia		North Korea	5–0	China		Brazil	0–0 a.e.t. (6–5) PSO	United States		16
2008 Details	Chile		United States	2–1	North Korea		Germany	5–3	France		16
2010 Details	Germany		Germany	2–0	Nigeria		South Korea	1–0	Colombia		16
2012 Details	Japan		United States	1–0	Germany		Japan	2–1	Nigeria		16
2014 Details	Canada		Germany	1–0 a.e.t.	Nigeria		France	3–2	North Korea		16
2016 Details	Papua New Guinea		North Korea	3–1	France		Japan	1–0	United States		16
2018 Details	France

• Key:
  • a.e.t. – after extra time
  • asdet – after sudden death extra time
  • PSO – after penalty shoot-out

Total wins

Team	Champion	Second Place	Third Place	Fourth Place
Germany	3 (2004, 2010, 2014)	1 (2012)	2 (2002, 2008)	–
United States	3 (2002, 2008, 2012)	–	1 (2004)	2 (2006, 2016)
North Korea	2 (2006, 2016)	1 (2008)	–	1 (2014)
Nigeria	–	2 (2010, 2014)	–	1 (2012)
China PR	–	2 (2004, 2006)	–	–
France	–	1 (2016)	1 (2014)	1 (2008)
Canada	–	1 (2002)	–	–
Japan	–	–	2 (2012, 2016)	–
Brazil	–	–	1 (2006)	2 (2002, 2004)
South Korea	–	–	1 (2010)	–
Colombia	–	–	–	1 (2010)

Awards

• Source: FIFA

Golden Shoe

The topscorer award.

Tournament	Winner	Goals
2002 Canada	Christine Sinclair	10
2004 Thailand	Brittany Timko	7
2006 Russia	Ma Xiaoxu	5
2008 Chile	Sydney Leroux	5
2010 Germany	Alexandra Popp	10
2012 Japan	Kim Un-Hwa	7
2014 Canada	Asisat Oshoala	7
2016 Papua New Guinea	Mami Ueno	5

Golden Ball

Awarded to the best player of the tournament.

Tournament	Winner
2002 Canada	Christine Sinclair
2004 Thailand	Marta
2006 Russia	Ma Xiaoxu
2008 Chile	Sydney Leroux
2010 Germany	Alexandra Popp
2012 Japan	Dzsenifer Marozsán
2014 Canada	Asisat Oshoala
2016 Papua New Guinea	Hina Sugita

Adidas Golden Glove

Awarded to the best goalkeeper.

Tournament	Winner
2008 Chile	Alyssa Naeher
2010 Germany	Bianca Henninger
2012 Japan	Laura Benkarth
2014 Canada	Meike Kämper
2016 Papua New Guinea	Mylene Chavas

Fair Play Award

Tournament	Winner
2002 Canada	Japan
2004 Thailand	United States
2006 Russia	North Korea
2008 Chile	United States
2010 Germany	South Korea
2012 Japan	Japan
2014 Canada	Canada
2016 Papua New Guinea	Japan

Comprehensive team results in each World Cup

Legend

• 1st — Champions
• 2nd — Runners-up
• 3rd — Third place
• 4th — Fourth place
• QF — Quarterfinals
• R1 — Round 1, Group stage
•  •  — Did not qualify
•     — Did not enter / Withdrew
• XX — Country did not exist or national team was inactive
•    — Hosts
• q — Qualified for upcoming tournament

For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Team	2002 (12)	2004 (12)	2006 (16)	2008 (16)	2010 (16)	2012 (16)	2014 (16)	2016 (16)	2018 (16)	Total
Argentina	•	•	R1	R1	•	R1	•	•		3
Australia	QF	QF	R1	•	•	•	•	•		3
Brazil	4th	4th	3rd	QF	R1	R1	R1	QF		8
Canada	2nd	QF	R1	R1	•	R1	QF	R1		7
Chile	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•		1
China	•	2nd	2nd	R1	•	R1	R1	•		5
Chinese Taipei	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
Colombia	•	•	•	•	4th	•	•	•		1
Costa Rica	•	•	•	•	R1	•	R1	•		2
Denmark	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
DR Congo	•	•	R1	R1	•	•	•	•		2
England	QF	•	•	QF	R1	•	R1	•		4
Finland	•	•	R1	•	•	•	R1	•		2
France	R1	•	QF	4th	R1	•	3rd	2nd	q	6
Germany	3rd	1st	QF	3rd	1st	2nd	1st	QF		8
Ghana	•	•	•	•	R1	R1	R1	R1		4
Italy	•	R1	•	•	•	R1	•	•		2
Japan	QF	•	•	QF	R1	3rd	•	3rd		5
Mexico	R1	•	R1	R1	QF	QF	R1	QF		7
New Zealand	•	•	R1	R1	R1	R1	QF	R1		6
Nigeria	R1	QF	QF	QF	2nd	4th	2nd	R1		8
North Korea	•	•	1st	2nd	QF	QF	4th	1st		6
Norway	•	•	•	R1	•	QF	•	•		2
Papua New Guinea	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1		1
Paraguay	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•		1
Russia	•	QF	QF	•	•	•	•	•		2
South Korea	•	R1	•	•	3rd	QF	QF	R1		5
Spain	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	QF		2
Sweden	•	•	•	•	QF	•	•	R1		2
Switzerland	•	•	R1	•	R1	R1	•	•		3
Thailand	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
United States	1st	3rd	4th	1st	QF	1st	QF	4th		8
Venezuela	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1		1

See also

• FIFA Women's World Cup
• FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
• FIFA U-20 Men's World Cup

External links

• Official website