2008 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship

The 2008 CONCACAF Under-17 Women's Championship was the first tournament of this type in Concacaf the tournament was held in Trinidad and Tobago from July 1727, 2008. The first, second and third placed teams qualified for the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup held in New Zealand.

2008 CONCACAF Under-17 Women's Championship
Trinidad and Tobago 2008
Tournament details
Host countryTrinidad and Tobago
Dates17 July – 27 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions United States (1st title)
Runners-up Costa Rica
Third place Canada
Fourth place Mexico
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored77 (4.81 per match)

Qualified teams

RegionMethod of qualificationTeams
Caribbean
Caribbean Football Union (CFU)
2007 Caribbean Football Union
Women's Under-17 Tournament
Jamaica
Puerto Rico
Central America
Central American Football Union (UNCAF)
2007 UNCAF Women's
Under-17 Tournament
El Salvador
Costa Rica
North America
North American Football Union (NAFU)
Automatic qualification Canada
Mexico
United States
Host nation Trinidad and Tobago

Group stage

All times are local (UTC−06:00).

Key to colors in group tables
Advanced to Semi-finals

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3300241+239
 Costa Rica 311187+14
 Trinidad and Tobago 3111610−44
 El Salvador 3003222−200

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Canada 3300114+79
 Mexico 3201114+76
 Puerto Rico 310228−63
 Jamaica 3003412−80

Knockout stage

All times are local (UTC−06:00).

The winners of the two semifinal matches and the winner of the third place match qualified for the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, held in New Zealand.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 July – Tobago
 
 
 Costa Rica 2
 
27 July – Tobago
 
 Canada0
 
 Costa Rica1
 
24 July – Tobago
 
 United States4
 
 United States 1
 
 
 Mexico0
 
Third place
 
 
27 July – Tobago
 
 
 Mexico0
 
 
 Canada1

Goalscorers

The top-scorer award was shared between Katherine Alvarado (Costa Rica), Tiffany Cameron (Canada) and Courtney Verloo (USA) with five goals each.[1]

References

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