2020 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship

The 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship was originally to be 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. The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Mexico between 18 April and 3 May 2020.[1] However, on 19 March 2020, CONCACAF announced the decision to postpone the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the new dates of the tournament to be confirmed later.[2]

2020 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
DatesCancelled
(originally 18 April – 3 May 2020)
Teams20 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)TBC (in 1 host city)

The final tournament was expanded from eight to 20 teams, using the same format as the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. The top three teams of the tournament would have qualified for the 2021 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup (originally 2020 but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic) in India as the CONCACAF representatives.[3] However, FIFA announced on 17 November 2020 that this edition of the World Cup would be cancelled.[4] Following this announcement, CONCACAF decided on the same day that the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, which served as the regional qualifiers, would be cancelled.[5]

United States were the defending champions.

Qualified teams
Further information: 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualifying stage

The qualifying format has changed since the 2018 edition, and the teams are no longer divided into regional zones.

The 41 CONCACAF teams were ranked based on the CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Ranking as of 2018.[6] A total of 32 teams entered the tournament. The highest-ranked 16 entrants were exempt from qualifying and advanced directly to the group stage of the final tournament, while the lowest-ranked 16 entrants had to participate in the qualifying stage, where the four group winners advanced to the round of 16 of the knockout stage of the final tournament.[7]

Round Team Qualification Appearance Previous best performance Previous FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup appearances
Group stage  Mexico (hosts) 1st ranked entrant 5
 Canada 2nd ranked entrant 6
 United States (title holders) 3rd ranked entrant 4
 Haiti 4th ranked entrant 0
 Costa Rica 5th ranked entrant 2
 Jamaica 6th ranked entrant 0
 Trinidad and Tobago 7th ranked entrant 1
 Guatemala 8th ranked entrant 0
 Puerto Rico 9th ranked entrant 0
 Bermuda 10th ranked entrant 0
 El Salvador 11th ranked entrant 0
 Panama 12th ranked entrant 0
 Dominican Republic 13th ranked entrant 0
 Cuba 14th ranked entrant 0
 Grenada 15th ranked entrant 0
 Nicaragua 16th ranked entrant 0
Knockout stage  Honduras Qualifying Group A winner 0
 Cayman Islands Qualifying Group B winner 0
 Belize Qualifying Group C winner 0
 Guyana Qualifying Group D winner 0

Venues

Draw

The draw for the group stage took place on 9 May 2019, 11:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami. The 16 teams which entered the group stage were drawn into four groups of four teams.[7] 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:[8]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  •  Dominican Republic
  •  Cuba
  •  Grenada
  •  Nicaragua

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2003 are eligible to compete. Each team must register a squad of 20 players, two of whom must be goalkeepers.[9]

Group stage

The top three teams in each group advance to the round of 16, where they are joined by the four teams advancing from the qualifying stage.

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in each group is determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.8):[9]

  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 could be applied to a player in a single match):
    • Yellow card: −1 points;
    • 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, CDT (UTC−5).[10]

Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Bermuda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Nicaragua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 18 April 2020. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Trinidad and Tobago Cancelled Bermuda
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Mexico Cancelled Nicaragua
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Nicaragua Cancelled Trinidad and Tobago
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Bermuda Cancelled Mexico
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Bermuda Cancelled Nicaragua
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Mexico Cancelled Trinidad and Tobago
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Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Jamaica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Dominican Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 19 April 2020. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Jamaica Cancelled Panama
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Canada Cancelled Dominican Republic
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Dominican Republic Cancelled Jamaica
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Panama Cancelled Canada
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Panama Cancelled Dominican Republic
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Canada Cancelled Jamaica
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Group G
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Guatemala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  El Salvador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 18 April 2020. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Guatemala Cancelled El Salvador
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United States Cancelled Cuba
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Cuba Cancelled Guatemala
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El Salvador Cancelled United States
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El Salvador Cancelled Cuba
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United States Cancelled Guatemala
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Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Grenada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 19 April 2020. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Costa Rica Cancelled Puerto Rico
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Haiti Cancelled Grenada
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Grenada Cancelled Costa Rica
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Puerto Rico Cancelled Haiti
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Puerto Rico Cancelled Grenada
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Haiti Cancelled Costa Rica
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Knockout stage

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).[9]

Bracket
 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
25 April –
 
 
1E
 
29 April –
 
 Guyana
 
W25
 
25 April –
 
W28
 
2G
 
1 May –
 
3E
 
W33
 
25 April –
 
W34
 
1G
 
29 April –
 
 Cayman Islands
 
W26
 
25 April –
 
W27
 
2E
 
3 May –
 
3G
 
W37
 
26 April –
 
W38
 
1F
 
29 April –
 
 Belize
 
W29
 
26 April –
 
W32
 
2H
 
1 May –
 
3F
 
W35
 
26 April –
 
W36Third place match
 
1H
 
29 April – 3 May –
 
 Honduras
 
W30L37
 
26 April –
 
W31L38
 
2F
 
 
3H
 

Round of 16
1ECancelled Guyana
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1GCancelled Cayman Islands
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2ECancelled3G
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2GCancelled3E
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1FCancelled Belize
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1HCancelled Honduras
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2FCancelled3H
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2HCancelled3F
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Quarter-finals
W25CancelledW28
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W26CancelledW27
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W29CancelledW32
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W30CancelledW31
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Semi-finals

Winners would have qualified for 2021 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

W33CancelledW34
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W35CancelledW36
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Third place match

Winner would have qualified for 2021 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

L37CancelledL38
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Final
W37CancelledW38
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References
  1. "Mexico Named Host for 2020 Concacaf Women's Under-17 Championship". CONCACAF.com. 31 January 2020.
  2. "Concacaf Statement on Additional Tournament Suspensions". CONCACAF. 19 March 2020.
  3. "Bureau of the FIFA Council decisions on FIFA events". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 May 2020.
  4. "Update on FIFA Club World Cup 2020 and women's youth tournaments". FIFA.com. 17 November 2020.
  5. "Concacaf update on 2020 competitions following FIFA calendar decisions: November 17, 2020". CONCACAF. 17 November 2020.
  6. "Concacaf Women's Under-17 Ranking". CONCACAF.com.
  7. "Concacaf Announces Details for the 2020 Concacaf Women's Under-17 Championship". CONCACAF.com. 8 May 2019.
  8. "Official draw – 2020 CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Championship". CONCACAF.com.
  9. "2020 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF.
  10. "2020 Match Schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF.
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