2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification

The 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification was a women's under-20 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. Players born on or after 1 January 1996 were eligible to compete in the tournament.[1]

A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, where the berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:[2]

The top three teams of the final tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea.[3]

Teams

A total of 23 CONCACAF member national teams entered the tournament. Among them, four teams qualified automatically for the final tournament, and 19 teams entered the regional qualifying competitions.

Zone Teams entering No. of teams
North American Zone
(NAFU)
  •  Canada (qualified automatically for final tournament)
  •  Mexico (qualified automatically for final tournament)
  •  United States (qualified automatically for final tournament)
 3
Central American Zone
(UNCAF)
  •  Honduras (qualified automatically for final tournament)
 6
Caribbean Zone
(CFU)
14
Notes
1 Non-FIFA member, ineligible for World Cup.

Central American Zone

2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification
(Central American Zone)
Eliminatoria Sub-20 Femenina de UNCAF 2015
Tournament details
Host country Panama
Dates31 July – 8 August 2015
Teams5 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Final positions
Champions Panama
Runners-up Costa Rica
Third place Guatemala
Fourth place Nicaragua
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored36 (3.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)Costa Rica Katherine Arroyo
Costa Rica Melissa Herrera
(4 goals each)
← 2014
2018 →

In the Central American Zone, initially six UNCAF member national teams entered the qualifying competition. They were divided into two groups of three teams, as drawn on 28 February 2015 at the UNCAF Executive Committee meeting in Managua, Nicaragua.[4] Group A, consisting of Panama, Honduras and El Salvador, was to be played between 23 and 27 June 2015 in Panama, while Group B, consisting of Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Guatemala, was to be played between 1–5 July 2015 in Costa Rica.[4] The two group winners would qualify for the final tournament as the UNCAF representatives.

However, after Honduras were named as hosts and qualified automatically, UNCAF changed the format of the qualifying competition. The five remaining teams were placed in a single group, as confirmed on 3 June 2015 by UNCAF.[5] The matches were played between 31 July and 8 August 2015 in Panama.[6] The winner qualified for the final tournament as the UNCAF representative besides hosts Honduras.

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Group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Panama (H) 4 3 1 0 7 1 +6 10 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
2  Costa Rica 4 2 1 1 11 4 +7 7
3  Guatemala 4 2 1 1 9 7 +2 7
4  Nicaragua 4 0 2 2 4 13 −9 2
5  El Salvador 4 0 1 3 5 11 −6 1
Source: UNCAF
(H) Hosts
Costa Rica 5–1 El Salvador
Arroyo 11', 75'
Villalobos 20'
Herrera 25', 41'		 Report Cerén 90+1'
Referee: Karitza Guerra (Honduras)
Panama 0–0 Nicaragua
Report
Guatemala 1–1 Costa Rica
Ventura 79' Report Herrera 57'
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
Panama 2–1 El Salvador
Franco 6', 50' Report Cerén 70'
El Salvador 1–2 Guatemala
Rodríguez 39' Report Herrera 71'
Gatica 79'
Nicaragua 0–5 Costa Rica
Report Arroyo 6', 34'
Herrera 10'
Coto 54'
Varela 72'
Guatemala 6–2 Nicaragua
Gatica 7', 54'
Rabanales 21'
González 32'
? 62'
Argueta 70'		 Report Y. Flores 28'
? 63'
Panama 2–0 Costa Rica
Riley 4'
Ortiz 69'		 Report
El Salvador 2–2 Nicaragua
Jiménez 55'
Cerén 88'		 Report Melgar 34'
S. Flores 68'
Panama 3–0 Guatemala
Franco 46'
Cox 49', 90+2' (pen.)		 Report
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Note: One goal each scored by Guatemala and Nicaragua missing goalscorer information.

Caribbean Zone

2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification
(Caribbean Zone)
2015 CFU Women's Under-20 Qualifier
Tournament details
Host countries Puerto Rico (group 1)
 Saint Lucia (group 2)
 Dominican Republic (group 3)
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (group 4)
 Haiti (final round)
Dates19 June – 23 October 2015
Teams14 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Final positions
Champions Haiti
Runners-up Jamaica
Third place Trinidad and Tobago
Fourth place Puerto Rico
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored101 (3.74 per match)
Top scorer(s)Jamaica Khadija Shaw (7 goals)
← 2014
2018 →

In the Caribbean Zone, 14 CFU member national teams entered the qualifying competition.[7] Among them, 13 teams entered the first round, where they were divided into one group of four teams and three groups of three teams. The groups were played between 19 and 23 June and 26–30 July 2015 and hosted by one of the teams in each group. The four group winners, the runner-up of the four-team group, and the two best runners-up of the three-team groups advanced to the final round to be joined by final round hosts Haiti.

In the final round, played between 14 and 23 October 2015 in Haiti, the eight teams were divided into two groups of four teams, where the top two teams of each group advanced to play a single-elimination tournament. The top three teams qualified for the final tournament as the CFU representatives.

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First round

Group 1

Matches played in Puerto Rico.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Puerto Rico (H) 3 3 0 0 16 1 +15 9 Final round
2  Curaçao 3 1 1 1 3 6 −3 4
3  Anguilla 3 0 2 1 1 9 −8 2
4  Antigua and Barbuda 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: CFU
(H) Hosts
Anguilla 0–0 Antigua and Barbuda
Report
Puerto Rico 5–0 Curaçao
Tirado 3'
Díaz 30'
Zaragoza 35'
Martínez 82', 90+2'		 Report
Antigua and Barbuda 0–2 Curaçao
Report Hart 55'
Scheepers 60'
Puerto Rico 8–0 Anguilla
Martínez 9', 35', 76'
Tirado 19'
Díaz 52'
Aponte 79'
Torres 87'
Solís 90+2'		 Report
Curaçao 1–1 Anguilla
Hart ?' Report Johnson ?'
Puerto Rico 3–1 Antigua and Barbuda
Guadalupe 11'
Tirado 35', 82'		 Report Browne 27'

Group 2

Matches played in Saint Lucia.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jamaica 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 3 Final round
2  Grenada 2 1 0 1 4 7 −3 3
3  Saint Lucia (H) 1 0 0 1 2 4 −2 0
Source: CFU
(H) Hosts
Grenada 0–5 Jamaica
Report Roberts 4'
Shaw 48', 58', 90+3'
Lee-Fatt 89'
Saint Lucia 2–4 Grenada
Cox 10'
Lionel 78'		 Report Julien 17'
Frank 33', 38'
Prevost 90+4'
Saint Lucia Cancelled Jamaica

The final match was postponed due to heavy rain.[8] It was eventually not played, and Jamaica advanced to the final round.

Group 3

Matches played in Dominican Republic.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bermuda 2 1 1 0 9 2 +7 4 Final round
2  Dominican Republic (H) 2 1 1 0 8 2 +6 4
3  Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 0 0 2 0 13 −13 0
Source: CFU
(H) Hosts
Bermuda 7–0 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Darrell 3'
Nolan 10', 13' (pen.), 55', 70'
Frazzoni 25', 45'		 Report
Dominican Republic 6–0 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Peralta 15', 43', 83'
Gunn 54', 71'
Sosa 86'		 Report
Dominican Republic 2–2 Bermuda
Peralta 64'
Sosa 80'		 Nolan 24'
Burch 52'

Group 4

Matches played in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Trinidad and Tobago 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 6 Final round
2  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (H) 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
3  Dominica 2 0 0 2 1 9 −8 0
Source: CFU
(H) Hosts
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0–2 Trinidad and Tobago
Report Leander 19', 60'
Trinidad and Tobago 6–0 Dominica
Matouk 15', 29'
Govia 21'
Ralph 40'
Carmichael 72'
Swift 81'		 Report
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3–1 Dominica
T. Browne 31'
Duncan 39', 44'		 Samuel ?'

Ranking of second-placed teams

In addition to the runner-up of Group 1 (with four teams), the two best runners-up of Groups 2, 3 and 4 (with three teams) also advance to the final round.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 3  Dominican Republic 2 1 1 0 7 1 +6 4 Final round
2 4  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
3 2  Grenada 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 3
Source: CFU

Final round

Matches played in Haiti.[9][10]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Haiti (H) 2 1 0 1 8 3 +5 3 Semi-finals
2  Puerto Rico 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3
3  Bermuda 2 1 0 1 1 8 −7 3
4  Dominican Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: CFU
(H) Hosts
Bermuda 1–0 Puerto Rico
Nolan 29' Report
Haiti 0–3 Puerto Rico
Report López 24'
Zaragoza 78'
Martínez 90+1'
Haiti 8–0 Bermuda
Destinvil 10'
Mondésir 33', 38', 81'
Éloissaint 44', 85'
Chandler 78'
Radamaker 90+1'		 Report

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jamaica 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7 Semi-finals
2  Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 2 0 7 4 +3 5
3  Curaçao 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
4  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: CFU
Jamaica 4–1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Shaw 15', 45+1' (pen.), 52'
Roberts 70'		 Report Plummer 29' (o.g.)
Trinidad and Tobago 4–1 Curaçao
Leander 37', 48'
Matouk 52'
Johnson 53'		 Report Wahr 2'
Jamaica 2–0 Curaçao
Blackwood 51', 62' Report
Curaçao 1–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Keller 68' Report
Trinidad and Tobago 2–2 Jamaica
Thomas 64'
John 76'		 Report Shaw 34'
Gordon 39'

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.

Jamaica 2–1 Puerto Rico
Wark 3'
Blackwood 64'		 Report Carrión 83'
Haiti 2–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Chandler 35'
Mondésir 51'		 Report

Third place playoff

Winner qualified for 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.

Puerto Rico 1–1 (a.e.t.) Trinidad and Tobago
Font 6' (pen.) Report John 24'
Penalties
3–4

Final

Jamaica 0–2 Haiti
Report Louis 19'
Destinvil 61'

Goalscorers

7 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal
  • Jamaica Konya Plummer (playing against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 Canada Automatic qualifier N/A 5 (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012)
 Mexico Automatic qualifier N/A 7 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 United States Automatic qualifier N/A 7 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Honduras Hosts 7 May 2015[2] 1 (2014)
 Panama Central American Zone 1st place 8 August 2015 4 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2012)
 Haiti Caribbean Zone 1st place 21 October 2015 2 (2002, 2012)
 Jamaica Caribbean Zone 2nd place 21 October 2015 7 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean Zone 3rd place 23 October 2015 6 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

References

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