2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification

2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship Qualifiers
Tournament details
Host countryCuraçao
Dates13–17 September 2021
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored52 (4.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)Cayman Islands Molly Kehoe
Saint Lucia Krysan St. Louis
(5 goals each)
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The 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship Qualifiers, hosted by Curaçao, took place on 13–17 September 2021.[1] 13 teams competed for four berths directly into the knockout stage of the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship final tournament.[2]

Teams

The 41 CONCACAF teams were ranked based on the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Ranking as of 31 March 2020,[3] and 28 entered the competition for the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship final tournament. The highest-ranked 16 entrants advanced directly to the group stage of the final tournament, while the other 12 entrants participated in qualifying.[4] The four group winners in qualifying advance directly into the knockout stage of the final tournament.

Notes
  1. ^ Already qualified for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup as host.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Non-FIFA members and thus ineligible to play in World Cup.

Draw

The draw for the Qualifiers took place on 24 June 2021, at the CONCACAF headquarters in Miami. The 13 entrants were drawn into one group of four and three groups of three.[5] Dominica (drawn into Group A) and Martinique (drawn into Group B) withdrew before the start of the tournament. The Bahamas later replaced Martinique in Group B.

Based on the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Ranking as of 31 March 2020, the 13 teams were distributed into three pots:[4]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
  • (W): Withdrew after draw

Qualifying stage

The winners each group will advance to the knockout stage of the final tournament.

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in each group is determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.4):[6]

  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.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bermuda 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 6 Knockout stage
2  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 1
3  U.S. Virgin Islands 2 0 1 1 1 6 −5 1
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
U.S. Virgin Islands 0–5 Bermuda
Report
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–1 U.S. Virgin Islands
  • Creese 34'
 Report
Bermuda 4–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 Report

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cayman Islands 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6 Knockout stage
2  Bahamas 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
3  Anguilla 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Bahamas 0–2 Cayman Islands
Report
Anguilla 0–1 Bahamas
Report
Cayman Islands 3–0 Anguilla
 Report

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Curaçao 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 6 Knockout stage
2  Saint Lucia 2 1 0 1 10 5 +5 3
3  Antigua and Barbuda 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Curaçao 5–2 Saint Lucia
 Report
FFK Stadium, Willemstad
Antigua and Barbuda 0–1 Curaçao
Report
FFK Stadium, Willemstad
Saint Lucia 8–0 Antigua and Barbuda
 Report
FFK Stadium, Willemstad

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Suriname 2 2 0 0 8 4 +4 6 Knockout stage
2  Belize 2 1 0 1 8 4 +4 3
3  Grenada 2 0 0 2 3 11 −8 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Grenada 2–5 Suriname
 Report
FFK Stadium, Willemstad
Suriname 3–2 Belize
 Report
FFK Stadium, Willemstad
Belize 6–1 Grenada
 Report
FFK Stadium, Willemstad

Goalscorers

There were 52 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 4.33 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

  1. ^ "Curaçao announced as host for 2022 Concacaf Women's Under-20 Championship Qualifiers". CONCACAF. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. ^ "13 teams ready for start of Concacaf U20 Women's Qualifiers". CONCACAF. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Concacaf Women's Under-20 Ranking". CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original on 2019-07-06. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  4. ^ a b "2022 Concacaf Women's Under-20 Championship Qualifiers draw set for June 24". CONCACAF. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Draw reveals groups for CWU20 Qualifying". CONCACAF. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Regulations". CONCACAF. Retrieved 26 June 2021.