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 The 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship was the 8th edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONCACAF for the women's under-20 national teams of the North, Central ...

. Players born on or after 1 January 1996 were eligible to compete in the tournament. A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, where the berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows: *Three teams from the North American Zone (NAFU), i.e.,

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and the

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, who all qualified automatically *Two teams from the Central American Zone (UNCAF), including Honduras who qualified automatically as hosts *Three teams from the Caribbean Zone (CFU) The top three teams of the final tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea.

Teams

A total of 23

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member national teams entered the tournament. Among them, four teams qualified automatically for the final tournament, and 19 teams entered the regional qualifying competitions. ;Notes :

¹ Non-FIFA member, ineligible for World Cup.

Central American Zone

In the Central American Zone, initially six

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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

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. Group A, consisting of Panama, Honduras and El Salvador, was to be played between 23–27 June 2015 in

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, while Group B, consisting of Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Guatemala, was to be played between 1–5 July 2015 in Costa Rica. 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. The matches were played between 31 July and 8 August 2015 in

. The winner qualified for the final tournament as the UNCAF representative besides hosts Honduras. Times UTC−5.

Group

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Goalscorers

;4 goals * Katherine Arroyo * Melissa Herrera ;3 goals * Brenda Cerén *

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* Yassiel Franco ;2 goals * Marta Cox ;1 goal *

María Paula Coto Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial * 170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, d ...

* Sofía Varela *

Gloriana Villalobos Gloriana de Jesús Villalobos Vega (born 20 August 1999) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays as a midfielder for Deportivo Saprissa and the Costa Rica women's national football team. In 2014, she made her senior international debut at the age ...

* Heylin Jiménez *

Karla Rodríguez Karla may refer to: People * Karla (name), a feminine given name * Petras Karla (1937–1969), Soviet Olympic rower Places * Karla, Kose Parish, a village in Harju County, Estonia * Karla, Rae Parish, a village in Harju County, Estonia * Kärl ...

* Alida Argueta * Fabiola González *

Vivian Herrera Vivian “Vivi” Andrea Herrera Mejía (born 6 May 1996) is a Guatemalan footballer who plays as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking ...

* Amelia Rabanales *

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* Sheyla Flores * Yessenia Flores * Jackeline Melgar * Solemar Ortiz * Karla Riley Note: One goal each scored by Guatemala and Nicaragua missing goalscorer information.

Caribbean Zone

In the Caribbean Zone, 14 CFU member national teams entered the qualifying competition. 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 19–23 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 14–23 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. Times UTC−4.

First round

Group 1

Matches played in

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Group 2

Matches played in Saint Lucia. ---- ---- The final match was postponed due to heavy rain. It was eventually not played, and Jamaica advanced to the final round.

Group 3

Matches played in

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Group 4

Matches played in

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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.

Final round

Matches played in Haiti.

Group A

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Group B

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Semi-finals

Winners qualified for

Third place playoff

Winner qualified for

Final

Goalscorers

;7 goals *

Khadija Shaw Khadija Monifa "Bunny" Shaw OD (born 31 January 1997) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a forward for FA Women's Super League club Manchester City and the Jamaica women's national team. She is Jamaica's all-time top goalscor ...

;6 goals * Aaliyah Nolan * Marjorie Martínez ;4 goals * Winibian Peralta *

Nérilia Mondésir Nérilia Mondésir (born 17 January 1999) is a Haitian footballer who plays as a forward for French Division 1 Féminine club Montpellier HSC and the Haiti women's national team. Nérilia is commonly known by her nickname Nérigol. Prior joinin ...

* Adriana Tirado * Tsaianne Leander ;3 goals *

Deneisha Blackwood Deneisha Selena Blackwood (born 7 March 1997) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays for GPSO 92 Issy of the second French division and the Jamaica national team. College career Predominantly a forward during her collegiate career, B ...

* Maya Matouk ;2 goals * Eva Frazzoni *

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* Amalie Gunn * Emeli Sosa * Roneisha Frank * Sabine Chandler * Kensia Destinvil * Roseline Éloissaint * Rasha Roberts * Ángela Díaz * Mirianée Zaragoza * Darie-Ann Duncan * Chevonne John ;1 goal * Coleen Johnson * Jaidene Browne * Kshalea Burch * Deshae Darrell * Juvainy Keller * Diante Scheepers * Ketsiah Wahr * Kasika Samuel * Kristal Julien * Shaunasha Prevost *

Batcheba Louis Batcheba Louis (born 15 June 1997) is a Haitian footballer who plays as a forward for French Division 1 Féminine The Division 1 Féminine, shortened as D1 Féminine or D1F, and currently known as D1 Arkema for sponsorship reasons, is the hig ...

* Darline Radamaker * Rena Gordon * Asia Lee-Fatt * Simone Wark *

Karla Aponte Karla Victoria Aponte Colón (born 1998) is a Puerto Rican footballer, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss Earth Puerto Rico 2017 on August 9, 2017 at La Concha Renaissance Hotel in Condado, San Juan, Puerto Rico, she re ...

* Alejandra Carrión * Adriana Font * Ilandra Guadalupe * Mariana López * Gabriela Solís * Jessica Torres * Criselda Cox * Lyla Lionel * Chrislyn Browne * Teffie-Ann Browne * Corel Carmichael * Shauna-Lee Govia * Kelsey Henry * Kedie Johnson * Chelcy Ralph * Zoe Swift * Celeste Thomas ;Own goal * Konya Plummer (playing against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament. :

¹ Bold indicates champion for that year. ''Italic'' indicates host for that year.

References

External links

Under 20s – Women
CONCACAF.com
Fútbol Femenino Sub-20
UNCAFut.com
Women's U20
CFUfootball.org {{DEFAULTSORT:CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification 2015

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