The 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the fifth edition of the

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup The FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup is an international association football tournament for female players under the age of 17. It is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA). The tournament is held in even-numbered y ...

, the biennial international

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youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was held in

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from 30 September to 21 October 2016. While the role of women in sport was regarded as controversial due to cultural and religious conservatism in some countries of the

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, this tournament was the first female FIFA tournament held in the region.

Host selection

The following countries submitted a bid to host the tournament by the May 2013 deadline: * * * * On 5 December 2013, the

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announced that the tournament would be held in Jordan.

Qualified teams

A total of 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to Jordan who qualified automatically as hosts, the other 15 teams qualified from six separate continental competitions. The slot allocation was published in June 2014. :1.Teams that made their debut.

Venues

The three host cities were Amman,

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, and Zarqa. The infrastructure of the stadiums and surrounding areas in the host cities was developed. Greater Amman Municipality and the Higher Council for Youth were responsible for developing the infrastructure, with 30% under the responsibility of the municipality and 70% under the responsibility of the council.

Emblem

The official emblem was unveiled on 3 May 2015, which was designed to showcase Jordan's most iconic symbols. Visual aspects of the Jordanian culture can be seen on the emblem that has the traditional shape of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Trophy, which include; the distinctive pattern of the Jordanian

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, the Jordanian national flower Black Iris, Pan Arab colors and a star from the Jordanian flag.

Mascot

In a FIFA press conference on 28 May 2016, the tournament mascot, "Aseela", was introduced. Aseela is an

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, which is a rare animal that happens to be the national animal of Jordan. The Arabian Oryx was chosen for being a symbol of " strength, gentleness, and athleticism", resembling female football players. The mascot is expected to inspire young women across Jordan and the region to participate in watching the tournament.

Theme Song

The Official song for the 2016 FIFA Women U-17 World Cup is 'Jordan our Playground' Composed by Lebanese Singer Carole Samaha and her Jordanian counterpart

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Squads

Each team named a squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. All players must be born on or after 1 January 1999, and on or before 31 December 2001. The official squads were announced on 23 September 2016.

Match officials

A total of 16 referees, 1 reserve referee, and 28 assistant referees were appointed by FIFA for the tournament.

Draw

The official draw was held on 30 May 2016, 18:00

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( UTC+3), at the Al Hussein Cultural Centre in Amman. The teams were seeded based on their performances in previous U-17 Women's World Cups and confederation tournaments, with the hosts Jordan automatically seeded and assigned to position A1. Teams of the same confederation could not meet in the group stage.

Group stage

The match schedule was approved by the FIFA Executive Committee on 25 May 2015, and officially announced on 10 August 2015. The top two teams of each group advance to the quarter-finals. The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows: If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows: All times are local,

( UTC+3).

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, a penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner (no

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is played).

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third place match

Final

Winners

Goalscorers

;8 goals * Lorena Navarro ;5 goals * Ri Hae-yon * Deyna Castellanos ;4 goals * Riko Ueki ;3 goals * Georgia Stanway * Giulia Gwinn * Jun Endo * Sakura Nojima * Hana Takahashi *

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* Kim Pom-ui *

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* Civana Kuhlmann *

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;2 goals * Lena Oberdorf *

Gifty Acheampong Gifty Acheampong (born 5 November 1999) is Ghanaian women's football forward. She played in the Turkish Women's First League for 1207 Antalya Döşemealtı Belediye Spor with jersey number 19. She was a member of the Ghana women's U-17 team. ...

* Sandra Owusu-Ansah * Saori Takarada *

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* Daniela Espinosa *

Lizbeth Ovalle Lizbeth Jacqueline Ovalle Muñoz (born 19 October 1999), sometimes known as Jacqueline Ovalle, is a Mexican footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tigres UANL and the Mexico women's national team. International career Ovalle represented Mexi ...

* Sam Tawharu * Ja Un-yong *

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* Frankie Tagliaferri ;1 goal *

Kerolin Kerolin Nicoli Israel Ferraz (born 17 November 1999), commonly known as Kerolin, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for the North Carolina Courage in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and for the Brazil national team as ...

* Micaelly * Claudia Dabda * Soline Djoubi *

Alexandra Takounda Alexandra Takounda Engolo (born 7 July 2000), known as Alexandra Takounda, is a Cameroonian football forward who have played for Djurgården and the Cameroon women's national team. Takounda joined Djurgårdens IF for the 2021 season. She left af ...

* Jordyn Huitema * Deanne Rose * Sarah Stratigakis * Hannah Taylor * Ellie Brazil * Alessia Russo *

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* Remina Chiba * Oto Kanno * Hinata Miyazawa * Sarah Abu-Sabbah * Verónica Avalos *

Dayana Cázares Dayana Joselyn Cazares Vera (born December 30, 1999) is a Mexican professional football midfielder who currently plays for América of the Liga MX Femenil. Honors and awards Club ;Individual * Liga MX Femenil Team of The Season: Apertura 201 ...

* Gabriela Juárez *

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* Celiana Torres * Ko Kyong-hui *

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Laia Aleixandri Laia Aleixandri López (born 25 August 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as defender for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the Spain national team. In January 2020, she was named by UEFA as one of the 10 most ...

Natalia Ramos Natalia Ramos Álvarez (born 10 February 1999) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a defender for Granadilla. Club career Ramos started her career at Granadilla. Personal life Ramos has a twin sister, Noelia; they played together at Grana ...

Kiara Pickett Kiara Shaelene "Kiki" Pickett (born April 30, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays for North Carolina Courage in the National Women's Soccer League. She was drafted fourth overall in the 2021 NWSL Draft by Kansas City, who s ...

* Maria Cazorla *

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;Own goal *

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(against Japan)

Awards

The following awards were given for the tournament:Awards 2016
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References

External links

FIFA.com
FIFA Technical Report
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