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 ye ...

, the biennial international

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youth

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championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of

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. The tournament was held in

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

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

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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 Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite language, Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 a ...

Irbid Irbid ( ar, إِربِد), known in ancient times as Arabella or Arbela (Άρβηλα in Ancient Greek language, Ancient Greek), is the capital and largest city of the Irbid Governorate. It also has the second largest metropolitan population in ...

, and

Zarqa Zarqa ( ar, الزرقاء) is the capital of Zarqa Governorate in Jordan. Its name means "the blue (city)". It had a population of 635,160 inhabitants in 2015, and is the most populous city in Jordan after Amman. Geography Zarqa is located in t ...

. The infrastructure of the stadiums and surrounding areas in the host cities was developed.

Greater Amman Municipality Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 as of 2021, Amman is ...

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 Keffieh, the Jordanian national flower

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, 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

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and her Jordanian counterpart Hussein Al Salman

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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), at the Al Hussein Cultural Centre in

. 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,

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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

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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 *

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;5 goals * Ri Hae-yon *

Deyna Castellanos Deyna Cristina Castellanos Naujenis (born 18 April 1999) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the Venezuela women's national team. Early life Deyna Cristina Castel ...

;4 goals *

Riko Ueki is a Japanese professional football player who plays as a striker for Tokyo Verdy Beleza in the Japanese WE League and the Japan national team. Early life and education Ueki was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on 30 July 1999. She started pla ...

;3 goals *

Georgia Stanway Georgia Marie Stanway (born 3 January 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the England national team. Stanway has also represented England at various you ...

Giulia Gwinn Giulia Ronja Gwinn (; born 2 July 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back or a midfielder for Frauen-Bundesliga club FC Bayern Munich and the Germany women's national team. Early life Gwinn started playing football a ...

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* Sakura Nojima * Hana Takahashi * Hannah Blake * Kim Pom-ui * Eva Navarro * Civana Kuhlmann * Ashley Sanchez ;2 goals *

Lena Oberdorf Lena Sophie Oberdorf (born 19 December 2001) is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Frauen-Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Germany national team. Career A versatile player who can play in various positions ranging from ce ...

* Gifty Acheampong *

Sandra Owusu-Ansah Sandra Owusu-Ansah (born 29 January 2000) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serbian Women's Super League side ZFK Spartak Subotica and the Ghana women's national football team. She represented Ghana at the U17 le ...

Saori Takarada is a Japanese professional Association football, footballer who currently plays as a Midfielder (association football), midfielder and Forward (association football), forward for Linköpings FC and the Japan women's national football team. She p ...

* Jazmín Enrigue *

Daniela Espinosa Daniela Espinosa Arce (born 13 July 1999) is a Mexican professional association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Liga MX Femenil side Club Tijuana (women), Tijuana and the Mexico women's national fo ...

Lizbeth Ovalle Lizbeth Jacqueline Ovalle Muñoz (born 19 October 1999), sometimes known as Jacqueline Ovalle, is a Mexican Women's association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tigres UANL (Women), Tigres UANL and the Mexico women's national f ...

* Sam Tawharu * Ja Un-yong * Clàudia Pina * Frankie Tagliaferri ;1 goal * Kerolin * Micaelly * Claudia Dabda * Soline Djoubi * Alexandra Takounda * Jordyn Huitema * Deanne Rose *

Sarah Stratigakis Sarah Anne Stratigakis (born March 7, 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Vittsjö GIK in the Damallsvenskan and the Canada national team. Early life Stratigakis was eight years old when she started playing soccer. ...

* Hannah Taylor *

Ellie Brazil Ellie Jade Brazil (born 10 January 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Tottenham Hotspur. She joined Birmingham City at the age of 16 and has represented England at under-15 to under-23 level. Club career Before signing ...

Alessia Russo Alessia Mia Teresa Russo (; born 8 February 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Manchester United in the Women's Super League and the England national team. She has previously played for Chelsea, Brighton ...

Klara Bühl Klara Gabriele Bühl (born 7 December 2000) is a German footballer who plays as a forward or winger for FC Bayern München, and the Germany national team. Club career Klara Bühl first played in various youth teams of the Spvgg Untermünstert ...

* Remina Chiba * Oto Kanno *

Hinata Miyazawa is a Japanese Association football, football player. She plays for Mynavi Sendai Ladies, Mynavi Sendai and Japan women's national football team, Japan national team. Club career Miyazawa was born in Minamiashigara, Kanagawa, Minamiashigara on No ...

Sarah Abu-Sabbah Sarah Basem Najem Abu-Sabbah (born 27 October 1999) is a German-born Jordanian footballer who plays for SV Meppen in Germany's Frauen-Bundesliga. She has also played for the Jordan under-17 team that played in the 2016 FIFA U-17 World Cup and the ...

* 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 2017 ...

* Gabriela Juárez * Jimena López * Celiana Torres * Ko Kyong-hui * Sung Hyang-sim * Limpia Fretes * Laia Aleixandri * Natalia Ramos *

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 * Yerliane Moreno ;Own goal * Lucía Rodríguez (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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