The
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football,, ; french: Confédération de football d'Amérique du Nord, d'Amérique centrale et des Caraïbes, . Dutch language, Dutch uses the English name. abbreviated as CON ...
Women's Under-17 tournament is a
football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
competition for women's national teams under 17 years of age in
North America,
Central America
Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...
and the
Caribbean region, and is the qualification tournament for 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 tournament is an eight-nation event, with three teams qualifying for the World Cup.
History
2008
After sanctioning its
first women's youth world championship in 2002, FIFA added 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 ...
to its calendar of events in 2008.
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football,, ; french: Confédération de football d'Amérique du Nord, d'Amérique centrale et des Caraïbes, . Dutch language, Dutch uses the English name. abbreviated as CON ...
, likewise, began its U-17 Women's Championship the same year, staging the inaugural event in
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of Gr ...
. The
United States
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won the inaugural U-17 Women's Championship, defeating
Costa Rica 4–1 in the final.
2012
The qualification process for the 2012 tournament started on 14 August 2011.
Results
Performance by team
Participating Nations
Awards
Golden Boot
Golden Ball
Golden Glove
CONCACAF Fair Play Award
Winning coaches
See also
*
FIFA Women's U-17 World Cup
*
CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
The CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship is an association football competition for women's national under-20 teams in the North America, Central America and Caribbean region. It serves as the qualification tournament for the FIFA U-20 Women's ...
*
CONCACAF U17 Championship
Notes
References
External links
Official SiteTournament and qualificationon soccerway.com
{{FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
U-17 Championship
Under-17 association football
Recurring sporting events established in 2008
2008 establishments in North America