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

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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

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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 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 ...

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

, and Zarqa. 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 * Lorena Navarro ;5 goals * Ri Hae-yon *

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;4 goals * Riko Ueki ;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 * Jun Endo * Sakura Nojima * Hana Takahashi * Hannah Blake * Kim Pom-ui * Eva Navarro * Civana Kuhlmann *

Ashley Sanchez Ashley Nicole Sanchez (born March 16, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Washington Spirit in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team. She played collegiate so ...

;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 cent ...

* Gifty Acheampong * Sandra Owusu-Ansah * Saori Takarada * Jazmín Enrigue * Daniela Espinosa * Lizbeth Ovalle * Sam Tawharu * Ja Un-yong *

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* Frankie Tagliaferri ;1 goal * Kerolin * 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 ...

Jordyn Huitema Jordyn Pamela Huitema ( ; born May 8, 2001) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League club OL Reign and the Canada national team. She scored her first national team goal at the age of ...

Deanne Rose Deanne Cynthia Rose (born March 3, 1999) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for FA Women's Super League club Reading and the Canada national team. In August 2016, Rose helped Canada win their second Olympic bronze ...

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 * Alessia Russo *

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 Untermünster ...

* 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 * Jimena López * Celiana Torres * Ko Kyong-hui *

Sung Hyang-sim Sung Hyang-sim (; born 2 December 1999) is a North Korean footballer from Anju City, South Pyongan Province. She plays for Pyongyang City Sports Club and the North Korea women's national football team as a forward. At the 2017 AFC U-19 Wome ...

Limpia Fretes Limpia Concepción Fretes Cáceres (born 24 June 2000) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a left back for Brazilian Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1, Série A1 club Avaí FC (women), Avaí FC and the Paragua ...

* Laia Aleixandri * Natalia Ramos * Kiara Pickett * Maria Cazorla *

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;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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