The 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship was the 5th edition of the

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, the biennial international youth

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championship organised by

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for the women's under-17 national teams of the North, Central American and Caribbean region. The tournament was hosted by

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and take place between 3–13 March 2016, as announced by CONCACAF on 15 May 2015. A total of eight teams will play in the tournament. Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the CONCACAF qualifiers for the

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. The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the

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in Jordan as the CONCACAF representatives. The

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won their third title overall with a 2–1 final victory over

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. Both finalists and third-placed

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qualified for the World Cup.

Qualification

The eight berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows: *Three teams from the North American Zone (NAFU), i.e.,

and the

, who all qualified automatically *Two teams from the Central American Zone (UNCAF) *Three teams from the Caribbean Zone (CFU), including

who qualified automatically as hosts Regional qualification tournaments were held to determine the four teams joining Canada, Mexico, the United States, and hosts Grenada at the final tournament.

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Venues

The tournament was hosted in St. George's. The

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hosted the matches for Group A, as well as the semifinals, third place match and the final, while the

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hosted the matches for Group B.

Draw

The draw for the tournament took place on 21 January 2016 at 11:00

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( UTC−4) at the Radisson Grenada Beach Resort Hotel in St. George's. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. Tournament host Grenada were seeded in Group A, while defending CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship champion Mexico were seeded in Group B.

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 1999 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team could register a maximum of 20 players (two of whom must be goalkeepers).

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals. The teams were ranked according to

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(3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order: #Goal difference in all group matches; #Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches; #Greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned; #Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned; #Greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned; #Drawing of lots. All times were local,

( UTC−4).

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

In the knockout stage,

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would be used to decide the winner if necessary (no

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would be played).

Bracket

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for

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Third place playoff

Winner qualified for

Final

Winners

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

The following three teams from CONCACAF qualified for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. :

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

Goalscorers

;7 goals *

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;5 goals * Mikerline Saint-Félix * Frankie Tagliaferri *

Ashley Sanchez Ashley Nicole Sanchez (born March 16, 1999) is an American professional association football, soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States women's natio ...

;4 goals * Civana Kuhlmann ;3 goals * Teni Akindoju * Melissa Dacius ;2 goals *

Jordyn Huitema Jordyn Pamela Huitema ( ; born May 8, 2001) is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for National Women's Soccer League club Seattle Reign FC and the Canada women's nat ...

Vital Kats Vital Zina Kats (; born 18 November 1999) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a midfielder for German club 1. FSV Mainz 05 in the Frauen-Regionalliga and the Israel women's national team. Early life Born in Israel, Kats moved to Toronto, Cana ...

* Lauren Raimondo *

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

* Gloriana Villalobos * María Herrarte *

Yuvitza Mayén Kellin Yuvitza Mayén Hernández (born 26 July 1999), known as Yuvitza Mayén, is a Guatemalan footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are ass ...

* Niurka Oliva * Lovelie Pierre * Dayana Cazares *

Daniela Espinosa Daniela Espinosa Arce (born 13 July 1999) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil side Club América and the Mexico women's national team. International career Espinosa represented Mexico at the 2014 Sum ...

* Montserrat Hernández *

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 ...

* Alexa Spaanstra ;1 goal * Nahida Baalbaki *

Kennedy Faulknor Kennedy Jade Faulknor (born June 30, 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a centre-back for Vancouver Rise FC in the Northern Super League. In 2015, she represented the Canadian national team, where, at the age of 16, she was the you ...

* Shana Flynn *

Jayde Riviere Jayde Yuk Fun Riviere (born January 22, 2001) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Women's Super League club Manchester United and the Canada women's national team. Riviere played college soccer at the Unive ...

* Merilyn Alvarado * Valeria del Campo *

María Paula Salas María Paula Salas Zúñiga (born 12 July 2002) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays as a forward for Mexican Liga MX Femenil club CF Monterrey and the Costa Rica women's national team. Club career Born in San Ramón, Salas began playing ...

* Didra Martínez * Adriana Ordóñez *

Melchie Dumonay Melchie Daëlle Dumornay (born 17 August 2003), also known as Corventina, is a Haitian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Première Ligue club Lyon and the Haiti national team. Considered as one of the most promising talents ...

* Roseline Éloissaint * Martine Olivier * Ebony Clarke * Tarania Clarke * Shayla Smart * Maricarmen Reyes * Jordan Canniff * Sophia Smith ;Own goal * Resheda Charles (playing against Guatemala)

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. ;Best XI *Goalkeeper: Laurel Ivory *Right Defender: Kennedy Wesley *Central Defender:

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*Central Defender: Kimberly Rodríguez *Left Defender:

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*Right Midfielder:

*Central Midfielder: Brianna Pinto *Central Midfielder:

Jaelin Howell Jaelin Marie Howell (born November 21, 1999) is an American professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Florida State Sem ...

*Left Midfielder:

*Forward:

*Forward: Civana Kuhlmann

References

External links

Under 17s – Women
CONCACAF.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Concacaf Women's U-17 Championship 2016

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