The 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship was the 9th 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-20 national teams of the North, Central American and Caribbean region. The tournament was hosted by

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and took place between 18–28 January 2018, as announced by CONCACAF on 31 October 2017. A total of eight teams played in the tournament. The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the

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in France as the CONCACAF representatives. The tournament also determined which three Caribbean nations participate in the

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defeated defending champions

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in the final to win their first title.

Qualification

Regional qualification tournaments were held to determine the teams playing in the final tournament.

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Venues

All matches of the tournament were played at

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Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on 7 November 2017, 10:00

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( UTC−4), at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad & Tobago in

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. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. Tournament hosts Trinidad and Tobago were seeded in position A1, while defending champions United States were seeded in position B1. The remaining six teams, including the two teams from the Caribbean Zone whose identity were not known at the time of the draw, were allocated to pots 2–4, and drawn to the remaining six positions.

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 1998 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team must register a squad of 20 players, two of whom must be goalkeepers.

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals. ;Tiebreakers Teams are ranked according to

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(3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings: #Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams; #

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in head-to-head matches among tied teams; #Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams; #Goal difference in all group matches; #Goals scored in all group matches; #Drawing of lots. All times are local,

( UTC−4).

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

In the semi-finals, if the match is level at the end of 90 minutes, no

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is played and the match is decided by a

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. In the third place match and final, if the match is level at the end of 90 minutes,

is played, and if still tied after extra time, the match is decided by a

Bracket

Semi-finals

Winners qualify for

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Third place match

Winner qualifies for

Final

Winners

Qualification for international tournaments

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

The following three teams from CONCACAF qualified for the

. :

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. ''Italic'' indicates hosts for that year.

Qualified teams for Central American and Caribbean Games

The competition was used to decide the three teams from the

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which would qualify for the

. As only three Caribbean teams participated in the final tournament, they all qualified: * * *

Goalscorers

;5 goals *

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;4 goals *

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;3 goals *

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* Shana Flynn ;2 goals * Hillary Corrales * Dennecia Prince *

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 ...

Belén Cruz Belén De Jesús Cruz Arzate (born 7 November 1998) is a Mexican professional association football, football midfielder who currently plays for Tigres UANL (Women), UANL of the Liga MX Femenil. Honors and awards UANL *Liga MX Femenil: 2017–1 ...

Katty Martínez Katty Martínez Abad (born 14 March 1998) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil club Monterrey and the Mexico women's national team. International career Martínez represented Mexico at two CONCACAF ...

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 ...

;1 goal * Tanya Boychuk * Daniela Coto * Catalina Estrada * Fabiola Villalobos *

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 * Sherly Jeudy * Nelourde Nicolas * Olufolasade Adamolekun * Jazmin Grant * Jadyn Matthews * Jimena López * Jacqueline Ovalle *

Yessenia Flores Yessenia del Socorro Flores Rivas (born 7 July 1999) is a Nicaraguan footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Nicaragua women's national team. Early and personal life Flores was born in the Villa Fraternidad neighborhood of Managua to Ju ...

* Jaclyn Gilday * Kédie Johnson *

Aaliyah Prince Aaliyah Prince (born 5 February 2001) is a Trinidadian footballer who plays as a midfielder for American college Northeast Texas Eagles and the Trinidad and Tobago women's national team. International career Prince represented Trinidad and Tob ...

* Tierna Davidson *

Abigail Kim Abigail Kofi Kim (born 19 July 1998) is a professional footballer forward who plays in the Turkish Super League for Ankara BB Fomget and the Ghana national team. Born in Liberia, she has represented the United States internationally up to und ...

* Civana Kuhlmann *

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 ...

* Sophia Smith * Taryn Torres ;1 own goal * Chyanne Dennis (playing against Mexico)

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. ;Best XI *Goalkeeper: Emily Alvarado *Right Back: Kiara Pickett *Center Back:

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*Center Back: Maya Antoine *Left Back: Jimena López *Right Midfielder:

*Center Midfielder:

*Center Midfielder: Savannah DeMelo *Left Midfielder: Jacqueline Ovalle *Forward:

References

External links

Under 20s – Women
CONCACAF.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Concacaf Women's U-20 Championship 2018

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