The 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship was the 12th edition of the

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, an 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. It took place in

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and San Cristóbal,

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, between 25 May and 4 June 2023. The top four teams of the tournament qualified for the

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as the CONCACAF representatives. The

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were the two-time defending champions, having won the

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editions.

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won the tournament by defeating the

in the final on 4 June 2023 with a 2–1 score.

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qualified to the

as the third place team by defeating

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with a 5–3 score in the third place match. Costa Rica eventually also qualified as an additional slot was allocated to CONCACAF.

Qualification

The qualifying competition was held in April 2023. For six of the available eight slots, a record number of thirty–two teams were drawn into six total groups (two groups of six teams and four groups of five teams each). and will play in a single round-robin format in centralized venues. The six group winners advanced to the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship final tournament. In addition, the

and

, the two highest-ranked CONCACAF teams in the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Rankings of August 29, 2022, qualified automatically.

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship final tournament.

Venues

Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on 4 May 2023 at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami, Florida. The 8 teams were drawn into two groups of four teams, based on the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Ranking at September 2022.

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2004 are eligible to compete. Each team must register a squad of 21 players, three of whom must be goalkeepers.

Format

On 13 February 2023,

announced the lunch of a new revamped format for the youth competitions, in which Women's Under-17 and Under-20 competitions will now commence with a six-group Qualifying Stage played amongst teams ranked between 3 and 41, according to the respective CONCACAF Rankings. with the qualifying stage to be played in a round robin format and the six group winners advancing to the main tournament. The Group Stage of the main tournament will be composed of two groups of four teams each (eight teams in total). This will include the two top-ranked teams (pre-seeded into this round) and the six group winners of the Qualifying stage. After round-robin play, the top two teams of each group will advance to the semifinals. The knockout stage – semifinals, third place match, and final – will be played in a single match direct elimination format, with the finalists and the third place match winner qualifying for the respective youth FIFA Women's World Cup. Eight teams will play in the tournament, will be drawn into two groups of four teams, and will play single round-robin matches. The top two teams of each group will advance to the knockout stage, The knockout stage will feature the semi-finals, a third-place match, and the final to determine the champions. the two semi-finalists alongside the third-place match winner will qualify for the

. Although, on 4 October 2023,

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expanded the World Cup to 24 teams, meaning the 4 semi-finalists all qualified.

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in each group is determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.8): #

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obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss). #

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in all group matches. #Number of goals scored in all group matches. #Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question. #Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question. #Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question. #Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction can be applied to a player in a single match): #*Yellow card: −1 point #*Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points #*Direct red card: −4 points #*Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points #Drawing of lots.

Group stage

All times are local, AST ( UTC−4).

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of 90 minutes,

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

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(Regulations Article 12.13).

Bracket

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for the

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Third place match

Winner qualified for

. Loser eventually also qualified as an additional slot was allocated to CONCACAF.

Final

Goalscorers

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

The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the

. :

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

Awards

References

External links

Concacaf Women's Under-20 Championship
CONCACAF.com {{2023–24 in North and Central America, and Caribbean women's football (CONCACAF) 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship U-20 Championship Women's U-20 Championship 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup qualification International association football competitions hosted by the Dominican Republic