2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification

2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship Qualifiers
Tournament details
Host countries Curaçao
 Dominican Republic
 Nicaragua
Dates14 – 23 April 2023
Teams32 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played44
Goals scored263 (5.98 per match)
Top scorer(s)Canada Olivia Smith
Guyana Se-Hanna Mars
(8 goals each)
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International football competition

The 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification competition, was a women's football tournament that was contested by the under-20 women's national teams of the member associations of CONCACAF to decide the participating teams of the 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. The qualifying matches were scheduled to take place between 14 and 23 April 2023. A total of six teams in the qualifying competition advanced to the final tournament, joining United States and Mexico, who received byes as the top-ranked teams. The 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship will serve as the CONCACAF qualifiers for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[1]

Teams

A record number of 32 CONCACAF member associations entered the qualifying competition, (excluding the United States and Mexico, who have qualified automatically for the final tournament as the top two CONCACAF teams in the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Rankings of August 2022).[2]

Automatic qualifiers Teams entering qualification

Notes

  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
Did not enter
  •  Aruba
  •  Barbados
  •  British Virgin Islands
  •  Bonaire [a]
  •  Montserrat
  •  Saint Martin [a]
  •  Turks and Caicos Islands

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f Not a member of FIFA, ineligible for World Cup

Venues

On 17 February 2023, CONCACAF announced the tournament would be hosted in Curaçao, the Dominican Republic, and Nicaragua, with Curaçao hosting Groups B and D and the Dominican Republic hosting groups A and C, and Nicaragua hosting Groups E and F.

Willemstad San Cristóbal Santo Domingo Managua
Rignaal Jean Francisca Stadium Estadio Panamericano Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium Nicaragua National Football Stadium
Capacity: 3,000 Capacity: 2,800 Capacity: 27,000 Capacity: 15,000

Format

The qualifying competition was held from 14 to 23 April 2023 across three countries namely Curaçao, the Dominican Republic, and Nicaragua. Teams were drawn into six groups (two groups of six teams and four groups of five teams each), and to play in a single round-robin format. The six group winners will advance to the final tournament.

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in each group is determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.4):[3]

  1. Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss);
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
  5. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
  6. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  7. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
    • Yellow card: −1 points;
    • Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
    • Direct red card: −4 points;
    • Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
  8. Drawing of lots.

Draw

The qualification draw took place on 16 February 2023, 11:00 EDT, in Miami, Florida, United States.[4] The 32 teams were seeded based on the CONCACAF U-20 Women's Rankings of August 2022 (in parentheses). In the draw, teams were drawn from each pot and placed in order from groups A to F. The position teams were drawn into was based on their pot: pot 1 teams were drawn into position 1, pot 2 teams into position 2, pot 3 teams into position 3, pot 4 teams into position 4 pot 5 teams into position 5/6.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5
  •  Saint Kitts and Nevis (15)
  •  Bermuda (16)
  •  Nicaragua (17)
  •  Cuba (18)
  •  Cayman Islands (19)
  •  Suriname (20)
  •  Saint Lucia (21)
  •  Curaçao (22)
  •  Grenada (23)
  •  Anguilla (24)
  •  Antigua and Barbuda (25)
  •  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (26)
  •  Belize (27)
  •  Bahamas (28)
  •  Dominica (29)
  •  U.S. Virgin Islands (30)
  •  French Guiana (NR)
  •  Guadeloupe (NR)
  •  Martinique (NR)
  •  Sint Maarten (NR)
Notes
  • NR: Not ranked

Groups

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 4 4 0 0 40 1 +39 12 Qualification to Final tournament
2  El Salvador 4 3 0 1 16 11 +5 9
3  Cuba 4 2 0 2 6 6 0 6
4  Martinique 4 0 1 3 2 21 −19 1
5  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 0 1 3 1 26 −25 1
6  U.S. Virgin Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
El Salvador 2–1 Cuba
  • López 5'
  • Angel 85' (pen.)
 Report
  • Vega 88'
Referee: Francia Gonzalez (Mexico)
Canada 15–0 Martinique
  • Mouratidis 4'
  • Jourde 6'
  • Ottey 11'
  • Hernandez-Gray 21'
  • Markesini 35'
  • Maalouf 37'
  • Perrault 40'
  • Chukwu 45', 54'
  • Smith 50', 65', 85'
  • Rose 64', 68', 76' (pen.)
 Report
Attendance: 78
Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)
Martinique 1–3 El Salvador
  • Dincuff 16' (pen.)
 Report
  • López 7'
  • Velásquez 44'
  • Villatoro 62'
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0–12 Canada
Report
  • Smith 20' (pen.), 25' (pen.), 45+1'
  • Rose 31'
  • Briggs 38'
  • Collin 55'
  • Maalouf 56', 89'
  • Chukwu 70'
  • Hernandez-Gray 72'
  • McBride 81', 87'
El Salvador 10–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Sánchez 17', 75'
  • Benitez 30'
  • Johannes 36', 45', 80'
  • López 64', 67', 81'
  • Angel 85'
 Report
Martinique 0–2 Cuba
Report
  • Franco 56'
  • Ledesma 72' (pen.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–1 Martinique
  • Hooper 15'
 Report
  • Peria 53'
Referee: Smeedly Saint Jean (Haiti)
Cuba 0–4 Canada
Report
  • Jourde 12', 44'
  • Briggs 67', 81'
Cuba 3–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Guillen 36'
  • Vega 77'
  • Blanco 90'
 Report
Referee: Saphire Stockman (Costa Rica)
Canada 9–1 El Salvador
  • Jourde 8'
  • Smith 14', 19' (pen.)
  • Chukwu 43', 47'
  • Allen 55', 73'
  • Briggs 85', 87'
 Report
  • Johannes 34'
Referee: Karitza Guerra (Honduras)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Panama 3 3 0 0 29 1 +28 9 Qualification to Final tournament
2  Curaçao (H) 3 2 0 1 16 5 +11 6
3  Sint Maarten 3 1 0 2 3 20 −17 3
4  Bahamas 3 0 0 3 1 23 −22 0
5  Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
6  Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Haiti Cancelled Bahamas
Rignaal Jean Francisca Stadium, Willemstad
Panama 5–1 Curaçao
  • Hincapié 13', 40'
  • Salazar 34', 77'
  • Gross 47'
 Report
  • Rosa 59'
Rignaal Jean Francisca Stadium, Willemstad
Referee: Neressa Goldson (Jamaica)
Bahamas 0–13 Panama
Report
  • King 3', 13', 61'
  • Gross 17', 19', 31'
  • Gil 29'
  • Russell 36' (o.g.)
  • Rosas 45+1'
  • Hincapié 47' (pen.), 89'
  • Madrid 66' (pen.)
  • Goldstein 82'
Rignaal Jean Francisca Stadium, Willemstad
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
Sint Maarten Cancelled Haiti
Rignaal Jean Francisca Stadium, Willemstad
Panama 11–0 Sint Maarten
  • Rivera 6', 50'
  • Quintero 8', 22', 67', 84'
  • Espino 19'
  • Gil 36'
  • Salazar 55'
  • King 75', 82'
 Report
Rignaal Jean Francisca Stadium, Willemstad
Referee: Neressa Goldson (Jamaica)
Bahamas 0–7 Curaçao
Report
  • Rosa 13', 35'
  • Keller 17', 34'
  • Leito 41', 59'
  • Nisa 79'
Rignaal Jean Francisca Stadium, Willemstad
Sint Maarten 3–1 Bahamas
  • Supriana 38'
  • Drijvers 47'
  • Van De Pas 84'
 Report
  • Williamson 53'
Rignaal Jean Francisca Stadium, Willemstad
Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)
Curaçao Cancelled Haiti
Rignaal Jean Francisca Stadium, Willemstad
Haiti Cancelled Panama
Rignaal Jean Francisca Stadium, Willemstad
Curaçao 8–0 Sint Maarten
  • Keller 5', 30', 49', 55', 61'
  • Rosa 11' (pen.)
  • Petronilia 84', 89'
 Report
Rignaal Jean Francisca Stadium, Willemstad
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Dominican Republic (H) 3 2 1 0 18 0 +18 7 Qualification to Final tournament
2  Guyana 3 2 1 0 16 0 +16 7
3  Suriname 3 1 0 2 2 9 −7 3
4  Dominica 3 0 0 3 0 27 −27 0
5  Grenada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Guyana 6–0 Suriname
  • Mars 24', 47'
  • Johnson 40'
  • Lewis 55'
  • Banfield 61'
  • Trim 90'
 Report
Dominican Republic 15–0 Dominica
  • Vargas 6', 11', 33', 44', 73', 79'
  • Vallecillo 7', 21', 63'
  • Jackson 10'
  • Diaz 14', 37'
  • Mercedes 70' (pen.)
  • Tapia 86'
  • Ventura 90'
 Report
Dominica 0–10 Guyana
Report
  • Trim 5', 90+2'
  • Mars 14', 16', 19', 31', 37', 66'
  • Clarke 48'
  • Lewis 78'
Suriname 0–3 Dominican Republic
Report
  • Vallecillo 63'
  • Ventura 82'
  • Mercedes 90+4'
Suriname 2–0 Dominica
  • Williams 19'
  • Loe-A-Foe 65'
 Report
Dominican Republic 0–0 Guyana
Report

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Puerto Rico 3 3 0 0 16 1 +15 9 Qualification to Final tournament
2  Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 0 1 6 7 −1 6
3  Guadeloupe 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
4  Cayman Islands 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
5  Antigua and Barbuda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Trinidad and Tobago 3–0 Cayman Islands
 Report
Rignaal Jean Francisca Stadium, Willemstad
Referee: Amairany Garcia (Mexico)
Puerto Rico 5–0 Guadeloupe
  • Garcia 12'
  • Colon 40'
  • Gonzalez 52'
  • Chinea 72'
  • Martinez 88'
 Report
Rignaal Jean Francisca Stadium, Willemstad
Referee: Merlin Vanessa Soto (Honduras)
Guadeloupe 2–3 Trinidad and Tobago
  • Echard 42'
  • Loubli 84' (pen.)
 Report
  • Alexander 8' (pen.), 51' (pen.), 60'
Rignaal Jean Francisca Stadium, Willemstad
Referee: Tatiana Guzman (Nicaragua)
Cayman Islands 1–6 Puerto Rico
 Report
  • Garcia 9', 45+1'
  • Krakower 24'
  • Quinones 63'
  • Roberts 75'
  • Gregoris 90+2'
Rignaal Jean Francisca Stadium, Willemstad
Referee: Melissa Borjas Pastrana (Honduras)
Cayman Islands 0–3 Guadeloupe
Report
  • Bironien 53', 90+2', 90+5'
Rignaal Jean Francisca Stadium, Willemstad
Referee: Amairany Garcia (Mexico)
Puerto Rico 5–0 Trinidad and Tobago
  • Garcia 27', 82'
  • Colon 30', 76'
  • McMahon 51'
 Report
Rignaal Jean Francisca Stadium, Willemstad
Referee: Merlin Vanessa Soto (Honduras)

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jamaica 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9 Qualification to Final tournament
2  Honduras 3 2 0 1 15 3 +12 6
3  Bermuda 3 1 0 2 4 9 −5 3
4  Anguilla 3 0 0 3 1 18 −17 0
5  French Guiana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Honduras 6–1 Bermuda
  • Henriquez 8', 34'
  • Sanchez 48'
  • Rodriguez 52'
  • Bu 56'
  • Guevara 90+1'
 Report
  • S. Simmons 89'
Jamaica 6–0 Anguilla
  • Richards 1'
  • Wilson 15'
  • Powell 27'
  • Atkinson 29'
  • Seaton 43' (pen.)
  • Amele 76'
 Report
Honduras 9–0 Anguilla
  • Luna 7', 16', 19', 70'
  • Ramos 22'
  • Rodriguez 32', 48'
  • Calix 57' (pen.)
  • Chicas 79' (pen.)
 Report
Bermuda 0–2 Jamaica
Report
  • Buckley 48'
  • Richards 90+2'
Bermuda 3–1 Anguilla
  • Pearman 65'
  • J. Simmons 80'
  • Easton 90+1'
 Report
  • Wattley 17'
Jamaica 2–0 Honduras
  • Atkinson 2', 90+1'
 Report

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica 4 4 0 0 26 2 +24 12 Qualification to Final tournament
2  Nicaragua (H) 4 3 0 1 10 5 +5 9
3  Guatemala 4 2 0 2 10 5 +5 6
4  Belize 4 1 0 3 8 20 −12 3
5  Saint Lucia 4 0 0 4 1 23 −22 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Costa Rica 13–0 Belize
  • Scott 3', 45+2', 57'
  • Herrera 6', 14', 19', 32'
  • T. Fonseca 12', 28'
  • Briceño 42'
  • Dinarte 55'
  • V. Matarrita 71'
  • González 88'
 Report
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren (Canada)
Guatemala 1–3 Nicaragua
  • Gonzalez 19'
 Report
  • Mejia 55'
  • Manzanares 64'
  • Olayo 69' (o.g.)
Belize 0–3 Guatemala
Report
  • Amaya 12'
  • Polanco 30'
  • Perla 75'
Saint Lucia 0–9 Costa Rica
Report
  • Herrera 5', 7', 13'
  • Scott 10' (pen.), 11'
  • Roper 43', 49'
  • V. Matarrita 82'
  • M. Matarrita 90+1'
Guatemala 5–0 Saint Lucia
  • Gonzalez 9'
  • Contreras 17'
  • Franco 60', 89'
  • Perla 82'
 Report
Belize 2–3 Nicaragua
  • Velasquez 25', 67'
 Report
  • Garache 8'
  • I. Navarrete 14', 31'
Saint Lucia 1–6 Belize
  • Joseph 17'
 Report
  • Flowers 6'
  • Narvaez 36'
  • Velasquez 54', 86'
  • Nunes 67'
  • Perez 76'
Nicaragua 1–2 Costa Rica
  • Munguia 71'
 Report
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren (Canada)
Costa Rica 2–1 Guatemala
  • V. Matarrita 75'
  • Solano 89'
  • Gonzalez 55'
Nicaragua 3–0 Saint Lucia
  • I. Navarrete 7', 21'
  • Manzanares 84'

Goalscorers

There were 263 goals scored in 44 matches, for an average of 5.98 goals per match.

8 goals

  • Canada Olivia Smith
  • Guyana Se-Hanna Mars

7 goals

  • Costa Rica Alexa Herrera
  • Curaçao Raëngelly Keller

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

  • Belize Khalydia Velasquez
  • Canada Florianne Jourde
  • Canada Nyah Rose
  • Curaçao Jeleaugh Rosa
  • Dominican Republic Jaylen Vallecillo
  • El Salvador Elizabeth Johannes
  • Honduras Katherine Luna
  • Nicaragua Ines Navarrete
  • Panama Marisa Gross
  • Panama Daniela Hincapié
  • Panama Ana Quintero

3 goals

  • Canada Rosa Maalouf
  • Costa Rica Veronica Matarrita
  • Guadeloupe Mymithye Bironien
  • Guatemala Karen Gonzalez
  • Guyana Jalade Trim
  • Honduras Anyeli Rodriguez
  • Jamaica Natoya Atkinson
  • Panama Deysire Salazar
  • Puerto Rico Enasia Colón
  • Trinidad and Tobago J'eleisha Alexander

2 goals

  • Canada Amanda Allen
  • Canada Jeneva Hernandez-Gray
  • Canada Ella McBride
  • Costa Rica Tanisha Fonseca
  • Costa Rica Samira Roper
  • Costa Rica Marian Solano
  • Cuba Sheila Vega
  • Curaçao Shermilyene Leito
  • Curaçao Rushaviana Petronilia
  • Dominican Republic Ariana Diaz
  • Dominican Republic Renata Mercedes
  • Dominican Republic Isabella Ventura
  • El Salvador Amy Angel
  • El Salvador Victoria Sánchez
  • Guatemala Flor Perla
  • Guatemala Waleska Franco
  • Guyana Glendy Lewis
  • Honduras Susan Henriquez
  • Jamaica Davia Richards
  • Nicaragua Daniela Manzanares
  • Panama Aaliyah Gil
  • Panama Delineth Rivera
  • Trinidad and Tobago Talia Martin

1 goal

  • Anguilla Cycoiah Wattley
  • The Bahamas Alexis Williamson
  • Belize Shaylalee Flowers
  • Belize Roshanny Narvaez
  • Belize Elva Nunes
  • Belize Kenya Perez
  • Bermuda Azari Easton
  • Bermuda Robin-Valana Pearman
  • Bermuda Jahni Simmons
  • Bermuda Sanaa Simmons
  • Canada Jadea Collin
  • Canada Thaea Mouratidis
  • Canada Zoe Markesini
  • Canada Ella Ottey
  • Canada Jaime Perrault
  • Cayman Islands Molly Kehoe
  • Costa Rica Josselyn Briceño
  • Costa Rica Dayra Dinarte
  • Costa Rica Luciana González
  • Costa Rica Monica Matarrita
  • Cuba Maria Blanco
  • Cuba Lianet Franco
  • Cuba Maria Guillen
  • Cuba Dalia Ledesma
  • Curaçao Nabiellene Nisa
  • Dominican Republic Jazmin Jackson
  • Dominican Republic Stella Tapia
  • El Salvador Carolina Benitez
  • El Salvador Karoline Velásquez
  • El Salvador Kelsey Villatoro
  • Guadeloupe Laetitia Echard
  • Guadeloupe Sergyna Loubli
  • Guatemala Paula Amaya
  • Guatemala Betzael Contreras
  • Guatemala Dina Polanco
  • Guyana Samantha Banfield
  • Guyana Heike Clarke
  • Guyana Sandra Johnson
  • Honduras Betsy Bu
  • Honduras Karla Calix
  • Honduras Emelly Chicas
  • Honduras Ariana Guevara
  • Honduras Iveth Ramos
  • Honduras Emory Sanchez
  • Jamaica Sundai Amele
  • Jamaica Shaneil Buckley
  • Jamaica Destiny Powell
  • Jamaica Tiny Seaton
  • Jamaica Dannique Wilson
  • Martinique Eden Dincuff
  • Martinique Naya Peria
  • Nicaragua Perla Garache
  • Nicaragua Aryeri Mejia
  • Nicaragua Adriana Munguia
  • Panama Reggina Espino
  • Panama Amanda Goldstein
  • Panama Dayane Madrid
  • Panama Meredith Rosas
  • Puerto Rico Jocelyn Chinea
  • Puerto Rico Estefanía González
  • Puerto Rico Lisette Gregoris
  • Puerto Rico Madison Krakower
  • Puerto Rico Fabiola Martínez
  • Puerto Rico Ashley McMahon
  • Puerto Rico Payton Quiñones
  • Puerto Rico Susana Roberts
  • Saint Lucia Freegeanne Joseph
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Areka Hooper
  • Suriname Damarez Williams
  • Suriname Samanie Loe-A-Foe
  • Sint Maarten N'syree Supriana
  • Sint Maarten Jiarah Drijvers
  • Sint Maarten Suze Van De Pas
  • Trinidad and Tobago Nikita Jackson

1 own goal

  • The Bahamas Raynia Russell (against Panama)
  • Guatemala Ariadna Olayo (against Nicaragua)

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship1
 Mexico Automatic qualifiers 15 February 2023 11 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 United States Automatic qualifiers 15 February 2023 11 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Canada Group A Winners 22 April 2023 9 (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Panama Group B Winners 18 April 2023 6 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2015, 2022)
 Dominican Republic Group C Winners 19 April 2023 3 (2004, 2020, 2022)
 Puerto Rico Group D Winners 19 April 2023 2 (2020, 2022)
 Jamaica Group E Winners 18 April 2023 11 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Costa Rica Group F Winners 23 April 2023 6 (2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2018)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References

  1. ^ "2023 Concacaf Women's U-20 Qualifiers schedule confirmed". concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Dominican Republic named host for 2023 Concacaf Women's U-20 Championship". concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Regulations". CONCACAF. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Draw reveals groups for 2023 Concacaf U20 Women's Qualifiers". concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

External links

  • Official website