2008 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship explained

City:	Puebla City
Country:	Mexico
Dates:	June 17–28
Num Teams:	8
Confederations:	1
Venues:	1
Cities:	1
Champion Other:	(2nd title)
Matches:	16
Goals:	70
Attendance:	38550
Top Scorer:	Shakira Duncan Michelle Enyeart Kelley O'Hara (6 goals each)
Prevseason:	2006
Nextseason:	2010

The 2008 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship was the 4th edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONCACAF for the women's under-20 national teams of the North, Central American and Caribbean region. The top three sides also earned qualification to the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

The tournament was held from June 17 to June 28, 2008. It featured eight teams and was played entirely at the Estadio Cuauhtémoc in Puebla City, Mexico. The tournament was won by Canada, who defeated the United States in the final by a score of 1–0. Mexico secured the final qualification spot by defeating Costa Rica in the third-place match.

Draw

The draw for the tournament was held on May 6, 2008, at the CONCACAF Offices of the General Secretariat in New York City.^[1] The eight teams which entered the group stage were drawn into two groups of four teams.^[1] The hosts, Mexico, were drawn into Group A along with Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States, while Canada, Costa Rica, Jamaica, and Nicaragua were drawn into Group B.^[1] The schedule was announced on May 14, 2008.^[2]

Squads

See main article: article and 2008 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship squads.

Group stage

Group A

width=200	Team	width=20	Pts	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	GF	width=20	GA	width=20	GD
	9	3	3	0	0	16	0	16
	6	3	2	0	1	10	3	7
	3	3	1	0	2	6	8	−2
	0	3	0	0	3	1	22	−21

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Group B

width=200	Team	width=20	Pts	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	GF	width=20	GA	width=20	GD
	9	3	3	0	0	9	1	8
	6	3	2	0	1	6	7	−1
	3	3	1	0	2	8	6	2
	0	3	0	0	3	2	11	−9

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Final

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Groups unveiled for 2008 CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship. https://web.archive.org/web/20080513001459/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4163. May 13, 2008. May 6, 2008. dead. CONCACAF. July 29, 2022.
Web site: 2008 CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship Schedule Announced. https://web.archive.org/web/20080517154417/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4170. May 17, 2008. May 14, 2008. dead. CONCACAF. July 29, 2022.