2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship explained

Tourney Name:	CONCACAF Under-17 Women's Championship
Year:	2013
Country:	Jamaica
Dates:	30 October – 9 November
Confederations:	1
Num Teams:	8
Venues:	1
Cities:	1
Champion Other:	Mexico
Count:	1
Second Other:	Canada
Third Other:	United States
Matches:	16
Goals:	75
Top Scorer:	Marie-Mychèle Métivier (6 goals)^[1]
Player:	Jessie Fleming^[2]
Goalkeeper:	Rylee Foster^[3]
Prevseason:	2012
Nextseason:	2016

The 2013 CONCACAF Under-17 Women's Championship is the fourth edition of the U-17 women's championship in football for the CONCACAF region. The tournament was hosted by Jamaica from 30 October to 9 November 2013.^[4] The United States were the defending champions. All matches were played in Montego Bay.^[5]

The two finalists, alongside hosts Costa Rica, qualify for the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Qualified teams

See main article: 2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualifying. The qualification process for the 2014 tournament started on 25 June 2013.

Region	Method of qualification	Teams
Caribbean Caribbean Football Union (CFU)	2013 CFU tournament
Central America Central American Football Union (UNCAF)	2013 UNCAF tournament
North America North American Football Union (NAFU)	Automatic qualification
Host nation

Squads

See main article: 2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship squads.

Group stage

All times are local .^[6]

Tie-breaking criteriaTeams were ranked on the following criteria:^[7]

1. Greater number of points obtained in all group matches.
2. Goal difference in all group matches.
3. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches.
4. Greater number of points obtained in group matches between the teams concerned.
5. Drawing of lots.

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 normal playing time, penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner (no extra time is played).^[7]

The winners of the two semifinal matches qualify for the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup held in Costa Rica.

Semi-finals

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Final

External links

• Under 17s – Women, CONCACAF.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: CWU17 Golden Boot: Marie-Mychele Metivier (Canada). CONCACAF. November 10, 2013. November 10, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131124021030/http://www.concacaf.com/article/cwu17-golden-boot-marie-mychele-metivier-canada. November 24, 2013. dead.
2. Web site: CWU17 Golden Ball: Jessie Fleming (Canada). CONCACAF. November 10, 2013. November 10, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160812200129/http://www.concacaf.com/article/cwu17-golden-ball-jessie-fleming-canada. 2016-08-12. dead.
3. Web site: CWU17 Golden Glove: Rylee Foster (Canada). CONCACAF. November 10, 2013. November 10, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131126201449/http://www.concacaf.com/article/cwu17-golden-glove-rylee-foster-canada. November 26, 2013. dead.
4. Web site: JAMAICA WILL HOST THE CONCACAF WOMEN'S U-17 . 2013-06-04 . 2016-12-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161221002359/http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/jamaica-will-host-the-concacaf-women-s-u-17--/de/News/26955381 . dead .
5. Web site: CONCACAF Women’s U17 Champions Oct 30 - Jamaica Football Federation . 2013-07-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131110065103/http://www.jamaicafootballfederation.com/v1/concacaf-womens-u17-champions/ . 2013-11-10 . dead .
6. Web site: Women's U-17 Championship kicks off Wednesday. CONCACAF.com. October 30, 2013. 2014-10-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923224707/http://www.concacaf.com/article/womens-u-17-championship-kicks-off-wednesday. 2015-09-23. dead.
7. Web site: 2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship Regulations. CONCACAF.com. 2014-10-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20140801044153/http://www.concacaf.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/U-17-Womens-2013-ENGLISH.pdf. 2014-08-01. dead.