2014 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship explained

Tourney Name:	CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
Year:	2014
Other Titles:	Campeonato Sub-20 Femenino de la CONCACAF 2014
Size:	160px
Country:	Cayman Islands
Dates:	9–19 January
Num Teams:	8
Confederations:	1
Venues:	1
Cities:	1
Count:	4
Matches:	16
Goals:	80
Top Scorer:	Tanya Samarzich McKenzie Meehan (6 goals)^[1]
Player:	Rose Lavelle^[2]
Goalkeeper:	Katelyn Rowland^[3]
Prevseason:	2012
Nextseason:	2015

The 2014 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship was the seventh edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. The United States went into the tournament as defending champions and successfully retained their title.

The tournament was hosted by the Cayman Islands from 9 to 19 January 2014.^[4] ^[5]

The top three teams qualified for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Canada. Canada has already qualified for the World Cup as the host and did not participate in this tournament.

The tournament was won by the United States, who defeated Mexico in the final, 4 - 0. Costa Rica secured the final qualification position by defeating Trinidad and Tobago in the third place match, 7 - 3 in Added Extra Time.^[6] ^[7]

Qualified teams

See main article: 2014 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualifying.

North American zone
width=20%	Team	width=20%	Qualification	width=10%	Appearance	width=50%	Previous best performances
	Host	1st	Debut
	Automatic	7th	Runner-up (2010)
	Automatic	7th	Champion (2006, 2010, 2012)
Central American zone qualified through the Central America qualifying
	Group 1 winner	1st	Debut
	Group 2 winner	5th	Third place (2004)
	Playoff winner	2nd	Group stage (2010, 2012)
Caribbean zone qualified through the Caribbean qualifying
	Winner	7th	Fourth place (2006)
	Runner-up	6th	3rd/4th place (2002)

Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting the event.

Group stage

The draw was announced on 5 November 2013.^[8]

All times are local .

Tie-breaking criteria

Teams were ranked on the following criteria:^[9]

Greater number of points obtained in all group matches.
Goal difference in all group matches.
Greater number of goals scored in all group matches.
Greater number of points obtained in group matches between the teams concerned.
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, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.^[9]

The winners of the two semifinals and the third place match qualify for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Canada.

Final

Goalscorers

6 goals

5 goals

Savannah Jordan

4 goals

3 goals

Stephanie Amack
Yesmi Talavera
Nicole Araya
Mallory Weber
Jazmín Aguas

2 goals

Khadidra Debesette
Cynthia Pineda
Andi Sullivan
Linda Fonseca
Margaret Purce
Michelle Venegas
Amanda Perez
Daniela Solís
Jazmin Villalobos

1 goal

Mariana Arguedas
Briana Campos
Summer Green
Fabiola Ibarra
Brianna Rice
Jessica Valadez
Katheryn Arias
Shanisa Camejo
Krista Hernández
Oshay Nelson-Lawes
Johana Rivera
Brittany Basinger
Seidy Cruz
Rachel Hill
Daphne Monge
Aisha Solorzano

Own goals

Jetena Bodden (playing against Trinidad and Tobago)
Estefanía Fuentes (playing against United States)

External links

Under 20s – Women, CONCACAF.com

Notes and References

Web site: CWU20 Golden Boot: Samarzich, Meehan share honors. CONCACAF. January 20, 2014. January 20, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140124195808/http://www.concacaf.com/article/cwu20-golden-boot-samarzich-meehan-share-honors. January 24, 2014. dead.
Web site: CWU20 Golden Ball: Rose Lavelle (USA). CONCACAF. January 20, 2014. January 20, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140125050553/http://www.concacaf.com/article/cwu20-golden-ball-rose-lavelle-usa. January 25, 2014. dead.
Web site: CWU20 Golden Glove: Katelyn Rowland (USA). CONCACAF. January 20, 2014. January 20, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140125052347/http://www.concacaf.com/article/cwu20-golden-glove-katelyn-rowland-usa. January 25, 2014. dead.
Web site: It's official: Women's U20 World Cup qualifier set for Cayman - Cayman 27 . 2013-06-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140203093406/http://www.cayman27.com.ky/2013/06/19/its-official-womens-u20-world-cup-qualifier-set-for-cayman . 2014-02-03 . dead.
Web site: Concacaf Women's U-20 Champ for Cayman Islands The Trinidad Guardian Newspaper . 2013-06-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140201174342/http://www.guardian.co.tt/sport/2013-06-19/concacaf-women%E2%80%99s-u-20-champ-cayman-islands . 2014-02-01 . dead.
Web site: U.S. downs Mexico, wins third straight CWU20 title. CONCACAF. January 20, 2014. January 19, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140123062041/http://www.concacaf.com/article/u-s-downs-mexico-wins-third-straight-cwu20-title. January 23, 2014. dead.
Web site: Epic! Costa Rica tops Trinidad for U-20 WWC berth. CONCACAF. January 20, 2014. January 19, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140123060219/http://www.concacaf.com/article/epic-costa-rica-tops-trinidad-for-u-20-wwc-berth. January 23, 2014. dead.
Web site: Draw Yields Matchups for CONCACAF Women's U20 Championship. CONCACAF. 6 November 2013. 5 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131112213955/http://www.concacaf.com/article/draw-yields-matchups-for-concacaf-womens-u20-championship. 12 November 2013. dead.
Web site: 2014 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship Regulations. CONCACAF.com. 2014-10-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20140709164801/http://www.concacaf.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/REGULATIONS-WOMENS-U-20-2014-ENGLISH.pdf. 2014-07-09. dead.