The 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification was a women's under-20 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. Players born on or after 1 January 1996 were eligible to compete in the tournament.[1]
A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, where the berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:[2]
The top three teams of the final tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea.[3]
A total of 23 CONCACAF member national teams entered the tournament. Among them, four teams qualified automatically for the final tournament, and 19 teams entered the regional qualifying competitions.
| Zone | Teams entering | No. of teams | |
|---|---|---|---|
| North American Zone (NAFU) |
| 3 | |
| Central American Zone (UNCAF) |
| 6 | |
| Caribbean Zone (CFU) | 14 |
| Did not enter | ||
|---|---|---|
| North American Zone (NAFU) | None | |
| Central American Zone (UNCAF) | ||
| Caribbean Zone (CFU) |
| |
1 Non-FIFA member, ineligible for World Cup.
| Tourney Name: | CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification (Central American Zone) |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Dates: | 31 July – 8 August 2015 |
| Num Teams: | 5 |
| Sub-Confederations: | 1 |
| Matches: | 10 |
| Goals: | 36 |
| Top Scorer: | Katherine Arroyo Melissa Herrera (4 goals each) |
| Prevseason: | 2014 |
| Nextseason: | 2018 |
In the Central American Zone, initially six UNCAF member national teams entered the qualifying competition. They were divided into two groups of three teams, as drawn on 28 February 2015 at the UNCAF Executive Committee meeting in Managua, Nicaragua.[4] Group A, consisting of Panama, Honduras and El Salvador, was to be played between 23 and 27 June 2015 in Panama, while Group B, consisting of Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Guatemala, was to be played between 1–5 July 2015 in Costa Rica.[4] The two group winners would qualify for the final tournament as the UNCAF representatives.
However, after Honduras were named as hosts and qualified automatically, UNCAF changed the format of the qualifying competition. The five remaining teams were placed in a single group, as confirmed on 3 June 2015 by UNCAF.[5] The matches were played between 31 July and 8 August 2015 in Panama.[6] The winner qualified for the final tournament as the UNCAF representative besides hosts Honduras.
Times UTC−5.
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Brenda Cerén
Yassiel Franco Heylin Jiménez Karla Rodríguez Solemar Ortiz Karla RileyNote: One goal each scored by Guatemala and Nicaragua missing goalscorer information.
| Tourney Name: | CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification (Caribbean Zone) |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Size: | 250px |
| Dates: | 19 June – 23 October 2015 |
| Num Teams: | 14 |
| Sub-Confederations: | 1 |
| Matches: | 27 |
| Goals: | 101 |
| Prevseason: | 2014 |
| Nextseason: | 2018 |
In the Caribbean Zone, 14 CFU member national teams entered the qualifying competition.[7] Among them, 13 teams entered the first round, where they were divided into one group of four teams and three groups of three teams. The groups were played between 19 and 23 June and 26–30 July 2015 and hosted by one of the teams in each group. The four group winners, the runner-up of the four-team group, and the two best runners-up of the three-team groups advanced to the final round to be joined by final round hosts Haiti.
In the final round, played between 14 and 23 October 2015 in Haiti, the eight teams were divided into two groups of four teams, where the top two teams of each group advanced to play a single-elimination tournament. The top three teams qualified for the final tournament as the CFU representatives.
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Matches played in Puerto Rico.
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Matches played in Saint Lucia.
--------The final match was postponed due to heavy rain.[8] It was eventually not played, and Jamaica advanced to the final round.
Matches played in Dominican Republic.
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Matches played in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
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In addition to the runner-up of Group 1 (with four teams), the two best runners-up of Groups 2, 3 and 4 (with three teams) also advance to the final round.
Matches played in Haiti.[9] [10]
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Winners qualified for 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.
Winner qualified for 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.
Winibian Peralta Amalie Gunn Emeli Sosa
Rasha Roberts
Coleen Johnson
Jaidene Browne
Kasika Samuel Rena Gordon Asia Lee-Fatt Simone Wark
Criselda Cox Lyla Lionel Konya Plummer (playing against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) | ||||
| (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) | ||||
| (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) | ||||
| (2014) | ||||
| (2002, 2004, 2006, 2012) | ||||
| (2002, 2012) | ||||
| (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) | ||||
| (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014) |
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.