| Tourney Name: | CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Size: | 200px |
| Country: | Grenada |
| City: | St. George's |
| Dates: | 3–13 March |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Count: | 3 |
| Matches: | 16 |
| Goals: | 79 |
| Top Scorer: | Nérilia Mondésir |
| Player: | Ashley Sanchez |
| Goalkeeper: | Laurel Ivory |
| Prevseason: | 2013 |
| Nextseason: | 2018 |
The 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship was the 5th edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONCACAF for the women's under-17 national teams of the North, Central American and Caribbean region. The tournament was hosted by Grenada and take place between 3–13 March 2016, as announced by CONCACAF on 15 May 2015.[1] A total of eight teams will play in the tournament.
Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the CONCACAF qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan as the CONCACAF representatives.[2]
The United States won their third title overall with a 2–1 final victory over Mexico. Both finalists and third-placed Canada qualified for the World Cup.[3]
The eight berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:[1]
Regional qualification tournaments were held to determine the four teams joining Canada, Mexico, the United States, and hosts Grenada at the final tournament.
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
| width=20% | Team | width=20% | Qualification | width=20% | Appearance | width=20% | Previous best performances | width=20% | Previous FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North American Zone (NAFU) | |||||||||
| Automatic | 5th | Winner (2010) | 4 | ||||||
| Automatic | 5th | Winner (2013) | 3 | ||||||
| Automatic | 5th | Winner (2008, 2012) | 2 | ||||||
| Central American Zone (UNCAF) qualified through Central American qualifying competition[4] | |||||||||
| Group A winner | 3rd | Group stage (2012, 2013) | 0 | ||||||
| Group B winner | 3rd | Runner-up (2008) | 2 | ||||||
| Caribbean Zone (CFU) qualified through Caribbean qualifying competition[5] | |||||||||
| Hosts | 1st | Debut | 0 | ||||||
| Final round winner | 5th | Fourth place (2013) | 0 | ||||||
| Final round runner-up | 3rd | Group stage (2010, 2013) | 0 | ||||||
The tournament was hosted in St. George's. The Grenada Athletic Stadium hosted the matches for Group A, as well as the semifinals, third place match and the final, while the Grenada National Stadium hosted the matches for Group B.
The draw for the tournament took place on 21 January 2016 at 11:00 AST (UTC−4) at the Radisson Grenada Beach Resort Hotel in St. George's.[6]
The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. Tournament host Grenada were seeded in Group A, while defending CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship champion Mexico were seeded in Group B.[7]
See main article: article and 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship squads.
Players born on or after 1 January 1999 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team could register a maximum of 20 players (two of whom must be goalkeepers).[8]
The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:[8]
All times were local, AST (UTC−4).
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In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner if necessary (no extra time would be played).[8]
Winners qualified for 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
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Winner qualified for 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
The following three teams from CONCACAF qualified for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (2008, 2012) | |||
| (2010, 2012, 2014) | |||
| (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[9]