The 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification was a women's under-17 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship. Players born on or after 1 January 1999 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, where the berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:[1]
The top three teams of the final tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan.[2]
A total of 27 CONCACAF member national teams entered the tournament. Among them, four teams qualified automatically for the final tournament, and 23 teams entered the regional qualifying competitions.
| Zone | Teams entering | No. of teams | |
|---|---|---|---|
| North American Zone (NAFU) |
| 3 | |
| Central American Zone (UNCAF) | 7 | ||
| Caribbean Zone (CFU) |
| 17 |
| Did not enter | ||
|---|---|---|
| North American Zone (NAFU) | None | |
| Central American Zone (UNCAF) | None | |
| Caribbean Zone (CFU) |
| |
1 Non-FIFA member, ineligible for World Cup.
| Tourney Name: | CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification (Central American Zone) |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Dates: | 4–15 November 2015 |
| Num Teams: | 7 |
| Sub-Confederations: | 1 |
| Matches: | 6 |
| Goals: | 44 |
| Top Scorer: | Merilyn Alvarado Gloriana Villalobos |
| Prevseason: | 2013 |
| Nextseason: | 2018 |
In the Central American Zone, all seven UNCAF member national teams entered the qualifying competition. They were divided into one group of four teams and one group of three teams, as drawn on 28 February 2015 at the UNCAF Executive Committee meeting in Managua, Nicaragua.[3] Group A was played between 4–8 November 2015 in Guatemala, while Group B was played between 11–15 November in Honduras (originally between 27–31 October 2015 before Panama withdrew).[4] The two group winners qualified for the final tournament as the UNCAF representatives.
Times UTC−6.
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Ashley Cruz
Shandy Vernon Astrid López Kali MacNally Ashley Tobar| Tourney Name: | CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification (Caribbean Zone) |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Size: | 250px |
| Dates: | 15 July – 22 November 2015 |
| Num Teams: | 16 |
| Sub-Confederations: | 1 |
| Matches: | 37 |
| Goals: | 164 |
| Prevseason: | 2013 |
| Nextseason: | 2018 |
In the Caribbean Zone, 16 CFU member national teams entered the qualifying competition (Dominica was not included in the original draw, but was later added).[5] Among them, 15 teams entered the first round, where they were divided into three groups of four teams and one group of three teams. The groups were played between 15–19 July and 22–26 August 2015 and hosted by one of the teams in each group. The four group winners, the two best runners-up of the four-team groups, and the runner-up of the three-team group advanced to the final round to be joined by final round hosts Puerto Rico.
In the final round, played between 13–22 November 2015 in Puerto Rico, 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 two teams qualified for the final tournament as the CFU representatives besides hosts Grenada.
Times UTC−4; UTC−3 for Group 4.
Matches played in Dominican Republic.
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Matches played in Haiti.
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Matches played in Saint Kitts and Nevis. In the original draw, the group included only three teams,[5] but Dominica was later added to this group.[6]
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The second round of matches, originally scheduled for 24 August (17:30 and 20:00), were delayed to 25 August due to a tropical storm.[7]
Matches played in Suriname.
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In addition to the runner-up of Group 2 (with three teams), the two best runners-up of Groups 1, 3 and 4 (with four teams) also advance to the final round.
Matches played in Puerto Rico.[8]
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Winners qualified for 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship.
Yilianny Sablon
Tarania Clarke Rena Gordon
Dayarí Balbuena Marlee Fray
Shaunte Carrington María López Shanhaine Nelson
Chayenne Dompig Nashandi Clarke Felicia Jarvis Sherice Clarke Monique Perrier Caitlin Padmore Nahomi Aguilar Braysi Cabrera Wendy Corcho Maidevis Espinosa Sairy Ferrer Maristiania Mengana Yenifer Ramos Yilien Sarria Carmen Cambiazo Ana Taveras Minely Ureña Tateyana Pitter Shayla Smart Brandy Renfrum Nancy Righters Shania Tjoen A ChoyNote: Two goals scored by Dominica missing goalscorer information.
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (2008, 2010, 2012, 2013) | ||||
| (2008, 2010, 2012, 2013) | ||||
| (2008, 2010, 2012, 2013) | ||||
| (debut) | ||||
| (2012, 2013) | ||||
| (2008, 2010) | ||||
| (2008, 2010, 2012, 2013) | ||||
| (2010, 2013) |
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.