2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship explained

Tourney Name:	CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
Year:	2018
Size:	160px
Country:	Trinidad and Tobago
City:	Couva
Dates:	18–28 January
Num Teams:	8
Confederations:	1
Venues:	1
Cities:	1
Count:	1
Matches:	16
Goals:	51
Top Scorer:	Jordyn Huitema
Player:	Miriam García
Goalkeeper:	Emily Alvarado
Prevseason:	2015
Nextseason:	2020

The 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship was the 9th edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONCACAF for the women's under-20 national teams of the North, Central American and Caribbean region. The tournament was hosted by Trinidad and Tobago and took place between 18–28 January 2018, as announced by CONCACAF on 31 October 2017.^[1] A total of eight teams played in the tournament.

The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France as the CONCACAF representatives.^[2] The tournament also determined which three Caribbean nations participate in the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games.^[3]

Mexico defeated defending champions United States in the final to win their first title.

Qualification

Regional qualification tournaments were held to determine the teams playing in the final tournament.

Qualified teams

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-20 Women's World Cup appearances
North American Zone (NAFU)
	Automatic	7th	Champions (2004, 2008)	7
	Automatic	9th	Runners-up (2010, 2014)	7
	Automatic	9th	Champions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015)	8
Central American Zone (UNCAF) qualified through Central American qualifying competition^[4]
	Classification stage winners	6th	Third place (2004, 2010, 2014)	2
	Classification stage winners	2nd	Group stage (2008)	0
Caribbean Zone (CFU) qualified through Caribbean qualifying competition^[5]
	Hosts	8th	Fourth place (2014)	0
	Final round winners	9th	Fourth place (2006)	0
	Final round runners-up	4th	Group stage (2002, 2012, 2015)	0

Venues

All matches of the tournament were played at Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva.

	Couva
	Ato Boldon Stadium
	Capacity: 10,000

Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on 7 November 2017, 10:00 AST (UTC−4), at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad & Tobago in Port of Spain.^{[1] [6]}

The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. Tournament hosts Trinidad and Tobago were seeded in position A1, while defending champions United States were seeded in position B1. The remaining six teams, including the two teams from the Caribbean Zone whose identity were not known at the time of the draw, were allocated to pots 2–4, and drawn to the remaining six positions.^[7]

Squads

See main article: article and 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship squads.

Players born on or after 1 January 1998 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team must register a squad of 20 players, two of whom must be goalkeepers.

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals.

TiebreakersTeams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:

1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
4. Goal difference in all group matches;
5. Goals scored in all group matches;
6. Drawing of lots.

All times are local, AST (UTC−4).

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

In the semi-finals, if the match is level at the end of 90 minutes, no extra time is played and the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the third place match and final, if the match is level at the end of 90 minutes, extra time is played, and if still tied after extra time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out.

Semi-finals

Winners qualify for 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

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Third place match

Winner qualifies for 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Final

Qualification for international tournaments

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

The following three teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.^{[8] [9]}

Team	Qualified on	data-sort-type="number"	Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup^1
		7 (2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
		8 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
		0 (debut)

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Qualified teams for Central American and Caribbean Games

The competition was used to decide the three teams from the Caribbean Football Union which would qualify for the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games. As only three Caribbean teams participated in the final tournament, they all qualified:

Goalscorers

5 goals

• Jordyn Huitema

4 goals

• Nérilia Mondésir

3 goals

• Gabrielle Carle
• Shana Flynn

2 goals

• Hillary Corrales
• Dennecia Prince
• Dayana Cázares
• Belén Cruz
• Katty Martínez
• Jaelin Howell

1 goal

• Tanya Boychuk
• Daniela Coto
• Catalina Estrada
• Fabiola Villalobos
• Melchie Dumonay
• Roseline Éloissaint
• Sherly Jeudy
• Nelourde Nicolas
• Olufolasade Adamolekun
• Jazmin Grant
• Jadyn Matthews
• Jimena López
• Jacqueline Ovalle
• Yessenia Flores
• Jaclyn Gilday
• Kédie Johnson
• Aaliyah Prince
• Tierna Davidson
• Abigail Kim
• Civana Kuhlmann
• Ashley Sanchez
• Sophia Smith
• Taryn Torres

1 own goal

• Chyanne Dennis (playing against Mexico)

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.

Best XI^[14]

• Goalkeeper: Emily Alvarado
• Right Back: Kiara Pickett
• Center Back: Miriam García
• Center Back: Maya Antoine
• Left Back: Jimena López
• Right Midfielder: Jordyn Huitema
• Center Midfielder: Jaelin Howell
• Center Midfielder: Melchie Dumonay
• Center Midfielder: Savannah DeMelo
• Left Midfielder: Jacqueline Ovalle
• Forward: Nérilia Mondésir

External links

• Under 20s – Women, CONCACAF.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Trinidad & Tobago Set for 2018 CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship. CONCACAF.com. 31 October 2017. 1 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171031231628/http://www.concacaf.com/article/trinidad-tobago-set-for-2018-concacaf-womens-under-20-championship. 31 October 2017. dead.
2. Web site: Circular #1565 - FIFA women's tournaments 2018-2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20161112085224/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/administration/02/84/92/41/circularno.1565-fifawomenstournaments2018-2019_neutral.pdf. dead. November 12, 2016. FIFA.com. 11 November 2016.
3. Web site: SISTEMAS DE CLASIFICACIÓN. Baq2018.com. 13 February 2017. 67. 6 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20181123165259/http://baq2018.com/wp_baq2018/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/BARRANQUILLA2018_Manual_Clasificacion.pdf. 23 November 2018. dead.
4. Web site: Calendario de la Eliminatoria Centroamericana Sub-20 Femenina que se jugará en Estelí, Nicaragua del 18 al 24 de junio.. Twitter. UNCAF. 17 May 2017. Spanish. 6 June 2017. 9 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230909195656/https://twitter.com/uncaf/status/864839039593046016. live.
5. Web site: Official Draw: CONCACAF Caribbean Women's Under-20 Qualifier 2017. CONCACAF.com. 5 June 2017. 2017-06-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20170607092954/http://www.concacaf.com/video/official-draw-concacaf-caribbean-womens-under-20-qualifier-2017. 2017-06-07. dead.
6. Web site: Draw Reveals Groups and Schedule for the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship 2018. CONCACAF.com. 7 November 2017. 2017-11-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20171108000518/http://www.concacaf.com/article/draw-reveals-groups-and-schedule-for-the-concacaf-womens-under-20-championship-2018. 2017-11-08. dead.
7. Web site: Official Draw: Under-20 Women's Championship. CONCACAF.com. 6 November 2017. 7 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107165403/http://www.concacaf.com/video/official-draw-under-20-womens-championship. 7 November 2017. dead.
8. Web site: Mexico, USA book tickets to France 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180127010051/http://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/news/y=2018/m=1/news=usa-edge-haiti-on-penalties-to-book-france-2018-ticket-2927071.html. dead. January 27, 2018. FIFA.com. 26 January 2018.
9. Web site: Haiti book CONCACAF's final ticket to France 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180129000453/http://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/news/y=2018/m=1/news=haiti-book-concacaf-s-final-ticket-to-france-2018-2927112.html. dead. January 29, 2018. FIFA.com. 28 January 2018.
10. Web site: Mexico's Garcia captures CU20W Golden Ball Award presented by Scotiabank. CONCACAF.com. 28 January 2018. 29 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180129141514/http://www.concacaf.com/article/mexicos-garcia-captures-cu20w-golden-ball-award-presented-by-scotiabank. 29 January 2018. dead.
11. Web site: Canada's Huitema wins CU20W Golden Boot. CONCACAF.com. 28 January 2018. 2018-01-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20180129141345/http://www.concacaf.com/article/canadas-huitema-wins-cu20w-golden-boot. 2018-01-29. dead.
12. Web site: Mexico's Alvarado grasps CU20W Golden Glove presented by Allstate. CONCACAF.com. 28 January 2018. 29 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180129141421/http://www.concacaf.com/article/mexicos-alvarado-grasps-cu20w-golden-glove-presented-by-allstate. 29 January 2018. dead.
13. Web site: Mexico takes home CU20W Fair Play Award presented by Scotiabank. CONCACAF.com. 28 January 2018. 29 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180129141702/http://www.concacaf.com/article/mexico-takes-home-cu20w-fair-play-award-presented-by-scotiabank. 29 January 2018. dead.
14. Web site: TSG announces CU20W Best XI. CONCACAF.com. 28 January 2018. 2018-01-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20180129141705/http://www.concacaf.com/article/tsg-announces-cu20w-best-xi. 2018-01-29. dead.