2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification explained

Tourney Name:	CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship Qualifiers
Year:	2022
Country:	Curaçao
Dates:	13–17 September 2021
Num Teams:	12
Confederations:	1
Matches:	12
Goals:	52
Top Scorer:	Molly Kehoe Krysan St. Louis (5 goals each)
Prevseason:	2020
Nextseason:	2023

The 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship Qualifiers, hosted by Curaçao, took place on 13–17 September 2021.^[1] 13 teams competed for four berths directly into the knockout stage of the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship final tournament.^[2]

Teams

The 41 CONCACAF teams were ranked based on the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Ranking as of 31 March 2020,^[3] and 28 entered the competition for the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship final tournament. The highest-ranked 16 entrants advanced directly to the group stage of the final tournament, while the other 12 entrants participated in qualifying.^[4] The four group winners in qualifying advance directly into the knockout stage of the final tournament.

Exempt from Qualifiers (16 teams)

Rank	Team	Points
1		5,624
2		4,863
3		3,397
4		3,001
5		2,311
6		2,300
8		1,457
9		1,211
10		1,028
11		977
12		894
13		879
14		867
15		785
16		733
17		648

Participating in Qualifiers (12 teams)

Rank	Team	Points
18		631
19		574
20		561
21		428
22		370
24		307
25		257
26		252
27		219
29		92
33		0
41		0

Did not enter (13 teams)

Rank	Team	Points
7		1,516
23		322
28		125
30		33
31		15
32		11
34		0
35		0
36		0
37		0
38		0
39		0
40		0

Notes

Draw

The draw for the Qualifiers took place on 24 June 2021, at the CONCACAF headquarters in Miami. The 13 entrants were drawn into one group of four and three groups of three.^[5] Dominica (drawn into Group A) and Martinique (drawn into Group B) withdrew before the start of the tournament. The Bahamas later replaced Martinique in Group B.

Based on the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Ranking as of 31 March 2020, the 13 teams were distributed into three pots:

• (W): Withdrew after draw

Qualifying stage

The winners each group will advance to the knockout stage of the final tournament.

TiebreakersThe ranking of teams in each group is determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.4):^[6]

1. Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss);
2. Goal difference in all group matches;
3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
4. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
5. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
6. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
7. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
   • Yellow card: −1 points;
   • Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
   • Direct red card: −4 points;
   • Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
8. Drawing of lots.

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Notes and References

1. News: Curaçao announced as host for 2022 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship Qualifiers . 12 September 2021 . CONCACAF . 28 July 2021.
2. News: 13 teams ready for start of Concacaf U20 Women’s Qualifiers . 12 September 2021 . CONCACAF . 10 September 2021.
3. Web site: Concacaf Women's Under-20 Ranking. CONCACAF.com. 2021-06-24. 2019-07-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20190706075141/https://www.concacaf.com/en/rankings/womens-under-20. dead.
4. News: 2022 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship Qualifiers draw set for June 24 . 24 June 2021 . CONCACAF . 23 June 2021.
5. News: Draw reveals groups for CWU20 Qualifying . 24 June 2021 . CONCACAF . 24 June 2021.
6. Web site: Regulations . CONCACAF . 26 June 2021.