| Tourney Name: | CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Size: | 250px |
| Country: | Dominican Republic |
| City: | Santo Domingo |
| Dates: | 25 May – 4 June |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Count: | 2 |
| Matches: | 16 |
| Goals: | 76 |
| Top Scorer: | Sheika Scott (6 goals) |
| Goalkeeper: | Itzel Velasco |
| Prevseason: | 2022 |
| Nextseason: | TBC |
The 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship was the 12th edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, an international youth football championship organised by CONCACAF for the women's under-20 national teams of the North, Central American and Caribbean region. It took place in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, between 25 May and 4 June 2023.[1]
The top four teams of the tournament qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia as the CONCACAF representatives.
The United States were the two-time defending champions, having won the 2020 and 2022 editions.
Mexico won the tournament by defeating the United States in the final on 4 June 2023 with a 2–1 score. Canada qualified to the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup as the third place team by defeating Costa Rica with a 5–3 score in the third place match. Costa Rica eventually also qualified as an additional slot was allocated to CONCACAF.
See main article: 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification. The qualifying competition was held in April 2023.[2] For six of the available eight slots, a record number of thirty–two teams were drawn into six total groups (two groups of six teams and four groups of five teams each). and will play in a single round-robin format in centralized venues. The six group winners advanced to the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship final tournament. In addition, the United States and Mexico, the two highest-ranked CONCACAF teams in the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Rankings of August 29, 2022, qualified automatically.
The following teams qualified for the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship final tournament.
| Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Previous best performance | Previous World Cup appearances | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12th | (2018) | |||||
| (title holders) | 12th | (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2020, 2022) | ||||
| 7th | Fourth place (2012) | |||||
| 12th | Fourth place (2006) | |||||
| 3rd | Fourth place (2022) | |||||
| 4th | Semi-finalist (2020) | |||||
| 10th | Champions (2004, 2008) | |||||
| 7th | Third place (2004, 2010, 2014) |
| Santo Domingo | San Cristóbal | |
|---|---|---|
| Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez | Estadio Panamericano | |
| Capacity: 27,000 | Capacity: 2,800 |
The draw of the tournament was held on 4 May 2023 at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami, Florida. The 8 teams were drawn into two groups of four teams, based on the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Ranking at September 2022.[3]
See main article: article and 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship squads.
Players born on or after 1 January 2004 are eligible to compete. Each team must register a squad of 21 players, three of whom must be goalkeepers.[4]
On 13 February 2023, CONCACAF announced the lunch of a new revamped format for the youth competitions, in which Women's Under-17 and Under-20 competitions will now commence with a six-group Qualifying Stage played amongst teams ranked between 3 and 41, according to the respective CONCACAF Rankings. with the qualifying stage to be played in a round robin format and the six group winners advancing to the main tournament. The Group Stage of the main tournament will be composed of two groups of four teams each (eight teams in total). This will include the two top-ranked teams (pre-seeded into this round) and the six group winners of the Qualifying stage. After round-robin play, the top two teams of each group will advance to the semifinals. The knockout stage – semifinals, third place match, and final – will be played in a single match direct elimination format, with the finalists and the third place match winner qualifying for the respective youth FIFA Women's World Cup.[5]
Eight teams will play in the tournament, will be drawn into two groups of four teams, and will play single round-robin matches. The top two teams of each group will advance to the knockout stage, The knockout stage will feature the semi-finals, a third-place match, and the final to determine the champions. the two semi-finalists alongside the third-place match winner will qualify for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Although, on 4 October 2023, FIFA expanded the World Cup to 24 teams, meaning the 4 semi-finalists all qualified.[6]
The ranking of teams in each group is determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.8):
All times are local, AST (UTC−4).
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In the knockout stage, if a 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 (Regulations Article 12.13).[7]
Winners qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
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Winner qualified for 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Loser eventually also qualified as an additional slot was allocated to CONCACAF.
The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia.
| Team | Qualified on | data-sort-type="number" | Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 (2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022) | |||
| 10 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022) | |||
| 8 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2022) | |||
| 3 (2010, 2014, 2022) |
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.