2024 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship explained

Tourney Name:CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship
Year:2024
Country:Mexico
City:Toluca
Dates:1–11 February
Num Teams:8
Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Count:6
Matches:16
Goals:82
Top Scorer: Lourdjina Étienne
Kennedy Fuller
(8 goals each)
Player: Lourdjina Étienne
Goalkeeper: Camila Vázquez
Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2026
Updated:11 February 2024

The 2024 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship was the 8th 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.[1]

The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup as the CONCACAF representatives alongside the Dominican Republic being the hosts of the World Cup.[2]

Qualification

28 teams originally entered the qualification stage, but after the draw only 18 teams remained. The six group winners qualified for the tournament alongside Mexico and the USA who entered the competition as the two highest-ranked teams. [3]

width=200pxTeamwidth=180pxQualificationwidth=120px data-sort-type="number"Appearancewidth=320pxPrevious best performancewidth=100pxPrevious FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup appearances
8th (2013)6
(title holders)8th (2008, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2022)5
4th (2022)0
6th (2016, 2018)0
6th (2008)2
4th (2022)0
4th (2012)0
8th (2010)7

Venue

The matches were played on Campo 1 and Campo 2 at the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF) headquarters.

Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on 3 October 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-17 Ranking at September 2023.

Squads

See main article: article and 2024 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship squads.

Players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible to compete. Each team must register a squad of 21 players, three of whom must be goalkeepers.[4]

Group stage

All times are local, CST (UTC−6).

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

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Final

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

TeamQualified ondata-sort-type="number"Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup1
0 (debut)
5 (2008, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2022)
6 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022)

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

Awards

Source:[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Six teams join USA and Mexico in Women's U17 Championship . . 21 September 2023 . 8 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231008155724/https://www.concacaf.com/under-17s-women/article/six-teams-join-usa-and-mexico-in-women-s-u17-championship/ . live .
  2. Web site: Diamond . Drew . 2024-02-12 . USA claim fourth U17s CONCACAF title in a row . 2024-03-17 . Her Football Hub . en-GB.
  3. Web site: Draw reveals groups for 2023 Concacaf Women's U-17 Qualifiers . CONCACAF.com . 21 September 2023 . 2 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231002033908/https://www.concacaf.com/under-17s-women/article/draw-reveals-groups-for-2023-concacaf-women-s-u-17-qualifiers/ . live .
  4. Web site: 2024 Concacaf Women's U-17 Championship final rosters confirmed . CONCACAF.com . 2 February 2024 . 2 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240202221645/https://www.concacaf.com/under-17s-women/article/2024-concacaf-women-s-u-17-championship-final-rosters-confirmed/ . live .
  5. Web site: Etienne, Fuller lead honors at Women’s Under-17 Championship . CONCACAF.com . 12 February 2024.