The 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship was the 7th 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.
The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in India as the CONCACAF representatives.
Qualification
The 41 CONCACAF teams were ranked based on the CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Ranking as of 1 July 2019, and 26 entered the competition for the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship final tournament. The highest-ranked 16 entrants advanced directly to the group stage of the final tournament, while the other 10 entrants participated in qualifying.
Round Team Qualification Appearance Previous best performance Previous FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup appearances Group stage 7th Champions (2013) 5 7th Champions (2010) 6 (title holders) 7th Champions (2008, 2012, 2016, 2018) 4 5th Fourth place (2016, 2018) 0 5th Runners-up (2008) 2 6th Fourth place (2013) 0 4th Group stage (2008, 2012, 2013) 1 4th Group stage (2012, 2013, 2016) 0 3rd Group stage (2008, 2018) 0 2nd Group stage (2018) 0 3rd Group stage (2008, 2013) 0 3rd Fourth place (2012) 0 1st Debut 0 1st Debut 0 2nd Group stage (2016) 0 2nd Group stage (2018) 0 Knockout stage 1st Debut 0 1st Debut 0 1st Debut 0 1st Debut 0
Venues Santo Domingo San Cristóbal Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Estadio Panamericano Capacity: 27,000 Capacity: 2,800
Draw The draw of the tournament was held on 18 November 2021, 11:00 AST (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami, Florida. The 16 teams which entered the group stage were drawn into four groups of four teams. Based on the CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Ranking, the 16 teams were distributed into four pots, with teams in Pot 1 assigned to each group prior to the draw, as follows:
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Squads
Players born on or after 1 January 2005 are eligible to compete. Each team must register a squad of 20 players, two of whom must be goalkeepers. 2022 U17 W Squads-Official
Match officials
Group stage The top three teams in each group advanced to the round of 16, where they were joined by the four teams advancing from the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification.
Tiebreakers The ranking of teams in each group is determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.8): Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss). Goal difference in all group matches. Number of goals scored in all group matches. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction can be applied to a player in a single match): Yellow card: −1 point Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points Direct red card: −4 points Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points Drawing of lots.
All times are local, AST (UTC−4).
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Knockout stage 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).
Qualified teams GroupWinnersRunners-up(Best from qualification)Third placeA (Q)––B (Q)––C (Q)–EFGH
Bracket
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals Winners qualify for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
Third place Winner qualifies for 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
Final
Winners
Goalscorers
Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Team Qualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup1 5 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) 4 (2008, 2012, 2016, 2018) 6 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Awards Source: Golden BallGolden BootGolden Glove Riley Jackson Rosa Maalouf Victoria Safradin CONCACAF Fair Play Award
References
External links Concacaf Women's Under-17 Championship, CONCACAF.com