2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification
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The 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification was a women's under-20 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. Players born on or after 1 January 1996 were eligible to compete in the tournament.[1]
A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, where the berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:[2]
- Three teams from the North American Zone (NAFU), i.e., Canada, Mexico and the United States, who all qualified automatically
- Two teams from the Central American Zone (UNCAF), including Honduras who qualified automatically as hosts
- Three teams from the Caribbean Zone (CFU)
The top three teams of the final tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea.[3]
Teams
A total of 23 CONCACAF member national teams entered the tournament. Among them, four teams qualified automatically for the final tournament, and 19 teams entered the regional qualifying competitions.
| Zone | Teams entering | No. of teams |
|---|---|---|
| North American Zone (NAFU) |
|
3 |
| Central American Zone (UNCAF) |
|
6 |
| Caribbean Zone (CFU) |
|
14 |
| Did not enter | |
|---|---|
| North American Zone (NAFU) |
None |
| Central American Zone (UNCAF) |
|
| Caribbean Zone (CFU) |
|
- Notes
- 1 Non-FIFA member, ineligible for World Cup.
Central American Zone
| Eliminatoria Sub-20 Femenina de UNCAF 2015 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Panama |
| Dates | 31 July – 8 August 2015 |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Panama |
| Runners-up |  Costa Rica |
| Third place |  Guatemala |
| Fourth place |  Nicaragua |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 36 (3.6 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Katherine Arroyo Melissa Herrera (4 goals each) |
← 2014 2018 → | |
In the Central American Zone, initially six UNCAF member national teams entered the qualifying competition. They were divided into two groups of three teams, as drawn on 28 February 2015 at the UNCAF Executive Committee meeting in Managua, Nicaragua.[4] Group A, consisting of Panama, Honduras and El Salvador, was to be played between 23 and 27 June 2015 in Panama, while Group B, consisting of Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Guatemala, was to be played between 1–5 July 2015 in Costa Rica.[4] The two group winners would qualify for the final tournament as the UNCAF representatives.
However, after Honduras were named as hosts and qualified automatically, UNCAF changed the format of the qualifying competition. The five remaining teams were placed in a single group, as confirmed on 3 June 2015 by UNCAF.[5] The matches were played between 31 July and 8 August 2015 in Panama.[6] The winner qualified for the final tournament as the UNCAF representative besides hosts Honduras.
Times UTC−5.
Group
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama (H) |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 10 | 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship |
| 2 | Costa Rica |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 7 | |
| 3 | Guatemala |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Nicaragua |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 2 | |
| 5 |  El Salvador |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 1 |
(H) Hosts
| Costa Rica | 5–1 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
Arroyo  11', 75'Villalobos 20'Herrera 25', 41' |
Report | Cerén 90+1' |
| Guatemala | 1–1 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Ventura 79' |
Report | Herrera 57' |
| Panama | 2–1 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Franco 6', 50' |
Report | Cerén 70' |
| El Salvador | 1–2 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Rodríguez 39' |
Report | Herrera 71' Gatica 79' |
| Nicaragua | 0–5 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Arroyo 6', 34' Herrera 10'Coto 54'Varela 72' |
| Panama | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Riley 4' Ortiz 69' |
Report |
| El Salvador | 2–2 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Jiménez 55' Cerén 88' |
Report | Melgar 34' S. Flores 68' |
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
Katherine Arroyo- Melissa Herrera
- 3 goals
Brenda Cerén
Celeste Gatica
Yassiel Franco
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- María Paula Coto
- Sofía Varela
- Gloriana Villalobos
- Heylin Jiménez
- Karla Rodríguez
- Alida Argueta
- Fabiola González
- Vivian Herrera
- Amelia Rabanales
- Madelin Ventura
Sheyla Flores- Yessenia Flores
- Jackeline Melgar
- Solemar Ortiz
- Karla Riley
Note: One goal each scored by Guatemala and Nicaragua missing goalscorer information.
Caribbean Zone
| 2015 CFU Women's Under-20 Qualifier | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host countries |  Puerto Rico (group 1) Saint Lucia (group 2) Dominican Republic (group 3) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (group 4) Haiti (final round) |
| Dates | 19 June – 23 October 2015 |
| Teams | 14 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Haiti |
| Runners-up |  Jamaica |
| Third place |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| Fourth place | Puerto Rico |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 27 |
| Goals scored | 101 (3.74 per match) |
| Top scorer | Khadija Shaw (7 goals) |
← 2014 2018 → | |
In the Caribbean Zone, 14 CFU member national teams entered the qualifying competition.[7] Among them, 13 teams entered the first round, where they were divided into one group of four teams and three groups of three teams. The groups were played between 19 and 23 June and 26–30 July 2015 and hosted by one of the teams in each group. The four group winners, the runner-up of the four-team group, and the two best runners-up of the three-team groups advanced to the final round to be joined by final round hosts Haiti.
In the final round, played between 14 and 23 October 2015 in Haiti, the eight teams were divided into two groups of four teams, where the top two teams of each group advanced to play a single-elimination tournament. The top three teams qualified for the final tournament as the CFU representatives.
Times UTC−4.
First round
Group 1
Matches played in Puerto Rico.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puerto Rico (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 9 | Final round |
| 2 |  Curaçao |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Anguilla |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 5–0 | Curaçao |
|---|---|---|
| Tirado 3' Díaz 30'Zaragoza 35'Martínez 82', 90+2' |
Report |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0–2 | Curaçao |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hart 55' Scheepers 60' |
| Puerto Rico | 3–1 | Antigua and Barbuda |
|---|---|---|
| Guadalupe 11' Tirado 35', 82' |
Report | Browne 27' |
Group 2
Matches played in Saint Lucia.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 3 | Final round |
| 2 |  Grenada |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 3 | Saint Lucia (H) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 |
| Saint Lucia | 2–4 | Grenada |
|---|---|---|
| Cox 10' Lionel 78' |
Report | Julien 17' Frank 33', 38'Prevost 90+4' |
| Saint Lucia | Cancelled | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
The final match was postponed due to heavy rain.[8] It was eventually not played, and Jamaica advanced to the final round.
Group 3
Matches played in Dominican Republic.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bermuda |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 4 | Final round |
| 2 | Dominican Republic (H) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 |
| Dominican Republic | 6–0 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
|---|---|---|
| Peralta 15', 43', 83' Gunn 54', 71'Sosa 86' |
Report |
| Dominican Republic | 2–2 | Bermuda |
|---|---|---|
| Peralta 64' Sosa 80' |
Nolan 24' Burch 52' |
Group 4
Matches played in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 6 | Final round |
| 2 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (H) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Dominica |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0–2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Leander 19', 60' |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6–0 | Dominica |
|---|---|---|
| Matouk 15', 29' Govia 21'Ralph 40'Carmichael 72'Swift 81' |
Report |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3–1 | Dominica |
|---|---|---|
| T. Browne 31' Duncan 39', 44' |
Samuel (?) |
Ranking of second-placed teams
In addition to the runner-up of Group 1 (with four teams), the two best runners-up of Groups 2, 3 and 4 (with three teams) also advance to the final round.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Dominican Republic |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 4 | Final round |
| 2 | 4 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 2 | Grenada |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
Final round
Matches played in Haiti.[9][10]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti (H) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 3 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Puerto Rico |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 | Bermuda |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 3 | |
| 4 | Dominican Republic |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
| Bermuda | 1–0 | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| Nolan 29' |
Report |
| Haiti | 0–3 | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| Report | López 24' Zaragoza 78'Martínez 90+1' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 | Curaçao |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4–1 | Curaçao |
|---|---|---|
| Leander 37', 48' Matouk 52'Johnson 53' |
Report | Wahr 2' |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| C. Browne 32' |
Report | Henry 21' |
| Curaçao | 1–0 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
|---|---|---|
| Keller 68' |
Report |
Semi-finals
Winners qualified for 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.
| Jamaica | 2–1 | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| Wark 3' Blackwood 64' |
Report | Carrión 83' |
Third place playoff
Winner qualified for 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.
| Puerto Rico | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Font 6' (pen.) |
Report | John 24' |
| Penalties | ||
| 3–4 | ||
Final
Goalscorers
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
Aaliyah Nolan
Marjorie Martínez
- 4 goals
Winibian Peralta
Nérilia Mondésir- Adriana Tirado
Tsaianne Leander
- 3 goals
Deneisha Blackwood- Maya Matouk
- 2 goals
- Eva Frazzoni
Lindsay Hart- Amalie Gunn
- Emeli Sosa
Roneisha Frank- Sabine Chandler
- Kensia Destinvil
- Roseline Éloissaint
- Rasha Roberts
- Ángela Díaz
- Mirianée Zaragoza
Darie-Ann Duncan- Chevonne John
- 1 goal
Coleen Johnson
Jaidene Browne- Kshalea Burch
- Deshae Darrell
- Juvainy Keller
- Diante Scheepers
- Ketsiah Wahr
Kasika Samuel- Kristal Julien
- Shaunasha Prevost
- Batcheba Louis
- Darline Radamaker
- Rena Gordon
- Asia Lee-Fatt
- Simone Wark
- Karla Aponte
- Alejandra Carrión
- Adriana Font
- Ilandra Guadalupe
- Mariana López
- Gabriela Solís
- Jessica Torres
Criselda Cox- Lyla Lionel
- Chrislyn Browne
- Teffie-Ann Browne
- Corel Carmichael
- Shauna-Lee Govia
- Kelsey Henry
- Kedie Johnson
- Chelcy Ralph
- Zoe Swift
- Celeste Thomas
- Own goal
- Konya Plummer (playing against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
Qualified teams
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Canada | Automatic qualifier | N/A | 5 (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
 Mexico | Automatic qualifier | N/A | 7 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
 United States | Automatic qualifier | N/A | 7 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
 Honduras | Hosts | 7 May 2015[2] | 1 (2014) |
| Panama | Central American Zone 1st place | 8 August 2015 | 4 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2012) |
| Haiti | Caribbean Zone 1st place | 21 October 2015 | 2 (2002, 2012) |
| Jamaica | Caribbean Zone 2nd place | 21 October 2015 | 7 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Caribbean Zone 3rd place | 23 October 2015 | 6 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.