2012 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship

The 2012 CONCACAF Under-17 Women's Championship was the third edition of the U-17 women's championship in football for the CONCACAF region. It was held in Guatemala City from May 2 to 12.

2012 CONCACAF Under-17 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countryGuatemala
DatesMay 2–12, 2012
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions United States (2nd title)
Runners-up Canada
Third place Mexico
Fourth place Panama
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored72 (4.5 per match)
Attendance8,408 (526 per match)
Top scorer(s) Summer Green
(12 goals)

The three best-placed teams qualified for the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup held in Azerbaijan.[1] Canada were the defending champions from 2010. All matches were played on artificial turf at the Estadio Cementos Progreso.

Qualified teams
Main article: 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualifying

The qualification process for the 2012 tournament started on 14 August 2011.[1]

RegionMethod of qualificationTeams
Caribbean
Caribbean Football Union (CFU)		2011 Caribbean Football Union
Women's Under-17 Tournament		 Bahamas
Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago
Central America
Central American Football Union (UNCAF)		2011 UNCAF Women's
Under-17 Tournament		 Panama
North America
North American Football Union (NAFU)		Automatic qualification Canada
Mexico
United States
Host nation Guatemala

Squads
Main article: 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship squads

Group stage

All times are local (UTC−06:00).[2]

Tie-breaking criteria

Teams were ranked on the following criteria:[3]

1. Greater number of points in matches between the tied teams
2. Greater goal difference in matches between the tied teams (if more than two teams finish equal on points)
3. Greater number of goals scored in matches among the tied teams (if more than two teams finish equal on points)
4. Greater goal difference in all group matches
5. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
6. Drawing of lots
Key to colors in group tables
Advanced to Semi-finals

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Canada 3300161+159
 Panama 31118804
 Jamaica 311145−14
 Guatemala 3003216−140
Canada 6–0 Panama
Prince  6'
Dhanda  11'
Clarke  22', 40', 42'
Pierre-Louis  51'		 Report
Attendance: 390
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)
Guatemala 0–3 Jamaica
Report Gray  13', 42'
Shaw  65'
Attendance: 390
Referee: Yesli Rivas (El Salvador)
Jamaica 0–4 Canada
Report Sanderson  18'
Neff  21'
Clarke  55'
Prince  90+3'
Attendance: 1,100
Guatemala 1–7 Panama
Ibarguen  29' Report Riley  4', 36'
Batista  34', 73'
Franco  49'
Cox  61', 90+2'
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Dianne Ferreira-James (Guyana)
Panama 1–1 Jamaica
Cox  72' (pen.) Report Bailey  32'
Attendance: 475
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)
Guatemala 1–6 Canada
Herrera  28' Report Dhanda  23'
Clarke  31', 64'
Sanderson  77', 81', 90+2'
Attendance: 475
Referee: Annia Navarrete (Cuba)

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United States 3300180+189
 Mexico 320183+56
 Trinidad and Tobago 301207−71
 Bahamas 3012016−161
Bahamas 0–10 United States
Report Purce  1', 75', 84'
Green  6', 40', 41', 44', 60'
Sullivan  55'
Payne  77'
Attendance: 61
Referee: Cardella Samuels (Jamaica)
Mexico 2–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Hernández  32'
Duarte  40'		 Report
Attendance: 61
Referee: Irazema Aguilar (Cuba)
United States 5–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Bruder  20'
Sullivan  65'
Robinson  67'
Green  86'
Boyles  90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 128
Referee: Alicia Villatoro (Guatemala)
Mexico 6–0 Bahamas
Cadena  6', 43'
Morales  8', 13'
Vega  26'
Pineda  79'		 Report
Attendance: 128
Referee: Gillian Martindale (Barbados)
Trinidad and Tobago 0–0 Bahamas
Report
Attendance: 184
Referee: Cardella Samuels (Jamaica)
United States 3–0 Mexico
Green  16' (pen.), 32', 36' Report
Attendance: 184
Referee: Michelle Pye (Canada)

Knockout stage

All times are local (UTC−06:00).

The winners of the two semifinal matches and the winner of the third place match qualified for the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, held in Azerbaijan.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 May – Guatemala City
 
 
 United States7
 
12 May – Guatemala City
 
 Panama0
 
 United States1
 
10 May – Guatemala City
 
 Canada0
 
 Canada1
 
 
 Mexico0
 
Third place
 
 
12 May – Guatemala City
 
 
 Panama0
 
 
 Mexico6

Semi-finals
United States 7–0 Panama
Payne  9'
Green  44', 45+1', 53'
Andrews  50'
Jenkins  66'
Bruder  77'		 Report
Attendance: 98
Referee: Gillian Martindale (Barbados)
Canada 1–0 Mexico
Sanderson  13' Report
Attendance: 98
Referee: Dianne Ferreira-James (Guyana)

Third place match
Panama 0–6 Mexico
Report Morales  13'
Duarte  51', 54', 72', 84'
Hernández  65'
Attendance: 1,768
Referee: Irazema Aguilar (Cuba)

Final
United States 1–0 Canada
Munerlyn  21' Report
Attendance: 1,768
Referee: Alicia Villatoro (Guatemala)

Goalscorers
12 goals
6 goals
  • Summer Clarke
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
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References
  1. "U-17 Women's qualifying to begin Sunday". CONCACAF. 9 August 2011. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  2. Canada-Panama to open U-17 women's finals
  3. "Women's U-17 CONCACAF Championship – 2012 Regulations" (PDF). FIFA. 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
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