2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

The 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the fourth edition of the youth association football tournament for women under the age of 17. The final tournament was hosted in Costa Rica.

2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Copa Mundial Femenina de Fútbol Sub-17 de 2014
Tournament details
Host countryCosta Rica
Dates15 March – 4 April
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Japan (1st title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place Italy
Fourth place Venezuela
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored113 (3.53 per match)
Attendance284,320 (8,885 per match)
Top scorer(s) Deyna Castellanos
Gabriela García
(6 goals each)
Best player(s) Hina Sugita
Best goalkeeper Mamiko Matsumoto
Fair play award Japan

The competition was played from 15 March to 4 April 2014.[1] Japan beat Spain in the final 2–0, the same score the same match ended in the group stage. Japan emerged as the fourth different champion in four editions.

The opening match of the tournament set a new tournament record with 34,453 spectators. In total 284,320 supporters attended matches averaging 8,885 per match beating the 2012 record.[2]

Host selection

On 3 March 2011, FIFA announced that the tournament would be held in Costa Rica. There were six official bids.[3]

Hosting rights were then stripped on 28 February 2013 due to problems in stadium construction.[4] After receiving guarantees from both CONCACAF and the Costa Rican government, they were re-instated as hosts at an executive committee meeting in Zurich on March 21, 2013.[5] The final was originally scheduled on 5 April, but was brought forward one day due to government elections.[6]

Mascot

The official mascot of the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was Juna, a blue morpho butterfly. The name Juna means "to fly" in the Cabécar language.[7]

Qualified teams

The slot allocation was approved by the FIFA Executive Committee in May 2012.[8][9] The Oceania Football Confederation qualifying tournament was scheduled for January 2014, FIFA however decided that it would be hosted too late then. Eventually FIFA and OFC in agreement with all member nations agreed to award the confederation spot to New Zealand. Just as New Zealand, Nigeria qualified without playing a match because two opponents withdrew their respective qualifying games. Defending champions France did not qualify.

In total 103 nations took part in the qualifying, three less than for the 2012 World Cup.[10]

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifiers[11]
AFC (Asia) 2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship  Japan
 North Korea
 China PR
CAF (Africa) 2013 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament  Nigeria
 Ghana
 Zambia1
CONCACAF
(North, Central America and Caribbean)		 Host nation  Costa Rica
2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship  Mexico
 Canada
CONMEBOL (South America) 2013 South American Under-17 Women's Championship  Venezuela
 Colombia
 Paraguay
OFC (Oceania) Appointed by OFC (qualifying tournament cancelled)[12]  New Zealand
UEFA (Europe) 2014 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship  Germany
 Spain
 Italy1
1.^ Teams that made their debut.

Venues

Four stadiums are to be used across Costa Rica.[13]

Host cities
Alajuela Liberia
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño
Capacity: 16,625 Capacity: 4,300
San José Tibás
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
Capacity: 34,453 Capacity: 21,704

Match officials

A total of 14 referees, 4 reserve referees, and 28 assistant referees were appointed by FIFA for the tournament.[14]

Confederation Referees Assistant referees
AFC

Fusako Kajiyama
Pannipar Kamnueng
Abirami Apbai Naidu (reserve)

Emi Chiba
Kim Kyoung-Min
Lee Seul-Gi
Saori Takahashi

CAF

Aissata Ameyo Amegee
Gladys Lengwe (reserve)

Ayawa Mana Dzodope
Lidwine Pelagie Rakotozafinoro

CONCACAF

Miriam Patricia Leon Serpas
Cardella Samuels
Lucila Venegas Montes
Marianela Ayala Cruz (reserve)

Emperatriz Ivonne Ayala Lopez
Princess Brown
Enedina Caudillo Gomez
Lixy Esperanza Enriquez Guerrero
Stacy-Ann Greyson
Kimberly Moreira Rojas

CONMEBOL

Ana Karina Marques Valentin Alves
Silvia Elizabeth Reyes Juarez
Maria Belen Carvajal Peña (reserve)

Luciana Elizabeth Mascaraña
Katiuscia Mayer Berger Mendonça
Rossana Mabel Salinas Garcia
Nadia Maria Macarena Weiler Figueredo

OFC

Anna-Marie Keighley

Nagarita Jimmy
Lata I Sia Kaumatule

UEFA

Jana Adámková
Katalin Kulcsár
Pernilla Larsson
Kateryna Monzul
Carina Vitulano

Ourania Foskolou
Helen Karo
Panagiota Koutsoumpou
Judit Kulcsár
Angela Kyriakou
Sian Massey
Yolanda Parga Rodriguez
Lucie Ratajova
Sanja Rodak Karsic
Maria Sukenikova

Squads
Main article: 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup squads

Each team must name a squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline.[9] The squads were announced on 6 March 2014.[15]

Final draw

The group stage draw was held on 17 December 2013 in Pueblo Antiguo.[16][17] Confederation champions Germany, Japan and Mexico were put in Pot 1 alongside the hosts Costa Rica, who were automatically assigned to Position A1. The draw then made sure no teams of the same confederation could meet in the group stage.[18]

Pot 1
(Seeded teams)		 Pot 2
(CONCACAF & CONMEBOL)		 Pot 3
(CAF & OFC)		 Pot 4
(AFC & UEFA)

Group stage

The winners and runners-up of each group advance to the quarter-finals. The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows:[9]

  1. points obtained in all group matches;
  2. goal difference in all group matches;
  3. number of goals scored in all group matches;

If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:

  1. points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.
Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the Quarter-finals

All times are local, Central Standard Time (UTC−6).[19]

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Venezuela 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9
 Italy 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
 Zambia 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
 Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source:
Italy 2–0 Zambia
Serturini  41', 53' Report
Attendance: 34,453
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)
Costa Rica 0–3 Venezuela
Report Castellanos  49', 52'
Moreno  88'
Attendance: 34,453
Venezuela 4–0 Zambia
Castellanos  14'
G. García  47', 59', 86'		 Report
Attendance: 25,624
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
Costa Rica 0–1 Italy
Report Marinelli  19'
Attendance: 25,624
Referee: Silvia Reyes (Peru)
Zambia 2–1 Costa Rica
Chanda  8'
Araya  69' (o.g.)		 Report Varela  3'
Attendance: 9,658
Referee: Anna–Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Venezuela 1–0 Italy
Castellanos  46' Report
Attendance: 5,863
Referee: Cardella Samuels (Jamaica)

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
 Canada 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
 North Korea 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
 Germany 3 0 1 2 5 7 −2 1
Source:
Ghana 2–0 North Korea
Ayieyam  16'
Owusu-Ansah  50'		 Report
Attendance: 2,910
Germany 2–2 Canada
Ehegötz  65'
Fellhauer  68'		 Report Fleming  3'
Levasseur  44'
Attendance: 2,910
Referee: Ana Marques (Brazil)
Ghana 1–0 Germany
Amfobea  43' Report
Attendance: 3,250
North Korea 1–1 Canada
Sung Hyang-sim  54' Report Kim Jong-Sim  86' (o.g.)
Attendance: 3,250
Canada 2–1 Ghana
Levasseur  9', 40' Report Owusu-Ansah  72'
Attendance: 9,658
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
North Korea 4–3 Germany
Ju Hyo-sim  30'
Sung Hyang-sim  34'
Wi Jong-Sim  41'
Ri Ji-Hyang  61' (pen.)		 Report Ehegötz  5'
Sehan  12'
Walkling  24'
Attendance: 5,863
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 9
 Spain 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 6
 New Zealand 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
 Paraguay 3 0 1 2 2 18 −16 1
Source:
New Zealand 1–1 Paraguay
Cleverly  69' Report Barrios  84'
Attendance: 2,250
Spain 0–2 Japan
Report Miyagawa  43'
Matsubara  51'
Attendance: 2,250
Referee: Cardella Samuels (Jamaica)
New Zealand 0–3 Spain
Report Hernández  3'
P. Garrote  34'
N. García  67'
Attendance: 2,364
Referee: Aissata Amegee (Togo)
Paraguay 0–10 Japan
Report Hasegawa  15'
Endo  22'
Miyagawa  36'
Ichise  47'
Hiratsuka  56'
Saihara  62'
Sugita  75', 85', 86'
Kono  90+2' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,364
Japan 3–0 New Zealand
Hasegawa  20'
Kobayashi  71' (pen.)
Matsubara  90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Ana Marques (Brazil)
Paraguay 1–7 Spain
Godoy  25' Report Beltrán  4'
Falcon  11', 17'
N. García  64', 83'
P. Garrote  76', 79'
Attendance: 3,199
Referee: Miriam Leon (El Salvador)

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9
 Mexico 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
 China PR 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
 Colombia 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source:
Mexico 4–0 Colombia
Salazar  1'
Crowther  4'
González  14'
Huerta  71'		 Report
Attendance: 4,300
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)
China PR 1–2 Nigeria
Fan Yuqiu  64' Report Ajibade  21'
Kanu  63'
Attendance: 4,300
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
Mexico 4–0 China PR
Bernal  30' (pen.)
González  42'
Martínez  66'
Cruz  87'		 Report
Attendance: 4,629
Referee: Anna–Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Colombia 1–2 Nigeria
Ang. Rodríguez  3' Report Bokiri  26'
Kanu  59'
Attendance: 4,629
Referee: Miriam Leon (El Salvador)
Nigeria 3–0 Mexico
Ajibade  12'
Kanu  16'
Yakubu  58'		 Report
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Silvia Reyes (Peru)
Colombia 1–3 China PR
And. Rodríguez  60' Report Cui Yuhan  72'
Páez  75' (o.g.)
Chen Yudan  90+1'
Attendance: 3,199

Knockout stage

In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, the match is determined by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time is played).[9]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
27 March — San José
 
 
 Venezuela3
 
31 March — Liberia
 
 Canada2
 
 Venezuela1
 
27 March — Liberia
 
 Japan4
 
 Japan2
 
4 April — San José
 
 Mexico0
 
 Japan2
 
27 March — San José
 
 Spain0
 
 Ghana2 (3)
 
31 March — Liberia
 
 Italy (p)2 (4)
 
 Italy0
 
27 March — Liberia
 
 Spain2 Third place
 
 Nigeria0
 
4 April — San José
 
 Spain3
 
 Venezuela4 (0)
 
 
 Italy (p)4 (2)
 

Quarter-finals
Venezuela 3–2 Canada
Castellanos  6'
Zambrano  43'
G. García  62'		 Report Kinzner  19'
Levasseur  40'
Attendance: 1,812
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
Ghana 2–2 Italy
Ayieyam  4'
Abambila  90'		 Report Marinelli  8'
Giugliano  17' (pen.)
Penalties
Ayieyam
Kuzagbe
Opoku
Abambila
Amfobea 		3–4 Boattin
Giugliano
Simonetti
Serturini
Vergani
Attendance: 1,812
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)
Japan 2–0 Mexico
Hasegawa  12'
Sugita  43'		 Report
Attendance: 3,406
Nigeria 0–3 Spain
Report Guijarro  14' (pen.), 71'
N. García  58'
Attendance: 3,406
Referee: Anna–Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

Semi-finals
Venezuela 1–4 Japan
Castellanos  90+2' Report Nagano  13'
Ichise  33'
Kobayashi  52'
Sugita  63' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,528
Italy 0–2 Spain
Report Hernández  48' (pen.)
N. García  81' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,528
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

Third place match
Venezuela 4–4 Italy
Marcano  45+2'
G. García  60', 68'
Luzardo  90+5'		 Report Bergamaschi  16'
Giugliano  55', 61'
Simonetti  79'
Penalties
Moreno
Romero
D. Rodriguez
Goyo 		0–2 Boattin
Giugliano
Simonetti
Attendance: 29,814

Final
Japan 2–0 Spain
Nishida  5'
Kono  78'		 Report
Attendance: 29,814
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)
 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Champions 

Japan
First title

Awards

The following awards were given for the tournament:[20]

Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
Hina Sugita Yui Hasegawa Pilar Garrote


Golden Shoe Silver Shoe Bronze Shoe
Deyna Castellanos
Gabriela García		 — Hina Sugita


FIFA Fair Play Award Golden Glove
 Japan Mamiko Matsumoto

Goalscorers
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal
  • Sara Páez (for China PR)
  • Maria Araya (for Zambia)
  • Kim Jong-Sim (for Canada)

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  20. Awards 2014
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