2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship

The 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship was the 10th edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organized by CONCACAF for the women's under-20 national teams of the North, Central American and Caribbean region. The tournament was held in the Dominican Republic between 22 February and 8 March 2020 (original dates were between 15 February and 1 March 2020).[1]

2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryDominican Republic
Dates22 February – 8 March 2020
Teams20 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions United States (6th title)
Runners-up Mexico
Tournament statistics
Matches played39
Goals scored198 (5.08 per match)
Top scorer(s) Melchie Dumornay
(14 goals)

The final tournament is expanded from eight to 20 teams, using the same format as the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica and Panama as the CONCACAF representatives, besides Costa Rica and Panama who automatically qualified as co-hosts.

Mexico were the defending champions but was defeated by United States in the final.

Qualified teams
Further information: 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualifying stage

The qualifying format has changed since the 2018 edition, and the teams are no longer divided into regional zones.

The 41 CONCACAF teams were ranked based on the CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Ranking as of 2018.[2] A total of 26 teams entered the tournament. The highest-ranked 16 entrants were exempt from qualifying and advanced directly to the group stage of the final tournament, while the lowest-ranked 10 entrants had to participate in the qualifying stage, where the four group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16 of the knockout stage of the final tournament.[3]

On 13 January 2020, CONCACAF announced that Costa Rica (5th ranked entrant) and Panama (10th ranked entrant), which had automatically qualified for the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup as hosts, would no longer participate in the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. As a result, the following changes to the tournament were made:[4]

Round Team Qualification Appearance Previous best performance Previous FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup appearances
Group stage  United States 1st ranked entrant 10th Champions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015) 9
 Mexico (title holders) 2nd ranked entrant 10th Champions (2018) 8
 Canada 3rd ranked entrant 8th Champions (2004, 2008) 7
 Haiti 4th ranked entrant 5th Third place (2018) 1
 Jamaica 6th ranked entrant 10th Fourth place (2006) 0
 Trinidad and Tobago 7th ranked entrant 9th Fourth place (2014) 0
 Honduras 8th ranked entrant 3rd Group stage (2014) 0
 Guatemala 9th ranked entrant 3rd Group stage (2010, 2012) 0
 Nicaragua 11th ranked entrant 3rd Group stage (2008) 0
 Dominican Republic (hosts) 12th ranked entrant 2nd Group stage (2004) 0
 El Salvador 13th ranked entrant 1st Debut 0
 Cuba 14th ranked entrant 4th Group stage (2008, 2010) 0
 Puerto Rico 15th ranked entrant 1st Debut 0
 Cayman Islands 16th ranked entrant 2nd Group stage (2014) 0
 Guyana Qualifying Group A winner 1st Debut 0
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Qualifying Group B winner 1st Debut 0
Knockout stage  Saint Lucia Qualifying Group A runner-up 1st Debut 0
 Grenada Qualifying Group B runner-up 1st Debut 0
 Bermuda Qualifying Group A third place 1st Debut 0
 Barbados Qualifying Group B third place 1st Debut 0

Venues

Draw

The draw for the group stage took place on 19 April 2019, 11:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami. The 16 teams which entered the group stage were drawn into four groups of four teams.[3] Based on the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Ranking, the 16 teams were distributed into four pots, with teams in Pot 1 assigned to each group prior to the draw, as follows:[5]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  •  Costa Rica
  •  Jamaica
  •  Trinidad and Tobago
  •  Honduras
  •  Guatemala
  •  Panama
  •  Nicaragua
  •  Dominican Republic
  •  El Salvador
  •  Cuba
  •  Puerto Rico
  •  Cayman Islands

Following the exclusion of Costa Rica and Panama from the tournament, their vacated positions in the group stage were replaced by Guyana and Saint Kitts and Nevis respectively. Furthermore, the vacated positions in the round of 16 of Guyana and Saint Kitts and Nevis were replaced by Bermuda and Barbados respectively.[4]

Squads
Further information: 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2000 are eligible to compete. Each team must register a squad of 20 players, two of whom must be goalkeepers.[6]

Match officials

CONCACAF announced the appointment of the match officials on 14 February 2020.[7]

Group stage

The top three teams in each group advance to the round of 16, where they are joined by the four teams advancing from the qualifying stage.

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in each group is determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.8):[6]

  1. Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss);
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
  5. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
  6. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  7. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
    • Yellow card: −1 points;
    • Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
    • Direct red card: −4 points;
    • Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
  8. Drawing of lots.

All times are local, AST (UTC−4).[8]

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 24 0 +24 9 Knockout stage
2  Dominican Republic (H) 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 4
3  Cuba 3 1 1 1 6 10 −4 4
4  Honduras 3 0 0 3 1 24 −23 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.
United States 9–0 Cuba
  • Fishel  9', 13', 42', 45+1'
  • Pinto  16', 90'
  • Spaanstra  37'
  • Yates  67'
  • Meza  68'
 Report
Referee: Sandra Benítez (El Salvador)
Honduras 0–7 Dominican Republic
Report
Referee: Crystal Sobers (Trinidad and Tobago)
Dominican Republic 0–4 United States
Report
  • Fishel  3', 12'
  • Jarrett  8'
  • Pinto  65'
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
Cuba 6–1 Honduras
 Report
  • Menjivar  55'
Referee: Marjorie Ponce (Nicaragua)
Dominican Republic 0–0 Cuba
Report
Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)
United States 11–0 Honduras
  • Rodman  14', 30', 34', 37', 72'
  • Holmes  17'
  • Duong  18'
  • Reyes  21' (o.g.)
  • Yates  52', 70'
  • De la O  74' (o.g.)
 Report
Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Knockout stage
2  Guyana 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
3  Puerto Rico 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Nicaragua 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Mexico 2–1 Puerto Rico
 Report
  • Cimino  53'
Guyana 3–1 Nicaragua
  • Narine  19'
  • Vyfhuis  49'
  • McDonald  62'
 Report
  • Gilday  64'
Referee: Suleimy Linares Sáez (Cuba)
Puerto Rico 1–2 Guyana
  • Cimino  87'
 Report
Referee: Sandra Benítez (El Salvador)
Nicaragua 0–4 Mexico
Report
Referee: Crystal Sobers (Trinidad and Tobago)
Nicaragua 0–1 Puerto Rico
Report
  • Oquendo  77'
Referee: Sandra Benítez (El Salvador)
Mexico 3–0 Guyana
  • Montoya  78', 87' (pen.)
  • Román  90+3'
 Report
Referee: Myriam Marcotte (Canada)

Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jamaica 3 2 1 0 11 6 +5 7 Knockout stage
2  Canada 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  El Salvador 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
4  Guatemala 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Jamaica 4–4 Guatemala
  • Brown  50'
  • Fray  54', 68', 76'
 Report
  • Ovando  12'
  • Álvarez  26' (pen.), 78'
  • Recinos  35'
Referee: Priscila Pérez (Mexico)
Canada 2–0 El Salvador
  • Boychuk  57'
  • Novak  71'
 Report
Referee: Karitza Guerra (Honduras)
El Salvador 1–4 Jamaica
  • Rodriguez  45+3' (pen.)
 Report
  • Brown  2', 11'
  • Murray  58'
  • Parker  82'
Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)
Guatemala 0–0 Canada
Report
Referee: Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)
Guatemala 0–1 El Salvador
Report
  • Gómez  2'
Referee: Suleimy Linares Sáez (Cuba)
Canada 1–3 Jamaica
  • Boychuk  90+1'
 Report
  • Brown  20'
  • Murray  80'
  • Fray  89'

Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Haiti 3 3 0 0 22 0 +22 9 Knockout stage
2  Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 0 1 8 7 +1 6
3  Cayman Islands 3 1 0 2 3 12 −9 3
4  Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 0 0 3 2 16 −14 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Trinidad and Tobago 6–0 Saint Kitts and Nevis
 Report
Referee: Myriam Marcotte (Canada)
Haiti 8–0 Cayman Islands
  • Dumornay  4', 86' (pen.)
  • Pierre  8'
  • Ornis  24', 30'
  • F. Joseph  70', 75'
  • Surpris  89'
 Report
Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)
Cayman Islands 0–2 Trinidad and Tobago
Report
Referee: Priscila Pérez (Mexico)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0–7 Haiti
Report
  • Dumornay  22' (pen.)
  • Pierre  32', 40'
  • Louis  36', 46'
  • Dorce  41'
  • Marcellus  56'
Referee: Karitza Guerra (Honduras)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2–3 Cayman Islands
 Report
  • Kehoe  17' (pen.)
  • Bromfield  47', 84'
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
Haiti 7–0 Trinidad and Tobago
  • Dumornay  6', 16', 60'
  • Ornis  21', 39'
  • F. Joseph  22', 52'
 Report
Referee: Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)

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).[6]

Bracket
 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
29 February – Santo Domingo
 
 
 United States6
 
4 March – Santo Domingo
 
 Saint Lucia0
 
 United States4
 
29 February – San Cristóbal
 
 Canada0
 
 Canada6
 
6 March – Santo Domingo
 
 Cuba0
 
 United States6
 
29 February – San Cristóbal
 
 Dominican Republic0
 
 Jamaica9
 
4 March – San Cristóbal
 
 Bermuda1
 
 Jamaica1
 
29 February – Santo Domingo
 
 Dominican Republic2
 
 Dominican Republic4
 
8 March – Santo Domingo
 
 El Salvador1
 
 United States4
 
1 March – Santo Domingo
 
 Mexico1
 
 Mexico12
 
4 March – Santo Domingo
 
 Grenada1
 
 Mexico4
 
1 March – San Cristóbal
 
 Trinidad and Tobago0
 
 Trinidad and Tobago (p)3 (5)
 
6 March – Santo Domingo
 
 Puerto Rico3 (4)
 
 Mexico (p)1 (4)
 
1 March – San Cristóbal
 
 Haiti1 (2)
 
 Haiti12
 
4 March – San Cristóbal
 
 Barbados0
 
 Haiti3
 
1 March – Santo Domingo
 
 Guyana0
 
 Guyana2
 
 
 Cayman Islands0
 

Round of 16
Jamaica 9–1 Bermuda
  • Murray  12'
  • Brown  13', 61', 76' (pen.), 90+1'
  • Able  41'
  • Parker  53'
  • Clarke  83', 88'
 Report
  • Christopher  26'
Referee: Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)
United States 6–0 Saint Lucia
  • Fishel  8', 76'
  • Francis  14' (o.g.)
  • Enge  24'
  • Pinto  35', 90'
 Report
Referee: Sandra Benítez (El Salvador)
Canada 6–0 Cuba
 Report
Referee: Karitza Guerra (Honduras)
Dominican Republic 4–1 El Salvador
 Report
  • López  22'
Referee: Priscila Pérez (Mexico)
Haiti 12–0 Barbados
  • E. Joseph  2'
  • Ornis  16', 38', 67'
  • Pierre  20'
  • Dumornay  24', 25', 33' (pen.), 52' (pen.)
  • Mathurin  48'
  • Dorce  82'
  • Surpris  89'
 Report
Referee: Crystal Sobers (Trinidad and Tobago)
Mexico 12–1 Grenada
  • Román  11'
  • González  12', 26'
  • R. Reyes  21'
  • Valcin  36' (o.g.)
  • McIntosh  56' (o.g.)
  • Zempoalteca  58'
  • Juárez  72'
  • Pérez  73', 83'
  • M. Reyes  78'
  • Díaz  89'
 Report
  • Charles  49'
Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)
Trinidad and Tobago 3–3 (a.e.t.) Puerto Rico
 Report
  • Pardo  18'
  • Vázquez  24'
  • Torres  111'
Penalties
 5–4
  • Vázquez
  • Torres
  • Oquendo
  • Pardo
  • Morales
Referee: Myriam Marcotte (Canada)
Guyana 2–0 Cayman Islands
  • Narine  24', 55'
 Report
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)

Quarter-finals
Jamaica 1–2 Dominican Republic
 Report
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
United States 4–0 Canada
  • Fishel  35', 67'
  • Pinto  41'
  • Wesley  54'
 Report
Haiti 3–0 Guyana
 Report
Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)
Mexico 4–0 Trinidad and Tobago
 Report
Referee: Sandra Benítez (El Salvador)

Semi-finals

Winners qualify for 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

United States 6–0 Dominican Republic
  • Pinto  2', 4', 20'
  • Rodman  16', 62'
  • Fishel  57'
 Report
Referee: Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)
Mexico 1–1 (a.e.t.) Haiti
  • Montoya  68'
 Report
Penalties
 4–2
Referee: Crystal Sobers (Trinidad and Tobago)

Final
United States 4–1 Mexico
  • Rodman  12', 88'
  • Fishel  49', 58'
 Report
  • Flores  6'
Referee: Sandra Benítez (El Salvador)

Winners
 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship 

United States
6th title

Goalscorers

There were 198 goals scored in 39 matches, for an average of 5.08 goals per match.

14 goals

13 goals

  • Mia Fishel

9 goals

7 goals

6 goals

4 goals

  • Tanya Boychuk
  • Mía Asenjo
  • Audrey Narine
  • Florsie Joseph
  • Dayana Pierre
  • Marlee Fray

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

  • Nia Christopher
  • Kaila Novak
  • Léonie Portelance
  • Molly Kehoe
  • Cecil Aldana
  • Maristania Mengana
  • Katheryn Rodríguez
  • Brieana Hallo
  • Jazlyn Oviedo
  • Samaria Gómez
  • Yoselyn López
  • Mara Rodriguez
  • Sheranda Charles
  • Sandra Ovando
  • María Recinos
  • Serena McDonald
  • Jade Vyfhuis
  • Esthericove Joseph
  • Rose Alya Marcellus
  • Ruthny Mathurin
  • Maylin Menjivar
  • Nevillegail Able
  • Nayeli Díaz
  • Silvana Flores
  • Yanín Madrid
  • Destinee Manzo
  • Maricarmen Reyes
  • Reyna Reyes
  • Karla Zempoalteca
  • Jaclyn Gilday
  • Belerica Oquendo
  • Malina Pardo
  • Cristina Torres
  • Idelys Vázquez
  • Iyanla Bailey-Williams
  • Zonia Marshall
  • Aaliyah Prince
  • Katelyn Duong
  • Sierra Enge
  • Shae Holmes
  • Rebecca Jarrett
  • Samantha Meza
  • Alexa Spaanstra
  • Kennedy Wesley

1 own goal

  • Alianne Matamoro (playing against Canada)
  • Judy McIntosh (playing against Mexico)
  • Treasher Valcin (playing against Mexico)
  • Kerlyn de La O (playing against the United States)
  • Giselle Guzmán (playing against Cuba)
  • Linda Reyes (playing against the United States)
  • Cristina Roque (playing against Guyana)
  • Renala Francis (playing against the United States)

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, including Costa Rica and Panama who qualified automatically as co-hosts.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup1
 Costa Rica20 December 2019[9]2 (2010, 2014)
 Panama20 December 2019[9]0 (debut)
 United States6 March 2020[10]9 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 Mexico6 March 2020[10]8 (2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[11]

Golden Ball
  • Mia Fishel
Golden Boot
Golden Glove
  • Wendy Toledo
Fair Play Award
Best XI

References
  1. "Dominican Republic Named Host for 2020 Concacaf Women's Under-20 Championship". CONCACAF.com. 19 November 2019.
  2. "Concacaf Women's Under-20 Ranking". CONCACAF.com.
  3. "Draw complete for 2019 Concacaf Women's Under-20 Championship". CONCACAF.com. 22 April 2019.
  4. "Concacaf Announces Changes to the 2020 Concacaf Women's Under-20 Championship". CONCACAF.com. 13 January 2020.
  5. "Official draw – 2019 CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship". CONCACAF.com.
  6. "2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF.
  7. "Match Officials Appointed for 2020 Concacaf Women's Under-20 Championship". CONCACAF.com. 14 February 2020.
  8. "2020 Match Schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF.
  9. "Costa Rica and Panama to host FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2020". FIFA.com. 20 December 2019.
  10. "USA and Mexico seal FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup berths". FIFA.com. 7 March 2020.
  11. "2020 Concacaf Women's Under-20 Championship individual awards". CONCACAF.com. 8 March 2020.
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